Brief Life History of Vance Ivan
When Vance Ivan Mather Sr was born on 11 November 1914, in Wheatland Township, Bureau, Illinois, United States, his father, Johnathan Mather, was 26 and his mother, Agnes Louise Pennington, was 22. He lived in Wheatland Township, Will, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States in 1950. He died on 15 June 2002, in Plainfield, Will, Illinois, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States.
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- Vance Mather, "United States Census, 1950"
- Legacy NFS Source: Vance S Mather - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Vance S Mather
- Vance Ivan Mather, "Indiana, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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Name Meaning
English:
occupational name for a mower or reaper of grass or hay, Old English mǣthere. Compare Mead , Mower . Hay was formerly of great importance, not only as feed for animals in winter but also for bedding.
variant of Mader , reflecting an alternative pronunciation influenced by Old Norse mathra ‘madder (plant)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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