Census: 1880 Lower Loup, Deer Creek, And Oak Creek, Sherman Co., Nebraska: age 16

"The North Loup Loyalist", North Loup, Nebraska, Friday, June 18, 1909. The people of North Loup were greatly shocked Saturday when they learned of the death of Mrs. Lottie Van Horn which occurred at her home sometime during the forenoon. In the morning she said she did not feel well and would not attend the Children's Day program but would lie down instead. When the children started for school she said she felt better, but she did not go. When they came home, thinking she was asleep, they did not call her until dinner was ready and then it was that they found she was dead. Medical aid was summoned and all was done that could be, but without avail. It is thought she probably died soon after being left. Lottie B. Van Horn was born June 20, 1863, to Newton and Jane Clement Davis at Milton, Wis. When but an infant her parents moved to Dodge Center, Minn., and later to Welton, Iowa, but the most of her life has been spent at this place and in the Black Hills. When but a young girl she was baptized by Elder Oscar Babcock and joined the Davis Creek church and after its disbanding joined the North Loup church just before going to the Black Hills. About four years ago she came back to North Loup and has since made her home here. In the church she will be greatly missed as she was a faithful attendant at all its services. She was an earnest worker and could be depended upon for a careful performance of anything that was assigned her. On May 3, 1883, she was married to Burr Van Horn, who was killed in the brick kiln in April two years ago. Ten children, five boys and five girls, survive her, all of whom were present at the funeral except Beecher, who is in Utah. Two of the boys were in South Dakota when the news of their mother's death reached them, but they were able to reach home in time for the funeral. Besides her children she leaves her mother, two brothers and two sisters, B. F. Davis of Grand Island, R. C. Davis of Lead City, S. D., Mrs. Metta Sweet of Mystic, S. D., and Mrs. Cora Anderson of Custer, S. D., all of whom were present at the funeral except B. F. Davis and Mrs. Anderson. The funeral services were held Tuesday from the house conducted by her pastor, Rev. Geo. B. Shaw.

Census: 1880 Welton, Clinton Co., Iowa: age 18

"The North Loup Loyalist", North Loup, Nebraska, Friday, Apr. 5, 1907, p 4. Our village was shocked Monday forenoon when a phone message from Scotia said Burr Van Horn was buried under a mass of stone at the lime kiln at the Chalk Hills where he was working. We called up parties on the Scotia line who confirmed the report, and soon we were on our way to the scene of the accident. For some time Burr had been working on the kiln and had just completed arrangements for firing up and was just putting the finishing touches to the grate, being some distance from the opening and lying on his back. His son, Earnest, who was just outside, noticed that the walls seemed to be crumbling and cried to Burr and Walter Janes, who was working with them, to get out. Walter being near the entrance jumped back out of danger, but just as Burr raised himself to a standing position the whole mass of the wall and contents of the kiln, about twenty feet high, came down on him, burying him under about ten feet of stone. Word was immediately sent to Scotia for help, The large number of willing workers who responded worked for about two hours before the body was recovered. The body was all doubled up, and on the back of the head a large stone was lying which had broken his neck, so as he was instantly killed he did not suffer any. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon from the S. D. B. church, conducted by the pastor, T. L. Gardiner. Burr was born at Welton, Ia., June 17, 1862. When he was about ten years of age the family moved to Colorado where they remained for a few years and then moved back to the Iowa home. May 3, 1883 he was married to Miss Lottie Davis, who with ten children, five boys and five girls, survives him. Burr and family spent about fifteen years in South Dakota, but returned to this place that the children might have better church privileges and better school advantages. All of the children are here except Beecher, who was in California, but who is now on his way home because of the death of his father. Burr joined the S. D. B. church of Welton, Iowa, when he was a small boy and retained his membership with the church till the time of his death. He was a kind father, ever trying to do the best he could for the family whom he loved devotedly.