Brief Life History of Joseph Mathias
When Joseph Mathias Horn was born on 17 September 1866, in Pleasant Grove Township, Coles, Illinois, United States, his father, Nicholas Mack Horn, was 34 and his mother, Mary Jane Hays, was 32. He married Minnie Jane Russell on 4 November 1888, in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Mattoon Township, Coles, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Lafayette Township, Coles, Illinois, United States for about 30 years. He died on 2 August 1940, in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States.
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- Joseph Horn in household of Nicholas Horn, "United States Census, 1870"
- Joseph M. Horn, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Joseph Horn, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
German (Hören): habitational name from Höri, a peninsula in Lake Constance.
Altered form of German and Dutch Horn .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Horn .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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