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Male John Thomas Van Valkenburgh Click to view John Thomas Van Valkenburgh in the family tree Click to view John Thomas Van Valkenburgh in the family tree

John was born on February 18th, 1918 in Deer Creek, Grant County, Oklahoma.  John's father was Alvin Milford Van Valkenburgh and his mother was Mary (Pinkie) Thomas Herndon.  His paternal grandparents were Edward Porter Van Valkenburgh and Martha Jane Travis; his maternal grandparents were Jonathan Herndon and Alpharetta (Retta) Hume. He had three brothers and five sisters, named Norman, Glenwood, Alvin, Heylin, Lois, Ruth, Alpharetta and Paul.  He was the youngest of the nine children. He had two half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Bill, Meredith, Martha, Mabel and Roberta.

Family Details of John's family with Joyce Knight Kessler

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The Van Valkenburg Family in America, Paul I Van Valkenburg