First Generation 1. Mahlon VOORHEIS. Mahlon married Eliza. They had the following children: + 2 M i. Henry A VOORHEIS. Second Generation 2. Henry A VOORHEIS (Mahlon). Henry married (1) Eliza COX, daughter of John Thomas COX and Deborah LINDLEY, on 8 Mar 1856. Eliza was born 12 Mar 1833. She died 30 Jun 1918 in Hutsonville, Crawford, Il. They had the following children: 3 F i. Emma VOORHEIS. Emma married Fountain, James COOPER. 4 M ii. John M VOORHEIS. John married (1) Alice RAINS. John also married (2) Clarinda SACKRIDER on 18 Sep 1892. Clarinda was born 22 May 1865 in Crawford, Il. She died 1 Feb 1943. 5 M iii. Charles H VOORHEIS Dr. Charles married Ollie LINDLEY on 31 Oct 1894. 6 F iv. Mary VOORHEIS. Mary married T E LINDLEY. T E LINDLEY died in Wilsonville, Ms?. 7 M v. VOORHEIS died in 1865. 8 M vi. William VOORHEIS died 4 Jan 1916. William married Ethel COX on 1910. Ethel was born 8 Jun 1883 in Hutsonville, Crawford, Il. She died 23 Dec 1969 in Madison, Wisc. Henry also married (2) Lucy BOYL on 5 May 1940. Norm Sechrest GENEALOGY SITES http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~normsec/WEB/home.htm http://homepages.msn.com/PicnicPl/eldric/index.htm#TOC -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 11:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ILCRAWFO] Fountain James Cooper Posted on: Crawford Co. Il Obituaries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Il/CrawfordObits/34 Surname: Cooper, Voorheis, Shaddrick, Loar ------------------------- Note: I have no connection to this family. I am merely posting an obituary transcribed by Barbara Dix as part of a project to transcribe all the old newspaper articles of the Genealogical Society. Fountain J. Cooper The remains of Fountain James Cooper a pioneer business man of Robinson, who died Saturday night after and illness of about three years, were brought to this village Tuesday and interred in the new cemetery.  The ceremonies were under the auspices of Crawford Lodge , No. 424(?) I.O.O.F.  assisted by members of  Hutsonville Lodge No . 136, over fifty Odd Fellows doing honor to their deceased brother.   Mr. Cooper was over 66 years old.  He was married to Miss Emma Voorheis of this township.  To them two sons were born, Frank A. of Chicago and Harry T. of Robinson.  Funeral services were conducted Monday by Revs. Shaddrick and Loar.  Deceased was a member of the M.E. Church.