Ring Family History

 (last update 29 May 2003)

Sixth Generation

( RUSSELL WILLIAM⁵, JOHN B.⁴, JOHN³, WILLIAM², GEORGE¹)

1. Jesse Pleasant Horner [11422] was born 8 August 1844 in Perry County, Tennessee, and died 25 August 1901 in Dyer County, Tennessee. Jesse served the CSA during the Civil War enlisting as a Private in the 42nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment and advancing to the rank of Corporal. He married (1) Mary Carolina Mays on 31 January 1866 in Perry County, Kentucky. She was born 7 February 1846 in Perry County, Tennessee, and died 12 August 1872 in Perry County, Tennessee. He married (2) Margaret Gray on 28 October 1872 in Perry County. Tennessee. She died about 1885 in Tennessee. He married (3) Mary Braden on 22 April 1886 in Humphreys County, Tennessee. Mary is buried in Pineview Cemetery, Perry County, Tennessee. He married (4) Minnie Iola Ball about 1887. She was born July 1868 in Tennessee, and died Aft. 1905. Minnie filed for a pension for Jesse's Civil War service in 1905 in Davidson County, Tennessee.

1. Robert Franklin Horner, born about 1867 in Perry County, Tennessee.
2. Mollie Horner, born 07 August 1872 in Perry County, Tennessee.

Children of Jesse Horner and Margaret Gray are:

3. C. J. Horner, born November 1873 in Tennessee.
4. Edward Jesse Horner, born about 1875 in Tennessee.
5. Mattie Horner, born about 1877 in Tennessee.
6. Thomas W. Horner, born April 1879 in Tennessee.
7. Lee Horner, born about 1881 in Tennessee.
8. Lula M. Horner, born January 1883 in Tennessee.
9. Lillie W. Horner, born December 1884 in Tennessee.

Children of Jesse Horner and Minnie Ball are:

10. Neal Horner, born about 1887 in Tennessee.
11. Allene P. Horner, born January 1890 in Tennessee.
12. Duncan E. Horner, born September 1893 in Tennessee.
13. Mary C. Horner, born March 1895 in Tennessee.
14. Ida E. Horner, born November 1897 in Tennessee.
15. Joseph S. Horner, born February 1900 in Tennessee.

Bibliography

• 1850 Federal Census, TN, Perry County
• 1900 Federal Census, TN, Dyer County, page 168a, dwelling 186.
• 1905 Widows Pension Application, Minnie Iola Ball, for Jesse Pleasant Horner, Davidson County, Tennessee

2. Robert Edward Horner [11423] was born 10 December 1846 in Perry County, Tennessee, and died 17 March 1885 in Humphreys County, Tennessee. He married Delilah E. 'Dillie' Whitefield on 22 December 1871 in Humphreys County, Tennessee. She was born 24 February 1851 in Perry County, Tennessee, and died 3 January 1901 in Perry County, Tennessee. Robert is buried in Pineview Cemetery, Perry County, Tennessee.

Child of Robert Horner and Dillie Whitefiled is:

1. Thomas William 'Jack' Horner, b. 29 Nov 1876; d. 20 Dec 1918. Burial: Pineview Cemetery, Perry County, Tennessee.
2. Foster L. Horner, born 15 October 1872 in Humphreys County, Tennessee; died 8 August 1927.
3. Anna Horner, born in Humphreys County, Tennessee.
4. Robert E. Horner, born April 1883 in Humphreys County, Tennessee;

Bibliography:

• 1850 Federal Census, Perry County, Tennessee
• 1900 Federal Census, TN, Humphreys County, page 211a
• Grave Marker, Jack Horner, Pineview Cemetery, Perry County, Tennessee

3. Mary Elizabeth Horner [11424] was born 19 October 1848 in Perry County, Tennessee, and died 25 February 1936 in Trenton, Perry County, Tennessee. She married John Cooper Pinkerton on 18 January 1866 in Perry County, Tennessee, son of William Pinkerton and Margaret 'Peggy' Cooper. He was born 16 October 1842 in Hickman County, Tennessee, and died 12 May 1899 in Perry County, Tennessee. Both are buried in Pineview Cemetery, Perry County, Tennessee.

