John Horr, Sr.

1892 - 1939  (~ 47 years)

• Name	John Horr
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	Apr 1892	Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900 1910 1920 1930
  Died	22 Nov 1939	Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Buried	Ware, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA (Quabbin Park Cemetery)
  Person ID	I36794	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Elbridge Horr,   b. 22 Jan 1840, Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 1924,  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Nellie Relief Rider,   b. 16 Aug 1870, Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 5 Nov 1949  (Age 79 years)
  Married	17 Oct 1885	Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F6267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clara Ely,   b. 4 Aug 1897, Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 25 Mar 1952, North Amherst, , New Hampshire, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Married	1915
  Children	1. Hazel Horr,   b. 2 Dec 1916, Shutesbury, Franklin Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 18 Jun 1998,  (Age 81 years)   2. Leon Horr, Sr.,   b. 4 Dec 1918, Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 19 Jan 1980, Belchertown, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 61 years)   3. Lucy Horr,   b. 4 Mar 1920, Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. Abt Oct 1920  (Age 0 years)   4. Fannie Horr,   b. 28 Mar 1921, Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA   5. Lucy Horr,   b. 1923, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 1923, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 0 years)   6. John Horr, Jr.,   b. 29 May 1924, Dana, Worcester Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 18 Apr 1998, Richmond City, , Georgia, USA  (Age 73 years)   7. May Horr,   b. 7 Apr 1926, Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 28 Apr 2001, Easthampton, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 75 years)   8. Sarah Horr,   b. 21 Apr 1927,   9. Laura Horr,   b. Abt Nov 1928, ,   d. 14 Jan 1940  (Age ~ 11 years)   10. June Horr,   b. 11 Jun 1930, Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 2 Sep 1991, Ware, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 61 years)   11. Daniel Horr,   b. 24 Nov 1933, Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 29 Jan 1958, Ware, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 24 years)   12. Living   13. Bessie Horr,   b. 13 Mar 1935, Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 18 Mar 2002, Jacksonville, Duval Co, Florida, USA  (Age 67 years)   14. Living   15. Morgan Horr,   b. 4 Apr 1938, Pelham, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 29 Jul 2008, Holyoke, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 70 years)   16. Living
  Last Modified	7 May 2011
  Family ID	F13842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  If you have corrections and/or updated information on this person please contact Roz Edson at MrsEdson@gmail.com Obituary: http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/lillie-pierce-coolidge/the-history-of-prescott-massachusetts-one-of-four-townships-in-the-swift-river-loo/page-18-the-history-of-prescott-massachusetts-one-of-four-townships-in-the-swift-river-loo.shtml JOHN HORR Amherst, November 22, 1940 ? John Horr, 46, of Pelham died in Westfield hospital following a long illness. He was born in Prescott, the son of Eldridge and Nellie (Ryder) Horr. He leaves his wife, Clara Ely Horr; eight daughters, Hazel, Fannie, May, June, Blanche, Laura, Bessie and Sarah, and five sons, John, Leon, Daniel, James and Morgan, all at home; his mother, Mrs. Nellie Horr of Springfield, and a brother Frank of South- bridge. Burial was in Quabbin Park cemetery. Cemetery: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86007365 [[The following census information was compiled and contributed by Joyce S. At least three of his children used the suranme ORR. The last Horr family of Pelham, MA. The only one listed in 1930. Living with parents in 1900. 1900 Census: Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts John Horr, son, Apr 1892, age 8, bp MA Living with father in 1910. 1910 Census: Prescott, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts John Horr, son, age 17, single, bp MA, Laborer- odd jobs 1920 Census: Prescott, Hampshire Co, MA John Horr, age 28 Clara B. Horr, age 23 Edna H. Horr, age 3 yrs 1 mos Leon E. Horr, age 1 yr 1 mo 1930 Census: Pelham, Hampshire Co, MA John Horr, age 36, bp MA, odd jobs Clara B. Horr, wife, age 33, bp MA Nellie L. Horr, mother, age 60, widow, bp MA Edna N. Horr, dau, age 13, bp MA Leon E. Horr, son, age 12, bp MA Fannie C. Horr, dau, age 9, bp MA John Jr. Horr, son, age 5, bp MA May H. Horr, dau, age 3 yrs 11 mos, bp MA Sarah G. Horr, dau, age 2 yrs 11 mos, bp MA Laura B. Horr, dau, age 1 yr 11 mos, bp MA [[Found at Pelham, Ma. library. Book Title: Quabbin: The Lost Valley. Town of Prescott-Biography page 543 John Horr of Pelham, who died November 22, 1940, was a native of Prescott. He was the son of Eldridge and Nellie Ryder Horr. At his death he was survived by his wife, Clara Ely Horr; and by eight daughters, Hazel, Fannie, May, June, Blanche, Laura, Bessie and Sarah; also by five sons, John, Leon, Daniel, James and Morgan. He also left his mother, Nellie, of Springfield, who died November 5, 1949; and a brother, Frank, who makes his home in Southbridge. Of the eight daughters of John, Hazel wed twice, her last husband being a Boynton of Belchertown. It is stated she had three children by her first marriage, and one by her second. Fannie wed Walter Ely and lives in Amherst, the community where Clara Ely Horr and a number of the family also reside. May married Rudolph Sanderval, and the couple live in Arizona. June is a recent graduate of Belchertown High School and, with Blanche, Laura, and Bessie, as well as John, Daniel, James and Morgan, lives with their mother. Sarah wed Fritz Capen and lives in Amherst. Leon is also married and lives in Belchertown. Frank Horr, brother of John, was born in Shutesbury, September 23, 1888, and married Louise McKinstry of Southbridge. He lived much of his early life in Prescott. Having learned the engineering profession, he has worked in it ever since. He is now with the West Dudley Paper Company of Dudley. He has three children, Marion, a recent graduate of Southbridge High School and now employed in the Ames Worsted Company; Alfred, who wed Julia Beaupre of Southbridge and they now make their home in Hampton, New Hampshire, with their two sons and a daughter. Nelson, the third member of the Frank Horr family ia a student in Southbridge High School. June, Blanche, Laura, Bessie, Daniel, James, Michael are not listed. Blanche, Bessie, Morgan (1938) and Michael named so I have them born after 1930. That leaves Daniel, James and June, since John Sr died in 1939 I have their birth as 'before 1939' . June, Blanche, Laura, and Bessie, as well as John, Daniel, James and Morgan, were living with their mother in 1949.]]