Thirteenth Generation

186. Ernest David VANDERVORT was born on 16 May 1881 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^17,300 (This is a picture of his parents and siblings.) He appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³⁸ He and his wife were living with his father and step-mother and his occupation was "At School." He graduated in 1902 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁷⁷ from Tomah High School Ernest lived in Thief River Falls, Pennington County, MN in 1916.^184,361 From the notes of Charles F. Vandervort, 29 Aug 1982: "Ernest D. m Maude of Tomah. No children. Lived Thief River Falls, Minn, and Superior, Wisc. Ernest was an Engineer, Soo Line RR. He took the last train out of town during the Hinkley fire, saved many lives. Ernest told me the fire was so intense it burned the wood steps off the engine. Other than my Grandfather Charlie, I knew Ernest the best as I used to visit him on occasions when I was in the Duluth area on business. After Ernest died Maude gave me some momentos from James. These included his Civil War uniform blue hat (rather small), his sword, watch and metals." He appeared in the census in 1930 in Superior, Douglas County, WI.³⁷⁸ He died on 6 January 1959 at the age of 77 in St. Louis County, MN.

Ernest David VANDERVORT and Eva M. "Maude" RENHART were married on 26 September 1906.^17,46,76,159 (Her surname may have been Rhinehart but it is listed as Renhart in the Monroe County marriage records. The 1880 Monroe County Census lists a family by the name of Rhenhart, and they may have been her parents and siblings. No date is listed for the marriage of Ernest and Eva.) Eva M. "Maude" RENHART was born about 1884.¹⁷ She appeared in the census in 1900 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³⁸ (Her surname may have been "Rhinehart.")