Aaron Horn
Bef 1740 - 1778 (> 38 years)-
Name Aaron Horn Born Bef 1740 Elsoff, Westphalia, Germany 
Gender Male Died 1 Oct 1778 Fort Boonesborough, Kentucky Cause: Personal Injury (By Family Tradition) - It has been stated by family tradition that Aaron Horn died as a result of a personal injury sustained while cutting cane* and died, as stated in various records, the last day of September or the first day of October, 1778. There is no known record indicating that Aaron's death was associated with the September 1778 Siege of Boonesborough; likewise, none to refute such evidence either but if Aaron died due to a wound sustained in battle, such a reference would likely have been made in the military correspondence between Boonesborough and the Virgina Assembly.
*Cane - Undoubtedly the plant described by science as, Arundinaria gigantea, which formes dense growths up to thirty feet tall, called canebrakes, in fertile soil along the rivers of Kentucky. This species of cane is a type of bamboo native to the United States.
Person ID I152 Schimka Family Tree Last Modified 8 Mar 2013
Father Johann Matthias Horn, b. 15 Feb 1717, Elsoff, Westphalia, Germany , d. Aft 1744, USA (Age > 28 years) Married 23 Oct 1715 Germany, Westphalia, Elsoff Family ID F106 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth, b. Bef 1740, d. Aft 1800, Kentucky (Age > 61 years) Married Bef 1756 Maryland Children 1. Christopher Horn, b. Abt 1756, Maryland 2. Jeremiah Horn 3. Mary Horn, b. 1759, d. 1848, Estill County, Kentucky (Age 89 years)+ 4. Matthias Horn, b. 1761, Virginia , d. 30 Jan 1834, Boones Station, Fayette County, Kentucky (Age 73 years)5. Aaron Horn, b. 1762, Baltimore, Maryland , d. Aft 1840, Kentucky (Age 79 years)+ 6. William Horn, b. 16 Jul 1765, Kent County, Maryland , d. 9 Dec 1842, Estill County, Kentucky (Age 77 years)Last Modified 8 Mar 2013 Family ID F105 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- It has been stated by family tradition that Aaron Horn died as a result of a personal injury sustained while cutting cane* and died, as stated in various records, the last day of September or the first day of October, 1778. There is no known record indicating that Aaron's death was associated with the September 1778 Siege of Boonesborough; likewise, none to refute such evidence either but if Aaron died due to a wound sustained in battle, such a reference would likely have been made in the military correspondence between Boonesborough and the Virgina Assembly.
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Married - Bef 1756 - Maryland 
Died - Cause: Personal Injury (By Family Tradition) - 1 Oct 1778 - Fort Boonesborough, Kentucky = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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