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Leon Lukens Horton 1893 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 March 1893

Birth Location: Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan

Death Date: 14 September 1939

Death Location: Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan

Father: Capt. Horton

Mother: Lydia Lukens

Spouse(s): Orpha Piehl

Children(s): Zella Marshall, George Horton, Oral Horton, Arthur Horton, Leona Horton, Leo Horton, Leon Horton, Frank Horton, Lillian Horton

In 1893, Leon Lukens Horton entered the world in Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, born to Capt. George Albert (Alvert) Horton and Lydia Zella Ximena Lukens. In 1900, Leon Lukens Horton resided in Gilboa, Benton, Indiana, USA. In 1910, Leon Lukens Horton resided in Hamilton, Clare, Michigan, USA. Leon Lukens Horton married Orpha Delphine (twin) Hicks Horton Piehl, and had children including Zella Gertrude Horton Marshall, George Kenneth Horton, Oral Horton, Arthur Byron Horton, Leona Horton, Leo Lyle Horton, Leon Lukens Horton, Frank Staples Horton, Lillian Mary Horton. Leon Lukens Horton passed away in 1939 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan.

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Biography

  • In 1893, Leon Lukens Horton entered the world in Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan, born to Capt. George Albert (Alvert) Horton and Lydia Zella Ximena Lukens.
  • In 1900, Leon Lukens Horton resided in Gilboa, Benton, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1910, Leon Lukens Horton resided in Hamilton, Clare, Michigan, USA.
  • Leon Lukens Horton married Orpha Delphine (twin) Hicks Horton Piehl, and had children including Zella Gertrude Horton Marshall, George Kenneth Horton, Oral Horton, Arthur Byron Horton, Leona Horton, Leo Lyle Horton, Leon Lukens Horton, Frank Staples Horton, Lillian Mary Horton.
  • Leon Lukens Horton passed away in 1939 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Horton
1865 – 1939
Birth Location: Twelve-Mile, Cass Co., Indiana
CH
Lydia Lukens
1865 – 1931
Birth Location: Wabash Co., Indiana
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Spouses(s)

Orpha Piehl
1889 – 1976
Birth Location: Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan
OP

Children(s)

Zella Marshall
1912 – 1996
Birth Location: Eaton Rapids, Michigan (SS Appl.)
ZM
George Horton
1913 – 1994
Birth Location: Eaton Rapids, Eaton Co., Michigan, USA
GH
Oral Horton
1916 – 1916
Birth Location: Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA
OH
Arthur Horton
1917 – 1957
Birth Location: Clare, Michigan, USA
AH
Leona Horton
1921 – 1922
Birth Location: Michigan
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Leo Horton
1923 – 2011
Birth Location: Pontiac, Michigan
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Leon Horton
1925 – 2001
Birth Location: Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan
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Frank Horton
1927 – 2007
Birth Location: Pontiac Oakl, Michigan
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Lillian Horton
1929 – 1931
Birth Location: Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan, USA
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Leon Horton's Ancestors

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Leon Horton
1893 – 1939
Birth Place: Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan
Parents
Capt. George Albert (Alvert) Horton
1865 – 1939
Twelve-Mile, Cass Co., Indiana
Lydia (Zella Ximena) Lukens
1865 – 1931
Wabash Co., Indiana
Grandparents
Will Horton
Priscilla John
1832 – 1897
Greene County, Ohio
Jonas ((twin)) Lukens
1821 – 1878
Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio, USA
Maria (Fell) Murray
1828 – 1913
Kingston, Ross, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
James John
1786 – 1856
Amy Stout
1814 – 1871
Abraham Lucken
1777 – 1848
Elizabeth Moyer
1786 – 1854
George Murray
1786 – 1837
Rebeckah Famulener
1799 – 1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Stout
1768 – 1844
Phoebe Eddy
1772 – 1826
John (Lucken)
1758 – 1812
Catharine Tennis
1757 – 1797
Henry Lukens
1764 – 1813
Grace Stewart
1768 – 1848
Jacob Famulener
1766 – 1831
Catherine Gifford
1767 – 1833

