[p. 714] who is the oldest flagstone contractor at New Castle, in point of service, has his office and yards at No. 172 South Jefferson Street, deals in coal, and contracts for street paving and cement work. Mr. Vanhorn was born in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, May 6, 1859, and is a son of William Vanhorn, a furnace man all his life and for many years a foreman.
George H. Vanhorn came to New Castle from Clarion County, when he was twenty-two years of age, and went to work in a blast furnace. Later he visited Tennessee, where he remained for three years and four months, and then returned to New Castle where he has been in business ever since. In 1890, Mr. Vanhorn entered into the coal trade, and later became a flagstone sidewalk contractor and in the latter capacity has done a very large amount of business in this city, his excellent work being in evidence in every section.
During his residence in Tennessee, Mr. Vanhorn was married to Miss Anna B. Groover, and they have five children: Walter A., who married Florence Shaner; Minnie R., who married Fred Stidmore; and George H., Leroy and Marietta. The family belongs to the First Park Christian Church. He is a Knight of Pythias, a Mason and an Elk.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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