Edwin Horr

1844 - 1912  (68 years)

• Name	Edwin Horr
  Born	7 Jan 1844	Dana, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850 1855 1860 1870 1880 1900 1910~
  Died	12 Dec 1912	Dana, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Buried	Ware, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA (Quabbin Park Cemetery)
  Person ID	I19254	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2013

  
  

  Father	Calvin Horr, Jr.,   b. 29 May 1814, Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 14 Dec 1863, Dana, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Lois Skinner,   b. 13 Mar 1815, Dana, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 25 Apr 1862, Dana, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 47 years)
  Married	1 Dec 1842	, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F2949	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Orissa Towne,   b. 31 Aug 1846, Dana, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 19 Nov 1924, Dana, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	29 Nov 1866	Dana, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Children	1. Charles Horr,   b. 29 Apr 1871, Dana, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 11 May 1874, Dana, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 3 years)
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F8232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  If you have corrections and/or updated information on this person please contact Roz Edson at MrsEdson@gmail.com Birth: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VQ6H-ZJV Groom's Name: Edwin J. Horr Groom's Birth Date: 1844 Groom's Birthplace: Dana Groom's Age: 22 Bride's Name: A Orissa Towne Bride's Birth Date: 1846 Bride's Birthplace: Dana Bride's Age: 20 Marriage Date: 29 Nov 1866 Marriage Place: Dana, Worcester, Massachusetts Groom's Father's Name: Calvin Groom's Mother's Name: Lois Bride's Father's Name: Ichabod Bride's Mother's Name: Amanda Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Single Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Single Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50123-6 System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy Source Film Number: 186145 Reference Number: 1866 #13 Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910 Name: Edwin John Horr Death date: 12 Dec 1912 Death place: Dana,,Massachusetts Gender: Male Race or color (expanded): White Age in years: 68 Estimated birth year: Birthdate: 07 Jan 1844 Birthplace: Dana Marital status: Married Spouse's name: Father's name: Calvin Horr Mother's name: Lois Skinner Film number: 2397887 Digital GS number: 4283295 Image number: 00027 Reference number: 19 Collection: Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841 - 1915 [[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S. 1870 Census: Dana, Worcester Co, Massachusetts transcribed as HARR (image 10 of 20) Edwin Horr, age 26, Farmer, bp MA A. Orissa, age 23, bp MA Amanda Town, age 62, bp MA No children listed. 1880 Census: Dana, Worcester Co, Massachusetts J. Edwin Horr, age 36, Farmer Amanda Horr, age 33 No children listed. 1900 Census: Dana, Worcester Co, Massachusetts Edwin J. Horr, Jan 1844, age 56, m 33yrs, bp MA, p's bp MA, Farmer Amanda O. Horr, wife, Aug 1846, 0 births, bp MA, p's bp MA No others listed in household. 1910 Census: Dana, Worcester Co, Massachusetts Edwin J. Horr, age 66, m 43 yrs, bp MA, p's bp MA, Farmer- own farm Orissa Horr, wife, age 63, 1 birth 0 living, bp MA, p's bp MA 1920 Census: Dana, Worcester Co, Massachusetts Amanda O. Horr, head, age 73, widow, bp MA, p's bp MA No others listed. From: Quabbin-The Lost Valley Town of Dana-Biography. Edwin J. Horr was a lifelong resident of Dana [Ma.] and was active in temperance circles. He died December 12, 1912, following a long illness, at the age of sixty-eight. He was survived by his wife, Orissa. Orissa was a native of Dana, the daughter of Ichabod and Amanda Towne. She occupied the old homestead in the southern part of the town until her death in 1924. She was the last member of her immediate family. She died at the age of seventy-eight. Civil War Record Name: Edwin J Horr , Residence: Dyer, Massachusetts Occupation: Farmer Enlistment Date: 27 August 1864 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Massachusetts Death Date: 13 December 1912 Unit Numbers: 881 881 907 907 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 27 August 1864 at the age of 21Enlisted in Company F, 2nd Heavy Artillery Regiment Massachusetts on 27 August 1864.Transferred Company F, 2nd Heavy Artillery Regiment Massachusetts on 15 December 1864Transfered in Company D, 17th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 15 December 1864.Discharged Company D, 17th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 30 June 1865 in Greensboro, NC Cemetery: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Horr&GSiman=1&GScid=91487&GRid=52981375&