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U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Name:Mrs Martha Eliza Horr
Gender:Female
Residence Year:1904
Street address:703 E Grove
Residence Place:Bloomington, Illinois, USA
Spouse: Elijah Horr (widow of)
Publication Title:Bloomington, Illinois, City Directory, 1904
http://www.mocavo.com/School-Record-of-Mclean-County-and-Other-Papers-Transactions-of-the-Mclean-County-Historical-Society-Volume-2/577209/811
Martha E. Packard-Horr was born
at Milburn, Mass., November 5, 1824,
was educated in the public schools
and came with her parents to Bloom-
ington in the fall of 1849, where she
taught school several years. She first
taught in the fall of 1849 and winter
following in a building in the rear of
Amasa C. Washburn's residence on
South Center street. Mr. Washburn,
Mr. Keran and Dr. Tompkins were di-
rectors. She also taught school in a
building near Col. Parson's. Her last
teaching was in the Price district.
May 1, 1S55, she married Elijah Horr.
(The following is a subscription site)
http://newspaperarchive.com/us/illinois/bloomington/bloomington-weekly-pantagraph/1911/10-20/page-6
Bloomington Weekly Pantagraph (Newspaper) - October 20, 1911, Bloomington, Illinois THE WEEKLY FANTAGRAFH, OTCOBER 20 1911. BULK OF HORR ESTATE TO DISTANT HEIRS PROBATE MARTHA HORR WIILL TODAY. Old Ladit*' Horns Gata $1,000.-Har* bar Haira Reeaiva Stock in Local Company,-Many Legaciaa in Large Estate. ?WThe will of the late Mr*. Martha K. Horr war presented for probata Tuesday morning In county court. By the terms of the will, the bulk of the large estate passes to the nearest of kin of Mrs. Horr. These are niecea and nephews living east and In California. To the heirs of Mrs. Fannie Horr Harber and to Warren Horr Young, an ndopted son, are left legacies and the stock owned by Mrs. Horr In the Harber brothers firm of tIlls city. The Old Ladles' Home established by Mis. Horr has a legacy of $1,000. The Will is Complicated. The will of Mrs. Horr was written in 1882. Since that time five codicils were made and in these codicils many of the original bequests of the original will were changed.. The estate is disposed of by the terms of the will, amounts to real estate to the value of $33,000 and personalty of $27,000. Tha Harbar Bequests. To Rachel Harber la left $600. Edith C. Harber Wright. $600. Ina Harber $600. Dorothy Harber $600. The will states that these are keep-'sako legacies given to them when little girls. To Fannie Horr Young Harber and to Warner Horr Young Is left all stock owned by Mrs. Horr In the Harber Brothers Company, amounting to Homestead to Mrs. Warren Horr The homestead at 708 East Drove street is left to Mrs. Lillian Young, wife of Warren Horr Young. To each it the two children of Warren Horr Young, Vernon Elijah Horr Young and Douglas Royal Young, Is left $1,000 to be divided equally between them. Old Ladies' Home Gets Legaoy. In the original will the sum of $1,000 was left to Brokaw hospital. The codicil written after the erection of the Horr l.ome for old ladies revoked this legaoy an* left $1,000 to the home. To Dirsot Heirs. To a nephew Joal A. Packard, son of Alvin Packard, the sum of $1,000. To the children of a deceased nephew. Edward Btanton Packard of Rivera d?C California. $1,000. These children are Edwin Stanton Packard, Thomas C. Packard. To the children of Joel S. Packard $1,000. They are Otis Packard of Nerth Grafton, Mass., and Clara Packard of the same place. To Gertrude Hall, a grand niece of Milwaukee, Wis., the sum of $1,000. To E?Cithe. Hull Warren of Cedar Rapids, Iowa $1,000. To Lizzie I. Clark, a niece of Sad-bury, Mass., $1,000. Legacy to Nurse. To Maude Briggs Bell of Chaffee, Mwho for some years was nurse and Housekeeper, the sum of $600. Residue to Family. The rest and residue, the larger part of the estate, Is divided into three parts. < *rie share gi es to Gertrude Hull of Milwaukee. Wis., and Bertha Hull Warren of Of nr Rapids. These are daughters of the late John M. Hull, formerly a lfldent of this city and nieces of Dr- Hull of this city. The record t-hare goes to the Massachusetts brooch of the family, Otis m l Cii-.ru T ackaid. The th'rd ani rc to the descendants of .Vein Packard Including Joel Packard of Riverside, California, and the branches of his family.
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