Brief Life History of Frances Jane
When Frances Jane Van Hook was born on 22 December 1821, in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, her father, Benjamin Franklin Vanhook II, was 20 and her mother, Esther Gaston, was 16. She married Richard J Colyer on 7 April 1842, in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Brownsville, Saline, Missouri, United States in 1880. She died on 11 February 1911, in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Sweet Springs, Saline, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- Frances Raney in household of Boler Raney, "United States Census, 1860"
- Frances Vanhook, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Frances VanHook Colyer, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1822–1916 Male
1821–1911 Female
Children (10)
1842–1925 Male
1845–1925 Female
1846–1933 Male
1848–1905 Male
1854–1912 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1800–1880 Male
1805–about 1859 Female
Siblings (15)
1821–1911 Female
1823–1910 Male
1826–1907 Female
1828–about 1862 Female
1830–1910 Male
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 4
1828
Age 7
1846
Age 25
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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