Martin Steenrod Van Gilder

Frederick Van Gilder
(1793-1858)

Susanah Longstreth
(1801-1880)

Martin Steenrod Van Gilder
(1839-1925)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Rebecca Ellen Fast

Martin Steenrod Van Gilder ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷

Born: 20 July 1839, , Monongalia County, VA ³ ⁴ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸
Marriage (1): Rebecca Ellen Fast on 1 January 1865 in , Marion County, WV ¹ ² ³ ⁴
Died: 6 December 1925, Union District, Marion County, WV at age 86 ⁷ ⁸
Buried: After 6 December 1925, Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, WV ⁸ ⁹

bullet Death Notes:

Name: Martin S. Vangilder
Event Date: 06 Dec 1925
Event Place: Union District, Marion, West Virginia
Gender: Male
Age (Expanded): 86 years
Birth Date: 1839
Father's Name: Frederick Vangilder
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMLS-8J4 : 10 March 2018), Martin S. Vangilder, 06 Dec 1925; citing Union District, Marion, West Virginia, County Records, 218, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,817.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 26 August 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 12, Family 81
Winfield Township, Marion County, West Virginia
Martin S. Vangilder..31..Virginia..Farmer

(Living with wife and 2 daughters.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 20 Jul 1839, then his age should have been 30 instead of 31.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 532D, District 93, Family 254, Roll 1407
Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia
Steenrod Van Gilder..Self..41..West Virginia..Farmer

(Living with wife and 7 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 20 Jul 1839, then his age should have been 40 instead of 41.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 9 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 64, Family 65
Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 35 years
Martin S. Vangilder..Head..Jul 1839..60..West Virginia..Farmer

(Living with wife, 3 children, and 1 granddaughter.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 29 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 76, Family 95, Roll 1687
Winfield Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 45 years
Martin S. Vangilder..Head..70..West Virginia..Farmer, General Farm

(Living with wife, daughter, and granddaughter.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 22 January 1920. ⁶

1920 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 43, Family 69, Roll 1961
Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia
Farm owned, with mortgage
M. S. Vangilder..Head..80..Widowed..West Virginia..Farmer, General farm
Olive Vangilder..Daughter..47..West Virginia

(Martin was widowed and living with his daughter.)
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• He was buried after 6 December 1925 in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Fairmont, WV.

Find A Grave Memorial #87986966
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Martin married Rebecca Ellen Fast, daughter of Jonathan Rex Fast and Elizabeth Ann Moran, on 1 January 1865 in , Marion County, WV.¹ ² ³ ⁴ (Rebecca Ellen Fast was born on 9 April 1838 in , Monongalia County, VA,² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ died on 4 May 1918 in Winfield District, Marion County, WV ¹² ¹³ and was buried after 4 May 1918 in Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, WV ¹³.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 26 August 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 12, Family 81
Winfield Township, Marion County, West Virginia
Martin S. Vangilder..31..Virginia..Farmer
Rebecca E. Vangilder..32..Virginia..Keeping House
Ellen Vangilder..4..West Virginia..At Home
Maggie Vangilder..2..West Virginia..At Home
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 532D, District 93, Family 254, Roll 1407
Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia
Steenrod Van Gilder..Self..41..West Virginia..Farmer
Rebecca Van Gilder..Wife..42..West Virginia..Keeps House
Ellen Van Gilder..Daughter..14..West Virginia..At Home
Maggie Van Gilder..Daughter..12..West Virginia..At Home
Minnie Van Gilder..Daughter..9..West Virginia
Ollive Van Gilder..Daughter..7..West Virginia
Elizabeth Van Gilder..Daughter..5..West Virginia
Helen Van Gilder..Daughter..3..West Virginia
(no name) Van Gilder..Son..1..West Virginia
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 9 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 64, Family 65
Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 35 years
Martin S. Vangilder..Head..Jul 1839..60..West Virginia..Farmer
Rebecca E. Vangilder..Wife..Apr 1838..62..West Virginia..8/8
Olive Vangilder..Daughter..Jul 1872..27..West Virginia
Martin C. Vangilder..Son..Jun 1879..20..West Virginia..Farm Laborer
William L. Vangilder..Son..Apr 1883..17..West Virginia..Farm Laborer
Alda Vangilder..Granddaughter..Oct 1889..10..West Virginia

