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John Riley "Riley" Horton 1832 – 1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1832

Birth Location: Carroll, Virginia

Death Date: 22 Jun 1910

Death Location: Cuanza Sul, Angola

Father: James Horton

Mother: Sarah Goad

Spouse(s): Rachel Nester

Children(s): Nancy Horton

John Riley "Riley" Horton CSA was born in 1832 in Carroll, Virginia, the child of James Horton and Sarah Sallie Goad. John Riley "Riley" Horton CSA married Rachel B Nester, and had children including Nancy Albertina Horton. John Riley "Riley" Horton CSA passed away in 1910 in Cuanza Sul, Angola.

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Biography

  • John Riley "Riley" Horton CSA was born in 1832 in Carroll, Virginia, the child of James Horton and Sarah Sallie Goad.
  • John Riley "Riley" Horton CSA married Rachel B Nester, and had children including Nancy Albertina Horton.
  • John Riley "Riley" Horton CSA passed away in 1910 in Cuanza Sul, Angola.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Horton's Ancestors

Self
John Horton
1832 – 1910
Birth Place: Carroll, Virginia
Parents
James Horton
1803 – 1893
Grayson, VA, USA
Sarah (Sallie) Goad
1804 – 1890
Grayson, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Horton
1782 – 1876
Westfield, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Mary ("Polly") Webb
1785 – 1876
Stokes Co., NC
Rachel (Dalton) Goad
1778 – 1860
Pine Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Horton
1746 – 1827
Anna Horton
1758 – 1850
Elizabeth Sturman
1750 – 1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martha Williams
1730 – 1816
Lucretia Green
1725 – 1800
Valentine Sturman
1721 – 1789

John Horton's Descendants

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John (Riley "Riley") Horton (17 May 1832 – 22 Jun 1910) m. Rachel (B) Nester (27 Dec 1831 – 5 Jun 1873)
  1. 1. Nancy (Albertina) Horton (17 Jun 1858 – 18 May 1924) m. Tazwell (Taylor) Clay (5 Aug 1847 – 22 April, 1927)
    1. 1. Laura (Virginia) Clay (1 Jun 1900 – 23 Oct 1986) m. Gilbert (Floyd) Mack (20 Mar 1894 – 29 Jun 1962)
      1. 1. Virginia Mack (1929 – 6 December 1973) m. Preston Garrett (abt 1917 – )
        1. 1. Gregg Garrett (4/9/1961 – )
      2. 2. Noncy Eder
      3. 3. Preston Garrett
      4. 4. Mary (Lynn) Mack
      5. 5. Gilbert C.

John Horton's Timeline

4 Records

1832
17 May 1832
Birth of John Riley "Riley" Horton CSA in Carroll, Virginia
Carroll, Virginia
1850
19 Nov 1850
Age 18
John Riley "Riley" Horton CSA was married in Carroll County, Virginia
Carroll County, Virginia
1873
26 Aug 1873
Age 41
John Riley "Riley" Horton CSA was married in Carroll, Virginia USA
Carroll, Virginia USA
1910
22 Jun 1910
Age 78
Death of John Riley "Riley" Horton CSA in Cuanza Sul, Angola
Cuanza Sul, Angola

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1832
    Event Place: Carroll, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1850
    Event Place: Carroll County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1873
    Event Place: Carroll, Virginia USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1910
    Event Place: Cuanza Sul, Angola

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