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William Horr

Male 1869 - 1935  (65 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Horr was born on 17 Jul 1869 in Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; died on 20 Mar 1935 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; was buried in Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA (North Watertown Cemetery).

    Other Events:

    • Census: [1880] 1900 1910 1915 1920 1925 1930

    Notes:

    Marriage License: http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html (To Mrs. Bessie M. Wood)
    Newspaper Watertown NY Daily Times 1921 - 0648.PDF
    http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Watertown%20Times/Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201921.pdf/Newspaper%20Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201921%20-%200648.PDF

    Marriage Announcement (To Jennie):
    Newspaper Adams NY Jefferson County Journal 1885 - 0265.PDF http://www.fultonhistory.com/Process%20Small/Newspapers/Adams%20NY%20Jefferson%20County%20Journal/Adams%20NY%20Jefferson%20County%20Journal%201885.pdf/Newspaper%20Adams%20NY%20Jefferson%20County%20Journal%201885%20-%200265.PDF?xml=http://www.fultonhistory.com/dtSearch/dtisapi6.dll?cmd=getpdfhits&u=3c255838&DocId=11571353&Index=Z%3a%2fFulton%20Historical&HitCount=4&hits=881+88f+9f2+9f3+&SearchForm=C%3a%5cinetpub%5cwwwroot%5cFulton%5fNew%5fform%2ehtml&.pdf

    Widowed in 1910 (a boarder) and in 1920 (a boarder)

    Obituary:
    Rome NY Daily Sentinel 1935 - 0997.pdf
    http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2023/Rome%20NY%20Daily%20Sentinel/Rome%20NY%20Daily%20Sentinel%201935/Rome%20NY%20Daily%20Sentinel%201935%20-%200997.pdf
    William D. Horr, Father
    Of Rome Woman, Expires
    William D. Horr, 68, father of
    Mrs. Olive Parker, 319 W. Bloomfield
    St, died Wednesday at
    Mercy Hospital, Watertown. Monday
    Mr. Horr's right leg was amputated
    a few Inches above the
    knee, made necessary by gangrene
    developing In the foot.
    He was a native of Cape Vincent
    but had resided in Watertown
    most of his life. At one time he
    lived in Carthage. In earlier life
    he was an insurance agent and
    later for nine years was employed
    by the H. H. Babcock Company of
    Watertown. Then for seven years
    he was clerk at Crowner Hotel.
    Watertown, retiring four years ago.
    Surviving besides his daughter
    are two sons, a step-son and a stepdaughter,
    his widow and a sister.

    Cemetery:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=horr&GSfn=william&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=118156012&df=all&

    William married Jennie Lennon on 6 Jul 1885 in Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co, New York, USA. Jennie (daughter of Albert W. Lennon and Lucinda Barrett) was born on 6 Jul 1864 in Canada; died on 4 May 1908 in ; was buried in Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA (North Watertown Cemetery). [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Lewis Horr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Dec 1887 in Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; died on 1 Feb 1969 in Dayton, Montgomery Co, Ohio, USA; was buried in Carthage, Jefferson Co, New York, USA (St. James Cemetery).
    2. 3. Lennon Horr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Aug 1890 in Pamelia, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; died on 19 Nov 1947 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; was buried in Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA (Glenwood Cemetery).
    3. 4. Olive Horr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Mar 1891 in Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; died on 21 Sep 1946 in Rome, Oneida Co, New York, USA; was buried in Oswego, Oswego Co, New York, USA (Riverside Cemetery).
    4. 5. William Horr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1896 in ; died in in .

    William married Fannie Leger about 1908 in New York, USA. Fannie (daughter of Frank Leger and Mary Leclair) was born about 1876 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Jan 1910 in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA; was buried in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA (Riverside Cemetery). [Group Sheet]

    William married Flora A. Maine about 1912. Flora (daughter of Erwin B. Maine and Alice Marie Van Norman) was born in Apr 1887 in New York, USA. [Group Sheet]

    William married Bessie M. Ritter about 1921. Bessie (daughter of (Male) Ritter and Emma A. (Unknown)) was born about 1882 in New York, USA. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lewis Horr Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 1 Dec 1887 in Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; died on 1 Feb 1969 in Dayton, Montgomery Co, Ohio, USA; was buried in Carthage, Jefferson Co, New York, USA (St. James Cemetery).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900 1920 1940

    Notes:

    Groom's Name: L. Z. Horr
    Groom's Birth Date: 1888
    Groom's Birthplace:
    Groom's Age: 21
    Bride's Name: Dora Cuntryman
    Bride's Birth Date: 1887
    Bride's Birthplace:
    Bride's Age: 22
    Marriage Date: 17 Mar 1909
    Marriage Place: St. Lawrence, New York
    Groom's Father's Name: William Horr
    Groom's Mother's Name: Jennie Lemon
    Bride's Father's Name: Richard Cuntryman
    Bride's Mother's Name: Sofy Pelow
    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: I00313-9
    System Origin: New York-EASy
    Source Film Number: 885350
    Reference Number: Film 885380
    Collection: New York Marriages, 1686-1980