Children of Mary Horner and John Pinkerton are:

1. William Russell Pinkerton, born 16 December 1866 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 28 December 1930 in Gibson County, Tennessee.
2. Margaret Pinkerton, born 02 October 1868 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 26 September 1871 in Perry County, Tennessee. Burial: Pineview Cemetery, Perry County, Tennessee.
3. Polina Catherine Pinkerton, born 02 March 1871 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 25 December 1945 in Hickman County, Tennessee. She married George G. McClanahan about 1891 in Perry County, Tennessee; born 20 June 1864 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 15 April 1942.
4. Robert Thomas Pinkerton, born 27 January 1874 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 12 August 1947 in Eaton, Gibson County, Tennessee. He married Minnie Marzelle Pitts 18 August 1898 in Perry County, Tennessee; born 11 July 1881 in Perry County, Tennessee.
5. Martha Ann Pinkerton, born 22 May 1877 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 25 February 1936 in Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee. She married James Monroe Lancaster 24 December 1903 in Tennessee; born 14 June 1870 in Tennessee; died 23 December 1952 in Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee.
6. Sophronia Etta Pinkerton, born 28 January 1880 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 02 December 1947 in Hickman County, Tennessee. She married Thomas S. McClanahan; born 16 June 1879.
7. James Lankford Pinkerton, born 21 December 1882 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 17 January 1972 in Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee. He married Buena Vista Ernest; born 16 September 1882; died 01 March 1958.
8. Ellen Olivia Pinkerton, born 18 August 1885 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 03 August 1960. She married David Monroe Owens 22 May 1904 in Perry County. Tennessee; born 11 October 1880 in Perry County, Tennessee; died 18 February 1958 in Buffalo County, Tennessee.

Bibliography

• 1850 Federal Census, TN, Perry County

6. Sarah Sophronia Horner [11426] was born about 1859 in Perry County, Tennessee, and died about 1889 in Perry County, Tennessee. She married Dr. Mathew J. Gray on 17 December 1872 in Perry County, Tennessee, son of Martin Gray and Louisa Arnold. He was born 8 December 1852 in Perry County, Tennessee, and died in Oregon. Mathew lived with his parents until their deaths. On 17 December 1874 he purchased the home farm. He attended the medical department of the Vanderbilt University during the sessions of 1877-78. He then practiced his profession one year, and in 1879-80 he again attended medical sessions and graduated with the title of Medical Doctor. Sarah is buried in Gray Cemetery, Perry County, Tennessee. After Sarah's death Mathew married her sister Martha Ellen Horner on 22 April 1890 and moved to Oregon.

Children of Sarah Horner and Mathew Gray are:

1. Russell Horner Gray, born in Perry County, Tennessee.
2. Edward Martin Gray, born in Perry County, Tennessee.
3. Gertrude Polinia Gray, born in Perry County, Tennessee.
4. Bertie Gray, born in Perry County, Tennessee.

7. Martha Ellen Horner [11427] was born about 1863 in Perry County, Tennessee, and died in Oregon. She married 1) Dr. John L. Bone on 6 January 1879. He died in 1885 shortly after the death of the only child. John is buried in Bone Cemetery, Humphreys County, Tennessee. Martha then married 2) Dr. Mathew J. Gray on 17 December 1872 in Perry County,  the widower of her sister Sarah. He was born 8 December 1852 in Perry County, Tennessee, and died in Oregon. They moved to Oregon about 1902.

Child of Martha Horner and John Bone is:

1. Luna Pearl Bone, born 2 September 1882, died 12 Sep 1885.

Children of Martha Horner and Mathew Gray are:

1. Claude Gray.
2. Arnold Gray, died before 1902, buried Wyly Cemetery, Humphreys County, Tennessee.
3. Claytie Gray.
4. George Gray, died before 1902, buried Wyly Cemetery, Humphreys County, Tennessee.
5. Eloise Gray.