John Hormell, Jr. b. 13 Apr 1766 Washington County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America d. 22 Jan 1839 Warren County, Ohio, United States: Tangled Roots

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Name	John Hormell
Suffix	Jr.
Born	13 Apr 1766	Washington County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America [2, 3]
Gender	Male
Census	1830	Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States [4]
Occupation	Gunsmith and farmer [5]
Will	11 May 1836 [6]
	Probated April 8, 1839
Buried	Jan 1839	Warren County, Ohio, United States [3, 7, 8]
	Address: Kirby/Turtlecreek Cemetery
Died	22 Jan 1839	Warren County, Ohio, United States [9, 10]
Person ID	I6991	TangledRoots
Last Modified	22 Oct 2021

Father	John Hormell, b. 1743, d. 15 Jan 1823, Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States (Age 80 years)
Mother	Eleanor _____, b. 1741, d. 17 Mar 1821, Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States (Age 80 years)
Married	1760
Family ID	F2792	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Rachel Blair, b. 23 May 1769, England, United Kingdom , d. 25 Jan 1847, Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States (Age 77 years)

Married 1788 Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States [11]

Children

	1. Joel Hormel, b. Between 1792 and 1795, Fredericktown, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States , d. Aft 1840 (Age > 49 years)
	2. Rachel Hormell, b. 23 May 1796, Fredericktown, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 20 Jun 1870, Warren County, Ohio, United States (Age 74 years)
	3. Julia Ann Hormel, b. 1799, Warren County, Ohio, United States , d. 1848 (Age 49 years)
	4. Joseph Hormel, b. Feb 1800, Warren County, Ohio, United States , d. 19 May 1838, Warren County, Ohio, United States (Age 38 years)
	5. Sarah Hormell, b. 3 Feb 1802, d. 1 Oct 1846 (Age 44 years)
	6. Amy Hormell, b. 12 Oct 1804, Ohio, United States , d. 29 Apr 1835 (Age 30 years)
	7. Lydia Hormell, b. 6 Mar 1811, Warren County, Ohio, United States , d. 19 Mar 1829, Warren County, Ohio, United States (Age 18 years)
	8. Emily Hormell, b. 18 Dec 1814, d. 28 Jan 1840, Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States (Age 25 years)

Last Modified 16 Jan 2022

Family ID F2795 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

John Hormell, Jr. was one of the first settlers in Warren County, Ohio. He left Pennsylvania for the Ohio frontier in September 1796, and moved to Warren County, in the month of June 1798. After all the confusion over land ownership was cleared up and John Sr., finally received clear title to his land, John Jr., was able to buy his first 171 acres in 1805 for $500. In 1814 he bought another 102 acres from his father for $1000. After his father's death, he inherited another 125 acres in 1824, which he claimed adjoining his original 171 acres. John Jr. and Rachel Blair raised their family on their 398 acre farm. He saw the founding of Lebanon in 1802 and the building of route 48 past his farm.

On June 12, 1812, Congress declared war on Great Britain. William H. Harrison, who later became the ninth president of the United States, was commissioned to lead the troops from Cincinnati up to Lebanon where he added the Warren Co. regulars to his every growing army. From Lebanon, the army marched north on Rt. 48 toward Dayton and finally on to Canada. It is said that people ran for a mile or more through the woods and over the fields to see this great spectacle. Perhaps some of the Hormel family saw General Harrison ride by on his stately horse at the head of his army of volunteers at the beginning of the War of 1812.

In referring to the roster of 1812 veterans, we see that John Hormell (Hormel) served under Capt. John Patterson from July 6th to July 23rd in 1814.

Sadness also was a part of John, Jr.'s life. Before his death, he saw three of his children pass away; Lydia, Amy in 1835, and Joseph in May, 1838. Less than a year later, John, Jr. passed away on his farm. Rachell Blair Hormell lived for eight more years and died also on the farm on January 27, 1847. They are both buried in the Kirby Cemetery across the road from their land.

Perhaps the finest evidence of the respect and honor the community accorded to him was found in
"The Western Star", Lebanon's newspaper. Here below is what the editors had to say about him on February 1, 1839:

OBITUARY
DIED - Near this place, on Wednesday the 23rd of January, Mr. John Hormel, age 73. Mr. Hormel came to Warren county in the month of June, 1798, and has resided here ever since. He has ever sustained the character of a good citizen, being regarded by his friends as a quiet, upright, unobtrusive and honest man. He was a believer in Christ and died in the full hope of a glorious immortality beyond the grave. We part with an old, true and steadfast friend of the Western Star. He saw the first paper struck off, nearly thirty-two years ago, and from that period to his death he has been a regular subscriber, invariably

John Jr. settled on a farm about three miles north of Lebanon, called the Bundy farm. He died there as did his wife also and they are both buried in a little grave yard near the creek on the same farm. After John Jr's death his farm was sold to a Mr. Thompson. [Source: H. H. Hormell, "Record of the Descendants of John Hormell of Washington County, Pa. & Warren County, O."]

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