27 Sept., 1835, at Lyme; married 29 July, 1869, by Rev. William
Merrifield, to LOUISA BORDER, born 5 June, 1843; no children.
IV. MARGARET, daughter of Le Roy Horton and Jane Reynolds, born 7
July, 1837; married 14 Sept., 1861, by Rev. Mr. Green, to CHARLES
DOTY, born 18 May, 1840. She died 3 July, 1868.
Children, probably, all born in Lyme:
1. Burtie, born July 7, 1862.
2. Minnie, 12 August, 1866.
3. Annis, born 12 March, 1868.
V. ISAAC COOK, son of Le Roy Horton and Jane Reynolds, born 27 April,
1839; married 25 Dec., 1865, by Rev. George C. Greenleaf, to HELEN F.
BLODGETT, born 27 July, 1843.
Children, born in Lyme:
1. Herbert Doty; born 15 Dec., 1866.
2. Alice M., born 7 March, 1872.
VI. DORR, son of Le Roy Horton and Jane Reynolds, born 12 Sept.,
1841; married 22 January, 1867, by Rev. W. B. Joice, to EVELINE O.
FISH, born 4 July, 1848.
Children, all born in Lyme:
1. Allen H., born 20 Nov., 1867.
2. Julia J., born 24 Oct., 1869.
3. Elizabeth M., born 12 Jan., 1872.
4. Ida M., born 23 August, 1873.
VII. JAMES L., son of Le Roy Horton and Jane Reynolds, born 22 Feb.,
1844; married 4 July, 1867, MARTHA J. WILLIAMSON, born 29 July, 1850.
One child, viz.:
Henry A., born 22 May, 1868.
REV. FRANCIS A., son of George Philip Horton and Magdalena Miller,
born in Philmont, N. Y., 15 September, 1841; married in New
Brunswick, N. J., 9 Nov., 1865, by Rev. J. Y. Beatty, to EMILY
VAN DYKE ADAMS, daughter of John Adams. He is a clergyman of the
"Reformed (Dutch) Church in America," entered the ministry in 1865,
was ordained 30 Oct., of that year, at Glenham, Dutchess Co., N. Y.,
and removed in 1867 to Catskill, Greene Co., N. Y., where he now
(1873), resides; moved to Cleveland, O., in 1874.
Children:
1. James Muldor, born 11 Dec., 1867, at Catskill, N. Y.
The Rev. F. A. Horton, in his letter of April, 1871, says:
"Our relatives are mainly in Southold, along the Hudson, in
central and western New York, and in Michigan. I recollect
father always said that one of the original brothers went into
New Jersey, and that he had lost all trace of him. May be _you_
are a scion from that root. At any rate, the Hortons are a
great people. I see an account now and then of some of them
in the reports of criminal prosecutions, but these are offset
by now and then one in good and honorable places. The last
Governor of Michigan married a full-blooded Horton of our line.
Trace us back to the throne if you can, see that you make no
less of our great top root, when you find him than an Earl."
Another Horton says: "If you find any of the name claiming to
have royal blood in his veins, perform phlebotomy upon him at
once, and take every drop out of him or disown him. Trace us
back to the noble old Roman CINCINNATUS, if you can."--_Dr.
Horton, of Orange Co., N. Y._
I. WILLIAM JAMES, son of the Hon. Frost Horton and Phebe Tompkins
(_Wright_, _Stephen_, _Daniel_, _David_, _Joseph I._), born at
Yorktown, 10 Dec., 1828; married at Peekskill, by Rev. Mr. Underhill,
8 Jan., 1851, to LEAH B. CARPENTER, daughter of William Carpenter and
Winneford Carpenter, of Sommers, and born in 1830. He is a farmer,
and resides at Yorktown.
Children, all born at Yorktown:
1. Wright, born 7 March, 1852; married 22 Oct., 1873, by Rev.
Mr. Page, to Phebe E. Weeks, daughter of Jonah Weeks and Sarah
his wife, and born in Peekskill in 1854. They have one son
William Thomas, born 14 Feb., 1875.
