Horace Mack was born October 17, 1809, at Lyme, Conn. When an infant was removed to Pennsylvania and grew to manhood in Susquehanna county, in that State. He was married February 26, 1835 to Mary Miles.
In 1839, with his wife and eldest children, he removed to the west and arrived at his claim, near the Big Mound , northwest of Sugar Grove in August. After residing there about one year he changed his residence and lived in a cabin one or two years near where Dr. L. S. Pennington now resides.
After the lands came into market, Mr. Mack entered land upon the Elkhorn, at a point called “Mack’s Ford," with the view of erecting a mill. In connection with his brother-in-law. the building of a dam was commenced but abandoned, as the business of the county was not great enough to warrant the completion of the enterprise.
He built a house and made other improvements upon his property which he disposed of in 1847, and with his family removed to Sterling where he pursued his trade as carpenter until his death which was caused by a disease locally know as "billious pneumonia" which prevailed at that time in epedemic form. Mr. Mack was an upright man and enjoyed the esteem and confidence of all who knew him. Mrs. Mack married Hezekiah Windom, May 15. 1860. Mr. W. died in 1864. His widow remained in Sterling until 1874, since which time she has resided in Wisconsin with her children, Charles and Mary.
Mr Mack was the father of
Theodore H. Mack born October 5, 1836; Chas. M. Mack born January 29 1839; Arthur L. Mack born August 17,1841, and Mary F. Mack born October 22, 1848. Arthur died January 27, 1851. Mary E. married 0. A. Bryant, of Wisconsin where she now resides.
Pg 260 Bent-Wilson 1877
