Gordie Van Horn ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Cause of his death was Coronary Thrombosis.

  General Notes:

Following the death of his first wife, Bertie Hathaway, Gordie was remarried on 29 Mar 1923 to India Slider.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 4 August 1888 and a birth location of West Virginia.

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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 21 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 22, Family 44, Roll 1677
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Farm owned, no mortgage
Gordie Vanhorn..Son-in-Law..22..WV..Farm Laborer
(Living with wife and daughter at her parent's house.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 11 Aug 1888, then his age should have been 21 instead of 22.
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• On 5 June 1917, he registered for the World War I Draft at Calhoun County, WV.

Name: Gordie Van Horn
Birthplace: West Virginia
Birth Date: 11 Aug 1888
Occupation: Barber, self employed, Grantsville
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Grantsville, WV on 3 January 1920. ³

1920 US Census
Sheet 14B, District 18, Family 40, Roll 1950
Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Main Alley; Home rented
Gordie Van Horn..Head..31..Widowed..WV..Barber, General
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Lee Magisterial District, Calhoun County, WV on 4 April 1930. ⁴

1930 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 3, Dwelling 43, Family 43, Roll 2530
Lee District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Gordie Van Horn..Head..44..WV..Barber, Barbershop
India Van Horn..Wife..29..WV
Earl Van Horn..Son..6..WV
(Living with 2nd wife and their son.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 11 Aug 1888, then his age should have been 41 instead of 44.
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• He was buried after 20 March 1961 in the Slider Cemetery in Calhoun County, WV.

Inscription "Gordie Van Horn - 1888 - 1961"
Find A Grave Memorial #125808299. ⁵

Gordie married Bertie Hathaway, daughter of Francis Hathaway and Clora McCulty, on 18 July 1909 in Calhoun County, WV.^{1 2} (Bertie Hathaway was born in January 1891 in Calhoun County, WV,^{1 2 7} died in 1919 in Calhoun County, WV ¹ and was buried in 1919 in Center District, Calhoun, WV ¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sherman Magisterial District, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States on 21 April 1910. ²

1910 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 22, Family 44, Roll 1677
Sherman District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 40 years
Francis Hathaway..Head..62..WV..Farmer, General Farm
Flora Hathaway..Wife..62..WV..12/10
Birdie Vanhorn..Dau..19..WV..1/1
Gordie Vanhorn..SonL..22..WV..Farm Laborer
Bulah Vanhorn..GDau..6m..WV

(Bertie and husband Gordie were living with her parents.)
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  Marriage Notes:

Calhoun County, West Virginia Marriages
Bride: HATHAWAY, Bertie
Age: 19
Birthplace: Calhoun
Parent: Francis
Groom: VANHORN, Gordie
Age: 20
Birthplace: Gilmer
Parent: JC
Marriage date: 18 Jul 1909
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Who was this...another son?

name: Harold Van Horn
death date:02 Jun 1966
death place:Wood, West Virginia
father's name:Gordie Van Horn
mother's name: Bertie Hathaway
film number:1992149
digital folder number:4259841
image number:1120
source:County Records
reference number:9596

Citing this Record
"West Virginia, Deaths, 1853-1970," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NM4D-DWR : accessed 28 Sep 2012), Gordie Van Horn in entry for Harold Van Horn, 02 Jun 1966.
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