2. Thomas Vanheusen, born 13 Oct., 1853.
3. Georgiana, born 9 Sept., 1860.
II. STEPHEN D., son of Hon. Frost Horton and Phebe Tompkins, born
at Peekskill, 17 June, 1837; married at Cortland, N. Y., 28 Dec.,
1857, by Rev. Mr. Bates, to EMILY CLARA HORTON, daughter of Joshua
Horton[4] and Sally Purdy, and born at Yorktown, 19 Dec., 1840.
Children, all born at Peekskill:
1. Cornelia, born 30 August, 1859; died 31 August, 1866.
2. Frost Joshua, born 20 Sept., 1862; died 7 November, 1862.
3. Stephen Frost D., born 18 Feb., 1865.
Stephen D. Horton is a manufacturer and doing a large business. His
residence is in the village of Peekskill, and he has one of the most
splendid dwellings in the village.
I. ALBERT F., son of John T. Horton and Emeline Smith (_Henry_,
_Hon. William_, _Daniel_, _David_, _Joseph I._), born 26 Dec., 1827;
married 27 Feb., 1851, by Rev. J. Canfield, to LUCINDA HUNTER.
Children:
Isadore M., born 20 Jan., 1852.
VI. JOHN SMITH, son of John T. Horton and Emeline Smith, born 29
Nov., 1840; married 1 Jan., 1861, by Rev. M. Wheeler, to OLIVE VERDEE.
Children:
1. Perley Ainsworth, born 10 Oct., 1861.
2. Delia Adelaide, born 20 March, 1863.
3. Fluta Bell, born 12 Feb., 1865.
4. Martha Maria, born 1 Feb., 1867.
5. William Drake, born 31 March, 1870.
II. ELBRIDGE MICAJAH, son of Isaac W. Horton and Adah Washburn (_Maj.
Micajah_, _Hon. William_, _Daniel_, _David_, _Joseph I._), born at
Colchester, Delaware Co., N. Y., 20 March, 1836; moved with his
father's family to Mason, Mich., in 1847. He left Mason, and went
to Chicago, 8 July, 1862, and connected himself with the Illinois
Central Railroad Co., as bookkeeper. He was married in Buffalo, N.
Y., 17 Oct., 1867, to JANE PIXLEY, daughter of Philander Pixley and
Adaline Hovey, and born in Warsaw, Wyoming Co., N. Y., 15 Oct., 1812.
Mr. E. M. Horton is a man of good business capacities, and has
rendered valuable assistance in furnishing a correct statement of the
names and genealogical data of his branch of the family from the Hon.
William Horton to the present time. He has no children. He possesses
more than ordinary mental ability, and gives good satisfaction to his
employers, and commands their confidence and respect, and the esteem
of all who know him.
II. LUCIEN, son of Homer Horton and Jane Davidge (_Isaac_, _Hon.
William_, _Stephen_, _Daniel_, _David_, _Joseph I._), born at Bethel,
Sullivan Co., N. Y., 14 December, 1836; married 12 Nov., 1861, at
Liberty, Sullivan Co., N. Y., by the Rev. Mr. Mack, to HATTIE BURR,
daughter of Bradley Burr and Polly Sherwood, and born at Liberty, N.
Y., 21 August, 1836.
Children:
1. Charles L., born in Lake Corner, Pa., 3 January, 1863.
2. Jessie Burr, born in Lake Corner, Pa., 11 May, 1864.
3. Cora Burr, born in Berkshire, N. Y., 26 November, 1865.
4. Lillie May, born in Berkshire, N. Y., 24 August, 1870.
5. Le Roy, born in Berkshire, N. Y., 28 April, 1873.
Lucien Horton is a man of commanding form, and possesses good social
qualities. Resides at Berkshire, Tioga Co., N. Y., and is one of the
principals of the firm of "Davidge, Horton and Co., Sole Leather
Tanners," Berkshire, N. Y.
