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Horace B. Righter
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Name Horace B. Righter - Horace B. Righter was born February 2, 1850, at Spring Mill. He attended the neighborhood schools, was a student in ProfessorJohn Loche's boarding school at Norristown and in a private school in Philadelphia.He became a remarkably fine penman. When seventeen years of age he went to Altoona, Pennsylvania, to learnthe machinist's trade but remained only six months and after his return clerkedfor D. O. & H. S. Hitner for fourteen years. He then entered the employof the railroad company, at Conshohocken, and two years were thus passedafter which he assisted his father in the recorder's office as clerk forfifteen years. He was then elected to that office in 1899 and served forone term. He is active and prominent in local political circles and servedas a member of the county committee for several rears and has been a delegateto the county conventions of the Republican party. He is a Mason and belongsto the same chapter in which his father held membership. Of kindly, genialdisposition he has made many friends in the various public positions he hasfilled. On the 12th of December, 1900 Mr. Righter married Miss Lettie Lentz, of Spring Hill,daughter of George W. and L. S. (Funk) Lentz. Her father, who was proprietorof a hotel, was born in Whitemarsh township and died April 19, 1901. Mr.and Mrs. Lentz had two children, Lettie and Daniel H. Mr. and Mrs. Righterhave a daughter, Florence A., born December 3, 1901, and they reside at No.903 West Marshall street, Norristown.
"Ellwood Roberts' Biographical Annals, 1904: Montgomery Co, PA
Vol I - Part 19: pp. 412 - 436."
Born 2 Feb 1850 Spring Mill, Montgomery, Pennsylvania 
Gender Male Person ID I6858 Grow Last Modified 14 Jan 2012
Father John A. Righter, b. 16 Sep 1820, Spring Mill, Montgomery, Pennsylvania , d. 21 Oct 1899, Spring Mill, Montgomery, Pennsylvania (Age 79 years) Mother Rebecca Kirkner, b. 15 Dec 1823, Lower Merion Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania , d. 19 Jun 1903, Spring Mill, Montgomery, Pennsylvania (Age 79 years) Married 11 Dec 1845 Lower Merion Twp, Montgomery, Pennsylvania Family ID F2155 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Leticia A. Lentz, b. Abt 1879, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Married 12 Dec 1900 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Children 1. Florence Righter, b. 3 Dec 1901, Whitemarsh, Montgomery, Pennsylvania Last Modified 14 Jan 2012 Family ID F2167 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Horace B. Righter was born February 2, 1850, at Spring Mill. He attended the neighborhood schools, was a student in ProfessorJohn Loche's boarding school at Norristown and in a private school in Philadelphia.He became a remarkably fine penman. When seventeen years of age he went to Altoona, Pennsylvania, to learnthe machinist's trade but remained only six months and after his return clerkedfor D. O. & H. S. Hitner for fourteen years. He then entered the employof the railroad company, at Conshohocken, and two years were thus passedafter which he assisted his father in the recorder's office as clerk forfifteen years. He was then elected to that office in 1899 and served forone term. He is active and prominent in local political circles and servedas a member of the county committee for several rears and has been a delegateto the county conventions of the Republican party. He is a Mason and belongsto the same chapter in which his father held membership. Of kindly, genialdisposition he has made many friends in the various public positions he hasfilled. On the 12th of December, 1900 Mr. Righter married Miss Lettie Lentz, of Spring Hill,daughter of George W. and L. S. (Funk) Lentz. Her father, who was proprietorof a hotel, was born in Whitemarsh township and died April 19, 1901. Mr.and Mrs. Lentz had two children, Lettie and Daniel H. Mr. and Mrs. Righterhave a daughter, Florence A., born December 3, 1901, and they reside at No.903 West Marshall street, Norristown.
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Born - 2 Feb 1850 - Spring Mill, Montgomery, Pennsylvania 
Married - 12 Dec 1900 - Montgomery County, Pennsylvania = Link to Google Earth
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