Chapter VII: Part 7

"We moved from Rathbone to Morris Run, Pa., in 1870, and
thence to Watkins, N. Y., 15 March, 1871, and 2 November,
of the same year, moved back to Rathbone, and next from
Rathbone to Merchantsville, N. Y., 1 April, 1872, and lastly
to Williamston, Mich., where we are now located. Father's
health is quite poor, he has been lame in one ankle from his
boyhood, and while in Morris Run, Pa., he was nearly killed by
the cars. Brother Israel has the old powder-horn, made by his
great grandfather, Israel Horton, of Southold, L. I., N. Y.
It descended to my father, by virtue of his name, Israel, and
by him to Israel, my brother, who now has it, and it is to be
handed down in regular succession to each of the family bearing
the name of Israel. It will hold about three pounds of common
rifle-powder; nicely carved on it are the words, 'Lieut. Israel
Horton, his horn, made at Fort Stanwix, Nov. 3, 1758.' The same
paint is yet on it that he put on it, and doubtless it will
long be an heir-loom in the family of Israels."--_Letter of
Allie W. Horton, 1874._

VII. MINOR THOMAS, son of Jason Horton and Sally Miller, born in Phelps, N. Y., 2 June, 1819; married in Sandstone, Jackson Co., Mich., 7 October, 1841, by J. Haddock, Esq., to LUCINDA SOPHIA SPAULDING, daughter of Joseph Spaulding and Lucinda Spaulding, and born in Sandstone, Mich., 18 Sept., 1820.

Children, all born in Williamston, Mich.:

1. Charles Francis, born 23 Sept., 1842; died in Baltimore,
Md., 19 March, 1864.

2. John, born 3 Sept., 1845; died in Williamston, Mich.,
accidentally shot, 9 July, 1863.

3. Joseph Nephi, born 23 Sept., 1850.

4. Matison B., born 24 Sept., 1852; died 30 Sept., 1858.

5. Mary Ann, born 23 Feb., 1855.

They reside in Williamston, Michigan.

I. JOHN MARTIN, son of John Horton and Rachael Hiler (_Israel_, _Israel_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born in Phelps, N. Y., 30 Dec., 1819; married in Rushville, Ontario Co., N. Y., 25 Nov., 1851, by Rev. Robert Parker, to MARY MARTIN BOARDMAN, born in the town of Goshen, Ontario Co., N. Y., 30 Dec., 1824. She is the daughter of Jesse Churchill Boardman and Mary Bunyan.

Children, all born in Phelps:

1. Ellen Maria, born 25 June, 1853; died 19 Feb., 1859.

2. Cyrus Van Renssalaer, born 7 Oct., 1859.

"Our dear little daughter died where she was born. Should you
ever visit the Pine Wood Cemetery, in Phelps, you will find a
quite beautiful valley, shaded with evergreens, where she and
her Grandpa Horton are buried, and they will be no doubt among
those who have a part in the first resurrection, for they were
true Christians."--_Letter of Mrs. J. M. Horton._

The little girl whose death is mentioned above, was a remarkable instance of early piety. She possessed a precocious intellect, which very early became deeply pervaded with the religious element soon ripening into genuine Christianity. Her death-bed scene, though she was less than six years old, was like that of a matured Christian, exhibiting a brilliant trophy of Divine grace, deeply impressive and comforting to all who witnessed it.

II. SAMUEL MINNIS, son of John Horton and Rachael Hiler, born in Phelps, 29 Oct., 1836; married in Phelps, 19 March, 1867, by Rev. George Van Alstine, to SYLVIA ANN COLE, daughter of Cyrus Chapman Cole and Charity Boardman.

Children:

1. Julia May, born in Parma, Jackson Co., Mich., 4 May, 1868.

III. VAN RENSSALAER WAUGH, son of John Horton and Rachel Hiler, born in Phelps, N. Y., 11 Aug., 1829; married in Orleans, N. Y., 28 Aug., 1862, by Rev. Jacob Wader, to ROWENA SPENCER RAFTER, daughter of John Rafter and Eleanor Wilson, and born at Orleans, Phelps Township, 15 April, 1841.

Children:

1. Edgar Clayton, born at Clifton Springs, N. Y., 9 Feb.,
1864; died 29 March, 1872. He was a wonderfully intellectual
little boy. He seemed to pass through childhood and youth in a
few months, and become, as it were, a man in intellect at the
age of seven years. He died of scarlatina. On the third day,
knowing that his sickness would prove fatal, he said, "Oh dear,
I wish it would not be so long," and then added, "Methusalah
only lived 969 years." At another time, when his father was
fixing the pillow under his head, he said, "I would rather
have a stone for my pillow, for Jacob, when he had a stone for
his pillow, saw a ladder whose top reached to Heaven, and the
Angels of God ascending and descending upon it." Just before
he died he repeated the Lord's prayer, and then said, "I am
ready to die and go to Heaven," and in a solemn tone, added, "I
go down into deep water," and soon after, in a cheerful tone,
exclaimed, "but I got into the Ark." On the evening of the
third day of his sickness, without a struggle or a groan, "He
neared the tide,--sunk as to cradle-rest and died."

2. Minerva Inez, born in Arcadia, N. Y., 6 Sept., 1866.

3. Carlton, born in Parma, Mich., 28 Oct., 1872.

IV. PETER DAVIS, son of John Horton and Rachael Hiler, born at Phelps, N. Y., 17 April, 1826; married in Arcadia, Wayne Co., N. Y., 8 Jan., 1855, by Edwin Pultz, Esq., to MARY SOPHIA AIKEN, daughter of William Burr Aiken and Mary Marinda Clark, and born in Arcadia, 3 Jan., 1836. They have one son, an only child:

George, born in Arcadia, 11 Oct., 1857; he graduated at
Marshall College in June, 1874, with high honors. For his
graduating thesis, he wrote a very pretty poem, which was
published. He, also, during the last year of his college
course, made a translation of a portion of Virgil, remarkable
for its smooth versification, and also for retaining the
sublimity of the original.

Mr. P. D. Horton is one of the best masters of penmanship in the country, is widely known as a teacher, and much respected; he resides in Marshall, Michigan.

V. WILLIAM PERSON, son of John Horton and Rachael Hiler, born at Phelps, Ontario Co., N. Y., 26 Dec., 1821; married by E. Jones, Esq., in Huron, Wayne Co., N. Y., 4 March, 1845, to PHEBE ANN BRINK, daughter of John Brink and Catherine Brink; she was born in Huron, Wayne Co., N. Y., 1 July, 1831.

Children:

1. John Marshall, born at Huron, Wayne Co., N. Y., 4 Dec., 1845.

2. Eunico De Maris, born at Huron, Wayne Co., N. Y., 6 Jan.,
1847.

3. Hiler Hossmer, born at Barton, Washington Co., Wis., 22
June, 1858.

VI. EUNICE, daughter of John Horton and Rachael Hiler, born in Phelps, Ontario Co., N. Y., 13 Sept., 1833; married in Phelps, 21 July, 1859, by Rev. John Brown, to EDGAR PHINEAS LAKE, of Shelburn, Vermont, son of Hazleton Lake and Deborah Miller. He died 13 April, 1867.

