In the book's own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
Born 1831, Jeflferson Township
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)
W. J. HORNEY.
W. J. Horney, county commissioner and farmer, was born in Jeflferson Township, this county, on the 20th of February, 1831,
606 HlSTORl or FAYETTE COUNTY.
and is a son of Jeffrey and Catherine Ilorneri He was a native of North Carolina, and immigrated to this county, in 1805, she of Virginia, and came here in 1815. The family consisted of nine children.
[This passage is too damaged in the scanned book to reproduce. See the original book.]
He, during the "late unpleasantness," assisted in driving Morgan back to Kentucky. He was first lieutenant of Company G, 168th
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.
The printed record stops around 1881. We trace your line from there down to you, with every source cited.