The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-12-23
Death Of R. g. Horr.
A Noted Politician and Eminent States
man Passes Away.

man Passes Away.
Saturday morning, Dec. 10, the sad in
telligence was received OF the death Of
Hon. R. G. HOrr, Of Plainfeld, N. ]. The
deceased contracted hard cold during
the presidential campaign and was COM
PEELED to take his bed after Nov. 8. He
was formely resident Of Huntington, be-
ing a brother Of R. A. H0rr and G. W..
HOrr, now deceased.
A paragraph In the history Of the Horr
family taken from the history OF LOrain
county published in 1894. says:
Hon. Roswell G. HOrr is Of a nation
al reputation as politician and lee
turer. He first attended the public
schools, then took a partial course in
0berlin College, after which he attended
Antioch College and in 1857 graduated
under Horace Mann. Returning to his
native county, he was elected clerk Of
the court Of common pleas in the fall Of
1857 and reelected in 1850. While act
ing as clerk Of the court he read law and
upon stepping out Of the Office was ad-
mitted to the bar, becoming a partner
with Judge ]. G. Hale, and pursuing
the practice Of law in Elyria for two
years. In the spring Of 1865 he removed
to southeastern Missouri, engaged in
mining business and while there was the
republican nominee for the state legisla-
ture. In the spring Of 1872 he removed
to East Saginaw, Mich, and was elected
from the eighth congressional dis
trict, serving the XLVI., XLVH. and
XLVIII. congresses OF the United States Of
America. He is at present tariff editor
of the New York Weekly and Semi-Week-
ly Tribune. When in congress he par
ticipated in the leading debates and leg
islatiOn Of the day. He has perhaps
made more political speeches than any
other man living, besides having pre-
pared and delivered a number Of lee
lures on literary and scientific subjects,
which have given him national reputa-
tion as public lecturer.
Mr.. HOrr was married in 1859 to Miss
c. M. Pinney, and has four living chill
dren-two sons and two daughters.
The following is taken from the same
history, which tells how the early days
in Ohio were spent by Roswell Horr,
father Of the deceased, who took his
fathers name: &ic'
Roswell HOrr was born In Pomfret,
VT, January 13, 1895. He had but meager
educational advantages in early life and
he served an apprenticeship to the trade
OF blacksmith, which he made his chief
vocation. In 1884 he emigrated to Ohio,
and located in Avon township, Lorain
county, where he bought and improved
farm, upon which he afterward erected, as
the family home, what is now known as
the DR.. Townsend residence, situated
one and half miles east ot the Village
Of French Creek. He also built a. black
smith shop on the farm and there worked
at his trade. Notwithstanding his lin.
tied education and the fact that he lived
only seven years after coming to Ohio
his death having occurred April 25, 1841
he had laid an excellent foundation for
his future. He had served his commun-
ity as justice Of the peace and postmast-
er in creditable manner, and he left
his family home Of seventy odd acres
unencumbered, and fifty acres more
that was nearly paid for. Common sense
and strict integrity marked his actions
both public and private. For his first
wife he married Miss Lucinda Wheeler,
who bore him two daughters: Lucinda,
who married Borrow G. Carpenter, of Ohm
stead Falls, O.; she now resides in Chi
cago, ILL.,, and has two children Harry
H., Of Chicago, Ill and Mrs. Lucena Nc
Neil. Lucina, the second daughter OF
Roswell H0rr, married VIM. s. Carpenter.
Of 0lmstead Falls; she now lives with
her son, Newton H. Carpenter, of Chica-
go. ILL.,, who is secretary of the Art Insti-
tute Of that city. After the death of his
first wife, Roswell HOrr married, in
Westfeld, VT, in 1929, Miss Caroline
Turner, native,Of. f.Moretown, same state,
born in 1905. Mrs. Horr was a
woman not only Of great heart and brain
qualities, but she secured more than
average early education, and before her
marriage was for many years a school
teacher. While engaged in this vocation
she taught Senator Carpenter, Of Wis
cOnsin, the alphabet. Her mother was
a Miss Carpenter and great-aunt Of the
senator. Mrs. HOrr had eight sons, all
Of whom reached maturity except Henry
and Frank, who died in their teens"
while attending school at 0berlin. The
eldest of this family was but a little over
ten years Of age at the time of the death
Of the father, Roswell G. Horr. In the
rearing Of this large family Of boys Mrs,
Horr had ample opportunity to exercise
all her ingenuity and moral courage. II
the ambition Of the boy is inspired by
early lessons, or his genius quickened by
early incentives, how we'll she has sue