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James Joel McGee Vanderford (5016)
Father: Joel McGee Vanderford
(4013) Mother: Louisa Dearth
b. December 2, 1862 near Allensville in Vinton
County, Ohio (His twin died at birth.) 
d. May 13, 1951 in Hawthorne, California, buried in
Inglewood, California [Fanshier]
m. March 30, 1887 in Rush County, Kansas, Ada Blanche Cooley, daughter of George Washington Cooley (cool4001) and Amelia Wood, b.
September 29, 1869 in Cass County, Missouri, d. November 5, 1955 in Hawthorne,
California, buried in Inglewood, California [Fanshier]
William Walter
Vanderford(6041), b. April 3, 1888, d. July 20, 1978
Hazel Imogene
Vanderford(6023), b. March 9, 1891, d. February 10, 1976
Louisa Mae
Vanderford(6024), b. March 24, 1893, d. October 19, 1949
Charles Cecil
Vanderford(6042), b. March 31, 1895, d. April 7, 1972
Ruby Francis
Vanderford(6043), b. October 15, 1897
Mary Amilia
Vanderford(6044), b. July 22, 1900, d. December 28, 1981
Joel McGee
Vanderford(6029), b. September 5, 1905
Nellie Merle
Vanderford(6045), b. December 7, 1909, d. Oct. 27, 1985
Raymond Carl
Vanderford(6025), b. September 7, 1911, d. April 11, 1984
Information:
December 2, 1862: James and twin brother
John were born prematurely and John died soon after birth. James was kept warm
on quilts on the oven door. The bonnet James wore would fit on a woman's fist.
[Fanshier]
1869: Sworn statement from the family
physician regarding James' birth sent as documentation for Civil War pension
due a minor. [PenApp#176457]
June 2, 1870: James was living with his
mother and stepfather, Alonzo Bell in Richland Township, Vinton County, Ohio.
[census-OH]
February 21, 1874: James was living with
his mother and stepfather in Allensville, Vinton County, Ohio.
[PenApp#176457]
June 1, 1880: James was living with his
mother and stepfather in Alexander Township, Rush County, Kansas. He was
working on George W. Cooley's farm and later married George's daughter Ada
Blanche. [census-KA &
Joel]
1890: James was a farmer living in Colfax
County, New Mexico. [census-NM]
1900: James was farming in Mesa, Colfax
County, New Mexico. [census-NM]
1905: James was a carpenter and living in
Rush Center, Kansas. The family moved to Kansas in a covered wagon. [Joel & Lewis]
1910: James was a carpenter and the family
was living in Center Township, Rush County, Kansas. His son Walter was also a
carpenter. [cenus-Kan]
1918: James moved to Salina, Kansas.
[Joel]
1920: James was a carpenter doing inside
work. He, Ada and the three youngest children were living at 112 North Clark,
Salina, Saline County, Kansas. [cenus-Kan]
1925: James moved to Denver, Colorado and
was still working as a carpenter. [Joel]
1927: James moved to Los Angeles,
California. [Joel]
1930: James and Ada were living with his
son, Charles, at 8931 Cypress Avenue in South Gate, Los Angeles County,
California. [census-Calif]
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