MIAMI COUNTY OHIO - BIO: VANHORN, William O. (published 1904)
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From "History of North Washington" Published 1904
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		WILLIAM O. VANHORN
	William O. Vanhorn dwells about five miles southeast
from Fruitland, on an estate of four hundred acres, which he
purchased in 1900.  The place is well adapted to raising
stock and produces abundant crops of the succulent alfalfa, 
as well as other thins in proportion. Mr. Vanhorn has 
improved the place and is handling some stock in addition to
general farming.  Outside of these enterprises, he is heavily
interested in mining and is president of the Silver Basin 
Mining Company, whose propertied his brothers discovered.  
They have the mines well equipped with machinery and are 
shipping ore via Davenport at this time.  Previous to opening
this property, Mr. Vanhorn discovered the Deertrail, Number
Two, which has produced over one million dollars worth of ore. 
	William O. Vanhorn was born in Miami county, Ohio, on
March 10, 1854, the son of Isaac and Amanda E. (Hunt) Vanhorn.
The father was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, and the farm
of his nativity is now included in the city of Philadelphia.
His ancestors were from Holland and his grandfather was one of
the noted "Boston tea Party." His name was William H. Vanhorn.
His grandson, William H. Vanhorn, is now president of the 
Canadian pacific. 
	Edward H. Vanhorn, the grandfather of our subject,
fought in the war of 1812.  One great uncle lies buried in 
Trinity churchyard in New York.  The father served in the war of
the Rebellion and received an honorable discharge. The mother of 
our subject was native of Ohio and her father, Isaac Hunt, 
burned the brick which was used in the erection of the first
brick edifice in Cincinnati.  The parents died in Oregon and 
left the following children, William O., Milton R., Francis M.,
Isaac L., deceased, David H., Lewis L., Frank, and Walter.  The
family started to Missouri in 1865 and changed their minds and 
crossed the plains to Oregon. 
	There our subject was reared and educated and in 1879
came thence to Lincoln county, settling on a farm near Davenport, 
when but few settlers were in the county.
	At Spokane, on March 29, 1897, Mr. Vanhorn married Miss
Ida O. Ingebretson, and four children have been born to that union, 
Minnie F., Horace A., Warren E., and Stella J. 


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