Esther J Vandaveer1

#15103, (circa 1830 - )
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of William David Lewis
Father*James Vandaveer2 (1802 - 1890)
Mother*Esther Price2 (1803 - 1848)

Family

Melanchthon Price b. c 1830, d. 1866
Children 1.George W C Price3 (c 1851 - )
 2.Mary E Price3 (c 1857 - )
Esther J Vandaveer was also known as Vandaveer.1 
Her married name was Price.3 
Birth*circa 1830She was born circa 1830 at IndianaG.3 
circa 1835She removed with James Vandaveer and Esther Price to Mt. Erie, Wayne Co., IllinoisG, circa 1835.4 
6 September 1850She appeared on the census of 6 September 1850 in the household of James Vandaveer at District 11, Wayne Co., IllinoisG.5 
Marriage*circa 1850She married Melanchthon Price, son of Gillison Price and Mary Anne "Polly" Williams, circa 1850.3 
13 May 1860She and Melanchthon Price appeared on the census of 13 May 1860 at Blue Point P.O., Twp. 2 N Range 6 E, Wayne Co., IllinoisG.6 

Citations

  1. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. immediate neighbor of Melanchthon (Elnathan) in 1850 was the Vandaveer family, including Esther, age 22.
  2. [S463] [Unknown author], Posey County Indiana Marriage Records I, 1815 1831, handwritten pages (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date)., p. 33, img. 138/542, marr. no. 212. James Vandiver and Esther Price, lic. 14 Apr 1821, marr. 17 May 1821, by Rev. James Moutray.
  3. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census.
  4. [S469] History of Wayne & Clay Counties Illinois (Chicago: John Morris, 1884), pp. 259-260, Mt. Erie Tshp. profile. In 1833, "Charles and James Vanderveer, Larkin and Gillison Price and Jesse Williams, coming from the same State [Indiana], located here also." But based on the birth states of the children and the records for Gillison Price, the year was more likely 1835.
  5. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. James (47), b. KY, farmer; Nancy (30), b. KY.
  6. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Elnathan (30), b. IN, farmer; Esther J (30), b. IN.