Leon Horton's Descendants

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Leon (Lukens) Horton (2 March 1893 – 14 September 1939) m. Orpha (Delphine (twin) Hicks Horton) Piehl (2 September 1889 – 18 March 1976)
  1. 1. Zella (Gertrude Horton) Marshall (24 March 1912 – 5 May 1996) m. Raymond (William) Marshall (8 December 1910 – 21 May 2011)
    1. 1. Jeanette (Marshall) Laundry (Dec 1933 – ) m. Paul Landry
      1. 1. Paul (Michael) Landry (13 August 1954 – 6 January 2018)
  2. 2. George (Kenneth) Horton (26 October 1913 – 25 August 1994) m. Moris Horton (Dec 9, 1908 – Sept 22,1980) m. Dottie Guerra (abt 1927 – )
    1. 1. Nolan Snelling (abt 1927 – )
    2. 2. Vincent Snelling (abt 1932 – )
    3. 3. Patsy (S) Horton (abt 1944 – )
  3. 3. Oral Horton (1916 – 23 Jul 1916)
  4. 4. Arthur (Byron) Horton (17 December 1917 – 1 July 1957) m. Thelma (Vanhorn) Britten (abt 1917 – )
  5. 5. Leona Horton (12 Nov 1921 – 27 Mar 1922)
  6. 6. Leo (Lyle) Horton (15 June 1923 – 8 July 2011) m. Barbara (June) Callahan (07/19/1926 – 03/11/1995)
    1. 1. Linda (Joy Horton Buschner) Hurley (04/25/1952 – ) m. William (Frederick) Buschner (30 Jun 1953 – 21 Jan 2011) m. Rupert ((Bo)) Hurley (7 Jul 1953 – )
      1. 1. William (Otto) Buschner (10 Aug 1976 – ) m. Aileen (Shannon McGinnis) Buschner (17 Feb 1976 – )
        1. 1. Shannon (Aileen) Buschner (16 Jun 1999 – ) m. David Caban
        2. 2. William (Frederick) Buschner (24 Jan 2001 – )
      2. 2. Richard (Lyle) Buschner (23 Oct 1980 – ) m. Mayumi Hidekura (11 Sep 1976 – )
        1. 1. Haruki (Lyle) Buschner (28 Mar 2006 – )
        2. 2. Kengo (Erick) Buschner (16 Dec 2007 – )
        3. 3. Sakura (Joy) Buschner (2 Jan 2011 – )
    2. 2. Valeri (Faith Horton) Miller (22 Jan 1957 – ) m. John (Franklin) Miller (1 Jul 1953 – )
      1. 1. Joshua (Franklin) Miller (14 Jul 1985 – ) m. Rebekah (Lynn) Currier (5 Jan 1988 – )
        1. 1. Elliot (James) Miller (4-30-2011 – )
      2. 2. Jennifer (Faith Miller) Stofer (18 Nov 1988 – ) m. Larry (Lee) Stofer (26 Jan 1990 – )
        1. 1. Alaina (Faith) Stofer (06/14/2018 – )
        2. 2. Claire (Elise) Stofer (10/23/2020 – )
    3. 3. Charles (Philip) Horton (6/27/1961 – ) m. Joan (Elizabeth) Szakacs (Aug 1960 – )
      1. 1. Bryan (Daniel) Horton (10 Jul 1988 – ) m. Cherith Fisher (26 Jan 1989 – )
        1. 1. Owen (Edwards) Horton (25 May 2014 – )
        2. 2. Karis (Elizabeth) Horton (7 Sep 2015 – )
        3. 3. Ella (Grace) Horton (2 Mar 2017 – )
        4. 4. Jack (Calvan) Horton (28 Feb 2019 – )
      2. 2. Carl (Timothy) Horton (16 Nov 1991 – ) m. Melissa Scott (28 Oct 1990 – )
        1. 1. Wendy (Lynn) Horton (5 Sep 2018 – )
        2. 2. Christopher (Lyle) Horton (18 Aug 2020 – )
      3. 3. Aimee (Elizabeth) Horton (27 Jan 1996 – )
      4. 4. Daniel (Benjamin) Horton (4 Sep 1998 – )
  7. 7. Leon (Lukens) Horton (17 August 1925 – 20 July 2001) m. Marie (Elizabeth) Albrecht (7 May 1920 – 18 Jun 2005)
    1. 1. Gerald Horton (abt 1944 – )
    2. 2. Larry Horton (abt 1947 – )
  8. 8. Frank (Staples) Horton (1 Aug 1927 – 10 Nov 2007) m. Lorene (C. Jacobson) Horton (15 Nov 1927 – 5 Mar 2014)
    1. 1. David (Edwin) Horton (10 Jun 1951 – )
    2. 2. Donald Horton
    3. 3. Lillian Feldt
  9. 9. Lillian (Mary) Horton (26 Mar 1929 – 9 Jan 1931)

Leon Horton's Timeline

10 Records

1893
2 March 1893
Birth of Leon Lukens Horton in Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan
Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan
1900
1900
Age 7
Leon Lukens Horton resided here in Gilboa, Benton, Indiana, USA
Gilboa, Benton, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 17
Leon Lukens Horton resided here in Hamilton, Clare, Michigan, USA
Hamilton, Clare, Michigan, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 24
Leon Lukens Horton resided here in Clare, Michigan
Clare, Michigan
1920
1920
Age 27
Leon Lukens Horton resided here in Greenwood, Oceana, Michigan, USA
Greenwood, Oceana, Michigan, USA
1923
1923
Age 30
Leon Lukens Horton resided here in Michigan, USA
Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 37
Leon Lukens Horton resided here in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan
Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan
1937
1937
Age 44
Leon Lukens Horton resided here in Pontiac, Michigan, USA
Pontiac, Michigan, USA
1939
1939
Age 46
Leon Lukens Horton resided here in Pontiac, Michigan, USA
Pontiac, Michigan, USA
1939
14 September 1939
Age 46
Death of Leon Lukens Horton in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan
Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 March 1893
    Event Place: Gladwin, Gladwin, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Greenwood, Oceana, Michigan; Roll: T625_786; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 195; Image: 925
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: 1017; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0058; Image: 559.0; FHL microfilm: 2340752
    [3] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Sanilac; Roll: 1682814
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Clare; Roll: 1675133
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Gilboa, Benton, Indiana; Roll: 360; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1240360
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hamilton, Clare, Michigan; Roll: T624_642; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1374655
    [7] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952
    [8] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan
    [10] Michigan, County Marriages, 1822-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Gilboa, Benton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Gilboa, Benton, Indiana; Roll: 360; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1240360

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hamilton, Clare, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hamilton, Clare, Michigan; Roll: T624_642; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1374655

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Clare, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Sanilac; Roll: 1682814
    [2] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Clare; Roll: 1675133

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Greenwood, Oceana, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Greenwood, Oceana, Michigan; Roll: T625_786; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 195; Image: 925

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: 1017; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0058; Image: 559.0; FHL microfilm: 2340752

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Pontiac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Pontiac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gladwin
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 September 1939
    Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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