Off and on over the years, Horner’s Cemetery, 4965 Nor Bath Blvd., East Allen Township, has had visitors for certain notable persons and visitors from other states and countries.

This year, we ended our tours with a group of guests from California and Maryland at the same time. After five years in the making, they arrived here as a group after meeting in Philadelphia.

As some readers may already know, Horner’s Cemetery was named after Jane Horner, who was the first woman killed in Northampton County (1763).

Horner was born in Berry County, Ireland. She was the wife of James Horner. They came to America in 1734. Their children were Hugh, John, Thomas, Sarah, Mary, James and Jane.

Cindi (Lawrence) Anderson, of southern California, said Horner was her fifth great-grandmother through her mother’s side.

Lisa (Miller) Beckstead, of northern California, said Horner was her fourth great-grandmother through her father’s side.

Even though both ladies are the same age, they are cousins once removed due to Lisa’s late birth.

Dan, of Maryland, wrote he was related to Horner and was a cousin to both ladies.

They were asked how they knew Horner’s story, who told them, how old they were and who researched their family tree.

Lisa said her father told her about Horner when she was a child. He referenced the cemetery a lot, so it is a good bet that descendants may have visited Horner’s Cemetery in the past.

She added information to her father’s records with more current generations. Cindi said it was only through Lisa and the family tree her father made that she became aware of Horner’s story.

Dan said he first heard about Horner from his father when he was about 8 years old. He said he received an email from Lisa. After talking a little bit, they found out they were cousins.

They were so excited about visiting Horner’s grave; it was the very first thing they wanted to do. As with most visitors from out of state, they went to see the Liberty Bell while they were here.

This author was just as excited to meet them. They were the first descendants of Horner to visit in the last 13 years, when the restoration started.

After visiting here, they planned to visit other family graves and historic homesteads on their list. Unfortunately, Horner’s house burned down years back.

But they did not go home empty-handed. This author gave them copies of the Horner homestead photo.

Due to the weather, Horner’s Cemetery tours are now closed. I cannot think of a better way to end the season than a visit by descendants of Horner, for whom the cemetery is named.