When Clara Josephine Vanderhoof was born on 27 March 1847, in Phelps, Phelps, Ontario, New York, United States, her father, Jacob Vanderhoof, was 40 and her mother, Nancy Hoag, was 28. She married Samuel Benson Anway on 16 October 1867, in Boston Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Odessa Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States for about 10 years and Dansville, Ingham Township, Ingham, Michigan, United States in 1900. She died on 18 March 1909, in New Hope, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Lake Odessa, Odessa Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States.
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The village was incorporated in 1855 as Phelps, having been earlier known as Vienna.
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Americanized form of Dutch Van der Hoef (see Vanderhoef ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesThree brothers settled here: George, Henry, and Harvey Anyway. Apparently Harvey was the first to buy land on Feb. 11, 1847, but it was not recorded until Oct. 11, 1853. It was the NE ¼ section of 28 …
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