Alberta Jane Van Sickle

Brief Life History of Alberta Jane

When Alberta Jane Van Sickle was born on 2 November 1870, in Beverley, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, her father, Nathan VanSickle, was 27 and her mother, Adeline Julia Wood, was 21. She immigrated to United States in 1892 and lived in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States in 1930 and Wood, Ohio, United States in 1961. She died on 26 January 1961, in Bowling Green, Wood, Ohio, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Bowling Green, Licking, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nathan VanSickle
1843–1922
Adeline Julia Wood
1849–1924
Matthew Van Sickle
1865–1961
Florence A. Vansickle
1868–1947
Alberta Jane Van Sickle
1870–1961
George Birtch VanSickle
1880–1955
Frank Benjamin Van Sickle Sr
1886–1941

Sources (11)

  • Alberta Jane Vansickel in household of Benoni Vansickel, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Alberta Jane Vansickle, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Alberta Vansickle, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"

World Events (8)

1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

1872 · The Soldiers and Sailors Monument

The Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a monument located in Downtown Detroit that was built in honor of those who lost their lives during the Civil War. The lowest sections of the monument have eagles with raised wings that guide the eye upward. The next section up has four male figures representing the Navy, Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery branches of the United States Army. Above them are four female figures that represent Victory, History, Emancipation, and Union. Capping the monument, an Amazon figure brandishes a sword in her right hand and a shield in her other. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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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