HORGEN, Peter Melvin 1887-1963
HORGEN, PETERSDATTER, HALVORSEN, WALL
Posted By: Deidre Badker (email)
Date: 10/10/2013 at 15:08:02
Peter Melvin Horgen was born November 6, 1887 at Lincoln, Mitchell, Iowa to Gulbrand Gunerius Halvorsen Horgen and Ingeborg Petersdatter, the third of their ten children.
Found in the 1900 census living at Lincoln, Mitchell, Iowa: Gilbert Horgan 41, Isabel Horgan 40, Henry Horgan 18, Melvin Horgan 13, Edwin Horgan 10, Cora Horgan 7, Ingvall Horgan 4, Gilmer Horgan 2, Ottelei Horgan 1.
Found in the 1910 census at West Lincoln, Mitchell, Iowa: Gilbert H Horgan 51, Isabelle P Horgan 50, Melvin B Horgan 23, Edwin R Horgan 20, Cora G Horgan 17[19], Ingwal S Horgan 4[14], Gillman E Horgan 12, Amanda C Horgan 11, Oscar Horgan, 7 Clarence A Horgan 5, Martha K Horgan 73.
Peter married Cora Wall on November 6, 1915 at Charles City, Floyd, Iowa. The couple had 1 daughter, Shirley.
Found in the 1920, 1925 censuses at Osage, Mitchell, Iowa:
1920: Malvern Horgan 32, Cora Horgan 27.
1925: Melvin Horgen 37, Cora Horgen 32, Shirley Horgen 0.Found in the 1930, 1940 censuses at Charles City, Floyd, Iowa:
1930: Peter M Horgen 42, Cora B Horgen 37, Shirley M Horgen 5. Working with furniture.
1940: Peter M Horgen 52, Cora Horgen 47, Shirley Horgen 15, Ethelyn Keagle 27. Working as an embalmer.Peter Melvin Horgen died January 31, 1963 at Charles City, Floyd, Iowa and was buried at the Riverside Cemetery at Charles City, Iowa.
Find A Grave Memorial# 73476670
Obituary: CHARLES CITY - P. M. (Mal) Horgen, 75, died Thursday night at the Cedar Valley Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Hauser Funeral Home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Masonic rites will be conducted at the funeral home Friday by St. Charles Lodge, of which he as a past master.
Married to Cora Wall, November 6, 1915 on Charles City. He was with Frederickson Bros Funeral Home and later with Clarence Lucian in the Lucian and Horgen Funiture Store.Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Wayne Ames, Charles City; two grandchildren, five brothers and a sister.
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