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John Levi HORTON 1844 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1844

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

Death Date: 21 Aug 1917

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

Father: John Horton

Mother: Obedience Horton

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In 1844, John Levi HORTON entered the world in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States, born to John Stanley Horton and Obedience Ann Biddy Sowell Horton. John Levi HORTON passed away in 1917 in Kershaw, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1844, John Levi HORTON entered the world in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States, born to John Stanley Horton and Obedience Ann Biddy Sowell Horton.
  • John Levi HORTON passed away in 1917 in Kershaw, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States.

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John HORTON's Ancestors

Self
John HORTON
1844 – 1917
Birth Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Parents
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
Grandparents
Levi Sowell
1774 – 1850
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Gillie (Ann) King
1781 – 1860
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Sowell
1741 – 1807
SARAH Baker
1743 – 1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John HORTON's Timeline

2 Records

1844
23 Aug 1844
Birth of John Levi HORTON in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
1917
21 Aug 1917
Age 73
Death of John Levi HORTON in Kershaw, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Kershaw, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1844
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1917
    Event Place: Kershaw, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States

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