Lester Voorhees1

M, b. 27 January 1907, d. 29 November 1983
Family Explorer
FatherRichard V. Voorhees1 b. c 1878, d. 2 Aug 1930
MotherMartha Backer1 b. 5 Jan 1882, d. 1959
Relationships
7th cousin 1 time removed of Evelyn Marie Van Dyke
7th cousin 1 time removed of Robert Edward Van Dyke
7th cousin 1 time removed of John William Van Dyke
7th cousin 1 time removed of Walter Carl Van Dyke
Lester Voorhees
     Lester Voorhees, son of Richard V. Voorhees and Martha Backer, was born on 27 January 1907 at Gladstone, Somerset, New Jersey.1

     The U.S. officially entered World War II on 8 December 1941 following an attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Just about a year before that, in October 1940, President Roosevelt had signed into law the first peacetime selective service draft in U.S. history, due to rising world conflicts. After the U.S. entered WWII a new selective service act required that all men between ages 18 and 65 register for the draft. Between November 1940 and October 1946, over 10 million American men were registered. The Fourth Registration, often referred to as the "old man's registration", was conducted on 27 April 1942 and registered men who born on or between 28 April 1877 and 16 February 1897 - men who were between 45 and 64 years old - and who were not already in the military. Lester filled out a draft card for World War II on 16 October 1940 (at age 33), while living at Gladstone, Somerset, New Jersey. He was working for John H. Roebling, at Bernardville, Somerset, New Jersey.2

     Lester died on 29 November 1983, at Morristown Memorial Hospital, New Jersey, at age 76,1 and was buried at Peapack Union Cemetery, Gladstone, Somerset, New Jersey.1

Census

     Lester appeared on the 1910 Federal Census in Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey in the household of his parents, Richard and Martha.3

     Lester appeared on the 1920 Federal Census, enumerated 3 January 1920, the household of his parents, Richard and Martha of Peapack and Gladstone, Somerset, New Jersey.4

     Lester appeared on the 1930 Federal Census, enumerated 12 April 1930, of Peapack and Gladstone, Somerset, New Jersey in the household of his parents, Richard and Martha. He was working in the trucking field.5

Obituary

30 November 1983

VOORHEES

Lester, of 6 Valley View Avenue, Gladstone, on Tuesday, November 29, 1983, son of the late Richard V. & Martha Backer Voorhees, brother of Mrs. Mildred E. Kavanaugh of Pottersville & O. Dick Voorhees of Bound Brook, friend of Ruth Stempert of Branchville, also survived by several nieces & nephews. Service at the Layton Funeral Home, Main Streeet, Bedminster, of Friday, December 2 at 1 1 a.m. Interment Union Cemetery, Gladstone. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday, 2-4 & 7-9 p.m.6
Last Edited=26 Nov 2022

Citations

  1. [S24] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial # 10767398.
  2. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    Name: Lester Voorhees Race: White Age: 33 Birth Date: 27 Jan 1907 Birth Place: Gladstone, New Jersey Residence Place: Gladstone, Somerset, NJ. Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place:     Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
    Employer: John A. Roebling Weight: 210 Complexion: Ruddy
    Eye Color: Gray Hair Color: Blonde Height: 5'' 10" Next of Kin: Martha Voorhees.
  3. [S29] Census of the United States, 1910 U S Federal Census, Bedminster, New Jersey, Sheet 8 B, line 90 thru 94.
  4. [S43] Census of the United States, 1920 U S Federal Census, Peapack and Gladstone, New Jersey, Sheet 3 A, line 7 thru 13.
  5. [S42] Census of the United States, 1930 U S Federal Census, Peapack and Gladstone, New Jersey, Sheet 5 A, line 50 and Sheet 5 B, line 51 thru 54.
  6. [S9] Unknown author, General Newspaper Items: Varied, Location: Varied, The Courier-News (Bridgewater, New Jersey) 30 Nov 1983, Wed Page 13.

Martin Voorhees1

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Family Explorer
     Martin married Elsie Van Dyke, daughter of Jan Van Dyke and Garretta Bergen.1

Family: Martin Voorhees and Elsie Van Dyke

Last Edited=1 Jul 2018

Citations

  1. [S58] A. M., Ph.D. Compiler: William B. Aitken, Distinguished Families In America ..... Jan Thomasse Van Dyke, Found on Page 219.

