It's Saturday Night -
time for more Genealogy Fun!
Our mission from Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings
is to:
1) Who is your current
favorite ancestor to research and why? [Thank you to Linda Stufflebean for
suggesting topics!]
2) Write your own blog
post, or add your response as a comment to this blog post, in a Facebook Status
post or note.
Here’s mine:
My current favorite ancestor is my great-grandfather, Johan
Anton Hork’s brother, Albert M. Hork. He was his younger brother, born ten years
later in Oberhundem, Westfalen in 1853.[1]
I am fortunate that much of what I know about Albert is through newspaper
articles.
He was a Roman Catholic priest, who was ordained on 7 June
1884 in Malines, Belgium.[2]
Prior to that, he had studied in Milwaukee at the St. Francis de Sales Seminary
in 1876.[3]
Likely he learned English there, though he may have studied some before coming
to America.
He made his intention to naturalize in Lee County, Iowa in 1877
and was naturalized in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin in 1887.[4]
He served many small parishes in Nebraska, Arkansas, and
lastly Oregon. The small-town newspapers reported on his activities, sometimes
listing when he was saying Mass in a sub-parish chapel, or that he married or baptized
a member of a local family. One account mentioned he resigned and was going to
Chile for his health. Not long after he returned saying he didn’t like it
there.
His last appointment was in Gervais, Oregon at St. Louis
Church. When his health became so poor, he moved to the St. Mary’s Convent in
Beaverton, where he died and was buried.[6]
Many of my favorites to write about are those who had no descendants.
I like that I am honoring them by keeping their memories alive.
Previous posts about Albert are:
“52
Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week 46: Poor Man – The Poor Health of Rev. Albert M.
Hork”
“52
Ancestors: Health – Finding Rev. Albert M. Hork’s Death Certificate & a Tip”
Tombstone
Tuesday – Rev. Albert M. Hork
I guess I really need to do a full post about him and
include many of the interesting articles. I’m still not sure when he served
each place and trying to create a good timeline for him. Once that is done, I’ll
write his complete story. It seems that there is always something more to find!
[1] Oberhundem, Westfalen, Katholische Kirchenbuch,
Taufen 1848-1878, p. 27, no. 31, Johann Albert Horroch; FHL film Intl 1257843.
[2]
Archdiocese of Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska, Biographical Sketch of Albert Hork,
1902.
[3]
St. Francis Seminary, Golden Jubilee of Saint Francis Seminary 1856-1906
(Milwaukee: St. Francis Seminary, 1906), 77.
[4]
Lee Co, Iowa, naturalization records, First Papers, v. 2, p. 28, Albert Hork,
1877; FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org), citing FHL Film 959168,
item 4. Ozaukee Co., Wisconsin, Circuit Court, naturalization records, certificates
of naturalization, 1868-1892, vol 3, p. 735, Albert M. Hork, 1877; Family
History Library, citing FHL film 1317935.
[5]
"Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1945" (http://www.ancestry.com :
accessed 10 Dec 2010), manifest, S.S. Belgenland, 9 Nov 1891, Rev. Alb. M.
Hork.
[6]
"Veteran Pastor is Dead: Rev. Albert M. Hork, of Catholic Faith, to be
Buried Today.," Oregonian (Portland), 28 May 1912, p 14; digital
images, genealogybank.com (http://genealogybank.com).
Albert led an interesting life, given that he was a priest in that time period. Moving to Chile and then returning home because he didn't like it must have been quite an adventure.
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