VOORHIES, James "Jim" David – Pvt Co C Chisum's Regt TX Cavalry, CSA Born 27 Feb 1844 in Wayne County, TN, one of eight children. His father was John P. Voorhies of Wayne County, TN. His grandfather was David Voorhies, a slave holding planter of Dutch stock who served in the War of 1812 as a Pvt in Capt John Looney's Co of Inf 2nd Regt of West TN Militia. David was a farmer of considerable wealth owning a large estate on Allen's Creek in Wayne County, TN. James David's mother was Jane Angeline Gullick of Burke County, NC. She was the daughter of James C. and Jane Gullick of NC. In 1855, James' father moved his family from Wayne County, TN to DeSoto, TX. Lancaster was the address of James when he enlisted on 13 Oct 1862 in Co C Green's Division of Chisum's Regt Majors Brigade of TX Cavalry. He served until the end of the War and was honorably discharged at Bonham, TX on 7 April 1865. On 5 Jan 1870 in Dallas County, TX, James marries Laura Melinda "Aunt Sis" Parks who was the daughter of Curtis Parks of NC and Amelia Sharp of TN. She was a descendant of Revolutionary War Soldier, George Parks of Amherst County, VA. Laura was born on 21 Dec 1846 in Monroe County, IND and came to Texas, Dallas County in 1847. James and Laura were parents of 2 children, a boy and a girl. On 30 June 1920, James applied for a Confederate Pension which was rejected because his homestead value was over $1,000. On 9 June 1924 James David died in Dallas County. By 1930, Laura had moved to live with her daughter, Maude Mobley, still in Dallas County. On 28 July 1930, Laura filed for a widow's pension #A-47109 which was approved the same day. Her address was Duncanville, TX on the application. Laura Melinda died on 18 August 1936 (death cert #40097) and was buried beside her husband. They have tombstone markers. No death certificate was available for James David.

Known Confederate Soldiers Buried at Rawlins Cemetery http://lancastergenealogy.wikispaces.com/Rawlins+-+Civil+War
Compiled by June Anderson Shipley with early assistance by Charles Blackmon 1934-2011 Typed and Posted by Sylvia Stanford Smith LANCASTER GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY