William
Orville
(Orville)
Horton
Born in Vermont, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William Horton
and Persis (White) Horton
Brother of
Aurelia White (Horton) French, Almira Ann (Horton) Blood, Rosil Horton, Ursula Horton, Jasper L. Horton and Horace Horton
Husband of
Polly Amelia (Cohoon) Horton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Died
at age 63
in Ironton, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jan 2015
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Biography
- William Horton was born on 16 February 1826 in Vermont. He is the son of William Horton and Persis White.[1]
- He traveled with his parents and siblings to Wisconsin. He became a farmer and wagon maker by trade.[2] NOTE: The move from Vermont to Wisconsin may have been due to the popularity of The Homestead Act of 1862.
- William married Polly Amelia Cohoon of Ohio on Christmas Day in 1858.[3] Unfortunately, the couple had no children.
- William passed away on the 5th of October, 1889, in Ironton, Sauk, Wisconsin.[1]
He is buried in the Tuckertown Cemetery in Hill Point, Wisconsin[4] Polly, his wife, is buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery in North Freedom, Wisconsin.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Digital Record: "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907", database, FamilySearch, W. Orville Horton, 1889; citing Death, Ironton, Sauk, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,311,655
- ↑ Digital Image: "United States Census of the settlement of Ashippun, Dodge, Wisconsin in 1850," database with images, FamilySearch, William C (O) Horton in the household of William Horton, Ashippun, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States; citing family and occupation. NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
- ↑ Digital Record: "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch, Orvill Horton, and Polly Cohoon, 1858.
- ↑ Online Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for William Orville Horton (16 Feb 1826–5 Oct 1889), Find A Grave: Memorial #16052156, citing Tuckertown Cemetery, Hill Point, Sauk County, Wisconsin.; Maintained by Candyce Fulford, contributor 47429784
- See Also:
- Digital Image: "Wisconsin State Census for the settlement of Mauston Town, Sauk, Wisconsin in 1855", database with images, FamilySearch, William Horton, 1855.
- Digital Image: "United States Census for the settlement of Washington, Sauk, Wisconsin in 1860", database with images, FamilySearch, W Orville Horton, 1860.
- Digital Image: "United States Census for the settlement of Washington, Sauk, Wisconsin in 1870", database with images, FamilySearch, William O Horton, 1870.
- Digital Image: "United States Census for the settlement of Ironton, Sauk, Wisconsin in 1880", database with images, FamilySearch, Orvel Horton, Ironton, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
- Towns:
- Mauston Town, Sauk, Wisconsin Now a bustling city
- Washington, Sauk, Wisconsin
- Ironton,_WisconsinIronton, Sauk, Wisconsin Now a tiny town
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Orville by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Orville:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Orville by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Orville:
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~3.12%
Harold Blood
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member SHBLOOD35
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~1.56%
Candyce (Wright) Fulford :
23andMe, GEDmatch B509551 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Virginia Wells :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Karalee (Wright) Cederholm :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Daniel Sheffield :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bejeta
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