Rosa Belle Horne1,2

b. June 1868, d. 1947
FatherJohn Edmondson Horne1 b. 8 Jun 1826, d. 18 Apr 1900
MotherMary B. Fullen3 b. 30 Dec 1824, d. 24 May 1906
BirthJun 1868 Rosa Belle Horne was born in Jun 1868 in Virginia.3,4 
Cens-Sum "Belle" did not marry but spent her life living at home; first with her parents and after her father's death in 1900, with her mother. Following her mother's death in 1906 Belle made her home with her widowed sister Sallie Clark and Sallie's son James. By 1920 James had married and started a family; "Rosa' was enumerated as part of his household in 1920.2,1,3,5,6 
Death1947 Belle died in 1947.7,4 
Burial She was buried in the Horne square at Old Baptist Cemetery, Washington County, Virginia.7,4 

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ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Descendants of John Edmondson and Martha Moore
Last Edited17 Feb 2008

Citations

  1. [S165] John E. Horne household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 16 (60D stamped), dwelling 140, family 141, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 16 of 54. John E. Horne, 53, farmer; Mary B., 54, wife; Mollie, 25, dau; Andrew F., 23, son; John W. 20, son; Mattie 18, dau; Rosa B. 12, dau; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  2. [S635] John E. Horn household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring township, p. 67(b) stamped, dwelling 199, family 205, viewed online at Ancestry.com, October 2004, image 28 of 49. Enumeration includes: John E. Horn, 42, farmer, real estate: $7,000; pers prop $1,200; Mary 44; Sally 22; Henry 20; Mollie 16; Fullen 14, Walter 11; Mattie 9; Belle 2; all b. VA.
  3. [S574] Mary B. Horne household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring, ED 108, sheet 2A (p. 62 stamped), dwelling 18, family 21, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Oct. 2004, image 3 of 70. Enumeration includes: Mary B. Horne, b. Dec. 1824, wid, mother 8 children, 6 living; Belle, dau, 31, sgl, b. June 1868; both b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  4. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 168. Stone reported to read: Belle Horne, 1868-1947.
  5. [S237] Sallie Clark household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 117, sheet 13B, dwelling 234, family 240, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2004, image 26 of 45. Enumeration includes: Sallie Clark, 62, wid, mother of 7 children, 2 living; James, son, 25, sg, farmerl; Belle Horn, 41, sgl, sister; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  6. [S238] James B. Clark household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring township, ED 148, sheet 14B, dwelling 263, family 266, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2005, image 14 of 20. Enumeration includes: James B. Clark, 35, marr, farmer; Bessie L., 23, wife; Anna M., dau, 2+; Dor__, dau, age ?/12; Sallie A., mother, 71; Rosa B. Horn, aunt, 50; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  7. [S1237] Belle Horne tombstone, Old Baptist Cemetery, Washington County, Virginia, photographed Aug. 2005 by Martha Keys.