h/o Lucy A. Nelson

s/o Sebring Voorheis and Sarah Bachman

Biography from Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with Portraits and Biographies of all the Presidents of the United States and Governors of the State. Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1891; pp 327

MYRON VOORHEIS, a farmer on section 6, White Lake Township, is one of the representative farmers of Oakland County. He is a son of Sebring Voorheis, whose father, Peter, lived in Seneca County, N.Y., and reared a family of ten children, namely: Issac, Joseph, Sebring, Peter, Jackson, John, Jacob, Abraham, Mary and Jane. The great-grandfather of our subject was in the War of the Revolution.

Sebring Voorheis was born in Seneca County, N.Y., January 7, 1815, and in 1839 came to Michigan and settled in White Lake Township, where he ended his days. At that period he owned one hundred and fifty acres, most of which he had cleared and broken. He had also devoted considerable time to teaching school. He had been married in New York to Sarah, daughter of Jacob Bachman. Two children only bless this union -- our subject and his brother, Peter. The second marriage of the father of our subject united him with Julia A. Yerkes, by whom was born one son, Carl S.

Mr. Voorheis' political views were first with the Whigs and afterward the Republicans. He was Supervisor four terms and Township Clerk one term. He represented the district of Oakland County in the State Legislature in 1863-64 for a term of two years. His death occurred in February, 1882, in White Lake Township. He had been bereaved of his faithful wife in April, 1866.

Myron Voorheis first saw the light December 10, 1840, in White Lake Township, where he has resided ever since with the exception of a year and a half which he passed in Paw Paw and six months at Grand Rapids. His education in the common schools was supplemented by attendance at the State Normal School at Ypsilanti, where he was graduated in 1865. He taught school winters for six years. While at school in Ypsilanti he met Lucy A Nelson, of Vermont, who was a classmate there. To her he was united in marriage August 14, 1867. The father of Mrs. Voorheis was Oren Nelson, a native of Wheelock Township, Caledonia County, Vt., born February 19, 1806. Her mother was Sarah Allen in her maidenhood, and was born June 9, 1809 and died September 25, 1888. This family were adherents of the faith of the Free-Will Baptist Church.

Three children have blessed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Voorheis. Their eldest is Herbert S., born August 4, 1870; he is now in the State Normal School at Ypsilanti, Mich., and is a member of the class of '92, in which class is also his sister, Sarah D., who was born March 9, 1872. The youngest child, Irving N., was born August 21, 1876, and is still attending school at home. Mr. Voorheis now owns ninety-six acres in White Lake Township. He follows mixed farming and breeds Shropshire sheep. He is a Prohibitionist and has been since 1884. He has held the office of School Inspector in Rose Township, and he and his family are members and supporters of the Presbyterian Church at White Lake.

h/o Lucy A. Nelson

s/o Sebring Voorheis and Sarah Bachman

Biography from Portrait and Biographical Album of Oakland County, Michigan, containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with Portraits and Biographies of all the Presidents of the United States and Governors of the State. Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1891; pp 327

MYRON VOORHEIS, a farmer on section 6, White Lake Township, is one of the representative farmers of Oakland County. He is a son of Sebring Voorheis, whose father, Peter, lived in Seneca County, N.Y., and reared a family of ten children, namely: Issac, Joseph, Sebring, Peter, Jackson, John, Jacob, Abraham, Mary and Jane. The great-grandfather of our subject was in the War of the Revolution.

Sebring Voorheis was born in Seneca County, N.Y., January 7, 1815, and in 1839 came to Michigan and settled in White Lake Township, where he ended his days. At that period he owned one hundred and fifty acres, most of which he had cleared and broken. He had also devoted considerable time to teaching school. He had been married in New York to Sarah, daughter of Jacob Bachman. Two children only bless this union -- our subject and his brother, Peter. The second marriage of the father of our subject united him with Julia A. Yerkes, by whom was born one son, Carl S.

Mr. Voorheis' political views were first with the Whigs and afterward the Republicans. He was Supervisor four terms and Township Clerk one term. He represented the district of Oakland County in the State Legislature in 1863-64 for a term of two years. His death occurred in February, 1882, in White Lake Township. He had been bereaved of his faithful wife in April, 1866.

Myron Voorheis first saw the light December 10, 1840, in White Lake Township, where he has resided ever since with the exception of a year and a half which he passed in Paw Paw and six months at Grand Rapids. His education in the common schools was supplemented by attendance at the State Normal School at Ypsilanti, where he was graduated in 1865. He taught school winters for six years. While at school in Ypsilanti he met Lucy A Nelson, of Vermont, who was a classmate there. To her he was united in marriage August 14, 1867. The father of Mrs. Voorheis was Oren Nelson, a native of Wheelock Township, Caledonia County, Vt., born February 19, 1806. Her mother was Sarah Allen in her maidenhood, and was born June 9, 1809 and died September 25, 1888. This family were adherents of the faith of the Free-Will Baptist Church.

Three children have blessed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Voorheis. Their eldest is Herbert S., born August 4, 1870; he is now in the State Normal School at Ypsilanti, Mich., and is a member of the class of '92, in which class is also his sister, Sarah D., who was born March 9, 1872. The youngest child, Irving N., was born August 21, 1876, and is still attending school at home. Mr. Voorheis now owns ninety-six acres in White Lake Township. He follows mixed farming and breeds Shropshire sheep. He is a Prohibitionist and has been since 1884. He has held the office of School Inspector in Rose Township, and he and his family are members and supporters of the Presbyterian Church at White Lake.