Person:David Vorhis (3)

Undocumented family tradition says that David Davis VORHIS was raised by his uncle and aunt, David VORHIS and Mary DAVIS.

1833 May 9, David VOORHEES md. Mary JONES, Fountain Co., IN (LDS IGI, Batch 7205524, sheet 82). Record also available from State Library of Indiana, Index of Some Indiana Marriages (1833 May 9, David VOOHEES md. Mary JONES, Fountain Co., IN) http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/www/indiana/genealogy/mirr.html

1840 Fountain Co., IN, census, p.250A-B, Richland Twp.: line 1, DAVID D. VORASS, 1 M 40-50 (b. ca. 1790-1799); 1 F 30-40 (b. ca. 1800-1809); 1 F 10-15 (b. ca. 1825-1829); 1 F 5-10 (b. ca. 1830-1834); 1 M & 2 F under 5 (b. ca. 1835-1840); 7 total, 1 engaged in agriculture (3 more columns are marked but I can't read the headings). (David 1796; Mary 1806; unknown female; Arthelia 1834; William 1839, Hannah 1836, Martha 1838) http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/in/fountain/census/1840/0250A.jpg

mid-1840s, David and his family were somewhere in Illinois

1847 Davis Co., IA, tax list, p.22, David VOROUS.

1850 Davis Co., IA, census, pp.240B-241A, Union Twp., August 27, 1850, Saml. T. Caldwell: 13/13 David D. VORAS, 53 M, farmer, $200 real, OH; Mary, 44 F, OH (cannot read/write); Arthelia A., 15 F, OH; Hannah, 13 F, IN; Marth M., 11 F, IN; William, 10 M, IN; Gowesler, 9 M, IN; Sylvester, 7 F[sic], IL; Celestia, 6 F, IL; Cymantha, 4 F, IL. Arthelia, Hannah, and Glocester attend school.

1852 Davis Co., IA, state census, David VORHIES, p.31, Union Twp.

Photograph of David, Mary, and dau. Martha's gravestone, http://iowagravestones.org/gs_view.php/id_2869

Rouch Cemetery, Union Township, Davis Co., Iowa Clark and Deborah Barker <barkerdl@@netins.net>, September 17, 2000 http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ia/davis/cemeteries/rouch.txt http://showcase.netins.net/web/daviscounty/rouch.htm Vorhis, David D ~ 2 Oct 1796 ~ 11 Jun 1857 ~ born Pa son of Jacob

. . Mary M ~ 30 Dec 1806 ~ 20 Dec 1894 ~ Jones ~ wf of David
. . Martha M ~ 28 Jan 1838 ~ 14 Aug 1907 ~ their dau
. . Ellis B ~ 5 Nov 1898 ~ 11 Feb 1899 ~ son of John & Gertie

Vorhis, Elmer E ~ --- ~ 11 Dec 1873 ~ son of Sylvester

. . Emma E ~ --- ~ 15 Oct 1867 ~ dau of Sylvester
. . John B ~ 22 Oct 1873 ~ 1940 ~ son of Sylvester
. . Gertie ~ 1875 ~ 1953 ~ Lemmon ~ wf of John
. . Leathie L ~ 14 Jul 1886 ~ 6 Mar 1887 ~ 7mo
. . Pearlie S ~ 21 Mar 1888 ~ 22 Mar 1891
. . Goldie ~ 1 Sep 1904 ~ 4 Mar 1909 ~ dau of JB & GL
. . Nora U ~ 2y6m2d ~ 28 Feb 1871 ~ dau of Sylveste
. . Sylvester ~ 18 Jan 1843 ~ 31 Dec 1929 ~ son of David
. . Mary M ~ 1845 ~ 1923 ~ Criss ~ wf of Sylvester
. . Virgil ~ 28 Jun 1883 ~ 22 Sep 1883 ~ sons of
. . Twin ~ 28 Jun 1883 ~ 28 Jun 1883 ~ Sylvester & Mary

1. ↑ LDS IGI (International Genealogical Index)
   Film 1985235.

   David VORHIS b. Oct. 2, 1796, of Pennsylvania, son of Jacob VORHIS and Hannah DAVIS [this is the same date of birth that was in the family records I inherited]

2. ↑ Grave Stone Records of Davis County, Iowa. (Graves Registration W.P.A. Project)
   136.

   DAVID D. VORHIS, b. 1796, d. 11 Jun 1857, Rouch Cemetery, Union, row 16; wife MARY M., b. 1806, d. 20 Dec 1894