James Paxton Voorhees

James Paxton Voorhees

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The Daily Banner, Greencastle, IN – December 5, 1936: James Paxton Voorhees, 78-year-old writer, poet, and former actor died suddenly Friday when stricken with a heart attack at his room in a Plainfield hotel where he had lived a retiring life many years. He had become enfeebled in recent years but was not seriously ill.

Born in Terre Haute, he was a son of Daniel W. Voorhees, who as a United States senator, became known as “The Tall Sycamore of the Wabash,” and during his father’s 21 years in office, James served as his secretary.

Mr. Voorhees served as his father’s aide at an interesting period when the elder Voorhees was fighting for the establishment of the Library of Congress, a campaign which resulted in the present institution.

A long-time friend of James Whitcomb Riley, Mr. Voorhees himself was a writer of considerable attainments. His best known book was “Caverns of Dawn,” a tale of pioneer life in southern Indiana. Other books were “Wissy” and “A Tale of Wealth.” In addition he had written a number of poems and magazine stories, some of the latter with a locale in the Canadian woods where he lived awhile with the natives to gather literary atmosphere.

As an actor, Mr. Voorhees appeared in Shakespearean productions with Julia Marlowe and E.H. Southern, and in addition was cast in ‘heavy’ roles in other plays. In later years when he had left the boards he retained an almost encyclopedic knowledge of Shakespearean plays and would recite long passages to friends.

The son took up residence in Plainfield, going from Greencastle to negotiate with a printer for publication of his books and remaining as a resident.

Mrs. Voorhees, a Canadian, died a number of years ago. Surviving is a son, Charles Voorhees of Colfax, Washington. Funeral arrangements were delayed pending advices from the son.
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James Paxton Voorhees, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_W._Voorhees_(bust), son of Daniel Wolsey Voorhees who served as secretary for his father and later after his fathers death created a bust of Daniel.
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James P Voorhees
Age 54
Birth Year abt 1856
Birth Place Indiana
Gender Male
Marital Status Widowed
Census County Hendricks
State Indiana
Race White
Ethnicity American
Father's Birth Place Ohio
Head Name Walter Raidabaugh
Mother's Birth Place Indiana
Relation to Head Boarder
Residence Guilford, Hendricks, Indiana
Census Year 1910
Census Country US
Batch Locality Indiana, United States
Race White
Census Township Guilford
SOURCE: FAMILYTREENOW.COM.
1910 US CENSUS RECORDS [ONLINE].
ORIGINAL DATA: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.
RECORD NUMBER: 30933,
SHEET: A,
SHEET NUMBER: 6,
HOUSEHOLD ID: 149,
RECORD GROUP: INDIANA,
BATCH NUMBER: N03356-1,
IMAGE NUMBER: 649.

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