Malinda Van Horn, daughter of John Davis, was born in Sullivan, Sullivan Co., Ind., June 28, 1850, and died in Welton, Iowa, Sept. 18, 1908.
When she was but a child her parents moved to Iowa, locating at Welton.
When about thirteen years of age she professed faith in the Savior and united with the Welton Seventh-day Baptist Church, retaining her membership in that church through her life. In her Christian life she was faithful and consistent. As a neighbor she was respected by all. She sympathized with those in trouble and was always ready to minister to the sick.
June 6, 1868, she was united in marriage to Marion Van Horn, who died in 1902. To them were born eight children - four sons and four daughters. One of the daughters died in young womanhood. The other children survive. The sons are Alva, of Milton, Wis., Leonard A. and Willard, of Welton, and Rev. Edgar Van Horn, of Alfred Station, N. Y. The daughters - Mrs. Rachel Davis, of Albion, Wis., Mrs. Myrtle Furrow, of Garwin, Iowa, and Miss Orra, of Welton.
With the exception of a number of years residence at Marion, Iowa, and most of the last two years' residence at Milton, Wis., Mrs. Van Horn has made Welton her home.
