Captain, Union Army Veteran, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865-Mr. Vandevander died of natural causes on 11-12-1881 while living in Canton, Illinois.
He enlisted in the Union Army at age 42 at Canton, Illinois on August 11, 1862 for three years with Co. F of the 103rd Illinois Infantry, and went into Federal Service in Peoria, illinois October 2, 1862. He was a tailor.
Captain Vandevander is the husband of Mrs. Isabella Vandevander of Canton, and she died on March 6, 1898.
Aawrds: Civil War Medal.∼William Vandevander was born in Huntingdon County, Pa., in the town of McConnellstown September 19, 1820. His father, Isaac Vandevander was a native of the same State where he was born in 1780. He was a wagonmaker by trade and was quite prominent in his town, where he acted as Justice of the Peace for forty years. He was a son of Peter Vandevander, who was descended from a old Holland family. He was Captain in the Black Hawk War. Isaac Vandevander married Mary Enyart who was born and reared in the valley of McConnellstown, Pa., and was a daughter of William Enyart. Both parents passed their days in Huntingdon County, Pa., the father dying in 1844 and the mother in 1867. They had ten children, seven daughters and three sons, all of whom lived to grow up, seven of whom survive.
The son of these worthy people, who forms the subject of this sketch, was the eighth child of the family. He received a very good education and in 1840 became a school teacher himself. Four years later he abandoned that profession, and in the meantime he had been elected Justice of the Peace of Juniata Valley which position he filled acceptably some six years. In the spring of 1856, he came to Canton from his native State, and was given a position as book-keeper in the establishment of Bell & McQuaid, hardware merchants, and remained with them two years in that capacity. In 1859 he was elected Police Magistrate and discharged the duties of that office until his resignation in 1862 in order to take up arms in defence of his country.
Mr. Vandevander enlisted in August, 1862, in Company F., in the One Hundred and Third Illinois Infantry, commanded by Col. Dickerman. His regiment was assigned to the Western army, and was sent to Jackson, Tenn. Our subject was taken violently sick while there, and as the surgeon certified that he would be unfitted for further duty he was honorably discharge from military serve. He returned to Canton, and subsequently opened a merchant tailor's establishment in this city, and has given his whole attention since then to this business. He removed to his present stand on Elm Street in 1878. He carries a large stock of the finest cloths to be found in the market, and, as he employs none but skilled workmen, he turns out gentlemen's clothes of superior make and gives good satisfaction to his patrons, of whom he has many, including some of the best citizens of the place.
Mr. Vandevander was married in 1839 to Miss Isabella Douglass, the marriage ceremony that made them one being performed at the bride's home in Huntingdon County, Pa. She is a native of that State and a daughter of Joseph and Isabelle Douglass. Her married life with our subject, which has been of more than fifty years duration, has been a pleasant one, and has been blessed to them by the birth of five children, only one of whom is living, Frank G. who is in business with his father. He is a member of Morning Star Lodge, No. 74, A. F. & A. M. Our subject belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church of which he is an officer, and of which he has been a valued member since 1844. He is a man of exceptional habits and is a firm advocate of temperance. He has a good record as a temperance man, having signed the Washingtonian Pledge in 1840, and he has never broken it by tasting intoxicating liquors. In politics he is independent, always voting for the man rather than the party.
He enlisted in the Union Army at age 42 at Canton, Illinois on August 11, 1862 for three years with Co. F of the 103rd Illinois Infantry, and went into Federal Service in Peoria, illinois October 2, 1862. He was a tailor.
Captain Vandevander is the husband of Mrs. Isabella Vandevander of Canton, and she died on March 6, 1898.
Aawrds: Civil War Medal.∼William Vandevander was born in Huntingdon County, Pa., in the town of McConnellstown September 19, 1820. His father, Isaac Vandevander was a native of the same State where he was born in 1780. He was a wagonmaker by trade and was quite prominent in his town, where he acted as Justice of the Peace for forty years. He was a son of Peter Vandevander, who was descended from a old Holland family. He was Captain in the Black Hawk War. Isaac Vandevander married Mary Enyart who was born and reared in the valley of McConnellstown, Pa., and was a daughter of William Enyart. Both parents passed their days in Huntingdon County, Pa., the father dying in 1844 and the mother in 1867. They had ten children, seven daughters and three sons, all of whom lived to grow up, seven of whom survive.