Mildred Voorhees1

F, b. 13 December 1902, d. 5 December 1995
Family Explorer
FatherRichard V. Voorhees1 b. c 1878, d. 2 Aug 1930
MotherMartha Backer1 b. 5 Jan 1882, d. 1959
Relationships
7th cousin 1 time removed of Evelyn Marie Van Dyke
7th cousin 1 time removed of Robert Edward Van Dyke
7th cousin 1 time removed of John William Van Dyke
7th cousin 1 time removed of Walter Carl Van Dyke
Mildred Voorhees, wife of Edward Kavanaugh
     Mildred Voorhees, daughter of Richard V. Voorhees and Martha Backer, was born on 13 December 1902 at Gladstone, New Jersey.1

     Her married name was Kavanaugh.2

     Mildred married Edward Kavanaugh.2

     Mildred died on 5 December 1995, at Bedminster, New Jersey, at age 92,1 and was buried at Peapack Union Cemetery, Gladstone, Somerset, New Jersey.1

Census

     Mildred appeared on the 1910 Federal Census in Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey in the household of her parents, Richard and Martha.3

     Mildred appeared on the 1920 Federal Census, enumerated 3 January 1920, in the household of her parents, Richard and Martha of Peapack and Gladstone, Somerset, New Jersey.4

Obituary

7 December 1995

Mildred Kavanaugh, 92, active in local clubs

BEDMINSTER Mildred E. Kavanaugh, 92, died Tuesday (Dec. 5, 1995) at her home in the Pottersville section of Bedminster. Born in Gladstone, Mrs. Kavanaugh had lived in Pottersville since 1944. She was a member of the Tawanka Club in Pottersville, the Tewksbury Senior Citizens, the Peapack-Gladstone Women's Club and the Oldwick Fifty Plus Club. Mrs. Kavanaugh was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Peapack-Gladstone Fire Company and a former member of the Chester Chapter 175 Order of the Eastern Star. Her husband, Edward M. Kavanaugh, died in 1975. Surviving are a son, Vincent E. Kavanaugh of Bedminster; a daughter, Vera L. Wortman of Pottersville; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Layton Funeral Home in Bedminster. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until time of services Saturday at the funeral home.5

Family: Mildred Voorhees and Edward Kavanaugh

Last Edited=9 Feb 2023

Citations

  1. [S24] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial # 131021658.
  2. [S24] Unknown author, Find A Grave web site, Url: http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave Memorial #      131021685.
  3. [S29] Census of the United States, 1910 U S Federal Census, Bedminster, New Jersey, Sheet 8 B, line 90 thru 94.
  4. [S43] Census of the United States, 1920 U S Federal Census, Peapack and Gladstone, New Jersey, Sheet 3 A, line 7 thru 13.
  5. [S9] Unknown author, General Newspaper Items: Varied, Location: Varied, The Courier-News (Bridgewater, New Jersey) 07 Dec 1995, Thu Page 17.

Minne Lucasse Voorhees1,2

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     Minne married Antje Wyckoff, daughter of Garret Pieterse Wyckoff and Catherine Johanna Nevius, on 25 April 1717.1,3

Family: Minne Lucasse Voorhees and Antje Wyckoff

Last Edited=5 Jul 2018

Citations

  1. [S67] Compiler: Teunis G. Bergen, Early Settlers of Kings County, Found on Page 395.
  2. [S60] Compiler: Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Streeter, Wyckoff Family in America, Found on Page 385; This reference has middle name as "Lucasz."
  3. [S60] Compiler: Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Streeter, Wyckoff Family in America, Found on Page 385.

