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Walter Clark Horton 1885–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 February 1885

Birth Location: Delavan, Tazewell, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 2 March 1962

Death Location: Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Walter Horton

Mother: Alice Jones

Spouse(s): Frances Stewart

Children(s): Walter Horton, Helen Horton

In 1885, Walter Clark Horton entered the world in Delavan, Tazewell, Illinois, USA, born to Walter Shurts Horton And Alice Cary Jones. Walter Clark Horton married Frances Katherine Stewart, and had children including Helen Virginia Horton, Walter Stewart Horton. Walter Clark Horton passed away in 1962 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Walter Clark Horton entered the world in Delavan, Tazewell, Illinois, USA, born to Walter Shurts Horton And Alice Cary Jones.
  • Walter Clark Horton married Frances Katherine Stewart, and had children including Helen Virginia Horton, Walter Stewart Horton.
  • Walter Clark Horton passed away in 1962 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Horton's Ancestors

Self
Walter Horton
1885–1962
Birth Place: Delavan, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Parents
Walter Shurts Horton
1857–1944
Delavan, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Alice (Cary) Jones
1860–1931
Havana, Mason County, Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
Hiram (C) Jones
1833–1883
Vermont, United States of America
Sarah (V.) Pitkin
1835–1892
Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Hiram Jones
1808–1843
Diadema Rand
1803–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Jones
1764–1840
Catherine Graves
1784–1865

Walter Horton's Descendants

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Walter (Clark) Horton (2 February 1885–2 March 1962) m. Frances (Katherine) Stewart (7 December 1895–18 October 1984)
  1. 1. Walter (Stewart) Horton 1922–2000
  2. 2. Helen (Virginia) Horton 1923–2007

Walter Horton's Timeline

2 Records

1885
2 February 1885
Birth of Walter Clark Horton in Delavan, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
Delavan, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
1962
2 March 1962
Age 77
Death of Walter Clark Horton in Cook County, Illinois, USA
Cook County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 February 1885
    Event Place: Delavan, Tazewell, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 March 1962
    Event Place: Cook County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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