Fourteenth Generation

826. Dale James VANDERVORT (~) was born on 1 Nov 1908 in LaGrange Township, Monroe County, WI.^26,176,351 (His middle name was the same as that of his paternal grandfather, Alvin James Vandervort.) He appeared in the census in 1910 in LaGrange Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁸⁶ He appeared in the census in 1920 in LaGrange Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁸¹ He graduated in 1927 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^176,509 from Tomah High School.

. He appeared in the census in 1930 in LaGrange Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁸⁷ He was living with his parents and his occupation was listed as "Laborer, Tire Repair Shop." He died on 14 Sep 1960 in St. Louis County, MN.^176,510

Obituary Note: "Dale James Vandervort of Cornucopia, Wis., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Vandervort of Tomah, was found dead in his trailer house of a heart attack on his job on the morning of Sept. 14. He was born Nov. 1, 1908.

After graduation from Tomah High School in 1927, he worked at the Kennedy Auto Supply here for eight years.

On June 4, 1935 he was united in marriage to Esther Connor of Warrens. They moved to Herbster, Wis., where they lived on a small farm. To this union four children were born--Dean, who preceded his death, Sheila, and twins, Judy and Joan.

Dale worked mostly on government jobs, operating heavy equipment. He spent some time in Guam, Newfoundland, Iceland, the Alaskan Highway, the Dakotas, Minnesota and Illinois. He leaves to mourn, his parents, his wife and daughters, one brother, Fred Vandervort of Milwaukee, three sisters, Mrs. Art Borchardt (Helen), Mrs. Erwin Vroman (Willeene) of Milwaukee, and Mrs. Roland Clay (Freda) of Tomah, also a host of relatives and friends.

Services were from the Catholic church at Cornucopia and burial was at the Herbster Cemetery."

Dale James VANDERVORT (~) and Esther K. CONNOR were married on 4 Jun 1935 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^176,212 Esther K. CONNOR (daughter of James CONNOR and Ellen GRIFFIN) was born on 19 Jan 1909 in Warrens, Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.^176,351,511 She appeared in the census in 1910 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁸⁶ She appeared in the census in 1920 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁸¹ She graduated in 1927 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵¹² from Tomah High School.

. She appeared in the census in 1930 in Wells Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁸⁷ She was a "Boarder" in the household of Emil and Edith Haase and their family on State Trunk 71. Her occupation was listed as "Teacher, Rural School." She died on 29 Sep 2003 in Colorado.³⁴³ Dale James VANDERVORT (~) and Esther K. CONNOR had the following children:

1076	i.	Dean Raphel VANDERVORT was born on 10 Jan 1937 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.351,357 According to a letter that James LaVerne Griggs wrote to his sister Blanche on 18 January 1937, he read in the paper that Dean weighed 7 1/2 pounds at birth. He died on 9 Aug 1942 in Herbster, Bayfield County, WI.212
+1077	ii.	Sheila Ann VANDERVORT.
+1078	iii.	Judy Helen VANDERVORT.
+1079	iv.	Joan Ellen VANDERVORT.