Henry Horrox ^{1 2}

   FamilySearch ID: GYBF-4T1.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1851 England Census census in 1851 in Hopwood, , Lancashire, England. ³ The 1851 census recorded on Gooden Lane in Hopwood: John Horrox, coal miner, 36, living with wife Mary, 32; son Henry, 6; son Samuel, 4; and daughter Sarah Jane, 2. Mary was born in Oldham, and all others in Heap.

2. He immigrated in 1853 to New York, New York, NY.

3. Census in 1870 in Jacksons, Schuylkill, PA. ⁴ The 1870 U.S. census recorded in Mahanoy Township:
Henry Horrax, miner, 25, with wife Sarah, 23; and daughter Maggie, 2. Henry was born in England, the others in Pennsylvania.
Two houses away is neighbor Ann Horrax, 40, keeping house, living with her son William, laborer, 19; James, laborer, 17; son Alphie, 4; and daughter Mary A., 23. Also in the home is Mary A.'s son, Thos. E. Jackson, age 2, born in Pennsylvania. Everyone else was born in England.
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4. Census in 1880 in Jeddo, Luzerne, PA, United States. ⁵ The 1880 census recorded Henery Harrox, miner, 35, living with wife Sarrah, 32; Margaret, 9; Mary J., 7; George, 3; and Jenlla, 1. Henery and his parents were born in England, the other were born in Pennsylvania. Sarah's parents were born in Germany.

5. Occupation: coal miner foreman in 1900 in Jeddo, Luzerne, PA, United States.

6. Occupation: Mining Accidents: Henry Horrox, age 57, mine Jeddo No. 4, Non-fatal on 1 Jul 1904 in Jeddo, Luzerne, PA, United States.

7. Cause of Death: arterio sclerosis, 13 Feb 1924, Jeddo, Luzerne, PA, United States. ²

8. Occupation: foreman on 13 Feb 1924 in Jeddo, Luzerne, PA, United States. ²

9. Obituary: The Plain Speaker on 13 Feb 1925 in Hazleton, Luzerne, PA, United States. ⁶ Henry Horrax, aged 79 years and two months, one of the best known residents of the North Side, died at 11 o'clock this morning at his home at Oakdale, following a long illness. He had been bedfast for the last three weeks. Mr. Horrax was born in England, but came to this country when quite young. He was a resident of Oakdale for fifty years. His wife preceded him in death in December.
Mr. Horrax was a member of the Diamond Methodist Episcopal church of this city.
Up to five years ago he was employed in the mines of the Jeddo Highland Coal Company but ill health forced his retirement. He is survived by four daughters and one son as follows: Mrs. Thomas Horn, of Jeddo, Mrs. Priscilla Renshaw, of Hazleton, Mrs. William Margwarth, of Oakdale and Mrs. Emma Anderson, a private nurse of this city and Harry Horrax, of Oakdale, with whom he made his home. One brother Samuel, of Saint Clair and one sister Mrs. Emma Mather, of Jeddo, also survive. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock with services at the house conducted by Rev. Thomas F. Ripple, pastor of the Diamond M. E. Church. Burial will follow in the Freeland cemetery.

Henry married Sarah D. Barron about 1871. (Sarah D. Barron was born on 6 Feb 1848 in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States of America,⁷ died on 23 Dec 1923 in Oakdale, Luzerne, PA, United States ⁷ and was buried on 26 Dec 1923 in Freeland, Luzerne, PA ⁷.)