Rachel Epps Houston and James Lightfoot Hornby
JAMES LIGHTFOOT HORNBY was born May 4, 1823 in Bremen, Lincoln, Maine,456 and died November 23, 1883 in Denmark, Lee, Iowa.456 He is buried in Denmark Cemetery, Lee County, Iowa.456
He married RACHEL EPPS HOUSTON in June, 1847, daughter of ELIZABETH RAND EPPS and IRA HOUSTON. She was born July 27, 1822 in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire, and died May 4, 1901 in Denmark, Lee, Iowa.456 She is buried in Denmark Cemetery, Lee County, Iowa.456
Children of RACHEL EPPS HOUSTON and JAMES LIGHTFOOT HORNBY:
- HANNAH HORNBY, b. 1849, Iowa; d. 1865;456 bur. Denmark Cemetery, Lee County, Iowa.456
- ELIZABETH E. HORNBY, b. August 2, 1854, Iowa;250 m. GEORGE OTIS TURNER; d. December 22, 1940, Sacramento County, California;250 bur. Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California.456
- WALTER JAMES HORNBY, b. May 1, 1859, Denmark, Lee, Iowa;6331 m. ALICE THERESA GIBSON on August 21, 1883 in Des Moines County, Iowa3434; d. January 28, 1930, Burbank, Los Angeles, California.4482, 6331
Personal Information
- James Lightfoot Hornby and Rachel Epps Houston were members of the Denmark Congregational Church, Lee County, Iowa. 7484
Obituaries
Fort Madison Evening Democrat, May 15, 19019991
The funeral of Mrs. J. Hornby occurred on Wednesday afternoon at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Eben Leverett, Rev. Commings officiating assisted by Rev. Fox. The floral decorations were profuse. Those who attended from abroad were: Mrs. Lillie Turner, and son Glen, of Hastings, Neb., daughter and grandson of deceased who accompanied the remains to this place; Mrs. Alice Hornby, a daughter-in-law from California; William Hornby of Mt. Pleasant, brother-in-law of deceased; George and Herman Blake and daughters of Northfield, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Deering of Mt. Pleasant; Mrs. Belle Joy of Keokuk and Rev. Henry Henn and son Samuel, of Wellman, Iowa, all nephews and nieces of deceased. Mrs. Hornby was an exemplary character and beloved by all who knew her. She was born in 1822. The following was handed us for insertion: "We hereby tender our thanks to all those who have assisted and so kindly sympathized with us in the loss of our dear mother, Mrs. Rachel Hornby. Her Children.
North Sacramento Journal, December 27, 194011566
TURNER
In Sacramento, December 22, 1940, Lillie E. Turner, mother of Mrs. Winifred Cheedle of Grand Junction, Colo., Glenn W. Turner of Rio Linda, grandmother of Harold B. Turner of Sacramento; a native of Iowa, aged 86 years.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| June 15, 18604 | Denmark, Lee, Iowa |
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| August 19, 18701708 | Denmark, Lee, Iowa |
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| June 8, 18803408 | Denmark, Lee, Iowa |
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| June 15, 19003416 | Denmark, Lee, Iowa |
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