    Photo:
    Newspaper Watertown NY Daily Times 1950 - 1115.pdf http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Watertown%20Times/Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201950.pdf/Newspapers%20Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201950%20-%201115.pdf

    Obituary: http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html
    Newspaper NY Daily Times 1969 b - 0691.PDF http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Watertown%20Times/Watertown%20NY%20Times%20Aug%201969%20pdf/Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201969%20b%20-%200691.PDF

    Lewis Z.
    Horr Dies
    GREAT BEND ? Lewis. Z.
    Horr, 81, formerly of Great
    Bend, died Saturday evening
    in the Good Samartian hospital,
    Dayton, 0., where he had
    been a patient one week.
    The funeral will be Wednesday
    at 8:30 a.m., at" the Clark
    funeral home, Black River,
    and at 9 at St. Rita's church.
    Deferiet, with Rev. John M
    Crable, pastor, officiating.
    Burial will be in St. James'
    cemetery, Carthage.
    Friends may call at the funeral
    home Tuesday afternoon
    and evening.
    Surviving are two sons,
    Lloyd M., Goffstown, N.H.,
    and Erwin R., Dayton, O.,
    with whom Mr. Horr was living;
    four grandchildren, two
    great-grandchildren, an aunt,
    Miss Lotta Lennon, Liverpool.
    He was born Dec. 1, 1887
    at Cape Vincent, a son of
    William D. and Jennie Len-
    non Horr. He left Cape Vin
    cent in 1908 for Harrisville,
    where he worked as a telegraph
    operator for the railroad,
    and married Miss Dora
    E. Countryman March 17,
    1909. The couple came to
    Great Bend in 1911, and Mr.
    Horr worked for the Sherman
    Paper company, and later for
    the St. Regis Paper company,
    Deferiet, as a beater engineer.
    He retired in 1953.
    He sold his home here in
    1964 after the death of his
    wife on Aug. 20. 1963 and
    lived at Carthage for a year
    before going to the home of
    his son, Lloyd, at Goffstown.
    On-July-30,-1966. he went-to
    live with his other son, Erwin,
    In Dayton.
    Mr. Horr, always active In
    civic organizations, was at
    one time the town of Champ,
    ion tax collector, a forme?
    president of the Great Bend
    Fire department, a deputy
    fire coordinator of Jefferson
    county, secretary of the Jefferson
    County and Northern
    New York Volunteer Firemn's
    association, treasurer of
    the County Fire Chief's asso
    ciation, a trustee and treasurer
    of the Great Bend
    grange, and a member of
    Carthage Council 291, K of C.

    Lewis married Dora Countryman on 17 Mar 1909 in , St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA. Dora (daughter of Richard Countryman and Sophia Pelow) was born on 10 May 1885 in Jayville, St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA; died on 20 Aug 1963. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Lloyd Horr  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1911 in Oswego, Oswego Co, New York, USA; died in in Goffstown, Hillsborough Co, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Goffstown, Hillsborough Co, New Hampshire, USA (Westlawn Cemetery).
    2. 7. Erwin Horr  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1912 in New York, USA; died in in .
    3. 8. Edwin Horr  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1923 in Great Bend, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; died in Feb 1972 in Dayton, Montgomery Co, Ohio, USA.

  2. 3.  Lennon Horr Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 30 Aug 1890 in Pamelia, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; died on 19 Nov 1947 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; was buried in Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA (Glenwood Cemetery).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900 1920 1930

    Notes:

    Birth Announcement: http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html
    Watertown Ny Daily Times Apr-Oct 1890 Grayscale - 1231.pdf http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Watertown%20Times/Watertown%20Ny%20Daily%20Times%20Apr-Oct%201890%20Grayscale.pdf/Watertown%20Ny%20Daily%20Times%20Apr-Oct%201890%20Grayscale%20-%201231.PDF

    Obituary: Syracuse Herald Journal (Syracuse, New York) Published Nov 21, 1947

    Cemetery:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130766283

    Lennon married Nina Scanlin on 27 May 1911 in Carthage, Jefferson Co, New York, USA. Nina (daughter of James Scanlin and Rose Blackwell) was born on 7 Jan 1892 in Harrisville, Lewis Co, New York, USA; died on 15 Jul 1971 in Malone, Franklin Co, New York, USA; was buried in Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA (Glenwood Cemetery). [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Violet Horr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Dec 1912 in Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA; died on 12 Nov 1998 in Sedona, Coconino Co, Arizona, USA.
    2. 10. Darwin Horr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 May 1919 in Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA; died on 1 Jun 1985 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA.
    3. 11. Elizabeth Horr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 May 1931 in ; died in in .

