Brief Life History of Jacob William
When Jacob William Horner was born on 1 January 1824, in Berkeley, West Virginia, United States, his father, John Horner, was 26 and his mother, Mary Cox, was 30. He married Margaret A. Cox on 15 November 1850, in Washington, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Falling Waters, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States in 1880. He died on 25 September 1885, in Berkeley, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Harmony, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States.
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Sources (27)
- William Horner, "United States Census, 1880"
- Jacob W Haner, "Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940"
- Jacob William Horner, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1824–1885 Male
1832–1886 Female
Children (5)
1849– Female
1852–1910 Male
1860–1913 Male
1865–1929 Female
1878–1976 Female
Parents and Siblings
1799– Male
1794– Female
Siblings (6)
1821–1882 Male
1824–1885 Male
1828–1920 Female
1830–1900 Female
1831–1872 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (7)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 1
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 6
1846
Age 22
Name Meaning
English (North Yorkshire) and German: from Horn 1 with the agent suffix -er; used either as an occupational name for someone who made or sold small articles made of horn (Middle English hornere), a metonymic occupational name for someone who played a musical instrument made from the horn of an animal, or a topographic name for someone who lived at a ‘horn’ of land. In the Middle Ages whole horns were used for many purposes: as drinking vessels, as containers, as wind instruments for sounding an alarm and for signalling to others (e.g. when hunting). Pieces of horn were used to make spoons, buttons, combs, handles, decorative tips for rods, and other things. The horner's craft could include making musical horns as well as sheets of translucent horn for windows and for covering books. For example, Thomas Hornar of Petergate in York was paid for ‘hornyng et naillyng’ the superscribed covers of books in York Minster library in 1421.
German (also Hörner): from any of various places called Horn, referring to their location at a spur of land, at a horn shaped piece of land.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Horn 5.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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