Children, all born in Shelburn, Vermont:

1. Sarah Ina, born 28 July, 1862.

2. Daniel Horton, born 2 Dec., 1863.

3. Edgar Willie Hazleton, born 12 Aug., 1865.

4. Clara Mary, born 5 Aug., 1867.

Mrs. Lake is a very industrious, intelligent Christian lady, and resides at Shelburn, with her family well cared for.

I. JOSEPH DEMPSTER, son of Peter D. Horton and Hannah Couch (_Israel_, _Israel_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born at Randolph, Portage Co., Ohio, 3 Jan., 1833; married 25 Dec., 1858, by Rev. Geo. Duffield, to FANNY FINLEY, daughter of Richard Finley and Ann Fitzpatrick.

Children:

1. Mary Hannah, born in Detroit, Mich., 16 Dec., 1859.

2. Jesse Ann, born in Detroit, Mich., 4 Nov., 1861.

3. Peter Dempster, born at Ravenna, Ohio, 13 Aug., 1865.

4. Fanny, born at Ravenna, Ohio, 27 Jan., 1870.

Joseph D. Horton is a lawyer of very fair ability and good reputation; he was a member of the recent Constitutional Convention of Ohio; he resides at Ravenna, Ohio.

II. THIRZA ANN, daughter of Peter D. Horton and Hannah Couch, born at Wesleyville, Erie Co., Pa., 12 April, 1836; died at Shalersville, O., 15 March, 1861, and was buried at Nelson, O.; unmarried.

III. CAPT. MARCUS CORNELIUS, son of Peter D. Horton and Hannah Couch, born at Nelson, O., 21 June, 1838. He was Captain of Co. D., 104th Reg. Ohio Vol. Infantry. He died at Dallas, Georgia, 28 May, 1864. He was buried at Nelson, O. He was much esteemed and respected, both as a man and as an officer, and his death was very greatly lamented.

IV. GEORGE WASHINGTON, son of Peter D. Horton and his 2d wife, Ann Chambers, born at Nelson, O., 2 Dec., 1849. He is a farmer, and resides at Nelson, O. He was married 15 Sept., 1875, at Nelson, Portage Co., by the Rev. John Vetter, to ERSIE F. VANDERSLICE, daughter of Benjamin P. Vanderslice and Sylvia W. Llewellen, and born at Hartstown, Crawford Co., Pa., 23 July, 1856.

I. HARRIET LACY, daughter of Uriah Horton and Elizabeth Fairchild (_Jason_, _Israel_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born at Mendham, Morris Co., N. J., 6 April, 1811; married at Lambertville, 13 Sept., 1830, by the Rev. Peter O. Studdiford, to JAMES GORDON, son of David Gordon and Margaret West, and born in Trenton, N. J., 19 Dec., 1809. He died in New Orleans, 25 Nov., 1847.

Children:

1. Anna Elizabeth, born at Lambertville, N. J., 13 Feb., 1831.

2. William West, born at Kingston, N. J., 9 March, 1833.

3. Henry Barker, born at Kingston, N. J., 17 Jan., 1835; died
at Uniontown, Pa., 12 Jan., 1841.

4. James, born in Trenton, N. J., 13 March, 1838.

5. Margaret West, born at Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pa., 12 Jan.,
1841.

Mrs. Gordon now (1874) resides in Trenton, N. J., and is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

II. ANNA MARIA, daughter of Uriah Horton and Elizabeth Fairchild, born at White House, N. J., 15 April, 1813. She is a maiden lady--a member of the Baptist Church--is intelligent, possesses good social qualities, and is in easy circumstances.

BRACKEY, daughter of Uriah Horton and Elizabeth Fairchild, born at White House, N. J., 29 Feb., 1819; married at Headquarters, N. J., 22 Feb., 1839, by the Rev. Geo. Snyder, to ASA PRICE, son of Andrew Price and Mary Closson, and born at Lumberville, Pa., 2 Dec., 1807.

Children, all born at Lambertville, N. J.:

1. Andrew Jackson, born 25 January, 1840; died young.

2. Anna Elizabeth, born 20 December, 1841; married C. W.
Kitchen.

3. Harriet Gordon, born 7 Feb., 1844; married David Taylor.

4. James Gordon, born 18 Nov., 1845; died young.

5. Catherine Hall, born 23 Aug., 1847; married George Johnson.

6. Martin Reeve, born 30 April, 1850; unmarried.

7. Lanning Harrison, born 15 June, 1853; unmarried.

8. Frank Allison, born 15 July, 1855; unmarried.

They reside at Lambertville, N. J.

VII. ALEXANDER HORACE, son of Uriah Horton and Elizabeth Fairchild, born at Lambertville, 16 Oct., 1821; married 4 May, 1843, by George Young, Esq., to CATHERINE CLINE DITMARS, daughter of Abraham Ditmars and Anne Moore, and born at Canandaigua, N. Y., 22 Feb., 1822.

Children, all born at Lambertville:

1. Elwood Ely, born 26 Dec., 1844; married 9 May, 1868--is a
car painter by trade.

2. Emma Lilly, born 22 Feb., 1846; died 22 May, 1849.

3. Edward Chandler, born 7 May, 1848; died 30 Nov., 1850.

4. Albert, born 31 Oct., 1850--a civil engineer.

5. Emma, born 28 Nov., 1852; died 6 Jan., 1863.

6. Annie Elizabeth, born 3 June, 1854--a music teacher in
Virginia.

7. William Large, born 20 Jan., 1859; died 2 Jan., 1865.

8. George McClelland, born 2 Aug., 1861; died 19 Jan., 1862.

I. GEORGE WASHINGTON, son of Nathaniel Thompson and Sarah Horton (_Jeremiah_, _Israel_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born in Monroe, Orange Co., N. Y., 2 March, 1824; married 5 Jan., 1848, CHARITY CONKLIN, daughter of Sylvester Conklin and Charity Reynolds, and born in Monroe, 15 April, 1826.

Children, both born in Monroe:

1. Mary, born 18 Nov., 1851; died 12 May, 1857.

2. Georgianna, born 25 July, 1855.

Mrs. Thompson died 1875; she was a lady of refinement, possessing fine social qualities, tenderness of heart, and correct moral and Christian character. She was greatly afflicted with feeble health for several years before her death; but she always bore her sufferings with cheerfulness and Christian resignation.

I. SARAH MARIAH, daughter of Benjamin G. Horton and Sarah Jane Stuart (_Jeremiah_, _Israel_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born in Blooming Grove, Orange Co.; married at Blooming Grove, 14 Feb., 1861, by Rev. Austin Craig, to HENRY VAN CLEFT, son of Lewis Van Cleft and Henrietta W. Cooper, and born 25 Nov., 1834. Sarah Mariah H. Van Cleft died 30 Aug., 1871, leaving three children, viz.:

Henrietta, Anna and Elizabeth.

