Thirteenth Generation

145. Caroline Louisa "Carrie" VANDERVORT (^) was born on 8 May 1848 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY.^{16,46,49,109,111,113,119,121,227}

(The 1855 Census lists her as "Caroline M." and her birth place as Oneida, Oneida County, NY. The book 'The Van Der Voort Families of Early Dutchess, Schoharie, and Delaware Counties, New York" lists her name as "Mary Caroline" and her birth place as Oneida County, NY. Her obituary lists her as "Caroline Louise" and her birth place as Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY.) She appeared in the census in 1860 in Geddes Township, Onondaga County, NY.¹¹³ She lived in Geddes Township, Onondaga County, NY on 4 September 1860.¹¹³ Carrie appeared in the census in 1865 in Oconomowoc Township, Waukesha County, WI.¹¹⁵ She was living with her parents. She appeared in the census in 1870 in Oconomowoc Township, Waukesha County, WI.⁶⁸ She lived at the home of her second husband, Thomas Alva Leighton, in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI on 17 June 1880.⁴⁶ Carrie appeared in the census in 1880 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁶ She lived at the home of her second husband and their family in New Lyme Township, Monroe County, WI on 22 June 1900.¹³⁸ She appeared in the census in 1900 in New Lyme Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³⁸ Carrie appeared in the census in April 1910 in Grant Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³⁹ She was apparently visiting her son Will and his family during the Census in Grant Township in April 1910, because she and her family were living with her daughter Catherine and her family in Black River Falls and are recorded in that Census in May. She appeared in the census in May 1910 in Black River Falls, Jackson County, WI.²²⁸ She and her husband were living at the home of Fred Covey, a son-in-law. She appeared in the census in 1920 in Grant Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴⁰ She was living at the home of her son, William, during the 1920 Census; her name was listed as "Caroline Leighton." Carrie appeared in the census in 1930 in MIssion Township, Lake County, MT.²²⁹ She died on 11 September 1933 at the age of 85 in Saint Ignatius, Lake County, MT.^16,49

Obituary Notes: "Caroline Louise Leighton, wife of Thomas Alva Leighton, passed away at the Holy Family Hospital in St. Ignatius, Mt. at 4:35 Monday (Sept 11, 1933) after an illness of short duration. Mrs. Leighton was born in Syracuse, New York, May 8, 1848. She enjoyed good health until two weeks ago, when she became seriously ill.

Mr. and Mrs. Leighton were married nearly 55 years ago, Sept. 24, 1878. The family came west 22 years ago and have resided in the Flathead Valley for the past 10 years.

Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters and two sons: Mrs. May Convey, Black River Falls, Wis.; Mrs. Maude Thorsen of St. Ignatius; R. Z. Leighton of Ronan, Mt.; and Will Vroman of Warrens, Wisconsin. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 P.M. at the Methodist Church in Ronan, with Rev. J. E. Officey of St. Ignatius officiating in the absence of local pastor Rev. J. Ashworth. M. M. Twichel of St. Ignatius has charge of the body." (Obituary in the possession of Diana Heser Morse.) She was buried in Ronan, Lake County, MT.²³⁰ in the Ronan Cemetery.

Caroline Louisa "Carrie" VANDERVORT (^) and James Myers VROMAN (^) were married on 4 July 1867.^11,76,231 They^11,76,231 were divorced before 1878.¹⁶ James Myers VROMAN (^)¹⁶, son of Henry VROMAN and Lois DUBOIS, was born on 28 July 1848 in Bradford County, PA.^{11,232,233,234} (His Death Certificate listed his date of birth as 28 July 1846. It also lists his age at death as 76 years, 7 months, and 7 days; that would calculate to a birth date of 29 July 1847.) He appeared in the census in 1850 in Oconomowoc Township, Waukesha County, WI.²³⁵ He appeared in the census in 1860 in Oconomowoc Township, Waukesha County, WI.⁵⁹ James served in the military about 1865.²³⁶ According to the book, "Josiah B. Vrooman, His Ancestors and Descendants," "James served in the Civil War in the First Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry." Dick Freis' research of the official Wisconsin records of the Civil War failed to locate any proof of such service. About 1867 he was a farmer in Monterey, Oconomowoc Township, Waukesha County, WI.^59,237 He appeared in the census in 1870 in Oconomowoc Township, Waukesha County, WI.⁶⁸ James appeared in the census in 1880 in Oconomowoc Township, Waukesha County, WI.²³⁸ His given name was listed as "Joseph." He appeared in the census in 1910 in Rock Township, Wood County, WI.²³⁹ His occupation was listed as "farmer." He died on 5 March 1924 at the age of 75 in Macoupin County, IL.^143,234,240 Some family information indicates that he died in East Alton, Madison County, IL, but his Death Certificate indicates that he died in Macoupin County, IL. It listed him as "Widowed" when he died, so his second wife, Harriet Blowers, must have died before he did. The "informant" for the certificate was his son, Otto, who lived in Shipman, Macoupin County. James was buried on 8 March 1924 in Wood River Township, Madison County, IL.^234,240 in the Woodland Hills Cemetery.

