‡Source: History of Hocking Valley, Ohio Together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portrait of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z < CLICK HERE to RETURN to 1883 BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX >   NELSON H. VAN VORHES Source:  History of Hocking Valley, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co., 1883 - Page 390   JOHN VARLEY Source:  History of Hocking Valley, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co., 1883 - Page 392   ELIJAH VICKERS Source:  History of Hocking Valley, Ohio, Publ. Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co., 1883 - Page 698   Lee Twp. - ALBERT VORHES, a native of Washington County, Penn., born Nov. 29, 1818, was a son of Peter and Elizabeth (Burnett) Vorhes, natives of New Jersey, his father born in January, 1791, and his mother Sept. 2, 1792.  His father died Sept. 13, 1854, and his mother Nov. 8, 1862.  They had a family of seven children—John, Sarah, Albert, Maria, William, Peter and Andrew.  Andrew died Dec. 4, 1875.  Mr. Vorhes lived on a farm till 1853, when he located in Albany, and established the mercantile house now in charge of his sons.  He retired from active business in 1876, and the firm since that time has been J. H. Vorhes & Bros.  He has a farm of 120 acres where he now resides, enjoying the benefits of an active early life.  He was married in 1846 to Jane Morse, a native of Lawrence County, Ohio, born March 16, 1825.  She died Feb. 2, 1866, leaving seven children. Mr. Vorhes afterward married Ollie Gorslene, a native of Athens County.  He is a member of the Presbyterian and his wife of the Baptist church.  He belongs to Albany Lodge, No. 56, A. F. & A. M.  The firm of J. H. Vorhes & Bros, do an annual business of $75,000.  In 1871 and ’72 they handled over 200,000 pounds of wool. SOURCE:  History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page  624   Lee Twp. - JOHN VORHES was born in Greene County, Penn., Aug. 7, 1815.  When twenty-one years of age he came to Athens County and settled in Alexander Township, and five years later came to Lee Township and lived on a farm on section 11 till 1849.  He moved into Albany in November of that year, and opened a dry-goods store.  In 1864 he sold out to Isaac Stanley, and since then has been operating largely in real estate.  He has been Town Councilman and Treasurer several terms.  In August, 1841, he married E. M. McGrath, a native of Watertown, N. Y., born in 1823.  They have had eight children, only five now living—A. W., Elizabeth, Albert, B. C., and F. Ellen. Mr. Vorhes has 1,000 acres of fine land, 200 acres being near Albany. SOURCE:  History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page  624   Waterloo Twp. - W. H. VORHES, of Vorhes, Earhart & Co., merchants, Mineral P. O., was born in Lee Township, Athens County, Aug. 13, 1852, and is the son of Albert and Elizabeth (Morse) Vorhes.  He remained with his parents until he reached his majority, and received his early education in the common schools, completing it in the academy at Albany.  During his minority he was engaged in assisting his father in the store at Albany.  On reaching his majority be purchased an interest with his brother in their father's business, in which he continued three years, meeting with good success.  He then sold out his interest and was engaged in farming and dealing in stock one year.  The following year he clerked in the store at Albany, and the next year went to Kansas, where he purchased a ranch and was engaged in sheep-raising until the following January.  He returned to Ohio, May 1, 1880, and built the store which he now occupies, and filled it with a line of general merchandise.  He was married May 10, 1874, to Miss Ollie Whaley daughter of John Whaley a resident of Lee Township.  They have one son - Arthur B. Source:  History of Hocking Valley, Ohio - Published Chicago: by Inter-State Publishing Co. - 1883 - Page 699