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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.

      [Source: Gray Jolly, descendant of Thomas Gardner]

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