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Born 1833
From History of Fayette County : together with historic notes on the Northwest, and the State of Ohio, gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and all oth (1881)
Forris Horney, farmer. West Lancaster, son of Jefferson Horney, whose biography appears in this work, was born in this township, August 15, 1833. He was reared, educated, and married in this county. July 29, 1858, he wedded Miss Esther A. Williams, daughter of Jesse and Margaret (Botkins) Williams. Her father died July 18, 1866, aged seventy-one years. Her mother lives with our subject.
Mr. Horney has a farm of one hundred and twenty-four acres, well improved, situated one mile west of West Lancaster, and farms to both grain and stock. During the war of "the rebellion he served about three years in Company C, 90th O. Y. I.
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As printed in History of Fayette County : together with historic notes on the Northwest, and the State of Ohio, gleaned from early authors, old maps and manuscripts, private and official correspondence, and all oth (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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