Effie Vanatta  October 23, 1886-December 28, 1952


Fred Vanatta  April 23, 1883-April 25, 1955


Howard W. Vanatta  June 2, 1917-April 26, 1936


Effie Sandlin was born October 23, 1886 to John Wesley and Liza (Malone) Sandlin. She married Fred Vanatta December 21, 1904 in DeKalb Co TN. She died December 28, 1952.

Fred Vanatta was born April 23, 1883, but his death certificates says that he was born April 20, 1881.  He died April 25, 1955 in Alexandria, DeKalb, TN. He was the son of John and Katherine Measles Vanatta.  He died of congestive heart failure and Pulmonary TB. The informant on his death certificate was his daughter, Mrs Harvey Caplinger. He was buried on April 26, 1955.

Howard W. Vanatta, the son of Fred Vanatta and Effie Sandlin Vanatta, was born June 2, 1917. He died April 26, 1936.  He was a farmer. He was buried April 27.

Children of Fred and Effie:

(1) Lena (Oct. 11, 1905-Sept. 4, 2001 Alexandria, DeKalb, TN) and Howard W. (see dates above). Lena married on Feb. 24, 1926 in Wilson Co., TN to Harvey Caplinger (b. abt. 1901, son of  William R. and Helen D. Caplinger). Lena was buried in Hillview Memorial Cemetery in Alexandria, DeKalb Co., TN beside her husband. Her obituary is in the obituaries section of this DeKalb Co., TNGenWeb site, the obituaries contributed by Earl France. Beware, there are two Lena Caplinger's in those obituaries. She is the second one in the list. Her husband's obituary is also there.