William Horr

1812 - 1889  (76 years)

• Name	William Horr
  Born	7 Dec 1812	Denmark, Lewis Co, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850 1860 1870 1880
  Died	13 Jan 1889	, Champaign Co, Ohio, USA
  Buried	Mechanicsburg, Champaign Co, Ohio, USA (Maple Grove Cemetery)
  Person ID	I13123	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	Jacob Horr,   b. 8 Nov 1772, Dartmouth, Bristol Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 26 Dec 1847, , Wyandot Co, Ohio, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Hannah Pierce,   b. 16 Jan 1774, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 24 Nov 1839, Cheney's Grove, Mclean Co, Illinois, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Married	13 Mar 1792	Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F4596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Cone,   b. 21 Dec 1810, Big Point, , Connecticut, USA ,   d. 29 Oct 1893, , Champaign Co, Ohio, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	11 Mar 1835	Denmark, Lewis Co, New York, USA
  Children	1. Pierce Horr,   b. 27 Apr 1836, Denmark, Lewis Co, New York, USA ,   d. 9 Aug 1898, Mechanicsburg, Champaign Co, Ohio, USA  (Age 62 years)   2. Sarah Horr,   b. 10 Jun 1839, Goshen Twp, Champaign Co, Ohio, USA ,   d. 11 Feb 1841, , Champaign Co, Ohio, USA  (Age 1 years)   3. Dwight Horr,   b. 15 Nov 1841, Goshen Twp, Champaign Co, Ohio, USA ,   d. 7 Jul 1862, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA  (Age 20 years)   4. Jacob Horr,   b. 13 Mar 1844, Goshen Twp, Champaign Co, Ohio, USA ,   d. 20 Apr 1917, Mechanicsburg, Champaign Co, Ohio, USA  (Age 73 years)   5. Ann Horr,   b. 16 Sep 1846, Goshen Twp, Champaign Co, Ohio, USA ,   d. 16 Feb 1929, , Champaign Co, Ohio, USA  (Age 82 years)   6. Lewis Horr,   b. 13 Oct 1848, Goshen Twp, Champaign Co, Ohio, USA ,   d. 31 Aug 1938, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co, Missouri, USA  (Age 89 years)   7. William Horr,   b. 16 Mar 1851, Mechanicsburg Village, Goshen Twp, Champaign Co, Ohio, USA ,   d. 3 Jul 1923  (Age 72 years)   8. Mary Horr,   b. 7 Mar 1854, Goshen Twp, Champaign Co, Ohio, USA ,   d. 31 Mar 1939,  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F5928	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  If you have corrections and/or updated information on this person please contact Roz Edson at MrsEdson@gmail.com http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA887&lpg=PA602&dq=%22obed%20horr%22%20Price&sig=fPhpiKyT5EaTkXg9pMnhH9_exCQ&ei=x2gwTdedGIL_8AbLoYzqCA&ct=result&id=pQzVAAAAMAAJ&ots=EqfCJqxYmp&output=text WILLIAM HORR, retired farmer; P. O. Mechanisburg; a prominent citizen and early settler, was born in Lewis Co., N. Y., in 1812, and is the son of Jacob and Hannah (Pierce) Horr, both natives of Massachusetts and early emigrants to York State; Jacob was a farmer by occupation, and became a resident of this county in June, 1838, and, soon after, a resident of Wyandot Co., where his death occurred Dec. 26, 1847; the death of his wife occurred Nov. 24, 1839, in the State of Illinois, where she had gone on a visit; he had a family of eight sons and one daughter, only three of whom still survive. Our subject was the seventh child of the family, and was early taught the art and dignity of farming; be lived in his native State till 1838, when he immigrated to Ohio, locating within sight of his present place, to which he moved-twenty-six years ago. The pursuit of agriculture has been his occupation, and in it he has been successful. He finds his political creed in the Republican party, and religious in the M. P. Church. He has at different times been prominently identified with the county and township offices, holding the positions of County Commissioner, Land Appraiser, and several times Township Assessor. The duties of these offices he has discharged with strict integrity and fidelity. He married Mary Coan [correct spelling is "Cone", not "Coan" ], of New York, March 11, 1835 ; five sons and three daughters have been the issue of this union, two of whom have died, one in infancy, and the other, a son, died in the late civil war from the effects of a wound received in the battle at Port Republic, Va.; he lived just one month, dying at Washington City. Cemetery: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=horr&GSfn=william&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=89189499&df=all& [[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S. 1850 Census Place: Goshen twp, Champaign Co Ohio Horr William 37 M Farmer 4,000 NY Horr Mary 39 F NY Horr Pearce 14 M NY Horr Dwight 8 M OH Horr Jacob 6 M OH Horr Ann 4 F OH Horr Lewis 1 M OH Transcribed as HORO. 1860 Census: Goshen, Champaign Co, Ohio William Horr, age 49, bp NY, Farmer Mary Horr, age 51, bp NY Pierce Horr, age 23, bp NY, Farm Hand Dwight Horr, age 19, bp OH, Farm Hand Jacob Horr, age 17, bp OH, Farm Hand Ann Horr, age 13, bp OH Louis Horr, age 10, bp OH William Horr, age 9, bp OH Mary Horr Goshen, age 6, bp OH 1870 Census: Woodstock, Goshen, Champaign Co, Ohio William Horr, age 57, bp NY, retired Farmer Mary Horr, age 59, bp NY Jacob Horr, age 26, bp OH, Farm Laborer Lewis Horr, age 21, bp OH, Farm Laborer William Horr, age 19, bp OH, Works on Farm Mary Horr, age 16, bp OH 1880 Census Place: Goshen, Champaign Co, Ohio Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace William HORR Self M Male W 67 NY Farmer MA NY Mary HORR Wife M Female W 67 NY Keeping House CT CT Jacob HORR Other M Male W 36 OH Farmer NY NY Sarah HORR 1 Other M Female W 36 OH Keeping House VA --- Nellie HORR 2 Other S Female W 5 OH OH OH Following household was Pierce Horr