Horace Mansur1 
M, #43010, b. Dec 16, 1820, d. Oct 19, 1900
Family | Electa Louisa Newberry b. Apr 14, 1827, d. Feb 13, 1888 | |
Chronological Events | ||
| Birth* | Dec 16, 1820 | Horace Mansur was born on Dec 16, 1820 at Temple, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States .1 |
| Marriage* | circa 1872 | He married Electa Louisa Newberry circa 1872 at Placer County, California, United States.1 |
| Death* | Oct 19, 1900 | Horace Mansur died on Oct 19, 1900, at age 79 at Newcastle, Placer County, California, United States.1 |
| Burial* | Oct 20, 1900 | He was buried on Oct 20, 1900 at Unknown Cemetery, California, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 43179744.2 |
| Obituary | Oct 20, 1900 | OBITUARY: Horace Mansur was the ninth of twelve children born to Ezra Mansur (1771 - 1834) and Susanna Treadwell Mansur (1784 - 1835) in Temple, New Hampshire. He married Abby T. Leighton in Dover, NH in May 1845, and their only child, James Crombie Mansur, was born there on Feb. 16, 1846. Horace left his family to mine gold in California in 1849, arriving on the Middle Fork of the American River in September (and is shown there in the 1850 census). After mining for about two years, he returned to New Hampshire to bring his wife, son and his business partner, Marcus Morton Harrub, back to California by sail. They arrived in San Francisco on the ship "SS Oregon" on Feb. 11, 1852 and settled in the community of Horse Shoe Bar, on the North Fork of the American River, in March. They had several establishments there, including a boarding house, bar, livery stable and store. In 1854, Horace and Marcus purchased the "Jones Ranch" up the hill west of the river, across from the Franklin House, a hotel on the Sacramento to Auburn Road. The farm had a new, two bedroom house, which Abby said in a letter to her sister had a fine kitchen parlor and shade trees. But plans to convert solely to farming fell awry because of illness. Both Abby and Marcus became ill with rheumatic fever in 1855. Abby appeared to recover but died from heart failure in August at Baker's Ranch. Horace and Marcus had taken her there for relief from the heat. Marcus died nine months later, leaving Horace alone with James. Both Abby and Marcus were buried on a small hill a few hundred yards to the east of the house. Horace then turned his attention to other ventures, including a dancing school (he had been shown as a dance master in the 1852 California Census) and, with friends, established the Newcastle Fruit Shippers and Preservation Association, the first of its kind in the area. Horace was also active in local politics and often served as an election poll judge. He was also an early member of the Placer County Board of Supervisors. In 1872, Horace married Mrs. Electa Newberry Wixon, his neighbor at the Franklin House. She had been a good friend of Abby's. He lived with Electa and helped run her farm until she died in 1888. He continued living in the Franklin House until his death in 1900, at which time he was buried on his old property, next to Marcus and Abby. At the time of his internment, Horace's was the fifth grave in the burial plot. All had tombstones which were still there when a grave survey was taken in the 1970's. Horace's tombstone was stolen sometime between then and the year 2000. Since then, one other stone for an 8-year old girl has been taken, leaving only three. Hopefully, with the attention given in Find A Grave and the Loomis News article shown in wife Abby's memorial (linked below), the remaining stones will be protected from further vandalism. Interned: in Loomis, Placer County, California. According to his obituary, he died in his home along Miner's Ravine, the Franklin House. The House of Mansur, p. 51 Information found at Find-A-Grave.com.3 |