Mr. Van Cleft is a farmer and dealer in cattle.

IV. CARRIE S., sister of Sarah Mariah (above), married at Vail's Gate, Orange Co., N. Y., 29 Nov., 1871, to HENRY VAN CLEFT, being his 2d wife.

Children:

1. Lewis Horton.

2. Parmelie.

VI. JEREMIAH HENRY, son of Benjamin G. Horton and Sarah Jane Stuart, born in Blooming Grove, 20 Dec., 1844; married in Newburgh, 20 Aug., 1872, by Rev. Andrew Longacre, to MARY SMITH PARMELEE, daughter of John W. Parmelee and Catharine Cole Smith, and born in Newburgh, 31 March, 1846. Have one child:

Lizzie (Elizabeth) Smith, born 19 July, 1873, in Newburgh.

J. H. Horton is a retired merchant. He and his wife are both very acceptable members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

I. JASON, son of Ebenezer Horton and Mary Terry (_John_, _Israel_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born at Terrytown, Pa., 13 July, 1807; married in Albany, Pa., 29 Dec., 1835, by Thomas Ingham, Esq., to OLIVIA LADD, daughter of Horatio Ladd and Asenath Ives, and born 20 May, 1810. She died at Terrytown, 11 Sept., 1847. He married again in Terry, 5 Jan., 1848, by Thos. Ingham, Esq., to ROXEY COVEY, daughter of John Covey and Mary Sabens, and born in Grafton, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., 15 July, 1819.

Children, all born in the township of Terry. By first wife:

1. Jane Asenath, born 20 Nov., 1836; died 15 July, 1837.

2. James, born 15 July, 1840; died 17 July, 1840.

By second wife:

3. Jane, born 4 Nov., 1848; married in Elmira, N. Y., to Daniel
Dunham; has one son.

4. Mary Louisa, born 9 Aug., 1850; died of croup, 23 Jan., 1855.

5. Josephine Adela, born 22 May, 1852.

6. Liberty Ann, born 4 July, 1854.

7. Phebe Theresa, born 27 Jan., 1857.

8. Eunice Martha, born 30 Aug., 1859.

9. George Firman, born 26 Dec., 1861.

10. Infant son, born 4 Oct., 1864; died before naming.

Jason Horton is a farmer, has been a merchant, a hotel keeper and a Justice of the Peace for one term of five years. He made a public profession of Christianity in 1871, and united with the Baptist Church, of Terrytown, Rev. B. Jones officiating at his Baptism.

II. NATHANIEL TERRY, son of Ebenezer Horton and Mary Terry, born at the old homestead of Ebn'r Horton, in Asylum, now Wilmot, Pa., 5 Jan., 1808; married in Albany, Pa., 15 Dec., 1851, by George Burdick, Esq., to MEHALA HANCOCK, daughter of Amasa Hancock and Delilah Vincent, and born in Terry, about 1833.

Children:

1. Fred., born in Albany, 12 Nov., 1852.

2. Frank, born in Albany 31 Dec., 1855.

3. Mary Emma, born in Wilmot, 29 Dec., 1865.

N. T. Horton is a farmer and lumber dealer, was Captain of a militia company in 1835.

III. JULIA, daughter of Ebenezer Horton and Mary Terry, born in Wilmot, Pa., 6 Oct., 1810; married in Wilmot, 21 Nov., 1833, by Thomas Ingham, Esq., to SAMUEL E. MILLER, son of John Miller and Lydia Gilbert, and born at Frenchtown, Pa., in 1808.

Children:

1. Mary Jane, born in Wilmot, 19 Oct., 1834; married Geo.
Capwell.

2. Debbie Terry, born in Wilmot, 13 Sept., 1836; married Jacob
Place.

3. Perry Commodore, born in Terry, 12 May, 1839.

4. Ebenezer Horton, born in Wilmot, 22 Sept., 1842; died in the
army in 1864.

IV. EUNICE, daughter of Ebenezer Horton and Mary Terry, born in Asylum, now Wilmot, Pa., 7 Sept., 1812; married at the old homestead, 6 July, 1837, by Ephraim Beeman, Esq., to JAMES HORACE TURRELL, son of Beebe H. Turrell and Olive Turrell, and born 1 Nov., 1809; died in Wilmot, 3 Sept., 1863. She is still living, and has been a worthy member of the Baptist Church for about fifty years.

Children, all born in Wilmot:

1. Phebe, born 30 April, 1839; married Morris Turrell; they
reside in Kansas.

2. Sarah Jane, born 24 Aug., 1844; died 8 Oct., 1844.

3. Lydia Ann, born 8 July, 1845; unmarried.

4. Mary Adela, born 10 May, 1848; died 8 May, 1863.

5. Jas. Henry, born 21 May, 1850.

Mr. James H. Turrell was a farmer and lumber manufacturer. He was a prompt business man--a Justice of the Peace for five years, and enjoyed the confidence and respect of all who knew him. He began the world with nothing, but at the time of his death he was worth a fine property.

V. HIRAM, son of Ebenezer Horton and Mary Terry, born in Wilmot, 7 June, 1815. He is unmarried, and has lived all his life at the old homestead--is a farmer and lumber manufacturer.

VI. EBENEZER, son of Ebenezer Horton and Mary Terry, born in Wilmot, 4 April, 1817; married in Terry, to ELLEN MINERVA CRANDALL, daughter of Josias G. Crandall and Olive Burdick, and born in Grafton, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., 18 Oct., 1823.

Children, born in Albany, Bradford Co., Pa.:

1. Eunice Alice, born 10 Sept., 1855.

2. John Edmund, born 4 March, 1857.

3. Olive Turrell, born 14 Feb., 1859.

4. Mary Jane, born 27 March, 1863.

Ebenezer Horton's residence was in Albany, Pa., but he died at his father's old residence in Wilmot, where he had gone to spend the closing days of his life with his mother and her family. He was an industrious, upright farmer, esteemed by all who knew him. His widow and family still occupy his old homestead, and live comfortably.

VII. ADELA, daughter of Ebenezer Horton and Mary Terry, born in Asylum, now Wilmot, Penn'a, 13 April, 1819; married in Towanda, by Elhanan Smith, Esq., 5 Feb., 1840, to CHESTER SCHOONOVER, son of Joseph Schoonover and Rachel Corsaw, and born near where the city of Binghamton now stands, 17 April, 1817.

Children, all born in Terry:

1. Infant son, stillborn in Nov., 1840.

2. John Horton, born 24 Jan., 1842; married Emily Jones.

Adela Horton Schoonover died March, 1844, and he married 2. in Sussex Co., N. J., by the Rev. Mr. Bookstaver, to ELIZA HORNBECK, daughter of Cornelius Hornbeck. They live in Terry. He has for many years been a preacher of the Old School Baptist Church.

VIII. JANE, daughter of Ebenezer Horton and Mary Terry, born in Asylum, now Wilmot, Penn'a, 22 July, 1821; married LEHMAN TURRELL, brother of J. H. Turrell. They reside in West Webster, Monroe Co., N. Y., no children. They are both worthy members of the M. E. Church. He is a carpenter and joiner by trade.

