John Horr

1831 - 1875  (43 years)

• Name	John Horr
  Born	26 May 1831	Carthage, Jefferson Co, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850 1860 1870
  Education	Carthage Academy
  Died	31 Mar 1875	St. Joseph, Buchanan Co, Missouri, USA
  Buried	Wilna, Jefferson Co, New York, USA (Fairview Cemetery)
  Person ID	I22236	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2013

  
  

  Father	Elijah Horr, Sr.,   b. 24 Nov 1804, Carthage, Jefferson Co, New York, USA ,   d. 27 Dec 1880, Carthage, Jefferson Co, New York, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Vedder,   b. 26 Aug 1808, Denmark, Lewis Co, New York, USA ,   d. 1 Oct 1887, Wilna, Jefferson Co, New York, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	18 Nov 1827	Denmark, Lewis Co, New York, USA
  Family ID	F5891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Root,   b. Abt 1832, ,   d. 7 Jul 1880, Carthage, Jefferson Co, New York, USA  (Age ~ 48 years)
  Married	1859
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F9254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  If you have corrections and/or updated information on this person please contact Roz Edson at MrsEdson@gmail.com [[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S. 1860 Census: Wilna, Jefferson Co, New York Post Office: Carthage John W. Horr, age 29, Bp: New York Nancy L. Horr, age 27, Bp: New York 1870 Census: St Joesph Ward 2, Buchanan Co, Missouri John W. Horr, age 39, Bp: NY Nancy M. Horr, age 38, Bp: NY Albert V. Horr, age 27, Bp: NY Charles A. Horr, age 19, Bp: NY No children. AKA: Wesley "When about 21 years of age he went to Ohio, where, for about two years, he was employed as a clerk in the store of his cousin, A. V. Horr. He then went to California, where, after about a year and a half spent in the mines and in San Francisco, he embarked with 86 others in the ill-starred Nicaragua expedition, under Gen. Walker." The expedtion went to Grenada, Costa Rica, Central America. "He was one of six of a company of 86 that left California, who returned....Upon the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion he raised a company of cavalry, of which he was made captain. The company was disbanded after nine months of service. Upon returning home, he went, after a few months, to St. Joseph, Missouri, where he was engaged in mercantile pursuits until his death, March 31, 1870." From The Growth of a Century, by JOHN A. HADDOCK, 1895 http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/hadwiln.htm Civil War Record Name: John Wesley Horr , Enlistment Date: 13 September 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: New York Unit Numbers: 1325 1325 Service Record: Enlisted as a Captain on 13 September 1861Commission in Company E, 7th Cavalry Regiment New York on 19 October 1861.Was dismissed Company E, 7th Cavalry Regiment New York on 25 February 1862