Dr. Benjamin Horr

1822 - 1869  (46 years)

• Name	Benjamin Horr
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	28 Jul 1822	Lansingburg, Rensselaer Co, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	[1850] 1860
  Died	9 Feb 1869	Tuolumne, Tuolumne Co, California, USA
  Person ID	I11979	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	30 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Hoar,   b. 11 Aug 1788, Littleton, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 28 Apr 1870  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Nancy Adams,   b. 22 Apr 1791, ,   d.
  Married	2 Dec 1813
  Family ID	F4230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Josephine Rowe,   b. Abt 1833, New York, USA Or Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 21 Oct 1891, , Stanislaus Co, California, USA  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Married	1850	California, USA
  Children	1. Benjamin Horr,   b. Abt 1850, , Stanislaus Co, California, USA ,   d. 2 Jul 1937, , Santa Clara Co, California, USA  (Age ~ 87 years)   2. John Horr,   b. 6 Jun 1851, , Stanislaus Co, California, USA ,   d. 6 Jun 1924, Sacramento, Sacramento Co, California, USA  (Age 73 years)   3. Henry Horr,   b. 18 Dec 1853, , Stanislaus Co, California, USA ,   d. 18 Dec 1926, Patterson, Stanislaus Co, California, USA  (Age 73 years)   4. Franklin Horr,   b. Abt 1855, , Stanislaus Co, California, USA ,   d. 5 Aug 1916, , Stanislaus Co, California, USA  (Age ~ 61 years)   5. William Horr,   b. Feb 1857, , Stanislaus Co, California, USA ,   d. 1 Aug 1930, San Jose, Santa Clara Co, California, USA  (Age ~ 73 years)   6. Charles Horr,   b. Abt 1860, California, USA ,   d. 16 Jul 1912, , Stanislaus Co, California, USA  (Age ~ 52 years)   7. Alfred Horr,   b. 27 Dec 1862, , Stanislaus Co, California, USA ,   d. 26 Sep 1943, Palo Alto, Santa Clara Co, California, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F5371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  His residence was called "Horr's Ranch". From: Chuck Denny Roberts Ferry Bridge Roberts Ferry, California, USA One of the most important stopping places on the Stockton/Mariposa Road, the first Tuolumne River Ferry was established 3/8 mile downstream from here by Alden Jackson and Dr. Benjamin Horr in 1850. Dr Horr, who came to California in 1849 for the Gold Rush, was a State Assemblyman who in 1854, introduced the Legislative Bill creating Stanislaus County. In 1851 Dr Horr sold the ferry to Gallant Dickinson who again sold it, now including an adjacent hotel, to Cornelius Osborn in 1857. The ferry and hotel were controlled by Osborn until 1862 when he sold it to John Roberts. In 1864 the ferry was either leased of sold to John Morley, moved upstream 3/8 mile to its current location in 1865, and was again operated by Roberts in 1872. It remained in Roberts' name until 1887 when he built a wooden truss toll bridge. In 1916 Stanislaus county constructed a new toll-free steel truss bridge which was used until destroyed by floods in January 1997. The present bridge, concrete with a wooden cover to blend in with the historic nature of this area, was constructed in the same location in 1999. In 1854 Dr. Horr introduced a bill to create the County of Merced. History of Stanislaus County page 151 "One of the oldest pioneers of the county was Dr. B. D. Horr, who located a ranch on the Tuolumne River in 1849. Of Southern birth, he was well educated, social, benevolent, and always cheerful and happy. Unfortunately, he was an inveterate gambler and a heavy drinker, and frequently he would gamble and drain the social glass until the early morning hours. Early in February, 1869, he was on a continuous spree and on the evening of the 3rd [8th according to newspaper clipping] he again sat down to the gambling table. Playing cards throughout the night, luck was against him and he bet his last dollar and lost. About four o'clock he left the gambling table and going outside took an overdose of morphine and when found a short time later he was dead."