John Horr

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Name: John P Horr
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Death Date: 31 Dec 1917
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Gender: Male
Race (Original): white
Race (Standardized): White
Death Age: 77y 6m
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Birth Date: Jun 1840
Birthplace: Watertown, New York
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Father: Peter Horr
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Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother: Salva Lacore
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Mother's Birthplace: New York
Occupation: retired
Street Address: 1129 Wolfram Street
Residence: Chicago, Cook, Ill
Cemetery: Graceland
Burial Place: Chicago, Cook, Ill
Burial Date: 03 Jan 1918
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Film Number: 1309067
Digital Folder Number: 4005142
Image Number: 812
Reference Number: cn 37789
Collection: Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1922


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1870 census: Illinois, Cook Co, Chicago Ward 15
John P. Horr, age 30 New York, Store clerk
Mary A. Horr, age 23 Illinois
Ida M. Horr, age 3 Illinois

1880 Census Place: Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois
John P. HORR Self M Male W 38 NY County Constable NY NY
Mary A. HORR Wife M Female W 33 IL Keeping House ENG PA
Ida HORR Dau S Female W 13 IL At School NY IL
Moran HORR Son S Male W 9 IL NY IL
Flora HORR Dau S Female W 7 IL NY IL
In the same household...
Samuel ELLIS Other W Male W 45 ENG Deputy Sheriff ENG ENG
Samuel ELLIS Other S Male W 9 IL At School ENG IL
Pat DONAVAN Other S Male W 26 IRE Machinist IRE IRE
Simon MALVANI Other S Male W 26 IRE Salesman IRE IRE
William SKENKEL Other S Male W 24 IL Book Keeper IL IL

1900 Census: Chicago Ward 12, Cook Co, Illinois
John P. Horr, June 1837, age 62, m 35 yrs, bp NY, p's bp NY, Fish? Foot? Occupation??
Mary A. Horr, June 1846, age 50, 4 births 3 living, bp IL, f's bp ENG, m's bp PA
No others listed in household.
Note John is 4 yrs older and Mary's birth month was June.

None of his three marriages are listed with the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index.

John married Althea Osborn on 5 Jul 1859. Althea (daughter of James Osborn and Delila Bogart) was born about 1840 in New York, USA; died in in . [Group Sheet]

1. John Horr was born on 2 Apr 1860 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA; died on 14 Oct 1935 in Lockport, Niagara Co, New York, USA.

John married Mary Wright on 11 Jun 1866. Mary (daughter of James Wright and Anne Eliza Clark) was born in Jan 1846 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA; died on 2 Apr 1901 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Ida Horr was born on 7 Apr 1867 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA; died on 28 Sep 1954 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA.
2. Warren Horr was born on 8 Mar 1871 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA; died on 25 Nov 1918 in Oak Forest, Cook Co, Illinois, USA.
3. Florence Horr was born on 3 Sep 1872 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA; died on 13 Aug 1944 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA; was buried in Addison, Dupage Co, Illinois, USA (Mount Emblem Cemetery).

John married Elizabeth Style on 2 Feb 1903. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Style and Henrietta Hayden Lounds) was born on 18 Jun 1849 in Weymouth, Dorchester, England; died on 16 May 1926 in East Nelson Twp, Moultrie Co, Illinois, USA; was buried in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Census: 1850 [1860]

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Marriage:
http://books.google.com/books?id=95osAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA352&lpg=PA352&dq=%22Peter+Horr%22+OR+%22Peter+Harr%22+OR+%22Horr,+Peter%22+OR+%22Harr,+PEter%22+Ohio&source=bl&ots=toUhAy5bJC&sig=dkXCF9m1NFaLOi7lxiXo6BPfpVo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JjOPUqzGI47KkAfqo4GICg&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=%22Peter%20Horr%22%20OR%20%22Peter%20Harr%22%20OR%20%22Horr%2C%20Peter%22%20OR%20%22Harr%2C%20PEter%22%20Ohio&f=false

Location and discription of his land:
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn85054450/1890-12-17/ed-1/seq-1.pdf

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1850 Federal Census Town of Watertown, Jefferson County, New York
Horr Peter 33 m Merchant tailor 5000 NY
Horr Lucy M 36 f NY
Horr John 10 m NY X
Horr Rosa 7 f NY
Horr Elizabeth 15 f Ger [surname is unreadable, but not Horr]

1855 Census Watertown, Jefferson Co New York
[Peter, age, male, born in Lewis Co, married, yrs in Co, occupation, voter, owner of land]
Horr, Peter 40 M Head, Lewis [Co NY] X 22 Merchant X X
Horr, Sabra M. 43 F Wife , Jefferson [Co NY] X 20
Horr, John P. 14 M Child, Jefferson [Co NY] 14
Bisdsell, Ellen E. 12 F Adopted, Monroe [Co NY] 1
Turner, Electa 23 F Boarder, Jefferson [Co NY] 10 Teacher
Quincer, Barbara 27 F Servant, Germany 1 X [non US citizen]
Note Rose died Nov 1850.

