711. . ADA MINERVA "MIINIE" READ⁵ ( Ira C. Read⁴, Martin Freese Read³, Samuel Read², Joseph Read¹) was born 29 March 1865 in Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey (LDS Batch #C509811; St. Johns of Hope Methodist Episcopal Church Yard) and died 1947. The 1870 census gives her name as "Addie M. Reed." This is the only time that her name appears as such. She was 5 years old in 1870 and had not yet started to attend school (1870 United States Federal Census, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, page 182A, 16 August 1870). In 1880, Minnie lived with her parents in Hope Township. She attended school during the school year. Minnie eventually became a school teacher. She married circa 1890, Richard Marshall Van Horn, son of Isaac H. Van Horn and Rebecca Stillwell. He was born 1854 on a farm near Johnsonburg, Frelinghuysen Township, Warren County, New Jersey and died 1912. Snell's history of Warren County includes a biography of Richard's brother, T.S. Van Horn who was a merchant in Hackettstown, Warren County, New Jersey. According to Snell (1881:592B), Richard was "pursuing legal studies at Belvidere, N.J." in 1881. Nine years later, he married Minnie Read. The couple resided in the Village of Hope in 1900. Richard was a school teacher. Ada was at home raising their 4 year old son Forrest. The couple owned their home, but it was mortgaged (1900 United States Federal Census, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, Enumeration District 189, sheet 11A, 25 June 1900). In 1910, Richard and Minnie lived on the Bridgeville Road in Hope Township, Warren County. They owned their home free and clear of any mortgages. Both Richard and Minnie were teachers. The census indicates that they had a total of two children, both of whom were living in 1910 (1910 United States Census, Enumeration District 15A, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, sheet 15A, 9 May 1910). Richard died in 1912. By 1920, both of Minnie's children had left her home. Forrest's where-abouts are unknown, but Irene was living in East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. In 1920, Minnie was still a school teacher and worked in the public schools. She lived in the town of Hope (1920 United States Census, Enumeration District 159, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, sheet 8A, 23 January 1920). By 1930, Minnie had retired from teaching school. She supported herself by housekeeping for a private family. She owned her home, which was valued at $2000. She also owned a radio. Minnie lived alone, none of her children were in the house (1930 United States Federal Census, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, enumeration district 21-11, sheet 6B, 16 April 1930). Although she lived alone, Minnie's children did come to visit her. The Blairstown Press reported on 7 June 1934, in the "Hope" gossip section of the paper that "Mr. and Mrs. F.C. Van Horn of Morris Plains spent Saturday with his mother, Mrs. Minnie R. Van Horn." Her daughter Irene was married to Alexander Himes in Minnie's home on Saturday, 11 September 1937 (Blairstown Press, 23 September 1937). Minnie died ten years after Irene was married (1947) at the age of 81 or 82 years. She was buried in St. Johns of Hope Methodist Episcopal Church Yard, Hope, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey next to Richard.

CHILDREN OF ADA MINERVA READ AND RICHARD MARSHALL VAN HORN:

1346. (i.) FORREST C. VAN HORN⁶, was born 23 July 1895 in New Jersey and died 6 February 1971 in New Jersey (St. Johns Cemetery). Forrest appears on the 1900 census as a four year old child. He was in school yet (1900 United States Federal Census, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, Enumeration District 189, sheet 11A, 25 June 1900). In 1910, Forrest attended school, but he was also a "news boy". The census indicates that he worked on the street, which means that he was one of hundreds of young boys who sold daily papers on the streets of American towns and cities at the turn-of-the-twentieth century (1910 United States Census, Enumeration District 15A, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, sheet 15A, 9 May 1910). According to his gravestone, Forrest was a private in World War I, in New Jersey Battery F, 300 Field Artillery. He married circa 1916, Hazel G. Van Kirk. She was born 28 August 1893 and died 15 April 1981. In 1930, the Van Horn family lived in on Sherman Avenue in Morris Plains in Morris Township, Morris County, New Jersey. The family owned their home, which was valued at $8,000. They also owned a radio. Forrest was employed as principal in a public school. The couple had three children: Barbara, Richard and Mary Louise (1930 United States Census, Enumeration District 14-39, Morris Township, Morris County, New Jersey, sheet 13B, 10 April 1930). A fourth child, Ada Caroline, was born in 1930 but died shortly thereafter (St John's Cemetery). Social Security Death Index lists Forrest's death residence as Hope, New Jersey. Forrest and Hazel were buried in St. Johns of Hope Methodist Episcopal Church Yard, Hope, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey. Child of Forrest Van Horn and Hazel Van Kirk:

1347. (ii.) IRENE B. VAN HORN⁶, was born 13 February 1901 in New Jersey and died 30 June 1984 in New Jersey. Irene attended school in 1910 (1910 United States Census, Enumeration District 15A, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey, sheet 15A, 9 May 1910). She was a graduate of Phillipsburg High School (Blairstown Press, 23 September 1937). By 1920, she had left her mother's home and was working as a clerk for a printing company in East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. She lived at 98 9^th Avenue in East Orange. The house she lived in was rented by Edward Page (age 52) an accountant in one of the city's cotton mills. The house was divided into two dwellings. Edward Page, his wife Mary (age 49), son Laurence B. (age 16) and their roomer Anna M. Morrison (age 78), an English nurse, lived in one side of the house. Irene boarded in the other side of the house with Leon and Ada Sherman (who were 31 and 36 respectively). The Shermans were classified as roomers in the census, while Irene was classified as their boarder. Leon Sherman was a clerk in a butcher's shop (1920 United States Census, Enumeration District 143, 4^th Ward, East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, sheet 5A, 9 & 10 January 1920). Irene married Saturday, 11 September 1937, Alexander Himes, the son of Harper A. Himes. The wedding was held in the parlor of the Van Horn home in Hope, the Rev. J.A. Vanderfolk of the First Christian Congregational Church of Irvington officiated. At the time of the wedding Irene resided in North Arlington and Alexander resided in East Orange, New Jersey (Blairstown Press, 23 September 1937). Alexander was born 9 July 1898 and died 19 March 1973 (St Johns Methodist Church Yard). He was a graduate of Stevens Prep school and of Stevens Institute of Technology (Blairstown Press, 23 September 1937). Alexander served as a private in the First World War. (St. John's Church Yard) The Social Security Death Index indicates that Alexander's SSI number was issued in New York, while Irene's was issued in New Jersey. They lived in East Orange for awhile after their marriage. However, the social security death index indicates that Alexander was living in Hope, New Jersey at the time of his death in 1973. Irene died 11 years later. At the time of her death she was a resident of Blairstown, New Jersey (Social Security Death Index). They are buried in St. Johns of Hope Methodist Episcopal Church Yard, Hope, Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey.

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