VI. JAMES, son of Homer Horton and Jane Davidge, born at Liberty
Falls, Sullivan Co., N. Y., 1 August, 1849; married at Hancock,
Delaware Co., N. Y., 4 March, 1872, by Rev. J. D. Cornell, to
WILLIMINA GAVITT, daughter of Cyrenius Gavitt and Dorothy Burr, and
born at Liberty, N. Y., 3 March, 1851.
Children, both born at Hancock, N. Y.:
1. Ruth, born 18 Nov., 1872.
2. Warren Gavitt, born 4 May, 1874.
James Horton is an accomplished clerk and bookkeeper. He resided
several years at Hancock, respected and esteemed by all who knew him.
He now (1875), resides in Sheffield, Warren Co., Pa., interested in a
large tanning establishment.
I. WILLIAM NELSON, son of Thomas Hyatt Horton, M. D., and Laura
Ann Torance (_Stephen_, _Thomas_, _Thomas_, _David_, _Joseph I._),
born in Jerusalem, Yates Co., N. Y., 5 Sept., 1841. He was a Union
soldier, faithful and true, and died for his country in Georgia, 23
May, 1865, being shot by the rebels through the head and instantly
killed. He left no issue.
II. GURDON BROMLEY, son of Charles Horton and Betsey Grant (_Isaac_,
_Hon. William_, _Stephen_, _Daniel_, _David_, _Joseph I._), born
at Liberty Falls, N. Y., 8 July, 1845; married in New York City,
27 Dec., 1871, by Rev. Alexander Capron, Rector of Grace Church,
Middletown, N. Y., to MARY AMANDA BUCKLEY, daughter of William
Buckley and Jane ----, his wife, and born in New York City.
They have Bessie Grant, born 18 Nov., 1872, and Jennie, born 27 Oct.,
1874, both born in Brooklyn, N. Y., where Mr. Horton resides. He is
in the leather business, and is the principal of the firm of "G. B.
Horton & Co., 98 Gold Street, New York." We are indebted to him for
valuable records of the family.
III. MELVIN, son of Charles Horton and Betsey Grant, born at Liberty
Falls, N. Y., 25 May, 1847; unmarried. He deals in hides and leather,
and is one of the firm of G. B. Horton & Co., Gold Street, New York.
He traveled extensively in Europe, in 1873, possesses fair business
capacities, is unassuming in his manners, and is wholly disinclined
to "trumpet his own fame and name," as he expressed it, when he
declined to get his portrait for the "Chronicles."
III. EDWARD AUGUSTUS, son of Jacob Horton and Charlotte Eugenia
Knapp (_Caleb_, _Stephen_, _Daniel_, _David_, _Joseph I._), born at
Yorktown, N. Y., 1 May, 1847; married at Middlebury, Scoharrie Co.,
N. Y., 15 June, 1872, by Rev. Mr. Savage, to ANNIE MARIA DISBROW,
daughter of Benjamin N. Disbrow and Sarah Haviland, and born in
Croton, Westchester Co., N. Y., about 1848.
Children.
Mr. E. A. Horton is principal of the firm of Horton & Goodrich,
66 Dey Street, New York, who keep a wholesale seed store. He was
formerly in business in Rochester, N. Y., and more recently in the
employ of the General Government of the United States, in the Custom
House, Brooklyn, N. Y.
_Ninth Generation.--Joseph I._
I. RICHARD NEWELL, son of David Horton and Hannah Newell (_Richard_,
_Elijah_, _Richard_, _John_, _David_, _Joseph I._), born at Horn
Brook, Pa., 28 Jan., 1813; married in Sheshequin Pa., by the Rev. N.
Rouse, to CELINDA LANDRUS.
