Hancock-Jefferson County OhArchives Biographies.....Van Horn, James M. 1829 - 
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Author: Warner & Beers (1886)

   JAMES M. VAN HORN, farmer, P. O. Vanlue, born January 11, 1829, in Bucks
County, Penn., is the son of Charles and Sarah (Twining) Van Horn, natives of
Bucks County, Penn. The Van Horns were originally from Holland, the earliest
record of them in this country dating back to 1640, when they settled in New
York. Abraham Van Horn, the great grandfather of our subject, came to Bucks
County, Penn., with a number of his sons, who purchased, in 1720-22, the first
land held by the family. His grandsons, Charles and Samuel, afterward came to
Ohio. Charles Van Horn, born in Bucks County, Penn., was the youngest of twelve
children, none of whom are now living. He married, in 1826, Sarah Twining, and
by this union there were ten children. In 1832 he stopped one year in Jefferson
County, Ohio, and came to Hancock County. Ohio, in 1833, settled in Amanda
Township, bought 110 acres of land, entered another ninety-six acres, began
pioneer life, and became one of the leading and successful farmers of his day.
His children were George W., James M., Robert, Mary (wife of H. McUmber), Martha
(widow of Mathias Marvin). Harrison (deceased September 28, 1837), Phebe (wife
of Dr. J. A. Grove), Sarah (wife of William Carothers), Charles E. and John,
James M. Van Horn was married in October, 1848, to Mary M., daughter of David
and Elizabeth Morehart. By this union there are ten children: Sarah E. (wife of
George Russell), Harriet A. (wife of A. F. Wise), W. S. (a physician in Mount
Blanchard, married Agnos A. Allison). James F. (married to Diana Wagoner).
Martha J. (wife of S. B. Vansant), Iro, Elma F., Melinda, Lincoln, Ralph W. Our
subject has a fine farm, and is one of the leading farmers of Amanda Township.
He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and also of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
His brother, John, who was born January 19, 1846, in Amanda Township, this
county, married in March, 1872, Miss Anna Parker, by whom he has three children:
Sarah, Earl and Virgil. He owns a part of the old home farm on which his parents
lived for many years. He is of a cheerful disposition, and. surrounded by his
pleasant family, resides near Blanchard Creek.

Additional Comments:
Book Title: History Of Hancock County
Amanda Township

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