When Hugh D. Van Pelt was born on 16 February 1840, in New York, United States, his father, Samuel Van Pelt, was 40 and his mother, Mary M. Morrow, was 36. He married Emeline Helen West on 9 November 1867, in Fawn River, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Salem Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States for about 30 years and Butterfield, Butterfield Township, Missaukee, Michigan, United States in 1900. He died on 5 June 1922, in Sturgis, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Sturgis, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States.
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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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