Matilda Scheck
b. July 1857, d. 23 September 1906
- Father: Georg Heinrich Scheck b. 5 November 1819, d. between 1893 and 1900
- Mother: Anna Magdalena Dexheimer b. 21 September 1826, d. 19 December 1910
- Matilda Scheck was born in July 1857 in Pennsylvania.
- Georg Heinrich Scheck and Anna Magdalena Dexheimer appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Other members of the household included Matilda Scheck, George H. Scheck, Louisa Scheck, Amelia Scheck, Pauline Scheck and Adeline Scheck.
- Georg Heinrich Scheck and Anna Magdalena Dexheimer, appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Other members of the household included Matilda Scheck, George H. Scheck, Louisa Scheck, Pauline Scheck, Adeline Scheck, William Scheck and Wilhelmina Scheck.
- Georg Heinrich Scheck and Anna Magdalena Dexheimer appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 1316 Ogden Street. Other members of the household included Matilda Scheck, Adeline Scheck, William Scheck, Wilhelmina Scheck, Joseph R. Turner, Louisa Scheck, William Henry Turner and Joseph Constant Turner.
- She was a tailoress, according to the 1880 census.
- She married Albert Horn, son of Edward Horn and Sophia Geyer, circa 1884.
- Albert and Matilda Horn were living at 829 Geary in Philadelphia when their son Albert died on 2 October 1888.
- Albert Horn and Matilda Scheck appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 2334 Turner Street. Other members of the household included Ada Madeline Horn and Walter Benjamin Turner. Also in the household was one female boarder, Mary A. Blautz, a dressmaker.
- Matilda Scheck died on 23 September 1906 at age 49 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 2346 Oxford Street at her residence.
- Albert Horn became a widower at her death.
- She was interred at Fernwood Cemetery, Fernwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
- The following appeared on 24 September 1906 in The Philadelphia Inquirer: [Died] On the 23d inst. Matilda, beloved wife of Albert Horn. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend funeral services, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at her late residence, 2430 Oxford street. Interment strictly private, Fernwood Cemetery.
- Last Edited: 30 Apr 2015
Family: Albert Horn b. 11 September 1859, d. 30 November 1942
- Ada Madeline Horn+ b. 12 May 1886, d. 30 April 1946
- Herbert A. Horn b. 12 December 1887, d. 2 October 1888