When John Van Ess was born on 14 December 1887, in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States, his father, Pieter van Es, was 43 and his mother, Adriana Jennie De Groot, was 36. He lived in Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1910 and Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1920. He died on 12 May 1958, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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.
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