Jacob Voorheis was born on 19. Jun. 1794 at Morris County, New Jersey. He was the son of
Cornelius Voorhees and
Mary Cooper. Jacob Voorheis was baptized in Jun. 1794 at First Presbyterian Church, Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey. He married
Charlotte Gossett c 1814 at New Hampshire. Jacob Voorheis married
Margaret Prince Farrar on 21. Nov. 1826 at Davidson County, Tennessee.
Jacob Voorheis was shown in the census on 20. Sep. 1850 as a merchant.
Jacob Voorheis and
Margaret Prince Farrar appeared on the census of 20. Sep. 1850 at Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee,
; real estate value 5,500.00. Jacob Voorheis removed to at Obion County, Tennessee, c 1852.
Jacob Voorheis and
Margaret Prince Farrar appeared on the census of 24. Aug. 1860 at District 1, Obion County, Tennessee,
; real estate value 10,000.00, personal property 11,000.00. Jacob Voorheis died on 25. Mar. 1862 at Holly Springs, Obion County, Tennessee, at age 67; while visiting his wife's relatives.