Gurdon Horr

1842 - 1916  (73 years)

• Name	Gurdon Horr
  Born	6 Jul 1842	Shalersville, Portage Co, Ohio, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850 1860 1870 1880 1900 1910
  Died	11 May 1916	, Portage Co, Ohio, USA
  Buried	Ravenna, Portage Co, Ohio, USA (Maple Grove Cemetery)
  Person ID	I11774	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	Abner Horr,   b. 30 Jul 1794, New Salem, , Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 11 Aug 1865, Shalersville, Portage Co, Ohio, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Lydia Lord,   b. 20 Sep 1810, Leyden, Lewis Co, New York, USA ,   d. 30 May 1892, Ravenna, Portage Co, Ohio, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	6 Sep 1838	Leyden, Lewis Co, New York, USA
  	First marriage to Rev. William Horr, of Denmark, Lewis county New YorK, in 1833. A fter a year of marriage he died. Four years later she married Abner Horr, a cousin of Rev. William Horr.
  Family ID	F4891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Babcock,   b. 2 Aug 1847, Shalersville, Portage Co, Ohio, USA ,   d. 10 May 1932, Ravenna, Portage Co, Ohio, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	8 Sep 1869	Ohio, USA
  Children	1. Minnie Horr,   b. 27 Jun 1870, Shalersville, Portage Co, Ohio, USA ,   d. 1955  (Age 84 years)   2. William Horr,   b. 7 May 1877, Ravenna, Portage Co, Ohio, USA ,   d. 8 Apr 1956, , Portage Co, Ohio, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F5278	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://books.google.com/books?id=RVDWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA830&lpg=PA830&dq=%22Joel+w.+tyler%22+ohio&source=bl&ots=SWDI-HvxZl&sig=MoyYrHNDtTAC3raKkW4-MwRgCiA&hl=en&ei=OdOZTYazOMrbgQflupXYCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22Joel%20w.%20tyler%22%20ohio&f=false GURDON L. HORR, produce merchant. Ravenna, was born July 6, 1842, in Shalersville, this county. His father, Abner Horr, of Salem, Mass., first married Miss Sarah Vedder, and after residing about eighteen years in Denmark, Lewis Co., N. Y., they came in 1835 to Shalersville, this county. There Mrs. Horr died in 1837, leaving three children: Warren, in Sterling. Kan., Adam V. (deceased), and Mrs. Nancy Tyler (deceased), wife of Judge Joel W. Tyler, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mr. Horr then married, in 1838, Miss Lydia Horr, of Leyden, Lewis Co., N. Y., and their children are Gurdon L. and Mrs. Sarah Bedell, late of Cleveland, Ohio, latter of whom died February 9, 1885. Abner Horr carried on a general merchandising business in Shalersville, and had an interest in stores in Streetsboro, this county, and at Newton Falls. In 1843 he sold out, retired to his farm in that township, and there resided until his death, which occurred August 15, 1865. His widow resides in Cleveland, Ohio, with her son-in-law. Our subject received his education in his native town. He engaged in merchandising in partnership with the widow of Adam V. Horr, at Shalersville, this county, in 1862. He sold out his interest in 1872, and in 1874 located in Ravenna, in partnership with S. R. Freeman, in the produce business. Mr. Horr married, September 8, 1869, Miss Sarah Babcock, of Shalersville Township, daughter of the well-known pioneer, Edwin Babcock, and born August 2, 1847, in that township. To Mr. and Mrs. Hon have been born one daughter, Minnie, and one son, Burt . Our subject is a life-long Republican. Name : Gurdon Lord Horr Titles : Death date : 11 May 1916 Death place : Ravenna, Portage, Ohio Birth date : 06 Jul 1842 Estimated birth year : Birth place : Ohio Age at death : 73 years 10 months 5 days Gender : Male Marital status : Married Race or color : American Street address : Occupation : Merchant Residence : Ohio Burial date : 13 May 1916 Burial place : Ravenna, Ohio Cemetery name : Spouse name : Father name : Abner Horr Father titles : Father birth place : Mass. Mother name : Lydia A. Lord Mother titles : Mother birth place : N.Y. GSU film number : 1983651 Digital GS number : 4021406 Image number : 2819 Certificate number : fn 34032 Collection : Ohio Deaths 1908-1953 Cemetery: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=108661145 [[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S. Written as Guerdon Horr. 1870 Census: Shalersville, Portage Co, Ohio Guerdon Horr, age 27, bp OH, Dry Goods Merchant Sarah Horr, age 22, bp OH Caroline Laines, age 24, bp OH, Dom. servant Same page as sister and mother. 1880 Census Place: Ravenna, Portage Co, Ohio Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Gurdon L. HORR Self M Male W 37 OH Produce Dealer --- --- Sarah M. HORR Wife M Female W 32 OH Keeping House OH NY Minnie E. HORR Dau S Female W 9 OH Attending School OH OH Burt W. HORR Other S Male W 3 OH OH OH Durinda MC CARTHY Other S Female W 20 CAN Servant IRE IRE 1900 Census: Ravenna, Portage Co, Ohio Gordon L. Horr, July 1842, age 57, m 30 yrs, bp OH, f's bp MA, m's bp NY, Dealer- Cheese Sarah Horr, wife, Aug 1847, age 52, 2 births, bp OH, f's bp OH, m's bp NY Minnie ? Horr, dau, Jun 1872, age 28, single, bp OH, Teacher- painting William B. Horr, son, May 1877, age 23, bp OH, Salesman- cheese 1910 Census: Ravenna, Portage Co, Ohio Gordon L. Horr, age 67, m 40 yrs, bp OH, f's bp MA, m's bp NY, produce Dealer- own warehouse Sarah A. Horr, age 62, 2 births, bp OH, f's bp OH, m's bp NY Minnie E. Horr, dau, age 39, single, bp OH, Housekeeper- at home William Burt Horr, son, age 32, single, bp OH, Produce Dealer- partner w/ father 1920 Census: Ravenna, Portage Co, Ohio Sarah B. Horr, age 71, widow, bp OH, f's bp OH, m's bp NY Minnie E. Horr, dau, age 48, single, bp OH William B. Horr, son, age 41, bp OH, Merchant- wholesale Gertrude E. Horr, da-in-law, age 38, bp OH, p's bp OH Same page as Isadine OAKLEY 1930 Census: Ravenna, Portage Co, Ohio Sarah M. Horr, age 82, widow, bp OH, f's bp OH, m's bp NY Minnie E. Horr, dau, age 58, single, bp OH, p's bp OH