Census: 1880 Albion, Dane Co., Wisconsin
GRAD: 25 Jun 1903 Milton, Rock Co., Wisconsin

of Albion in 1903
of Dunellen, NJ in 1955

Abbie Ida (Babcock) Van Horn 1878-1968
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 186, No 13 p 16, Mar. 31, 1969.
Mrs. Abbie Van Horn, daughter of the late Simeon Hoffman and Elizabeth McCormick Babcock, was born in Albion, Wis., Apr. 8, 1878, and died at the Westerly Nursing Home, Westerly R. I., Dec. 22, 1968.
She was married to Herbert C. Van Horn Sept. 3, 1903. To this union were born four children, three of whom survive her: Mrs. Stella Gauch of Dunellen, N. J.; L. Milton of Milton, Wis.; and Elston H. of Westerly, R. I. She is also survived by six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Her life was spent in service as a minister's wife. Her service to the church and the denomination was freely given as she responded to the call to serve in many areas. She served as an interim editor of the Sabbath Recorder and as an active member of the Women's Board. The Women's Board awarded her the Robe of Achievement in 1965.
Memorial services were held in the Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist Church on December 28th with the Rev. S. Kenneth Davis officiating; and from the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church on January 4th with the Rev. Earl Cruzan officiating. Burial was in the Albion Cemetery.

Census: 1880 Carlton, Tama Co., Iowa
GRAD: 1891 North Loup, Valley Co., Nebraska
GRAD: 29 Jun 1898 Milton, Rock Co., Wisconsin
GRAD: 1905 Alfred, Allegany Co., New York
Residence: Milton, Rock Co., Wisconsin

Herbert Clarke Van Horn 1874-1949
"The Milton and Milton Junction Courier", Thursday, Feb. 10, 1949, p 3.
Rites for the Rev. Herbert Clarke Van Horn, 74, were held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, at the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church with the Rev. Elmo Fitz Randolph officiating. Burial was in Albion cemetery.
The Rev. Mr. Van Horn died suddenly of a heart attack at mid-night Wednesday, Feb. 2, in his home on College street, Milton.
Pallbearers were Leland Whitford, Norman Chatfield, Paul Blackbourn, Lawrence Babcock, Kenneth Babcock, and Erlo Lane.
Melvin Nida, co-pastor of the Chicago Seventh Day Baptist church and official representative of the board of trustees of the American Sabbath Tract society, read scripture. Dr. Carroll L. Hill, president of Milton College, offered the pastoral prayer, and Kenneth Babcock sang two solos accompanied by Elizabeth Daland, organist.
Born in Humboldt, neb. March 23, 1874, Herbert C. Van Horn spent his early years in Nebraska and Iowa. At the age of seven he, with his parents and two sisters crossed the plains in a covered wagon to Salt Lake City, Utah, where they resided for a time.
Later they moved to North Loup, Neb., where he was graduated from the high school in 1891. In 1898, he was graduated from Milton college and from the Alfred (N. Y.) School of Theology in 1905. He received the honorary degree of doctor of divinity from Salem college in 1932.
The Rev. Mr. Van Horn served as missionary pastor at Farnam, Neb., and at Berlin and Marquette, Wis., before entering theological school. He was assistant pastor at Hornell and Wellsville, N.Y., and pastor of Seventh Day Baptist churches at Lost Creek and Roanoke, W. Va., Ashaway, R.I., Brookfield and Nile, N.Y., Dodge Center, Minn., and Piscataway, in New Market, N.J.
He was editor of the Sabbath Recorder for 14 years and secretary of the American Sabbath Tract society for 16 years. During these periods, he traveled widely in the United States and was well known throughout the Seventh Day Baptist denomination.
The Rev. Mr. Van Horn organized and was scoutmaster of the first troop of Boy Scouts in the state of Rhode Island. He was also a pioneer in Daily Vacation Bible School work. During the first world war, as a Y.M.C.A. secretary, he was attached to the 143rd regiment, part of the sixth combat division.
He was, for a time, president of the W. V. Christian Endeavor Union, and represented his denomination on the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America and served on various commissions of that group.
On Sep. 3, 1903, Rev. Mr. Van Horn was married to Abbie Ida Babcock, of Albion.
Survivors are his wife, two sons and a daughter, a grand-daughter who grew up in his home, five other grandchildren, a great grandchild, two half-sisters and three half-brothers, a step-mother and several nieces and nephews.