Horace H Favour
Rank: Pvt Co: A Age: 18 Residence: Limerick Birthplace: Limerick Occupation: farmer
Married/Single: S Height: 5' 9 Eyes: Bl Hair: Lt Complexion: F
HORACE H FAVOUR was born in Limerick, Maine abt 3 July 1844 (based on age at death), the son of Stephen L and Harriet (Harmon) Favour. He died in Limerick on 13 Apr 1886 [grave; obit], and was buried in the Hillside Cemetery.
He married, in Cornish, Maine on 4 Apr 1866 [York County Div, SJC vol.37, p.175], to NANCY K McKUSICK. The daughter of Thurston and Mary McKusick, she was born in Cornish, ME in Dec 1848 [1900 census], and died there on 2 Aug 1905 from Brights Disease [ME VR]. She and Horace divorced in May 1882, and she remarried ca 1887 to Frank P Sargent, who is also buried with her in her family's plot in Riverside Cemetery, Cornish [YCCI, pg 537].
Horace, while young, worked as a farmer in Limerick. By 1880, he was employed as a horse car conductor, working in Boston. Not being at home for over a year was one reason for their divorce. When he came down ill, he returned to Limerick and lived with his brother Irvin, which was where he passed away. His obit was carried in the Biddeford Journal, 4/23/1886, pg 2.
Horace and Nancy only had one child:
i. HOWARD HORACE FAVOUR, b. 13 July 1871 in Limerick, Maine [divorce papers; MA vr - rep in Boston]; d. 23 Jan 1933 [Find a Grave]. Buried in Artesia Cemetery, Cerritos, CA. He was married to SHIRLEY ALNA STRAW ca 1891 [9 yrs in 1900 census]. She was born in Newfield, Maine [children's birth recs] on 11 June 1869 and died on 8 Nov 1947 [CA Death Index]. She is also buried in Artesia Cemetery [Find a Grave].
1. Ruby Alna Favour, b. 22 Feb 1892 in Limerick [ME vr] or (err) 24 Apr 1892 in Revere [MA vr]; died 12 July 1892 in Revere, aged 4 mos, 18 das, from meningitis. She is buried in the McKusick plot, Riverside Cemetery.
2. Freeland Frankin Favour, b. 15 Mar 1895 in Newfield, ME; d. 29 Sept 1951 in Los Angeles County [CA Death Index]. He was seen in Los Angeles in 1930 census with wife Mary S and two daughters.
3. (stillborn), 8 Jan 1899 in Cornish, ME [ME vr] [There is an Olive H Favour, dau of HH and SA Favour, d. 7 Jan 1899, buried in the McKusick plot in Riverside Cem, Cornish.
4. (stillborn), 13 May 1904 in Cornish [ME vr]
Additional Source Data:
1850
1860 Limerick, Me census (pg 46): hh 353/368
1870 Limerick census (pg 35): hh 264/276
1880 Limerick census (pg 11): hh 113/120
1900 Cornish, ME (pg 3A): Howard Favour w/ wife, son, mother and stepfather
1910 Lost River, Klamath, Oregon (pg 3B): Howard a farmer
1920 Palo Verde, Riverside, CA: Howard a farmer
1930 Los Angeles, LA, CA (pg 9B)
- divorce papers in Maine's Supreme Judicial Court files, Vol 37 (available on Family Search)
He married, in Cornish, Maine on 4 Apr 1866 [York County Div, SJC vol.37, p.175], to NANCY K McKUSICK. The daughter of Thurston and Mary McKusick, she was born in Cornish, ME in Dec 1848 [1900 census], and died there on 2 Aug 1905 from Brights Disease [ME VR]. She and Horace divorced in May 1882, and she remarried ca 1887 to Frank P Sargent, who is also buried with her in her family's plot in Riverside Cemetery, Cornish [YCCI, pg 537].
Horace, while young, worked as a farmer in Limerick. By 1880, he was employed as a horse car conductor, working in Boston. Not being at home for over a year was one reason for their divorce. When he came down ill, he returned to Limerick and lived with his brother Irvin, which was where he passed away. His obit was carried in the Biddeford Journal, 4/23/1886, pg 2.
Horace and Nancy only had one child:
i. HOWARD HORACE FAVOUR, b. 13 July 1871 in Limerick, Maine [divorce papers; MA vr - rep in Boston]; d. 23 Jan 1933 [Find a Grave]. Buried in Artesia Cemetery, Cerritos, CA. He was married to SHIRLEY ALNA STRAW ca 1891 [9 yrs in 1900 census]. She was born in Newfield, Maine [children's birth recs] on 11 June 1869 and died on 8 Nov 1947 [CA Death Index]. She is also buried in Artesia Cemetery [Find a Grave].
1. Ruby Alna Favour, b. 22 Feb 1892 in Limerick [ME vr] or (err) 24 Apr 1892 in Revere [MA vr]; died 12 July 1892 in Revere, aged 4 mos, 18 das, from meningitis. She is buried in the McKusick plot, Riverside Cemetery.
2. Freeland Frankin Favour, b. 15 Mar 1895 in Newfield, ME; d. 29 Sept 1951 in Los Angeles County [CA Death Index]. He was seen in Los Angeles in 1930 census with wife Mary S and two daughters.
3. (stillborn), 8 Jan 1899 in Cornish, ME [ME vr] [There is an Olive H Favour, dau of HH and SA Favour, d. 7 Jan 1899, buried in the McKusick plot in Riverside Cem, Cornish.
4. (stillborn), 13 May 1904 in Cornish [ME vr]
Additional Source Data:
1850
1860 Limerick, Me census (pg 46): hh 353/368
1870 Limerick census (pg 35): hh 264/276
1880 Limerick census (pg 11): hh 113/120
1900 Cornish, ME (pg 3A): Howard Favour w/ wife, son, mother and stepfather
1910 Lost River, Klamath, Oregon (pg 3B): Howard a farmer
1920 Palo Verde, Riverside, CA: Howard a farmer
1930 Los Angeles, LA, CA (pg 9B)
- divorce papers in Maine's Supreme Judicial Court files, Vol 37 (available on Family Search)