Van Wormer, Henry J.

1803 - 1879  (76 years)

• Name	Van Wormer, Henry J.  [1]
  Birth	11 Mar 1803	Montgomery County, New York, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Steuben County, New York, USA   [2]
  Name	Henry Van Wormer  [2]
  Residence	1850	Cohocton, Steuben, New York, USA   [1]
  Residence	Between 1855 and 1860	Avoca, Steuben, New York, USA   [1]
  Residence	Between 1865 and 1875	Cohocton, Steuben, New York, USA   [1]
  Death	Sep 1879	Cohocton, Steuben, New York, USA   [1]
  Burial	Abt Sep 1879	Cohocton, Steuben, New York, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I83281	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	van Wormer, Lawrence,   b. Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	van Wormer, mrs Lawrence
  Relationship	natural
  Settled jt	1816	Cohocton, Steuben, New York, USA
  	with a family of fourteen children, as well as a number of negroes, remnants of slavery days, who remained with the family. He was a farmer by occupation and a large landholder.
  	20210720GHLn- https://genealogytrails.com/ny/steuben/biosUV.html Steuben County, New York Genealogy and History Genealogy Trails History Group Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy Biographies -U/V- Surnames VAN WORMER, FRANCIS M. FRANCIS M. VAN WORMER, lumberman, P.O. Ceres, N.Y., was born in Cohocton, Steuben Co., N.Y., February 18, 1836, a son of Henry and Hannah A. (Elliott) Van Wormer. His paternal grandfather, Lawrence Van Wormer, was born near Kinderhook, N.Y., and was of the old Dutch Knickerbocker stock. He settled in Cohocton, N.Y. in 1816, with a family of fourteen children, as well as a number of negroes, remnants of slavery days, who remained with the family. He was a farmer by occupation and a large landholder. The maternal grandfather of Francis M. was Jonathan Elliott, also a pioneer of Steuben county, N.Y., formerly of Otsego county, N.Y. Henry Van Wormer was a large real estate dealer and speculator in Steuben county, N.Y. Francis M. Van Wormer was reared in his native county, and educated in the common schools and Macomb Street Academy, Monroe, Mich. He settled in Ceres, McKean Co., Penn., in 1858, where he worked in a lumber-mill until the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion. April 15, 1861, he enlisted in Company A. Twenty-third New York Volunteers, and particiapeted in the battle of second Bull Run, Chantilly, Fredericksburg, Cedar Mountain, and other engagements, and was honorably discharged in June, 1863, at the expiration of his term of service. He then returned to Ceres, and, with L. P. White, purchased the grist-mill and lumber business of Eleazer Harmon, the business being conducted under the firm name of Van Wormer & White up to 1882, when Mr. Van Wormer purchased his partner's interest, and has since successfully conducted the business alone. Mr. Van Wormer married, in 1864, Elizabeth C., daughter of Rev. David B. and Alice H. (Pusey) Brown of Coudersport, Penn., and they have three children living: A. Castella, Edith M. and Henry B. Mr. Van Wormer is a self-made and successful business man, and a prominent and respected citizen. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and politically he is a Republican. [History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, and Forest, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Selections; Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers 1890, p. 535]
  Family ID	F52745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elliott, Hannah A.,   b. 22 Feb 1805, New York State, USA d. 1871, Cohocton, Steuben, New York, USA (Age 65 years)
  Children	1. Van Wormer, Francis Marion,   b. 18 Feb 1836, Cohocton, Steuben, New York, USA d. 13 Oct 1914, Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F51684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Mar 1803 - Montgomery County, New York, USA Birth - - Steuben County, New York, USA Residence - 1850 - Cohocton, Steuben, New York, USA Residence - Between 1855 and 1860 - Avoca, Steuben, New York, USA Residence - Between 1865 and 1875 - Cohocton, Steuben, New York, USA Death - Sep 1879 - Cohocton, Steuben, New York, USA Burial - Abt Sep 1879 - Cohocton, Steuben, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  20210720GHLn- https://genealogytrails.com/ny/steuben/biosUV.html Steuben County, New York Genealogy and History Genealogy Trails History Group Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy Biographies -U/V- Surnames VAN WORMER, FRANCIS M. FRANCIS M. VAN WORMER, lumberman, P.O. Ceres, N.Y., was born in Cohocton, Steuben Co., N.Y., February 18, 1836, a son of Henry and Hannah A. (Elliott) Van Wormer. His paternal grandfather, Lawrence Van Wormer, was born near Kinderhook, N.Y., and was of the old Dutch Knickerbocker stock. He settled in Cohocton, N.Y. in 1816, with a family of fourteen children, as well as a number of negroes, remnants of slavery days, who remained with the family. He was a farmer by occupation and a large landholder. The maternal grandfather of Francis M. was Jonathan Elliott, also a pioneer of Steuben county, N.Y., formerly of Otsego county, N.Y. Henry Van Wormer was a large real estate dealer and speculator in Steuben county, N.Y. Francis M. Van