Brief Life History of James Charles
When James Charles Vanaman was born on 3 February 1882, in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States, his father, Nathan Nathaniel Vanaman, was 38 and his mother, Louisa Smith, was 43. He married Elva Viola Burris in 1903, in Ohio, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Triadelphia District, Ohio, West Virginia, United States in 1940 and Triadelphia, Ohio, West Virginia, United States in 1950. He died on 20 November 1959, in Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in West Alexander, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- James Vanaman, "United States Census, 1940"
- James Charles Vanaman, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
- James C Vanaman, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Dutch Van Immen, itself possibly a variant of Van Emmen, a habitational name for someone from the hamlet Emmen near Dalfsen in the province of Overijssel. The surname Van Immen is no longer found in the Netherlands. Compare Vannaman and Vanneman .
Alternatively, perhaps an Americanized form of Dutch Van Amen, itself a variant of Van Namen (see Van Name ) or a habitational name for someone from Amen in Drenthe.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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