Hornick, Christopher Columbus

1813 - 1888  (75 years)

• Name	Hornick, Christopher Columbus
  Birth	12 Jan 1813	Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	NOTES FROM CARL WAYNE GRAY: In the 1850 census, his last name is spelled "Hornic":
  Reference Number	HORN.C001
  _FGRAVE	91249312
  Death	25 Feb 1888	Mill Shoals, White County, Illinois   [3]
  Burial	Shrewsbury Cemetery, Mill Shoals, White County, Illinois   [4]
  		Headstone, Hornick, Christopher Columbus
  Person ID	I1767	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Graham - Hornick John Riley Graham and Rebecca Isabelle 'Bell' Hornick Descendants, Hornick - Baity Christopher Columbus Hornick and Rachel Baity Descendant
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Hornick, Charles,   b. 1775, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany d. Bef 1895 (Age < 119 years)
  Mother	?, Christiana,   b. 1775   d. Bef 1895 (Age < 119 years)
  Marriage	13 Feb 1873  [5]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 98 years and 2 months - She : ~ 98 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F1352	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Baity, Rachel,   b. 24 Oct 1813, Surry County, North Carolina d. 17 Oct 1875, Richland County, Illinois (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	9 Apr 1837	Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 3 months - She : 23 years and 6 months.
  Children	1. Hornick, A.J. + 2. Hornick, Charles E.,   b. 21 Dec 1837, Richland County, Illinois d. 10 Feb 1900, White County, Illinois (Age 62 years) + 3. Hornick, George Washington,   b. 12 Nov 1838, Richland County, Illinois d. 24 Oct 1908, Leopold, Perry County, Illinois (Age 69 years) + 4. Hornick, Elizabeth Ann 'Betsy',   b. Jun 1840, Illinois d. 1901, Dallas County, Missouri (Age 60 years) + 5. Hornick, Rebecca Isabelle 'Bell',   b. 8 Nov 1842, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 23 Oct 1930, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 87 years) + 6. Hornick, Mary Christina,   b. 12 Apr 1844, Richland County, Illinois d. 16 Dec 1919, Madison County, Missouri (Age 75 years)   7. Hornick, Nancy E.,   b. 1845, Illinois d. Bef 1965 (Age < 119 years) + 8. Hornick, Henrietta Angeline,   b. 4 Apr 1847, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 31 Mar 1935, Clay County, Illinois (Age 87 years)   9. Hornick, Susan A.,   b. 1849, Illinois d. Bef 1969 (Age < 119 years) + 10. Hornick, Dory,   b. 1850   d. Bef 1970 (Age < 119 years)   11. Hornick, Lydia Malinda,   b. 1854, Richland County, Illinois d. Bef 1974 (Age < 119 years)
  Family ID	F411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Photos

  Christopher Columbus Hornick (1813-1888)

  
  

• Notes

  [Nancy Delphenich's notes:] 1850 Federal Census, Fayette County, Illinois, No. 169-172. 1860 Federal Census, Richland County, Illinois, No 574-578. 1880 Federal Census, Knox County, Indiana, No. 217-219, living with daughter Isabell Graham. ================================================== Marriage record revealed Christopher C Hornick and Rachel Baity married on Apr 9, 1837 in Clay Co, Illinois. Christopher and Rachel were both about twenty-four when they married. The Illinois, Compiled Census and Census Substitute Index 1810-1890 revealed that in 1840 they were living in Clay Co, Illinois. The 1850 census revealed Christopher was a farmer. They were living in Fayette Co, Illinois, their real estate was valued at $400. They had two sons and six daughters living with them. Their daughter Susan died before the age of eleven. The 1860 census revealed they were living in Decker, Richland Co, Illinois, their real estate was valued at $1,000. Rachel could not read or write, they had three daughters living with them. The 1865 Illinois census revealed they were still living in Richland Co. Their children: Charles E Hornick (b.1837) Geo W Hornick (b.1838) Elisabeth A Hornick (b.1840) Rebecca J Hornick (b.1842) Mary C Hornick (b.1843) Nancy E Hornick (b.1845) Henrietta Angeline Hornick (b.1846) Susan A Hornick (b.1849)DY Lydia Hornick (b.1854) The 1866 Tax Roll of Illinois revealed he was a Cattle Rancher. In 1880 Christopher Hornick (widower) was living with his daughter, Rebecca Isabell Graham and her husband Riley Graham in Busseron, Knox, Indiana. White County Illinois, Death Register revealed Hornick, Chris, male, white, Farmer, German nationality, widower, age 73 years. Died 10 a.m. Feb. 25, 1888 in Mill Shoals of unknown cause. Buried Feb. 26, 1888. Resident 60 years. Mill Shoals Column of the Wayne County Press, March 1, 1888 Feb. 27 "Christofer Hornick, aged 75 years, died...last Sat. Morning...burial at Shrewsberry graveyard."

  
  

• Sources

  [S523] http://www.ancestry.com, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Graham, Rebecca Isabelle, (http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=FSIllinoisDeath&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsln=Graham&m) (Reliability: 2). [S525] Ancestry.com, 1850 Federal Census, Fayette County, Illinois, Page 22, Family 172, (http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=8054&path=Illinois.Fayette.Not+Stated.22&sid=&gskw=Rebecca+J+Hornic) (Reliability: 2). [S1217] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Hornick, Christopher Columbus, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91249312), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1218] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hornick, Christopher Columbus, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91249312/christopher-columbus-hornick), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1281] Tonya Barthelemy, Gray Family.