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Martha Dickinson
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1. Martha Dickinson was born on 16 Jan 1778 in Amherst, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA. Notes:
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Martha married Zebina Hawley on 17 Apr 1807. Zebina (son of Deacon Zechariah Hawley and Rebecca Edwards) was born on 29 Dec 1778 in Amherst, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 14 Jul 1858. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Martha Hawley
was born on 20 May 1809 in Amherst, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Sep 1882 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Ware, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA (Quabbin Park Cemetery).
- 2. Martha Hawley
Generation: 2
2. Martha Hawley (1.Martha1) was born on 20 May 1809 in Amherst, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Sep 1882 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Ware, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA (Quabbin Park Cemetery).
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- Census: 1850 1860 1870 1880
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Harmon P. Horr and Martha Harvley, intention Aug. 18, 1832.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ma/pelham_ma_marr2.htm
Groom's Name: Harmon P. Hoar
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Groom's Birthplace: Of Pelham
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Bride's Name: Martha Hawley
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Bride's Birthplace: Of Amherst
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Marriage Date: 18 Aug 1832
Marriage Place: Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01173-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1863287
Reference Number: Item 4, p. 61
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
Groom's Name: Harmon P. Horr
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Bride's Name: Martha Hawley
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Marriage Date: 28 Nov 1832
Marriage Place: Amherst,Hampshire,Massachusetts
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50221-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM
Source Film Number: 186126
Reference Number:
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
Name: Martha Hawley Horr
Gender: Female
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Burial Place: Prescott, Mass.
Death Date: 23 Sep 1882
Death Place: Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 73
Birth Date: 1809
Birthplace: Amherst
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Marital Status: Widowed
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Father's Name: Zebind Hawley
Father's Birthplace: Amherst, Mass.
Mother's Name: Martha Hawley
Mother's Birthplace: Amherst, Mass.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B05326-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1863287
Reference Number: item 10 p 17 cn 3
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
Cemetery:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Horr&GSiman=1&GScid=91487&GRid=64528153&
[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.
1860 Census: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
name, age, est birth yr, place of birth
Martha Horr 51 1808 Massachusetts
Martha A. Horr 26 1833 Massachusetts
Charles H. Horr 25 1834 Massachusetts
Fannie M. Horr 22 1837 Massachusetts
Harrison Z. Horr 18 1841 Massachusetts
Rebecca J. Horr 15 1844 Massachusetts
1870 Census: Pelham, Hampshire, MA, PO Belchertown
Martha A. Towne, age 36
Gertrude Towne, age 1
Martha Horr, age 61, no occupation
1880 Census Place: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Martha HORR Self W Female W 71 MA Keeping House MA MA
Note Martha is a widow and living alone.
This Martha Hawley- Horr was living next door to Martha Ann Horr- Towne, her daughter. She was also living next door to Hezakiah PEIRCE and his wife Elsie W. ages 71 nd 70.Martha married Harmon Horr on 28 Nov 1832 in Amherst, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA. Harmon (son of John Hoar and Abigail Peirce) was born on 29 Jan 1799 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 10 Jan 1860 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Ware, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA (Quabbin Park Cemetery). [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 3. Martha Horr
was born on 16 May 1833 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 19 Dec 1891 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Ware, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA (Quabbin Park Cemetery).
- 4. Charles Horr
was born on 21 Oct 1835 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 7 Dec 1864 in Plaquemine, Iberville Co, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Ware, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA (Quabbin Park Cemetery).
- 5. Fannie Horr
was born on 21 Aug 1838 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1923 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Ware, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA (Quabbin Park Cemetery).
- 6. Harrison Horr
was born on 21 Mar 1842 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 28 Sep 1876 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA.
- 7. Rebecca Horr
was born on 26 Oct 1844 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 Oct 1903 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Ware, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA (Quabbin Park Cemetery).
- 8. (Male) Horr
was born on 26 Oct 1844 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died in in
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Generation: 3
3. Martha Horr (2.Martha2, 1.Martha1) was born on 16 May 1833 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 19 Dec 1891 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Ware, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA (Quabbin Park Cemetery).
