Nelson Horr

1807 - 1881  (73 years)

• Name	Nelson Horr
  Born	23 Oct 1807	Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1840 1850 1860 1870 1880
  Died	25 Jun 1881	Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Buried	Belchertown, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA (Mount Hope Cemetery)
  Person ID	I13283	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	John Hoar,   b. Abt 1763, Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 1 Feb 1841, Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Abigail Peirce,   b. Abt 1767, Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 2 Mar 1838, Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1785	Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F4532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Cowan,   b. 1810, Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 12 Mar 1849, Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 39 years)
  Married	10 Mar 1832	Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Children	1. Emily Horr,   b. 22 Apr 1838, Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 14 Mar 1887, Shutesbury, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 48 years)   2. Elbridge Horr,   b. 22 Jan 1840, Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 1924,  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	9 May 2010
  Family ID	F6001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Caroline Rhodes,   b. 25 Jul 1829, Leyden, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 18 Feb 1911, Enfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	19 Dec 1849	Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Children	1. Reuben Horr,   b. 14 Jun 1855, Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 21 Feb 1920, Enfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 64 years)   2. James Horr,   b. Apr 1859, Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 24 Nov 1926, Enfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	9 May 2010
  Family ID	F3254	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://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ma/pelham_ma_marr2.htm Nelson Horr of Enfield, and Mary Cowan, intention Mar. 10, 1832 Name: Nelson Horr Gender: Male Baptism/Christening Date: Baptism/Christening Place: Birth Date: 23 Oct 1807 Birthplace: Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts Death Date: Name Note: Race: White Father's Name: John Horr Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Abigail Horr Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C01839-1 System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy Source Film Number: 1863287 Reference Number: Item 10 P70 Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 Groom's Name: Nelson Horr Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Mary Cowan Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 10 Mar 1832 Marriage Place: Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01173-6 System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM Source Film Number: 1863287 Reference Number: Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910 Marriage to Caroline: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N447-BCG Name: Nelson Horr Gender: Male Burial Date: Burial Place: Death Date: 25 Jun 1881 Death Place: Prescott, Massachusetts Age: 71 Birth Date: 1810 Birthplace: Petham Occupation: Farmer Race: White Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Father's Name: John Pierce Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Abigail Pierce Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07565-4 System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy Source Film Number: 960221 Reference Number: v 329 p 28 Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910 Cemetery: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=horr&GSfn=nelson&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=137739917&df=all& [[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S. Birth listed with Pelham Vital records> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ma/pelham_ma_births2.htm Mentioned in John Cowan's memorandum book six times. John Cowan was his 1st father-in-law. In 1860 living in household next to John Cowan's. Still living in Prescott in 1880. John Cowan writes, "9 Oct 1839 "Marrcas" went to Nelson Horr" 1840 Pelham, Hampshire, MA Nelson Hoar 1 male under 5 yrs [Elbridge, infant] 1 male 20 -30 [Nelson, 33] 1 female under 5 [Sila, 2] 1 female 15 -20 [? Marcus Thompson, 17] 1 female 20 -30 [Mary, 31] 1850 Census: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts Nelson Hor, age 43, bp MA, Blacksmith Caroline Horr, age 20, bp MA Emily Horr, age 12, bp MA Elbridge Horr, age 10, bp MA 1860 Census: Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts Nelson Horr, age 53, bp MA, Farmer Caroline Horr, age 30, bp MA Reuben Horr, age 5, bp MA James Horr, age 1, bp MA Elbridge Horr, age 20, bp MA, Laborer Previous households were father-in-law John Cowan and brother Harmon's widow and family. Same page as James Fay, age 80, and Joseph Hamilton, age 71. 1870 Census: Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts Nelson Horr, age 62, farmer, bp MA Caroline Horr, age 42, bp MA Reuben N. Horr, age 15, bp MA James E. Horr, age 11, bp MA Elbridge F. Horr, age 30, bp MA next household is William and Harriet Brigham, Nelson's sister. 1880 Census Place: Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts Household: Page Number 164A Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Nelson HORR Self M Male W 72 MA Farmer MA MA Caroline E. HORR Wife M Female W 51 MA Keeping House MA MA James E. HORR Son S Male W 21 MA At Home MA MA Nelson Horr's oldest son by his first wife married a daughter of Rider-Rhodes family. Her maternal grandfather was Joel Rhodes. Nelson Horr's second wife Caroline was an aunt to the eldest son's wife. Her father was Joel Rhodes. Caroline was both an aunt and a mother-in-law to Nellie Rider, wife of Elbridge Nelson Horr and Caroline's step-son. Nelson & Caroline were living next door to David & Martha A. Peirce in 1880. Their daughter Edna Peirce married to Herman C. Powers and their children are living with them.