| Name |
Vandenberg, John J. |
| Birth |
14 Feb 1880 |
Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
 Baptism |
14 Feb 1881 |
St. Francis Catholic Church, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA |
- 1881 From Schkelbernd family files; Johannes VANDENBERG was born on 14 Feb 1881 in Hollandtown, Brown county, Wisconsin. He was baptised on 14 Feb 1881 in St. Francis Catholic church, Hollandtown, Brown county, Wisconsin. He died in Butte, Montana. (incorrect- died in Kenosha) The Baptismal Sponsors in Antonius Vander Heyden & Mary DeBrower. (his maternal Uncle and Aunt)
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| 1900 Census |
1900 |
Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA |
| ED77 Page 02a |
- Listed living with parents age 19, born Feb 1881, occupation Farm laborer
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1900 Census Buchanan ED77 page 02a
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| 1910 Census |
1910 |
Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA |
| Ed 25 Page 20b |
- on Crate? St.; L isted living with wife married 7/12, age 30, occupation Grocery Store emp loyee. Also living with them was a Marie Johnson a border age 14, bo rn in Wisc occupation at Cotton Mill?
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1910 Census Kenosha ED25 Page 20b
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| News Mention |
17 Sep 1919 |
| Kaukauna Times |
- 1909 Kaukauna Times dated 9/17/1919; John J Vandenberg of Butte Mont spent several days with friends at Holland.
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| 1920 Census |
1920 |
Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA |
| Ed 10 Page 18b |
- on Newell St .; Listed living with wife, two children and father-in-law.Listed age as 38, born in Wisc, parents born Holland. Occupation SaloonKee per?
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1920 Census Kenosha ED10 Page 18b
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| Occupation |
Bef 3 Oct 1922 |
| Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company |
- Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
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| Obituary |
4 Oct 1922 |
| Kenosha Evening News |
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J.J. Vandenberg is Killed When Pinned Under Body of Car - Finds Fathers Body - Four Year Old Son Go es To Call Father To Dinner and Finds Him Under Automobile.Pinned under the weight of an automobile which he was repairing, preparato ry to a vacation trip, John J. Vandenberg, aged 42 years, long an employ ee of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company, was crushed to death j ust after noon today in the garage at his home at 720 Howland Ave. He w as found dying under the car by his four year old son Eugene, who at his m other's direction had been sent to call the father to dinner. "Daddy's hu rt - I can't wake him" the child hurried back to tell his mother. Mrs. Van denberg hurried to the garage and found her husband pinned beneath the re ar end of the automobile. Help was summonded immediately and he was extric ated from under the weight of the car at once. He was hurried to Kenosha h ospital in a police ambulance. It was believed that he was still barely li ving when found. By the time the ambulance reached the hospital, Dr. S. W. Murphy had been summoned, who pronounced the man dead. Examination show ed that his heart had been crushed by the weight of the car and that the re had been no hope of recovery. On Tuesday evening Vandenberg had made pl ans to take his family on a vacation trip through the northern part of t he state. This morning he had been at work repairing one of the sprin gs on his large touring car preparatory to the trip. The rear of the car w as on jacks and Vandenberg was beneath it working on the springs. One of t he jacks evidently slipped allowing the weight of the body to fall on hi m. The gasoline tank hit him over the heart, this blow causing his deat h. The deceased for several weeks past has been employed as a deputy sheri ff in the yards of the Northwestern Railway Company. Prior to that ti me he had been a watchman employed by that company. He had a wide circ le of friends and his death has cast a shadow over the entire community wh ich he lived.Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Elsie Vandenberg, and three sons, Ora l, 12, Eugene, 4 and Howard, seven months. He is also survived by four bro thers, Anton and Henry of Kenosha, Theodore of Butte, Mont., and Jose ph of Omaha, and by six sisters, Mrs. Charles Clark of Kenosha, Miss Ma ry Vandenberg of Chicago, Mrs. Bardeen Wilpolt, Kaukauna, and Agnes and Fl orence Vandenberg of Sheboygan. The remains were taken from the Kenosha Ho spital to the Crossin funeral parlors. Announcements to the funeral servic es will be made later.
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Vandenberg, John
Obituary |
| Death |
4 Oct 1922 |
Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA |
| Cause: Accident - Home Automobile - Aged 42 years |
| Burial |
St. James Cemetery, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA |
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Vandenberg, John J.
St. James Cemetery, Kenosha, Wisconsin |
| Person ID |
I3086 |
1FamilyTree | JaysRelated, CraigDiekvoss4020, JeanneS, HaleyKleckner37946, DavidSchlickbernd6337, TomTurriff28815, AnnSchwarzHeiman85709, SteveMeulemans57780 |
| Last Modified |
9 Nov 2016 |
Family  |
Powers, Catharine Elisabeth "Elsie", b. 15 Feb 1890, Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 15 Aug 1967, Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA (Age 77 years) |
| Marriage |
12 Oct 1909 |
St. Patrick Catholic Church, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA |
| News Mention (Family) |
14 Oct 1909 |
- 1909 Kaukauna Times dated 10/15/1909- HymenalA marriage that will come as a complete surprise to many of their frien ds is that of Miss Elsie K. Powers, daughter of Mr & Mrs John Powers of Ho llandtown to John J. Vandenberg of Butte City, Mont. The wedding which w as from the home of the brides aunt Mrs Pat Kehan took place Tuesday morni ng at St. Patricks Church in Fond du Lac. Rev Kehan performing. They we re attended by Miss Lucille Kehan of Fond du Lac and Will H. Powers of Hol land. The bride wore a pretty suit of navy broadcloth with stripe beaver t oque to match and carried a white prayer book. Her maid wore a beautiful p lum-purple dress trimmed with jet. After the ceremony an elaborate coar se wedding breakfast was served to the wedding party at the Palmer Hote l. The young couple left on the noon train for an extended wedding tr ip to Kenosha to spend a few days with the grooms brother, from there to C hicago where they will be guests of Dr. & Mrs T. Carter and from the re to Lockport NY via Niagra Falls. Their return trip will be practical ly a swing across the US going direct from Lockport NY to Butte, Montana w here the groom is engaged in a prosperous and profitable business. the con gratulations and best wishes of their many friends accompany them to the ir western home. A number from here attended the wedding.
1934 Kaukauna Times dated 10/30/1934; "25 years Ago" - Marriage of Els ie K. Powers daughter of Mr & Mrs John Powers of Hollandtown to John J. Vandenberg of Butte City, Mont.
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Vandenberg, John and Elsie Powers Newspaper Mention
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| Children |
| + | 1. Vandenberg, Oral Henry, b. 8 Aug 1910, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA d. 26 Jul 1996, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA (Age 85 years) |
| | 2. Vandenberg, Evelyn Rita, b. 12 Jun 1912, Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA d. 12 Nov 1916, Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA (Age 4 years) |
| | 3. Vandenberg, John Eugene, b. 5 Jan 1918, Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA d. 17 Aug 1942, Butaritari, , Kiribati (Age 24 years) |
| + | 4. Vandenberg, Howard Edward, b. 4 Feb 1922, Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA d. 15 Mar 1992, Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, USA (Age 70 years) |
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| Family ID |
F1964 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
23 Oct 2011 |
1880 - 1922 (42 years)
