Herbert Levi Vancil
1889 - 1929 (39 years)-
Name Herbert Levi Vancil - son of Levi Henry Vancil Jr and Medora Emira Lentz [1]
Birth 30 Jul 1889 Anna, Union County, Illinois 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Census 1920 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Occupation fireman on C.& E.I. railroad [3] Death 25 Jan 1929 Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois [1, 2, 3] Burial 26 Jan 1929 Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 3] - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34820663/herbert-levi-vancil
Block 25, Lot 199
Person ID I358 Gritton Last Modified 29 Feb 2024
Family Lulu Dot Jones, b. 1 Jan 1889, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 13 Jul 1981, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington (Age 92 years) Marriage 28 Aug 1912 Anna, Union County, Illinois [2] Children 1. Merrie Hazel Vancil, b. 29 Sep 1915, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 8 Sep 1992, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington (Age 76 years)Family ID F181 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Jul 2019
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Birth - 30 Jul 1889 - Anna, Union County, Illinois 
Marriage - 28 Aug 1912 - Anna, Union County, Illinois 
Census - 1920 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Death - 25 Jan 1929 - Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois 
Burial - 26 Jan 1929 - Spring Hill Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - note on Find a Grave:
Herbert was the son of Levi Henry and Medora Lentz Vancil.
He married Lulu Dot Jones on 28 Aug 1912 in Anna, IL.
Their children were Donald LeClaire Vancil (1913-1965), Dorothy Alice Vancil (1914-2004), Merrie Hazel Vancil (1915-1992), John Herbert Vancil (1917-2003), Elizabeth "Betty" Jean Vancil (1918-1920), Richard Eugene Vancil (1920-2004).
Herbert attended Sitter School, Anna High School and the University of Hanover, IN.
After graduating, he taught school for several years. I was told that he was the principal at one school.
His obituary stated that he quit teaching and went to work for the railroad. Herbert was a fireman for the C & EI RR. He was injured by the explosion of Engine #1923 on 21 Jan 1929. He died at the Iroquois Hospital, Watseka from pneumonia and the burns he received in the explosion.
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