Person:David Hornbeck (1)

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David D. HORNBECK
b.1856
d.2 May 1927 New Paltz, Ulster Co., NY
Parents and Siblings
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m. 26 May 1853
  1. Catherine A. HOORNBEEK
  2. Charles Kocans HOORNBEEK
  3. George HOORNBEEK
  4. Lillian HOORNBEEK
  5. David D. HORNBECK1856 - 1927
  6. Sarah Jane Hornbeck1858 - 1928
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1875
  1. Ida J Hornbeck1880 - 1953
  2. Leroy "Roy" Cornelius HORNBECK1890 - 1918
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Facts and Events
Name David D. HORNBECK
Gender Male
Birth? 1856
Marriage Abt 1875 to Sarah Catherine IRWIN
Occupation? Worked as an "outside worker," a "driver" for Mohonk Mountain House from 1909-1927.
Death[1][2] 2 May 1927 New Paltz, Ulster Co., NY
Burial? 5 May 1927 Accord Rural Cemetery, Accord, Ulster Co., NY


Notice of death in Kington Freeman, May 11, 1927: David Hornbeck, who has been employed at Lake Mohonk for several years, died May 2. Mr. Hornbeck was 71 years old and is survived by his wife and one daughter.

According to an article in the Orange Co. Independent, he was trampled and kicked to death by a team of horses that had been frightened by a dynamite blast. There seems to be no report of the incident in the New Paltz paper, the Kingston paper, or the Poughkeepsie paper.

Ellenville Journal, Thursday, September 15, 1927 "Accord Children Are Beneficiaries in Odd Insurance Case" This article describes how Sarah Hornbeck hired a lawyer to plead her case against Mohonk's insurance company on behalf of her grandchildren. David was "fatally kicked by a fractious horse" while in the employ of the Mohonk Hotel. She won the case and the company was instructed to pay for the raising of the grandchildren until the youngest turned 18.

References
  1. ↑ Cemetery Records compiled by Friends of Historic Rochester. Cemetery Records compiled by Friends of Historic Rochester.
  2. ↑ death reported in Kingston Freeman, May 11, 1927
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