Person:Samantha Vorhis (2)

1863 May 4, Cedar Villa, Hamilton Co., OH. Ada Wyckoff wrote her cousin Tighlman Jones: "I received a letter from cousin Cemantha Vorhis last Saturday / it had her minature in it. She is not what we would call handsome but there is something so good in her looks that you could not help but love her."

1864 Aug. 10, Cedar Villa, Hamilton Co., OH. Ada Wyckoff wrote her cousin Tighlman Jones: "I received a letter from cousin Mattie Vorhis, they are no copperheads* I can assure you. True blue every one of them."

• Copperheads were Northern Peace Democrats who criticized President Lincoln's administration during the Civil War. Loyal Unionists claimed the Copperheads were pro-Southern because they opposed Lincoln's attempts to free the slaves in the South, favoring, among other things, a compromise with the Confederate States to end the war. The movement reached its peak early in 1863, but Union military victories and Republican election victories in 1864 helped to end the Copperhead movement. --World Book Encyclopedia

1865 March 28, Troy, Iowa. Samantha "Mattie" Vorhis wrote her uncle Joel L. Jones and cousin Jane Love: "Ma has her health . . . Slvester is going to California [with] Cousin John Wilkinson." Mattie referred to a letter she had received from Jane Love, October 10th (1864), that she answered after the marriage of "my youngest Sister" and told Jane all about it and enclosed pieces of both their dresses. Celestia Jane Vorhis (1844-1919) was married in Davis Co., IA, October 16, 1864. Although Samantha (1845-1924) was younger than Celestia, Celestia was still Samantha's "youngest sister." Mattie also referred to a letter that Jane Love had written to "Cousin Eve" who was John Wilkinson's daughter, Evaline "Eva" (1845-1935).

We have a photograph taken in the 1860s that is identified as M. M. Vorhis (Martha M.), Wm. Vorhis (William Reece), and Mattie Vorhis. Mattie was 19 going on 20 when she wrote the 1865 letter, which roughly coincides with the age of the young woman in the photograph. Based on Samantha's marriage in Oct. 1866, the photograph was taken in or about 1865 which coincides with the styles of the women's dresses.

Mattie is an uncommon nickname for Samantha, but another young lady in Davis Co., IA, Samantha A. Beal, was also recorded as Mattie when she was enumerated with her husband, James Reagin, in 1870 (they were md. in 1866).

1866 Sept. 2, SAMANTHA B. VORHIS (VORHEIS / VOORHES) md. WILLIAM L. CRUMRINE, Davis Co., IA.

1870 Barton Co., MO, census, p.844A, North Fork Twp., P.O. Barton, July 1, 1870, Philip L. Roberts: 7/7, WILLIAM CRUMRINE, 27 M W, farmer, $125 personal, IA; Samantha, 23 F W, keeping house, IL; John, 2 M W, IA; Eddie, 9/12 M W, IA, Sept. 8/8, WILLIAM ERNEST [Hannah Elizabeth's husband], 33 M W, farmer, OH.

Samantha and William were divorced. http://genforum.genealogy.com/crumrine/messages/109.html

1875 March 14, Troy, Iowa. Samantha "Mattie" Vorhis Crumrine wrote her cousin Jane Love: "I was at Brother Gloucesters when your letter was received / was thare ten weeks / was at home on weeak / thare was tow men come for me but one I refused / it was so fare from home and I had some work I wanted done so I didnot go / was gon last week / Just came home last Evening / expect to stay till after house cleaning . . . I have the good company of tow Sisters when at home [Martha Melvina and Celestia Jane] / one is Married / she and her family went to kansas last faul ayear / was eaten out by the grasshoppers in the sumer and had to move back home / I cant tell if they will stay in the house with us all summer or not / he is trying to rent a farm to tend this Summer . . . come over and aske your Aunt Mary which is the prttiest and best child in person / mine is very mischievous but a freer hearted child cant be found / she will divide the last and as for good looks my / My Ma always told me pretty is as pretty does so come over and see for yourselves / I have nothing to say of my own good looks but leave you to guess at it"

1877 Oct. 22, Sixteen Mile Stand, Hamilton Co., OH. Ada Wyckoff Hopkins wrote her cousin Jane Love: "I had a letter from Martha Melvina last week. . . . Cemantha Bionca was going to be married very soon to a widower that lived near Gloaceaters."

