Lewis Horr

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• Census: 1860 [1870] [1880] 1900 1910 [1920] 1930

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Could not find in 1880 census.

Living with parents in 1860.
1860 Census: Cheney Grove, McLean Co, Illinois
Louis H. Horr, 7, Illinois

1900 Census: Gibson, Drummer, Ford Co, Illinois
Lewis H. Horr, May 1852, age 47, m 21 yrs, bp IL. f's bp OH, m's bp IL, Clerk
Emma E. Horr, wife, Sept 1856, age 43, 4 births, bp IL, f's bp VA, m's bp IL, School Teacher
Ralph A. Horr, son, Aug 1879, age 20, bp IL, School Teacher
Roy Horr, son, Feb 1881, age 19, bp IL
Blanche M. Horr, dau, Feb 1884, age 16, bp IL
Bertha L. Horr, dau, Dec 1888, age 12, bp IL

1910 Census: 1-Wd Gibson, Ford Co, IL
Louis F. Horr, age 58, m 32 yrs, bp IL, p's bp IL, Salesman- meat market
Emma E. Horr, wife, age 52, 4 births 3 living, bp IL, p's bp IL
Bertha Hor, dau, age 21, bp IL

1930 Census: Kennydale, King Co, Washington
Lewis H. Horr, age 76, bp IL, m at age 26, f's bp NY, m's bp OH, retired
Emma E. Horr, age 71, bp IL, m at age 20, f's bp VA, m's bp IL
No others listed.

Lewis married Emma Rock on 26 Sep 1878 in , Mclean Co, Illinois, USA. Emma (daughter of Jeremiah W. Rock and Mary Jane Bailey) was born in Sep 1856 in Illinois, USA; died on 13 Apr 1939 in Tacoma, Pierce Co, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Census: 1900 1910 [1920] [1930]

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Living with parents in 1900.
1900 Census: Gibson, Drummer, Ford Co, Illinois
Roy Horr, son, Feb 1881, age 19, bp IL

Living with sister Blanche
1910 Census: Arrowsmith twp, Mc Lean Co, Illinois
J. Roy Horr, br-in-law, age 28, bp IL, single, p's bp IL, Manager- Con?? tool Co

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• Education: University of Illinois, 1911

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Groom's Name: Ralph A. Horr
Groom's Birth Date: 1880
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Groom's Age: 29
Bride's Name: Beulah M. Johnson
Bride's Birth Date: 1882
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Bride's Age: 27
Marriage Date: 16 Oct 1909
Marriage Place: Cherokee, Cherokee, Iowa
Groom's Father's Name: Lewis H. Horr
Groom's Mother's Name: Emma Rock
Bride's Father's Name: Geo. A. Johnson
Bride's Mother's Name: Eliza Head
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I10291-6
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
Source Film Number: 1035292
Reference Number: p 221, 4299
Collection: Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992

Moved to Seattle WA in 1907.
He began his law practice in 1914, Seattle.
http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hornbeck-horter.html
Horr, Ralph Ashley (1884-1960) -- also known as Ralph A. Horr -- of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Illinois, 1884. Republican. U.S. Representative from Washington 1st District, 1931-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1940. Died in 1960. Cremated; ashes interred at Hillcrest Burial Park, Kent, Wash.
And...See also: congressional biography.
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000793

About and Photo:
Date: 1914-06-08;
Paper: Seattle Daily Times, pg 6

Photo:
Date: 1930-09-26;
Paper: Advocate, (Louisiana) pg 6

Photo:
Date: 1946-12-01;
Paper: Seattle Daily Times, pg 82

Obituary:
From the Seattle P-I, January 27, 1960, Page 21
Veteran Lawyer:
Ralph A. Horr, Ex-Member Of Congress, Dies Ralph Ashley Horr, 78, veteran Seattle lawyer and former Congressman, died yesterday in Veterans Hospital after a long illness. For many years a colorful and vital figure in legal and political circles here, Mr. Horr had lived in Seattle since 1907. He practiced law until illness forced his retirement in 1957. A longtime Republican leader, he represented Washington's First District in the United States Congress from 1931 to 1933. Mr. Horr was born in Saybrook, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois in 1911. He was graduate manager of the UW from 1913 to 1914 and in this capacity took the first Washington varsity crew to the Poughkeepsie Regatta in 1913 and the UW baseball team to Japan in 1914.
HE BEGAN the practice of law here in 1914. Mr. Horr served numerous terms as chairman of the King County Republican Central Committee, beginning in 1914 and extending into the late 1930s. He was a former president of the King County Young Men's Republican Club. Mr. Horr was an unsuccessful canidate for mayor of Seattle in 1918 and again 30 years later in 1948. He also failed in a try for the U. S. Senate in 1934. He was a first lieutenant in the Army during World War I. He was a memeber of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity; Phi Delta Phi, law honorary; the University of Illinois and University of Washington Alumni associations, the Sons of the American Revolution; the American Legion; Elks Lodge 92 and the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. He was an hororary citizen of Boys Town, Neb. Survivors: His wife, Lenora M., 5127 Bangor St.; a daugter, Mrs. Lezern Ivers, Seattle; two sisters, Mrs. Blanche McClure, Tacoma, and Mrs. Bertha Fawver Santa Ana, Calif.; a brother, Roy Horr, Seattle, and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a. m. Saturday, Ploeger Mortuary; cremation.

http://labs.familysearch.org
Name : Ralph A. Horr
Death date : 26 Jan 1960
Death place : Seattle, King, Washington
Gender : Male
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Age at death : 75 years
Estimated birth year : 1885
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Father name : Lewis H. Horr
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Mother name : Emma Rock
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Film number : 2034003
Digital GS number : 4225246
Image number : 1473
Reference number : 859
Collection : Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960

Obituary with photo:
Date: 1960-01-27
Paper: Seattle Daily Times

Recordd twice in the 1920 census.



