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James Henry Knickerbocker 1835 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1835

Birth Location: New York, USA

Death Date: 15 Jun 1919

Death Location: Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois, USA

Father: William Knickerbocker

Mother: Prudence Beadle

Spouse(s): Cyntha Smith

Children(s): Mary Willcox, Mary Knickerbocker, Moris Knickerbocker, Charlie Willcox, Edmond Knickerbocker, Adelia Knickerbocker, Hattie Knickerbocker, Daniel Knickerbocker, de Knickerbocker, Prudence Knickerbocker, William Knickerbocker

James Henry Knickerbocker was born in 1835 in New York, USA, the child of William Knickerbocker and Prudence Beadle. In 1860, James Henry Knickerbocker resided in Cincinnatus, Cortland, New York, USA. James Henry Knickerbocker married Cyntha H Smith, and had children including Mary L Willcox, Mary H Knickerbocker, Moris H. Knickerbocker, Charlie L Willcox, Edmond R. Knickerbocker, Adelia V. Knickerbocker, Hattie Eliza Knickerbocker, Daniel Bradley Knickerbocker, de Verr A. Knickerbocker, Prudence E. Knickerbocker, William K Knickerbocker. James Henry Knickerbocker passed away in 1919 in Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • James Henry Knickerbocker was born in 1835 in New York, USA, the child of William Knickerbocker and Prudence Beadle.
  • In 1860, James Henry Knickerbocker resided in Cincinnatus, Cortland, New York, USA.
  • James Henry Knickerbocker married Cyntha H Smith, and had children including Mary L Willcox, Mary H Knickerbocker, Moris H. Knickerbocker, Charlie L Willcox, Edmond R. Knickerbocker, Adelia V. Knickerbocker, Hattie Eliza Knickerbocker, Daniel Bradley Knickerbocker, de Verr A. Knickerbocker, Prudence E. Knickerbocker, William K Knickerbocker.
  • James Henry Knickerbocker passed away in 1919 in Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Knickerbocker
1801 – 1838
Birth Location: –
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Prudence Beadle
1806 – 1860
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Cyntha Smith
1841 – 1943
Birth Location: New York, USA
CS

Children(s)

Mary Willcox
1859 –
Birth Location: –
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Mary Knickerbocker
1860 –
Birth Location: –
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Moris Knickerbocker
1862 –
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Charlie Willcox
1865 –
Birth Location: –
CW
Edmond Knickerbocker
1866 –
Birth Location: New York, USA
EK
Adelia Knickerbocker
1868 –
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Hattie Knickerbocker
1870 – 1964
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Daniel Knickerbocker
1873 –
Birth Location: New York, USA
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de Knickerbocker
1877 –
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Prudence Knickerbocker
1879 –
Birth Location: New York, USA
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William Knickerbocker
1881 –
Birth Location: New York, USA
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James Knickerbocker's Ancestors

Self
James Knickerbocker
1835 – 1919
Birth Place: New York, USA
Parents
William Knickerbocker
1801 – 1838
Prudence Beadle
1806 – 1860
New York, USA
Grandparents
William Knickerbocker
1780 – 1858
Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Arpatia Parker
1784 – 1849
Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Soloman Knickerbocker
1754 –
Anne Heath
1752 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Heath
1710 – 1789
Mahitabel Crippen
1722 – 1797

