Amanda Caroline Horne1,2

b. 19 May 1840, d. 17 April 1894
FatherHenry Horne1,2 b. abt 14 Jul 1799, d. 14 Aug 1843
MotherMartha "Patsy" Edmondson1,2 b. abt 1806, d. aft Jun 1880
Birth19 May 1840 Amanda Caroline Horne was born on 19 May 1840 in Washington County, Virginia.1,3 
Marriage7 Dec 1859 She married first John S. Rosenbalm, son of Valentine Rosenbalm and Mary (?), on 7 Dec 1859 in Washington County.1 
Widowed9 Jul 1863  John died on July 9th, 1863. Amanda was 23 years old, the mother of a young daughter. 
Marriage5 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-18805 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 
Death17 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 

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Family

John S. Rosenbalm b. 15 May 1831, d. 9 Jul 1863
Child
  • Martha Rosenbalm6 (circa 1861 - )
ChartsDescendants of John Edmondson and Martha Moore
Last Edited22 Mar 2011

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [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.
  3. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 210. Stone reported to read: Amanda C. Rosenbalm, 19 May 1840 - 17 Apr 1894, "Mother."
  4. [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.
  5. [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.
  6. [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.