Jacob C Vanderhoof (1843-1889)

In the previous article, I mentioned that I was unsure about the life of Jacob Vanderhoof, born about 1843 to Elizabeth Cook (1803-1882) and Jacob Vanderhoof (1772-1847) in Morris County, New Jersey.

"What became of Jacob Vanderhoof, born about 1843? I am not sure as of this writing. As we have seen many times within this family, there was more than one person named Jacob Vanderhoof born in the 1840s. I will need to gather their documents before we have definitive paths."

In her book, Vanderhoof, Louisa Caroline Freeman Hickerson wrote that Jacob C Vanderhoof died June 11, 1889.

"In the 1860 census, Jacob C was age 17 and was with the Hinchman's in Denville- probably
working for them. Later he lived at Hibernia and then later at Somerville. The
date of his death is June 11, 1889."

According to this death certificate, Jacob C Vanderhoff died at the Raritan Hotel in Somerset County, New Jersey. Burial was at New Cemetery in Somerville. This is now called New Somerville Cemetery on Find a Grave.

Jacob C Vanderhoff died Jun 11, 1889 in Raritan, Somerset County, New Jersey.
Father- Jacob Vanderhoff. Mother- Elizabeth Vanderhoff.
Age 46 years. Born in Denville.
Buried at New Cemetery, Somerville.

The surname was spelled Vanderhoff, not Vanderhoof. This is a variant that I see often.

Jacob's gravestone was photographed for Find A Grave. He served in the Civil War in the 7th New Jersey Infantry Company K. His middle name is "Cook" on this memorial page. I do not see his middle name spelled out in any other records.

Memorial page at Find A Grave
Private Jacob Cook VanDerHoof (1842-1889)

The marriage of Jacob C Vanderhoof and Eliza Derland was recorded at the state level. They were married November 9, 1872 in Succasunna, Morris County. Eliza was 19; no age was given for Jacob.

New Jersey Marriages. Book BL 1872-1873.
Available on Ancestry.

Here's why I did not initially connect this marriage record to Jacob, son of Jacob Vanderhoof and Elizabeth Cook. His parents were written as "Conrood & ___ Vanderhoof." Conrad is one of the more popular names in these Morris County branches. It would not surprise me if Jacob's middle name was Conrad.

Parents of Jacob C Vanderhoof and Eliza Derland from the marriage record, 1872

Jacob C Vanderhoof and Eliza Dorland (1853-1925) had two sons who lived to adulthood:

Wallace L Vanderhoof (1874-1961)

and

William Ward Vanderhoof (1885-1961)