NOTE - With a surname of Vangilder one would expect the grand-daughter to be from one of Martin's sons but Alda's birth date was only Oct 1889 making Martin's sons too young to be Alda's father. Therefore, Alda was probably an illegitimate daughter born to one of Martin's daughters or perhaps just a daughter from another close relative and the description of grand-daughter is not correct. The gravestone for Alda reveals the true parent: Margaret Vangilder.
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Winfield District, Marion County, WV on 29 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 76, Family 95, Roll 1687
Winfield Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 45 years
Martin S. Vangilder..Head..70..West Virginia..Farmer, General Farm
Rebecca E. Vangilder..Wife..72..West Virginia
Olive H. Vangilder..Daughter..30..West Virginia..Evangelist
Alda Vangilder..Granddaughter..19..West Virginia
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Martin F Vangilder
Sex: Male
Age: 25
Birth Year (Estimated): 1840
Father's Name: F Vangilder
Father's Sex: Male
Mother's Name: S Vangilder
Mother's Sex: Female
Spouse's Name: Rebecca E Fast
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 25
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1840
Spouse's Father's Name: Jonothan Fast
Spouse's Father's Sex: Male
Spouse's Mother's Name: E Fast
Marriage Date: 1 Jan 1865
Marriage Place: Marion, West Virginia, United States

Citing this Record
West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZX-NYP1 : 13 September 2020), Martin F Vangilder and Rebecca E Fast, 1 Jan 1865; citing Marriage, Marion, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm .
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1 "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database and images, FamilySearch (accessed 8 July 2021); (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZX-NYP1 : 13 September 2020), Martin F Vangilder and Rebecca E Fast, 1 Jan 1865; citing Marriage, Marion, West Virginia, United States, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 93, p. 532D, dwelling 250, family 254, Martin Steenrod Vangilder and Rebeca Ellen Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Nov 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1407.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 64, sheet 5A, dwelling 65, family 65, Martin Steenrod Vangilder and Rebecca Ellen Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Jun 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield Magisterial District, Marion, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 76, sheet 5B, family 95, Martin Steenrod Van Gilder and Rebecca Ellen Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 July 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1687.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield Township, Marion County, West Virginia, p. 12, dwelling 80, family 81, Martin Steenrod Vangilder and Rebecca Ellen Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Jun 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

6 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 43, sheet 4A, dwelling 66, family 69, Martin Steenrod Vangilder; index and images (accessed 29 Mar 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1961.

7 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 8 July 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMLS-8J4 : 10 March 2018), Martin S. Vangilder, 06 Dec 1925; citing Union District, Marion, West Virginia, County Records, 218, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,817.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 28 Jul 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=87986966.

9 John Mathew, "Frederick Ice Family" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:3085991; Updated: 2005-05-03 11:49:52 UTC (Tue)).

10 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Eastern District, Marion County, Virginia, p. 129B, dwelling 241, family 242, Jonathan Rex Fast and Elizabeth Ann Moran; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Jun 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 958.

11 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Third Magisterial District, Marion County, Virginia, p. 99, dwelling 735, family 696, Jonathan Rex Fast and Elizabeth Ann Moran; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 1 Feb 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653.

12 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 9 July 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMNC-V5M : 10 March 2018), Rebecca E Vangilder, 04 May 1918; citing Winfield district, Marion, West Virginia, County Records, 206, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 834,817.

13 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 9 July 2021, memorial page for Rebecca Ellen Fast Van Gilder (9 Apr 1838-4 May 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87986811, citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA

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