Husband: Moses Hoffman VanHorn
Also known as: M. Hoffman VanHorn 1
Born: Aug- 9-1872 in Harrison Co, WV 2,3,4,5
Died: Dec-24-1933 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 2,5
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 2,6
Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV
Occupation: Dean of Salem College 1,7,2
Father: William B. VanHorn (1848 - 1911)
Mother: Elsie M. Kennedy (1850 - 1904)
Wife: Metta Wilson 1
Married: Jul- 7-1896 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 4
Born: Jul-27-1871 8,3,5 (see note 1)
Died: Mar-26-1944 8,5
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 6
Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV
Father: Hiram Wilson (1838 - 1926)
Mother: Mandane E. Lowther (1842 - 1911)
F Child 1: Hallie F. VanHorn Born: Oct-24-1899 in Harrison Co, WV 9,3,4,10 Died: Jun-30-1972 in Los Angeles Co, CA 10,9 Resided: in Arcadia, Los Angeles Co, CA 9 Resided: 1926, 1944 in Salem, WV 11 Census: 1900, 1910 in Salem, WV Husband: Homer H. May b. ca 1904 Married: Jun- 3-1926 in Salem, WV 4
M Child 2: William VanHorn [adopted] Born: ca 1907 in Kentucky 12 Census: 1920 in Salem, WV (see note 2)
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 250. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (4) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (5) Headstone (year only) (6) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (7) Dirigo, Salem College Yearbook, 1933. (8) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) California Death Index, 1940-1997 (online), Ancestry.com and California Dept of Health Svcs, Center for Health Statistics. (11) Death record of mother. (12) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given as Harrison County in marriage record, but as Ritchie County in death record. Note (2) Listed as the adopted son of Moses & Metta Van Horn.