William H. Hydorn died Saturday afternoon, December 4th, 1897. Friends and neighbors followed the remains to Hebron where Rev. Kenyon preached the sermon and he was buried in the cemetery on the hill.
Born April, 1808; moved to Hebron 1833 where he had taken a farm two years before. Married Eleanor Burdick of Grafton, NY in 1832; six children. One, Louisa, Mrs. Sylvester Greenman, now a widow in Boulder, Colorado, is living. Cordelia, the eldest of the children, one of the most capable teachers for many years, died in Illinois in 1871. Jane Green died in 1877. Her daughter, Grace Green, has kept the cozy home in Coudersport where her grandfather spent his last days, giving him the kindest care. Charles, the eldest son, killed at Chancellorsville in 1863. Sullivan, the youngest, died at age of 22 and Mrs. Green are buried beside their father and mother.
Mr. Hydorn had high ideals and no man in the county was more zealous in the cause of education than he. His family imbibed the same spirit. He was extremely diffident and, hence, not prominent as many are who have less title to fame. He was a ready writer and a profound and accurate thinker. His contributions to the early Journal of which he was subscriber for nearly fifty years, bear testimony to his enthusiasm for diffusion of knowledge as well as his ability as a writer. Took great interest in political affairs.