[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.

Living with parents in 1900.
1900 Census: Gibson, Drummer, Ford Co, Illinois
Ralph A. Horr, son, Aug 1879, age 20, bp IL, School Teacher

1910 Census: Kent Pct, King Co, Washington
Ralph Horr, age 28, m 0 yrs, bp IL, p's bp US, Banks
Beulah, age 27, 0 births, bp IA, p's bp CAN

1920 Census: Seattle, King Co, Washington
Ralph A. Horr, age 38, bp IL, p's bp IL, Lawyer- gen practice
Bulah Horr, wife, age 24, bp IA, p's bp IA
Delta V. Horr, dau, age 5, bp WA

1930 Census: Seattle, King Co, Washington
Ralph A. Horr, age 45, bp Il, p's bp IL, Lawyer- general practice
Lenora Horr, wife, age 39, bp MI, p's bp MI
Lezern Horr, dau, age 19, bp WA

Ralph married Beulah Johnson on 16 Oct 1909 in Cherokee, Cherokee Co, Iowa, USA. Beulah (daughter of George Alfred Johnson and Eliza Head) was born on 25 Mar 1882 in Cherokee, Cherokee Co, Iowa, USA; died on 2 Sep 1920. [Group Sheet]

Ralph married Lenora Van Brocklin on 3 Sep 1923 in , Whatcom Co, Washington, USA. Lenora (daughter of Charles Van Brocklin and Belle Page Howard) was born on 12 Feb 1891 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co, Michigan, USA; died on 6 May 1966 in Seattle, King Co, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Census: 1900 1910

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California Death Records.
Of Santa Ana, Orange Co CA in 1960.

Living with parents in 1900.
1900 Census: Gibson, Drummer, Ford Co, Illinois
Bertha L. Horr, dau, Dec 1888, age 12, bp IL

Living with parents in 1910.
1910 Census: 1-Wd Gibson, Ford Co, Illinois
Bertha Hor, dau, age 21, bp IL

Bertha Leah Horr m. Dr. J. R. Fawver Sept. 30, 1911 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
He of St. Anthony, Iowa. Res. after their marriage: St. Anthony, Iowa

1920 Census: Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois
Dr. J. R. Fawver, age 31, bp IL, f's bp OH, m's bp IL, Salesman- drug co
Bertha Fawver, wife, age 31, bp IL, f's bp IL, m's bp PA
Note no children were listed.

1930 Census: Calumet, Cook Co, Illinois
Dr. Fawver, age 40, m at age 22, bp Il, p's bp IL, Veterinary- inspections burial [?]
Betty Fawver, wife, age 40, m at age 22, bp Il, p's bp IL
Vance Mc Clure, nephew, age 20, bp Il, p's bp IL, Draftsman- telegraph co

Bertha married Dr. Jesse Roy Fawver on 30 Sep 1911 in Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, Colorado, USA. Jesse (son of George Fawver and Lucy Batson) was born on 16 Sep 1888 in Illinois, USA; died on 24 Oct 1950 in , Los Angeles Co, California, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Census: 1920 [1930]

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Calif Death Records
MERRILL VIRGINIA H 01/06/1914 Mother's maiden name: JOHNSON father's surname: HORR Female born in WASHINGTON death: RIVERSIDE 12/28/

Obituary:
Date: 1949-12-30
Paper: Seattle Daily Times

Cemetery:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=merrill&GSby=1914&GSbyrel=in&GSdy=1949&GSdyrel=in&GSst=6&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=101243586&df=all&

Virginia married Dr. Robert Lowe Merrill on 8 Jun 1938 in Cherokee, Cherokee Co, Iowa, USA. Robert (son of Dr. Preston R. Merrill and Millie D. Lowe) was born on 3 Aug 1913 in Wellsville, Cache Co, Utah, USA; died on 30 Aug 1991 in Hemet, Riverside Co, California, USA; was buried in San Jacinto, Riverside Co, California, USA (San Jacinto Valley Cemetery). [Group Sheet]

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SS card issued in Washington

Living with parents in 1910.
Transcribed as Mclure.
1910 Census: Arrowsmith Twp, Mclean Co, Illinois
Vance H. McClure, son, age 8/12, bp IL

Living with aunt Bertha- Betty in 1930.
1930 Census: Calumet, Cook Co, Illinois
Vance Mc Clure, nephew, age 20, bp Il, p's bp IL, Draftsman- telegraph co

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Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
Name: Helen May Tiffany
[Helen May McKee]
[Helen May McClure] SSN: 534284312 Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 6 Sep 1921 Birth Place: Tacoma Pierc, Washington Father Name: Vance E McClure Mother Name: Blanche M Horr Death Date: Jun 1989 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Aug 1947: Name listed as HELEN MAY TIFFANY; Jul 1966: Name listed as HELEN MAY MCKEE; 22 Jun 1989: Name listed as HELEN MAY MCKEE

Helen married (Male) Tiffany about 1947. [Group Sheet]

Helen married (Male) McKee about 1966. [Group Sheet]