Aaron Edward Hornsby and his wife Mary Dallas Rogers were the parents of Rogers Hornsby (Baseball Hall of Fame). WikiTree user Gayle Lacy's grandmother was several years older than Rogers and knew him when they were children in Runnels County, Texas.
The earliest census record evidence of Aaron Edward Hornsby is the 1860 Travis, Texas household of his parents, William W Hornsby (43, of Mississippi) and Lucinda (Burleson, 40 of Alabama). At that time, "E Hornsby" was three years old. He and his seven siblings were all born in Texas, ranging in age from 0 to 18 years of age.[1]
On 26 Mar 1882, A E Hornsby married Dallas Rogers in Travis, Texas.[2]
The aforementioned Hall of Famer, Rogers Hornsby, was born in Winters, Texas 27 Apr 1896 and died 5 Jan 1963 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.[3]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch: 12 Dec 2017, E Hornsby in entry for Wm W Hornsby, 1860.
↑ "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973," database, FamilySearch: 11 Feb 2018, A E Hornsby and Dallas Rogers, 26 Mar 1882; citing Travis, Texas, reference 2:2BMCJ9T; FHL microfilm 978,165.
↑ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch: indexed 16 Mar 2018, Arren (sic) (Aaron) Edward Hornsby in entry for Rogers Hornsby, 05 Jan 1963; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference record Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm.
See also:
Census Records, death certificate, family records, "Hornsby Tapestry" - Reuben Hornsby Chapter, DRT, 2010
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Aaron by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Aaron: