Eleanor Van Clief

Female8 April 1921–30 October 1995

Brief Life History of Eleanor

When Eleanor Van Clief was born on 8 April 1921, in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States, her father, Charles A VanClief, was 45 and her mother, May M Faumen, was 29. She married Norman Burton in 1937, in New Jersey, United States. She lived in Middletown Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States in 1940 and Keansburg, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States in 1950. She died on 30 October 1995, in Galloway Township, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Good Luck Cemetery, Forked River, Ocean, New Jersey, United States.

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Family Time Line

Norman Burton
1918–2011
Eleanor Van Clief
1921–1995
Marriage: 1937

Sources (11)

  • Eleanora Burton, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Eleanor Van Clief, "New Jersey, Reclaim the Records, Geographic Birth Index, 1901-1929"
  • Eleanor Burton, "United States Social Security Death Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1937New Jersey, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

    Age 2

    Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

    1933

    Age 12

    "New Jersey was severely impacted by the Great Depression. In response to the economic woes of the country, President Franklin D Roosevelt issued a series of programs and regulations referred to as the ""New Deal"". One-tenth of the New Jersey population was already using New Deal programs by 1933."

    1941

    Age 20

    Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

    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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