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George William Beaver Vandre

George William Beaver Vandre

Male 1890 - 1927  (36 years)

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  • Name George William Beaver Vandre  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 16 Dec 1890  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Elma Lehmann (1987) wrote that he was born Beaver but adopted by Vandre; he explicitly gave his birth date and place on his WWI draft registration, but I cannot find a Chicago birth record for him
    Gender Male 
    Personal Nature Elma Lehmann: "No matter what problems he had he was always happy-go-lucky." 
    Residence 5 Jun 1917  Chicago, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    WWI Draft Reg; living at 3524 Rockwell St; Teamster for C. D. ?Gorman? Teaming Co at 119 Ada St; married; was Cpl in 2nd Infantry ?NG? for 3 years in Illinois; claims draft exemption -left eye defective; medium height & build; gray eyes; dark brown hair 
    Residence 1920  Chicago Ward 5, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    3527 South Mozart (Fred & Katherine are renting to their daughter Minnie & George Vandre and living down the street from Katherine's sister Mary & Otto Kluth at 3513 and their daughter Marie & William Buehler at 3533); age 25; Driver for Gannon and Company 
    Occupation Abt 1925  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    info from Elma Lehmann's records (1987): truck driver 
    Surgery to Amputate Arm at Shoulder Abt Jun 1926  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Elma Lehmann: "My Aunt told my mother Marie all he asked the Doctor that the nurse give him one cigarette after another which they did while the Doctor operated on him at home. He smoked 16 packages of cigarettes. He lived one year after the operation.\" 
    Died 15 Jun 1927  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Buried Abt 20 Jun 1927  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • info from Elma Lehmann's records (1987): Oakwoods Cemetery
    Person ID I153  Zurück in der Zeit
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 

    Father father of George Beaver 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother mother of George Beaver 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F192  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wilhelmine Ottolie - Wilhelmina - Minnie - Staack,   b. 4 Feb 1896, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1931, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Married 5 Feb 1916  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • by Rev. Hermann L. Pflug of 3650 South Honore Street -- see image in Media Gallery
    Marriage of George Vandre (25) & Minnie Staack (20)    		 Marriage of George Vandre (25) & Minnie Staack (20)
    by Rev. Hermann L. Pflug of 3650 South Honore Street
    Children 
    +1. Living Vandre  [natural]
    +2. Living Vandre  [natural]
     3. George Vandre,   b. Sep 1916, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1916, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
    +4. Katherine Kay Vandre,   b. 3 Aug 1917, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1987, Round Lake, Lake, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [natural]
    +5. Henrietta Vandre,   b. 1 Aug 1918, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1990  (Age 72 years)  [natural]
    +6. Elizabeth W. Vandre,   b. 18 Feb 1920, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 2005, Round Lake, Lake, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  [natural]
    +7. Wilma Jean Violet Vandre,   b. 26 Jul 1922, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 2006, Chicago Ridge, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)  [natural]
     8. Frederick Vandre,   b. 1923, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1924, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2023 
    Family ID F49  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Dec 1890 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Feb 1916 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - info from Elma Lehmann's records (1987): truck driver - Abt 1925 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsSurgery to Amputate Arm at Shoulder - Elma Lehmann: "My Aunt told my mother Marie all he asked the Doctor that the nurse give him one cigarette after another which they did while the Doctor operated on him at home. He smoked 16 packages of cigarettes. He lived one year after the operation.\" - Abt Jun 1926 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Jun 1927 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Abt 20 Jun 1927 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Marriage of George Vandre (25) & Minnie Staack (20)    		Marriage of George Vandre (25) & Minnie Staack (20)
    by Rev. Hermann L. Pflug of 3650 South Honore Street
    Vandre Family Reunion (1984) - Notes by Elma (Buehler) Lehmann    		Vandre Family Reunion (1984) - Notes by Elma (Buehler) Lehmann
    Elma (Buehler) Lehmann's notes on the Vandre Family Reunion held in Round Lake, Illinois 7 July 1984.

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago C;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 5, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_308; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 259; Image: 233.
      Birth date: abt 1891
      Birth place: Illinois
      Residence date: 1920
      Residence place: Chicago Ward 5, Cook (Chicago), Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=82436108&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1920 United States Federal Census      		 1920 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1920; Census Place: Chicago Ward 5, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_308; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 259; Image: 233.


    2. [S13] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admini;), Registration Location: Cook County, Illinois; Roll: 1439758; Draft Board: 12.
      Birth date: 16 Dec 1890
      Birth place:
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ww1draft&h=10452068&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918      		 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Registration Location: Cook County, Illinois; Roll: 1439758; Draft Board: 12.


    3. [S14] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.Original data - Cook County Clerk. Cook County Clerk Genealogy Records. Cook County Clerk’s Office, Chicago, IL: Cook County Clerk, 2008.Original data: Cook County Clerk. Cook County ;).
      Death date: 15 Jun 1927
      Death place: Cook County, IL
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=cookcountydeaths&h=986552&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt