Voreis Ancestry

Bare bones ancestry taken from the 1890 bioggraphies and the One Township Yesteryears Jan van Heesel Birth: circa 1415 Death: circa 1475

Jan Coert van Voorhees Birth: circa 1457 Hees, Ruinen, de Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands

Coert Jan Van Voorhees Birth: circa 1487 Hees, Ruinen, de Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands Death: circa 1544 Hees, De Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlandand married Miriam Gese

Albert Coertse Van Voorhees Birth: circa 1505 boerderij Voorhees, Hees, Ruinen, de Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands Death: April 06, 1581 Hees, Ruinen, de Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands married Mergin Hendricks (Hendrickje)

Stephen Coerte van Voorhees Birth: November 29, 1600 Hees, Ruinen, de Wolden, Drenthe, Netherlands Death: February 16, 1684 (83) Flatlands, Nyc, Kings County, New York, married Willemtje Roelofs Seubering

Jan Stevense Van Voorhees Birth: January 07, 1652 Ruinen, Drenthe, Overijssel, Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden Death: November 20, 1735 (83) Flatbush, Kings County, Province of New York married Femmetje Aukes van Nuys

Jan Janse van Voorhees Birth: May 02, 1686 Flatbush, Kings County, Province of New York Death: February 07, 1771 (84) ravesend, Kings, New York Colony, British Colonial America married Neeltje Nevius

Peter van Voorhees Birth: January 25, 1718 New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey Death: 1780 Conewago, York, Pennsylvania, married Feytje Sophia van der Bogart

Abraham Voris (Voorhees) married ELIZABETH DOWNEY. There were some twenty children, four of whom came to Union and Green Townships Of these four

_. Sophia Voorhees b. circa 1794, Kentucky, United States; d. after 1850

_. Margaret Voorhees b. circa 1796, of, Kentucky

_. Jared Voreis b. circa 1813, Preble, Ohio; d. September 7, 1894

2. John Howe Voreis b. July 17, 1803, Kentucky d. April 1, 1863 ulver, Marshall County, IN, msrried . May 4, 1826, Rush Co., IN Matilda Conn b. 1803, Rush Co., IN; d. 1828, Rush Co., IN; 1828, Rush, Indiana, Phoebe Morris b. January 8, 1805, Ohio d. August 21, 1838, Culver, Marshall County, IN,

3 - James L Voreis b. February 2, 1806, Kentucky d. March 7, 1894, Marshall, Indiana married to ELIZABETH POLLARD; 2nd Mrs. LUCRETIA THOMPSON (NEE BODKINS)

4 - David Rice Voreis b. July 27, 1812, Preble County, OH, d. April 7, 1894, Union Township, Marshall, Indiana Mary Ann Voreis b. circa 1812, Of Marshall Co., IN; d. December 3, 1841 married 2nd SOPHIA DICKSON

5 - Abraham Voreis b. 1809, Ohio d. August 18, 1866, Marshall, Indiana

_. Jemima Voreis b. 1814, Preble, Ohio d. after 1880 married ? Logan

_. Rachel Voreis b. Nov 28 1821 - Wayne County, Indiana, d. O Oct 12 1911 - Oswego Township, Labette, Kansas married Mar 13 1844 Marshall county, Indiana James Moore

_. Sarah Vories b. May 5, 1816, Butler, Ohio d. September 20, 1890, Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana Charles Harper Logan b. November 14, 1819, Wayne, Indiana; d. October 28, 1894

_ 2. Martha Voreis Voorhees b. 1801, Kentucky, United States, Butler County, Kentucky, d. April 5, 1896, New Boss, Indiana married Patrick Logan b. 1803; d. 1863

Generation Two

2 - John H Voreis married 1st MATILDA COUN; 2nd PHOEBE MORRIS; 3rd MRS. ELEANOR (JACOBS) HENDERSON

By his 1st marriage with MATILDA COUN, JOHN H. VOREIS had one child, deceased.

By his 2nd marriage with PHOEBE MORRIS he had five children

5 - William D. Voreis (born in 1834) married MARIA DUNFEE

6 - Milton Voreis died early
7 - Abraham Voreis married REBECCA HENDERSON

8 -Elizabeth Voreis remained unmarried
9 - John M. Voreis married AGNES MCELVAINE

By his 3rd marriage with MRS. ELEANOR (JACOBS) HENDERSON, They had four children

11 - George W. Voreis
12 - Benjamin Voreis (unmarried
13 - Rachel Voreis (unmarried)
14 - Louisa Voreis wife of SAMUEL LORING of this county.

3 - James married to ELIZABETH POLLARD

They had nine children:

15 - Mary Voreis died prior to 1908
16 - William W. Voreis married 1st married SARAH SIPLE; 2nd MARTHA MILLER. 17 - Elizabeth Voreis died prior to 1908
18 - Malinda Voreis died prior to 1908
19 - David R. Voreis died prior to 1908
20 - Samantha Voreis died prior to 1908
21 - Jonas L. Voreis married RACHEL A. MARKS.

22 Thomas L. Voreis married HARRIET CLEVENGER.
23 George Washington Voreis

married 2nd Mrs. LUCRETIA THOMPSON (NEE BODKINS) 4 - David R. Voreis 1st MARY A. LOGAN

Oliver H. Voreis Voreis
Mary A.

married 2nd SOPHIA DICKSON They had seven children.

Third Generation

5 - William D. Voreis married MARIA DUNFEE

Rebecca Voreis married Elijah Robinson
George Voreis
Charles Voreis
Sarah Voreis
Ellen Voreis married - Hatten M. L., or "Lafe." Voreis

7 - Abraham Voreis married REBECCA HENDERSON

Charles Voreis
Joh Voreis
Lillie Voreis
Florence Voreis

9 - John M. Voreis married AGNES MCELVAINE

They had five children

Mary Voreis
Jessie Voreis
Albertus Voreis
Abraham Roscoe Voreis
Robert Voreis

21 - Jonas L. Voreis married RACHEL A. MARKS. They had eight children: six sons and two daughters. Among them was

Francis M. Voreis
FRANK VOREIS Voreis
Daniel C. Voreis