Children, all born in Sheshequin:
1. Calista, married ---- Shores.
2. Phebe, married Luman Horton.
3. Lemuel.
4. Jackson.
5. Hannah, married Frank Shores.
II. NANCY STRICKLAND, daughter of David Horton and Hannah Newell,
born 11 Oct., 1814; married at Horn Brook, 9 April, 1833, by Harry
Morgan, Esq., to JAMES DE MONEY.
Children, all born in Sheshequin:
1. David, born in 1834; died in the army, unmarried.
2. Tabitha Maria, born in 1836; married Isaac Rufus Horton, son
of Isaac S. Horton, and they had David Snyder, born 10 March,
1860.
3. Burton, born 1838.
4. Richard, died young.
5. Mary, died young.
6. William.
III. RHODA, daughter of David Horton and Hannah Newell, born 16
August, 1816; married RICHARD THOMPSON HORTON. (_Vide_ his record.)
IV. DANIEL JAYNE, son of David Horton and Hannah Newell, born 18
July, 1818; married 3 March, 1841, by Elder Joseph Towner, to RHODA
REBECCA CHAFFEE, daughter of Sullivan Chaffee and Catherine Deo, and
born 19 April, 1823, in Lexington, N. Y.
Children, all born in Sheshequin:
1. George Washington, born 8 Feb., 1843; married 30 Aug., 1866,
by Rev. Mr. Eckert, to Melissa Smith, daughter of John B. Smith
and Lucinda Horton; live at Ghent.
2. Catherine Elizabeth, born 7 Feb., 1845; married 12 Sept.,
1866, Joseph Vought, son of Edward Vought and Lydia Horton;
live at Ghent.
3. James Franklin, born 8 July, 1847; married 31 Dec., 1873, by
Elder Maryatt, to Emma Maynard, daughter of William Maynard, of
Rome.
4. Daniel Sullivan, born 20 March, 1853; died 7 Nov., 1857.
5. Matilda Adelaide, born 28 May, 1855; married 11 March, 1874,
by Rev. George L. Williams, to Charles Edward Brigham, son of
Edward Brigham and Clarissa Swain, and born in Waverly, N. Y.,
25 Dec., 1841.
6. Eliza Estella, born 14 Aug., 1857.
7. Charles Jayne, born 20 Aug., 1863.
V. TABITHA, daughter of David Horton and Hannah Newell, born 17 June,
1820; married MOSES CANFIELD.
Children, born in Sheshequin:
1. David, volunteered in the service of his country; died in
the army.
2. Hannah, married Jefferson Horton, son of Charles, son of
Elijah Horton.
VII. ADALINE, daughter of David Horton and Hannah Newell, born at
Horn Brook, 20 March, 1824; married 19 Oct., 1842, by Rev. Joseph
Towner, to CHARLES CHAFFEE, son of Sullivan Chaffee and Catherine
Deo, and born in Lexington, Greene Co., N. Y., 28 Nov. 1813. He came
to Bradford County in Oct., 1840.
Children, all born at Horn Brook, Sheshequin, Pa.:
1. John, born 13 July, 1843; married Marian Bull.
2. Festus Pratt, born 8 Aug., 1846; died 4 Aug., 1858.
3. Lodicy Emaline, born 11 March, 1850; died 4 Sept., 1850.
4. David Wilmot, born 13 July, 1851; married Delphine Brainard.
5. Richard Mahlon, born 23 Oct., 1853.
6. Charles La Fayette, born 2 Aug., 1864.
Mr. Chaffee is a farmer, of good social qualities and business
capacity, and is said to be very wealthy.
VIII. DAVID, son of David Horton and Hannah Newell, born at Horn
Brook, Pa., 25 Jan., 1826; married in Union, Tioga Co., Pa., 10 Oct.,
1849, by Charles O. Spencer, Esq., to ARILLE NEWELL, daughter of
Josiah Newell and Phebe, his wife, and born 28 June, 1827.
