Biography of Horatio S. Hine, pages 734 / 735.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Horatio S. Hine, miller, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Erie County, 
Ohio, Aug. 10, 1822, the second son of Shelden and Sally Hine, native of 
Connecticut who settled in Ohio in 1819, where the former spent the rest of 
his life.  Mrs. Hine died in De Kalb County, at the age of eighty-three 
years.  In the district schools and at the academy at Norwalk, Ohio, our 
subject obtained a good education.  Nov. 15, 1847, he was married to 
Cynthia, daughter of Deacon Lonson Brooks, of Erie County, Ohio.  Mrs. Hine 
died Sept. 22, 1855, leaving three children---Shelden, Charles and Frank.  
His second marriage was celebrated with deceased wife’s sister, Jane S. 
Brooks, Nov. 10, 1857.  They have three children---Nellie, Brooke and Lemon.  
In 1838 Mr. Hine’s father bought 384 acres of land in Richland and Fairfield 
townships, not the site of Sedan.  When nineteen years old our subject came 
to pay taxes on this land, but considering it worthless after seeing it, he 
returned home with the money in his pocket.  In 1856 he returned and began 
making improvements, cleared a site for a saw-mill, and in six weeks time 
had a mill running, which for ten years he operated successfully.  In 1868 
he bought a flouring-mill, and run the two for about two years.  In 1873 
this business was left in charge of his sons, and he went to Williams 
County, Ohio, where he had interest, remaining there ten years, after 
which he returned to De Kalb County where he has since lived.  At present 
he owns 280 acres of highly improved land.  He and wife are consistent 
members of the Lutheran church.  Politically he is Republican.

Submitted by:
Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
Agoodwin@ctlnet.com