George Reis Horter

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Husband George Reis Horter ¹

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           Born: 1784 1
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         Father: John Valentine Horter (1739-1816) 2
         Mother: Magdalena Reis (Abt 1749-1807) 2

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General Notes: Husband - George Reis Horter

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He acted as deputy of Henry Beader, in the Register's oflice in 1809; was appointed major in the army and served during the War of 1812, but afterwards resigned. He served as Transcribing Clerk of the Senate for a number of years prior to his death.

In his reminiscenses, our "Octogenarian," furnishes the following: "George R. Horter. the son of John Valentine Horter and the brother of Mrs. Jacob Bucher and Mrs. Henry Beader, learned the hatting trade, I presume, with Mr. Bucher, though I am not sure of that. He left Harrisburg as a traveling 'jour,' and immortalized himself at that early day by going to Pittsburgh, thence down the Ohio and Mississippi to New Orleans a most perilous adventure at that time\emdash and returned somewhere about 1807 or 1808 as a wonderful traveler. To go to New Orleans then was to go out of the world; and while absent he was given up for lost, but when he returned he was like one that was found. In 1808 Simon Snyder was elected Governor over James Ross. Mr. Beader was appointed Register and Recorder of Dauphin county, and Mr. Horter being on hand, was appointed clerk and filled the post for many years. He was a very clever gentleman-fond of gay life, and constantly spouting Shakespeare\emdash "Now is the winter of our discontent," &c., was generally his beginning. During the War of 1812 he was an officer of the United States army, as a lientenant; and I think was at the battle of Lundy's Lane. He was fond of the drum and fife, and of military display. He commenced to study law with Mr. Ellmaker, but did not wade through. A thorough Democrat, he was always on hand at elections\emdash was Transcribing Clerk to the Senate or House a number of years. He was much loved and cherished by his immediate relatives, who thought there was nobody equal to Uncle George. He belonged to the Masonic order, and proud of its emblems. He never married and died a bachelor."

1 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 348.

2 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 347.