Tilley Pearsall Genealogy Database

Son Vanderhoef

M, #6176, b. 17 April 1865

Parents

Father	Theodore M. Vanderhoef (b. 1826, d. 8 January 1899)
Mother	Catherine Vanandale (b. about 1828)

Biography

Birth

17 April 1865

Son Vanderhoef was born on 17 April 1865 in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey. Recorded as Male, father Theodore Vanderhoof, Mother Cathrine Vanderhoof, Father: Potter.

"New Jersey, Births, 1670-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCBD-QDX : 8 April 2016), Theodore Vanderhoof in entry for Vanderhoof, 17 Apr 1865; citing Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States, Division of Archives and Record Management, New Jersey Department of State, Trenton.; FHL microfilm 584,583. No image on FamilySearch. Also listed in their "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980" database.

Last Edited

23 March 2017

Father	James Vanderhoef (d. between 1835 and 1840)
Mother	Alice J ("Elsie") Disbrow (b. about 1803, d. 30 March 1889)

Daughter	Alice Ann Vanderhoef (b. 1844)
Son	William H. Vanderhoof (b. 2 May 1851, d. 10 April 1911)
Daughter	Isadora Vanderhoef (b. 1855)
Daughter	Lavinia (Lorena) Vanderhoof+ (b. 3 July 1859)
Daughter	Rosilla Vanderhoof (b. 19 March 1861, d. 21 August 1896)

Birth	1827	Orin Jerome Vanderhoef was born in 1827 in New Jersey.
Census	9 August 1850	He appeared in the census 9 August 1850 in North Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Orin is listed as: Oren, age 23, Potter, born in NJ, with Eliza, 23, born in Mass., and Alice Ann, 6 months, born in NJ.
Census	20 September 1855	He appeared in the census 20 September 1855 in Somerset, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Orin is listed as: Orin (28, Potter, born in New Brunswick), Eliza (28, born in Mass.), Alice (5, born in Mass.), Esedora (5 mos., born in Mass.), and Harriet Chace (42, born in Mass.)
Census	1 May 1865	He appeared in the census 1 May 1865 in Ashland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Orin is listed as: (this may not be the same person, because there is another entry for 1865 for him with his wife. But the similarity of name, age, birthplate and location in Massachusetts, may mean something so I am entering it here.) Orren (39, born in New Jersey, Married, Bootmaker) in the household of Conrad Sefz (50, born in Germany, bootmaker) with Theressa Sefz (42, born in Germany), William Sefz (14, born in Massachusetts) and John Gamesman (14m born in Massachusetts). "Massachusetts State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch.
Census	22 May 1865	He appeared in the census 22 May 1865 in Somerset, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Orin is listed as: Jerome O. Vanderhoff, (44, born New Jersey, married, no occupation listed), Eliza (38, born in Swansea, Mass., married), Alice (15, born New Brunswick, NJ), Wm. H. (14, born in New Brunswick, NJ), Dove (female, 12, born in Swansea, Mass), Lorena (6, born in Somerset, Mass), Anna (4, born in Somerset, Mass) and Harriet Chace (62, born in Swansea, Mass, widowed). The listing is a little bit unusual because Eliza is listed first, and Jerome is listed after the children, just before Harriet Chace, who is the mother-in-law, They live next to the household of Perry S. Chace (45, born in Swansea, Mass), his wife Sybil P (44, born in Somerset, Mass.), Charles f. (18, soldier), Georgiana F (17), Mary B. (13), and Abby B. (10). All the children born in Somerset.

Birth	2 May 1851	William H. Vanderhoof was born on 2 May 1851 in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
Census	1910	He appeared in the census 1910 in Somerset, Bristol County, Massachusetts. William is listed as: a Boarder, age 60, Single, born in New Jersey and parents born in New Jersey. Occupation: none
Death	10 April 1911	He died on 10 April 1911 in Somerset, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Death Certificate: Address: High Street, Somerset, Mass. William was single. His DOB was 2 May 1851, 59 yrs, 11 mos. 8 ds. He was a Laborer. Birthplace: New Brunswick, NJ. Father: Orrin J. Vanderhoof, born in Middletown Port, NJ (It might say NY). Mother: Eliza Chace, born in Swansea, Mass. The physician statement is "I hereby certify that I have investigated death of the deceased. The cause of death was as follows: Suffocation. He fell upon his face while in an attack of epilepsy thus shutting off his breath." Thos. F. Gunning, M.D., 10 Apr 1911, Fall River. The Informant was Mrs. Dora Gifford, Fall River, Mass. Place of Burial Palmer Street Cemetery, Somerset, Mass. Date of burial 12 Apr, 1911. "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch

Birth	19 March 1861	Rosilla Vanderhoof was born on 19 March 1861 in Somerset, Bristol County, Massachusetts. The record on FamilySearch lists the father as Orin Jerome Vanderhoef and the mother as Eliza Chace Vanderhoef.¹
Marriage	12 October 1880	Frank A. Marble and she were married on 12 October 1880 in Somerset, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Frank A. Marble's parents are Benjamin and Phebe Marble. Spouse is listed as Anna S. Vanderhoof and her parents William Vanderhoof and Eliza Vanderhoof. Actually William was her brother.²
Note	1896	In 1896, Could Anne L and Rosilla be the same person? Both born 1861. Haven't found birth register for Annie C. Very confusing -- there are two death listings on familysearch.org with this death date, Marie L. Marble, age 35, and Annie L. Marble, age 35. Both married to Frank A. Marble. I will go with the one that has an image (attached), and I will assume she is Rosilla. I see Annie L.'s death certificate, and I see Annie L. alive in the 1910 census, a second marriage, so I have something all confused. I will get back to it.
Death	21 August 1896	She died on 21 August 1896 in Somerset, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Listed in death register as Annie L. Marble, maiden name Vanderhoff, age 35 yrs, 5 months, 2 days. Cause of death Hermorrhage. Residence Somerset, place of birth Somerset. Parents Jerome Vanderhoff from New Jersey, Eliza Vanderhoff from Somerset. Just below is the death of Female Marble, Still born, Parents: Frank A. Marble and Annie Vanderhoff.³

Birth	before 1755	Sentry James Morgan was born before 1755 in Herefordshire, England. Other reports said that he was a native of Ireland, and some say he was born in America.
Immigration	1772	He immigrated in 1772 to Charlestown A record was found of a James Morgan who immigrated to Philadelphia in 1772, as an indentured servant for about five years to William Hurvey in Southwark (PA?), which may or may not be the same person.
Residence	1773	As of 1773 James lived in Portsmouth, Virginia, for about 18 months after he came to America.
Military	1774	He served in the military in 1774 in various assignments: first on board a Continental sloop of war as a steward for 10 months, and then as a sergeant of the First Regiment of Artillery under Captain Harrison for a time.
Occupation	LATE 1770'S	LATE 1770'S James worked in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, as keeper of a public house with legal permission.
Military	about 1779	He served in the military about 1779 in Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvania line.
Moved	about 1780	As of about 1780, James moved to Elizabeth Town, Union County, New Jersey, with his wife and family. Some reports state that he was Roman Catholic.
History Note	24 November 1781	On 24 November 1781 in Elizabeth Town, Union County, New Jersey, the following event took place: Sentry James Morgan shot the Rev. James Caldwell.
Death	29 January 1782	He died on 29 January 1782 at Gallows Hill in Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, by hanging.
Reference Link		This event provides a link from Catherine Ann Morgan to Sentry James Morgan
Newspaper	22 February 1990	According to the on 22 February 1990 edition of the in Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, and the five following editions. I have doubts that the sentry James Morgan, who was hung at Gallows Hill in Westfield, could possibly be an ancestor of our Catherine Ann Morgan. He died in 1782, leaving evidently a wife and family. It is possible he could have left a son who grew up to be Catherine Ann's father. However, Phineas Carman Pearsall did not come to Westfield until 1879. I suspect rather that later generations of Pearsall's in Westfield conflated the Westfield tale of the infamous soldier named Morgan with the mystery of Catherine Ann Morgan's parentage, and jumped to the assumption of a connection. But of course it is possible, and for completeness I am appending the full story of sentry James Morgan here.¹

Daughter	Linna C. L. Brown (b. 1864)
Son	Benjamin Gibbs Brown (b. 9 March 1866)

Birth	1826	Alexander Brown was born in 1826.
Marriage	9 June 1861	He and Susan Amanda Vanderhoef were married on 9 June 1861 in Fall River, Massachusetts, Marriage of Alexander Brown and Susan A. Vanderhoof Gibbs. The register reads: Alexander Brown, Residence: Fall River, Mass, age 35, Painter, Born in Little Compton, R.I., Parents: Clark & Elizabeth m.n. Stoddard, Second marriage, Official: J. T. Benton, Clergyman, Taunton. Susan A. Gibbs, m.n. Vanderhoof, Resident of Somerset, Mass, age 30, born in New Jersey, Parents: James & Alice Vanderhoof, Second marriage. J. T. Benton was pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Taunton.¹
Census	1865	He appeared in the census 1865 in Somerset, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Alexander is listed as: Alexander Brown (39, Born Little Compton, R. I. Painter), Susan A. Brown (34, born Middletown Point, N.J.), Anny E. Brown (8, born in Tiverton, R.I.), Linna C.L. Brown (1, born in Somerset), Elsineta M. Gibbs (13, born in Somerset), Susan B. Gibbs (10, born in Somerset).
Occupation	1866	In 1866 Alexander worked in Somerset, Bristol County, Massachusetts, as an Engineer.²

Father	Alexander Brown (b. 1826)
Mother	Susan Amanda Vanderhoef (b. 31 May 1831, d. 24 June 1908)

