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Hollis Brown Horton 1899–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Aug 1899

Birth Location: Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1 May 1968

Death Location: Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, USA

Father: Marcus Horton

Mother: Ruby Terry

Spouse(s): Ethel Malone, Minnie Wiseman, Grace West

Children(s): Ruby Horton, Terry Horton, Bessie Horton, John Horton

In 1899, Hollis Brown Horton entered the world in Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, USA, born to Marcus Curtis Horton And Ruby Daisy Terry. Hollis Brown Horton married Ethel Beatrice Malone, Grace Edna West, Minnie Iris Wiseman, and had children including Bessie Mae Horton, Frances Julia Horton, John William Horton, Ruby Horton, Terry Brice Horton. Hollis Brown Horton passed away in 1968 in Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1899, Hollis Brown Horton entered the world in Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, USA, born to Marcus Curtis Horton And Ruby Daisy Terry.
  • Hollis Brown Horton married Ethel Beatrice Malone, Grace Edna West, Minnie Iris Wiseman, and had children including Bessie Mae Horton, Frances Julia Horton, John William Horton, Ruby Horton, Terry Brice Horton.
  • Hollis Brown Horton passed away in 1968 in Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hollis Horton's Ancestors

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Hollis Horton
1899–1968
Birth Place: Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Marcus Curtis Horton
1876–1940
Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Ruby (Daisy) Terry
1878–1955
Skullbone, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Dabney) Terry
1846–1921
Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Julia (Ann) Smith
1853–1927
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Enoch Smith
1820–1896
Elizabeth Miles
1818–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Levi Smith
1781–1850
Nancy Lee
1789–1854

Hollis Horton's Descendants

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Hollis (Brown) Horton (18 Aug 1899–1 May 1968) m. Ethel (Beatrice) Malone (abt 1915–) m. Minnie (Iris) Wiseman (23 Apr 1900–19 Aug 1974) m. Grace (Edna) West (30 Dec 1894–3 Jul 1957)
  1. 1. Ruby Horton 1925–2002
  2. 2. Terry (Brice) Horton 1932–2007
  3. 3. Bessie (Mae) Horton 1938–2008
  4. 4. John (William) Horton 1941–2016

Hollis Horton's Timeline

2 Records

1899
18 Aug 1899
Birth of Hollis Brown Horton in Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1968
1 May 1968
Age 69
Death of Hollis Brown Horton in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1899
    Event Place: Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Memphis Press-Scimitar; Publication Date: 1 May 1968; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; ,0.06355115,0.47841883,0.27727848&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 3029 Lamar
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Memphis Press-Scimitar; Publication Date: 1 May 1968; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; ,0.06355115,0.47841883,0.27727848&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1968
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Memphis Press-Scimitar; Publication Date: 1 May 1968; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; ,0.06355115,0.47841883,0.27727848&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Memphis Press-Scimitar; Publication Date: 1 May 1968; Publication Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA; ,0.06355115,0.47841883,0.27727848&xid=3355

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