Van William Wolverton and Jeanne Elizabeth Cunningham

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Husband Van William Wolverton

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           Born: 16 Oct 1939 - Billings, Yellowstone County, MT
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         Father: Edward William Wolverton
         Mother: Heiress Beatrice Forsyth

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Wife Jeanne Elizabeth Cunningham

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Children

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1 M Edward William (Bill) Wolverton III

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           Born: 10 Apr 1962 - New Iberia, Iberia Parish, LA
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         Spouse: Lisa Annette Hanson
           Marr: 2 Jan 1988 - Holy Cross Catholic Church, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, CA

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2 F Katherine Theresa (Kay) Wolverton

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           Born: 16 Jan 1965 - Fort Collins, Larimer County, CO
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         Spouse: Henry Yutaka Ito
           Marr: 25 Jun 1994 - Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo County, CA

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3 M Andrew Wolf (Andy) Wolverton

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           Born: 22 Jan 1966 - Pocatello, Bannock County, ID
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         Spouse: Kelley Marie Welykholowa
           Marr: 16 Jul 1994

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General Notes: Husband - Van William Wolverton

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FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF9585

from Glenn Gohr
"Van Wolverton is somewhat new to genealogy and has been
taking the newsletter for 3 years now. However, he is quite
familiar with computers and has been building a database of
as many Wolvertons as he can find. He has a degree in
English from Colorado State University, and he has written a
number of books about computers, mostly about DOS, the
operating system for IBM PC-compatible computers. He also
worked for IBM for 10 years. With IBM he was sent to Europe
a few times, and he was able to visit some of the Wolverton
places there. He says, "I had a couple of weekends to wander
around the countryside and discovered that there are four
towns named Wolverton—well, three villages that are little
more than crossroads with a few houses and a pub, and one
town of about 12,000 on the main rail line from London to
Northhampton." He hopes to go back and find out more about
these towns in England to see if there is any connection to
our family.
Van was born October 16, 1939 at Billings, Montana. He
was named after his paternal grandmother, Valeria Van Osdol,
and took his father and grandfather's middle name of William.
Van was raised in Montana, but his family left about the time
he started high school. After his books began selling pretty
well, he convinced his wife, Jeanne, that they should move to
Montana. With FAX machines and modems and very occasional
travel, they can keep up just fine without having to live in
the city .
Last April 12th, Van and others in his small community
weathered a disastrous chlorine spill when 18 cars of a
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. train derailed. It
released a cloud of toxic gas and more than 100 people were
treated for medical problems due to the accident. One
person, a hobo on the train, was killed in the spill. The
townspeople of Alberton had to stay out of town for about 3
weeks. The damaged chlorine cars were kept in Missoula, 40
miles away, awaiting orders to ship them out. In light of
national news this year, no doubt, Van and his wife are
saying we don't need any more chlorine, Unibombers, or
Freemen.
Van and Jeanne Wolverton have three grown children, and
three grandchildren. Edward William "Bill " Wolverton III (b.
10 April 1962 at New Iberia, LA) was named for his paternal
grandfather and great-grandfather. He married on January 2,
1988 to Lisa Annette Hanson at Holy Cross Catholic Church in
Santa Cruz, CA. They have two sons: Christopher Michael, b.
12 Dec. 1990 Santa Cruz, CA; and Andrew Addison, b. 10 Aug.
1994 at Santa Cruz, CA. Bill is a senior engineer for
Borland International, a software company in Scotts Valley,
CA. Lisa has worked as a model and as a bilingual medical
receptionist, but currently is a stay-at-home mom.
Katherine Theresa "Kay" Wolverton (b. 16 Jan. 1965 at Fort
Collins, CO) was named for her maternal great-aunt and great-great-aunt.
She married on June 21, 1994 to Henry Yutaka Ito
at Pismo Beach, California . Kay is a development officer
(fund-raiser) for the Denver Children's Museum; Henry is a
buyer for Intelligent Electronics. They have a brand new
baby boy, Jack Michael Junichi Ito, b. Wednesday, June 19 at
Denver Colorado.
Andrew Wolf "Andy" Wolverton (b. 16 January 1966 at
Pocatello, ID) has his maternal grandmother's maiden name for
his middle name. He married on 16 July 1994 to Kelley Marie
Welykholowa. Andy is sports editor of the Gardnerville,
Nevada Record-Journal. Kelley is a kindergarten teacher.
They have no children.
In the back of some of Van's recent books is this sketch:
"A professional writer since 1963, Van Wolverton has had
bylines as a newspaper reporter, editorial writer, political
columnist, and technical writer. He wrote his first computer
program—one that tabulated political polls—for the Idaho
State Journal in Pocatello, Idaho, in 1965. His interests in
computers and writing have been intertwined ever since. As a
computer professional, Wolverton has worked at IBM and Intel
and has written software documentation for national software
companies, including Microsoft Corporation. He is the author
of Hard Disk Management and MS-DOS Commands, both Microsoft
Press Quick Reference Guides, and Supercharging MS-DOS. He
was also a contributor to The MS-DOS Encyclopedia. Wolverton
and his wife, Jeanne, live in a twenty-first-century log
cabin near Alberton, Montana."
Three other books he has written include Running MS-DOS.
5th ed. (1991); Running MS-DOS (1993). and Van Wolverton's
Guide to OS/2 (1993)."

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General Notes: Wife - Jeanne Elizabeth Cunningham

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FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF9586

from Glenn Gohr

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Notes: Marriage

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FTM
MARR: RIN MH:FF2722

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