Children, both born at Horn Brook, Pa.:
1. Cevellon, born 22 Nov., 1850; married 1 April, 1872, Edith
Lucinda Horton, daughter of Lewis Horton and Sarah Maria
Chaffee, and born 14 April, 1859.
2. Josiah Spaulding, born 27 Feb., 1854.
IX. BENJAMIN, son of David Horton and Hannah Newell, born at Horn
Brook, 25 Sept., 1827; married at Athens, Pa., 15 Oct., 1863, by Rev.
H. R. Clark, to LUCINDA D. CANFIELD, daughter of William B. Canfield
and Matilda, his wife, and born 14 Dec., 1842.
Children, both born at Horn Brook:
1. Myrtie Stella, born 13 Feb., 1864.
2. Ida May, born 12 Nov., 1866.
XI. WILLIAM PESSE, son of David Horton and Hannah Newell, born at
Horn Brook, in Sheshequin, Pa., 5 Sept., 1831; married in Sheshequin
10 Nov., 1859, by Rev. J. W. Hewitt, to Susan Lyon Young, daughter of
Reuben Young and Emily Horton, and born in Sheshequin, 28 Sept., 1839.
Children, all born Sheshequin:
1. Emily Eveline, born 29 August, 1862; died 24 Jan., 1868.
2. Reuben Emmerson, born 11 April, 1865; died 19 Oct., 1868.
3. Charles Mahlon, born 24 May, 1869.
4. Ruth Naomi, born 9 May, 1875.
William P. Horton and his wife are members of the M. E. Church,
active in the work of the church and Sabbath-school. He follows the
occupation of teaching in the public-schools of the county, and is a
skillful educator.
XII. HANNAH, daughter of David Horton and Hannah Newell, born in
Sheshequin, 10 June, 1834; married in Wysox, Pa., 15 June, 1859,
by Rev. Andrew Barr, to CORNELIUS DUBOIS HASBROUCK COLE, son of
John Cole and Catharine Letts, and born in Kingston, Ulster Co., N.
Y., 4 April, 1818. Read Medicine and Surgery with Drs. Eastman and
Arnold, of Owego, N. Y. Graduated at Geneva Medical College in the
Class of 1849; was Assistant Surgeon 172d Pennsylvania Volunteers 15
Dec., 1862; promoted 31 same month to Surgeon, with rank of Major,
served to the close of the war; was Surgeon-in-Charge of Nelson
General Hospital, Yorktown, Va., for over six months. The Doctor now
practices medicine and resides in Sheshequin. They have one son--
John Franklin Cole, born in Sheshequin, 4 April, 1860.
XIV. GEORGE LANDON, son of David Horton and Hannah Newell, born 5
August, 1838; married 23 Dec., 1864, LUCINDA MARIA HORTON, daughter
of Ulysses Horton and Sallie Elliot, and born 8 May, 1844. Children,
all born at Horn Brook:
1. Jessie Lorena, born 23 Sept., 1865.
2. Emma A., born 24 August, 1867.
3. Ulysses David, born 22 May, 1870.
They reside at the old homestead.
I. SYLVESTER, son of Isaac S. Horton and Hannah Elliott (_Elijah_,
_Elijah M._, _Richard_, _John_, _David_, _Joseph I._), born in
Sheshequin, Pa., 28 April, 1814; married in Sheshequin, by Esq.
Kinney, to ABIGAIL COOLY, daughter of Rufus Cooly and Mary Horton,
and born about 1817.
Children:
He was a Union soldier and died in Kentucky, 16 May, 1862.
II. EMILY, daughter of Isaac S. Horton and Hannah Elliott, born 16
Oct., 1815; married 8 Oct., 1835, by Rev. N. Rouse, to REUBEN YOUNG,
son of Ephraim Young and Hannah Shaw, and born in Rhode Island, 19
Feb., 1815.
