John Bowen Horn (abt. 1830 - 1908)

Born about 9 Sep 1830 in Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Died 21 Feb 1908 at about age 77 in Pike Co., Illinois, USA

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Biography

John Horn was born 9 September 1830 in Washington Co., Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Horn and Mary Closser.

1840 census -- Amwell Twnp., Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Name: John Horn

Home in 1840 (City, County, State):Annville, Washington, Pennsylvania

Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:2 (John, Robert)

Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:1 (Andrew)

Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:1 (?)

Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:1 (John)

Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:1 (Sydney)

Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:1 (?)

Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59:1 (Mary)

Persons Employed in Agriculture:4

Free White Persons - Under 20:4

Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:3

Total Free White Persons:8

Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:8^[1]

1850 census -- Amwell Twnp., Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA

John Horn, age 56, male, , farmer, $6090 real estate, born Pennsylvania; Margaret Horn, age 42, female, , born Pennsylvania; John B Horn, age 21, male, , farmer, born Pennsylvania, attended school; Milton Slusher, age 10, male, , born Pennsylvania, attended school^[2]

1860 census -- Hadley Twnp., Pike Co., Illinois, USA

John Horn, age 29, male, , farmer, $250 personal property, born Pennsylvania; Mary Ann Horn, age 28, female, , housework, born Pennsylvania; Ethelinda Horn, age 7, female, , born Pennsylvania, attended school; David Horn, age 5, male, , born Pennsylvania; James Horn, age 4, male, , born Pennsylvania; Lolla Horn, age 1, female, , born Pennsylvania; James Ulery, age 21, male, , laborer, born Pennsylvania^[3]

1870 census -- Pleasant Vale Twnp., Pike Co., Illinois, USA

John Horn, age 39, male, white, farmer, $6000 real estate, $1000 personal property, born Pennsylvania; Mary Ann Horn, age 38, female, white, keeps house, born Pennsylvania; David Horn, age 14, male, white, farmhand, born Illinois, attended school; James Horn, age 12, male, white, born Illinois, attended school; Dollie Horn, age 11, female, white, born Illinois, attended school; Marga Horn, age 8, female, white, born Illinois, attended shcool; Hiland Horn, age 6, male, white, born Illinois, attended school; Emma Horn, age 2/12 (Apr), female, white, born Illinois^[4]

1880 census -- Pleasant Vale Twnp., Pike Co., Illinois, USA

John B Horn, white, male, age 49, married, husband, farmer, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania; Mary A Horn, white, female, age 48, wife, married, keeping house, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania; Ether L Horn, white, female, age 26, daughter, widow, housekeeping, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania; David M Horn, white, male, age 24, son, single, farm laborer, disabled, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania; Anna Horn, white, female, age 12, daughter, single, at home, attended school, born Illinois, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania; Rosa Horn, white, female, age 11, daughter, single, at home, attended school, born Illinois, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania; Katie Horn, white, female, age 6, daughter, single, at home, attended school, born Illinois, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania;^[5]

1900 census -- Pleasant Vale Twnp., Pike Co., Illinois, USA

John B Horn, head, white, male, born Sept 1830, age 69, married 48 years, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Maryland, own free house; Mary A Horn, wife, white, female, born Feb 1832, age 68, married 48 years, 9 children / 7 living, born Pennsylvania, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Pennsylvania; Clarence Shearer, grandson, white, male, born June 1889, age 10, single, at school, born Illinois, father born Illinois, mother born Illinois, attended school^[6]

He died 21 February 1908 in Pike Co., Illinois. He is buried in Park Lawn Cemetery in Barry, Illinois.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTV-2RV : 18 August 2017), John Horn, Annville, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 225, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 499; FHL microfilm 20,560.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4Z4-6YS : 12 April 2016), John B Horn in household of John Horn, Amwell, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 189, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXCW-QDW : 13 December 2017), John Horn, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HT-S8M : 12 April 2016), John Horn, Illinois, United States; citing p. 29, family 217, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,768.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXK4-M7V : 15 September 2017), John B Horn, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 196, sheet 683B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0243; FHL microfilm 1,254,243.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSH7-FWL : accessed 16 March 2019), John B Horn, Pleasant Vale township New Canton town, Pike, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 128, sheet 6A, family 116, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,337.
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVL4-NRYM : 13 December 2015), John B Horn, 1908; Burial, Barry, Pike, Illinois, United States of America, Park Lawn Cemetery; citing record ID 88279887, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.