Obit: Vanderhoof, Jacob #3 (1816 - 1915)

Contact: Ann Stevens
Email: ann@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Vanderhoof, Kayhart, Degraw, Niel, Lang

----Source: Neillsville Times (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 11/11/1915

Vanderhoof, Jacob (13 FEB 1816 – 4 Nov 1915)

Word was received in this city yesterday of the death of Jacob Vanderhoof, a man, who if had lived until next February 13th, would have been 100 years old. His death occurred at an early hour Thursday morning at the home of his son, Wesley Vanderhoff, who resides in the town of Sherman, four miles southwest of Spencer and with whom deceased has made his home the past 30 years. He was born in New Jersey Feb. 13th, 1816. His exact age at the time of death was 99 years, eight months and twenty-one days. He is survived by nine children. They are Wesley, Charles, Mrs. Ed. Kayhart and Mrs. M. Degraw of the town of Sherman, Mrs. Frank Niel of Duluth, Minn., Walter of Fairview, Mont., Elijah of Washington, Ward of Loyal and Mrs. Rachael Lang of Merrill. – Marshfield Herald