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Bessie Beryl Keysor Horton 1903 – 1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Aug 1903

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 9 Sep 1995

Death Location: Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, USA

Father: Archibald Keysor

Mother: Margaret Keysor

Spouse(s): Harold Horton

Children(s): William Horton, Mary Horton, Harold Horton, Jane Horton

The story of Bessie Beryl Keysor Horton began in 1903 in Ohio. In 1929, Bessie Beryl Keysor Horton resided in Pontiac, Michigan, USA. In 1930, Bessie Beryl Keysor Horton resided in Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, USA. Bessie Beryl Keysor Horton married Harold Kenneth Horton, and had children including William Arthur Horton, Mary Ellen Horton, Harold Kenneth Horton, Jane Elizabeth Horton. Bessie Beryl Keysor Horton passed away in 1995 in Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Beryl Keysor Horton began in 1903 in Ohio.
  • In 1929, Bessie Beryl Keysor Horton resided in Pontiac, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1930, Bessie Beryl Keysor Horton resided in Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, USA.
  • Bessie Beryl Keysor Horton married Harold Kenneth Horton, and had children including William Arthur Horton, Mary Ellen Horton, Harold Kenneth Horton, Jane Elizabeth Horton.
  • Bessie Beryl Keysor Horton passed away in 1995 in Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archibald Keysor
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Keysor
1868 –
Birth Location: Ohio
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Spouses(s)

Harold Horton
1897 – 1982
Birth Location: Benton County, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

William Horton
1924 – 1944
Birth Location: Harrison, Clare County, Michigan, USA
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Mary Horton
1925 – 2018
Birth Location: Michigan
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Harold Horton
1927 – 2020
Birth Location: Gladwin County, Michigan, United States of America
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Jane Horton
1930 – 1933
Birth Location: Gladwin, Michigan
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Bessie Horton's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Horton
1903 – 1995
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
Archibald Sylvester Keysor
Margaret (Elizabeth"Mary" Shoffstall) Keysor
1868 –
Ohio
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Horton's Descendants

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Bessie (Beryl Keysor) Horton (15 Aug 1903 – 9 Sep 1995) m. Harold (Kenneth) Horton (23 June 1897 – 4 April 1982)
  1. 1. William (Arthur) Horton (20 Oct 1924 – 15 Jun 1944)
  2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Horton (11 Feb 1925 – 18 Dec 2018)
    1. 1. William (Warren) Millard (11 Jun 1947 – 29 Dec 1988)
  3. 3. Harold (Kenneth) Horton (21 September 1927 – 19 November 2020) m. Barbara (Ruth) Martz (5 June 1932 – 23 October 2014)
  4. 4. Jane (Elizabeth) Horton (8 Jun 1930 – 13 Jun 1933)

Bessie Horton's Timeline

6 Records

1903
15 Aug 1903
Birth of Bessie Beryl Keysor Horton in Ohio
Ohio
1929
1929
Age 26
Bessie Beryl Keysor Horton resided here in Pontiac, Michigan, USA
Pontiac, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Bessie Beryl Keysor Horton resided here in Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
1940
1940
Age 37
Bessie Beryl Keysor Horton resided here in Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Bessie Beryl Keysor Horton resided here in Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
1995
9 Sep 1995
Age 92
Death of Bessie Beryl Keysor Horton in Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1903
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01751; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 26-9
    [2] Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340716
    [4] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 161; Film Description: 1921 Wayne-1922 Genesee
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan; Roll: 171; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 26-10

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Pontiac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2340716

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01751; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 26-9

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan; Roll: 171; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 26-10

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01751; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 26-9
    [2] Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hamilton Tp Clare Co
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 161; Film Description: 1921 Wayne-1922 Genesee

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1995
    Event Place: Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hamilton Township, Clare County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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