IX. LYDIA ANN, daughter of Ebenezer Horton and Mary Terry, born in Wilmot, 4 February, 1825; married in Wilmot, 27 Feb., 1851, by Henry Gaylord, Esq., to MOSES THOMPSON SLOTERY, son of Daniel Slotery and Elizabeth Firman, and born in Allentown, Pa., 22 July, 1829.

Children, all born in Terry:

1. George Zachary, born 1st March, 1852.

2. Eunice Jennie, born 27 Dec., 1853; married Amasa Davids.

3. Ella Elizabeth, born 30 Sept., 1855.

4. Julia Adela, born 9 August, 1857.

I. ELMORE, son of Maj. John Horton, Jr., and Nancy Miller, born at Terrytown, 6 May, 1817; married in Wyalusing, 22 August, 1843, to MARY STONE, daughter of Raphael Stone and Mary Ingham, and born in Wyalusing, 8 Dec., 1815.

Children, all born at Sugar Run, Pa.:

1. George Hamilton, born 8 August, 1844.

2. Sarah Nancy, born 24 May, 1846.

3. Rowena Eliza, born 19 Oct., 1850; a very acceptable
school-teacher.

4. Twins, born 28 Feb., 1849; died at birth.

Elmore Horton and family reside at Sugar Run, Bradford Co., Pa. He is a farmer and lumberman; was an engineer on the Pennsylvania canal when a young man; has some part of his life been engaged in mercantile business. His son is now one of the partners in carrying on a general country store and doing a fair business.

II. MARY, daughter of Maj. John Horton, Jr., and Nancy Miller, born at Terrytown, 19 Nov., 1818; married at Terrytown, 15 June, 1841, by Rev. Geo. Printz, to DR. NATHAN WELLS, son of Nathan Wells and Sarah Coleman, and born in Orange Co., N. Y., 15 Oct., 1815. Dr. Wells and wife are esteemed members of the Presbyterian Church. They settled at Meshoppen, Wyoming Co., Pa., soon after their marriage, where they reside at the present time. The Doctor is a first class physician, has done a large business, has accumulated a fine property, and is universally esteemed, both as a physician and worthy citizen. He was Associate Judge of Wyoming Co. for one term of five years.

Children:

1. Elmore Horton Wells, born in Braintrem, Pa., 19 April, 1842.
He received the degree of A. M. at the Michigan University, and
also graduated at Bellevue Medical College, N. Y., in the class
of 1872. He was married at Meshoppen, 8 May, 1873, by Rev.
Clark Salmon, to Lavinia W. Eppes; born at Petersburg, Va., 12
July, 1853. He resides at Meshoppen, practices medicine, and
also keeps quite an extensive drug store.

2. Lydia Louisa, born at Meshoppen, 23 Nov., 1845; married 9
Jan., 1867, at Meshoppen, by Rev. C. R. Lane, to Thos. Alfred
Wickham; born at Tioga, Pa. They reside in Tioga. He is a
merchant.

3. Mary Helen, born at Meshoppen, 31 Oct., 1850; married at
Meshoppen, by Rev. Dr. Colt, 20 Feb., 1872, to Joseph W.
Bishop; born at Wysox, Pa., in 1847.

4. Nancy Amanda, born at Meshoppen, 21 Jan., 1853; unmarried.

III. ORICE MILLER, daughter of Maj. John Horton, Jr., and Nancy Miller, born at Terrytown, 16 Jan., 1821; married at Terrytown, 1 Sept., 1840, by Rev. Geo. Printz, to AUSTIN STALFORD, son of Benjamin Stalford and Urania Turrell, and born in Wyalusing, Pa., 15 Dec., 1812. He settled first in Browntown, Pa., remained there until 1852, when he moved to Rochelle, Ill. He carried on a large farming business. They were both members of the Presbyterian Church, and he was a ruling elder. He died suddenly whilst harnessing his horse to go to the meeting of the Presbytery in Chicago, on the 14 Oct., 1868.

Children: 1, 2, 3, born in Wyalusing; 4, born at Elkhorn, Ill.; 5, born at Rochelle.

1. Charles Lewis, born 18 Dec., 1844; married.

2. Rowena Horton, born 23 March, 1847; married; lives in
London, Eng.

3. Matthew Armstrong, born 18 Dec., 1850; married.

4. Urania Ann, born 10 Feb., 1844.

5. John Horton, born 16 Feb., 1863; lives with his mother.

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The widow and family, except Rowena, reside near the village of Rochelle; are well-to do farmers. Charles L.'s wife is a lady of refinement and education, is a teacher and writer; many of her poetical lines are excellent, and some of them have been published.

IV. JOHN MILLER, son of Maj. John Horton, Jr., and Nancy Miller, born at Terrytown, 7 Feb., 1823; married in Huntington, Pa., 13 Nov., 1849, by Rev. E. Wadsworth, to SUSAN L. BACON, daughter of Rev. Septimeus Bacon.

Children, all born at Terrytown:

1. Henry Bacon, born 30 Sept., 1850; now in U. S. Army.

2. Florence Eudora, born 19 Oct., 1851; died 21 Feb., 1854.

3. Shepherd Bacon, born 28 Aug., 1852; died 22 Aug., 1860.

4. Leonard Moss, born 30 June, 1854; clerk and book-keeper in
Scranton; member of Baptist Church.

5. James Bacon, born 26 Sept., 1856; he is clerk in a store at
Huntington.

6. John Miller, born Oct., 1861; died when two days old.

John M. Horton was a shoemaker and hotel-keeper, a very industrious and public spirited man. He built the Terrytown Hotel, and kept it in such a manner as to make it superior to most of the country hotels. He died suddenly in the midst of his usefulness, 24 April, 1861, greatly lamented by all who knew him.

JOSEPH HOMET HORTON was born 2 June, 1842, at Terrytown, Bradford Co., Pa., the youngest son of Major John Horton, and the only son of his wife, Lydia Horton, _nee_ Kimball.

In boyhood Joseph possessed a person of rare physical beauty, and evinced a bright and happy disposition. He was frank spoken, open, genial and social. His native industry, all through his childhood and youth, displayed great aptitude for business. In all these respects, as was the boy so is the man.

After availing himself of the schools of his native town, in his 16th year he entered upon the English and the commercial courses of study, in the Susquehanna Collegiate Institute, at Towanda, remaining there through 1858 and 1859. He then continued as an efficient clerk in his father's store until August, 1862.

The war for the Union had burst upon the nation. His heart was ablaze with enthusiasm for the Constitution and the Union. His father was proud of the valor and patriotism of his young son. Joseph had become as his right hand, and was his main-stay in business. The fond father hesitated to spare a son so dear to his heart, and so essential to the success of his affairs. At length, like tens of thousands of other fathers, he made the sacrifice for his country, consented, and allowed Joseph to enlist on the 7th of August, 1862, at Wyalusing, under Captain George W. Jackson, in Company "A," of the 141st Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. Joseph was a week afterwards (August 14th,) elected 1st Lieutenant of this Company.

