Eugene Grant Van Horn

Brief Life History of Eugene Grant

When Eugene Grant Van Horn was born on 27 May 1868, in Pine Island, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States, his father, Mathias Cornelius Van Horn, was 46 and his mother, Anna M Clark, was 38. He married Dorothy Victorine Ellwood Van Horn on 28 June 1906, in Minnewaukan, Benson, North Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Albert Township, Benson, North Dakota, United States in 1910 and West Bay Township, Benson, North Dakota, United States for about 20 years. He died on 2 September 1940, in Minnewaukan, Benson, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Minnewaukan, Benson, North Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Eugene Grant Van Horn
1868–1940
Dorothy Victorine Ellwood Van Horn
1882–1966
Marriage: 28 June 1906
Clifford Ellwood Van Horn
1907–1991
Clinton George Van Horn
1908–1984
Clark Sherman Van Horn
1911–1993
Charlotte May Van Horn
1915–1979
Elsie Jean Van Horn
1917–2007
Ross Warren Van Horne
1920–1995
Victorine Ann Van Horn
1922–1997
Louise Lea Van Horn
1926–2015

Sources (19)

  • Eugene Van Harn, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Eugene Grant Van Horn, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Eugene Van Horne in entry for Clifford E Van Horne and Katherine Stahl, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

World Events (8)

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

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.

1884

Historical Boundaries: 1884: Benson, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Benson, North Dakota, United States

1889

North Dakota is the 39th state.

Name Meaning

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.

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