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John Wesley “Wes” Horner

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John Wesley “Wes” Horner Veteran

Birth
Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, USA
Death
10 Apr 1928 (aged 84)
Graham, Young County, Texas, USA
Burial
Graham, Young County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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son of Dr. John H. Horner - Mary Clemmons

John Wesley Horner's father was practicing medicine in Keokuk, Iowa in 1844. A native of Virginia, Dr. Horner made several moves and his son, John Wesley Horner attended schools in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Indiana. When the Civil War broke out, the family moved to Ozark, Missouri.

Wes Horner elisted as a private soldier in Company C, 34th Regiment of the Confederate Army under General Sterling Price. His father enlisted as a surgeon and served until the latter part of the war. His father was wounded in battle at Mount Vernon, Missouri, in 1864 when he was captured. His father died in the Alton, Illinois Union Prison in 1865.

Texas Ranger serving under Col. Christopher "Kit" L. Carter.

J.W. Horner married Miss Ann Noah Sandifer at Denton County in December of 1874.

Preceded in death by brother - Joe Horner, aka Frank M Canton
son of Dr. John H. Horner - Mary Clemmons

John Wesley Horner's father was practicing medicine in Keokuk, Iowa in 1844. A native of Virginia, Dr. Horner made several moves and his son, John Wesley Horner attended schools in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Indiana. When the Civil War broke out, the family moved to Ozark, Missouri.

Wes Horner elisted as a private soldier in Company C, 34th Regiment of the Confederate Army under General Sterling Price. His father enlisted as a surgeon and served until the latter part of the war. His father was wounded in battle at Mount Vernon, Missouri, in 1864 when he was captured. His father died in the Alton, Illinois Union Prison in 1865.

Texas Ranger serving under Col. Christopher "Kit" L. Carter.

J.W. Horner married Miss Ann Noah Sandifer at Denton County in December of 1874.

Preceded in death by brother - Joe Horner, aka Frank M Canton


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