“GRANDMA” LAURA ANN (VORIS) MORTON (1830-1908)

The Purpose of this Genealogical Research Essay is Two-Fold: First, to provide a working example from the life of my ancestral grandmother, Laura Vorys, to demonstrate "How to Discover the Parentage of an Ancestor who was Born-Out-Of-Wedlock"; and Secondly, to show how "Grandma" Laura's "Van Voorhees" Family influenced the State of Ohio's Early Formation.