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Descendants of William Horton

William Horton

Born: 1767, Rutherford County NC
Died: 1 Dec 1829, Near Sunshine, Rutherford County NC
Married: 23 Feb 1797, Margaret Moore, Rutherford County NC
- Born: 1781, Rutherford County NC, dau of Aaron Moore and Rachel Lawrence
- Died: 7 Apr 1848, Rutherford County NC

Children of William Horton and Margaret Moore:

Sara Horton

Born: 7 Apr 1798, Rutherford County NC
Died: 3 Jul 1884, Rutherford County NC
Married: Abt 1824, Jesse Chitwood, son of James and Alisa Chitwood
- Born: 30 Nov 1793, Rutherford County NC
- Died: 20 ul 1856, Rutherford County NC
Children of Sara Horton and Jesse Chitwood
1. Elizabeth Chitwood
  - Born: 14 March 1825, Rutherford County NC
  - Died: 6 Mar 1900, Rutherford County NC
2. Jesse Marshall Chitwood
  - Born: 3 Aug 1830, Rutherford County NC
  - Died: 28 Feb 1863, Wilson NC
3. William Chitwood
  - Born: 12 Sept 1822
4. Sara Chitwood
  - Born: 7 Mar 1839, Hollis, Rutherford County NC
  - Died: 21 Nov 1890
David Horton
- Born: 1803, Rutherford County NC
- Died:
Terrell Horton
George Washington Horton
- Born: 12 Oct 1812, Rutherford County NC
- Died: 26 Jan 1905, Wayne County GA
Patton Horton
- Born: Abt 1815
- Died:
Terrell Horton
- Born: 1808, Cleveland County NC
- Died:
- Married: 11 Jan, 1832, Cynthia Davis
  - Born: 1812, Duncan Creek, Rutherford County NC
  - Died:
Children of Terrell Horton and Cynthis Davis:
1. Nancy Horton
  - Born: 4 May 1832
  - Married: 1852, Alfred Sweezy (b: 1830)
2. William Horton
  - Born: 1834
3. Joseph Horton
  - Born: 1839
4. Rebecca Horton
  - Born: 1842
5. Alexander Horton
  - Born: 1845
  - Married: Martha Price
6. Alfred Horton
  - Born: 1847
7. John Horton
  - Born: 1850
8. Jessie Marshall Horton
  - Born: 3 Dec 1852
  - Died: 24 Nov 1922
Jessie Marshall Horton
- Born: 3 Dec 1852, NC
- Died: 24 Nov 1922, NC
- Married: 3 Sep 1878, Lydia Olivina GARDNER, daughter of James Gardner and Elvira Cornwell
Children of Jessie Horton and Lydia Gardner:
1. Junius Berry Horton
2. Grier Stough Horton
  - Born: 2 Mar 1883
  - Married: Emma Wright
3. Zula Cleo Horton
  - Born: 26 Oct 1885
  - Died: Apr 1970
  - Married: Marshall Rhyne, son of J. Rhyne and Mary Perkins
4. Otto Gaither Horton
  - Born: 23 Jan 1889
  - Married: Annie Rhyne

Junius Berry Horton

Born: 24 Dec 1880, Cleveland County NC
Died: 1942, Ayden, Pitt County NC
Married 1st: ?
Married 2nd: Abt 1912, Arrie Lily Bowen, daughter of Thomas Bowen and Eliza Lookadoo; granddaughter of (Louisa) Caroline Gardner
- Born: Between Aug 17-22 1892, Cleveland County NC
- Died: 1938 Gastonia, Gaston County NC

Child of Junius Horton and Eliza Lookadoo: Moena Beatrice Horton

Moena Beatrice Horton

Born: 21 Oct 1915, Gastonia, Gaston County NC
LIVING
Married: 8 Feb 1937, William Oscar Jolly, Jr. Raleigh, Wake County NC

Spouse: Oscar Jolly, Jr.

Born: 17 Aug 1913, Pitt County NC
Died: 4 Sep 1977, Ayden, Pitt County NC

From the Horton Family Bible (Jessie M. Horton)

Births:

Jesse Martial Horton December 3, 1852
Liddia Olyvine Gardner, December 24, 1850
Junius Berry Horton, December 24, 1880
Grier Staugh Horton, March 2, 1883
Zula Clero Horton, October 25, 1884
Otho Gather Horton, January 23, 1889

Deaths:

Jesse Marshall Horton, November 24, 1992, Aged 69 years 11 months 21 days
Lydia Ollevine Horton, May 8th 1930, Aged 80 years 3 months and 19 days
Grier Staugh Horton, March 4, 1940, Aged 57 years 2 days

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Moena's Notes

Neatly sewn into the center of a well worn volume entitled The World Displayed in Its History and Geography (1832)were the following historical notes on the family of James Lafayette Gardner:

J.L Gardner + Elvira Comwell were married Jan 2 1834 by M or W T. Eshridge

J.L Gardner and A.E.Lovelace by A Pastor Mench(?) Aug, 3 1855 (Note: written in different ink)

Rufus Webb Gardner was born Aug. 3 1835

Pinckney McDuffy Gardner was born Sept. 21, 1837

Amos Kendall Gardner was born Feb. 16, 1842

Vienna McClmes Gardner was born April 15 1845

Elizabeth Ann Bates Gardner was born Nov. 27 1847

Lydia Olivine Gardner born Jan. 18, 1850

Katharine Elvira Gardner born April 5 1852

Elvira Gardner died July 2 1854 of cramp colic (Note: Appendicitis?)

J.L. Gardner departed this life July 31 1862 at the Peace Institute Hospital, Raleigh, N.C. under the care of A.B. Robinson, Ward Master (buried in Confederate Cemetery - I've been to the grave.)

A.K. Gardner died Aug 7, 1862 at Chimberazek(?) Hospital, Richmond, Va. of wounds received at the Seven Day Battle in front of Richmond.

John Cormwell died Sept 28 1837

Micajah Cormwell died Dec. 11, 1848

Lydia Cormwell died Sept 26 1852

Jeremiah Gardner died Oct 11 1833

William Gardner died Oct. 12, 1847

Ida Blanch Gardner born Nov - ? 1868 Sunday

James Pinckney Gardner born June ? 1870 Thurs.

John Alexander Gardner born Oct. 31 1871 Tues.