STEPHEN J. HORN

HORN

Posted By: Jake Tornholm (email)
Date: 4/23/2020 at 12:48:06

STEPHEN J. HORN, one of the intelligent, popular and well-to-do citizens of Lincoln township, has resided here since February, 1874. Following is a brief outline of his life.

Stephen J. Horn was born in Knox county, Ohio. His father, Isaac Horn, was a son of Joseph Horn, and both were born in Pennsylvania. The mother of Stephen J. was before her marriage Miss Phoebe Ulrey. She was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, daughter of Stephen Ulrey. Both the Horn and Ulrey families were of German ancestry. Isaac and Phoebe Horn were married in Knox county, Ohio, where they still live. Their son, Stephen J., was reared in that county. In 1871 he came to Iowa and took up his abode in Marshall county, where he remained one year. Then he went to California, and for eighteen months was engaged in farming on the Pacific coast. At the end of that time he returned to Ohio. In 1874 he came to Adams county, Iowa, and bought eighty acres of land where he now lives. The land here was then all wild and
he was one of the first settlers in this neighborhood. He has been prosperous in his
various undertakings, has bought more land, and is now the owner of 200 acres. His property is well-improved with good buildings, fences, grove, orchard, etc., and he has everything arranged for the carrying on of farming and stock-raising in the best manner. He has a flock of 800 Black Top Merino sheep, one of the finest flocks in southwestern Iowa.

Mr. Horn was married, in Knox county, Ohio, at the age of twenty-eight years, to Miss Anna Dudgen, daughter of David and Mary (Freeman) Dudgen. They have three children: Jenny E., Rawson J. and Deraus. Their last child, Ida J., is deceased.

Politically Mr. Horn affiliates with the Democratic party, He is a member of the School Board.