John
Kimberlin
Van Horn
(1857-1935)
John Kimberlin Van Horn was born on June 23, 1857 near Grand Rapids, Wood County, OH, the son of Eli and Mary Ann (Kimberlin) Van Horn.
He married Ida Maude Gastin Buchanan (1860- ? ). They had 6 children -- Vernon B. Van Horn, Darrell D. "Chub" Van Horn, Ida Maude Pore, Glen Aubry Van Horn, Nellie Beryl Thatcher and Bessie Grace Van Horn.
In 1900, when the federal census was taken, the Van Horns made their home in Jackson Township, Wood County, near John's brother Albert Jay Van Horn and uncle Austin Coleman Van Horn.
The Van Horns lived in Deshler, Henry County, OH, where John worked as a carpenter.
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| Deshler's West Main Street, circa 1909 |
When John's father died in 1914, John signed the death certificate, and provided family related information.
Ida died sometime prior to her husband. The details of her passing are not known.
Tragically, in October 1935, John suffered an "accidental fall from a roof," which resulted in a compound fracture of his pelvis. He died a day later, at age 78, on Oct. 15, 1935. He was laid to rest at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Deshler.
In 1941, at the death of her brother Austin, John was mentioned in the obituary, but only in reference to the fact that he had died previously.
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