Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Horan, Frank 1851 - 
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Author: History Grundy County 1882

Frank Horan, farmer, P. O. Gardner, was born September 9, 1851, in Chicago; is 
a son of Owen and Mary (Kernan) Horan, natives of Ireland. They emigrated to 
Chicago between 1833 and 1840; the mother was one of ten children, four 
living - Mary, Catharine (Mrs. P. A. Fennerty, of Chicago), B. F. and Ellen, 
the wife of A. G. Willard, of Chicago. Our subject was one of five children - 
P. A., Frank, Ellen, John and Lettie. The father followed engineering of lakes 
and farming, having located where Frank now lives in 1859. At his death, he 
owned 240 acres of well-improved land, which the family still owns. Frank had 
some school advantages, and early embarked in farm life. Was married, 1878, to 
Hannah Walsh, a daughter of Richard and Catharine (McNamara) Walsh, natives of 
Ireland. Her father came to La Salle County, Ill., in 1848, and her mother in 
1837. Hannah and Ellen are the only ones living from a family of six children. 
Mr. Horan is now Commissioner of Highways. His union has blessed him with 
three children - Frank, Henry and Lester J. He and wife are Catholics; he 
votes the Republican ticket. His father died August 20, 1862, and his mother 
is living in Ottawa, Ill.

Additional Comments:
Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. 
Historical Publishers.

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