Almira Ann (Horton) Blood (1831 - 1893)

Born 5 Oct 1831 in Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Nathan Morris Gillison Blood — married 16 Oct 1849 in Palmyra, Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Descendants

Died 12 Jun 1893 at age 61 in Oronoque, Norton, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Almira Horton, daughter of William Horton and Persis, was born on the 5th October 1831 in Vermont.^[1][2]

Almira married Nathan Morris Gillison Blood on the 16 Oct 1849 in Palmyra, Jefferson County, Wisconsin.^[3] The marriage was conducted by a Methodist minister in Palmyra by the name of Nathaniel Swift. Mr. Swift, along with Revs., Whitehead, and James F. Flanders, organized the first Methodist society in Palmyra in 1842 with five members in an old log schoolhouse.

The couple moved to Rubicon, Dodge, Wisconsin, and set up housekeeping.

Children of Almira and Nathan:

1. George Henry Blood 1850-1836
2. Charles Alfred Blood 1852-1943
3. Harriet R.Blood Goodenough 1854-1929
4. Celinda A. Blood Wordon 1857-
5. Mary Blood 1861-1868
6. Pheba Ann Blood Haskins 1862-1943
7. Sherman T. Blood 1865-1865
8. Ella Mellissa Blood Camp 1866-1932
9. Adrene Minerva "Addie" (Addie) Youngs 1869-1942
10. Infant Blood 1872-1872
11. Infant Blood 1875-1875

Almira passed away on the 12th of June 1893 in Oronoque, Norton County, Kansas.^[1]

Research Note

No record linking Almyra/Almira to a Horton parent has been located but it was known to the Sheffield descendant family that [[Sheffield-603 | Wayne Sheffield]'s wife Dorothy Horton was a distant cousin to Almira.

The following information is presented to evidence that William and Persis Horton were the parents of Almira/Almyra Horton Blood:

• The 1880 census list's Almira's father as being born in Massachusetts and her mother in Vermont.

• The 1850 census lists a William & Persis Horton living in Rubicon, Dodge, Wisconsin who relocate by 1860 to Sauk, Wisconsin. William is indicated to have been born in Massachusetts while his wife in Vermont.

• Almyra Horton Blood's daughter Phoebe is born in Sauk, Wisconsin.

• It would be through William & Persis' son Rosil, that we find a connection to Dorothy Horton who later married Wayne Sheffield.

(NOTE: A 2nd attempt was made to obtain a Marriage Certificate but it turned out to be another index listing like the first which did not list witnesses)

• A John W. Horton & George Blood are evidenced by a Plat Map 1906 for Woods County, Oklahoma to be living adjacent the Davison's & Sheffield's and Harriet (Blood) Goodenough.

These connections all but conclusively evidence that Almira/Almyra Horton was the daughter of William and Persis Horton of Sauk Wisconsin.

The first settler to the town of Palmyra coincidentally was a Cyrus Horton though no family connection has been found.

NOTE: Though listed as 'Almyra' on the marriage registration, her name also appears as 'Almira' on the census collections and in a family photograph.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Online Memorial: [www.findagrave.com/memorial/39576086/almira-ann-blood Find a Grave], database and images, memorial page for Almira Ann Horton Blood (5 Oct 1831–12 Jun 1893), Find A Grave: Memorial #39576086, citing Oronoque Cemetery, Norton, Norton County, Kansas.
   Maintained by Judy Mayfield, contributor 46636512
2. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch, Almira Blood in an entry for Nathan Blood, 1860. Census states that she was born in Vermont.
3. ↑ "Wisconsin Vital Records - Marriage Registration" for Nathan Morris Gillison Blood & Almira Horton, Palmyra, Wisconsin, 16 Oct 1849 - courtesy Michael Sheffield

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