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James Horton 1838–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1838

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 4 April 1926

Death Location: Eoline, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Nimrod Horton

Mother: Margaret Wilson

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In 1838, James Horton entered the world in Alabama, born to Nimrod Wells Horton And Margaret Peggy Wilson. In 1850, James Horton resided in District 28, Benton, Alabama, USA. James Horton passed away in 1926 in Eoline, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1838, James Horton entered the world in Alabama, born to Nimrod Wells Horton And Margaret Peggy Wilson.
  • In 1850, James Horton resided in District 28, Benton, Alabama, USA.
  • James Horton passed away in 1926 in Eoline, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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James Horton's Ancestors

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James Horton
1838–1926
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Nimrod Wells Horton
1806–1880
Asheworth Creek, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Margaret ("Peggy") Wilson
1813–1900
Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Nimrod (A) Horton
1769–1856
Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Susannah (Ray) Wells
1774–1853
, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Mariam (Polly)) Winslow
1797–1870
Back Creek, Randolph, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Wells
1755–1817
Esther WARD
1759–1817
Henry Winslow
1771–1849
Elizabeth Needham
1772–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charity Carrington
1730–1818
Joseph Wells
1729–1804
William Ward
1721–1800
Susannah Foulke
1730–1822
Elizabeth Phelps
1750–1807
Thomas Winslow
1745–1826
John Needham
1745–
Rebecca Poole
1748–1777

James Horton's Timeline

3 Records

1838
abt 1838
Birth of James Horton in Alabama
Alabama
1850
1850
Age 12
James Horton resided here in District 28, Benton, Alabama, USA
District 28, Benton, Alabama, USA
1926
4 April 1926
Age 88
Death of James Horton in Bibb County, Alabama, USA
Bibb County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1838
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 28, Benton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 April 1926
    Event Place: Bibb County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eoline, Bibb County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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