Philip Horr

1826 - 1864  (37 years)

• Name	Philip Horr
  Born	18 Aug 1826	Saint Austell, Cornwall, England
  Gender	Male
  Census	E [1860]
  Died	27 Feb 1864	Zaleski, , Ohio, USA
  Person ID	I13326	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2010

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine Walsh,   b. 1834, Portsmouth, , Virginia, USA ,   d. 1855, Portsmouth, , Virginia, USA  (Age 21 years)
  Married	1854	Norfolk, , Virgina, USA
  Children	1. Catherine Horr,   b. 11 Sep 1855, Portsmouth, , Ohio, USA ,   d. 14 Nov 1925, Ohio, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F6021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Matilda Wilhelm,   b. 19 Jan 1834, Franklin Furnace, , Ohio, USA ,   d. 8 Dec 1891,  (Age 57 years)
  Married	26 Sep 1856	Portsmouth, Scioto Co, Ohio, USA
  Children	1. William Horr,   b. 1 Aug 1857, Ironton, Lawrence Co, Ohio, USA ,   d. 8 Nov 1913, Portsmouth, Scioto Co, Ohio, USA  (Age 56 years)   2. John Horr,   b. 19 May 1860, Ironton, Lawrence Co, Ohio, USA ,   d. 13 May 1947, Athens, Athens Co, Ohio, USA  (Age 86 years)   3. Philip Horr,   b. 19 May 1860, Ironton, Lawrence Co, Ohio, USA ,   d. 29 Jul 1950, Hadford, Kings Co, California, USA  (Age 90 years)   4. Anna Horr,   b. 31 Oct 1864, Zaleski, , Ohio, USA ,   d. 30 Jul 1938, Indianapolis, Marion Co, Indiana, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F6022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Aug 1826 - Saint Austell, Cornwall, England Died - 27 Feb 1864 - Zaleski, , Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Father: Philip HORE b: 18 MAY 1794 in St Austell, Cornwall, England Mother: Joanna DAVY b: ABT. 1794 Information on this family was kindly contributed by Bridgid Kelly bridgidckelly(at)hotmail.com Bridgid is in posession of a book put together by her great-grandfather Robert Linn Clare, son of Anna Horr and James Robert Clare. It contains biographies written by him, also letters and photographs and a xerox copy of the journal of Philip Henry Horr. Please contact her for further information. The following is the biography of Philip Henry Horr written by Robert Linn Clare in 1958. Philip Henry Horr (Hore) He was born August 18, 1826 in the county of Cornwall, St. Austell Parish, England of a large and not too prosperous family. He came to America in 1848 at the invitation of an uncle who had migrated to Richmond, Virginia and prospered but was childless. He did not get along too well with this uncle, left him and secured a job in the Portsmouth Navy Yard near Norfolk, Virginia. He became a citizen November 17, 1851. (See His diary) In Norfolk, he met and married Catherine Walsh in 1854. She died in childbirth one year later, leaving him with an infant daughter, Catherine. He was forced to leave the baby, Catherine, with her grandmother, Mrs. Fanny Walsh, in Portsmouth, Virginia, while he moved westward to Portsmouth, Ohio. (See his letter to Mrs. Walsh dated September 17, 1855). Here he was given the position of managing two shops of Murray & Moore's Machine Works, one in Portsmouth and one in Ironton, Ohio. While in Portsmouth, Ohio, he met and married Matilda Wilhelm on September 26, 1856, the Rev. B. Spahr officiating. They went to Ironton to live and there three of their children were born; William, Harry and Newton, the latter two being twins. They lived there for four years to 1860. they also had the girl, Catherine, living with them. Failing health (tuberculosis) necessitated his giving up his work in Ironton and seeking a higher and healthier climate in Zlaeski, Ohio, where he was placed in charge of newly erected charcoal iron furnace. His health seemed to improve and he was planning a trip to England with his family to see his parents and possibly stay there. His health took a turn for the worse and he died suddenly on February 27, 1864 when he was only 38 years old. The forth child of this union, a daughter Anna, was born there in Zaleski several months after his death. The daughter, Catherine, by his former marriage had to be sent back to Portsmouth, Virginia to live with her Grandmother Walsh again. She was then nine years old. In later life, when about thirty-five years old, this Catherine returned to Portsmouth, Ohio and lived with her half-sister Anna Horr Clare to help her raise her young growing family. Philip's widow Matilda and her four young children moved back to Portsmouth, Ohio in 1865 to live in her former home with her mother Amanda Melvina Wilhelm, who also was a widow. Philip did not have much of a formal education but he was very intelligent, industrious and an avid reader. He was self taught and knew geometry, mechanics and machine design. He also was a serious student of history and had a complete leather bound set of histories of both England and America. He was deeply religious and a regular attendant at church. He died while still a relatively young man (only thirty-eight) but his life had been crowded with much activity, considerable grief and many responsibilities. His picture with the infant daughter, Catherine, is attached, also a very interesting letter written to his first wife's mother in 1855. His personal diary describing his early days in the United States is available. It is in the hands of Robert J. Horr, grandson, now living in Palo Alto, California. An interesting story related by Philip's daughter, Catherine, of her father is as follows: "He was extremely proud of his athletic prowess and that his speciality was broad jumping with weights. He was considered an undisputed champion at this. One day a newcomer beat him. He was so infuriated that he swore to beat him if it killed him. He did beat him and it did kill him. He died suddenly of an internal hemmorage caused by a torn lung tissue." RLC:1958