Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Van Hooser was born on 25 October 1850, in Miller, Missouri, United States, his father, John Bluford Van Hooser, was 44 and his mother, Deborah Jenkins, was 42. He married Susan M Wyrick on 21 December 1871, in Miller, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Osage Township, Miller, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 5 December 1903, in Elston, Cole, Missouri, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, United States.
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- Henry Van Hooser in household of Bluford Van Hooser, "United States Census, 1860"
- Henry Vauhoosen, "Missouri Births, 1817-1939"
- Harry Vanhooser, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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1858
Historic Boundaries: 1858: Cole, Missouri, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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