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The good old times in McLean County, Illinois: containing two hundred and ...
By E. Duis (Published in 1874)
JOSIAH HORR.
Josiah Horr was born October 9,1807, in Lewis County, New York. His father's name was Jacob Horr, and his mother's name, before her marriage, was Hannah Pierce. Jacob Horr was descended from the Puritans who landed on Plymouth Rock. He was a farmer, and died in Ohio in about the year 1850 or 51. His wife Hannah was born in America, but was of English-Irish descent. She died in 1839, while on a visit to Cheney's Grove. Jacob Horr had eleven children, of whom ten lived to be grown, but only three are now alive. They are, William Horr, of Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio ; Elijah Horr, of Carthage, Jefferson County, N. Y., and Josiah Horr, the subject of the present sketch. William Horr was the youngest son.
Josiah Horr received his education in Lewis County, N. Y., where he attended a common school during the winter months until the age of twenty. In the summer time he worked on his father's farm. While only a boy, he resolved to come to the West. At the age of twenty-one he moved to Champaign County, Ohio, where he remained nearly eight years. He worked on a farm and in a woolen factory. In 1836, he came to the West, arriving at John W. Dawson's place in Old Town timber on the first of October. He had made three previous trips to visit the country, enter land and make a few improvements. The family passed through Cheney's Grove, visiting a few days with Jonathan Cheney, an uncle of Mrs. Horr. They lived two months in a house belonging to John Dawson, by which time they made a cabin on the place where they now live, in the present township of Padua. The first experience which the Horrs had of an Illinois winter, was with the sudden change of December, 1836. This was indeed a frightful experience and they were much terrified, but it never came again.
Mr. Horr was chosen justice of the peace and held this office with some interval for about fifteen years. He married William Harrison and Nancy Jane Dawson, and many years afterwards he married their daughter to C. H. Hobart. Mr. Horr always tried to settle amicably the cases which were brought before him, and often guaranteed the constable's costs in order to do so. He has been township trustee and school director, and for ten or twelve years he was supervisor. He is a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Horr employed Abraham Lincoln to manage the first and only case the former ever had in McLean County ^Circuit Court, and Lincoln carried it through successfully. Mr. Horr belonged first to the Whig party, and afterwards to the Republican. He voted against Jackson, and after the latter retired from political life voted against Jackson's friends.
On the 28th of October, 1830, Josiah Horr married Temperance Cheney, who was born in Virginia, but left that State while she was very young. They have had eight children, four of whom were born in Illinois. Six lived to be grown; They are:
William Horr, mail agent on the L., B. & M. Railroad.
Elizabeth, wife of David M. Bunn, lives at Williamsburg, Franklin County, Kansas.
Martin Horr, lives about half a mile west of his father.
Abner Horr, lives near Galesburg, Neosho County, Kansas.
Sarah Horr, lives at home.
Martha, wife of James E. Wood, lives in Upper Mackinaw, McLean County.
Mr. Horr is six feet in height in his stocking feet. His hair is thick on his head and perfectly white. He has a Roman nose and blue eyes. He is very straight and is still very active. His appearance is impressive, and he possesses great energy and power of endurance. He had a postoffice for some years in his house, but it was discontinued a year ago last April.
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...Josiah Horr introduced a wool carding machine and we thought it great when we could have our wool made into rolls right here
Cemetery:
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[[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.
1850 Census: Oldtown (south side), McLean Co, Illinois
Joshua Harr, age 43, bp NY, Carder Fuller ???
Temperance Harr 45, bp VA
Elizabeth Harr, age 16, bp OH
Martin Harr, 11, bp IL
Abner Harr, age 10, bp IL
Sarah Harr, age 7, bp IL
Martha Harr, age 4, bp IL
1860 Census: Padua, McLean Co, llinois
Josiah Horr, age 50, bp New York, Farmer
Temperance Horr, age 55, bp Ohio
William Horr, age 28, bp Ohio
Elizabeth Horr, age 24, bp Ohio
Martin Horr, age 21, bp Illinois
Abner Horr, age 20, bp Illinois
Sarah Horr, age 17, bp Illinois
Martha Horr, age 14, bp Illinois
Robert Bentley, age 48, bp Ireland, Farmer Laborer
1870 Census: Padua, McLean Co, llinois
Josiah Horr, age 62, bp NY, Farmer
Temperence Horr, age 65, bp VA
William C. Horr, age 38, bp OH, Farmer
Sarah Horr, age 26, bp IL, at home
Martha Horr, age 24, bp IL, at home
Josiah was living with daughter, Sarah, and her family in 1880.
1880 Census Place: Padua, Mc Lean Co, Illinois
Josiah HORR Other W Male W 72 NY Retired Farmer MA MA
Josiah was an early settler in Padua Township, October 1836.
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Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
HOR JOSIAH S2SWLS 22 23N 04E 3 10/06/1835 MCLEAN
HOR JOSIAH W2NELS 34 23N 04E 3 10/06/1835 MCLEAN
HOR JOSIAH W2SELS 27 23N 04E 3 10/06/1835 MCLEAN
HOR JOSIAH E2SWLS 27 23N 04E 3 10/06/1835 MCLEAN
HOR JOSIAH W2NWLS 27 23N 04E 3 10/06/1835 MCLEAN
HOR JOSIAH E2NE 28 23N 04E 3 06/14/1836 MCLEAN
Total of 480 acres (at)$1.25 per acre. The last one lists residence as Ohio, do not know if this is county or state. Also have: 595 acres.
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1807 - 1888 (80 years)