Dr. Horne was born in Scotland in 1814 to the Rev. William and Mary ( Somerville) Horne. After studying in Edinburgh, he immigrated to the US. He studied at the Medical College in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated in 1840. He worked in “Little Columbus”, Middletown, Indiana, and Alexandria, Indiana before opening his office in Yorktown. in 1855. He served two terms as a Mt. Pleasant Township trustee. Dr. Horne also served as the Yorktown postmaster. He was appointed in 1866.
He married Isabella Scott in 1844 and had 7 children.
Mention in Kemper, 1908 History of Delaware County 1904 pg 295