Could not find in 1860 census.

Peter married Sabra Lackore on 15 Sep 1839 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA. Sabra was born about 1814 in New York, USA; died in 1896 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Census: 1850 [1860]

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http://books.google.com/books?id=95osAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA352&lpg=PA352&dq=%22Peter+Horr%22+OR+%22Peter+Harr%22+OR+%22Horr,+Peter%22+OR+%22Harr,+PEter%22+Ohio&source=bl&ots=toUhAy5bJC&sig=dkXCF9m1NFaLOi7lxiXo6BPfpVo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JjOPUqzGI47KkAfqo4GICg&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=%22Peter%20Horr%22%20OR%20%22Peter%20Harr%22%20OR%20%22Horr%2C%20Peter%22%20OR%20%22Harr%2C%20PEter%22%20Ohio&f=false

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Death Notice:
1867-11-22
Paper: New-York Daily Reformer
Died age 85yrs 7mos 9days


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Listed in the 1850 Federal Census, Orleans, Jefferson Co New York, age 68.
Orleans is about 10 miles north of Stone Mills.

1860 Census: Orleans, Jefferson Co, New York
Samuel Wynn, age 28, bp CAN, Farmer
Moriah Wynn, age 29, bp NY
Elizabeth Horr, age 78, bp MA

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Groom's Name: Robert Jr. Hoar
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Bride's Name: Sarah Reed
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Marriage Date: 17 Jan 1768
Marriage Place: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01315-9
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 945014
Reference Number: Roll4 P29 R25
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910


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Robert, and his family, lived in Dartmouth, Freetown & Middleboro, of Bristol Co MA. He bought land in Dartmouth, there in 1768. In 1773 "of Dartmouth" when be bought land at Freetown. Sold part of his holdings in 1785. The rest in 1791 after moving to New Salem, before 1790. While living in Freetown, in 1778, he was a sergeant under Capt. Henry Pierce of 4th Co. Middleboro, he served as commissary collecting forage. Note there are five Pierce marriages in this couples descendants.

Hoar, Robert. Sergeant, Capt. Henry Peirce's co., Col. Ebenezer White's regt.; marched Aug. 1, 1780; discharged Aug. 9, 1780; service, 9 days, at Rhode Island on an alarm. Roll sworn to at Middleborough. http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/print.cgi?hoar::593.html

Census: 1790 Middlesex Co. MA, New Salem twp. part of Hampshire Co. pg. 118
Hoar, Robert; 3 males -over 16 yr, 4 males- under 16, 3 females, no others or slaves.
This works out to be;
3 males over 16; head Robert, sons Jacob, Israel,
4 males under 16; Willis, Robert III, Elijah, Issac
3 females; wife Sarah, dau Sarah, & Mercy.
Judith was not yet born. Peter had died.
Note this number does not include son Warren married abt 1790, or dau Elizabeth married abt 1788.
Shadrach Hoar 1790 census has an extra female and male. Half brother Peter Hoar in Plymouth Co has an extra male over 16.

Deed Index for years 1787 to 1889 Hampshire Co, Massachusetts.
Philip Hathaway sold New Salem property to Robert Hoar on July 7, 1788, bk 2, pg 533
Rufus Trask sold Shutesbury property to Robert Hoar on June 10, 1793, bk 7, pg 45
Robert Hoar sold New Salem property to Jonathan Southwick on Feb 17, 1800, bk 14, pg 274
Jacob Hoar sold New Salem property to Robert Hoar on Feb 17, 1800, bk 14, pg 275
Robert Hoar sold New Salem property to Jacob Hoar on Feb 17, 1800, bk 14, pg 275
Robert Hoar sold Shutesbury property to David Pickens on March 9, 1803, bk 9, pg 666
Robert Hoar sold New Salem property to Warren Hoar on March 24, 1808, bk 24, pg 612
Robert is not named again.