Orlis Voorhees1

M, b. 21 December 1915, d. 12 October 1995
Family Explorer
FatherRichard V. Voorhees1 b. c 1878, d. 2 Aug 1930
MotherMartha Backer1 b. 5 Jan 1882, d. 1959
Relationships
7th cousin 1 time removed of Evelyn Marie Van Dyke
7th cousin 1 time removed of Robert Edward Van Dyke
7th cousin 1 time removed of John William Van Dyke
7th cousin 1 time removed of Walter Carl Van Dyke
     Orlis Voorhees, son of Richard V. Voorhees and Martha Backer, was born on 21 December 1915 at Gladstone, New Jersey.1

     The U.S. officially entered World War II on 8 December 1941 following an attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Just about a year before that, in October 1940, President Roosevelt had signed into law the first peacetime selective service draft in U.S. history, due to rising world conflicts. After the U.S. entered WWII a new selective service act required that all men between ages 18 and 65 register for the draft. Between November 1940 and October 1946, over 10 million American men were registered. The Fourth Registration, often referred to as the "old man's registration", was conducted on 27 April 1942 and registered men who born on or between 28 April 1877 and 16 February 1897 - men who were between 45 and 64 years old - and who were not already in the military. Orlis filled out a draft card for World War II on 16 October 1940 (at age 24), while living at Valley View Terrace, Gladstone, Somerset, New Jersey. He was working for Metropolitan Life Insurance at the time.2

     Orlis enlisted in the U. S. ARMY on 18 February 1942, at Fort Dix, New Jersey. His rank was Private, and his release was 30 Aug 1943.3

     Orlis lived at 60 Mercer apt 1A, Somerville, Bound Brook, New Jersey, in 1948. The reference indicating a wife, Virginia M.4

     Orlis died on 12 October 1995, at Paramus Borough, Bergen, New Jersey, at age 79.1,5,6

Census

     Orlis appeared on the 1920 Federal Census, enumerated 3 January 1920, the household of his parents, Richard and Martha of Peapack and Gladstone, Somerset, New Jersey.7

     Orlis appeared on the 1930 Federal Census, enumerated 12 April 1930, of Peapack and Gladstone, Somerset, New Jersey in the household of his parents, Richard and Martha.8
Last Edited=27 Jan 2021

Citations

  1. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    Name: Orlis Voorhees Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 21 Dec 1915 Birth Place: Gladstone, New Jersey Death Date: 12 Oct 1995 Father:     Richard Voorhees Mother: Martha Backer Notes:     Dec 1936: Name listed as ORLIS VOORHEES.
  2. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
    Name: Orlis Voorhees Race: White Age:     24 Birth Date: 21 Dec 1915 Birth Place: Gladstone, Somerset, N. J. Residence Place: Gladstone, Somerset, N. J. Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Gladstone, Somerset, New Jersey, USA Employer: Metropolitan Life. Insurance Weight: 180 Complexion: Light brown Eye Color: Gray Hair Color:     Brown Height: 6.0 Next of Kin: Martha Voorhees.
  3. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    Name: Orlis Voorhees Race: White Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single) Rank:     Private Birth Year: 1915 Nativity State or Country:     New Jersey Citizenship: Citizen Residence: Somerset, New Jersey Education:     4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Accountants and auditors Enlistment Date: 18 Feb 1942 Enlistment Place: Fort Dix, New Jersey Service Number: 32238966 Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
    Component:     Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Height: 69 Weight: 176.
  4. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    Name: Orlis Voorhees Gender: Male Residence Year:     1948
    Street Address: 60 Mercer apt 1A Residence Place: Somerville; Bound Brook, New Jersey, USA Occupation: Accountant
    Spouse: Virginia M Voorhees Publication Title:     Somerville, New Jersey, City Directory, 1948.
  5. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1901-2017
    Name: Orlis Voorhees Age: 80 Birth Date: 21 Dec 1915 Death Date:     12 Oct 1995 Death Place:     Paramus Borough, Bergen, New Jersey, USA.
  6. [S23] Unknown author, Ancestry Web Site, Url: http://www.ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    Name: Orlis Voorhees Birth Date:     21 Dec 1915 Death Date: 12 Oct 1995 Branch 1:     ARMY
    Enlistment Date 1:     18 Feb 1942 Release Date 1: 30 Aug 1943.
  7. [S43] Census of the United States, 1920 U S Federal Census, Peapack and Gladstone, New Jersey, Sheet 3 A, line 7 thru 13.
  8. [S42] Census of the United States, 1930 U S Federal Census, Peapack and Gladstone, New Jersey, Sheet 5 A, line 50 and Sheet 5 B, line 51 thru 54.
 
Compiler: John W. Van Dyke: John W. Van Dyke