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Ross Peter Vorhes

Ross Peter Vorhes

Male 1879 - 1926  (47 years)

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  • Name Ross Peter Vorhes 
    Birth 1879  IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1926 
    Person ID I12005  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Father Peter Neiman Vorhes,   b. 2 Feb 1833, Summerset Co., NJ Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 1911, Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA; burial: Hillside Cem., Marble Rock, Floyd Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Louisa Baltimore,   b. 16 Aug 1838, South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1931, See notes:Greene,ButlerCo,IA:burial:HillsideCemMarbleRock,FloydCo.,IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jul 1863 
    Family ID F2884  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Vorhes, Peter Neiman (1833-1911) & Louisa Baltimore (1838-1931) & Orville M. Vorhes (1860-1893) & John Delmer Vorhes (1864-1946) & Ralph M Vorhes & (1868-1955) &  William Baltimore Vorhes (1870-1954) &  Sadie Marie Vorhes (1872-1959) & Ethan Reynolds Vorhes (1876-1967) &  Ross Peter Vorhes (1879-1926)
    Vorhes, Peter Neiman (1833-1911) & Louisa Baltimore (1838-1931) & Orville M. Vorhes (1860-1893) & John Delmer Vorhes (1864-1946) & Ralph M Vorhes & (1868-1955) & William Baltimore Vorhes (1870-1954) & Sadie Marie Vorhes (1872-1959) & Ethan Reynolds Vorhes (1876-1967) & Ross Peter Vorhes (1879-1926)
    Group photo, which was taken in the 1880s (possibly 1883-1886), includes Peter Neiman Vorhes (seated at left) & Louisa Baltimore Vorhes (seated in the middle) & Sadie Marie Vorhes Brunner (standing at far right). We would appreciate any help in identifying other family members. Photo came from the Ackley/ Vorhes/ Smith Archives by SA Smith, and originally appeared in the Doris Vorhes Enabit Collection by Doris Vorhes Enabit.

  • Notes 
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      Source:
      SEE DAVID GOLTRY'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=76213508
      David Goltry:
      Peter Neiman Vorhes
      Birth: Feb. 7, 1833
      New Jersey, USA
      Death: Jul. 12, 1911

      Peter Neiman Vorhes
      Feb 7,1833-July 12,1911

      Peter N. Voorheis, son of John H. and Maria (Kershaw) Vorrheis, was born 08 Feb 1833 and baptized at Readington’s Dutch Reformed Church on 03 May 1833.

      By the 1850 census, his parents had moved to St. Joseph County, Indiana and, by 1860 had come to southeastern Otter Creek Township in Tama County, Iowa, but Peter was not enumerated in their household.

      He married Louisa, daughter of Ashberry and Sarah (Ritter) Baltimore, whose family had also been in St. Joseph County, Indiana as of the 1850 census and, by 1860, had settled in Floyd County, Iowa. Peter’s younger brother Rulif Seborn Vorhes married Louisa Baltimore’s sister, Sarah Ann, and also settled at Floyd County.

      Peter and Louisa’s known children were John D., Orville M., Rulif ‘Ralph,’ William, Sarah, Ethan, George, and Peter Ross Vorhes.

      Family links:
      Parents:
      John Hankinson Vorhes (1809 - 1893)
      Maria Kershaw Vorhes (____ - 1881)

      Spouse:
      Louisa Baltimore Vorhes (1838 - 1931)*

      Children:
      Orville M. Vorhes (1860 - 1893)*
      John Delmer Vorhes (1864 - 1946)*
      Ralph M Vorhes (1868 - 1955)*
      William Baltimore Vorhes (1870 - 1954)*
      Sadie Marie Vorhes Brunner (1872 - 1959)*
      Jemie R. Vorhes (1874 - 1876)*
      Ethan Reynolds Vorhes (1876 - 1967)*
      Ross Peter Vorhes (1879 - 1926)*

      Siblings:
      Peter Neiman Vorhes (1833 - 1911)
      Rulif Seborn Vorhes (1834 - 1910)*
      Isaac Vorhes (1838 - 1926)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Hillside Cemetery
      Marble Rock
      Floyd County
      Iowa, USA
      Plot: 177

      Created by: David Goltry
      Record added: Sep 08, 2011
      Find A Grave Memorial# 76213508
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      Source:
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2D-YQV
      "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2D-YQV : 14 July 2016), Peter N Vorhes, Union, Floyd, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 224, sheet 408C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0340; FHL microfilm 1,254,340.
      Peter N Vorhes
      United States Census, 1880
      Name Peter N Vorhes
      Event Type Census
      Event Date 1880
      Event Place Union, Floyd, Iowa, United States
      Gender Male
      Age 45
      Marital Status Married
      Race White
      Race (Original) W
      Occupation Farmer
      Relationship to Head of Household Self
      Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Self
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1835
      Birthplace New Jersey, United States
      Father's Birthplace ---
      Mother's Birthplace ---
      Sheet Letter C
      Sheet Number 408
      Person Number 0
      Volume 1
      Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
      Peter N Vorhes Self M 45 New Jersey, United States
      Louisa Vorhes Wife F 41 Indiana, United States
      John D Vorhes Son M 15 Iowa, United States
      Orvill M Vorhes Son M 14 Iowa, United States
      Ralph Vorhes Son M 12 Iowa, United States
      William Vorhes Son M 10 Iowa, United States
      Sarah Vorhes Daughter F 8 Iowa, United States
      Ethan Vorhes Son M 4 Iowa, United States
      George Vorhes Son M 2 Iowa, United States
      Peter Ren Vorhes Son M 1 Iowa, United States
      Mary Johnson Niece F 11 Iowa, United States
      Maggie Krapp Other F 16 Germany
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