Résumé

Boatswain's mate second class, US Navy, 1931-1932, World War II service.

Principal, W.D. Van Vleet, Landscape Designer, Portland, OR, c. 1952. Van Vleet's name was listed in the Portland, Oregon, City Directory, 1952, (p. 1756) under "Landscape Gardeners."

Dock Loader, Pacific Intermountain Express (PIE) Trucking Company, Portland, OR, seven years.

High School

Graduate, Commerce High School, Portland, OR, c. 1927.

Relocation

Warren David Van Vleet was born in Syracuse, NY, on 12/20/1909. His family dwelled at 310 Renwick Avenue, near Syracuse University in 1910. Warren's paternal grandfather James W. Van Vleet (born c. 1847 in NY), a widower, lived with the family. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Syracuse Ward 16, Onondaga, New York; Roll: T624_1056; Page: 13a; Enumeration District: 0176; FHL microfilm: 1375069, accessed 11/14/2023.)

His family moved to the State of WY by 1913, at least. They lived on a cattle ranch on Shawnee Road near Douglas, WY, in 1920. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Douglas, Converse, Wyoming; Roll: T625_2026; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 36, accessed 11/14/2023.) The family moved to Portland, OR, perhaps closer to Eva Bristol Van Vleet's family by at least 1930. The Van Vleets resided at 768 Marshall Street in 1930. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2341683, accessed 11/14/2023.)

The Van Vleets resided at 768 Marshall Street in 1930. Their residence had an estimated value of $6,500, higher than average for the city at the time.

He and his family relocated to Portland, OR, during his childhood. Van Vleet attended public schools there before joining the US Navy.

In 1958, Van Vleet lived with his wife Eva at 4557 NE 34th Avenue in Portland, OR. (See Portland, Oregon, City Directory, 1958, p. 1111.)

He resided in Corbett, OR, east of Portland, from 1962 until his death in 1993.

Van Vleet was buried in the Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR.

Parents

His father Charles W. Van Vleet (born 09/09/1875 in Norwich, NY-d. 1952 in Portland, OR) performed a variety of jobs during his lifetime. Between 1900 and 1910, he operated a laundry in Syracuse. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Norwich, Chenango, New York; Roll: 1017; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0071, accessed 11/14/2023 and Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Syracuse Ward 16, Onondaga, New York; Roll: T624_1056; Page: 13a; Enumeration District: 0176; FHL microfilm: 1375069, accessed 11/14/2023.) Charles was a stock rancher near Douglas, WY during the 1910s through 1920. His mother, Eva Cornelia Bristol (born c. 1885 in OR-d. 12/08/1963 in Portland, OR), managed the ranch household that included another son, Howard W. Van Vleet (born c. 1913 in WY), (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Douglas, Converse, Wyoming; Roll: T625_2026; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 36, accessed 11/14/2023.) In 1929-1930, he worked as a stock clerk for the American Can Company plant in Portland. (See R.L. Polk and Company's Portland, Oregon, City Directory, 1929, p. 1724 and Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 2341683, accessed 11/14/2023.)

Charles and Eva wed on 10/14/1908 at the Christian Church in Portland, OR. When they married, Charles worked as a stockeeper and Eva as a nurse. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Marriage Records, 1906-1910, 1946-1966, accessed 11/14/2023.)

Spouse

He wed Eva M. Coffey on 12/20/1947, in Vancouver, WA.