Dr. Edward Horr

1869 - 1955  (86 years)

• Name	Edward Horr
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	6 Jan 1869	Bridgeport, Fairfield Co, Connecticut, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870 1880 1900 [1910] 1920 1930
  Died	21 Feb 1955	Utica, Oneida Co, New York, USA
  Buried	Wellesley, Norfolk Co, Massachusetts, USA (Woodlawn Cemetery)
  Person ID	I36960	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	William Horr,   b. Mar 1840, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 31 Aug 1910, Bridgeport, Fairfield Co, Connecticut, USA  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	Lucy Henderson,   b. Sep 1840, Massachusetts, USA (Maine, USA?) ,   d.
  Married	8 May 1862	Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F19070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Schumacher,   b. Abt 1869, New York, USA ,   d. 6 Oct 1954, Trenton, Burlington Co, New Jersey, USA  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	7 Sep 1910	, Bronx Co, New York, USA
  Children	1. William Horr,   b. 23 Aug 1911, New York, USA ,   d.
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F13873	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  College of Physicians and Surgeons Obituary Database Edward F. Horr Record #:Death Date:Graduating Year: 3354 February 21, 1955 P&S1894 Summary: Expedition surgeon, died in Utica, NY at age 86. He served in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, and during the Philippine Insurrection was in charge of a base hospital on Mindanao. He later served for three years as surgeon of the South American expedition of the Peabody Museum of Harvard University, which studied unknown Indian tribes on three trips to the headwaters of the Amazon River. He was subsequently associated with Santos Tomas Hospital in Panama. In 1910 he returned to the United States and set up a practice in Barneveld, NY. Citation(s): Columbia Alumni News 46 (May 1955) P 29 The Peru Expedition: http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C06E5DF1E3AE733A2575BC1A9649D946797D6CF Observer-Dispatch This week in history Sun, Feb 20, 2005 1955/50 years ago Death claims 86-year-old Edward F. Horr, a doctor in the Barneveld area for nearly 50 years. For 20 years, he was health officer for the towns of Deerfield and Barneveld. Horr was an 1891 graduate of Yale University and received medical degrees at Yale and Columbia University. He was a member of the Unitarian Church in Barneveld and Remsen Lodge 677, F&AM. More about him: (with photo) http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html Utica NY Observer 1948 - 2263.PDF http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%202/Utica%20NY%20Daily%20Observer/Utica%20NY%20Observer%201948.pdf/Utica%20NY%20Observer%201948%20-%202263.PDF http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/resources/mvgw/bios/horr_edward.html Edward Franklin Horr, physician and surgeon, was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on January 6, 1869, one of two sons born to William L. and Lucy (Henderson) Horr, the other son being Weston H. Horr. William L. Horr was engaged in manufacturing until he retired, his death occurring in 1900. On his father's side the subject of this sketch came from an old Massachusetts family dating back to 1639, while his mother was a native of Maine, who died in 1904. Edward Franklin Horr was educated in the public and high school in Bridgeport, Connecticut, then entered Yale University, from which he was graduated in 1891, with the B. A. degree. He then entered Columbia University, graduating in 1894, with the degree of M. D. The following two years he served as interne in Bellevue Hospital, New York city, the Buffalo General Hospital in Buffalo, New York, and the Lying-In Hospital in New York city. Dr. Horr then started practicing in New York city, where he remained from 1896 to 1898. He enlisted in the Medical Corps as captain during the Spanish-American war, and was stationed in Cuba for three years. He then went to the Philippine Islands for two years and was honorably discharged upon his return to the United States in 1903. The following year Dr. Horr went to Panama in the Canal service as physician and surgeon, and remained two years. Upon his return he was appointed a member of the Harvard expedition to South America, exploring the upper Amazon river and tributaries in ethnological research and remained three years in this capacity. Upon his return in 1910 he established practice in Trenton, New York. In 1910 Dr. Horr was united in marriage to Miss Mary Elizabeth Schumacher, and they have one child: William Edward Horr. Mrs. Horr is a member of Mappa Chapter, Eastern Star and the Civic Club of Utica, New York. Dr. Horr is health officer for the village of Trenton and the towns of Deerfield and Remsen. He is a member of the American, state and county medical associations, and the Spanish War Veterans. He is a Mason and member of Remsen Lodge, No. 677; Mohawk Consistory, and Ziyara Temple , both of Utica, and Sprig Chapter of Newport, New York. He is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Rebekahs. His social clubs include the University Club of Utica and Yale Club of Central New York. In politics Dr. Horr is an independent republican and his church associations are in the Unitarian church. Obituary: http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html Utica NY Observer 1955 - 1430.pdf http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%202/Utica%20NY%20Daily%20Observer/Utica%20NY%20Observer%201955%20pdf/Utica%20NY%20Observer%201955%20-%201430.PDF