  3. 4.  Olive Horr Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 23 Mar 1891 in Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; died on 21 Sep 1946 in Rome, Oneida Co, New York, USA; was buried in Oswego, Oswego Co, New York, USA (Riverside Cemetery).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900 1910

    Notes:

    Groom's Name: George O. Parker
    Groom's Birth Date: 1886
    Groom's Birthplace:
    Groom's Age: 26
    Bride's Name: Olive Horr
    Bride's Birth Date: 1891
    Bride's Birthplace:
    Bride's Age: 21
    Marriage Date: 10 Feb 1912
    Marriage Place: Oswego, New York
    Groom's Father's Name: Elbert Parker
    Groom's Mother's Name: Cora Cooper
    Bride's Father's Name: William Horr
    Bride's Mother's Name: Lennon
    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: I00310-5
    System Origin: New York-EASy
    Source Film Number: 872941
    Reference Number: v 1 p 445
    Collection: New York Marriages, 1686-1980

    Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
    Name: Olive Gay Parker
    [Olive Gay Horr] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 23 Mar 1891 Birth Place: Cape Vincent, New York Father Name: William D Horr Mother Name: Jennie Lennon Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as OLIVE GAY PARKER

    Obituary:
    Newspaper Oswego Palladium July-Sept 1946 - 1168.pdf http://fultonhistory.com/Process%20Small/Newspapers/Oswego%20Palladium/Oswego%20Palladium%20July-Sept%201946%20pdf/Newspaper%20%20Oswego%20Palladium%20July-Sept%201946%20-%201168.pdf
    Died after being struck by a New York Central train.

    Cemetery:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=parker&GSfn=olive&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1946&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=132865345&df=all&

    Olive married George Orlando Parker on 10 Feb 1912 in Oswego, Oswego Co, New York, USA. George (son of Alfred Parker and Cora Cooper) was born in Oct 1882 in New York, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. William George Parker  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1915 in New York, USA.
    2. 13. Leonard Winfield Parker  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Apr 1917 in Oswego, Oswego Co, New York, USA; died on 2 Jan 2007.

  4. 5.  William Horr Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in Dec 1896 in ; died in in .

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900 1920



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Lloyd Horr Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lewis2, 1.William1) was born about 1911 in Oswego, Oswego Co, New York, USA; died in in Goffstown, Hillsborough Co, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Goffstown, Hillsborough Co, New Hampshire, USA (Westlawn Cemetery).

    Other Events:

    • Census: ~1920 1940

    Notes:

    Marriage:
    https://www.familysearch.org/search/recordDetails/show?uri=https://api.familysearch.org/records/pal:/MM9.1.r/9JJ3-CKN/p1

    Obituary:
    Newspapers Watertown NY Daily Times 1972 - 1997.PDF http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Watertown%20Times/Watertown%20NY%20%20Daily%20Times%201972.pdf/Newspapers%20Watertown%20NY%20%20Daily%20Times%201972%20-%201997.PDF

    Lloyd married Evelyn Jennings on 24 Jan 1942 in Goffstown, Hillsborough Co, New Hampshire, USA. Evelyn (daughter of Rufus Longley Jennings and Christine Elizabeth Haseltine) was born about 1912. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Erwin Horr Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lewis2, 1.William1) was born about 1912 in New York, USA; died in in .

    Other Events:

    • Census: ~1920


  3. 8.  Edwin Horr Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lewis2, 1.William1) was born about 1923 in Great Bend, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; died in Feb 1972 in Dayton, Montgomery Co, Ohio, USA.

    Notes:

    Obituary:
    Daily Times 1972 a - 0910.pdf http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Watertown%20Times/Watertown%20NY%20%20Daily%20Times%201972.pdf/Watertown%20Daily%20Times%201972%20a%20-%200910.pdf

    Edwin married Marlene (Unknown). [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Edward Horr  Descendancy chart to this point died in in .

