Brief Life History of John Cooper
When John Cooper Hornberger was born on 1 May 1873, in Warwick Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Martin Stormfeltz Hornberger, was 28 and his mother, Mary Ann Cooper, was 21. He married Salinda Kline Ecenroad on 24 November 1895, in Rothsville, Warwick Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in West Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Ephrata Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. He died on 14 January 1963, in Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Rothsville, Warwick Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- John C Hornberger in entry for Elmer E Hornberger, "Pennsylvania Delayed Birth Records, 1941-1976"
- John C Hornberger, "United States Census, 1900"
- John C. Hornberger, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
Spouse and Children
1873–1963 Male
1876–1954 Female
Children (9)
1896–1967 Male
1901–1997 Female
1903– Male
1904–1994 Female
1906–1974 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1845–1896 Male
1852–1915 Female
Siblings (14)
1870– Female
1872–1872 Female
1873–1963 Male
1875–1944 Male
1876–1969 Male
+9 More Children
World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 2
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Age 4
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 25
Name Meaning
German: habitational name for someone from Hornberg, a common placename composed of Old High German horn ‘horn’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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