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William Horr
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1. William Horr was born on 17 Jul 1869 in Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; died on 20 Mar 1935 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; was buried in Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA (North Watertown Cemetery). Other Events:
- Census: [1880] 1900 1910 1915 1920 1925 1930
Notes:
Marriage License: http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html (To Mrs. Bessie M. Wood)
Newspaper Watertown NY Daily Times 1921 - 0648.PDF
http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Watertown%20Times/Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201921.pdf/Newspaper%20Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201921%20-%200648.PDF
Marriage Announcement (To Jennie):
Newspaper Adams NY Jefferson County Journal 1885 - 0265.PDF http://www.fultonhistory.com/Process%20Small/Newspapers/Adams%20NY%20Jefferson%20County%20Journal/Adams%20NY%20Jefferson%20County%20Journal%201885.pdf/Newspaper%20Adams%20NY%20Jefferson%20County%20Journal%201885%20-%200265.PDF?xml=http://www.fultonhistory.com/dtSearch/dtisapi6.dll?cmd=getpdfhits&u=3c255838&DocId=11571353&Index=Z%3a%2fFulton%20Historical&HitCount=4&hits=881+88f+9f2+9f3+&SearchForm=C%3a%5cinetpub%5cwwwroot%5cFulton%5fNew%5fform%2ehtml&.pdf
Widowed in 1910 (a boarder) and in 1920 (a boarder)
Obituary:
Rome NY Daily Sentinel 1935 - 0997.pdf
http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2023/Rome%20NY%20Daily%20Sentinel/Rome%20NY%20Daily%20Sentinel%201935/Rome%20NY%20Daily%20Sentinel%201935%20-%200997.pdf
William D. Horr, Father
Of Rome Woman, Expires
William D. Horr, 68, father of
Mrs. Olive Parker, 319 W. Bloomfield
St, died Wednesday at
Mercy Hospital, Watertown. Monday
Mr. Horr's right leg was amputated
a few Inches above the
knee, made necessary by gangrene
developing In the foot.
He was a native of Cape Vincent
but had resided in Watertown
most of his life. At one time he
lived in Carthage. In earlier life
he was an insurance agent and
later for nine years was employed
by the H. H. Babcock Company of
Watertown. Then for seven years
he was clerk at Crowner Hotel.
Watertown, retiring four years ago.
Surviving besides his daughter
are two sons, a step-son and a stepdaughter,
his widow and a sister.
Cemetery:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=horr&GSfn=william&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=118156012&df=all&William married Jennie Lennon on 6 Jul 1885 in Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co, New York, USA. Jennie (daughter of Albert W. Lennon and Lucinda Barrett) was born on 6 Jul 1864 in Canada; died on 4 May 1908 in
; was buried in Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA (North Watertown Cemetery). [Group Sheet] Children:
- 2. Lewis Horr
was born on 1 Dec 1887 in Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; died on 1 Feb 1969 in Dayton, Montgomery Co, Ohio, USA; was buried in Carthage, Jefferson Co, New York, USA (St. James Cemetery).
- 3. Lennon Horr
was born on 30 Aug 1890 in Pamelia, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; died on 19 Nov 1947 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; was buried in Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA (Glenwood Cemetery).
- 4. Olive Horr
was born on 23 Mar 1891 in Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; died on 21 Sep 1946 in Rome, Oneida Co, New York, USA; was buried in Oswego, Oswego Co, New York, USA (Riverside Cemetery).
- 5. William Horr
was born in Dec 1896 in
; died in in .
William married Fannie Leger about 1908 in New York, USA. Fannie (daughter of Frank Leger and Mary Leclair) was born about 1876 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Jan 1910 in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA; was buried in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA (Riverside Cemetery). [Group Sheet]
William married Flora A. Maine about 1912. Flora (daughter of Erwin B. Maine and Alice Marie Van Norman) was born in Apr 1887 in New York, USA. [Group Sheet]
William married Bessie M. Ritter about 1921. Bessie (daughter of (Male) Ritter and Emma A. (Unknown)) was born about 1882 in New York, USA. [Group Sheet]
Generation: 2
2. Lewis Horr (1.William1) was born on 1 Dec 1887 in Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; died on 1 Feb 1969 in Dayton, Montgomery Co, Ohio, USA; was buried in Carthage, Jefferson Co, New York, USA (St. James Cemetery).
