Horace Record
February 2, 1840 - November 13, 1885

9th Battery Mass. Vols.; Priv.; Res. Somerville; currier; 24; transf. from 1st Battery, March 12, 1865; must. out June 6, 1865. See 1st Battery Mass. Lt. Arty. (3 yrs.).

1st Battery Mass. Vols.; Priv.; Res. Somerville; currier; 24; enl. and must. Feb. 25, 1864; transf. to 9th Batty. See 9th Batty. Mass. Lt. Arty.

Listed on grave stone:

  • In Memory of Horace Record, A Volentere In The Union Army, Died Nov. 13, 1885, Aged 45 Yrs., 8 Mos., 19 Days.
  • His Wife, Julia A., 1840-1918
  • May Record, 1868-1888
  • Gertrude Record, 1874-1891
  • Frank W. Tucker, 1883-1960
  • C. Eugene Record, 1871-1941
  • His Wife, Hattie Cecelia, 1872-1952
  • Clifford E. Record, 1897-1898
  • Rayna J. Tucker, 1881-1956
  • Walter S. Townsend, 1869-1952
  • His Wife, Elsie Jacobson, 1882-1958

Information from Veterans' Graves Registration - City of Medford

  • Name: Record, Horace
  • Name of Cemetery: Oak Grove
  • Place: Medford
  • Location: Grave No. 10, Lot 322, Primrose Path
  • Date of Burial in This Cemetery: Nov. 16, 1885
  • Grave No. on Blueprint: 126
  • Marker Placed: Flat
  • By Whom: G.A.R.
  • Branch of Service: U.S. Army
  • Organization: 1st Battery M.V. Lt. Art. & 9th Battery M.V. Lt. Art.
  • Born: Camden, Me., Feb. 2, 1840
  • Died: Somerville, Nov. 13, 1885
  • Was Deceased Member of Veteran Organization: Somerville G.A.R. Post 139
  • Type of Stone: Upright - Private

Map of Grave Location
Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford, Mass.

Funeral Notice

The Boston Globe - November 16, 1885, Page 5

The Funeral of Horace Record.

The funeral of the late Horace Record was held at his residence at the corner of Mills street and Sargent avenue, Somerville, at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Paul Revere Lodge of Odd Fellows, of which the deceased was a member, attended, Messrs. H. B. Setton, J. Leland Norcross, George H. Harlow and John R. Conant acting as pallbearers. Rev. Lewis V. Price, pastor of the Broadway Congregational Church, to which Mr. Record belonged, read from the Scriptures, and a quartet sang appropriate music. The services were simple, yet impressive. A large number of the friends and relatives of the departed were present. The interment was at Oak Grove cemetery.