In September his Regiment was assigned to the 1st Brigade of Birney's (formerly Kearney's) Division in the 3d Army Corps. It was almost immediately put into most active service. Five days after his first battle (that of Fredericksburg,) Lieut. Horton was made Captain of his Company, viz.: on the 18th of December.

On the 4th day of the following May (1863) Captain Horton was engaged with his Regiment in the battle of Chancellorville, Virginia. The Regiment went into this engagement with 419 men, and during the fight had 234 killed or wounded; and for its firm constancy and bravery was warmly complimented, both by General Birney and General Graham.

At Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in July, 1863, this Regiment was again actively engaged. And of Capt. Horton, Gen. Madill, in his report says: "Capt. Horton, though severely stunned by concussion of shell, remained in the field, and I am greatly indebted to him for his services, _as he was the only Captain left with the Regiment_." On the 3d of July, at Gettysburg, Capt. Horton commanded the Regiment. At the morning roll-call of this fearful day, 198 men answered to their names; of this number, 136 were either killed or wounded. On the 31st of the following January (1864) Captain Horton was commissioned Major, commanding his Regiment. And on the 28th of the next month (February, 1864,) he was commissioned Lieutenant-Colonel, commanding his Regiment until Lee's surrender, April 9th, 1865.

On the 12th of May, Col. Horton was wounded, during the engagement at Spottsylvania, Virginia, by a gun-shot through his left forearm and in his left hip.

During his wounded condition, he was visited by his uncle, Hon. George F. Horton, M. D., and was tenderly nursed by his sister Louisa, wife of Hon. Uriah Terry. While convalescing, and not yet well enough to take the field, he was appointed on several Courts-Martial, and also had charge of several convoys of new men, conducting them to posts along the southern sea-board.

With his Regiment, he was honorably mustered out of the service at the close of the war, May 28th, 1865.

Of Col. Horton's old Company "A," consisting of 117 members, there were killed, 16; died, 9; discharged for disability, 20; discharged for wounds, 15; transferred to veteran corps for wounds, 7; transferred to 57th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, for unexpired term of service, 14; absent in hospital, wounded, 4; dishonorably discharged, 1; leaving, at the mustering out of the Regiment, of the whole 117, only 31.

Col. Horton was engaged in the following battles, namely: Fredericksburg, Cedars, Chancellorville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, White-Oak Road, Sailors' Creek, and at Lee's surrender; besides participating in many small skirmishes.

Honorably freed from his military service by the happy close of the war, Col. Horton hasted home to be the business stay of his aged father, and was actively engaged in mercantile pursuits up to 1871.

In October (24th) 1866, he was married, at Worcester, Massachusetts, to ABBY H. NEWCOMB, only daughter of Charles and Lucy R. Newcomb, of that city. Miss Lucy Sanderson Horton is their only child; she was born December 18th, 1872.

Since 1871, Col. Horton has been living at Birch Creek (formerly Bernice Colliery), Sullivan County, Pa., and is Superintendent of "The Sullivan Anthracite Coal Company's" works, located at that place.

The high appreciation in which he is held by the Company, is shared by the community under his employ, who have several times combined in tendering to him, as their Superintendent and considerate friend, testimonials of large intrinsic value, but still more valuable as evidences of their cordial and grateful esteem.

The Republicans of his County unanimously urged him as their nominee for Congress in the fall of 1874, but were overruled by the other Counties of the District.

II. JULIA, daughter of Geo. F. Horton and Abigail Terry (_John_, _Israel_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born at Terrytown, Bradford Co., Pa., 24 Oct., 1834; married at Terrytown, 11 June, 1861, by Rev. D. Cook, of the Presbyterian Church, to CHARLES STEVENS HOMET, son of Charles Homet and Lucy Stevens, and grandson of Frederick Nicholas Charles Homet and Maria Theresa Scheilenger, who were born in France, the former being one of the commissaries of the household of Louis XVI., the latter one of the chambermaids of the Queen. At the fall of Louis they made their escape and came to America. They had never had any acquaintance with each other until they found themselves passengers on the same ship to this country. Their acquaintance on the ship soon ripened into a mutual attachment, and on their arrival in New York they were married. After tarrying awhile at Bottle Hill, now Madison, in New Jersey, where Charley, the 1st child, was born, they came to Asylum, settling for two years away back in the wilderness, but at length on the Susquehanna River, where Francis X. Homet, Esq., now resides.

C. S. Homet was born in Asylum 20 May, 1830; settled in Wyalusing in 1861, where he now resides, and is a successful farmer. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, and he is one of the elders.

Children:

1. William Horton, born 22 March, 1862.

2. Eliza Horton, born 5 Dec., 1865.

3. Francis, born 27 August, 1869.

III. JANE ELIZABETH, daughter of Geo. F. Horton and Abigail Terry, born at Terrytown, 6 June, 1837; married at Terrytown, 11 June, 1861, by Rev. D. Cook, to REV. DAVID CRAFT, son of William Craft and Phebe Baker, and born in Carmel, Putnam Co., N. Y., 3 Oct., 1832.

He graduated at Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., in the class of 1857, was Principal of the Susquehanna Collegiate Institute at Towanda during the years 1857-'58-'59; spent some six months in Princeton Theological Seminary in 1859 and '60; commenced his ministry in Terrytown, 1860, was ordained by the Susquehanna Presbytery, in August, 1862, and went into the army as chaplain of the 141st Pa. Volunteers in August, 1862, served for about a year, and then resigned on account of ill-health, and returned to Bradford Co., was installed pastor of the 2d Presbyterian Church, Wyalusing, 28 Feb., 1866, and also installed pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Terrytown, 1st March, 1866.

Children, born in Terrytown:

1. Abigail Horton, born 12 March, 1863.

2. George Horton, born 6 Nov., 1868.

They reside at the parsonage in Wyalusing, Pa.

IV. WILLIAM TERRY, son of Geo. F. Horton and Abigail Terry, born at Terrytown, 9 April, 1839; married at Auburn, Susquehanna Co., 14 June, 1871, by Rev. G. Greenfield, to PRUDENCE BEARDSLEY, daughter of John Beach Beardsley and Lucy S. Kasson, and born in Auburn, 27 Oct., 1842.

Children, born at Terrytown:

1. Charles Beardsley, born 13 April, 1872.

2. Nancy Terry, born 15 May, 1873.

W. T. Horton is a farmer and merchant at Terrytown. He volunteered in the service of his country in July, 1862, assisted in raising Co. A, 141 Regiment Pa. Volunteers, Infantry, and was chosen 2d Lieutenant. He was honorably discharged per order of the Secretary of War, by reason of chronic diarrhœa, in Dec., 1862. He shortly afterwards engaged in the service again as clerk in the Quarter Master's department, at Murfreesboro, Tenn., where he remained until the close of the war.

