John Vandover Sandlin

Brief Life History of John Vandover

When John Vandover Sandlin was born on 14 April 1856, in Arkansas, United States, his father, William J Sandlin, was 33 and his mother, Matilda Jane Anderson, was 29. He lived in Hempstead, Arkansas, United States in 1860. He died on 23 October 1862, at the age of 6.

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Family Time Line

William J Sandlin
1822–1885
Matilda Jane Anderson
1826–1858
Frances Josephine Sandlin
1845–1929
James William Sandlin
1846–1915
Mary Jane Sandlin
1849–1910
Martha C Pattie Sandlin
1853–1933
John Vandover Sandlin
1856–1862
Pleasant Horatio Sandlin
1858–1910

Sources (1)

  • John Sandlin in household of Wm Sandlin, "United States Census, 1860"

World Events (2)

1861

Arkansas supplied an estimated 50,000 men to the Confederate Army andabout 15,000 to the Union Army.

1862 · Battle of Pea Ridge

By the time the Battle of Pea Ridge happened the Union forces had pushed Confederates through Missouri and Arkansas. This battle was important in securing Missouri for the Union and opening Arkansas for the Union.

Name Meaning

Swedish: ornamental name composed of the element sand ‘sand’ + the suffix -lin, derived from Latin -(l)inius ‘relating to’. Compare Sandelin .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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