Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameJames Sylvanus VANNOY 528
Birth Date1854
Birth PlaceGilmer County, West Virginia
Death Date1890 Age: 36
Death PlaceGilmer County, West Virginia
Burial PlaceCalhoun County, West Virginia, Bennett Cemetery
Spouses
1Miriam Martha BOGGS 528
Birth Date30 Aug 1854
Birth PlaceGilmer County, West Virginia
Death Date22 Oct 1938 Age: 84
Death PlaceGilmer County, West Virginia
Burial PlaceStumptown, Gilmer County, West Virginia, Stump Cemetery
FatherHezekiah BOGGS (1817-1911)
MotherDiana SHOCK (1822-1896)
Family ID7070
Marr Date6 Apr 1877
Marr PlaceCalhoun County, West Virginia
Notes for James Sylvanus VANNOY
Son of Benjamin Vannoy and Nancy Elizabeth Stump. Husband of Miriam Martha (Boggs) Vannoy Godfrey. Mrs. Vannoy remarried following the death of her first husband.

Known children of Sylvanus and Miriam Martha Vannoy.
1. Elsie D. Vannoy. 1880 - 1959. m. Albert French Vannoy.
2. Odus "Otis" Vannoy. b. 1883. d. April 3, 1938.
3. Clayton Vannoy. b. 1878.
4. Carl D. Vannoy. b. Sept. 29, 1882. d. July 14, 1956. Buried Stumptown Cemetery Gilmer County WV.
Gravesite Details
According to relatives, his grave is unmarked in this cemetery.
On Find A Grave.
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Notes for Miriam Martha (Spouse 1)
Father Hezekia Boggs
Mother Dianna Shock

On Find A Grave.

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