V. JOHN BURLEIGH, son of Geo. F. Horton and Abigail Terry, born at Terrytown, 8 Jan., 1842; married at West Danby, Tompkins Co., N. Y., 24 Feb., 1875, by Rev. Wm. Sharp, to EVA LAMIRA TUPPER, daughter of James Sturdevant Tupper and Lamira Truesdell, and born in Rush, Susquehanna Co., Pa., 12 April, 1851.

John B. Horton is a farmer and merchant at Terrytown.

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VI. DEBBIE EMILY, daughter of Geo. F. Horton and Abigail Terry, born at Terrytown, 7 Nov., 1843; married at Terrytown, 30 June, 1868, by Rev. D. Craft, to WILLIAM JAMES HILLIS, M. D., son of Richard Hillis and Margaret Nesbit, and born in Herrick, Bradford Co., Pa., in 1841. He commenced the practice of medicine at Barclay, Bradford Co., Pa., where he commenced housekeeping, but his wife's health failing, she returned to Terrytown, where she died from tuberculosis; _vide_ obituary.

VII. NANCY TERRY, daughter of Geo. F. Horton and Abigail Terry, born at Terrytown, 15 July, 1846; _vide_ obituary:

HILLIS.--On Friday, March 26th, 1869, at the residence of her
father, Dr. G. F. Horton, in Terrytown, Mrs. Deborah E., wife
of Dr. W. J. Hillis, of Barclay. She was born Nov., 1844, born
again Feb., 1866, and has passed from earth to heaven.

The following lines were written by a lady in the West, on the death of Mrs. HILLIS:

LINES ON THE DEATH OF COUSIN DEBBIE.

She faded away in the early spring-time,
Ere Nature put on her robe of green,
And with a peaceful look in her clear blue eyes,
She calmly passed to the land unseen.

Oh, she has gone from us; so young and so fair,
Wearing all the charms of youthful bloom,
And around our hearts there comes a deep sadness,
O'ershadowing us in midnight gloom,

Earth's tenderest ties were twined around her,
And fain would we have had her stay;
But angels around the throne were beckoning
As if to hasten her flight away.

No fear of death could blanch her marble cheek,
Nor dim the pure lustre of her eye;
Through faith she looked above this fleeting world,
Where joys immortal ne'er fade or die.

Her face was radiant with heavenly glory
As she murmured a parting prayer,
And then we knew, by her saint-like beauty,
That the seal of death was written there.

We miss her, yes, we miss the cheerful sunshine
That she cast on every side,
And we mourn the crushed and blighted hopes,
Of a fond and loving bride.

But there's a light to lure us homeward,
In this sorrowing world of ours;
And we'll strive to meet the dearly loved one
Where forever bloom unfading flowers.

E. I. P. S.

Rochelle, Ill., May, 1869.

* * * * *

HORTON.--In Terrytown, Jan. 7, 1872, Miss Nancy T., daughter of
Dr. G. F. and Abigail Horton, aged 25 years.

Decided in her convictions, yet with charity for all, amiable
in disposition and warm in her affections, she won a large
circle of friends, who sympathize with her immediate relatives
in this bereavement. She availed herself of every advantage
afforded to store her mind with useful knowledge. Diligent as a
pupil, she was successful as a teacher, exhibiting unflagging
energy and patience in the school room, she surpassed most
in securing the love and advancement of her pupils. She was
sustained through a long and painful illness by an unfaltering
trust in her covenant keeping Saviour, and with her feet firmly
set on the Rock of Ages by a living faith, fearlessly entered
the dark valley, fearing no evil.

Nancy T. Horton]

She referred to the following stanzas, as expressing her own
hopes when near the close of her earthly existence, and which
are inserted for this as well as for their exquisite beauty:

NEARER HOME.

BY ALICE CARY.

One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me o'er and o'er--
I'm nearer to my home to-day
Than I have been before.

Nearer my Father's house,
Where the many mansions be,
Nearer the great white throne,
Nearer the crystal sea.

Nearer the bound of life,
Where we lay our burdens down,
Nearer leaving the cross,
Nearer gaining the crown!

But lying darkly between,
Winding down through the night,
Is the silent, unknown stream
That leads at last to the light.

Closer and closer my steps
Come to the dread abysm;
Closer Death to my lips
Presses the awful chrism.

Oh! if my mortal feet
Have almost gained the brink;
If it be I am nearer home,
Even to-day, than I think;

Father, perfect my trust,
Let my spirit feel in death
That her feet are firmly set
On the rock of a living faith.

* * * * *

[_From the Presbyterian._]

In Terrytown, Pa., on the 7th inst., Miss Nancy T. daughter
of Dr. G. F. and Abigail Horton, aged twenty-five years. Born
of pious parents, from infancy she enjoyed the advantages
of religious culture. In early life she made profession of
faith in Christ, and ever after adorned that profession with
a consecrated life and godly deportment. She was among the
first to unite with the then recently organized Presbyterian
church at Terrytown, which she loved with the ardor of a
sanctified affection. Possessed of unusual decision of
character and strong convictions of the truth of her opinions,
she nevertheless exercised a broad charity for those whom she
thought conscientiously differed from her. Her amiability,
intelligence, purity, and warm affection won her a large circle
of friends, over whom she had great influence. Her end was
peace, and in full assurance of a blessed immortality. One
incident, among many others, may be given as illustrating the
ground of her confidence. Shortly before her death, clasping
her arms around her brother's neck, she whispered:

"Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to the cross I cling."

This simple clinging to the cross was her support through the
long months of wasting sickness, the secret of her patience in
suffering, and the staff of her strength through the valley of
the shadow of death.

COM.

VIII. MARY ELIZA, daughter of Geo. F. Horton and Abigail Terry, born at Terrytown, 24, April, 1850, married at Terrytown, 1 Oct., 1873, by Rev. D. Craft, to WILLIAM ROSS SUTTON, son of Oliver C. Sutton and Harriet Maria Ross, and grandson of Robert Blaine Sutton and Juliette Bradley, and born in Lyons, 27 Nov., 1850. He is a farmer, and also engaged in the manufacture and sale of an improved forcing pump. They reside in Lyons, N. Y.

I. JAMES GALLOWAY, son of Samuel Todd Horton and Mary Galloway (_Joseph Lee_, _Israel_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born at Palmyra, N. Y., 23 Feb., 1813; married 26 Jan., 1832, by the Rev. Mr. Allen, to HANNAH MARIA HORTON, daughter of Benjamin Horton and Hannah Vance, and born at Belvale, Orange Co., N. Y., 7 May, 1811. She died at Atlas, Mich., 19 April, 1847, leaving four children, all born in Atlas, viz.:

1. Samuel Townsend, born 25 Nov., 1835, the first white male
child ever born in Atlas.

2. Milton Augustus, born 27 Oct., 1838.

3. William Henry, born 1 April, 1842; he was a Union soldier,
served three years, and was honorably discharged; died in
Flint, Mich., 10 June, 1867.

