John Jackson Horne and Margaret Gardiner

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Husband John Jackson Horne ¹

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            AKA: John J. Horn 2
           Born: 14 May 1830 or 1831 - Salem Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2
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         Father: George Horne (      -1837) 1
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       Marriage: 23 Sep 1852 1 2

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Wife Margaret Gardiner ¹

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            AKA: Margaret Gardner 2
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         Father: Abraham Gardiner (      -      ) 1
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Children

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1 M David Mitchell Horne ¹

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            AKA: David M. Horn 2
           Born: 22 May 1853 - near Beatty Station, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Almira Clarissa Truxal (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 9 May 1878 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 1

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2 M William R. Horn ^{2 3}

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            AKA: William Horne 1
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         Spouse: Rebecca Brinker (      -Aft 1906) 3

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3 F Lizzie K. Horne ¹

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            AKA: Lizzie K. Horn 2
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         Spouse: William R. Wilson (      -      ) 1 2

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4 F Virginia Horne ¹

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            AKA: Virginia Horn 4
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         Spouse: W. G. Lang (      -      ) 1 4

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5 F Roberta Horne ¹

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            AKA: Roberta Horn 4
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         Spouse: A. L. Keltz (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - John Jackson Horne

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When an infant of but eighteen months of age, he was taken by a Mr. Mitchell, of near Greensburg, Pennsylvania, who was to rear him, give him eighteen months schooling and when he became of age to present him with a "freedom suit" and one hundred and twenty-five dollars in money. He worked faithfully for Mitchell until he was nineteen years of age, when having re-ceived no schooling and seeing that the latter did not intend to give him anything he left Mr. Mitchell and commenced to do for himself. He worked as a farm laborer at ten dollars per month for two years, was with a carpenter for one year and in 1853 went back to farming, which he followed for six years. In 1859 he came to Pleasant Unity, where he opened a blacksmith shop. Although he had never worked at blacksmithing, yet he was a natural mechanic and succeeded beyond his expectations as a blacksmith. He soon connected a wagon-making and coach establishment with his black-smith shop and pursued both lines of busi-ness successfully. In 1886 he opened a hardware and grocery store. As time progressed he was assisted in his different business enterprises by his two sons, David M. and William R. Politically Mr. Horn was a democrat. He was a member of the Lodge, No. 14, Chosen Friends, and member of the M. E. church, of whose board of trustees he was president for fif-teen years. [BHCWC, 467]

At an early age he was received into the home of David Mitchell, whom he was to serve until attaining his majority, and who in return was to send him to school and to present him at the expiration of his time with a "freedom suit" and one hundred and twenty-five dollars in money. Finding when he reached the age of nineteen that he had never been sent to school and that the other conditions seemed unlikely to be fulfilled, Mr. Horne left his master and for two years worked as a farm laborer for ten dollars per month. He then worked for several years as a carpenter, and in 1853 again turned his attention to farming, in which he engaged for six years. In 1859 he went to Pleasant Unity and established himself as a blacksmith and wagonmaker, following both these callings with success for many years. He belonged to Lodge No. 14, Chosen Friends, and in politics adhered to the Democrats. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. [HWC 1906 III, 286]

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 286.

2 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 467.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 479.

4 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 468.