1877 between Oct. 22 and Dec. 10, SAMANTHA B. VORHIS CRUMRINE md. HUGH TAYLOR

1877 Dec. 10, Troy, Iowa. Martha Melvina Vorhis wrote her cousin Jane Love: "I take my pen in my hand fur the first time to write to you / Samantha allwas note to you / She is marred now and I will haf to rite if I can . . . I am [loncem] Sence Samantha is gon and her litle girl"

1880 Davis Co., IA, census, p.56D, Union Twp., June 11, 1880, W.H. Roper: 108/110, HUGH TAYLOR, W M 55, head, farmer, TN PA PA; Samantha B., W F 35, wife, keeping house, IL OH OH; Charles N., W M 23, adopted son, works on farm, IA not known not known; Mary E. Crumrine, W F 8, dau, MO IA IL; John H., W M 1, son, IA TN IL.

1880 Ellsworth Co., KS, census, p.474A, Empire Twp., June 10, 1880, D.B. Long: 96/99, WM. L. CRUMRINE, W M 39, head, widowed or divorced (not specified), farmer, IA PA OH; John E., W M 12, son, attending school, IA IA IA; Edward, W M 10, son, attending school, IA IA IA.

1890 Dec. 25, Troy, Iowa. Ada Tharp wrote her cousin Jane Love: "I will tell you where Gradma's children live. . . . Cemantha lives about 2 miles west of us."

1891 Jan. 29, Troy, Iowa. Ada Tharp wrote her cousin Jane Love: "We had a pleasant time at Grandmas dinner / they was'nt anybody here only relations. Aunt Cemantha gave her apron. Aunt Cemanthas man gave her a nice flanel skirt. Aunt Jane apron. Aunt Melisa [Melvina?] apron. Mary Shield apron / Garrett Tharp ahnkerchief. Tilda & Cindarilla Tharp a pair of shoes. all of the children and Soninlaws was here. except Uncle Glocester Vorhis. and Aunt Hannah E. Ernst / she lives in Missouri."

1891 Oct. 18, Troy, Iowa. Ada Tharp wrote her cousin Jane Love: "Eddy Crumrine Aunt Cemanthas son was out this fall to see us all. He is the only boy left by her other husband. He is so nice. He says he is coming back next fall and take gina with him. They had their pictures taken togather. He is well educated and so pleasant / I think ever so much of him. His brother died about 3 or 4 yrs ago. Aunt Cemantha is Grandmas youngest daughter. She was down last Tuesday to see us. They are all well."

1892 April 16, Troy, Iowa. Ada Tharp wrote her cousin Jane Love: "Aunt Cemantha / [Grandma's] youngest daughter / had a carpet tacking and brush choping." Correspondence from the family letters and papers of Jane Love and her cousin, Lillice Jones Harper, courtesy John, Danny, and Dave Harper in 2001 and 2004, transcribed by Brenda Boyer

1900 Davis Co., IA, census, p.139A, Union Twp., June 22, 1900, C.R. Garrett: 190/191, HUGH TAYLOR, head, W M, Nov 1824, 75, md. 22 yrs., TN VA VA, farmer; Samantha B., wife, W F, May 1845, 54, mother of 9 children, 7 living, IL OH OH; Garfield, son, W M, Dec 1880, 19, IA TN IL, at school; James, son, W M, Sept 1882, 17, IA TN IL, at school; _ida A., dau, W F, Mch 1884, 16, IA TN IL, at school; Everett, son, W M, July 1885, 14, IA TN IL, at school; Glenn, son, W M, Jan 1890, 10, IA TN IL, at school.