4. Maria Eloise, born 29 Oct., 1844; died 29 August, 1845.

Married 2. in Atlas, 16 July, 1848, to ADALINE SUSAN DORR BALDWIN, daughter of Dr. Cyrus Baldwin, of Berkshire, Mass., and Susan Dorr, of Boston. Susan Dorr was a daughter of Joseph Dorr, made historic from the fact that he was a prominent man of the party who threw the tea overboard in Boston Harbor. Dr. Baldwin was the founder of the village of Baldwinsville, N. Y. J. G. Horton, in a letter of August 26, 1874, says: "We moved from Palmyra to Michigan when it was yet a territory. We were three miles from any white settlers, but we had plenty of Indians. Where the city of Flint now stands, it was then all a dense wilderness, and when the town of Atlas was organized, forty years ago, we had seventeen votes all told. The county of Genesee has now twelve flourishing villages besides the city of Flint, which has a population of about eleven thousand."

By his 2. wife he has one daughter, Mary Susan, born in Atlas, 22 May, 1851. They moved from Atlas to Flint in 1859, where they now reside. He is a farmer and surveyor.

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III. IRA JOSEPH, son of Samuel Todd Horton and Mary Galloway, born 1 April, 1815, in Palmyra, N. Y.; married in Palmyra, 21 April, 1836, by Rev. H. V. Jones (Baptist) to RUTH HOWARD SPEAR, daughter of Lemuel Spear and Sarah Rogers, and born in Mendon, N. Y., 23 June, 1815.

Children, all born in Atlas, Genesee Co., Mich.:

1. Newman Norris, born 29 July, 1838.

2. Carlton Ira, born 3 Sept., 1841; married Marietta Frost.

3. Mary Ann, born 7 Nov., 1844; died Dec. 9, 1863.

4. Marvin Julius, born 30 Nov., 1848.

5. Charlie Albert, born 13 August, 1857.

Lemuel Spear was born in Conn., died in Macedon, N. Y. Sarah Rogers was born in Vermont, died in Palmyra, N. Y.

CYNTHIA E., daughter of Samuel Todd Horton and Mary Galloway, born in Palmyra, N. Y., 27 Feb., 1818; married in Palmyra, 12 Jan., 1837, to ABRAM NORRIS, born in Fishkill, Dutchess Co., N. Y., 28 April, 1809. He died.

Children: They have had six children,--one son and five daughters. Three daughters are dead. The son and two daughters living. Names and dates not given. Mrs. Norris resides in Buffalo, N. Y. A more full account was promised, but it has never been received.

I. MARY ELIZABETH, daughter of Milton Horton and Lydia Bennett (_Benjamin_, _Israel_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born at Belvale, N. Y., 10 Aug., 1822; married about 1842, to NELSON BROWN; died 24 March, 1864.

Children:

1. Milton.

2. Edith.

3. Jessie.

II. BENJAMIN, son of Milton Horton and Lydia Bennett, born at Belvale. N. Y., 19 Dec., 1823; married 1 Sept., 1852, in Cincinnati, Ohio, by the Rev. J. W. Weakly, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to CARRIE HART, daughter of William and Mary C. Hart, and born in Cincinnati, 6 Feb., 1833.

Children:

1. William Milton, born in Cincinnati, 26 Jan., 1854.

2. Carrie Ben, born in Cincinnati, 11 April, 1856.

3. Cornelius Comegzes, born in Cincinnati, 18 March, 1858; died
in Feb., 1870.

4. Mary Kate, born in St. Louis, Mo., 1 May, 1860.

5. Benjamin Fisk, born in St. Louis, Mo., 25 Jan., 1862.

6. Augustus George, born in St. Louis, Mo., 21 Dec., 1865; died
in Nov., 1866.

7. Monroe, born in St. Louis, Mo., 5 Oct., 1869.

Benjamin Horton went to Cincinnati in early life, and remained there until 1859, when he moved to St. Louis, where he now resides. He is principal of the firm of "B. Horton & Co., Importers and Jobbers of Tin Plate, Metals, &c.," of St. Louis. He is a prominent and much respected citizen, and highly esteemed by all who know him. He and his wife are both active and worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which they have been connected for twenty-six years.

III. TOWNSEND NICHOLAS, son of Milton Horton and Lydia Bennett, born at Belvale, 8 March, 1826. In 1835 he moved with his father to Milan, Ohio, remained there until 1855, when he went to La Crosse, and was one of the early founders of the city, assisting the early settlers in surveying and laying it out. He shared the confidence of the community, was elected a member of the Legislature, and gave promise of future usefulness as a statesman. He met with success as a merchant at West Salem. On his way to New York for goods he was killed, at the dreadful disaster on the Erie Railway, at Carr's Rock, fourteen miles west of Port Jervis, which occurred on the 13 April, 1868. He lived forty-eight hours after the accident. His sudden and shocking death cast a deep gloom over all the village where he lived. He was buried in West Salem.

IV. EUNICE LUCADA, daughter of Milton Horton and Lydia Bennett, born at Belvale, 27 Dec., 1827; married in Cincinnati, Ohio, to CALEB EVANS.

Children:

1. Kate.

2. Lydia.

3. Susie.

4. Jesse.

5. Lucella.

6. Carrie.

V. HANNAH, daughter of Milton Horton and Lydia Bennett, born at Belvale, 19 Aug., 1829; married at Milan, Ohio, by Rev. Mr. Barret, to CALEB OAKES.

Children:

1. Lydia.

2. Emma.

3. Milton.

4. Burton.

5. Benjamin.

VI. SARAH DELIA, daughter of Milton Horton and Lydia Bennett, born at Belvale, 3 June, 1831; married at Milan, by Rev. Alfred Wheeler, to A. G. SMITH; died 15 July, 1859. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and greatly beloved by her Christian friends. She had one child--Dudley; he also died.

VII. JOSEPHINE DEBORAH, daughter of Milton Horton and Lydia Bennett, born at Belvale, 17 July, 1834. She is an accomplished maiden lady, and a successful teacher in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a lady of marked piety and much beloved.

VIII. EMMA ALMA, daughter of Milton Horton and Lydia Bennett, born in Milan, Ohio, 4 Sept., 1836; married at West Salem, by Rev. Mr. Clark, to WILLIAM UPTON, about 1866. One child--Lucius.

II. CAPT. BENJAMIN JASON, son of Nicholas Townsend Horton and Sarah Van Orden (_Benjamin_, _Israel_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born in New York City, 13 Feb., 1831; moved with his father to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1832, and here he grew up to manhood, and was married on the 18 April, 1858, by the Rev. Chauncey Giles, to VIRGINIA YEATMAN, daughter of Walker M. Yeatman and Eva Ammon, and born in Cincinnati, Ohio, 8 Feb., 1835. Eva Ammon is a sister of Gen. Jacob Ammon, formerly of the U. S. Regular Army, and also of Commodore Daniel Ammon, of the U. S. Navy.

