Brief Life History of John
When John Van Gelder was born on 27 April 1861, in Laporte, Lorain, Ohio, United States, his father, Simeon Van Gelder, was 36 and his mother, Fordisa Bradley, was 35. He married Mary Jane Leonard on 21 July 1881, in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States in 1920. He died on 19 March 1932, in Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in West Park Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.
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- John Von Gelder, "United States Census, 1920"
- John Van Gelder, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- John Vangelder, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1866 · Cleveland Police Department Established
The Cleveland Police Department was created under the Metropolitan Police Act by the Ohio General Assembly. It was headed by a board of police commissioners tasked with the job of appointing a superintendent and officers. The department had become more innovated, starting with adopting the callbox system, using police wagons, and forming mounted units. In 1903, the department was handed over to the city to fund and control it.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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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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