Biographical Sketch of Peter Horning, Greene County, Missouri, Campbell Township >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** Mr. Horning was born in Portage county, Ohio, June 30th, 1842, and is the son of George and Margaret (Kerling) Horning. His parents were natives of Bavaria, Germany. Peter was educated in the common schools of his native country, and when old enough, learned the carpenter's trade, at which he worked until 1876. He went to Winona, Minnesota, in 1859, where he worked at his trade until his removal to this county in 1876. He settled in Campbell township, about two and one-half mile east of Springfield, where he owns a fine farm of eighty acres, well improved. Mr. Horning was married July 7th, 1864, to Miss Johanna Daley, who was born in County Kerry, Ireland, March 17th, 1842. Their union has been blest with seven children, viz.: Mary E., born July 25, 1865 and died July 9th, 1866; Clotilda, born December 19th, 1866; George, born May 8th, 1868; Charles A., born November 21st, 1869; Nora E., born October 8th, 1871; Robert P., born September 25th, 1877; and William H., born December 3rd, 1880. Mr. Horning and wife are members of the Catholic church. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================