  4. 9.  Violet Horr Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lennon2, 1.William1) was born on 29 Dec 1912 in Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA; died on 12 Nov 1998 in Sedona, Coconino Co, Arizona, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920 1930

    Notes:

    [[
    Obituary:
    Watertown Daily Times (NY) - November 13, 1998
    Deceased Name: VIOLET H. ELLIOTT MUSIC AND ART TEACHER
    Violet H. Elliott, 85, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Lake Titus, died Thursday at Kachina Pointe Health Care, Sedona, Ariz.
    Early in her career, Mrs. Elliott taught music at Sherman Street School and South Junior High School in Watertown.
    She then taught art at elementary school in Malone and in the Brushton-Moira Central School District. She then did substitute teaching in the Malone Central School District for several years before her retirement.
    Born Dec. 29, 1912, in Potsdam, daughter of Lennon and Nina Scanlin Horr, she graduated from Potsdam High School and earned a teaching degree from Potsdam Normal School in 1933.
    She married Leon A. "Duke" Elliott on Aug. 19, 1940, in St. Mary's Church with the Rev. Joseph L. Tierney, pastor, officiating. The couple moved to Malone in 1951 and were the co-creators of Elliott & Hutchins Inc., the distributor for Bombardier for the Northeast.
    Mr. Elliott, the man who brought the first Ski Doo snowmobile to the United States in 1959, died April 12, 1992.
    Mrs. Elliott was a past member of the Alice Hyde Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Board of Directors and also was one of the creators of the annual fund-raiser, Rose Day. She directed the first Malone Winter Carnival Revue, "The Roaring 20s," and was past president of the Women's Club, Paradise Valley, Ariz.
    She is also a past member of St. Joseph's Church, Malone, and was a member of the Malone Duplicate Bridge Club and the Lake Titus Protective Association. She was also a member of the Potsdam State University College Trustee Council.
    Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Gordon (Jayne) Crossman, Malone, and Sharon Nagy and Susan "Tudy" Longmire, both of Sedona; a sister, Mrs. James (Betty) Coughlin, Malone; five granddaughters and several nieces and nephews.
    A brother, Darwin Horr, and a niece died before her.
    A memorial Mass will be said at 1 p.m. Dec. 9 at St. Joseph's Church, Malone, with the Rev. James Shurtleff officiating. Burial will be in Morningside Cemetery, Malone.
    Arrangements are with St. Mary-Murphy Funeral Home, Malone.
    Donations may be made to the North Franklin Animal Shelter in care of Shirley Morton, Barehill Road, Malone, or to the American Lung Association.

    Violet married Leon Duke Elliott on 19 Aug 1940 in Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA. Leon was born on 6 Oct 1914 in Trout River, Franklin Co, New York, USA; died on 12 Apr 1992 in Scottsdale, Maricopa Co, Arizona, USA. [Group Sheet]


  5. 10.  Darwin Horr Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lennon2, 1.William1) was born on 16 May 1919 in Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA; died on 1 Jun 1985 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920 1930

    Notes:

    Field Title Value Meaning
    ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 12004550 12004550
    NAME HORR#DARWIN#F########### HORR#DARWIN#F###########
    RESIDENCE: STATE 23 NEW YORK
    RESIDENCE: COUNTY 089 ST LAWRENCE
    PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 2302 ALBANY NEW YORK
    DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 14 14
    DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 09 09
    DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 40 40
    GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
    GRADE: CODE 8 Private
    BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION AC# Air Corps
    BRANCH: CODE 20 Air Corps
    FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
    TERM OF ENLISTMENT 9 Three year enlistment
    LONGEVITY ### ###
    SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
    NATIVITY 23 NEW YORK
    YEAR OF BIRTH 19 19
    RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
    EDUCATION 5 1 year of college
    CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 149 Clerks and kindred occupations, n.e.c.
    MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents
    COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 1 Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
    CARD NUMBER # #
    BOX NUMBER 0076 0076
    FILM REEL NUMBER 1.69# 1.69#

    Name: Darwin Horr Birth Date: 16 May 1919 Death Date: 1 Jun 1985 SSN: 112222760 Branch 1: ARMY Enlistment Date 1: 14 Sep 1940 Release Date 1: 17 Jul 1945

    Marriage Announcement:
    Published Date: 1945-08-21
    Newspaper: Springfield Republican

    Darwin married Eleanor O'Hagan on 25 Aug 1945 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA. Eleanor (daughter of John Joseph O'Hagan and Mary E. Leahy) was born on 10 Sep 1924 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 1 Jan 2006. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 11.  Elizabeth Horr Descendancy chart to this point (3.Lennon2, 1.William1) was born on 8 May 1931 in ; died in in .

    Elizabeth married James Coughlin. James was born about 1931. [Group Sheet]


  7. 12.  William George Parker Descendancy chart to this point (4.Olive2, 1.William1) was born about 1915 in New York, USA.

  8. 13.  Leonard Winfield Parker Descendancy chart to this point (4.Olive2, 1.William1) was born on 5 Apr 1917 in Oswego, Oswego Co, New York, USA; died on 2 Jan 2007.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Edward Horr Descendancy chart to this point (8.Edwin3, 2.Lewis2, 1.William1) died in in .

  2. 15.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (10.Darwin3, 3.Lennon2, 1.William1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 17. Living  Descendancy chart to this point