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Gurdon Horr

Male 1842 - 1916  (73 years)


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  • Name Gurdon Horr 
    Born 6 Jul 1842  Shalersville, Portage Co, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850 1860 1870 1880 1900 1910 
    Died 11 May 1916  , Portage Co, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Ravenna, Portage Co, Ohio, USA (Maple Grove Cemetery) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1865, Shalersville, Portage Co, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Lydia Lord,   b. 20 Sep 1810, Leyden, Lewis Co, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1892, Ravenna, Portage Co, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 6 Sep 1838  Leyden, Lewis Co, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1932, Ravenna, Portage Co, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 8 Sep 1869  Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Minnie Horr,   b. 27 Jun 1870, Shalersville, Portage Co, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1955  (Age 84 years)
     2. William Horr,   b. 7 May 1877, Ravenna, Portage Co, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1956, , Portage Co, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (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

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      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