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Sterling Horton 1775–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Hanging Rock, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 Oct 1836

Death Location: Crawford, Crawford, Georgia, USA

Father: William Horton

Mother: Elizabeth Brewer

Spouse(s): Mary Truesdale

Children(s): Simejinna Horton, Alexander Horton, Everett Horton, Mary Horton, Henry Horton, Elizabeth Horton, Simizina Horton, Nancy Horton, Amos Horton, Celia Horton, Lavina Horton, William Horton, James Horton

Sterling Horton was born in 1775 in Hanging Rock, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Horton And Elizabeth Brewer. Sterling Horton married Mary Truesdale, and had children including Alexander Bynum Horton, Amos Horton, Celia Horton, Elizabeth I Horton, Everett House Horton, Henry Hollis Horton, James Jefferson Jeff Horton, Lavina Horton, Mary B Horton, Nancy Horton, Simejinna Horton, Simizina Horton, William Ransom Horton. Sterling Horton passed away in 1836 in Crawford, Crawford, Georgia, USA.

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  • Sterling Horton was born in 1775 in Hanging Rock, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, the child of William Horton And Elizabeth Brewer.
  • Sterling Horton married Mary Truesdale, and had children including Alexander Bynum Horton, Amos Horton, Celia Horton, Elizabeth I Horton, Everett House Horton, Henry Hollis Horton, James Jefferson Jeff Horton, Lavina Horton, Mary B Horton, Nancy Horton, Simejinna Horton, Simizina Horton, William Ransom Horton.
  • Sterling Horton passed away in 1836 in Crawford, Crawford, Georgia, USA.

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Sterling Horton's Ancestors

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Sterling Horton
1775–1836
Birth Place: Hanging Rock, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
Parents
William Horton
1758–1834
Albemarle, Surry, VA
Elizabeth Brewer
1750–1835
, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joshua Horton
1713–1791
Southold, Suffolk, New York, USA
Sarah Hull
1713–1776
Burleigh, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Horton
1669–1744
Elizabeth Grover
1662–1713
Elizabeth Hamlin
1676–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sterling Horton's Descendants

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Sterling Horton (1775–1 Oct 1836) m. Mary Truesdale (1782–16 Nov 1848)
  1. 1. Simejinna Horton 1843–
  2. 2. Alexander (Bynum) Horton 1830–
  3. 3. Everett (House) Horton 1828–
  4. 4. Mary (B) Horton 1825–1909
  5. 5. Henry (Hollis) Horton 1823–
  6. 6. Elizabeth (I) Horton 1820–
  7. 7. Simizina Horton 1815–
  8. 8. Nancy Horton 1813–
  9. 9. Amos Horton 1811–1869
  10. 10. Celia Horton 1802–
  11. 11. Lavina Horton 1801–
  12. 12. William (Ransom) Horton 1787–1861
  13. 13. James (Jefferson Jeff) Horton 1810–1895 m. Sarah (E) Cauthen 1811–1886
    1. 1. Amanda (E) Horton 1853–1900
    2. 2. Henry (Hollis) Horton 1851–1931
    3. 3. Sally (Rebecca) Horton 1849–1928
    4. 4. John (Wesley) Horton 1847–1900
    5. 5. Christopher (C) Horton 1845–1922
    6. 6. Thomas (Cauthen) Horton 1844–1903
    7. 7. Eliza (Jane) Horton 1842–1935
    8. 8. Simmie (Z) Horton 1840–1899
    9. 9. Evan (F) Horton 1839–
    10. 10. Nancy (D) Horton 1838–1915
    11. 11. Mary (M) Horton 1835–1880
    12. 12. William (Sterling) Horton 1834–1880
    13. 13. Cynthia (Louise) Horton 1832–1921
    14. 14. Lavinia (Elizabeth) Horton 1831–1880
    15. 15. Jefferson (J) Horton 1837–1879 m. Sarah (A.) Ingram 1850–
      1. 1. Florence (E) Norton 1864–1935 m. James (Alexander) Kelley 1858–1920
        1. 1. Theron (E) Kelly 1888–1960
        2. 2. Charlton Kelley 1884–
        3. 3. Iola (Floreld) Kelley 1885– m. Perry (M) Ingraham 1888–
        4. 4. Leolie (A) Kelly 1888–1936 m. Myrtle (Milnor) Moye 1891–1962

Sterling Horton's Timeline

2 Records

1775
1775
Birth of Sterling Horton in Hanging Rock, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
Hanging Rock, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
1836
1 Oct 1836
Age 61
Death of Sterling Horton in Crawford, Crawford, Georgia, USA
Crawford, Crawford, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Hanging Rock, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2377.030; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1836
    Event Place: Crawford, Crawford, Georgia, USA

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