James Knickerbocker's Descendants

1.
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James (Henry) Knickerbocker (Abt. 1835 – 15 Jun 1919) m. Cyntha (H) Smith (Abt. 1841 – 25 Dec 1943)
  1. 1. Mary (L) Willcox (Abt. 1859 – )
  2. 2. Mary (H) Knickerbocker (Abt. 1860 – )
  3. 3. Moris (H.) Knickerbocker (Abt. 1862 – )
  4. 4. Charlie (L) Willcox (Abt. 1865 – )
  5. 5. Edmond (R.) Knickerbocker (Abt. 1866 – )
  6. 6. Adelia (V.) Knickerbocker (Abt. 1868 – )
  7. 7. Hattie (Eliza) Knickerbocker (23 Nov 1870 – 20 Jan 1964) m. Frederick (David) Voorhees (14 Oct 1867 – 28 Jun 1942)
    1. 1. Harry (Roscoe) Voorhees (28 Jul 1889 – 29 Jun 1964) m. Carrie (Ethel) Spenny (07 Oct 1889 – 15 Sep 1961)
      1. 1. Clark (R) Voorhees (09 Dec 1910 – Oct 1996) m. Mildred (C.) Dehn (27 Sep 1908 – 28 May 1998)
      2. 2. Clement (Delbrook) Voorhees (26 Mar 1919 – 28 Jan 1971) m. Lena (Marie) Forbes (10 Dec 1919 – 28 Nov 2000)
        1. 1. Harry (Lee) Voorhees (24 Sep – ) m. Kathie Schisler m. Erma (Mae) Ulm (08 Jan 1948 – )
        2. 2. Gene Voorhees m. Sandy Magnuson m. Jones
        3. 3. Rick Voorhees m. Brenda (01 Feb 1953 – ) m. Brenda Knouse (01 Feb 1953 – ) m. Jane
    2. 2. Raleigh Voorhees (Apr 1891 – )
    3. 3. Rollin (Henry) Voorhees (02 Dec 1891 – 03 Feb 1979) m. Fannie (A) Schisler (23 Jul 1893 – 28 Mar 1978)
      1. 1. D. (Geraldline) Voorhees (Abt. 1920 – )
      2. 2. Clairra Voorhees (Abt. 1922 – )
    4. 4. Carl (Fredrick) Voorhees (10 Apr 1895 – 19 Jan 1991) m. Beulah A'Hearn (18 Aug 1900 – Oct 1980)
      1. 1. Agnes Voorhees (1922 – ) m. ? Plunkett
    5. 5. Retah Voorhees (Abt. 1898 – Bef. 1942)
    6. 6. Clair Vorhees (1900 – )
    7. 7. Faire (I) Voorhees (03 Jun 1900 – 27 Jan 2001) m. Elmer (Leroy) Bevard (11 Feb 1889 – 05 Jun 1968) m. Elmer (R) Bward (Abt. 1889 – )
      1. 1. Harvey Bevard (Abt. 1911 – )
      2. 2. Hazel Bevard (Abt. 1917 – )
      3. 3. Clifford Bevard (Abt. 1918 – )
      4. 4. Junior Bevard (Abt. 1920 – )
      5. 5. Bessie Bevard (Abt. 1923 – )
    8. 8. Julia (Eva Adelia) Voorhees (23 Dec 1901 – 04 Dec 1996) m. Alva (Martin) Jennings (12 May 1896 – Apr 1979) m. Homer Hobbs (1905 – 12 Oct 1983)
      1. 1. Eileen Jennings m. Miller
      2. 2. Audrey Jennings m. James Shelley
    9. 9. Elmer (Lee) Voorhees (16 Feb 1907 – 01 Jun 1984) m. Bertha (M) Danner (16 Mar 1910 – 23 Apr 1989) m. Mrs. (Verna Jane) Walker
      1. 1. Elmer (Lee) Voorhees (10 Jan 1930 – 24 Nov 1988) m. Geraldine Long
        1. 1. Joseph (Long) Voorhees
        2. 2. Terry (Lee) Voorhees
        3. 3. Mark (Long) Voorhees
      2. 2. Voyle (E) Voorhees (Abt. 1931 – )
    10. 10. Helen Voorhees (26 Nov 1910 – 10 Jul 1999) m. Arnold (L) Krieder (03 Sep 1906 – Feb 1986) m. Joseph (Walker) Burkiett (10 Oct 1916 – 06 Jun 2001)
  8. 8. Daniel (Bradley) Knickerbocker (18 Jun 1873 – )
  9. 9. de (Verr A.) Knickerbocker (Abt. 1877 – )
  10. 10. Prudence (E.) Knickerbocker (Abt. 1879 – )
  11. 11. William (K) Knickerbocker (May 1881 – )

James Knickerbocker's Timeline

12 Records

1834
18 Dec 1834
Birth of James Henry Knickerbocker in Smithville, Chenango, New York, USA
Smithville, Chenango, New York, USA
1835
Abt. 1835
Birth of James Henry Knickerbocker in New York, USA
New York, USA
1860
1860
Age 25
James Henry Knickerbocker resided here in Cincinnatus, Cortland, New York, USA
Cincinnatus, Cortland, New York, USA
1860
1860
Age 25
James Henry Knickerbocker resided here in Cincinnatus, Cortland, New York, United States
Cincinnatus, Cortland, New York, United States
1865
1865
Age 30
James Henry Knickerbocker resided here in McDonough, Chenango, New York, USA
McDonough, Chenango, New York, USA
1875
01 Jun 1875
Age 40
James Henry Knickerbocker resided here in McDonough, Chenango, New York, USA
McDonough, Chenango, New York, USA
1880
1880
Age 45
James Henry Knickerbocker resided here in McDonough, Chenango, New York, USA
McDonough, Chenango, New York, USA
1900
1900
Age 65
James Henry Knickerbocker resided here in Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 75
James Henry Knickerbocker resided here in Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 75
James Henry Knickerbocker resided here in Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois, USA
1919
15 Jun 1919
Age 84
Death of James Henry Knickerbocker in Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois, USA
1919
17 Jun 1919
Age 84
Burial of James Henry Knickerbocker in Fairview, Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Fairview, Fulton County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1834
    Event Place: Smithville, Chenango, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900, New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900; Archive Collection #: 13775-83; Box #: 480; Roll #: 134-135
    [2] New York, Registers of Officers and Enlisted Men Mustered into Federal Service, 1861-1865
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Young Hickory, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: 514; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 51; Image: 821.0.
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mcdonough, Chenango, New York; Roll: 818; Family History Film: 1254818; Page: 165D; Enumeration District: 99; Image: 0333.
    [5] New York, State Census, 1865
    [6] New York, State Census, 1875
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: T623_302; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 15.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1835
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: T624_288; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1374301

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Cincinnatus, Cortland, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Cincinnatus, Cortland, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: McDonough, Chenango, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1865

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1875
    Event Place: McDonough, Chenango, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1875

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: McDonough, Chenango, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mcdonough, Chenango, New York; Roll: 818; Family History Film: 1254818; Page: 165D; Enumeration District: 99; Image: 0333.
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Young Hickory, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: 514; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 51; Image: 821.0.
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: T623_302; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 15.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: T624_288; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1374301

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: T624_288; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1374301

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: T624_288; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1374301

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1919
    Event Place: Ellisville, Fulton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1919
    Event Place: Fairview, Fulton County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fairview, Fulton, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
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