Mary Jemima "Polly" Vandal

Brief Life History of Mary Jemima "Polly"

When Mary Jemima "Polly" Vandal was born on 2 August 1855, in Knox, Knox, Illinois, United States, her father, Thomas Stewart Vandel, was 43 and her mother, Sarah Marcel Adkins, was 38. She married Melvin Thomas Thurman on 20 December 1875, in Warren, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Hamilton Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Morton, North Dakota, United States for about 20 years. She died on 26 March 1938, in North Dakota, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Mandan, Morton, North Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Melvin Thomas Thurman
1852–1925
Mary Jemima "Polly" Vandal
1855–1938
Marriage: 20 December 1875
Edith Adeline Thurman
1880–
Allie Thurman
1885–
Lee Thurman
1881–1955
Etta Mae Thurman
1883–1921

Sources (23)

  • Mary Parkins, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary Jemima "Polly" Vandal - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Mary Jermima Vandel
  • Mary Vandall, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1873

Historical Boundaries: 1873: Morton, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Morton, North Dakota, United States

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Normand, Aime, Amedee, Gaston, Germaine, Herve, Lucien.

Flemish (also Van Dal) and Dutch (Van Dal): variant of Dutch Van Dale .

Americanized form of Dutch (and possibly also of German) Wendel .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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