Biography of Andrew Horn, page 531.  History of De Kalb County, Indiana.  
Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Andrew Horn is a native of Adams County, Pa., born Aug. 11, 1814, a son of 
George and Louisa (Cramer) Horn, natives of Pennsylvania, the former of 
Adams County and the latter of York County, of German parentage. He was 
reared on a farm, residing with his parents till manhood.  He was married 
Feb. 15, 1838, to Sydney Pilkington, daughter of Joseph and James (Gettys) 
Pilkington.  After his marriage he settled on the old homestead, where he 
lived a year and a half, and in September, 1839, he and his father moved to 
Richland County, Ohio, where he lived thirteen years.  In 1848 he came to 
De Kalb County and bought eighty acres of land in Newville Township, and 
four years later moved his family to this county.  He sold his land in 
Newville Township and bought eighty acres of land in Concord Township, 
which is his present home.  Sixty-five acres of his land are under 
cultivation.  His father died in the spring of 1862, aged seventy-three 
years, and his mother in 1864, aged seventy-one years.  To Mr. and Mrs. 
Horn have been born six children---Israel, Mary J. (wife of George Lake, 
of Allen County), John M., Caroline (deceased), Edwin and Lorena.  Their 
sons were all soldiers in the war of the Rebellion.  In politics Mr. Horn 
is a Republican.  He and his wife are member of the Lutheran church.

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