The son of these worthy people, who forms the subject of this sketch, was the eighth child of the family. He received a very good education and in 1840 became a school teacher himself. Four years later he abandoned that profession, and in the meantime he had been elected Justice of the Peace of Juniata Valley which position he filled acceptably some six years. In the spring of 1856, he came to Canton from his native State, and was given a position as book-keeper in the establishment of Bell & McQuaid, hardware merchants, and remained with them two years in that capacity. In 1859 he was elected Police Magistrate and discharged the duties of that office until his resignation in 1862 in order to take up arms in defence of his country.
Mr. Vandevander enlisted in August, 1862, in Company F., in the One Hundred and Third Illinois Infantry, commanded by Col. Dickerman. His regiment was assigned to the Western army, and was sent to Jackson, Tenn. Our subject was taken violently sick while there, and as the surgeon certified that he would be unfitted for further duty he was honorably discharge from military serve. He returned to Canton, and subsequently opened a merchant tailor's establishment in this city, and has given his whole attention since then to this business. He removed to his present stand on Elm Street in 1878. He carries a large stock of the finest cloths to be found in the market, and, as he employs none but skilled workmen, he turns out gentlemen's clothes of superior make and gives good satisfaction to his patrons, of whom he has many, including some of the best citizens of the place.
Mr. Vandevander was married in 1839 to Miss Isabella Douglass, the marriage ceremony that made them one being performed at the bride's home in Huntingdon County, Pa. She is a native of that State and a daughter of Joseph and Isabelle Douglass. Her married life with our subject, which has been of more than fifty years duration, has been a pleasant one, and has been blessed to them by the birth of five children, only one of whom is living, Frank G. who is in business with his father. He is a member of Morning Star Lodge, No. 74, A. F. & A. M. Our subject belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church of which he is an officer, and of which he has been a valued member since 1844. He is a man of exceptional habits and is a firm advocate of temperance. He has a good record as a temperance man, having signed the Washingtonian Pledge in 1840, and he has never broken it by tasting intoxicating liquors. In politics he is independent, always voting for the man rather than the party.
Captain, Union Army Veteran, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865-Mr. Vandevander died of natural causes on 11-12-1881 while living in Canton, Illinois.
He enlisted in the Union Army at age 42 at Canton, Illinois on August 11, 1862 for three years with Co. F of the 103rd Illinois Infantry, and went into Federal Service in Peoria, illinois October 2, 1862. He was a tailor.
Captain Vandevander is the husband of Mrs. Isabella Vandevander of Canton, and she died on March 6, 1898.
Aawrds: Civil War Medal.∼William Vandevander was born in Huntingdon County, Pa., in the town of McConnellstown September 19, 1820. His father, Isaac Vandevander was a native of the same State where he was born in 1780. He was a wagonmaker by trade and was quite prominent in his town, where he acted as Justice of the Peace for forty years. He was a son of Peter Vandevander, who was descended from a old Holland family. He was Captain in the Black Hawk War. Isaac Vandevander married Mary Enyart who was born and reared in the valley of McConnellstown, Pa., and was a daughter of William Enyart. Both parents passed their days in Huntingdon County, Pa., the father dying in 1844 and the mother in 1867. They had ten children, seven daughters and three sons, all of whom lived to grow up, seven of whom survive.
The son of these worthy people, who forms the subject of this sketch, was the eighth child of the family. He received a very good education and in 1840 became a school teacher himself. Four years later he abandoned that profession, and in the meantime he had been elected Justice of the Peace of Juniata Valley which position he filled acceptably some six years. In the spring of 1856, he came to Canton from his native State, and was given a position as book-keeper in the establishment of Bell & McQuaid, hardware merchants, and remained with them two years in that capacity. In 1859 he was elected Police Magistrate and discharged the duties of that office until his resignation in 1862 in order to take up arms in defence of his country.
Mr. Vandevander enlisted in August, 1862, in Company F., in the One Hundred and Third Illinois Infantry, commanded by Col. Dickerman. His regiment was assigned to the Western army, and was sent to Jackson, Tenn. Our subject was taken violently sick while there, and as the surgeon certified that he would be unfitted for further duty he was honorably discharge from military serve. He returned to Canton, and subsequently opened a merchant tailor's establishment in this city, and has given his whole attention since then to this business. He removed to his present stand on Elm Street in 1878. He carries a large stock of the finest cloths to be found in the market, and, as he employs none but skilled workmen, he turns out gentlemen's clothes of superior make and gives good satisfaction to his patrons, of whom he has many, including some of the best citizens of the place.
