Kenneth James Voorhees (1923 - 2004)

Born 9 Dec 1923 in Woodbury, Iowa

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Eva (Henry) Voorhees — married 6 Mar 1944 in Los Angeles, CA

Descendants

Died 6 Sep 2004 at age 80 in Chico, Butte, California, United States

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Biography

Ken Voorhees served in the United States Coast Guard in World War II
Service started: 1943
Unit(s): 1United States Coast Guard
Service ended: 1945

Ken Voorhees was an Iowan.

Ken was born, the second son of Grace and Jack Voorhees, on December 9, 1923, in Sioux City, Iowa.^[1]. He spent his first six years in Sloan, Iowa. ^[2] The family then moved to California where both of his parents practiced law.^[3]

Ken graduated from Dorsey High School in 1940.

During WWII he joined the Coast Guard and was stationed in Southern California. During his time on the mainland he met Martha Henry at the USO where she entertained playing piano. They married in March 1944 ^[4] and shortly thereafter he was shipped to the Marshall Islands in the South Pacific. After his Pacific assignment and transfer back to the mainland, he was sent to Officer's Training School in Connecticutt. The war ended while he was there and he and Marty returned to California.

Ken went to the University of Southern California and became an accountant. After practicing in the Los Angeles area for about 15 years he moved the family to Chico, California. During his time in Chico (1963 - 1988) he practiced accounting, taught at California State University, Chico and Butte Community College. He taught for one year at Three Rivers College in Lismore, NSW, Australia.

Ken and Marty spent their retirement years traveling with no home base for seven years, eventually they settled in Apache Junction, Arizona and finally in Paradise, California. They passed away within 48 hours of each other and were honored in a joint funeral. ^[5]

Residences as cited by Family Search: Residence (1925) Sloan, Woodbury, Iowa, United States Residence (1930) Sloan, Woodbury, Iowa, United States Residence (1935) Same House Residence (1940) Councilmanic District 6, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States ^[6] Note: Some ashes scattered, some placed in the mausoleum.

Sources

1. ↑ "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:MM9.1.1/KHTH-C4V : accessed 10 March 2015), John Perry Voorhees in entry for Kenneth James Voorhees, 1923
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMKN-LKB : accessed 10 June 2015), Kenneth J Voorhees in household of John P Voorhees, Sloan, Woodbury, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0070, sheet 3A, family 61, line 24, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 691; FHL microfilm 2,340,426.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9HY-VN6 : accessed 10 June 2015), Kenneth Vorhees in household of John Vorhees, Councilmanic District 6, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-422, sheet 6B, family 161, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 383.
4. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K82L-VTD : accessed 10 June 2015), Kenneth James Voorhees and Martha Eve Henry, 06 Mar 1944; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,135,536.
5. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JBHG-ZWL : accessed 11 March 2015), KENNETH J VOORHEES, 06 Sep 2004; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
6. ↑ * "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 02 February 2023, 19:07), entry for Kenneth James Voorhees (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LCV8-32W ); contributed by various users.

• Kenneth Voorhees was my father, much of this biographical information is from my personal knowledge. I have his death certificate among my records.