They lived in the Lindsey/Granton Wisconsin area in a log cabin for a while. Lindsey and Granton are northeast of Black Rivers Falls on State Hwy 10. James' second wife, Harriet, is said to be buried in Granton.

Caroline Louisa "Carrie" VANDERVORT (^) and James Myers VROMAN (^) had the following children:

243	i.	Anna E. "Annie" VROMAN was born on 5 November 1868 in Waukesha County, WI.16,241,242 She lived in Oconomowoc, Waukesha County, WI about 1870.68 She appeared in the census in 1880 in Oconomowoc Township, Waukesha County, WI.238 She was living with her father and paternal grandmother. Annie died on 8 January 1893 at the age of 24 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN.16,241 She was buried in Oconomowoc Township, Waukesha County, WI.16,242 in the La Belle Cemetery. She is buried near her grandparents, Henry and Lois DuBois Vroman. The attached family picture was taken in 1938. Back row, left to right: Marvin Bernhardt, Dorothy Purdy Bernhardt, Estella Lamb Vroman, William Vroman, Frank Vroman (head hidden), Perry Gorbet, Lefa Purdy Birkholz, Martin Birkholz, Mary Eby Vroman (Archie's wife), Eva Vroman Hart, Lois Birkholz Vroman (Chester's wife), Willeene Vandervort Vroman (Erwin's wife) and Veora Vroman Heser. Men Kneeling, left to right: Chester Vroman, Erwin Vroman, Riley Hart, Milo Purdy and Oscar Heser. Children: Donald Heser (third from left), Kenneth Hart (fourth from left). Others (by guess): Arleita Hart, Bernadine Hart, Donna Hart, Carol Hart, Sally Vroman (Chester's daughter), Anna Hart and (possibly) Marjorie Vroman (Archie's adopted daughter).
+244	ii.	William Henry "Will" VROMAN (^).

Caroline Louisa "Carrie" VANDERVORT (^) and Thomas Alva LEIGHTON were married on 24 September 1878 in Norway Ridge, Scott Township, Monroe County, WI.^{16,49,143,241} (Diana Heser Morse has a certified copy of their marriage certificate.) (They may have been married in Kingston, Juneau County, WI.) Thomas Alva LEIGHTON was born on 7 April 1851 in Trenton, Wayne County, MI.^16,243 About 1879 he was a farm laborer in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁴³ He appeared in the census in 1880 in Lincoln Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴⁶ About 1900 Thomas was a farmer on their 40-acre family farm in Section 22 in New Lyme Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³⁸ The property is now part of Fort McCoy. He appeared in the census in 1900 in New Lyme Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³⁸ He appeared in the census in 1920 in Black River Falls, Jackson County, WI.¹⁴⁰ He and his wife were living at the home of Fred Covey. Thomas appeared in the census in 1930 in MIssion Township, Lake County, MT.²²⁹ He died on 4 April 1939 at the age of 87 in Saint Ignatius, Lake County, MT.^16,49

Obituary Notes: "Thomas Alva Leighton, 87, died of pneumonia at the Holy Family Hospital in St. Ignatius, Mt., Tuesday (April 4). He was born in Trenton, Mich., April 7, 1851 and was married to Carrie L. Vandervort at Norway Ridge, Wis., on Sept. 24, 1878. The Leightons made their home near Ridey until 1921, when they moved to the Bitterroot Valley. They came to the Flathead Valley in 1922. Mr. Leighton retired from farming in 1925.

He is survived by a son, R. Z. Leighton in Ronan, and a daughter, Mrs. Ola Thorsen of St. Ignatius, Mt., and several grandchildren. His wife died in 1933.

Funeral services will be held in the Methodist Church in Ronan, Thursday at 2 P.M., with Rev. Joseph Ashworth officiating. Pallbearers will be Jule Odiet, John Narau, Jack Dowell, Jay Figield, Howard Hatfield and Frank Lockwood. Burial will be made in the family plot in the Ronan Cemetery. Arrangements are in charge of the Twichel funeral home in St. Ignatius, Mt." He was buried after 4 April 1939 in Ronan, Lake County, MT.⁷⁴ in the Ronan Cemetery.

Caroline Louisa "Carrie" VANDERVORT (^) and Thomas Alva LEIGHTON had the following children: