I2 Samuel Solomon Horine, born 6 October, 1832, died 26 November, 1906. Married 19 June, 1859 Sarah Amanda Dutro, born April 26, 1840, died October 19, 1929. Sarah's father was Elias Dutro. Three children.

SAMUEL HORINE, farmer; P. O. New Madison. Is another of that pioneer family of Jacob and Elizabeth Horine; was born in the Middletown Valley, Md., October 24, 1832, and was about 4 years of age when his parents came West; he grew to manhood here in Butler Township before the days of good schools [see letter below] and graveled roads, and necessarily became experimentally acquainted with many of the hardships and privations of the early settlers. He was married June 19, 1859, to Sarah A[manda] Dutro, daughter of Elias Dutro, an early resident of Darke Co.; she was born in the Middletown Valley. Md., April 26, 1840, and came with her parents to Darke Co., in the latter part of the same year; after their marriage, they first lived near what is now Rossville; the year 1867, he purchased, and they removed to, the farm where they now reside, where he has built a fine, commodious house and otherwise improved the place; he now has 80 acres of fine land in a good state of cultivation, the last tax valuation being $5,000. Mr. and Mrs. Horine are both worthy members of the U. B. Church, and respected, substantial people; they are the parents of six children, all sons, three of them are living.

Tuesday April 3, 1906

My Dear Cousin Mary Dutro Lee:

We are well, hope you[r] husband and children are the same. Long and far between are our letters from one to the other. We almost forgot that we are Cousins. Yea more that My Mother is your Father's elder Sister. Your father was loved and beloved by me. My first recollection of being in his company was on a butiful Sunday the latter part of the summer [of] 1836 eighteen hundred and thirty six. Father and Mother saddled a horse each mounted on. Father took George [Tobias Horine] and me with him on his horse. I sat on a bed pillow in front and George in a blanket behind Father, Mother took Lewis on her lap, then we went pit-a-patty up the mountain road toward the setting sun, two miles and a half from where we were living on Grand Father Horine's farm [Tobias Horine II, 1/12/1766-8/10/1841] (as the Poet says). We left the two and a half miles behind [and] landed in Grand Father's house yard - Mother's Father George Dutro Senior. I remember very little what transpired during the day.

One thing was after dinner I was hanging around Uncle George [Dutro ?]. As I called him, he went in the bedroom. It was quite common in that day in old folks bed rooms[s] to have a trundled bed for the littler folks to sleep in. It could be drawen out and pushed back under the big bed. The big bed had long legs. The trundle bed had short legs. The space between the two beds wer[e] suffiicently large for a small man to creep in under and take a good nap - sleep as we call it. As soon as Uncle George your Father was in the bed room, he duked and dodged crawled and sliped between the beds. I followed him, at first he objected, I stucked to him. The next thing he and I knew we wer[e] out in dream land among the honey-sucles. Four o clock in the afternoon found us in the bed sleeping. Uncle George was a likely looking young man eighteen years old - old enough to sleep well. I lacked a month or so of four years old, so I was young enough to sleep well. Father was hunting me - he was ready to go. Mom aroused from our youthful slumber, Ha low my boys the voice of Father's sounded in our ears. Up and out we jumped, rubing our eyes chaceing away sweet slumber to the moles and the bats.

Home-no-more

In Grandfather's Mother's [Elizabeth Poussert ?] Child-hood Home. A few short weeks came and went. The old home with it's halo was lost sight of. The [Middletown] valley with its somber sheen could not be seen. Myersville [Maryland], a nice little village in the back ground of our home, the rocks and hills medows and mountain strems by faith only could be seen. The few short weeks are over. Two fine horses, one a bay, the other a gray, was hitched to a new two horse wagon, in it was put some beding, some house fixtures, some provisions to last a few meals. Father, Mother, Grand Father George Dutro Sen., George, myself and Lewis - brothers six of us got in the wagon. This was a beautiful September morning eighteen hundred and thirty six 1836. Germantown, Montgomery County Ohio was our destination. Reuben Dutro lived near her[e].

< Well Mary, this letter is much like a boys letter. Shure it is only a boys letter - I was only four years old when I wrot[e] it in my memory. Samuel S. Horine Sarah Amanda Horine

Well Mary, this letter is much like a boys letter. Shure it is only a boys letter - I was only four years old when I wrot[e] it in my memory.

Samuel S. Horine
Sarah Amanda Horine

Obituary of Samuel Solomon Horine

The Democratic Advocate, Thursday Morning, November 26, 1906

Samuel Horine, brother of Adam Horine of this city, died at his home near Otterbein Church, this morning after an illness of about ten days. He was 78 years of age and an old resident of Darke county. A widow and two children survive.

Children of Samuel Soloman Horine and Sarah Amanda Dutro:

J1 Florence Horine, born 1861, died young.

J2 Enoch Alonzo Horine, born December 11, 1863, died April 5, 1944. Did not marry.

J3 Mahlon Tobias Horine, born December 17, 1868, died March 24, 1920; married July 7, 1894 to Louisa L. Hartzell, born May 22, 1873 in Butler Township, Darke County, Ohio, died August 22, 1931 in Greenville, Ohio.

J4 Russell Horine, born 19 May, 1879.