Abraham Hornback Family Bible
| Holy Bible in English; New York, American Bible Society, 1867. Gift Inscription The Holy Bible presented to Abram and Eliza H by the bible Elgin I, KCC Family Record Written Dec the 9th 1867 Abram Hornback and Eliza Jane Hornback Was Married November The Seventeenth AD 1864 Josiah W Hornback borned Feb the 10th 1882 George Albert Hornback Was borne the 31st day of October 1883 Written Dec the 9th 1867 Abram Hornback was borned December the thirteenth 1837 Eliza Jane Hornback was borned November The Seventh AD 1844 Viola Hornback was borned August The Thirty first 1865 William E. Hornback was borned August The Twenty Fift 1867 Frank Hornback was borned July the 24th 1869 Charles Hornback was borned Sept the 11th 1873 Josiah W Hornback Died Sept 27th 1885 Charles Hornback Died Dec. the 8th 1877 Insertions [Obit pinned into the Bible-Eliza's mother] Mary A. Taylor Mary A. Hixson was born in Highland county, Ohio, Nov. 14, 1822. When thirteen years old she moved with her parents to Fulton county, Illinois. Was married to Joseph Taylor Oct. 13, 1839. Moved to Knox county in 1861, and except one year spent in Kansas the remainder of her life was spent here, where her death occured Jan. 7, 1899, aged 76 years, 1 month, and 24 days, surviving her husband some three years. Rev. Elsie Anderson preached the funeral in the Morse school house on the 9, interment in the Uniontown cemetery. Of the twelve children born to this old couple eight are living as follows: Mrs. Ida Felzer and Mrs. Eliza Hornback, Rapatee; Mrs. Mary Weir, Mrs. Melissa Stoka, Mrs. Sarah McCord, Mrs. Clara Hall, William and Alex Taylor. [In the 1880 census, Abraham and Eliza were residents of Maquon, Knox Co., IL, as were Eliza's parents, Joseph and Mary Taylor.] [Abram died January 1, 1909 and is buried in the Uniontown Cemetery, Knox Co., IL. Eliza also is buried there, died January 31, 1932. At least one of their children and Eliza parents are also buried in the Uniontown Cemetery.] The Bible is now in the possession of the C. G. Brisee Genealogy Library, Irwin, Iowa. |
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