Wormer was reared in his native county, and educated in the common schools and Macomb Street Academy, Monroe, Mich. He settled in Ceres, McKean Co., Penn., in 1858, where he worked in a lumber-mill until the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion. April 15, 1861, he enlisted in Company A. Twenty-third New York Volunteers, and particiapeted in the battle of second Bull Run, Chantilly, Fredericksburg, Cedar Mountain, and other engagements, and was honorably discharged in June, 1863, at the expiration of his term of service. He then returned to Ceres, and, with L. P. White, purchased the grist-mill and lumber business of Eleazer Harmon, the business being conducted under the firm name of Van Wormer & White up to 1882, when Mr. Van Wormer purchased his partner's interest, and has since successfully conducted the business alone. Mr. Van Wormer married, in 1864, Elizabeth C., daughter of Rev. David B. and Alice H. (Pusey) Brown of Coudersport, Penn., and they have three children living: A. Castella, Edith M. and Henry B. Mr. Van Wormer is a self-made and successful business man, and a prominent and respected citizen. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and politically he is a Republican. [History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, and Forest, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Selections; Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers 1890, p. 535]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2325] Public Member Trees 2020, Record for Francis Marion Van Wormer (79) facts20201126HAv- Blair Family Tree - shesblair1 / Francis Marion Van WormerFrancis Marion Van Wormer 1836-1914BIRTH 18 FEBRUARY 1836 • Cohocton, Steuben Co., NYDEATH 13 OCTOBER 1914 • Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA. Record for Francis Marion Van Wormer (79) facts 20201126HAv- Blair Family Tree - shesblair1 / Francis Marion Van Wormer Francis Marion Van Wormer 1836-1914 BIRTH 18 FEBRUARY 1836 • Cohocton, Steuben Co., NY DEATH 13 OCTOBER 1914 • Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA Record for Francis Marion Van Wormer (79) facts 20201126HAv- Blair Family Tree - shesblair1 / Francis Marion Van Wormer Francis Marion Van Wormer 1836-1914 BIRTH 18 FEBRUARY 1836 • Cohocton, Steuben Co., NY DEATH 13 OCTOBER 1914 • Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA [S1127] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 104131-107500. Record for Francis Marian Van Wormer (11) facts 20220507GHLn- Incorrect dates by ancestry.com transcription corrected, but not yet by ancestry.com. 20220507GHLn- Francis Marian Van Wormer in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 Name: Francis Marian Van Wormer Gender: Male Race: White Age: 78y 7m widowed Lumberman Birth: 18 Feb 1836[!] Steuben Co New York Death: 13 Nov 1914 01:30h [NO! 13 OCT 1914 -jcw] Ceres, McKean, Penna cause: Chronic Gastritis, 2 yr Angina Pectoras, 2 yr 103 - 80 signed: F.A. Walsh, MD Erie, PA Father: Henry Van Wormer born: Steuben Co, NY Mother: Hannah Elliott born: New York State inform: F.A. Walsh? 12807 Erie, PA burial: Oct 14 1914 Ceres, PA Cert: 106612 Source Citation Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 104131-107500 Source Information Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 4 Contributions Death Date 13 Oct 1914 rather than 13 Nov 1914 Correction due to an error in transcription. - If this was corrected baqck in 2014(!!), Why haven't the correct dates been updated on-line yet? One expects better from ancestry.com. john c. wetzel Submitted on 5/7/2022 Death Date 13 Oct 1914 rather than 13 Nov 1914 Correction due to an error in transcription. - Certificate clearly states Oct 13. Submitted on 5/7/2022 Birth Date 1836 Feb 18 rather than 1834 Feb 18 Correction due to an error in transcription. Submitted by: lvw23 on 4/18/2014 Death Date 1914 Oct 13 rather than 1914 Nov 13 Correction due to an error in transcription. Submitted by: lvw23 on 4/18/2014 ______________ 20220507GHLn- Francis Marian Van Wormer in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 Name: Francis Marian Van Wormer Gender: Male Race: White Age: 78y 7m widowed Lumberman Birth: 18 Feb 1836 Steuben Co New York Death: 13 Oct 1914 01:30h Ceres, McKean, Penna cause: Chronic Gastritis, 2 yr Angina Pectoras, 2 yr 103 - 80 signed: F.A. Walsh, MD Erie, PA Father: Henry Van Wormer born: Steuben Co, NY Mother: Hannah Elliott born: New York State inform: F.A. Walsh? 12807 Erie, PA burial: Oct 14 1914 Ceres, PA Cert: 106612 filed: 11/5/1914 J.H. Coons local registrar Source Citation Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 104131-107500 Source Information Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1968. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. PA death cert 19341113 Francis Marian Van Wormer.jpg 20220507GHLn- Francis Marian Van Wormer in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 Name: Francis Marian Van Wormer Gender: Male Race: White Age: 78y 7m widowed Lumberman Birth: 18 Feb 1836[!] Steuben Co New York Death: 13 Nov 1914 01:30h [NO! 13 OCT 1914 -jcw] Ceres, McKean, Penna cause: Chronic Gastritis, 2 yr Angina Pectoras, 2…

  
  

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TNG ID: I83281