When Martin V. VAN ALSTINE was born on 1 November 1868, in Sioux Township, Clay, Iowa, United States, his father, David Clarke Van Alstine, was 22 and his mother, Zelia Eliza Von Plank, was 20. He married Theresa Theodosia Borner about 1899, in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Fort Macleod, MD of Willow Creek No. 26, Alberta, Canada in 1911 and Alberta, Canada in 1916. He died on 29 September 1938, in Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, United States.
Do you know Martin V.? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
+4 More Children
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
"The fort was built as a 70 by 70 meters square (233 by 233 ft) on October 18, 1874. Fort Macleod was originally established in 1874 on a peninsula along the Oldman River, then moved in 1884 to the present town location In 1906 a fire devastated the downtown and destroyed most of the wooden buildings. From 1906 to 1912 Macleod had its greatest period of growth, as more new brick and stone building replaced the destroyed wooden ones. Then in 1912 the CPR moved the divisional point and 200 jobs to Lethbridge, devastating the local economy. Fort Macleod ceased to grow, and in 1924 was forced to declare bankruptcy. Until the 1970s, the town's economy stagnated and the buildings from the turn-of-the-century remained untouched.[9] In 1978 Alberta Culture started to inventory the downtown buildings, and in 1982 the downtown became Alberta's first ""Provincial Historic Area"". As well, Heritage Canada started a Main Street Restoration Project in 1982, aiming to preserve the sandstone and brick buildings, some dati"
On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.
Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.
Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.
Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.