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James Andrew Horton 1856 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1856

Birth Location: Horton Mill Pond, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 21 Sep 1936

Death Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States

Father: Charles HORTON

Mother: Jane RALEY

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In 1856, James Andrew Horton entered the world in Horton Mill Pond, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States, born to Charles Wesley HORTON and Jane RALEY. James Andrew Horton passed away in 1936 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1856, James Andrew Horton entered the world in Horton Mill Pond, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States, born to Charles Wesley HORTON and Jane RALEY.
  • James Andrew Horton passed away in 1936 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States.

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James Horton's Ancestors

Self
James Horton
1856 – 1936
Birth Place: Horton Mill Pond, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Charles Wesley HORTON
1834 – 1910
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Jane RALEY
1832 – 1867
Buffalo, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Stanley) Horton
1813 – 1905
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Obedience (Ann Biddy Sowell) Horton
1816 – 1894
Mt Pisgah, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Levi Sowell
1774 – 1850
Gillie King
1781 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sowell
1741 – 1807
SARAH Baker
1743 – 1821

James Horton's Timeline

2 Records

1856
11 May 1856
Birth of James Andrew Horton in Horton Mill Pond, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Horton Mill Pond, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
1936
21 Sep 1936
Age 80
Death of James Andrew Horton in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1856
    Event Place: Horton Mill Pond, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1936
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States

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