The Vansickle surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,994 people carried this name — #5,781 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 49,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 5,913 in 2000.

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In print

Vansickle in American newspapers,
1890–1926.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Vansickle
Evening Star 1926-02-14
Newspaper page from The Louisiana Democrat carrying the name Vansickle
The Louisiana Democrat 1890-02-05
Newspaper page from The Tucumcari News And Tucumcari Times carrying the name Vansickle
The Tucumcari News And Tucumcari Times 1916-01-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,497 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Vansickle,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James H. Van Sickle
    James H. Van Sickle 1852–1926 · educator
  • Adolphus Van Sickle 1835–1905 · artist
  • Clifton Edwin Van Sickle 1895– · classical scholar
  • Ken Van Sickle 1932–2023 · cinematographer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named Vansickle,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States401 records

401 records of the Vansickle name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 193
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 75
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 48
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 43
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 41
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Virgil E. Vansickle

    Born 1911 in Ohio. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky; miner from Coshecton County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at South Lawn Cemetery, Coshocton, Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record John David Vansickle

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1945, died 2001; buried at Restland Cemetery, Boswell, Oklahoma.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Olivia M. Vansickle

    Born 1871 in Canada. Registered as a foreign national in Canton, Ohio, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 401 records for Vansickle in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Vansickle name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Bloss Vansickle

    Buried in 1977 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 68.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ann Dianna Vansickle

    Died 1935; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John Vansickle

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Vansickle in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Vansickle name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Chas Vansickle

    Arrived in Victoria in 1897 aboard the Oroya, aged 34.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Chas Vansickle

    Arrived in Victoria in 1897 aboard the Oroya.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record R. J. Vansickle

    Arrived in Victoria in 1897 aboard the Oroya, aged 27.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Vansickle in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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