R.T. and Adela Van Horn's son, Dick, and his wife, Frances McClure Van Horn, had two children--a daughter, Adela Cooley, and a son, Henry Kirkwood. Adela was born October 3, 1876. She attended the University of Chicago and was named a Phi Beta Kappa scholar. In 1919, she served as a Red Cross worker in Europe, and was later a member of the Women's Overseas Service League. Adela was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She traveled extensively throughout the world. In the late 1950s, she moved to Tucson, Arizona, where she lived in the Coronado Hotel.
The R.T. Van Horn materials were placed in scrapbook form by the Native Sons. WHMC-KC has removed the materials from that format. R.T. Van Horn's papers include correspondence, Civil War service records, business and property records, and some artifacts and ephemera. Much of the correspondence has been transcribed. Adela Cooley Van Horn, his granddaughter, traveled extensively, and the bulk of her materials consists of correspondence, passports, narratives, and photographs. She retained many genealogical records, as well.
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Father; Caleb Cooley of New Canaan Conn.
Mother; Matilda (Buckingham) of Cooperstown NY.
Informant; Dick Van Horn of K.C. MO.
MO. death cert. # 10-020392
The R.T. Van Horn materials were placed in scrapbook form by the Native Sons. WHMC-KC has removed the materials from that format. R.T. Van Horn's papers include correspondence, Civil War service records, business and property records, and some artifacts and ephemera. Much of the correspondence has been transcribed. Adela Cooley Van Horn, his granddaughter, traveled extensively, and the bulk of her materials consists of correspondence, passports, narratives, and photographs. She retained many genealogical records, as well.
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Father; Caleb Cooley of New Canaan Conn.
Mother; Matilda (Buckingham) of Cooperstown NY.
Informant; Dick Van Horn of K.C. MO.
MO. death cert. # 10-020392
R.T. and Adela Van Horn's son, Dick, and his wife, Frances McClure Van Horn, had two children--a daughter, Adela Cooley, and a son, Henry Kirkwood. Adela was born October 3, 1876. She attended the University of Chicago and was named a Phi Beta Kappa scholar. In 1919, she served as a Red Cross worker in Europe, and was later a member of the Women's Overseas Service League. Adela was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She traveled extensively throughout the world. In the late 1950s, she moved to Tucson, Arizona, where she lived in the Coronado Hotel.
The R.T. Van Horn materials were placed in scrapbook form by the Native Sons. WHMC-KC has removed the materials from that format. R.T. Van Horn's papers include correspondence, Civil War service records, business and property records, and some artifacts and ephemera. Much of the correspondence has been transcribed. Adela Cooley Van Horn, his granddaughter, traveled extensively, and the bulk of her materials consists of correspondence, passports, narratives, and photographs. She retained many genealogical records, as well.
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Father; Caleb Cooley of New Canaan Conn.
Mother; Matilda (Buckingham) of Cooperstown NY.
Informant; Dick Van Horn of K.C. MO.
MO. death cert. # 10-020392
The R.T. Van Horn materials were placed in scrapbook form by the Native Sons. WHMC-KC has removed the materials from that format. R.T. Van Horn's papers include correspondence, Civil War service records, business and property records, and some artifacts and ephemera. Much of the correspondence has been transcribed. Adela Cooley Van Horn, his granddaughter, traveled extensively, and the bulk of her materials consists of correspondence, passports, narratives, and photographs. She retained many genealogical records, as well.
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Father; Caleb Cooley of New Canaan Conn.
Mother; Matilda (Buckingham) of Cooperstown NY.
Informant; Dick Van Horn of K.C. MO.
MO. death cert. # 10-020392
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