An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The
Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893 

J. HORNIBROOK, a well known farmer of Klickitat county, was born in Perth
county, Canada, a son of Samuel and Sarah Hornibrook, natives also of that
country. The family is of a long-life race, and the ancestry can be traced back
to Ireland. Our subject, the second in a family of four children, all residents
of Washington, spent his early life in Canada. He moved to Cherokee county,
Iowa, with his parents, and in 1883 he brought his family to Klickitat county,
Washington, locating on a farm three miles from Goldendale, buying the right of
Melton Sheer, and afterward securing a title. Mr. Hornibrook has since added to
the original purchase until he now owns 320 acres in one body, and also has 320
acres of mountain timber, a few miles north. He is engaged in general farming
and stock-raising, and his wheat crop usually averages from eighteen to
twenty-five bushels per acre. The farm has good buildings, surrounded by
ornamental trees, and an orchard of about two acres, containing many kinds of
fruit. Mr. Hornibrook was married in Cherokee county, Iowa, February 28, 1877,
to Miss Silena Hill, a native of Wisconsin, and a daughter of Henry and
Elizabeth Hill, natives of Germany and England, respectively. They resided in
Wisconsin for many years, and afterward removed to Iowa, where the mother still
resides. The father died in Missouri in 1879. Our subject and wife have seven
children: Sarah Elizabeth, Cintha Malissa, Ira Elmer, William John, Mabel
Beatrice, Fanuy and Alice Marcelus. The family are members of the Methodist
Church at Goldendale. In political matters, Mr. Hornibrook votes with the
Republican party, and takes an active interest in school, county and State
affairs. He is always foremost in any enterprise which tends to uplift or
promote the interests of his fellow man, and it may be said he is one of those
progressive, whole-souled men who are welcomed in every community.

Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in January 2004 by Jeffrey L. Elmer

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