Infant Son Of Seventh Street Couple Died In Hospital

“Thomas Franklin Vanhoose, four months old son of See and Virgie Salyers Vanhoose of 2330 Seventh street, died at 2 p.m. Sunday in Portsmouth General hospital of complications. He is survived by his parents, a brother James, 6, and a sister Mae Etta, 12.

Funeral services were held at the residence today at 2 p.m. and burial followed in Greenlawn cemetery under the direction of Emrick’s.”¹

Ohio Certificate of Death for Thomas Franklin Vanhoose²

The Headstone of Thomas Franklin Vanhoose at Greenlawn Cemetery in Portsmouth, Ohio.

1. Thomas Vanhoose—Infant son of Seventh Street couple died in hospital. (1933, October 16). Portsmouth Times, p. 10.
2. “Ohio, United States records,” images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DY39-3M6?view=explore : Oct 6, 2025), image 3158 of 3307; Ohio Historical Society (Columbus, Ohio).
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