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Male Norman Preston Van Valkenburgh Click to view Norman Preston Van Valkenburgh in the family tree Click to view Norman Preston Van Valkenburgh in the family tree

Norman was born on December 4th, 1900 in Pond Creek, Oklahoma.  Norman'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 Glenwood, Alvin, John, Heylin, Lois, Ruth, Alpharetta and Paul.  He was the second oldest of the nine children. He had two half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Bill, Meredith, Martha, Mabel and Roberta.  He died at the age of 97 on October 2nd, 1998 in Pasadena, California.  He was buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Los Angeles County, California.

Family Details of Norman's family with Elsie May Brooks

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The Van Valkenburg Family in America, Paul I Van Valkenburg