Robert Perry Horton (1884 - 1962)

Born 5 Apr 1884 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas, USA

Ancestors

Died 22 Jun 1962 at age 78 in Hill County, Texas, USA

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Biography

Robert Horton is a descendant of a Texas First Family who settled in the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.

This profile is part of the Horton Name Study.

Robert Perry Horton, twin of Thomas Riley Horton, was born 5 Apr 1884. He was the son of Thomas Horton and Sarah Bynum. He passed away in 1962.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3LX-JXF : accessed 17 July 2020), Thomas Horton household, Justice Precinct 1 Lufkin town, Angelina, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 48A, family 859, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,607. Household members:
  • Thomas Horton, Head, Male, 63, Mexico [Sic; Texas prior to statehood]
  • Sarah Horton, Wife, Female, 51, Alabama
  • Dicie Horton, Daughter, Female, 27, Texas
  • Elizabeth Horton, Daughter, Female, 20, Texas
  • Riley Horton, Son, Male, 16, Texas
  • Robert Horton, Son, Male, 16, Texas

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M29D-KMX : accessed 26 February 2022), Mrs. S Love [sic, Sarah Lovedy] Horton household, Justice Precinct 1, Angelina, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 6B, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1527; FHL microfilm 1,375,540. Household members:
  • S Love Horton, Head, Female, 58, Widowed, born Alabama
  • Dicy Horton, Daughter, Daughter, Female, 30, born Texas
  • Riley Horton, Son, Male, 25, born Texas
  • Robert Horton, Son, Male, 25, born Texas
  • Milton Higgens, Boarder, Male, 28, born Arkansas

• Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Austin, Texas, USA. Citing certificate 37060; Robert Perry Horton; birth 5 April 1884, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; death 22 Jun 1962, Rural Precinct 4, Hill County, Texas; retired farmer; father, Thomas Horton; mother, Sarah L. Bynum; cause of death, carcinoma of mouth and metastasis of neck and jaw; informant, James P. Horton. Ancestry Record 2272 #23043014. Free-to-view image of certificate from Ancestry.com.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #61938311: Name: Robert Perry Horton; 5 Apr 1884; Death Date: 22 Jun 1962 (aged 78); Cemetery: Macedonia Cemetery; Burial or Cremation Place: Blevins, Hempstead County, Arkansas, USA; Spouse: Amanda Lee Parker.