Horner, J. H. (John Harland), 1870-1953.
Biographical notes:
John Harland Horner (1870-1953) was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and moved to Enterprise, Oregon, in 1911. A life-long bachelor, he served as Wallowa County's deputy assessor from 1918 to 1924, before being elected county assessor in 1924. Horner also had a long-standing interest in the history of Wallowa County. For more than thirty years, he collected historical information and interviewed most of the area's early settlers and local Native Americans. His research resulted in an unpublished manuscript of more than 1,500 pages titled Wallowa River and Valley . Horner committed suicide on July 13, 1953, at the age of 83
From the guide to the J.H. Horner Papers, 1889-1985, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library)
John Harland Horner (1870-1953) was born in Kansas City, Missouri and moved to Enterprise, Oregon in 1911. He served as Wallowa County's deputy assessor from 1918 to 1924, before being elected county assessor in 1924. Horner also had a long-standing interest in the history of Wallowa County. For over thirty years, he collected historical information and interviewed most of the area's early settlers and local Indians. His research resulted in an unpublished manuscript of over 1500 pages.
From the description of John Harland Horner papers, 1889-1985. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 48757705
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- Native Americans
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- Nez Percé Indians
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- Wallowa County (Or.) (as recorded)
- Wallowa Lake (Or.) (as recorded)
- Wallowa Mountains (Or.) (as recorded)
- Oregon--Wallowa County (as recorded)
- Wallowa Lake (Or.) (as recorded)
- Wallowa County (Or.) (as recorded)
- Wallowa Mountains (Or.) (as recorded)