Other Events:
- Census: 1900 1920 1940
Notes:
Groom's Name: L. Z. Horr
Groom's Birth Date: 1888
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 21
Bride's Name: Dora Cuntryman
Bride's Birth Date: 1887
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 22
Marriage Date: 17 Mar 1909
Marriage Place: St. Lawrence, New York
Groom's Father's Name: William Horr
Groom's Mother's Name: Jennie Lemon
Bride's Father's Name: Richard Cuntryman
Bride's Mother's Name: Sofy Pelow
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00313-9
System Origin: New York-EASy
Source Film Number: 885350
Reference Number: Film 885380
Collection: New York Marriages, 1686-1980
Photo:
Newspaper Watertown NY Daily Times 1950 - 1115.pdf http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Watertown%20Times/Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201950.pdf/Newspapers%20Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201950%20-%201115.pdf
Obituary: http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html
Newspaper NY Daily Times 1969 b - 0691.PDF http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Watertown%20Times/Watertown%20NY%20Times%20Aug%201969%20pdf/Watertown%20NY%20Daily%20Times%201969%20b%20-%200691.PDF
Lewis Z.
Horr Dies
GREAT BEND ? Lewis. Z.
Horr, 81, formerly of Great
Bend, died Saturday evening
in the Good Samartian hospital,
Dayton, 0., where he had
been a patient one week.
The funeral will be Wednesday
at 8:30 a.m., at" the Clark
funeral home, Black River,
and at 9 at St. Rita's church.
Deferiet, with Rev. John M
Crable, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in St. James'
cemetery, Carthage.
Friends may call at the funeral
home Tuesday afternoon
and evening.
Surviving are two sons,
Lloyd M., Goffstown, N.H.,
and Erwin R., Dayton, O.,
with whom Mr. Horr was living;
four grandchildren, two
great-grandchildren, an aunt,
Miss Lotta Lennon, Liverpool.
He was born Dec. 1, 1887
at Cape Vincent, a son of
William D. and Jennie Len-
non Horr. He left Cape Vin
cent in 1908 for Harrisville,
where he worked as a telegraph
operator for the railroad,
and married Miss Dora
E. Countryman March 17,
1909. The couple came to
Great Bend in 1911, and Mr.
Horr worked for the Sherman
Paper company, and later for
the St. Regis Paper company,
Deferiet, as a beater engineer.
He retired in 1953.
He sold his home here in
1964 after the death of his
wife on Aug. 20. 1963 and
lived at Carthage for a year
before going to the home of
his son, Lloyd, at Goffstown.
On-July-30,-1966. he went-to
live with his other son, Erwin,
In Dayton.
Mr. Horr, always active In
civic organizations, was at
one time the town of Champ,
ion tax collector, a forme?
president of the Great Bend
Fire department, a deputy
fire coordinator of Jefferson
county, secretary of the Jefferson
County and Northern
New York Volunteer Firemn's
association, treasurer of
the County Fire Chief's asso
ciation, a trustee and treasurer
of the Great Bend
grange, and a member of
Carthage Council 291, K of C.Lewis married Dora Countryman on 17 Mar 1909 in , St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA. Dora (daughter of Richard Countryman and Sophia Pelow) was born on 10 May 1885 in Jayville, St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA; died on 20 Aug 1963. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 6. Lloyd Horr
was born about 1911 in Oswego, Oswego Co, New York, USA; died in in Goffstown, Hillsborough Co, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Goffstown, Hillsborough Co, New Hampshire, USA (Westlawn Cemetery).
- 7. Erwin Horr
was born about 1912 in New York, USA; died in in
. - 8. Edwin Horr
was born about 1923 in Great Bend, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; died in Feb 1972 in Dayton, Montgomery Co, Ohio, USA.
3. Lennon Horr (1.William1) was born on 30 Aug 1890 in Pamelia, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; died on 19 Nov 1947 in Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; was buried in Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA (Glenwood Cemetery).
Other Events:
- Census: 1900 1920 1930
Notes:
Birth Announcement: http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html
Watertown Ny Daily Times Apr-Oct 1890 Grayscale - 1231.pdf http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Watertown%20Times/Watertown%20Ny%20Daily%20Times%20Apr-Oct%201890%20Grayscale.pdf/Watertown%20Ny%20Daily%20Times%20Apr-Oct%201890%20Grayscale%20-%201231.PDF
Obituary: Syracuse Herald Journal (Syracuse, New York) Published Nov 21, 1947
Cemetery:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130766283Lennon married Nina Scanlin on 27 May 1911 in Carthage, Jefferson Co, New York, USA. Nina (daughter of James Scanlin and Rose Blackwell) was born on 7 Jan 1892 in Harrisville, Lewis Co, New York, USA; died on 15 Jul 1971 in Malone, Franklin Co, New York, USA; was buried in Watertown, Jefferson Co, New York, USA (Glenwood Cemetery). [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 9. Violet Horr
was born on 29 Dec 1912 in Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA; died on 12 Nov 1998 in Sedona, Coconino Co, Arizona, USA.