Children:
1. Isaac Lewis, born 4 July, 1836.
2. Susan Lyon, born 28 Sept., 1839; married William P. Horton.
III. JOHN ELLIOTT, son of Isaac S. Horton and Hannah Elliott, born 9
April, 1817; married by Esq. Holcomb, to ZIPPORA BIDLACK, daughter of
James Bidlack and Esther Moore.
Children:
1. Martin Van Buren, married Louisa Ferguson, daughter of
Curtis Ferguson, and Ethlinda Shores; had one son, viz.:
Clayton.
2. Isaac, married Lovilla Ferguson, sister of Louisa,--have one
daughter, Lovilla.
3. Alfred, married Sarah Hackette; no children.
IV. JOSEPH HARRISON, son of Isaac S. Horton and Hannah Elliott,
born 2 Dec., 1818; married, by Esq. Holcomb, ANASTHASIA STEPHENSON,
daughter of Benjamin Stephenson.
Children:
1. Benjamin F. married 1. Sarah Elizabeth Shores, daughter of
Silas Shores; married 2. Ruth Sackett; had by 1st wife, Orrin,
Nancy, and Mary; she died 23 August, 1871; by 2d wife has one
son.
2. Hannah married Milton Horton, son of William Horton; they
have one son and two daughters.
3. Joseph, unmarried.
4. Emily married William Bidlack, son of Stephen Bidlack; one
son.
5. Reuben.
6. William.
7. Asa.
8. Edward.
9. Anasthasia.
V. LYDIA, daughter of Isaac S. Horton and Hannah Elliott, born 9
April, 1820; married by Rev. Mr. Smith, to EDWARD VOUGHT, son of
Joseph Vought and Hannah Dietrick.
Children:
1. Joseph M., married Catharine Elizabeth Horton, daughter of
Daniel Horton and Rhoda Chaffee, and born 7 Feb., 1845.
2. Lewis, married Elizabeth King.
3. Hannah, married George Spencer.
4. Frank, married Maretta Gillet, daughter of Lewis Gillet and
Jemima Shores.
5. Edward.
6. Charlotte.
7. Sumner.
8. Emmerson.
VI. ELIJAH, son of Isaac S. Horton and Hannah Elliott, born 25 Dec.,
1821; married ELIZA HINEY, daughter of Timothy Hiney and Sally Wright.
Children:
1. Alvin.
2. Levi.
3. Omar.
4. Orrin.
5. George.
6. Guy.
VII. GEORGE, son of Isaac S. Horton and Hannah Elliott, born 22 Dec.,
1823; married by Rev. Joseph Towner, to EMILY BILLINGS, daughter of
George Billings and Elizabeth Towner.
Children, all born in Sheshequin:
1. Elizabeth.
2. Joseph.
3. and 4. Sylvester and Eunice are both mutes.
5. Susan.
6. Olive E.
7. William Mervin.
8. George Lewis.
9. Emma.
10. Snyder.
11. Chauncy.
12. Hannah.
VIII. ELIZABETH, daughter of Isaac S. Horton and Hannah Elliott, born
11 Oct., 1825; married 8 August, 1846, by Franklin Blackman, Esq., to
Dr. WILLIAM CHAUNCY RANSON, born in Orwell, Pa., 15 Nov., 1824, son
of Henry Ranson and Hannah Spencer, who was a grand-daughter of Gen.
Spencer.
Children:
1. Reuben, born 19 Oct., 1848; died 11 Sept., 1851.
2. Hannah, born 27 March, 1852; died 18 Nov., 1866.
3. Reuben Wilmot, born 1 June, 1855.
They reside at the old homestead of Isaac S. Horton with the old
lady. She is now (1875), eighty-three years old, but retains her
mental faculties remarkably well, is a fine Christian old lady.
IX. JAMES, son of Isaac S. Horton and Hannah Elliott, born 11 Dec.,
1847; married 1. THERESA TOWNER, 2. MARY COLLINS, 3. MARY PURCELL. He
had three sons and four daughters by his first wife. Franklin, his
oldest son, died in the army. By 2. wife he had Isaac, who lives in
Tioga Co., Pa.
