Isaac Van Horn

Brief Life History of Isaac

When Isaac Van Horn was born in 1798, in Burke, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Van Horn, was 24 and his mother, Sarah Ann Winkler, was 23. He married Sarah Mull on 27 February 1819, in Icard, Burke, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died in 1855, in Burke, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Burke, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Van Horn
1798–1855
Sarah Mull
1795–1867
Marriage: 27 February 1819
Mary Ann Vanhorn
1820–1894
Alexander Vanhorn
1826–1884
David Vanhorn
1827–1884
Elizabeth Vanhorn
1832–1903
Joseph A. Van Horn
1838–1865

Sources (7)

  • Isaac Vauhom, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Isaac Vanhorn, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Isaac Vanhorn, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

"In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow """"rock"""" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the """"rock"""" was a gold nugget."

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.

Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.

Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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