John S. Van Voorhis and Betsy Plumer Smith

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Husband John S. Van Voorhis ¹

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           Born: 8 May 1823 - Carroll Twp, Washington Co, PA 1
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         Father: Isaac Van Voorhis (1794-1875) 2 3 4
         Mother: Mary Hair (1797-1876) 5 6

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       Marriage: 7 Sep 1847 - Monongahela City, Washington Co, PA 7

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Wife Betsy Plumer Smith ⁷

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         Father: Amzi Smith (      -      ) 8
         Mother: Unknown (      -      )

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Children

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1 F Lizzie Van Voorhis ⁷

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           Born: 30 Jun 1848 - Belle Vernon, Fayette Co, PA 7
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           Died: 26 Nov 1877 - Belle Vernon, Fayette Co, PA
         Buried:  - Rehoboth Church, Westmoreland Co, PA

         Spouse: J. C. Cunningham (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 30 Mar 1871 7

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2 M Isaac S. Van Voorhis ⁷

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           Born: 5 Jun 1851 - Belle Vernon, Fayette Co, PA 9
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         Spouse: Genevieve Geib (      -      ) 9
           Marr: 9 Apr 1878 - Philadelphia, PA 9

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General Notes: Husband - John S. Van Voorhis

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He was a pupil in the old Colhoun school, but always declared that he got his first ideas of education from the R. F. Cooper, Esq., who for several years was his teacher in a school near the toll-gate on the pike. He was always an admirer of Cooper's talents, and expressed strong regrets at his early removal by death.
He began his college education in November, 1840, with Prof. J. P. Thompson in an old carriage factory on Main street, Monongahela City.
After the death of Prof. Thompson, John recited to John McFarland in the Ira Butler house, opposite the paper mill in Catsburg. He entered the sophomore class in Washington College in November, 1841, and graduated in 1844, dividing the first honor of the class with B. W. Allen and D. C. Reed. He entered the office of the late Dr. R. F. Biddle, of Monongahela City, October 9th, 1844. He graduated at the Jefferson Medical College March 25th, 1847, and settled in Bellevernon, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, May 25th, 1847.

1 John S. Van Voorhis, The Old and New Monongahela (Pittsburgh, PA: Nicholson, Printer and Binder, 1893), Pg 210.

2 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 695.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1059.

4 John S. Van Voorhis, The Old and New Monongahela (Pittsburgh, PA: Nicholson, Printer and Binder, 1893), Pg 188.

5 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 695, 793.

6 John S. Van Voorhis, The Old and New Monongahela (Pittsburgh, PA: Nicholson, Printer and Binder, 1893), Pg 199.

7 John S. Van Voorhis, The Old and New Monongahela (Pittsburgh, PA: Nicholson, Printer and Binder, 1893), Pg 211.

8 John S. Van Voorhis, The Old and New Monongahela (Pittsburgh, PA: Nicholson, Printer and Binder, 1893), Pg 209.

9 John S. Van Voorhis, The Old and New Monongahela (Pittsburgh, PA: Nicholson, Printer and Binder, 1893), Pg 216.