X. SNYDER, son of Isaac S. Horton and Hannah Elliott, born 25 Dec.,
1830; married HELEN HAYDEN; they reside in Jones Co., Iowa; and have
four sons.
XI. HANNAH, daughter of Isaac S. Horton and Hannah Elliott, born 11
Oct., 1832; married BARNABAS HORTON WHITE; have Herson, Lydia, and
Herman.
XIII. ISAAC RUFUS, son of Isaac S. Horton and Hannah Elliott, born 30
Nov., 1837; married by Rev. Mr. Dutcher, 10 March, 1859, to TABITHA
MARIA DE MONEY, daughter of James De Money and Nancy S. Horton.
Children:
1. David Snyder, born 10 March, 1860.
2. Mary Emeline, born 20 Dec., 1861; died 13 Jan., 1874.
Isaac Rufus Horton was a Union soldier, and died for his country in
the hospital at Alexandria, Va.
IV. FRANKLIN, son of Lydia Horton and Rev. David Blackman (_Elijah
M._, _Elijah_, _Richard_, _John_, _David_, _Joseph I._), born in
Sheshequin, Pa., 11 April, 1832; married in Sheshequin, 26 May, 1869,
by Rev. W. H. Gavitt, to ETHLEEN GILLETT, daughter of Ensley W.
Gillett and Sarah E. Townsend, and born in Sheshequin, 27 Sept., 1844.
Children, all born in Ogle Co., Ill.:
1. Sarah Maud, born 6 June, 1870.
2. Otto E., born 7 Jan., 1872.
3. Blanch, born 14 Feb., 1874.
Franklin Blackman is a very intellectual man, possesses superior
social qualities, a high sense of honor, and extraordinary business
capacities. He resides at Rochelle, Ill. He is self-educated,
possesses a large store of general information and practical
knowledge, a mind disciplined to study, and a generous spirit. He
has made two European tours, the first in 1866-67, and the second in
1868-69. During his travels and after his return home he published,
in the "Ogle County Reporter," _fifty letters_, under the title
of "Rambles in the Orient," ably written, and full of interesting
information. Under date of 17 June, 1875, he says, "In relation to
my two voyages across the Atlantic and my travels in Europe, I must
say, in all candor, that I revert to them as the most palmy days
of my earthly pilgrimage. Should opportunity occur, I would again
cheerfully place myself upon the perilous waves, that I might once
more enjoy the rich feast spread out before me in the classic lands
of the Orient."
I. HARRY LAWRENCE, son of William B. Horton and Melinda Blackman
(_Elijah M._, _Elijah_, _Richard_, _John_, _David_, _Joseph I._),
born in Sheshequin, Pa., 17 July, 1832; married at Milwaukee, Wis.,
26 Oct., 1858, by Rev. I. P. G. Ingraham, of the Episcopal Church, to
HELEN ELIZABETH BREED, daughter of A. O. T. Breed, Esq., and Margaret
Shields, both of Milwaukee, Wis., and born in Milwaukee, 20 Jan.,
1842. She died in Milwaukee, 25 Oct., 1864, and was buried in Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee.
Children, both born in Milwaukee:
1. Eugene Henry J., born 20 July, 1859.
2. Olive Grant, born 10 June, 1864.
Mrs. Horton was a lady of education and refinement. She possessed an
excellent moral and religious character; was a worthy member of the
St. James Episcopal Church, of Milwaukee, in which she took a lively
interest, and was distinguished for her generosity--especially for
her many deeds of benevolence to the suffering and the poor. She
was a kind and dutiful wife, a most tender and affectionate mother,
and her early departure was deeply lamented, not only by her bosom
companion and near relatives, but also by the community in general.
[Illustration: Yours Truly
H. L. Horton]