Henry Melvin "Sam" Vanover (aka Samuel) b 17 Dec 1879 East Jenkins, Letcher Co KY d 5 Feb 1964 Pike Co KY; s/o Henry Vanover and Jane Bentley. Henry Melvin "Sam" Vanover m. 5 Apr 1901 to Eliza Wright b 19 Jul 1879 Pike Co KY d 26 Jan 1929 East Jenkins, Letcher Co KY; d/o John Wesley "Devil John" Wright and Mary Bentley. Children of Henry Melvin "Sam" Vanover and Eliza "Liza" Wright;

1. Henry Monroe Vanover b 31 Jul 1902 Letcher Co KY d 23 Nov 1939 East Jenkins, Letcher Co KY m. Emma Osborne.

2. Nora Vanover b 6 Jan 1905 d Dec 1993 Pike Co KY m. Atlas Baars b ? d 1942. Nora Vanover m. (2) to Jack Tackett b ? d 1975.

3. Bertha Vanover b 3 Jan 1907 m. 1st Kelton Richard Johnson; m. 2nd Henry Homan.

4. Forrest Vanover b 15 Sept 1910 m. 1st Della Sams and 2nd Helen Johnson Mullins.

5. Pansy Vanover b 14 Apr 1913 d Baltimore MD m. 11 Apr 1931 to Royal Fleming b 5 Oct 1912 d 1974.

6. Charles Evan Vanover b 11 Nov 1917 d 12 Mar 1920.

Thanks to Kelly Johnson for adding information for this family by email 17 July 2009.