Elisha Thomas Horn

b. 1800, d. after 1880

Grandfather of William Lemuel Horn Jr.
2nd great-grandfather of Laura Jane Munson.
Family Background:
Horn and Allied Families
Appears on charts:
Pedigree for William Lemuel Horn II
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Elisha Thomas Horn
     Elisha Thomas Horn was born in 1800 in North Carolina.1 He married Marilda Richardson, daughter of Samuel Garthon Richardson and Celah Hackney, on 1 September 1826 in Greene County, Alabama.1,2 He married Nancy Susanna White, a widow, circa 1853 in Mississippi.3 He married Mary Jane Wells McCauley, a widow, on 21 August 1860 in Leake County, Mississippi.3 He died after 1880 in Leake County, Mississippi. He was buried in Zion Hill Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, near Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi.1
     
     For interesting theories on the ancestry of Elisha Thomas Horn, see William Horn (1690-1754) of Nansemond, VA, and Eastern NC, an Internet site authored by Robert Gordon Horn of Nashville, Tennessee.

Additional Data
E.T. Horn appeared on the 1830 U.S. Census in Greene County, Alabama. In the household were two males under age 5; one male 20-30; one female 15-20.4 Click to view image

On 15 November 1837, Elisha T. Horn patented 159.7 acres in Sumter County, Alabama, by authority of an 1820 Act of Congress.5,6 Click to view image

E.T. Horn appeared on the 1840 U.S. Census in Sumter County, Alabama. In the household were one male under 5; 1 male 5-10; two males 10-15; one male 20-30; one male 30-40; one female under 5; one female 30-40.7 Click to view image

E.T. and Marilda Horn appeared on the 1 June 1850 Federal Census of Neshoba County, Mississippi, enumerated 6 August 1850. Their children Henry, Saml, Celia, Joshua and John were listed as living with them.8 Click to view image

Elisha Thomas and Nancy Susanna Horn deeded three acres of ground for a "complete site for a meeting house," and appeared before S.J. McKay, Justice of the Peace, on 4 July 1857 to acknowledge that they signed the deed to Zion Hill Church. The deed was recorded on 17 August 1857. The same year, Zion Hill Primitive Baptist Church was organized in the home of Elisha Thomas Horn, and the church governing body licensed him to preach.6

On 1 October 1859, Elisha T. Horn patented 312.31 and 41.79 acres in Leake County, Mississippi, by authority of an 1820 Act of Congress.9,6 Click to view image

Elisha T. appeared on the 1 June 1860 Federal Census of Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi, enumerated 1 August 1860. His children John T. and Elijah F. were listed as living with him, as were his stepchildren James M., Thadeus E. and Augustus T. White.10 Click to view image

E.T. and Mary Horne appeared on the 1 June 1870 Federal Census of Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi, enumerated 21 June 1870. His children from a previous marriage, Mary, Rebecca and Elijah, were listed as living with them, as was his stepson Sidney Horne.11 Click to view image

E. Thomas and J. Mary Horne appeared on the 1 June 1880 Federal Census of Edinburg, Leake County, Mississippi, enumerated 10 June 1880.12 Click to view image

Children of Elisha Thomas Horn and Marilda Richardson

Children of Elisha Thomas Horn and Nancy Susanna (—?—) (White-Horn)

Citations

  1. [S509] Various authors, comp., Horn Ancestors & Descendants of Elisha Thomas Horn of Zion Hill, Mississippi (n.p.: Unpublished, 1984), 162.
  2. [S518] Greene County Marriage Book A: 49, County Clerk's Office, Eutaw, Alabama.
  3. [S509] Various authors, Horn Ancestors & Descendants of Elisha Thomas Horn of Zion Hill, Mississippi, 165.
  4. [S522] E.T. Horn household, 1830 U.S. Census, Southern District, Greene County, Alabama, page 402; National Archives micropublication M19, roll 2.
  5. [S1112] United States, General Land Office, Automated Records Project, online <http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/> (Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, 2004), document 2428, Accession/Serial Nr.: AL1020__.130, BLM Serial Nr.: AL NO S/N, MO, Perry County.Click to view image
  6. [S509] Various authors, Horn Ancestors & Descendants of Elisha Thomas Horn of Zion Hill, Mississippi, 172.
  7. [S523] E.T. Horn household, 1840 U.S. Census, Sumter County, Alabama, page 153; National Archives micropublication M704, roll 15.
  8. [S519] E.T. Horn household, 1850 U.S. Census, Neshoba County, Mississippi, population schedule, page 121A, dwelling 101, family 109; National Archives micropublication M432, roll 378.
  9. [S1113] United States, General Land Office, Automated Records Project, online <http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/> (Springfield, Virginia: Bureau of Land Management, Eastern States, 2004), Document no.: 37300, Accession/Serial no.: MS1570__.193, BLM Serial no.: MS NO S/N, and Document no.: 38548, Accession/Serial Nr.: MS1590__.349, BLM Serial Nr.: MS NO S/N, MO, Perry County.Click to view image
  10. [S520] Elisha T. Horn household, 1860 U.S. Census, Leake County, Mississippi, population schedule, Carthage, page 56, dwelling 360, family 360; National Archives micropublication M653, roll 586.
  11. [S521] E.T. Horn household, 1870 U.S. Census, Leake County, Mississippi, population schedule, Carthage, page 88, dwelling 624, family 624; National Archives micropublication M593, roll 736.
  12. [S535] Joshaway McCalley household, 1880 U.S. Census, Leake County, Mississippi, population schedule, Beat One, Edinburg, enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet 13A/331, dwelling 100, family 100; National Archives micropublication T9, roll 653.
  13. [S509] Various authors, Horn Ancestors & Descendants of Elisha Thomas Horn of Zion Hill, Mississippi, 164.
  14. [S509] Various authors, Horn Ancestors & Descendants of Elisha Thomas Horn of Zion Hill, Mississippi, 164, citing Horn Bible record.
  15. [S509] Various authors, Horn Ancestors & Descendants of Elisha Thomas Horn of Zion Hill, Mississippi, 164, citing Thornton.
  16. [S509] Various authors, Horn Ancestors & Descendants of Elisha Thomas Horn of Zion Hill, Mississippi, 164-165.