Children:

1. Eva, born at Glendale, Ohio, 16 Nov., 1861.

2. Alice Yeatman, born in Glendale, Ohio, 12 Dec., 1863.

3. Richard Scott, born in Glendale, Ohio, 21 Feb., 1866.

4. Thomas Yeatman, born in Cincinnati, 7 March, 1868.

5. Benjamin Yeatman, born in Lawrence, Kansas, 8 Sept., 1872.

Capt. B. J. Horton graduated at Yale College, in 1852; read law with the Hon. Timothy Walker, of Cincinnati, closing up with a six months' term at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. He was admitted to the bar in 1854. At the breaking out of the great Rebellion he volunteered in the service of his country, and entered the army as 1st Lieutenant of Co. "I," 24th Ohio Vol. Inf., and was placed on the staff of Col. Nelson; and after Gen. Nelson's death, he was on the staff of Maj. Gen. Gilbert. He was in the action at the taking of Nashville; at the battle of Pittsburg Landing, also at the taking of Corinth, and went as far as Athens, Alabama; then came to Kentucky with Gen. Nelson, and was at the battle of Richmond, Kentucky, and at the battle of Perryville, on the staff of Gen. Gilbert, and subsequently in command of Co. "I," 24th Ohio Vol. Inf., at Stone River, where he lost his left leg, and received several other wounds. He was honorably discharged from the service in August, 1863. He is now engaged in the practice of law at Lawrence, Kansas.

VIII. The HON. DEXTER HORTON, son of Henry W. Horton and Adah Jennings (_Joseph_, _Israel_, _Israel_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born at Groveland, 24 June, 1836; married 25 April, 1861, by O. H. P. Green, Esq., to LAVINIA LOSEEL.

Children, all born at Fenton, Mich., except Mary A., born at Groveland:

1. Glen L., born 21 June, 1863.

2. Mary A., born 1 Sept., 1864.

3. Maybell, born 5 June, 1866.

4. Byron D., born 28 Sept., 1871.

5. Elmira, born 12 June, 1873.

Maj. D. Horton is an extensive dealer in flour, grain and wool, and also in farming implements. He was Postmaster at Fenton, in 1861, which office he resigned in 1863, to accept an appointment from President Lincoln as Captain and Commissary of Subsistence in the United States Volunteers, and remained with the armies of Tennessee and Georgia until they were disbanded. While in the army he was promoted to the rank of Major by President Lincoln, for meritorious services. In 1869 he was a member of the Legislature of Michigan.

I. JOHN WALLER, son of Miller Horton and Elizabeth Waller (_John_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born at South Wilkesbarre, 22 Nov., 1814; married in Kingston, 9 Jan., 1844, by Rev. L. S. Bennet, to SARAH GATES, daughter of Nathaniel Gates and Ruth Richards, and born in Kingston, Pa. He was formerly a contractor, but is now (1873) Ticket Agent of the L. V. R. R., at South Wilkesbarre Depot.

Children:

1. Emily Cortland, born in South Wilkesbarre, 21 Jan., 1845.

2. Harriet Waller, born in South Wilkesbarre, 5 Aug., 1846.

3. Ruth Burritt, born in South Wilkesbarre, 11 March, 1848;
died 28 Feb., 1857.

4. James Gallup, born in Tamaqua, 31 July, 1849.

5. David Richards, born in South Wilkesbarre, 3 July, 1851;
died 21 Sept., 1852.

6. Sarah Elizabeth, born in South Wilkesbarre, 6 Feb., 1854.

7. John Carlysle, born in South Wilkesbarre, 5 Sept., 1855.

8. Harry Miller, born in South Wilkesbarre, 10 Dec., 1857.

II. ELIZABETH, daughter of Miller Horton and Elizabeth Waller, born in South Wilkesbarre, 14 Oct., 1816; married about 1835, to P. M. C. GILCHRIST. He kept the Phenix Hotel, in Wilkesbarre for many years; died a few years ago. She remains his widow, and now keeps a boarding house in Philadelphia.

Children, all born in Wilkesbarre:

1. Miller Horton Gilchrist, born about 1837; keeps a livery
stable in Philadelphia. They had several daughters, but I have
not succeeded in getting their record.

III. MARY, daughter of Miller Horton and Elizabeth Waller, born in South Wilkesbarre, 23 Oct., 1818; married WILLIAM L. COOK, son of William Cook and Martha Lemon. They reside in Washington, D. C. He is a clerk in the U. S. Pension Office.

IV. NATHAN MILLER, son of Miller Horton and Elizabeth Waller, born at Wilkesbarre, Pa., 5 Jan., 1821; married in Wilkesbarre, in 1840, by the Rev. John Darrom, to SUSAN RICHARDS, daughter of David Richards and Mary Primer, and born in Wilkesbarre, 15 Feb., 1824. He is a contractor on public works, resides at South Wilkesbarre.

Children, all born in Wilkesbarre:

1. Nathan Waller, born 1 Dec., 1841; married Lizzie Cook,
daughter of William Cook and Mary Horton.

2. Mary Pruner, born 20 Feb., 1844; married Lyndon Ryan.

3. Elizabeth Waller, born 20 Feb., 1844. (Twins.)

4. William Richards, born 6 Jan., 1845; married Junietta
Salsbury; died 5 Nov., 1870. One child--Orlando, 3 years old.

I. ZEPHANIAH, son of Col. Nathan Horton and Mary Young (_Zephaniah, Esq._, _Capt. Nathan_, _Caleb_, _Barnabas_, _Caleb I._), born 20 Feb., 1818; married 31 Oct., 1841, CHARLOTTE T. MAST, born in Ashe Co., 25 Nov., 1820; died 13 Feb., 1872. Mr. Horton was for several years, Col. commander of the 84th Reg., N. C. Militia.

Children, all born in Yancey Co., N. C.:

1. John P., born 28 Sept., 1842; died 18 Aug., 1856.

2. David M., born 18 Dec., 1844.

3. Elizabeth I., born 4 March, 1847.

4. Benjamin T., born 14 March, 1849.

5. William F., born 8 July, 1852.

6. Maria E., born 2 May, 1854.

7. James E., born 29 Oct., 1856.

8. Nicholas, born 19 May, 1859.

II. MARTHA E., daughter of Col. Nathan Horton and Mary Young, born 16 Sept., 1819; married 16 Aug., 1834, MARCUS L. PENLAND of Buncombe Co., N. C., 6 Feb., 1813.

Children, all born in Yancey Co., except Charles M., born in Buncombe Co.:

1. Milton F., born 19 Aug., 1840.

2. Noble Z., born 25 March, 1842.

3. Charles M., born 29 April, 1845.

4. Mary A. E., born 8 March, 1847.

5. Phebe I., born 28 Feb., 1849.

6. Catherine M., born 5 May, 1851; died 25 Jan., 1851.

7. Nathan L., born 11 Dec., 1853.

8. William L., born 18 Jan., 1856.

9. Clarissa E., born 4 April, 1858.

10. Angelina, born 15 May, 1861.

III. MALCOLM, son of Col. Nathan Horton and Mary Young, born 9 Feb., 1822; married CLARISSA A. WESTALL, of Yancey, and born in Buncombe, 26 July, 1832. He died 4 Nov., 1870.

Children, all born in Yancey: