Conrad Vanderhoof (1817-1874)

Conrad Vanderhoof (1817-1874) was maybe the final child of Jacob Vanderhoof (1772-1847) and Elizabeth Hopler (1772-1841). Or at least the last of the children who lived into adulthood.

Conrad Vanderhoof married Mary Hopler in 1841 in Morris County, New Jersey. I suspect that they were first cousins once removed on their shared Hopler line.

Conrad H Vanderhoof and Mary Hopler married April 29, 1841 in Morris County, New Jersey.
Marriage record filed at the county level.
Images available at FamilySearch

Louisa Caroline Freeman Hickerson identified at least eleven children of Conrad and Mary born between 1842 and 1862: Ann Elizabeth, John, George, Peter, Mary, Sarah, Laura, Joseph, Ellen, Lemuel, and Frank.

Vanderhoof book by Louisa Caroline Freeman Hickerson
Excerpt of information about Conrad Vanderhoof (1817-1874)

Conrad supported his family through farming in Rockaway. Below is a snapshot of the family from the 1860 census.

1860 United States federal census. New Jersey, Morris County, Rockaway.
Household of Conrad Vanderhoof, age 41, farmer.

Conrad and Mary were buried at Rockaway Valley United Methodist Church Cemetery in Boonton. In the picture of their gravestone below, the stone of brother Richard Vanderhoof (1814-1892) is in the distant left.

Gravestone of Conrad Vanderhoof and Mary Hopler
Rockaway Valley United Methodist Church Cemetery
Boonton, Morris County, New Jersey

Conrad died January 1, 1874 in Denville. This event predates issuance of individual death certificates in New Jersey. The death was recorded in ledger format and is viewable at Ancestry. His parents were given as Jacob and Elizabeth Vanderhoof. Providing Elizabeth's surname would have been more compelling for placing Conrad among the children of Elizabeth Hopler.

Conrad Vanderhoof age 56 died January 1, 1874
in Denville, Morris County, New Jersey.
Parents- Jacob and Elizabeth Vanderhoof.
Occupation farmer. Cause of death erysipela.

Mary survived her husband just shy of thirty years. She died December 17, 1903 in Morristown, aged eighty. Her parents full names were provided: Conrad Hopler and Elizabeth Zeek.

Mary Hopler age 80 died December 17, 1903
in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey.
Parents- Conrad Hopler and Elizabeth Zeek.
(Death certificates 1901 through the present are not online.
This document is from the Archives in Trenton.)

Jody Lutter