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J.
S. VanCOURT is a successful farmer and stockman of Richmond
Township. He was born in a log cabin in West Virginia, Apr.
28, 1871, and is the son of T. D. and M. E. (Kirby) VanCourt.
T. D. VanCourt, deceased, was a veteran of the
Civil War and a prominent farmer of West Virginia. He served
with Company D, Sixth Regiment of West Virginia Infantry.
Mr. VanCourt died at the age of 48 years and his wife died at
the age of 45 years. They were the parents of the following
children: J. S., the subject of this sketch; Annie;
Tillie, deceased; Alice, deceased; William,
deceased; and Carrie, Amanda, Floyd, Lillie and Perry.
J. S. VanCourt was reared and educated in West
Virginia and has always been a farmer. In 1905 he removed to
Ohio and settled on a farm of 40 acres in Richmond Township.
Mr. VanCourt is a farmer and is widely known as a breeder of
good stock.
On Oct. 10, 1894, Mr. VanCourt was married to
Miss Mary Heinselman, a native of Washington Washington County,
Ohio, born May 11, 1862, and the daughter of Chrisian and Rachael
(Kemp) Heinselman. Mr. Heinselman served during the Civil
War with Company B, 75th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was wounded
while in service. He is still living and was 86 years old July
4, 1924. Mr. and Mrs. Heinselman had the following
children: Mrs. VanCourt; William, deceased; Charles;
John; Richard; Anna; Rose; Thomas; Alice, and Nora.
To. Mr. and Mrs. VanCourt to sons have been born:
Richard, born Apr. 19, 1899, lives at Richmond and has one son,
James; and Clyde, born May 15, 1902, lives at Richmond
and is engaged in the garage business. By a former marriage to
Theodore Butcher, Mrs. VanCourt had three children:
Jonathan, born Mar. 2, 1887, lives in Ashtabula and has three
children, Harry, Ralph and Evelyn; Albert, born
Apr. 25, 1889, died during the World War, while in service on Sept.
27, 1918; and William, born Oct. 18, 1893. Mr.
Butcher was born Sept. 1852, and died Mar. 11, 1893.
Politically, Mr. VanCourt is a Republican.
He holds member in the Disciple Church and is a substantial member
of his community.
Source: History of Ashtabula County,
Ohio by Moina W. Large - Vol. I - 1924 ~ Page
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