Family: Elhanan VANHORN / Margaret WILSON (F11591)
m. Dec 1855-
Father | Male
Elhanan VANHORN
Born CA 1829 Lost Creek, Harrison Co, (W)VA 
Died 1870 Buried Married Dec 1855 [1] Doddridge Co, (W)VA [1] Father William VANHORN | F11592 Group Sheet Mother Jane MAXSON | F11592 Group Sheet
Mother | Female
Margaret WILSON
Born CA 1835 Marion Co, (W)VA Died Buried Father Benjamin L. WILSON | F2226 Group Sheet Mother Martha KELLEY | F2226 Group Sheet
Child 1 | Male
William A. VANHORN
Born 30 Apr 1857 Doddridge Co, (W)VA Died 5 Sep 1891 Doddridge Co, WV Buried Spouse Margaret ___ | F47059 Married
Child 2 | Male
Joseph C. VANHORN
Born 9 Mar 1859 Sugar Camp (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Died Buried Spouse Etta DAVIS | F44370 Married 12 Feb 1892 Oklahoma
Child 4 | Male
Seconzon Averil VANHORN
Born 20 Dec 1865 Doddridge Co, WV Died 24 Dec 1942 West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Buried Rose Hill (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Spouse Cappie E. HELMICK | F44371 Married 5 Jun 1895 Harrison Co, WV
Child 5 | Female
Louisa Laverna VANHORN
Born 20 Feb 1868 Died 14 Apr 1950 New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Buried Blandville Cemetery, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Spouse George Henry KEISTER | F21902 Married 3 Jul 1895 Doddridge Co, WV
Child 6 | Male
Langford Allen VANHORN
Born 14 Jul 1869 Doddridge Co, WV Died 19 Jan 1939 Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Buried Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Grove-Summers Rd (CR 19), Doddridge Co, WV Spouse Sarah A. LOWTHER | F16245 Married 17 Oct 1896 Doddridge Co, WV
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Notes - 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 12 1860:
E. Vanhorn, 30, farmer, value of real estate $600, value of personal estate $150; M. (female), 25; M. A. (male), 3; J. C. (male), 1.
1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Twp), enumerated on Sep 2 1870:
Elhanon Vanhorn, 40, farmer, value of real estate $780, value of personal estate 150; Margaret, 33, cannot write; Wm. A, 13; Jos. C, 11; Joshua A, 8; Siconzor (?) A, 6; Louisa L, 4; Lankford A, 1.
1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest District), enumerated on Jun 5 1880:
Margaret Vanhorn, 43, widowed, housekeeper, cannot read; son William A, 23, single, farm laborer; son Joseph C, 21, single, farm laborer; son Joshua A, 19; son Seconzon A, 16; dau Louisa L, 14; son Langford A, 11; brother-in-law James S. Cox, 77, farmer; sister-in-law Lavina Cox, 63. [2, 3]
- 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 12 1860:
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Sources - [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.
There are two records for this marriage, both handwritten entries in a ledger. (1) Alhanan Vanhorn (corrected from Vannort), 26, son of William Vanhorn (deceased); and Margaret Wilson, 19, dau of Benjamin L. Wilson. Married Dec 24 1855. And (2) Elhanan Vanort, 26, single, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of William & Jane Vanort; and Margaret Wilson, 20, single, b. Marion Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of B. & Martha Wilson. Married Dec 25 1855. (Note: Minnie Kendall Lowther identifies Margaret Wilson as "Mrs. Margaret Vanhorn," and their children all had the VanHorn name.) - [S1604] Death record of son.
- [S1590] Death record of daughter.
- [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.