- 10. Darwin Horr
was born on 16 May 1919 in Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA; died on 1 Jun 1985 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA.
- 11. Elizabeth Horr
was born on 8 May 1931 in
; died in in .
4. Olive Horr (1.William1) was born on 23 Mar 1891 in Cape Vincent, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; died on 21 Sep 1946 in Rome, Oneida Co, New York, USA; was buried in Oswego, Oswego Co, New York, USA (Riverside Cemetery).
Other Events:
- Census: 1900 1910
Notes:
Groom's Name: George O. Parker
Groom's Birth Date: 1886
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 26
Bride's Name: Olive Horr
Bride's Birth Date: 1891
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 21
Marriage Date: 10 Feb 1912
Marriage Place: Oswego, New York
Groom's Father's Name: Elbert Parker
Groom's Mother's Name: Cora Cooper
Bride's Father's Name: William Horr
Bride's Mother's Name: Lennon
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00310-5
System Origin: New York-EASy
Source Film Number: 872941
Reference Number: v 1 p 445
Collection: New York Marriages, 1686-1980
Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
Name: Olive Gay Parker
[Olive Gay Horr] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 23 Mar 1891 Birth Place: Cape Vincent, New York Father Name: William D Horr Mother Name: Jennie Lennon Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Jun 1937: Name listed as OLIVE GAY PARKER
Obituary:
Newspaper Oswego Palladium July-Sept 1946 - 1168.pdf http://fultonhistory.com/Process%20Small/Newspapers/Oswego%20Palladium/Oswego%20Palladium%20July-Sept%201946%20pdf/Newspaper%20%20Oswego%20Palladium%20July-Sept%201946%20-%201168.pdf
Died after being struck by a New York Central train.
Cemetery:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=parker&GSfn=olive&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1946&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=132865345&df=all&Olive married George Orlando Parker on 10 Feb 1912 in Oswego, Oswego Co, New York, USA. George (son of Alfred Parker and Cora Cooper) was born in Oct 1882 in New York, USA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 12. William George Parker
was born about 1915 in New York, USA.
- 13. Leonard Winfield Parker
was born on 5 Apr 1917 in Oswego, Oswego Co, New York, USA; died on 2 Jan 2007.
5. William Horr (1.William1) was born in Dec 1896 in
; died in in . Other Events:
- Census: 1900 1920
Generation: 3
6. Lloyd Horr (2.Lewis2, 1.William1) was born about 1911 in Oswego, Oswego Co, New York, USA; died in in Goffstown, Hillsborough Co, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Goffstown, Hillsborough Co, New Hampshire, USA (Westlawn Cemetery).
Other Events:
- Census: ~1920 1940
Notes:
Marriage:
https://www.familysearch.org/search/recordDetails/show?uri=https://api.familysearch.org/records/pal:/MM9.1.r/9JJ3-CKN/p1
Obituary:
Newspapers Watertown NY Daily Times 1972 - 1997.PDF http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Watertown%20Times/Watertown%20NY%20%20Daily%20Times%201972.pdf/Newspapers%20Watertown%20NY%20%20Daily%20Times%201972%20-%201997.PDFLloyd married Evelyn Jennings on 24 Jan 1942 in Goffstown, Hillsborough Co, New Hampshire, USA. Evelyn (daughter of Rufus Longley Jennings and Christine Elizabeth Haseltine) was born about 1912. [Group Sheet]
7. Erwin Horr (2.Lewis2, 1.William1) was born about 1912 in New York, USA; died in in
. Other Events:
- Census: ~1920
8. Edwin Horr (2.Lewis2, 1.William1) was born about 1923 in Great Bend, Jefferson Co, New York, USA; died in Feb 1972 in Dayton, Montgomery Co, Ohio, USA.
Notes:
Obituary:
Daily Times 1972 a - 0910.pdf http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Watertown%20Times/Watertown%20NY%20%20Daily%20Times%201972.pdf/Watertown%20Daily%20Times%201972%20a%20-%200910.pdfEdwin married Marlene (Unknown). [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 14. Edward Horr
died in in
.
- 14. Edward Horr
9. Violet Horr (3.Lennon2, 1.William1) was born on 29 Dec 1912 in Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA; died on 12 Nov 1998 in Sedona, Coconino Co, Arizona, USA.