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- Census: 1850 1860
Notes:
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Groom's Name: ...miean D. Town
Groom's Birth Date: 1837
Groom's Birthplace: Belchertown
Groom's Age: 31
Bride's Name: Martha A. Horr
Bride's Birth Date: 1835
Bride's Birthplace: Pelham
Bride's Age: 33
Marriage Date: 05 May 1868
Marriage Place: Belchertown, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: Asher Town
Groom's Mother's Name: Annabelle Town
Bride's Father's Name: Harman P. Horr
Bride's Mother's Name: Martha Horr
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Widowed
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Single
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00896-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1863562
Reference Number:
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
Groom's Name: Harrison D. Town
Groom's Birth Date: 1837
Groom's Birthplace: Belchertown
Groom's Age: 31
Bride's Name: Martha A. Horr
Bride's Birth Date: 1835
Bride's Birthplace: Pelham
Bride's Age: 33
Marriage Date: 02 May 1868
Marriage Place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: Abner Town
Groom's Mother's Name: Arabella
Bride's Father's Name: Horace R. Horr
Bride's Mother's Name: Martha
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status: Unknown
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Bride's Marital Status: Single
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02872-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 186141
Reference Number: p 20 cn 10
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
Name: Martha A. Horr Towne
Gender: Female
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Burial Place: Prescott, Mass.
Death Date: 19 Dec 1891
Death Place: Pelham, Mass.
Age: 57
Birth Date: 1834
Birthplace: Pelham, Ma
Occupation: At Home
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name: Towne
Father's Name: Herman P. Horr
Father's Birthplace: Prescott
Mother's Name: Martha Horr
Mother's Birthplace: Amherst
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02964-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1863562
Reference Number: Item 12, Pg. 434
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
Cemetery:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Horr&GSiman=1&GScid=91487&GRid=75334417&
[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.
Living with parents in 1850.
1850 Census: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
Martha Ann, age 16, bp MA
Living with mother in 1860.
1860 Census: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
Martha A. Horr, 26, Massachusetts
1870 Census: Pelham, Hampshire, MA, PO Belchertown
Martha A. Towne, age 36, bp MA, Keeping house
Gertrude Towne, age 1, bp MA
Martha Horr, age 61, bp MA, no occupation
1880 Census Place: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
Household: Page Number 150B
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Martha TOWNE Self M Female W 46 MA Keeping House MA MA
Gertrude TOWNE Dau S Female W 11 MA At School MA
Note Martha states she was married.
Martha Ann Horr is living next door to Martha Hawley- Horr, widow of Harmon Horr, her mother.
After three months of marriage Martha returned to her mother's home, never returning to her marriage.
Hampshire Gazette and Northampton Courier
September 24, 1878
Martha A. Town of Pelham, married Harrison D. Town, May 1, 1868, and on the first of August following she went back to her mother's. She "wasn't going to keep house any more for any one." That's the whole story, and furnishes ground for belief that the old saying should be changed from "marrying hastily and repenting leisurely", to marry hastily and repent ditto. He never could get her to go back and live with him after that, and the Judge thought it over awhile and sundered forever what God had joined together for three months. The following divorces were granted: Harrison D. from Martha A. Town; etc.
Note:separate entries on page....
Martha's mother: Martha Hawley Horr [ca. 1809-1882]
Martha Ann Horr Towne [1833-1891]Martha married Harrison D. Towne on 5 May 1868 in Belchertown, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA. Harrison (son of Asher Towne and Arabella Moore) was born on 16 Apr 1836 in Belchertown, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 21 Nov 1894 in Belchertown, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. Gertrude Gray Towne
was born on 2 Mar 1869 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 May 1940 in Massachusetts, USA.
4. Charles Horr (2.Martha2, 1.Martha1) was born on 21 Oct 1835 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 7 Dec 1864 in Plaquemine, Iberville Co, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Ware, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA (Quabbin Park Cemetery).
