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Aaron VORHIES

Aaron VORHIES

Male 1791 - 1861  (69 years)

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  • Name Aaron VORHIES 
    Birth 20 Oct 1791  PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 11 Nov 1850  Seneca, Guernsey, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • 1850 census at Seneca, Guernsey, OH shows: Aaron Voorhes, 59, b. PA, farmer; Margaret, 41, b. PA; children b. OH: Peter, 21; Josiah, 19; Nathan, 16; William, 14; Mary, 12; Nancy P., 4; Sarah E., 2. Also in the household were Mary A. Potts, 24, b. OH and Margaret Glover, age illegible (possibly 72), b. PA.
    Census 7 Jul 1860  Centre Township, Mount Ephraim, Noble, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • 1860 census at Centre Township, Noble, OH shows: Aaron Vorhes, 68, farmer, b. PA; Margaret, 52, b. PA; children b. OH: Nancy, 14; Sarah, 12; Eliza, 10; Martha, 6.
    Note
    • Aaron Vorhies, the oldest son of John Vorhies, the pioneer of Wayne Township, was born in Pennsylvania, in 1791, and came to Ohio with his parents about 1805. He served in the War of 1812, and served in the quartermaster's department, and in 1814 married Polly Dailey, a native of Virginia. Their children were John, Phebe and Eli, dead; Stephen, Keziah (Hook), Aaron, Peter, Josiah, Nathan and William, living; Polly deceased. Mrs. Vorhies died in 1840 and in 1841 he married Polly Shafer, who died in 1845. He afterward married Margaret Gordon, who bore four children: Nancy J. (Matheney), Sarah E., Eliza and Martha (Shafer). Aaron Vorhies died in 1861; his widow in 1875. The family were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. "History of Noble County Ohio," 1887
    Death 24 Jun 1861  Noble Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I3467  MM
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2011 

    Family 1 Mary DAILEY,   b. 20 Nov 1792, Ohio Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1840, Guernsey Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage 20 Oct 1814  Cambridge, Guernsey, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Isabel VORHIES,   b. 17 Apr 1815, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John William VORHIES,   b. 29 Mar 1817, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1887 (Age < 69 years)
     3. Phebe VORHIES,   b. 26 Feb 1819   d. Bef 1887 (Age < 67 years)
     4. Eli VORHIES,   b. 20 Oct 1820, Guernsey Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1843, Guernsey Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)
     5. Stephen Parr VORHIES,   b. 23 Sep 1822, Guernsey Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1893, Guernsey Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     6. Kesiah VORHIES,   b. 8 Dec 1824
     7. Aaron VORHIES,   b. 24 Apr 1827, Noble Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Peter VORHIES,   b. 22 Jul 1829
     9. Josiah VORHIES,   b. 17 Oct 1831
     10. Nathan VORHIES,   b. 25 Feb 1834
     11. William Dailey VORHIES,   b. 5 Jun 1836
     12. Mary VORHIES,   b. 23 Mar 1839
    Family ID F1437  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

    Family 2 Margaret GORDON,   b. Abt 1809, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1875 (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1846  OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Children 
     1. Nancy J. VORHIES,   b. Abt 1846, Noble Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Sarah E. VORHIES,   b. Abt 1848, Noble Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Eliza VORHIES,   b. Abt 1850, Noble Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Martha VORHIES,   b. Abt 1854, Noble Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F2808  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Oct 1791 - PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Oct 1814 - Cambridge, Guernsey, OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1846 - OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Jun 1861 - Noble Co., OH Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S59] Dailey, Ray R., Ray Dailey FGS, 59.

    2. [S360] History of Noble County, Ohio, (L. H. Watkins & Co., Chicago, 1887), 360.

    3. [S1850] 1850 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1850), 1850.

    4. [S1860] 1860 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1860), 1860.

    5. [S57] Sarver, Tonya, Dailey FGS, 57.

    6. [S68] Dailey, Richard Allen, Richard Dailey FGS, 68.