Louisa Frances Vanhorn

1851 - 1942  (90 years)

• Name	Louisa Frances Vanhorn
  Born	17 Aug 1851	West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 Mar 1942	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Death Record Name: Louisa Francis Van Horn/Karr Sex: F Death Date: 01 Mar 1942 Death Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia Age at Death: 91y6m15d Burial Place: Ripley, WV Burial Date: Cemetery: Pine Hill Cem Funeral Home: Birth Date: 14 Aug 1851 Birth Place: Toppins Grove, Jackson, WV Marital Status: Widow Spouse: David D./Karr Occupation: Hotel operator Address: Residence: Ripley, WV Mother: Sarah/Mills Mother's Birth Place: Jackson Co, WV Father: Brice/Van Horn Father's Birth Place: Baltimore, MD Informant: Mrs Marie Brokaw, Ravenswood, WV
  Person ID	I30548	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	20 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Brice Selby Vanhorn,   b. 28 Dec 1829, Montgomery Co, MD ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sarah Jane Mills,   b. 2 Jan 1828, Belmont County, Ohio, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	2 Jan 1851  [3]
  Notes	1850 Jackson Co # 838-845 Vanhorn Brice S 19 M Farmer Ma 1860 Jackson, VA # 1108-1044 Van Horn, Brice S 30 Sarah Jane 32 Louisa F 9 Amanda E 7 Martha E 5 Maria C 3 Sarah C 6/12 1870 Grant Dist, Jackson, WV # 275 Van Horn, Brice S 38 MD Sarah J 41 OH Amanda E 16 VA Martha E 14 Mary C 12 Sarah C 11 Preston B 8 Charles W 4 1880 Grant, Jackson, West Virginia Page 539A Brice S. VANHORN Self M M W 49 MD Occ: Farmer Fa: --- Mo: PA Sarah J. VANHORN Wife F M W 51 OH Occ: Keeping House Fa: AT OCEAN Mo: PA Mariah C. VANHORN Dau F S W 21 WV Brooks VANHORN Son M S W 16 WV Charles M. VANHORN Son M S W 14 WV Hardesty's History of Jackson County Ravenswood District Brice S. VANHORN - born in Baltimore, Maryland, December 28, 1830, came to Jackson county when he was four years of age. His parents were Samuel and Maria L. (Messer) Vanhorn. The former died when Brice S. was but seven months old. Mrs. Vanhorn married Miles Jacoby and settled in this district in 1834 on a tract of land containing 2,019 acres, known as the Isburn Survey. Mrs. Jacoby died in August, 1880, Mr. Jacoby is now living in Bellville, Wood county, West Virginia, where Mrs. Jacoby died. Brice S. Vanhorn's wedded life began January 2, 1851, when Sarah J. Mills became his wife in Wood county, this State. They were married by Rev. Rathborn, preacher in charge of Methodist Episcopal Church (South). She was born in Belmont county, Ohio, January 2, 1828, a daughter of William and Martha E. (Brooks) Mills. The first-born child of Mr. and Mrs. Brice S. Vanhorn, was Louisa F., whose married name is Karr, and who makes her home in this county at Jackson Court-house. They are also parents of four younger daughters, and two sons, namely: Amanda E., (Black), deceased; Martha E., Maria C., Sarah C., deceased; Preston B., and Charles N. The labors of farming occupy the time of Brice S. Vanhorn. He is a blacksmith by trade, and he has served Grant district nine years as constable, and two years as overseer of the poor. He may be addressed at Topins Grove, Jackson county, West Virginia.
  Family ID	F9247	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	David D Karr,   b. Abt 1846, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 2 Aug 1898, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1869	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4, 5]
  Notes	1870 Grant Dist, Jackson Co, WV # 278 David D Karr, 24 Louisa F 19 Annie E 3/12 1880 Grant, Jackson, West Virginia Page 539A David D. KARR Self M M W 34 WV Occ: Teacher Fa: IRE Mo: OH Frances L. KARR Wife F M W 28 WV Occ: Keeping House Fa: PA Mo: OH Ann E. KARR Dau F S W 10 WV Sarah I. KARR Dau F S W 8 WV Louisa C. KARR Dau F S W 6 WV Marietta C. KARR Dau F S W 4 WV Wm. M. KARR Son M S W 1 WV 1900 Jackson County, WV Ripley Dist # 70-70 Louisa F Karr, hd, 8/1851, 48, wd 7-7, WV MD OH Louisa C, da, 6/1874, 25 s Marie C, da 7/1877 22s William M sn 12/1878 21 s Charles E sn 10/1882 17 s Edgar F sn 1/1887 13 Sallie B Rader ds 5/1872 28 m 1y 1-1 Benjamin F Rader sil 11/1868 31 m 1y Nell Rader gd 3/1900 3/12 Lucretia Sayre, sv, 7/1882 17 s OH OH OH Cliff F Casto bd 1877 22 s Marcus F Hill bd 12/1870 29 s William O Parsons bd 8/1874 25 s Charles T Gates bd 7/1862 37 m 13y PA NY CAN JCDR for David, Louisa and Edgar - Edgar shows mother as Francis. Jackson County Births shows: female Karr, 5/12/1881, DD & Frances Karr, Jackson Co, editor But the 1900 census shows she had given birth to 7 children and all were living.
  Children	1. Anna E Karr,   b. Mar 1869, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sarah I Karr,   b. 13 May 1872, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Louisa C Karr,   b. Jun 1874, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Marietta C Karr,   b. Jul 1876, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. William M Karr,   b. 18 Dec 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Charles E Karr,   b. 26 Oct 1882, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Edgar Franklin Karr,   b. 23 Jan 1887, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 6 Jun 1938, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F9602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S175] Census, Jackson Co, annotated. [S218] Hardesty's History of Jackson Co, WV. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.