Jacob M. Vandermark (1831 - 1902)

Born Dec 1831 in Olive, Ulster Co., NY

Ancestors

Husband of Mary A. (Lane) Vandermark — married [date unknown] in Olive, Ulster Co., NY

Descendants

Died 14 Sep 1902 at age 70 in Rock Falls, Whiteside, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Jacob M VanDeMark

• BIRTH 15 Dec 1832, Oliverea, Ulster County, New York, USA
• DEATH 14 Sep 1904 (aged 71), Whiteside County, Illinois, USA
• BURIAL Tampico Memorial Cemetery, Tampico, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA

"Jacob M. Van demark, farmer and stock-raiser, section 3, Tampico Township, was born in Olive Township, Ulster Co., N.Y., Dec 18, 1832. His father was J. S. Van Demark, a mechanic, of whom a sketch is given elsewhere in this volume. He worked with his father in mechanical pursuits until of age, receiving only a limited school education, but a good training in the art of home-building.

After he attained his legal age he worked four years for Martin Acker, an architect, and then, in 1858, he came West and located upon 40 acres in Yorktown Township, Henry County, this State, and followed his trade. In 1859 he came to Tampico Township, this county, and helped to organize that division of the county, being elected the first Township Clerk. He has since served also as Road Commissioner several years. In 1866 he settled on a farm of 80 acres on the section he now occupies. At present, however, he owns an aggregate 220 acres, all finely improved, the ditch passing through his farm. His farm buildings and equipments are also first-class, and he exhibits every evidence of a No. 1 agriculturist. His cattle are of a high grade of Short-horns.

He votes the Republican ticket. Feb 19, 1857, in his native township, he married Miss mary A. Lane, who is also a native of Ulster Co., N.Y., where her father, Cornelius lane, was a farmer. Her mother's maiden name was Catherine Elmendorf. Her parents now reside in Hume Township. Mrs. Van Demark received a good education, and before her marriage, taught school. Mr. And Mrs. V. are the parents of two children, namely: Fred, born Oct 25, 1863; and Irma, born Sept. 12, 1870."^[1]

JACOB M. VAN DeMARK , a pioneer settler of Tampico township and a resident of Rock Falls, died Sunday morning after an illness resulting from a paralytic stroke of three years ago. The funeral services were held Wednesday at Rock Falls and the remains were brought to the cemetery here where they were laid to rest. Jacob M. Van DeMark was born in Olive township, Ulster County, N.Y., December 18, 1832, and in 1858 he located in Illinois, buying a farm in Henry county. In 1859 he came to Tampico township, where he resided until he moved to Rock Falls a few years ago. He was prominently identified with the early history and development of the south-eastern part of this county. He was the first township clerk of Tampico, and afterwards held the public offices of road commission ... (unreadable). Contributed by Melva Taylor

CENSUS

1850 Olive, Ulster Co., NY

Jacob L Vandermark Male 48 New York

Mariah Vandermark Female 47 Connecticut

James H Vandermark Male 20 New York

Jacob M Vandermark Male 18 New York

Mary R Vandermark Female 16 New York

Amos Vandermark Male 14 New York

Cath Vandermark Female 12 New York

Edgar Vandermark Male 7 New York ^[2]

1860

1870 Sterling, Whiteside Co., IL

Jacob Vandermark Male 35 New York

Mary Vandermark Female 33 New York

Fred Vandermark Male 6 Illinois

Albert Gilroy Male 23 Illinois ^[3]

1900 Rock Falls, Whiteside Co., IL

Name: Jacob Vandemark

Event Place: Coloma Township Rock Falls city Ward 1-3, Whiteside, Illinois,

Gender: Male

Age: 69

Marital Status: Married

Race (Original): W

Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head

Years Married: 52

Birth Date: Dec 1831

Birthplace: New York

Marriage Year (Estimated): 1848

Father's Birthplace: New York

Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut

Jacob Vandemark Head Male 69 New York

Mary A Vandemark Wife Female 63 New York ^[4]

BURIAL Find A Grave Index

Name: Jacob M VanDeMark

Event Type: Burial

Event Date: 1904

Event Place: Tampico, Whiteside, Illinois, United States of America

Photograph Included: N

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1832

Death Date: 14 Sep 1904

Affiliate Record Identifier: 127690579

Cemetery: Tampico Memorial Cemetery ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Portrait & Biographical History of Whiteside Co 1885. Pg 554, as shown on http://genealogytrails.com/ill/whiteside/biosUV.html and https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t3319tz37&view=1up&seq=558
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC11-71B : 12 April 2016), Mary R Vandermark in household of Jacob L Vandermark, Olive, Ulster, New York, United States; citing family 444, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WY-ZV6 : 8 June 2019), Jacob Vandermark, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCS-N3J : accessed 17 November 2019), Jacob Vandemark, Coloma Township Rock Falls city Ward 1-3, Whiteside, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 141, sheet 9A, family 192, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,352.
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGK-J4JT : 13 December 2015), Jacob M VanDeMark, 1904; Burial, Tampico, Whiteside, Illinois, United States of America, Tampico Memorial Cemetery; citing record ID 127690579, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.