Granville Vanderpool of near Mill Grove died Tuesday of last week. The
funeral was held Wednesday and was conducted by Rev. V. F. Walker at the
Pine church. Interment was in the nearby cemetery.
Granville Vanderpool was a son of Moses and Nancy Vanderpool and was born
near Richmond, Mo., Dec. 17, 1842, being 82 years, 6 months and 28 days old
at the time of his death. He was married to Elizabeth Barbee in 1859. To
this union 8 children were born, 3 having preceded him in death. Those who
were at his bedside are Lewis of Galt, W. I. Vanderpool of Mill Grove; Mrs.
I. A. Stottlemyre and Mrs. John Stottlemyre of Spickard.
He enlisted in the war in 1861, in Co. C, 35th Missouri Volunteers, and
served through the entire war. He was a member of Captain Stanley Post,
G.A.R. of Princeton. Besides his children, he is survived by 31
grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, 3 sisters, Mrs. Margaret Hamilton of
Mt. Moriah, Mrs. Mary J. of Cheland, Wash, Dilfa Fears of India Valley,
Idaho; B. F. Vanderpool, Gilman City, and A. J. Vanderpool, Cashion, Okla.
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