Amanda Caroline Horne1,2
b. 19 May 1840, d. 17 April 1894
Birth | 19 May 1840 | Amanda Caroline Horne was born on 19 May 1840 in Washington County, Virginia.1,3 |
Marriage | 7 Dec 1859 | She married first John S. Rosenbalm, son of Valentine Rosenbalm and Mary (?), on 7 Dec 1859 in Washington County.1 |
Widowed | 9 Jul 1863 | John died on July 9th, 1863. Amanda was 23 years old, the mother of a young daughter. |
Marriage | 5 Aug 1874 | She married second John K. Mahaffey, son of James S. Mahaffey and Martha Jane Ketron, on 5 Aug 1874 in Washington County.4 |
Cens-1880 | 5 Jun 1880 | Amanda and John do not appear to have had children together. They lived in the Holston District of the county where they provided a home for Amanda's widowed mother as well as for Amanda's daughter Martha.5 |
Death | 17 Apr 1894 | Amanda died on 17 Apr 1894 at age 53.3 |
Burial | | She was buried in Rock Spring Cemetery, Washington County, Virginia, where her headstone, placed by her daughter, bears the name of her first husband.3 |
Family | John S. Rosenbalm b. 15 May 1831, d. 9 Jul 1863 |
Child | - Martha Rosenbalm6 (circa 1861 - )
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Citations
- [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 312; record abstracted as: John S. Rosenbalm, 25y, sgl, b & resid Wash Co., VA, farmer, s/o Valentine & Mary Rosenbalm AND Amanda C. Horne, 19y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o Henry & Martha Horne; marr 7 Dec. 1859 by F. Hickman.
- [S702] Elizabeth E. Horne will (1851), Washington Co., Virginia Will Book 12: 168. The will was dated 14 Aug. 1851 and recorded 27 Oct. 1851. Elizabeth's will names her mother Martha and sisters Catharine C. Horne, Martha Moore Horne and Amanda Caroline Horne.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 210. Stone reported to read: Amanda C. Rosenbalm, 19 May 1840 - 17 Apr 1894, "Mother."
- [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 239; record abstracted as: John K. Mehaffey, 27y, sgl, b. & resid Wash. Co. VA, farmer, s/o Jas S. & Martha Mehaffey AND Amanda C. Rosenbalm, 34y, wid, b. & resid WCV, d/o Henry & Martha Horne; marr 5 Aug. 1874 by J.C. Carson.
- [S165] John Mahaffey household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Holston District, ED 100, page 245B (stamped), dwelling 80, family 80, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, June 28, image 10 of 54. John Mahaffey, 39, husband, farmer, b. VA; Amanda, wife, 40, b. VA, parents b. VA; Martha R. 18, dau [last name should have been Rosenbalm], parents b. VA; Martha Horn, 76, mother-in-law, b. VA, parents b. VA.
- [S123] William R. Wheeler, Washington Co., VA Marriage Licenses 1881-1890, p. 92, 87. Patty Rosenbalm, 20, sgl, b. Wash Co. VA, d/o John & Amanda, and Alfred Pruner, 28, sgl, b. Smyth Co. VA, resid WCV, farmer, s/o James M. & Fannie Pruner; marr 26 Jan. 1881 by B.W. Bishop.