Jacob Horner

Quick Facts

Place of Birth:

Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Date of Birth:

November 10, 1803

Place of Death:

Hornerstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Date of Death:

December 29, 1874

Place of Burial:

Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Cemetery Name:

Sandyvale Cemetery

Jacob Horner was assistant superintendent of the Allegheny Portage Railroad, a position he held for several years. 

Horner was a farmer and businessman. He owned boats that ran between Johnstown and Pittsburgh on the Main Line Canal. 

Jacob married Catherine and they had nine children. Hornerstown, Pennsylvania is named after the family.