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William Horning and family. He and wife Ameila both New York natives. Son Clarence age 17 born in New York. Census Place: Wheatland, Monroe, New York; Roll: T624_993; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0222; FHL microfilm: 1375006. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal
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Horning and family. Son Clarence, born November 1892 in New York State. Census Place: Schroeppel, Oswego, New York; Roll: 1144; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0146; FHL microfilm: 1241144. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census
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to play professional baseball, In a draft registration card completed in June 1917, Horning described himself as a baseball player under contract to play for the
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Clarence E. Horning, age 48, born in New York. Census Place: Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: T627_1802; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 63–139. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census
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Horning, a lineman, scored during his NFL career. Horning spent the 1922 and 1923 seasons with the
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Clarence Edw Horning, born Nov 15, 1892, at Phoenix, NY. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918 .
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Clarence E. Horning, born November 15, 1894 at Phoenix, NY. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 .
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