Other Events:
- Census: 1920 1930
Notes:
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Obituary:
Watertown Daily Times (NY) - November 13, 1998
Deceased Name: VIOLET H. ELLIOTT MUSIC AND ART TEACHER
Violet H. Elliott, 85, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Lake Titus, died Thursday at Kachina Pointe Health Care, Sedona, Ariz.
Early in her career, Mrs. Elliott taught music at Sherman Street School and South Junior High School in Watertown.
She then taught art at elementary school in Malone and in the Brushton-Moira Central School District. She then did substitute teaching in the Malone Central School District for several years before her retirement.
Born Dec. 29, 1912, in Potsdam, daughter of Lennon and Nina Scanlin Horr, she graduated from Potsdam High School and earned a teaching degree from Potsdam Normal School in 1933.
She married Leon A. "Duke" Elliott on Aug. 19, 1940, in St. Mary's Church with the Rev. Joseph L. Tierney, pastor, officiating. The couple moved to Malone in 1951 and were the co-creators of Elliott & Hutchins Inc., the distributor for Bombardier for the Northeast.
Mr. Elliott, the man who brought the first Ski Doo snowmobile to the United States in 1959, died April 12, 1992.
Mrs. Elliott was a past member of the Alice Hyde Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Board of Directors and also was one of the creators of the annual fund-raiser, Rose Day. She directed the first Malone Winter Carnival Revue, "The Roaring 20s," and was past president of the Women's Club, Paradise Valley, Ariz.
She is also a past member of St. Joseph's Church, Malone, and was a member of the Malone Duplicate Bridge Club and the Lake Titus Protective Association. She was also a member of the Potsdam State University College Trustee Council.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Gordon (Jayne) Crossman, Malone, and Sharon Nagy and Susan "Tudy" Longmire, both of Sedona; a sister, Mrs. James (Betty) Coughlin, Malone; five granddaughters and several nieces and nephews.
A brother, Darwin Horr, and a niece died before her.
A memorial Mass will be said at 1 p.m. Dec. 9 at St. Joseph's Church, Malone, with the Rev. James Shurtleff officiating. Burial will be in Morningside Cemetery, Malone.
Arrangements are with St. Mary-Murphy Funeral Home, Malone.
Donations may be made to the North Franklin Animal Shelter in care of Shirley Morton, Barehill Road, Malone, or to the American Lung Association.Violet married Leon Duke Elliott on 19 Aug 1940 in Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA. Leon was born on 6 Oct 1914 in Trout River, Franklin Co, New York, USA; died on 12 Apr 1992 in Scottsdale, Maricopa Co, Arizona, USA. [Group Sheet]
10. Darwin Horr (3.Lennon2, 1.William1) was born on 16 May 1919 in Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co, New York, USA; died on 1 Jun 1985 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA.
Other Events:
- Census: 1920 1930
Notes:
Field Title Value Meaning
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 12004550 12004550
NAME HORR#DARWIN#F########### HORR#DARWIN#F###########
RESIDENCE: STATE 23 NEW YORK
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 089 ST LAWRENCE
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 2302 ALBANY NEW YORK
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 14 14
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 09 09
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 40 40
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION AC# Air Corps
BRANCH: CODE 20 Air Corps
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 9 Three year enlistment
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 23 NEW YORK
YEAR OF BIRTH 19 19
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 5 1 year of college
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 149 Clerks and kindred occupations, n.e.c.
MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 1 Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0076 0076
FILM REEL NUMBER 1.69# 1.69#
Name: Darwin Horr Birth Date: 16 May 1919 Death Date: 1 Jun 1985 SSN: 112222760 Branch 1: ARMY Enlistment Date 1: 14 Sep 1940 Release Date 1: 17 Jul 1945
Marriage Announcement:
Published Date: 1945-08-21
Newspaper: Springfield RepublicanDarwin married Eleanor O'Hagan on 25 Aug 1945 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA. Eleanor (daughter of John Joseph O'Hagan and Mary E. Leahy) was born on 10 Sep 1924 in Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA; died on 1 Jan 2006. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 15. Living
11. Elizabeth Horr (3.Lennon2, 1.William1) was born on 8 May 1931 in
; died in in . Elizabeth married James Coughlin. James was born about 1931. [Group Sheet]
12. William George Parker (4.Olive2, 1.William1) was born about 1915 in New York, USA.
13. Leonard Winfield Parker (4.Olive2, 1.William1) was born on 5 Apr 1917 in Oswego, Oswego Co, New York, USA; died on 2 Jan 2007.
Generation: 4
14. Edward Horr (8.Edwin3, 2.Lewis2, 1.William1) died in in
. 15. Living (10.Darwin3, 3.Lennon2, 1.William1)
Living married Living [Group Sheet]
Children: