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William "Billy" N. Horton 1858–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1858

Birth Location: Wayne County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1937

Death Location: Adamsville, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Peter Horton

Mother: Sarah Ayers

Spouse(s): Sarah Scott

Children(s): Robert Horton, Clara Horton, William Horton, James Horton, Laura Horton, Ida Horton, Mary Horton

William "Billy" N. Horton was born in 1858 in Wayne County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Peter Gale Horton And Sarah Margaret Ayers. William "Billy" N. Horton married Sarah P Scott, and had children including Clara M Horton, Ida L Horton, James Matthew Bud Horton, Laura B Horton, Mary Elizabeth Horton, Robert E Horton, William M Horton. William "Billy" N. Horton passed away in 1937 in Adamsville, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • William "Billy" N. Horton was born in 1858 in Wayne County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Peter Gale Horton And Sarah Margaret Ayers.
  • William "Billy" N. Horton married Sarah P Scott, and had children including Clara M Horton, Ida L Horton, James Matthew Bud Horton, Laura B Horton, Mary Elizabeth Horton, Robert E Horton, William M Horton.
  • William "Billy" N. Horton passed away in 1937 in Adamsville, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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William Horton's Ancestors

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William Horton
1858–1937
Birth Place: Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Peter Gale Horton
1833–1894
Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Margaret) Ayers
1837–1914
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Ananias) Horton
1790–1846
Ulster, Ulster, New York, USA
Malinda ("Millie") Atkinson
1801–1899
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Sr.
1759–1854
Hannah Farris
1759–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Horton's Descendants

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William ("Billy" N.) Horton (1858–1937) m. Sarah (P.) Scott (06 May 1857–03 May 1947)
  1. 1. Robert (E.) Horton 1890–1966
  2. 2. Clara (M.) Horton 1898–
  3. 3. William (M.) Horton 1899–
  4. 4. James (Matthew "Bud") Horton 1878–1956
  5. 5. Laura (B.) Horton 1887–1932
  6. 6. Ida (L.) Horton 1881–1934
  7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Horton 1884–1912 m. John (Thomas) Martin 1879–1961
    1. 1. Artie (M) Martin 1908–1992 m. May (Guy) Burkeen 1907–1989
    2. 2. Manuel (Clarence) Martin 1905–1990 m. Lillian Lucas 1902–1988
      1. 1. Martin 1937–1937
      2. 2. John (Paul) Martin 1932–1960
      3. 3. Will (Wilson) Martin 1929–1996
      4. 4. Elizabeth Martin 1927–2009
      5. 5. Bessie (Kate) Martin 1935–2021 m. Joe (Arthur) Stanfill 1935–2018 m. Allen (Arvester "Boy") Ellis 1931–2006

William Horton's Timeline

2 Records

1858
1858
Birth of William "Billy" N. Horton in Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
1937
1937
Age 79
Death of William "Billy" N. Horton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1858
    Event Place: Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1937
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Adamsville, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

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