Samuel Henry Horton (1834 - 1911)

Born 5 Apr 1834 in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes Christelia (Fertile) Horton — married 17 Feb 1855 in Winnebago County Illinois United States

Descendants

Died 11 Sep 1911 at age 77 in Benton Oregon United States

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Biography

Corporal Samuel Horton served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 15, 1862
Mustered out: June 12 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 9th Regiment, Minnesota Infantry, Co F

Samuel was born in 1834. He was the son of Peter Horton and Elizabeth Ramsey. ^[1]

He married Agnes Fertile in 1855. ^[2]

In 1862, Samuel enlisted with his brother Thomas in the Minnesota 9th Infantry for the Civil War. Thomas died in Mississippi in Feb 1865. Samuel was wounded at Nashville and discharged in June 1865. ^[3]

After the war Samuel and his family lived in Rochester Minnesota. In 1873 they moved to Oregon.

Samuel passed away in 1911. ^[4]

Children

1. Henry Lewis Horton 1857-1923
2. Everett Jerome Horton 1858-1916
3. Frank Maybelle Horton 1861-1958
4. Julia Elizabeth (Robinson) 1866-1911
5. Peter William Horton 1868-1869
6. Agnes Pauline Horton 1870-1936
7. Samuel Murray Horton 1873–1958
8. Adelaide “Addie” (Fullington) 1876-1949
9. John Charles Horton 1879–1961
10. Barbara Alice (Houck) 1883-1982

1870 US Census

Rochester, Minnesota^[5]

Samul Horton

Age in 1870: 36

Birthplace: Canada

Home in 1870: Rochester Ward 2, :Olmsted, Minnesota

Occupation: Ice Dealer

• Samuel Horton Male 36 Canada
• Agnes Horton Female 33 Canada
• Henry Horton Male 14 Minnesota
• Everett Horton Male 12 Minnesota
• Belle Horton Female 9 Minnesota
• Julia Horton Female 4 Minnesota
• Agnes Horton Female 0 Minnesota
• Mariah Day Female 30 New York
• Carl Day Male 25 Michigan

Samuel farmed in Monroe, Oregon.

1880 US Census

Monroe, Oregon ^[6]

Name: Samuel H Horton

Age: 46

Home in 1880:Monroe, Benton, Oregon

Occupation: Farmer

• Samuel H Horton Self Male 46 Canada
• Agnes C Horton Wife Female 43 Canada
• Henry L Horton Son Male 24 Minnesota, United States
• Everet J Horton Son Male 23 Minnesota, United States
• Frank M Horton Daughter Female 19 Minnesota, United States
• Julia E Horton Daughter Female 14 Minnesota, United States
• Agnes P Horton Daughter Female 10 Minnesota, United States
• Samuel Horton Son Male 7 Minnesota, United States
• Addie Horton Daughter Female 3 Oregon, United States
• John C W Horton Son Male 0 Oregon, United States

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85H-QYC : 12 April 2016), Samuel H Horton in household of Peter Horton, Guilford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing family 152, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-F9YC : 14 October 2017), Samuel Horton and Agnes Fertile, 17 Feb 1855; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,041.
3. ↑ 9th Minnesota Infantry Roster, pg 433
4. ↑ Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ71-Z4F : 11 December 2014), Samuel H. Horton, 09 Sep 1911; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Benton, Oregon, certificate number 2638, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHC-7MY : 12 April 2016), Samuel Horton, Minnesota, United States; citing p. 20, family 156, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 830,428.
6. ↑ United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCV-JPJ : 16 July 2017), Samuel H Horton, Monroe, Benton, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district ED 10, sheet 111D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1080; FHL microfilm 1,255,080.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #125091835: accessed 22 December 2018), memorial page for Samuel Henry Horton (1834–11 Sep 1911), citing Crystal Lake Cemetery, Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, USA ; Maintained by Indigo Falls (contributor 46887827) .