Maj Joel Wilson Hortenstine1
b. 7 February 1841, d. 2 January 1926
Father | John Hortenstine2,3 b. 1795, d. 1869 |
Mother | Margaret Wilson2,3 b. 1803, d. 19 Mar 1857 |
Birth | 7 Feb 1841 | Maj Joel Wilson Hortenstine was born on 7 Feb 1841 on the old family homestead in Washington County, Virginia.1,3,4 |
Military | | Joel fought in the Civil War as part of the Army of Tennessee. After the war he served as a Major in the Virginia militia.3,5 |
Occupation | | Although Joel was enumerated on census records as a farmer, he also served as notary public and was employed as a surveyor.3 |
Marriage | 26 Sep 1867 | He married first Mary Virginia Campbell, daughter of Col. James Lafayette Franklin Campbell and Rosannah E. McConnell, on 26 Sep 1867 in Washington County, Virginia.6,3 |
Cens-1880 | 1 Jun 1880 | Joel and Mary raised a family of 10 children in the Goodson district of Washington County, Virginia.7 |
Widowed | 1890 | Mary died in 1890. At the time 4 of their children, all boys, were age 10 or younger. |
Marriage | circa 1895 | He married second Minnie Barnes, daughter of John Thomas Barnes and Mary Susan Zimmerman, circa 1895.5,8 |
| | Minnie was close to 30 years younger than Joel. |
Cens-1910 | 28 Apr 1910 | By the time the 1910 census was enumerated they had been married 15 years. Minnie was 39, which was two years younger than Joel's eldest son Edward, who was also living with them. Joel and Minnie's daughter Mary was 7; another daughter had died two years earlier. Minnie's mother was living with them too. She was the same age as Joel.8 |
Death | 2 Jan 1926 | Joel died on 2 Jan 1926 at age 84.1,4 |
Burial | | He was buried at Hortenstine Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.4 |
Citations
- [S49] Hortenstine Memorial Marker and Genealogy, Hortenstine Cemetery, Washington Co. VA. Maj. Joel Wilson Hortenstine, son of Capt John Hortenstine and Margaret Wilson; b. 2-7-1841; d. 1-2-1926.
- [S1637] King Albert Hagey and William Anderson Hagey, Hagy Families in America, p. 167.
- [S1198] Virgil Lewis, "Residents of Washington County," in Virginia and Virginians, p. 731.
- [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 58. Stone reported to read: Major Joel W. Hortenstine, 7 Feb. 1841-2 Jan. 1926.
- [S49] Hortenstine Memorial Marker and Genealogy, Hortenstine Cemetery, Washington Co. VA.
- [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 172. Joel W. Hortenstine, 26y, sgl, b. & res Washington Co. VA, farmer, s/o of John and Margaret Hortenstine AND Mary V. Campbell, 19y, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o James L.F. & R.E. Campbell; 26 Sep 1867.
- [S163] J.W. Hortenstine household, 1880 U.S. Cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Goodson District, ED 80A (stamped), p. 1, dwelling 1, family March 2005, image 1 of 66. Enumeration includes: J.W. Hortenstine, 39, farmer; Mary V.,32, wife, keeping house; Edwin C., 11, son; Annie W., 9, dau; Susan [B. or R], 7, dau; Margaret S., 5, dau; John A., 3, son; Bernard, 2, son; Henry R. 4/12, b. Jan, son; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
- [S237] Joel W. Hortenstine household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Goodson district, ED 129, sheet 7A (242 stamped), dwelling 119, family 120, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2005, image 13 of 21. Enumeration includes: Joel W. Hortenstine, 69, marr #2, marr 15 yrs, farmer; Minnie B., wife, 39, marr #1, marr 15 yrs, mother of 2 children, 1 living; Edward C., son, 41, farmer; Marie V., dau, 7; M.S. Barnes, 69, mos-in-law, marr 45 yrs, mother of 5 children, 4 living; Myrtle Girtie, 11, servant, mu; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
- [S1916] "Kentucky Death Records 1852-1953", subscription database with digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : entry for Sophia H. Buchanan, 28 Dec. 1949 [sic], death certificate 116-27773).
- [S49] Hortenstine Memorial Marker and Genealogy, Hortenstine Cemetery, Washington Co. VA. Ella Hortenstine, d/o J.W. & his second wife, Minnie: 4-5-1897 to 3-7-1908.
- [S49] Hortenstine Memorial Marker and Genealogy, Hortenstine Cemetery, Washington Co. VA. Mary Hortenstine, d/o J.W. & his second wife, Minnie: b. 6-12-1902.