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Capt. Albert Horr

Male 1843 - 1882  (39 years)


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  • Name Albert Horr 
    Prefix Capt. 
    Born 18 Feb 1843  Carthage, Jefferson Co, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850 1860 1870 1880 
    Died 26 Jul 1882  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Wilna, Jefferson Co, New York, USA (Fairview Cemetery) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I32292  A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2011 

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

    Family 1 Emma Van Ness,   b. Abt 1845, Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Nov 1864, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 19 years) 
    Married 2 Nov 1863  Carthage, Jefferson Co, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2009 
    Family ID F12759  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Imo Cheney,   b. Mar 1853, Mechanicsburg, Champaign Co, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1891, Wilna, Jefferson Co, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 38 years) 
    Married 22 Oct 1872  , Champaign Co, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elijah Horr,   b. 11 Feb 1877, Carthage, Jefferson Co, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1937, Mechanicsburg, Champaign Co, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2011 
    Family ID F12760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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      Marriage:
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      [[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S.

      1860 Census: Wilna, Jefferson Co, New York
      living in the household of Joseph Root, brother to Nancy Root who was Albert's sister-in-law.

      1870 Census: St Joesph Ward 2, Buchanan Co, Missouri
      Living his brothers, John Wesley and Charles Abner Horr
      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
      All returned to New York.

      Census Place: Carthage, Jefferson Co, New York 1880
      Household:
      Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
      Albert V. HORR Self M Male W 37 NY Retail Grocer NY NY
      Imo C. HORR Wife M Female W 27 OH Keeps House OH OH
      Elijah HORR Son S Male W 3 NY At Home NY OH
      Mary L. RAUHE Other S Female W 26 NY Servant PRUSSIA PRUSSIA
      Note Charles Albert is not on the 1880 census. Only one child reached adulthood.
      Next household to sister Sarah Horr FULLER and to brother Charles Abner HORR.

      http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyjeffer/hadwiln.htm
      ALBERT VEDDER HORR was the fourth son, born February 18, 1843. He was a sturdy, mischievous boy of an unusually happy disposition. In boyhood he was little inclined "to take account of stock" before engaging in any of the expeditions and escapades so often characteristic of enterprising boys in a country village. He was a recognized leader, though inclined, in his early days, to be somewhat reckless of consequences, still he was always fertile in resources, and if his thoughtless daring sometimes led his young companions into scrapes his steady bravery and persistence always helped to extricate them. He attained his growth very early, and with it seemed to have unusual maturity of judgment. He enlisted in his brother Wesley's company at the age of 17 and when the regiment was disbanded, after nine months of service, he was an orderly sergeant. He remained in Washington for several months in the service of the government, and then returned to Carthage, where he remained for part of a year, when he began to recruit a company for the 20th New York Cavalry. He was commissioned a second lieutenant, and when the regiment went into camp at Sackets Harbor was promoted to a first lieutenancy before it left the State. When the regiment first went to the front it was employed in several long cavalry raids, which tested the quality, pluck and endurance of the men and hardened them for the service that was to follow. The rare executive ability of Captain Horr was soon recognized, and during much of the time that he was connected with the 20th Regiment, he was on detached service, acting as assistant provost marshal of Eastern Virginia, with headquarters at Great Bridge, and as aide-de-camp on the staff of different generals in the Army of the James. In this capacity he was among the first white men of our army who entered Richmond, being on the staff of General Kautz, who was in command of the colored troops on that eventful morning. On the next day he was one of the escort of President Lincoln on his visit to the captured city, but a few days before his assassination. He remained in the army until the close of the war. Soon after, he removed to St. Joseph, Mo., where for ten years he engaged in mercantile pursuits, in company with his brother. In 1876 he returned to Carthage and engaged in business until his death, July 26, 1882. Capt. Horr was twice married--in 1863 to Miss Emma D. VanNess, of Carthage, who died in 1864, and in 1872 to Miss Imo Cheney, of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, who survived him a few years, dying July 6, 1891. An only son, Elijah, survives the family. This young man is now away, a student in school.
      Albert had the happy faculty of making strong friends and holding them. He was a man of unusual energy of character and executive ability. He readily won the respect and easily held the confidence of associates, whether in business or army life. Quick of perception and fertile in resources, he was fitted to lead and command men by the confidence with which he inspired them. The old soldiers who knew him in camp and field loved and honored him. He is buried in the Carthage cemetery in sight of the home of his childhood.
      " From The Growth of a Century , by JOHN A. HADDOCK, 1895

      Civil War Record
      Name: Albert V Horr ,
      Enlistment Date: 24 July 1863
      Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
      Side Served: Union
      State Served: New York
      Unit Numbers: 1307 1307
      Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 24 July 1863 at the age of 21Transfered on 03 September 1863 from company I to company APromoted to Full Lieutenant 2nd Class on 03 September 1863 (As of Co. A. Not commissioned)Enlisted in Company I, 20th Cavalry Regiment New York on 08 October 1863.Promoted to Full Lieutenant 1st Class on 19 October 1863 effective 29 February 1864Promoted to Full Adjutant on 01 April 1865 effective 01 July 1865Promoted to Full Captain on 01 June 1865 effective 22 July 1865Mustered out Company I, 20th Cavalry Regiment New York on 31 July 1865 in Manchester, VA

      Name: Albert V Horr ,
      Enlistment Date: 06 September 1861
      Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
      Side Served: Union
      State Served: New York
      Unit Numbers: 1325 1325
      Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 06 September 1861 at the age of 19Enlisted in Company E, 7th Cavalry Regiment New York on 20 September 1861.Mustered out Company E, 7th Cavalry Regiment New York on 31 March 1862 in Washington, DC