Samuel Horr

1829 - 1903  (73 years)

• Name	Samuel Horr
  Born	13 Dec 1829	New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850 1860 [1870] [1880] [1900]
  Died	13 Oct 1903	Pulteney, Steuben Co, New York, USA
  Buried	Urbana, Steuben Co, New York, USA (Chestnut Grove Cemetery)
  Person ID	I9117	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Appleton Horr,   b. Abt 1796, Maine, USA ,   d. 21 Mar 1871, Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Hannah Decker,   b. Oct 1799, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 18 Jan 1846,  (Age 46 years)
  Married	1822	New York, USA
  Family ID	F3937	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Casterline,   b. 14 Sep 1833, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 7 Feb 1907, Elmira, Chemung Co, New York, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	Jun 1852
  Children	1. Olney Horr,   b. Mar 1854, ,   d. 11 Mar 1862, New York, USA  (Age 8 years)   2. Mary Horr,   b. 1861, ,   d. 1948,  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F4062	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

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• Notes

  From "Family Sketches," page 387: "Horr, Samuel D., a well-to-do farmer and sheep grower of Pulteney, was born in Prattsburg in 1829, a son of Appleton Horr, a native of Maine, born in 1795. Appleton Horr came to Prattsburg about 1820 and cleared the most of a 100 acre farm. He was a great hunter and fisherman. His wife was Hannah Decker, a native of Pennsylvania and daughter of Samuel Decker, who later removed to the town of Urbana. Their children were William, Lucy, John, Samuel, Rebecca, Betsey, Sarah, Rhoda, Mary, Emily, Elisha, and Lottie, all of whom grew to maturity. Mr. Horr died in 1871 and his wife many years before. Samuel D. remained with his father until twenty-one years of age, when he engaged as woodchopper. A year later he took up carpentry, which he followed for three years, when he was married and engaged in farming, but soon resumed his trade, which he has followed the greater part of his life. He came to Pulteney in 1849 and some years later in connection with his trade bought and conducted a vineyard. In 1881 he purchased his present farm of 130 acres and for several years has been interested in breeding fine wool sheep, now owning 250 head. In June, 1852, Mr. Horr married Sarah E., daughter of Phineas and Ellen (Havens) Casteline, early settlers in Prattsburg. Mrs. Horr was born in New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. Horr had two children: Olney, who died at the age of eight years; and Mary, wife of Charles Skinkle, of Pulteney. They have three sons. Mr. and Mrs. Horr have been members of the Baptist church in South Pulteney for forty-five years, Mr. Horr having been trustee and deacon for [many] years. John and Elisha Horr, brothers of Samuel D., served three years each in the war of the Rebellion."