William
Horton
Born about in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Horton
and Mary (Pratt) Horton
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Persis (White) Horton
— married
1825 (to 16 Dec 1884) in VT or MA
Descendants 
Father of
Aurelia White (Horton) French, William Orville Horton, Almira Ann (Horton) Blood, Rosil Horton, Ursula Horton, Jasper L. Horton and Horace Horton
Died
at about age 94
in Gilsum, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jan 2015
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Biography
In the 1850 census, William (age 52) was living in Ashippun, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
In the 1860 census, William (age 63) was in Washington, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States.[2]
In the 1870 census, William (age 72) was the head of household in Washington, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States.[3]
In the 1880 census, William (age 82), Boarding, was the married father-in-law of Charles F. French in Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.[4]
William died (age 93y 11m 2d) on 6 November 1891 in Gilsum.[5]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 4; Digital film/folder number: 004191533; FHL microfilm: 34510; Image number: 371; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01163-6
FamilySearch Record: M4DF-V7Y (accessed 25 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-63YQ-HYH
William Horton (52) in Ashippun, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. Born in Massachusetts. - ↑ "United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 181; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005171797; FHL microfilm: 805429; Image number: 449; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01838-0
FamilySearch Record: MW98-CJX (accessed 25 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSF-FZR
William Horton (63) in Washington, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States. Born in Massachusetts. - ↑ "United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 16; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 3; Digital film/folder number: 004268859_001_M9CF-5YQ; FHL microfilm: 000553238; Image number: 562; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01490-7
FamilySearch Record: MNSC-H4W (accessed 25 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DZ2S-XKH
William Horton (72) head of household in Washington, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States. Born in Massachusetts. - ↑ "United States Census, 1880"
citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00005; Digital film/folder number: 005161399; FHL microfilm: 1254761; Image number: 21; Sheet number: 9; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: C56899-1
FamilySearch Record: MHR6-674 (accessed 25 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB2-GLG
William Horton (82), married father-in-law, Boarding, in the household of Charles F. French (58) in Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. Born in Massachusetts, United States. - ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004243610; FHL microfilm: 1001085; Image number: 2682; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: B07180-3
FamilySearch Record: FS28-YZK (accessed 25 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DH59-LM5
William Horton died 6 Nov 1891 (age 93y 11m 2d) in Gilsum.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 William:
-
~3.12%
Harold Blood
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member SHBLOOD35
-
~1.56%
Candyce (Wright) Fulford :
23andMe, GEDmatch B509551 [compare]
-
~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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