Hugh Fletcher (Vandever) Vandiver (1877 - 1967)

Born 28 Jul 1877 in Colbert County, Alabama

Ancestors

Husband of Virgie Armstrong — married [date unknown] in Alabama

Died 9 Feb 1967 at age 89 in Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama

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Biography of Hugh Fletcher Vandiver

Birth

28 Jul 1877

Parents

John David Vandiver and Elizabeth E Downs

Siblings

1. John Robert Vandiver (1870 - 1960)
2. Nellie Ann Vandiver (1870 - 1951)
3. Matilda Doshie Vandiver Portwood (1872 - 1918)
4. Nancy Irene Vandiver Nichols (1875 - 1951)

Spouse

Virgie Armstrong (1878 - 1923)

Marriage

22 May 1904

Children

1. Mabel R. Vandever (1905 - 1906)
2. Reba E. Vandever (1908 - 1924)
3. Kathleen V. Weatherwax (1910 - 1988)
4. Sybil E. Vandever (1912 - 1941)
5. Hugh A. Vandever (1920 - 1921)

Death

9 Feb 1967

Burial

Landersville Cemetery

Landersville, Lawrence County, Alabama, USA^[1]

Life Story of Hugh Fletcher Vandever Vandiver

Hugh Fletcher Vandiver was born in 1877. He was the son of John David Vandiver and Elizabeth E Downs.

Hugh F Vandiver and Virgie Armstrong were married May 22, 1904 in Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama.

1900 Federal Census Record:

Name: Hugh F Vandever

Titles and Terms:

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1900

Event Place: Precinct 7 Moulton (west part), Lawrence, Alabama, United States

District: 77

Gender: Male

Age: 22

Marital Status: Single

Race: White

Race (Original): W

Relationship to Head of Household: Servant

Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Servant

Birth Date: Jul 1878

Birthplace: Alabama

Father's Birthplace: Alabama

Mother's Birthplace: Alabama

Sheet Number and Letter: 10A

Household ID: 165

Line Number: 5^[2]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Fernando Armstrong Head M 28 Alabama

Vergia Armstrong Sister F 22 Alabama

Martha E Armstrong Mother F 64 Alabama

Hugh F Vandever Servant M 22 Alabama^[3]

The Find-A-Grave memorial gives his father and mother's name as John Daniel Vandiver and Elizabeth E. Landers Vandiver. All other data agrees with records.

He passed away in 1967 at 90 years of age.

Death Record:

Name: Hugh Fletch Vandiver

Event Date: 09 Feb 1967

Event Place: Decatur, Morgan, Alabama

Gender: Male

Age (Original): 90y

Birth Year (Estimated): 1877

GS Film number: 1909099

Reference ID: 4484^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 37641591
2. ↑ The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Publication Number: T623, GS Film Number: 1240024, Digital Folder Number: 004119992, Image Number: 00850
3. ↑ Citing this Record:"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9D7-7L8 : accessed 16 October 2017), Hugh F Vandever in household of Fernando Armstrong, Precinct 7 Moulton (west part), Lawrence, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 77, sheet 10A, family 165, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,024
4. ↑ Citing this Record: "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JX6P-7XJ : 27 November 2014), Hugh Fletch Vandiver, 09 Feb 1967; citing reference 4484, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,909,099

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