1910 Davis Co., IA, census, p.121A, Union Twp., April 15, 1910, Washington W. Wilson: 3/3, HUGH TAYLOR, head, M W 85, md.2 35 yrs., TN PA PA, no occupation; Samantha, wife, F W 63, md. 35 yrs., mother of 9 children, 7 living, IL OH OH; Garfield, son, M W 29, single, IA TN IL, farm laborer, working out; Jas. H., son, M W 27, single, IA TN IL, farmer, general farm; Chas. E., son, M W 24, single, IA TN IL, salesman, dry goods; Robert G., son, M W 20, single, IA TN IL, farm laborer, working out.

1920 Davis Co., IA, census, p.257B, Union Twp., June 24, 1920, Walter E. Roberts: 203/210, GARFIELD TAYLOR, head, M W 39, single, IA TN OH, farmer, general farm; Charles E., partner, M W 24 [sic], single, IA TN OH, farmer, general farm.

A group photograph of Martha M. Vorhis, William R. Vorhis, and Samantha "Mattie" Vorhis at http://hometown.aol.com/chloeqcumber/Jones-Love3.html

1. ↑ LDS Patron Sheets (submitted 1969-1991)
   Batch F513971, sheet 42, Film 1553587.

   Samantha VORHIS b. 1847, Illinois, dau. of David D. VORHIS and Mary M. JONES

2.   Samantha Bionca "Mattie" Vorhis-Crumrine Taylor, in Find A Grave.

   Mattie Vorhis was the youngest child of David Davis Vorhis and Mary M. Jones.
   
   Among the wealth of Jones family letters is one dated May 4, 1863, from Ada Wikoff in Hamilton Co., OH, to her cousin Tighlman Jones serving in the U.S. Army. "I received a letter from cousin Cemantha Vorhis last Saturday / it had her minature in it. She is not what we would call handsome but there is something so good in her looks that you could not help but love her."
   
   Mattie wrote a letter to relatives in Illinois, March 28, 1865, in which she described the marriage of "my youngest Sister" and enclosed pieces of both their dresses. Celestia Jane Vorhis (1844-1919) was married in Davis Co., IA, Oct. 16, 1864. Although Samantha (1845-1924) was younger than Celestia, Celestia was still Samantha's "youngest sister."
   
   Left to right in the accompanying photograph: Martha Melvina Vorhis, brother, William Reece Vorhis, and sister, Samantha Bionca "Mattie" Vorhis, taken sometime prior to Mattie's marriage to William Lewis Crumrine, Sept. 2, 1866, in Davis Co., IA. They had three children: John E., Edward, and Mary E. Mattie and William divorced; sons John and Edward were living with their father in Ellsworth Co., KS, in 1880, while family letters indicate that daughter Mary remained with her mother.
   
   William and Mattie lived briefly in Barton Co., MO, before returning to Davis Co.
   
   Mattie wrote a cousin, March 14, 1875: "come over and aske your Aunt Mary which is the prttiest and best child in person / mine is very mischievous but a freer hearted child cant be found / she will divide the last and as for good looks my / My Ma always told me pretty is as pretty does so come over and see for yourselves / I have nothing to say of my own good looks but leave you to guess at it"
   
   Another family letter dated Oct. 22, 1877, tells that "I had a letter from Martha Melvina last week / Cemantha Bionca was going to be married very soon to a widower that lived near Gloaceaters."
   
   Mattie married Hugh Taylor in Davis Co., IA, between Oct. 22 and Dec. 10, 1877. They had six children.
   
   Family links:
   Parents:
   David Davis Vorhis (1796 - 1857)
   Mary M Jones Vorhis (1806 - 1894)
   
   Spouse:
   Hugh Taylor (1824 - 1912)
   
   Siblings:
   Arthela Adeline Vorhis Tharp (1834 - 1873)*
   Martha Melvina Vorhis (1838 - 1907)*
   William Reece Vorhis (1839 - 1934)*
   Gloucester Vorhis (1841 - 1935)*
   Samantha Bionca Vorhis-Crumrine Taylor (1845 - 1924)
   
   *Calculated relationship