Richard Van Horn was the publisher and editor of the Navarro Express before the Civil War, and later the Corsicana Observer.
Opinions of the State Press
...The Corsicana Index pays a feeling tribute to the memory of the deceased editor of the Observer, of the same place, Col. R.A. Van Horn. The Index says:
His death was not unexpected, but the sad event has brought deep mourning and sorrow to his loved ones at home, and to his many friends here and elsewhere. Col. Van Horn was a native of Tallahassee, Florida, where he in very early life became a printer. After serving in offices in New Orleans, New York, Boston, and also in California, he, in conjunction with his brother (Thaddeus Damascus Van Horn), commenced the publication, in 1854, of the Central Texan, in Anderson, Grimes county. On the 29th of October 1859, he issued the first number of the Navarro Express, in Corsicana, the publication of which he continued, except a short time during the war, until 1867, when the name of the Express was changed to the Corsicana Observer, of which he was the editor and proprietor at the time of his death. He was well known to the people of Navarro, and during his residence in the county he endeared himself to a host of friends among men of every calling, whose kindest wishes and tenderest sympathies are extended to his bereaved family. The remains of the deceased were interred on Saturday in the new cemetery by the Odd Fellows Lodge, of which he was long a member.
Age 47
According to the transcription of Nick Lorette, the grave is inscribed:
"He is gone
That kindly look, that pleasant smile
That lit a face, that had no guile
The hearty pressure of the hand
That made you feel and understand
The man meant all he professed
Joined the souls of valiant men
Who bravely used to wield the pen."
Opinions of the State Press
...The Corsicana Index pays a feeling tribute to the memory of the deceased editor of the Observer, of the same place, Col. R.A. Van Horn. The Index says:
His death was not unexpected, but the sad event has brought deep mourning and sorrow to his loved ones at home, and to his many friends here and elsewhere. Col. Van Horn was a native of Tallahassee, Florida, where he in very early life became a printer. After serving in offices in New Orleans, New York, Boston, and also in California, he, in conjunction with his brother (Thaddeus Damascus Van Horn), commenced the publication, in 1854, of the Central Texan, in Anderson, Grimes county. On the 29th of October 1859, he issued the first number of the Navarro Express, in Corsicana, the publication of which he continued, except a short time during the war, until 1867, when the name of the Express was changed to the Corsicana Observer, of which he was the editor and proprietor at the time of his death. He was well known to the people of Navarro, and during his residence in the county he endeared himself to a host of friends among men of every calling, whose kindest wishes and tenderest sympathies are extended to his bereaved family. The remains of the deceased were interred on Saturday in the new cemetery by the Odd Fellows Lodge, of which he was long a member.
Age 47
According to the transcription of Nick Lorette, the grave is inscribed:
"He is gone
That kindly look, that pleasant smile
That lit a face, that had no guile
The hearty pressure of the hand
That made you feel and understand
The man meant all he professed
Joined the souls of valiant men
Who bravely used to wield the pen."
Richard Van Horn was the publisher and editor of the Navarro Express before the Civil War, and later the Corsicana Observer.
Opinions of the State Press
...The Corsicana Index pays a feeling tribute to the memory of the deceased editor of the Observer, of the same place, Col. R.A. Van Horn. The Index says:
His death was not unexpected, but the sad event has brought deep mourning and sorrow to his loved ones at home, and to his many friends here and elsewhere. Col. Van Horn was a native of Tallahassee, Florida, where he in very early life became a printer. After serving in offices in New Orleans, New York, Boston, and also in California, he, in conjunction with his brother (Thaddeus Damascus Van Horn), commenced the publication, in 1854, of the Central Texan, in Anderson, Grimes county. On the 29th of October 1859, he issued the first number of the Navarro Express, in Corsicana, the publication of which he continued, except a short time during the war, until 1867, when the name of the Express was changed to the Corsicana Observer, of which he was the editor and proprietor at the time of his death. He was well known to the people of Navarro, and during his residence in the county he endeared himself to a host of friends among men of every calling, whose kindest wishes and tenderest sympathies are extended to his bereaved family. The remains of the deceased were interred on Saturday in the new cemetery by the Odd Fellows Lodge, of which he was long a member.
Age 47
According to the transcription of Nick Lorette, the grave is inscribed:
"He is gone
That kindly look, that pleasant smile
That lit a face, that had no guile
The hearty pressure of the hand
That made you feel and understand
The man meant all he professed
Joined the souls of valiant men
Who bravely used to wield the pen."
Opinions of the State Press
...The Corsicana Index pays a feeling tribute to the memory of the deceased editor of the Observer, of the same place, Col. R.A. Van Horn. The Index says:
His death was not unexpected, but the sad event has brought deep mourning and sorrow to his loved ones at home, and to his many friends here and elsewhere. Col. Van Horn was a native of Tallahassee, Florida, where he in very early life became a printer. After serving in offices in New Orleans, New York, Boston, and also in California, he, in conjunction with his brother (Thaddeus Damascus Van Horn), commenced the publication, in 1854, of the Central Texan, in Anderson, Grimes county. On the 29th of October 1859, he issued the first number of the Navarro Express, in Corsicana, the publication of which he continued, except a short time during the war, until 1867, when the name of the Express was changed to the Corsicana Observer, of which he was the editor and proprietor at the time of his death. He was well known to the people of Navarro, and during his residence in the county he endeared himself to a host of friends among men of every calling, whose kindest wishes and tenderest sympathies are extended to his bereaved family. The remains of the deceased were interred on Saturday in the new cemetery by the Odd Fellows Lodge, of which he was long a member.
Age 47
According to the transcription of Nick Lorette, the grave is inscribed:
"He is gone
That kindly look, that pleasant smile
That lit a face, that had no guile
The hearty pressure of the hand
That made you feel and understand
The man meant all he professed
Joined the souls of valiant men
Who bravely used to wield the pen."
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