Other Events:
- Census: 1850 1860
Notes:
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Name: Charles Henry Horr
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 21 Oct 1835
Birthplace: Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: Herman Horr
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Mother's Name: Martha Horr
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01163-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1863287
Reference Number: Item 5 Pg H
Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Birth listed in Pelham vital records>
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ma/pelham_ma_births2.htm
Civil War Service Record
Name: Charles H Horr ,
Residence: Pelham, Massachusetts
Occupation: Farmer
Enlistment Date: 22 October 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Massachusetts
Unit Numbers: 935 935
Service Record: Promoted to Full Sergeant 1st ClassEnlisted as a Sergeant on 22 October 1861 at the age of 26Enlisted in Company F, 31st Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 19 February 1862.Wounded on 08 April 1864 at Sabine Cross Roads, LAAccidentally killed Company F, 31st Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 07 December 1864 in Plaquemine, LA
Cemetery:
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[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.
Living with parents in 1850.
1850 Census: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
Charles H., age 14, bp MA
Living with mother in 1860.
1860 Census: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
Charles H. Horr, 25, Massachusetts5. Fannie Horr (2.Martha2, 1.Martha1) was born on 21 Aug 1838 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1923 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Ware, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA (Quabbin Park Cemetery).
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- Census: 1850 1860 1870 1880 1900 1910 1920
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Newspaper article.
From Pelham, Ma. library.
Written in October 1915 (Name of newspaper not given)
[Heading] NEVER SAW CITY STREET NOR EVEN TROLLY CAR
"Aunt Fannie" Horr Has Lived for 78 Years in Her House in Pelham Hollow, Being Away Only One Night in That Time.
Out in Pelham Hollow, famous as the haunt of hunter and fisherman, there dwells a woman nearing four score years, who is remarkable and interesting for what she has not seen and where she has not been, for, with the exception of one night 61 years ago, when she was 16 years old, she has spent her entire life in the house she now occupies in the Hollow.
She is Miss Fannie Maria Horr-- "Aunt Fannie" she is called by those who were brought up here-- and she is throughly satisfied with her lot. She is in good physical health, for she cut five cords of wood this simmer, and carried it from the woods to her house and sawed it up there, and she complains of nothing except failing eyesight, which makes it difficult for her to read her Bible, the one comfort she misses.
Within 25 miles of Springfield lives this woman who never has seen a city street, never has seen or used a telephone, never has seen a trolly car, has ridden in a steam train just once, when she was a little girl; never heard a brass band, never saw a circus parade or a motion picture show, who has heard a phonograph but once, and then asked that it be stopped because the record was a musical one, and it reminded her of the only times when she had heard music--the funerals of her relatives; never saw an electric light, or a gas light; never saw a camera, so that she did not know the picture shown on this page was being taken when the instrument was directed at her; in fact, here lives in peace and contentment a woman who knows less about the world about her than the average child.
"Aunt Fannie" was born 78 years ago in Pelham Hollow, in the house where her neice, Mrs. Gertrude Hanson, now serves appetizing dinners to starving fishermen. She spent her life serving and helping others, and she tells the few people she permits to talk with her that it makes her feel lonely to have no one left to do things for. She has cared for many members of her family, who have passed on, and her life has been so busy and so useful that she has had no time to go very far from the Hollow, which explains why she knows so little about how the rest of the world lives.
Her only train ride was from Northampton, more than three score years ago. "Aunt Fannie" and another girl from Pelham Hollow obtained work in a mill in Easthampton. They drove to Northampton from the Hollow, and there took the train. One day's stay in Easthampton made them so lonely that they laid awake all the night, crying as though their hearts would break, and the next morning they walked back to Northampton and made their way home to Pelham Hollow, where "Aunt Fannie" has stayed ever since. Her only journey's for many years have been the four-mile walk up hill to Prescott Center, where she gets what groceries and supplies she is in urgent need of.
"Aunt Fannie" does not find life in the Hollow wearisome, for long ago she learned to be contented. She knows there is much wickedness in the cities--so she is glad that she does not have to live in one. She knows that the air is clearer, the stars are brighter and the trees and fields are greener in Pelham Hollow than they are in Boston or Springfield or any other crowded hive of humanity, so she feels that she is blessed. She knows that God always has been with her in Pelham Hollow and who knows but that they might not be so near together elsewhere? So "Aunt Fannie" dwells in calm serenity in her little old house in the Hollow, where the morning sunlight strikes a little later than it does on the hill-tops, and where the evening shadows fall a little earlier than they do in the cities--where only the automobiles of fisherman and hunters disturb the peace of nature, content that she has lived so long, glad that she has been blessed with good health, and knowing that no soul can say she ever did ill to a living creature.
