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William Penn Horton 1898 – 1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1898

Birth Location: Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama

Death Date: 10 Oct 1984

Death Location: Saraland, Mobile, Alabama

Father: John Horton

Mother: Leona Rivers

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William Penn Horton was born in 1898 in Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama, the child of John Riley Horton and Leona Rivers. William Penn Horton passed away in 1984 in Saraland, Mobile, Alabama.

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Biography

  • William Penn Horton was born in 1898 in Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama, the child of John Riley Horton and Leona Rivers.
  • William Penn Horton passed away in 1984 in Saraland, Mobile, Alabama.

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William Horton's Ancestors

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William Horton
1898 – 1984
Birth Place: Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama
Parents
John Riley Horton
1873 – 1949
Thomasville, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Leona Rivers
1872 – 1961
Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Rivers
1855 –
Alabama
Mary (Ann) Rivers
1851 – 1860
Marengo, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edgar Rivers
1818 – 1898
Mary Harrison
1826 – 1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mason Rivers
1794 – 1825
Mary Willis
1795 – 1835

William Horton's Timeline

2 Records

1898
7 Feb 1898
Birth of William Penn Horton in Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama
Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama
1984
10 Oct 1984
Age 86
Death of William Penn Horton in Saraland, Mobile, Alabama
Saraland, Mobile, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1898
    Event Place: Tallahatta Springs, Clarke, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1984
    Event Place: Saraland, Mobile, Alabama

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