Horne, Ashley, 1841-1913
Dates
- Existence: 1841 March 27 - 1913 October 22
Biography
These documents were found by Mrs. Margaret Vaughan Barbour in a desk once owned by the Ashley Horne Family of Clayton, Johnston County, North Carolina.
Ashley Horne was a prominent citizen, successful business man, farmer, manufacturer, and one-term state senator.
Horne was born March 27, 1841, one of nine children born to Benajah and Elizabeth Tarboro Horne. In 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate Army as a private and was assigned to the Fiftieth North Carolina Regiment. He was later assigned to the Fifty-third Regiment, where he served with General Robert E. Lee.
Horne was first married in 1871 to Cornelia Frances Lee, by whom he had three children, and later to Rena Hasseltine Beckwith, by whom he had one child.
Horne died on October 22, 1913, and was buried in the Horne Family Cemetery in Clayton, NC. At the time of his death, he was one of the wealthiest men in the State.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Ashley and Charles W. Horne Papers
Clayton Papers
The Clayton Papers consist of sales contracts, Ticket Claim Coupons – Southern Railway Co., correspondence, receipts, newspaper articles, Policyholder’s Edition - The Pilot, Western Union Telegraph Company – Form 45, Clayton Telephone Directory - 1919, and a postcard.
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