John Cooper Hornberger

1 May 1873–14 January 1963 (Age 89)
Warwick Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life 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

John Cooper Hornberger
1873–1963
Salinda Kline Ecenroad
1876–1954
Marriage: 24 November 1895
Elmer Hornberger
1896–1967
Edna
–
Eva Ecenroad Hornberger
1901–1997
Harry Hornberger
1903–
Katie Ecenroad Hornberger
1904–1994
Christian Ecenroad Hornberger
1906–1974
Clayton Eckenrode Hornberger
1908–2000
Paul Hornberger
1909–1963
Elsie Ecenrode Hornberger
1911–2001

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
24 November 1895
Rothsville, Warwick Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
children

(9)

    Elmer Hornberger

    Male1896–1967Male

    Eva Ecenroad Hornberger

    Female1901–1997Female

    Harry Hornberger

    Male1903–Male

    Katie Ecenroad Hornberger

    Female1904–1994Female

    Christian Ecenroad Hornberger

    Male1906–1974Male

+4 More Children

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(14)

+9 More Children

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

Age 2

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad

Age 4

Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.
1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 25

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

German: habitational name for someone from Hornberg, a common place name composed of Old High German horn ‘horn’ + berg ‘hill’.

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

Sources (3)

  • John C Hornberger, "United States Census, 1900"
  • John Hornberger, "United States Census, 1940"
  • John Hornberger, "United States Census, 1930"

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