Birth	9 March 1866	Benjamin Gibbs Brown was born on 9 March 1866 in Somerset, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Father is listed as an Engineer born in Little Compton, RI, and mother born in Middletown, N.J.
Marriage	3 July 1890	He and Sadie J. Coile were married on 3 July 1890 in Pottersville, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Benjamin G. Brown, resident of Attleboro, age 24, Plumber, born in Somerset, Parents: Alexander & Susan A. (Vanderhoef), First marriage, T. W. Howard, Peace Christian Church, Pottersville. Another listing of the same marriage in Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961, on familysearch.org, said the marriage was in Attleboro.¹

Birth	1865	Sadie J. Coile was born in 1865.
Marriage	3 July 1890	Benjamin Gibbs Brown and she were married on 3 July 1890 in Pottersville, Bristol County, Massachusetts, Benjamin G. Brown, resident of Attleboro, age 24, Plumber, born in Somerset, Parents: Alexander & Susan A. (Vanderhoef), First marriage, T. W. Howard, Peace Christian Church, Pottersville. Another listing of the same marriage in Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961, on familysearch.org, said the marriage was in Attleboro.¹

Daughter	Elsietta (Etta) Matilda Gibbs (b. 16 November 1851, d. 1 October 1932)
Daughter	Susan Benjamin Gibbs (b. 6 March 1855, d. 24 September 1926)
Daughter	Anny E. Brown (b. 1857)

Father	Benjamin Gibbs
Mother	Susan Amanda Vanderhoef (b. 31 May 1831, d. 24 June 1908)

Birth	16 November 1851	Elsietta (Etta) Matilda Gibbs was born on 16 November 1851 in Somerset, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Probably named Elsietta after Susan's mother Elsie.
Death	1 October 1932	She died on 1 October 1932 in Edgewood, Rhode Island, Viewed on familysearch.org, Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950.

Birth	6 March 1855	Susan Benjamin Gibbs was born on 6 March 1855 in Somerset, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Benjamin F. (or Z?) & Susan A. Gibbs, parents, residing in Somerset, Benjamin is a Rigger, he was born in Somerset, and his wife Susan A. was born in Middletown Point, N.J. On the same page, the birth of Clarence to Susan's brother Theodore and his first wife Adelia is listed.¹
Marriage	14 June 1882	Seth Borden and she were married on 14 June 1882 in Fall River, Massachusetts, Seth Borden is a 24-year old Bookkeeper from Fall River, son of Joseph and Amy Borden. Susan is 27, the daughter of Benjamin and Amanda Gibbs. They were married by Rev. Small.²
Death	24 September 1926	She died on 24 September 1926 in Fall River, Massachusetts,
Burial		She was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Birth	1858	Seth Borden was born in 1858 in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Marriage	14 June 1882	He and Susan Benjamin Gibbs were married on 14 June 1882 in Fall River, Massachusetts, Seth Borden is a 24-year old Bookkeeper from Fall River, son of Joseph and Amy Borden. Susan is 27, the daughter of Benjamin and Amanda Gibbs. They were married by Rev. Small.¹
Death	21 March 1934	He died on 21 March 1934 in Fall River, Massachusetts,²
Burial	23 March 1934	He was buried on 23 March 1934 at Oak Grove Cemetery in Fall River, Massachusetts.

Daughter	Malena Rogers (b. 1879)
Daughter	Alice Rogers (b. about 1882)
Daughter	Stella Rogers (b. about 1884)

Birth	1857	William A. Rogers was born in 1857 in New Jersey.
Marriage	about 1878	He and Theodotia Lavenia Letts were married about 1878 in Monmouth County, New Jersey,
Census	1880	He appeared in the census 1880 in Matawan, Monmouth County, New Jersey. William is listed as: William A., (23, works in Pottery, born in N.J., father born in N. J., mother born in Nova Scotia), Theodosia Rogers (32, Wife, Keeping House, born in Mass, parents born N.J.), Wellington Letts (12, Step-son, at school, born in New Jersey, father born N.J., mother born Mass.), Malena Rogers (1, daughter), Alfred Letts (68, father-in-law, boarder), Alice M. Letts (77, mother-in-law, boarder). 77 would put Alice's birth at 1803.
Census	1885	He appeared in the census 1885 in Matawan, Monmouth County, New Jersey. William is listed as: William A Rogers (20-60), Theodora L Rogers (20-60), Lena L Rogers (5-20), Alice M. Rogers (0-4), Stella Rogers (0-4), Alfred A. Letts (over 60), Allice Letts (over 60), William C. Letts (5-20). No image available on familysearch.org. 1885 New Jersey census not on ancestry.com.
Census	1910	He appeared in the census 1910. William is listed as:
Census	1930	He appeared in the census 1930 at 196 Jackson Street in Matawan, Monmouth County, New Jersey. William is listed as: William A, Head (Owner, value of home $1000, age 73, Widowed, Occupation: Potter in Pottery, not working, class on unemployment schedule:20, not a veteran). Bertha Allen, Boarder, Widowed, not employed.)

Father	William A. Rogers (b. 1857)
Mother	Theodotia Lavenia Letts (b. 20 May 1846, d. 27 September 1886)

Father	Charles M. Letts
Mother	Theodotia Lavenia Letts (b. 20 May 1846, d. 27 September 1886)