The Genealogy of the Millslagle Family

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John Horn (Junior)
b. 22 January 1838, d. 27 July 1883
Last Edited=17 Jan 2004

     John Horn (Junior) was born on 22 January 1838.^1,2,3 He was the son of John Horn and Catherine Cooper.¹ John, age 22, was enumerated in the household of his parents on the 1860 Federal Census in Capon Bridge, Hampshire County, Virginia.⁴ John worked as a merchant. He has no real estate or personal property amounts listed.⁴ Follow the link to see the census image.
          John married Mary Elizabeth Caudy, daughter of Colonel James Caudy and Sarah (?).¹ John and Mary may have had numerous children but I only know the name of one child, James W..
          John, age 32, and Mary, age 29, were enumerated on the 1870 Federal Census for the Forks of Capon Post Office in Gore Township, Hampshire County, West Virginia. Also enumerated in this household was their son, James, age 8 months.⁵ John worked as a merchant. At the 1870 census, his personal property was valued at $2500.⁵ Follow the link to see the census image.
          John died on 27 July 1883.¹ He was 45 years old. He is the great-grandson of Johann Andreas Mühlschlägel, original immigrant.


NOTE: This information is under contention by another researcher who believes that it was Catherine Gard who married John Horn, not Catherine Cooper. He also notes that the children belong to John and Catherine (Gard) Horn. I have not followed up research conducted by either Gardner or Cooper.⁶

Child of John Horn (Junior) and Mary Elizabeth Caudy:: James W. Horn b. c Dec 1869

[S3] Grace Kelso Garner, compiler, Earliest Settlers of Western Frederick - Eastern Hampshire Counties (n.p.: self, 1974), page 212.
[S133] John Horn Jr. Household, 1870 U.S. Census, Gose Township, Forks of Capon post office, Hampshire County, West Virginia, population schedule, page 35-36 (499-500), dwelling #232, family #232; National Archives micropublication M593, roll 1687, viewed on Ancestry.com September 2001. PDN: Horn-WV-0001. Gives age as 32.
[S99] John Horn household, 1860 U.S. Census, Capon Bridge (Eastern District), Hampshire County, Virginia, population schedule, page 24, dwelling #5, family #5; National Archives micropublication M653, roll 1350, viewed on Ancestry.com Jan. 2002. PDN: Horn-VA-0001. Gives age as 22.
[S99] 1860 U.S. Census, Capon Bridge (Eastern District), Hampshire County, Virginia, population schedule, p. 24, dwelling #5, family #5. PDN: Horn-VA-0001.
[S133] 1870 U.S. Census, Gose Township, Forks of Capon post office, Hampshire County, West Virginia, population schedule, p. 35-36 (499-500), dwelling #232, family #232. PDN: Horn-WV-0001.
[S736] Darrell Cooper, "John Horn," e-mail message from <e-mail address> to Carol Lea Millslagle-Macke, 13 March 2003. A printout is in the possession of Carol Macke, PDN: Cooper-VA-0004.