Book Description
Moses M. Horning (1830-1906) was born on his father's farm in Brecknock Twp., along the Allegheny Creek, Pennsylvania. He was a son of Joseph and Fannie Mosser Horning. He married Lavina M. Gehman (1832- 1897) in 1853. She was a daughter of Benjamin B. and Elizabeth (Musser) Gehman. Early ancestors of the Horning family came origi- nally from Germany in the early 18th century. The emigrant ancestor of the Gehman family, Christian Gehman, came from Switzerland in 1754. Members of this family are mennonites. Descendants live in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Maryland, Canada and elsewhere.