Francis Marion Hornbeck

 Francis Marion Hornbeck born August 6, 1843 in Indiana to Simpson and Martha Hornbeck.  In 1860, his father moved the family to Paradise, Illinois and in the nearby town of Mattoon, IL, Francis enlisted into the military with the 62nd infantry, where he was assigned to guard the new railroad through Cherokee territory at what is now Muskogee, OK. He did not see any combat and mustered out at 22 years old. According to the records, he was 5 ft 8 inches tall, thick curly light brown hair, light complexion, light eye color. 

He married Hannah Johnson July 3, 1866 then had the following children: 

Albert Hornbeck, Simpson Hornbeck, ES Hornbeck, James Francis Hornbeck, Rosa Belle Hornbeck (married James Hoover), Marth Hornbeck (married P. Hubbard) then his wife Hannah died in 1880. 

Francis married my great great grandmother Susan Beales on September 1, 1881 and he was a postmaster at the Lyons, Indiana post office. They had the following children: 

Chester Arthur Hornbeck, Susan Alice Hornbeck (married Benjamin Waddle), Ransom Cornelius Hornbeck, Maggie Hornbeck (married John Clemmons), Alonzo Lee Hornbeck. Susan Beales died in 1889. 

Francis married Mary Lemmon 1899 and had one daughter Naomi Oma Hornbeck. By this time, he was 57 years old.

Francis moved most of his children with him to Poplar Bluff, Missouri and he lived there until he died February 16, 1923. He is buried besides many of his children, as many of the Hornbecks stayed in Poplar Bluff and Saint Louis.