(Note: Photo of a slight woman, long sleeved, long skirt, dress of the day, standing timidly, outside the door of her home (looks to be a very simple cabin).
Cemetery:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Horr&GSiman=1&GScid=91487&GRid=64528151&
[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.
Living with parents in 1850.
1850 Census: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
Fanny M. age 11, bp MA
Living with mother in 1860.
1860 Census: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
Fannie M. Horr, 22, Massachusetts
1870 Census: Pelham, Hampshire, MA, PO Belchertown
Fanny Horr, age 31, bp MA
Rebecca Horr, age 25, bp MA
1880 Census Place: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Fanney M. HORR Self S Female W 41 MA Keeping House MA MA
Rebecca HORR Sister S Female W 36 MA MA MA
Note both sisters are single in 1880.
Note their census is on the same page as her sister-in-law Martha and Martha's daughter.
Also have: born 1837.
Written as Fanie and Rebbecca HARR.
1900 Census: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
Fanie M. Horr, head, Oct 1844, age 55, single, bp MA, p's bp MA
Rebbecca Horr, sister, Oct 1838. age 61, single, bp MA, p's bp MA
1910 Census: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
image 5 of 10
Fannie M. Horr, age 71, single, bp MA, p's bp MA, Braider- palm leaf hats
No others listed in household.
Note sister Rebecca is not living with Fannie.
Transcribed as HARR
1920 Census: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
Fanny M. Horr, head, age 81, single, bp MA, p's bp MA, Farmer
No others listed.
Next household to Gertrude G. Hanson, age 50, divorced, bp MA
Is this her niece Gertrude, dau of sister Martha?6. Harrison Horr (2.Martha2, 1.Martha1) was born on 21 Mar 1842 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 28 Sep 1876 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA.
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- Census: 1850 1860 1870
Notes:
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Groom's Name: Harrison Z. Horr
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace: Pelham
Groom's Age: 25
Bride's Name: Hannah M. Smith
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace: ...M
Bride's Age: 25
Marriage Date: 02 May 1867
Marriage Place: Shutesbury, Massachusetts
Groom's Father's Name: Hawasa P. Horr
Groom's Mother's Name: Martha Horr
Bride's Father's Name: Smith
Bride's Mother's Name: Smith
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01376-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 1863562
Reference Number: Item 11, Pg. 153
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
Name: Harrison Z Hoar
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 28 Sep 1876
Death Place: Pelham, Massachusetts
Age: 34
Birth Date: 1842
Birthplace: Pelham
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Harmon P Hoar
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Martha Hoar
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06742-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 960210
Reference Number: v 284 p 24
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.
Living with parents in 1850.
Harrison T. age 8, bp MA
Living with mother in 1860.
1860 Census: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
Harrison Z. Horr, 18, Massachusetts
Transcribed as Harrison L.
1870 Census: Pelham, Hampshire, MA, PO Belchertown
Harrison Z. Horr, age 28, bp Massachusetts, Farmer
Hannah Horr, age 28, bp Massachusetts
Martha Smith, age 56, no occupation
Next household sisters, next sister and mother.
Service Record:
Name: Harrison Z Horr ,
Residence: Pelham, Massachusetts
Occupation: Farmer
Enlistment Date: 04 November 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: Massachusetts
Unit Numbers: 935 935
Service Record: Promoted to Full CorporalEnlisted as a Private on 04 November 1861 at the age of 19Enlisted in Company F, 31st Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 19 February 1862.Mustered out Company F, 31st Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 20 December 1864
From the HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE
October 10, 1876 Pelham, Ma.
Harrison Z. Horr committed suicide last Thursday morning, by shooting himself. Mr. Horr had been a little unsettled in his mind since Spring, yet not enough to be noticed except by his own family or intimate friends. On Thursday morning he told his wife that he had a mind to go up in the bushes a short distance and see if he could find some partridges; he accordingly took his double-barreled shot-gun and started. Not long after his wife heard the report of a gun, and not feeling easy about him, went to the next door neighbor's, Mr. Stratton's, and they, not thinking there was anything wrong, delayed going in search of Mr. H. for some time, but on going in the direction from which the report of the gun came, found him in the bushes near the roadside, dead. He had discharged both barrels of his gun by tying a string to a bush, connecting the string to the trigger, and placing the muzzles against his heart, leaned back and the contents of both barrels entered his heart, causing instant death without any doubt. Mr. Horr was 34 years of age, and leaves a family.
