Individual Details
Henry Clay Van Vorhes
(1839 - 1888)
Events
| Birth | 1839 | Athens, Athens, Ohio | |||
| Marriage | 9 Feb 1865 | Arcola, Washington, Minnesota - Emma Mower | |||
| Census | 1 May 1875 | Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota |  |  | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Pine Street, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | | | |
| Bio Note | 1881 | a brief biographical sketch was included in The History of Washington County | | | |
| Death | 1888 | Alaska | | |
Families
| Spouse | Emma Mower (1847 - 1933) |
| Child | Albert Henry Van Vorhes (1866 - 1867) |
| Child | Edwin "Eddie" Van Vorhes (1868 - ) |
| Child | Willis Henry Van Vorhes (1870 - 1943) |
| Child | Mae Mower Van Vorhes (1873 - ) |
| Father | Abraham Van Vorhes ( - ) |
| Mother | Mary W. Vorhes ( - ) |
Notes
Census
Henry Van Vorhes was enumerated as head of household, age 35, male, white, born in Ohio, father born in Pennsylvania, and mother born in Pennsylvania. Other members of his household were Emma Van Vorhes, Eddie Van Vorhes, Willis H. Van Vorhes, Mary Van Vorhes, Ida Johnson, and Mary Peterson..Census
Henry Van Vorhes was enumerated as head of household, a 41 year old white male. married, with bookkeeper listed as his occupation. His birthplace was shown as Ohio, and the birthplace for both of parents was Pennsylvania. Other members of his household were Emma M. Van Vorhes (wife), Eddie M. Van Vorhes (son), Willis H. Van Vorhes (son, May M. Van Vorhes (daughter), and Tilly Olsen (servant).Bio Note
Henry C. Van Vorhes, was born in Athens, Athens county, Ohio, in 1839, and came here with his father's family, in 1850. During the war he enlisted in the First Minnesota Infantry, Company B, April 27th, 1861; went to the front and was engaged in a number of severe battles; took sick and was sent to the hospital, and afterwards discharged for disability after serving about eighteen months. He afterwards accompanied his brother, Captain A. J. Van Vorhes, of this city, but was not on active duty. After his return from the south, he came to Stillwater, which has since been his residence. He was married to Miss Emily Mower, a daughter of one of the first settlers of Washington county. Their eldest son, Albert H., died at the age of one year; Edward M., Willis H. and Mary M. are their living children.Death
The Saint Paul Globe reported on 10 October 1888, that a letter received by Edwin Van Vorhes from Sitka, Alaska, left little room for doubt that his father, Henry C. Van Vorhes had perished while on a voyage of discovery along the coast, departing from Sitka in a small sail boat earlier in the spring with a group of adventurers. No trace of the boat or any of the party has been found, despite a search for them.Endnotes
1. "Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905," Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (www.ancestery.com : accesssed 14 December 2019), digital image, "Minnesota State Population Census Schedule, 1875," p. 164, family 342, line 17, Henry Van Vorhes; Minnesota HIstorical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, Microfilm Roll No. MNSC_17.
2. 1880 U.S. Census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, City of Stillwater, enumeration district (ED) 33, p. 4, Pine Street, dwelling 21, family 1, Henry Van Vorhes family, line 6, Henry Van Vorhes; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 April 2019); NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls.
3. Rev. Edward D. Neill; J. Fletcher Williams, History of Washington County and the St. Croix Valley Including Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota: And Outlines of the History of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota: North Star Publishing Company, 1881), 606; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 14 December 2019.
4. "The Stillwater Budget," The Saint Paul (Minnesota) Daily Globe, 10 October 1888, p. 2, col. 4; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 28 August 2018).