Sullivan County PA Archives Biographies.....HORN, Marcus D. 1861 - living in 1899
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  MARCUS D. HORN. This prominent and enterprising young farmer is successfully
  engaged in the cultivation of the soil in Davidson township, Sullivan County,
  Pa., where he owns a handsome farm, which ranks among the foremost in the
  township. He was born in Laporte township, July 27, 1861, and is a son of Daniel
  Horn and grandson of Andrew Horn.
  
    Andrew Horn, the grandfather of our subject, was one of the pioneer settlers
  of Laporte and was the owner of the Rogers property; shortly after purchasing
  the property he set about clearing a portion of the farm, and engaged in tilling
  the soil. Later in life he moved to Waller, Columbia County, Pa., and died there
  at the age of eighty-two years. He was joined in the bonds of matrimony with Eve
  Rorach, and a family of nine children was born to them, namely: John; Daniel;
  Freeman; Benjamin; William; Betsy; Angeline; and Sarah.
  
    Daniel Horn, the father of our subject, was born in Columbia County, and lived
  in that county until sixteen years of age, when his parents removed to Laporte
  township. His younger days were spent in assisting his father in clearing the
  homestead and in attending the common school. He was educated in agricultural
  pursuits and carried on that vocation all his active career. He bought a farm in
  Laporte township, which consisted mostly of timber land, and cleared the same,
  making it one of the best farms in his neighborhood. He was well-known
  throughout his township and possessed the confidence and esteem of a host of
  acquaintances. He entered the world of rest at the age of thirty-four years. He
  was the father of a family of five children, as follows: Malinda; Alveretta;
  Keturah; Jeannette; and Marcus D., the subject of this personal history. The
  mother of our subject formed a second matrimonial alliance with Levi Hess, and
  they became the parents of four children: Ella; Harvey; Hugh; and Clarence.
  
    Marcus D. Horn was intellectually trained for the battles of life in the
  public schools of his native township, and spent his leisure hours aiding his
  father in the work about the farm, thus acquiring a good education in farming.
  Upon attaining his manhood he purchased a tract of land in the wilderness of
  Davidson township and began lumbering and farming, in which occupations he has
  been very successful. He has cleared a part of his purchase and made many other
  improvements upon it, such as erecting a new house, outbuildings, and putting
  the land under a high state of cultivation. When our subject's time is not
  occupied in clearing the farm or harvesting he is engaged in selling nursery
  products, being a salesman for the C. W. Stewart & Company and the Perry &
  Company nurseries; he is also engaged in the insurance business, representing
  the New York Life Insurance Company. Mr. Horn is widely known throughout
  Sullivan County as an enterprising and progressive citizen and enjoys the
  respect and good will of his many friends.
  
    Mr. Horn formed a matrimonial alliance with Eunice Foust, a daughter of Amos
  Foust of Davidson township, Sullivan County. Two sons blessed the happy home of
  our subject and wife, namely: Roland, and Herbert. In political views our
  subject firmly supports the Democratic party, and has served as school director
  and in minor township offices. Religiously he and his family are devoted members
  of the Evangelical Church. Socially he is a member of the local lodge of the I.
  O. O. F., and the Encampment of Laporte.
  
  
  Additional Comments:
  Extracted from:
    
    Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District
    Published by 
    Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)
  
  
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