As told by Robert Lord Keyes, Pelham Library, in a letter dated April 30, 2004:
Harrison Z. Horr [1842-1876] is a real story. He was in Civil War service in Louisiana with his brother Charles Henry Horr [1835-1864] in 1864. One evening the Confederates attacked, or threatened to. The Massachusetts unit split into two to probe the lines. Each unit came upon other soldiers in the dark and, thinking them the enemy, engaged. But it was the other unit. Harrison was with one group and Charles was with the other-and Charles was killed in the subsequent firefight. Later, it was said that Harrison blamed himself for his brother's death and was "insane.' On Sept. 28, 1876, he shot himself with a gunshot near his house on Pelham Hollow Road, dying instantly. We have his widow's pension papers which documents this these facts. It is an extraordinary set of papers to read. Harrison had no children and his wife, Hannah M. Smith Horr [1842-1927], never remarried.Harrison married Hannah Smith on 2 May 1867 in Shutesbury, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA. Hannah (daughter of Job Smith and Martha Conkey) was born on 20 Jan 1842 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1927 in
. [Group Sheet] 7. Rebecca Horr (2.Martha2, 1.Martha1) was born on 26 Oct 1844 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 Oct 1903 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Ware, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA (Quabbin Park Cemetery).
Other Events:
- Census: 1850 1860 1870 1880 1900
Notes:
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Birth:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/MDBX-MCH/p_11281961783
Name: Rebecca J. Horr
Gender: Female
Burial Date: 27 Oct 1903
Burial Place:
Death Date: 25 Oct 1903
Death Place: Pelham, Massachusetts
Age: 59
Birth Date: 1844
Birthplace: Pelham, Mass
Occupation: At Home
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Hermon Horr
Father's Birthplace: Prescott, Mass
Mother's Name: Martha Hawley
Mother's Birthplace: Amherst, Mass
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07460-8
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2058070
Reference Number: v 44 cn 158
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
Cemetery:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Horr&GSiman=1&GScid=91487&GRid=64528154&
[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.
She died at home. Never married.
Living with parents in 1850.
1850 Census: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
Rebecca J. age 6, bp MA
Living with mother in 1860.
1860 Census: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
Rebecca J. Horr, 15, Massachusetts
1870 Census: Pelham, Hampshire, MA, PO Belchertown
Fanny Horr, age 31, bp Massachusetts
Rebecca Horr, age 25 , bp MA
1880 Census Place: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Fanney M. HORR Self S Female W 41 MA Keeping House MA MA
Rebecca HORR Sister S Female W 36 MA MA MA
Note both sisters are single.
Written as Fanie and Rebbecca HARR.
1900 Census: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
Fanie M. Harr, head, Oct 1844, age 55, single, bp MA, p's bp MA
Rebbecca Harr, sister, Oct 1838. age 61, single, bp MA, p's bp MA8. (Male) Horr (2.Martha2, 1.Martha1) was born on 26 Oct 1844 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died in in
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Possible twin to Rebecca.
Generation: 4
9. Gertrude Gray Towne (3.Martha3, 2.Martha2, 1.Martha1) was born on 2 Mar 1869 in Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 May 1940 in Massachusetts, USA.
Notes:
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Marriage:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N38S-TYM
Death:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHVP-QPJ
[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.
Living with mother and grandmother in 1870.
1870 Census: Pelham, Hampshire, MA, PO Belchertown
Gertrude Towne, age 1, bp MA
Living with mother in 1880.
Census Place: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts 1880
Household: Page Number 150B
Gertrude TOWNE Dau S Female W 11 MA At School MAGertrude married Peter A. Hanson on 28 Aug 1900 in Charlotte, Eaton Co, Michigan, USA. Peter (son of John Hanson and Mary (Unknown)) was born about 1860 in Denmark. [Group Sheet]