Eli C. Horne came to Florida with his parents when he was 10 years old.He was the son of Arthur Bryant Horne and Mary Hardy Stanley Horne.He joined the Confederate States Army about age 18 as a Private on 01 Dec 1863 into Company B, 10th Infantry Rgmnt of Florida. He fought at Cold Harbor and at Peterburg, Virginia. He deserted Co. B., 10th Infantry on 15 Mar 1865 while at Petersburg, VA. When he returned home to Jasper, Florida he went into the blacksmith business with his brother and also farmed. He began a business of general machinery and mill supplies. He invented a Cotton Gin for cleaning Sea Island Cotton. He married Mollie Ann Frier in late 1865 in Hamilton County, FL.. His children from this marriage included : Emma Anetta Horne b. abt 1867, Nancy Ella Horne b. Abt 1869, Frederick Mallory Horne 1871-1933 that married Sallie Watson, Mary Eva Horne b. abt 1873, and Sarah Helen Horne b. abt 1876. His second wife was Mary Eliza Reid b.24 Aug 1858 d. 23 Aug 1953 in Dunellon, FL. Eli and Mary E. Reid were married on 21 Nov 1883 in Hamilton County, FL.They had at least 3 children as follows: Cleveland Reid Horne b. abt 1884, Virginia D. Horne b. abt 1886, and Florence Horne b. abt 1888.
Eli C. Horne came to Florida with his parents when he was 10 years old.He was the son of Arthur Bryant Horne and Mary Hardy Stanley Horne.He joined the Confederate States Army about age 18 as a Private on 01 Dec 1863 into Company B, 10th Infantry Rgmnt of Florida. He fought at Cold Harbor and at Peterburg, Virginia. He deserted Co. B., 10th Infantry on 15 Mar 1865 while at Petersburg, VA. When he returned home to Jasper, Florida he went into the blacksmith business with his brother and also farmed. He began a business of general machinery and mill supplies. He invented a Cotton Gin for cleaning Sea Island Cotton. He married Mollie Ann Frier in late 1865 in Hamilton County, FL.. His children from this marriage included : Emma Anetta Horne b. abt 1867, Nancy Ella Horne b. Abt 1869, Frederick Mallory Horne 1871-1933 that married Sallie Watson, Mary Eva Horne b. abt 1873, and Sarah Helen Horne b. abt 1876. His second wife was Mary Eliza Reid b.24 Aug 1858 d. 23 Aug 1953 in Dunellon, FL. Eli and Mary E. Reid were married on 21 Nov 1883 in Hamilton County, FL.They had at least 3 children as follows: Cleveland Reid Horne b. abt 1884, Virginia D. Horne b. abt 1886, and Florence Horne b. abt 1888.
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