Mr. Vandevander was married in 1839 to Miss Isabella Douglass, the marriage ceremony that made them one being performed at the bride's home in Huntingdon County, Pa. She is a native of that State and a daughter of Joseph and Isabelle Douglass. Her married life with our subject, which has been of more than fifty years duration, has been a pleasant one, and has been blessed to them by the birth of five children, only one of whom is living, Frank G. who is in business with his father. He is a member of Morning Star Lodge, No. 74, A. F. & A. M. Our subject belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church of which he is an officer, and of which he has been a valued member since 1844. He is a man of exceptional habits and is a firm advocate of temperance. He has a good record as a temperance man, having signed the Washingtonian Pledge in 1840, and he has never broken it by tasting intoxicating liquors. In politics he is independent, always voting for the man rather than the party.
He enlisted in the Union Army at age 42 at Canton, Illinois on August 11, 1862 for three years with Co. F of the 103rd Illinois Infantry, and went into Federal Service in Peoria, illinois October 2, 1862. He was a tailor.
Captain Vandevander is the husband of Mrs. Isabella Vandevander of Canton, and she died on March 6, 1898.
Aawrds: Civil War Medal.∼William Vandevander was born in Huntingdon County, Pa., in the town of McConnellstown September 19, 1820. His father, Isaac Vandevander was a native of the same State where he was born in 1780. He was a wagonmaker by trade and was quite prominent in his town, where he acted as Justice of the Peace for forty years. He was a son of Peter Vandevander, who was descended from a old Holland family. He was Captain in the Black Hawk War. Isaac Vandevander married Mary Enyart who was born and reared in the valley of McConnellstown, Pa., and was a daughter of William Enyart. Both parents passed their days in Huntingdon County, Pa., the father dying in 1844 and the mother in 1867. They had ten children, seven daughters and three sons, all of whom lived to grow up, seven of whom survive.
The son of these worthy people, who forms the subject of this sketch, was the eighth child of the family. He received a very good education and in 1840 became a school teacher himself. Four years later he abandoned that profession, and in the meantime he had been elected Justice of the Peace of Juniata Valley which position he filled acceptably some six years. In the spring of 1856, he came to Canton from his native State, and was given a position as book-keeper in the establishment of Bell & McQuaid, hardware merchants, and remained with them two years in that capacity. In 1859 he was elected Police Magistrate and discharged the duties of that office until his resignation in 1862 in order to take up arms in defence of his country.
Mr. Vandevander enlisted in August, 1862, in Company F., in the One Hundred and Third Illinois Infantry, commanded by Col. Dickerman. His regiment was assigned to the Western army, and was sent to Jackson, Tenn. Our subject was taken violently sick while there, and as the surgeon certified that he would be unfitted for further duty he was honorably discharge from military serve. He returned to Canton, and subsequently opened a merchant tailor's establishment in this city, and has given his whole attention since then to this business. He removed to his present stand on Elm Street in 1878. He carries a large stock of the finest cloths to be found in the market, and, as he employs none but skilled workmen, he turns out gentlemen's clothes of superior make and gives good satisfaction to his patrons, of whom he has many, including some of the best citizens of the place.
Mr. Vandevander was married in 1839 to Miss Isabella Douglass, the marriage ceremony that made them one being performed at the bride's home in Huntingdon County, Pa. She is a native of that State and a daughter of Joseph and Isabelle Douglass. Her married life with our subject, which has been of more than fifty years duration, has been a pleasant one, and has been blessed to them by the birth of five children, only one of whom is living, Frank G. who is in business with his father. He is a member of Morning Star Lodge, No. 74, A. F. & A. M. Our subject belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church of which he is an officer, and of which he has been a valued member since 1844. He is a man of exceptional habits and is a firm advocate of temperance. He has a good record as a temperance man, having signed the Washingtonian Pledge in 1840, and he has never broken it by tasting intoxicating liquors. In politics he is independent, always voting for the man rather than the party.
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