1800 Census: New Salem, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
Hoar, Robert
1 male under 10 yrs. [born btw 1790-1800 Isaac]
1 male 10 to 16 yrs. [b btw 1774 - 1790 Willis]
2 males 16 to 26 yrs. [b btw 1774- 1784 Robert III & Elijah]
2 females under 10 yrs. [born btw 1790-1800 Mercy & Judith]
1 male over 45 yrs. [Robert II]
1 female over 45 yrs. [wife Sarah]
The four oldest children were married as was the sixth, and the 9th had died.

Also in New Salem: Shadrach Hoar.

1810 census: Denmark, Lewis Co, New York
Robber Hor
I believe that sons Willis & Elijah and daughter Mercy as well as son Jacob's family were living with him.
3 males under 10 [Jacob's sons Elijah, Josiah, Walter]
2 males 10 to 16 yrs [Jacob's sons Obed, Pierce]
0 males 16 to 26 yrs
3 males 26 to 45 yrs [Willis, Elijah, and Jacob now married]
1 male over 45 yrs [Robert]
1 female under 10 yrs [Sarah, Jacob's dau]
0 females 10 to 16 yrs
1 female 16 to 26 yrs [Mercy]
1 female 26 to 45 yrs [Hannah, Jacob's wife]
1 female over 45 yrs [Sarah]

Children used the name Horr. A few later generations used Hoar, Hor, Harr, Hoard, Hord, Horrworth, and Orr.
Robert had 37 grandsons. Three were named William, three named Charles, and three named Warren. None were named Robert. (24 granddaughters)

1st child Warren returned to/stayed in Massachusetts, four children resided in New York; 2nd child Elizabeth, 4th Israel, 8th Elijah, and 11th child Mercy. The 3rd child Jacob went to Ohio, 7th Robert went to Illinois, and 12th Judith went to Michigan. The 10th, Isaac went to Ohio but returned to New York. JVS

"Originally the family name was Hoar, of the same pedigree as the distinguished family of that name in Massachusetts, and was changed to Horr by an act of the legislature." THE UNITED STATES BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY

Robert's half brother, Peter, lived in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, MA. Little is known of him. He married Mercy/Marcy Pierce and by census appears to have had two sons and three daughters with unknown names.

Robert's half brother, John, lived in Pelham, Hampshire Co MA. He married Abigail PEIRCE b: 24 Nov 1785 in Pelham, Hampshire, MA. Her parents were George Peirce & Sarah Pierce. Note spelling of surnames.

http://www.massmayflower.org/publications/md/md42/MD42-175-182.pdf
THE MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS VOL 42 NO 2 JULY 1992 (Page 181)
LOST:
Family Bible of Robert and Sarah (Reed) Hoar.
A Record of Descendants of Hezekiah Hoar of Taunton, Massachusetts, by Norton T. Horr (1907), under the sketch for Robert Hoar (Robert, Samuel, Nathaniel, Hezekiah) (page 14) and his wife Sarah Reed, lists a daughter named Mercy, born 25 January 1790, who married "---- Evans." In the text of this sketch it is reported that "Their [ie. Robert and Sarah's] bible record, begun in 1800, is still preserved." (Etc)

Census:
1790 New Salem, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
1800 New Salem, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts
1810 Denmark, Lewis Co, New York

Robert married Sarah Reed on 17 Jan 1768 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah (daughter of William Reed and Sarah Warren) was born on 15 Jan 1748 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Aug 1822 in New Salem, , Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Groom's Name: Robert Jr. Hoar
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Bride's Name: Sarah Reed
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Marriage Date: 17 Jan 1768
Marriage Place: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01315-9
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 945014
Reference Number: Roll4 P29 R25
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910


Richard 1> Nathanial 2> Richard 3> Samuel 4> Sarah Warren5> Sarah Read/Reed 6
Sarah was married near her 18th birthday. Sarah and Robert were married over 50 years. They had 12 children in 24 years. Sarah was about 45 years old at the birth of her last child, Judith. Judith was born near Sarah's birthday and two days before her 25th wedding anniversary. This couple buried one child, Peter in 1786. I have not been able to locate descendants of son Willis or daughter Sarah. JVS

Sarah's Siblings:
1. Priscilla Reed b: 8 Dec 1742 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co MA
2. William Reed b: 24 Jan 1743/44 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co MA
3. Benjamin Reed b: 29 Jan 1745/46 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co MA
4. Elisabeth Reed I b: 4 May 1750 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co MA
5. Israel Reed b: 17 Mar 1752 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co MA
6. Elisabeth Reed II b: 9 Sep 1759 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co MA
7. Abner Reed b: 12 Aug 1764 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co MA

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Middleboro MA marriages to 1800