Horace Maynard Litton (1876 - 1959)

Born 9 Feb 1876 in Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, United States

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Died 28 Jan 1959 at age 82 in Ephraim McDowell Memorial Hospital, Danville, Boyle, Kentucky

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Biography

Horace was born on February 9, 1876 at Oneida in Scott County, Tennessee. He was the son of Finley Litton and Lydia ( Smith ) Litton. He married Abigail Chambers on May 6, 1899 in Scott County. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and was a member of First Church of God. and retired after 30 years' service as an engineer for the Southern Railway System, Horace passed away from cerebral thrombosis, generalized arteriosclerosis, and heart disease on January 28, 1959 at the Ephraim McDowell Memorial Hospital at Danville in Boyle County, Kentucky.

Obituary (1),

HORACE M. LITTON Claimed By Death Horace Maynard Litton of 459 Kentucky avenue, who retired 17 years ago after 30 years' service as an engineer for the Southern Railway System, died of pneumonia at 7:30 o'clock -this morning in Ephraim McDowell Memorial Hospital. Born in Oneida, Tennessee, he had lived here for 45 years and was a member of First Church of God, a Veteran of the Spanish American War, and a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Engineers. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Abigail Chambers Litton; four daughters Mrs. D. Lexton, Mrs. J. W. Newby, and Mrs. Arnold Lay, all of Danville, and Mrs. Earl Hale, West Palm Beach, Fla; two sons, F. D. Litton, Belleville, Mich., and Horace M Litton, Danville; one brother, L. M, Hampsey, West Frankfort, Ill.; a sister, Mrs. Ed Hyden, Johnson City, Ill; 20 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon at the Church of God by the Rev. Marvin L. Forbes, the pastor. Military services will be held at the graveside in Memorial Gardens on the Stanford Road. Danville. The body is at. Stith Funeral Home. ( The Advocate-Messenger, Danville, Kentucky, 28 Jan 1959, Wed • Page 2 )

Obituary (2),

LITTON RITES FRIDAY, AT CHURCH OF GOD HERE Funeral services Horace Maynard Litton of 459 Kentucky Avenue, retired Southern Railway System engineer who died Wednesday morning at Ephraim McDowell Memorial Hospital, after a week's illness of pneumonia, will be conducted at 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon at First Church of God, North Fourth Street. The Rev. Marvin L Forbes, pastor of that church, of which Mr. Litton was a Member, will officiate. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens on the Stanford road, with Military services, at the graveside. Pallbearers will be Marshall, Hubert, and H. D. Preston, A. A. Parker, Russell McGuffey and Clyde Moore. A veteran of the Spanish-American War, Mr. Litton came here 45 years ago. He retired in 1942, after 30 years' service with the railroad. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Abigail Chambers Litton; four daughters, Mrs. W.D. Laxton, Mrs. Arnold Lay, and Mrs. J. W. Newby, all of Danville, and Mrs. Earl Hale, West Palm Beach, Fla; two sons, Horace Litton., Danville, and F. D. Litton, Belleville, Mich.; a brother. L. M. Hampsey, West Frankfort, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Ed Hyden, Johnson City, Ill., and Mrs. A. B. Chambers, Dania, Fla; 20 grand children and 20 great-grandchildren. The body will remain at Stith funeral, home until time to leave for the church tomorrow afternoon. ( The Advocate-Messenger, Danville, Kentucky, 29 Jan 1959, Thu • Page 3 )

Obituary (3),

H. M. Litton Dies Special to the Courier-Journal Danville, Ky., Jan. 28. Horace Maynard Litton, an engineer for the Southern Railway 30 years until his retirement 17 years ago, died Wednesday at Ephraim McDowell Memorial Hospital. ( The Courier-Journal Louisville, Kentucky, 29 Jan 1959, Thu • Page 27 )

Sources

Burial : Danville Memorial Gardens, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Burial Date : Friday, January 30, 1959, Find A Grave memorial # 87504829, [1]

• Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87504829/horace-maynard-litton: accessed 10 August 2023), memorial page for Horace Maynard Litton Sr. (9 Feb 1876–28 Jan 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87504829, citing Danville Memorial Gardens, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Cooley Girl (contributor 46937681).

• "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-DCBL : 2 March 2021), Horace Maynard Litton, 28 Jan 1959; citing Death, Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,973,385.

• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K4K-ZF3P : 11 February 2023), Horace Maynard Litton, .

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K35N-VHN : 25 December 2021), Maynard Litton, 1917-1918.

• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7TXR-4X6Z : 23 October 2019), Maynard or Horace Maynard Litton, 22 Feb 1899; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.

• "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-KC4F : 10 March 2021), Maynard Litton and Abigil Chambers, 06 May 1899; citing Scott, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 926,288.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZS-K8X : Fri Aug 04 05:24:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Maynard Litton and Abigail Litton, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFD-GTG : Thu Aug 10 21:41:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Maynard Litton and Abigail Litton, 1910.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH2X-MJG : Fri Jul 21 11:55:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Maynard Litton and Abigail Litton, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMDR-LJ6 : Thu Aug 03 18:01:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Maynard Litton and Abigail Litton, 1930.

• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7R9-L91 : Fri Jul 28 11:57:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Maynard Litton and Abigail Litton, 1940.

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F73-S7VK : Fri Jul 28 06:37:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Horace M Litton and Abigail Litton, 15 April 1950, Danville, Boyle, Kentucky.

Name

Name: Horace Maynard /Litton/ Source: #S38 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky; Roll: T625_558;Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 40; Image: 1008. Name: Maynard LiltonBirth Date: abt 1878Birth Place:TennesseeResidence Date: 1920Residence Place: Danville, Boyle,Kentucky Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky; Roll: 735; Page:4A; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 214.0. Data: Text: Name: Maynard LittonBirth Date: abt 1876Birth Place:TennesseeResidence Date: 1930Residence Place: Danville, Boyle,Kentucky Note: @N141@ Source: #S31 Data: Text: Name: Horace M LittonBirth Date: abt 1877Birth Place: Death Date:28 January 1959Death Place: Boyle, KentuckyResidence Date: ResidencePlace: Boyle Burial Danville Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Danville Boyle Co., Kentucky Note: @N142@

Birth

Birth: Date: 1877 Place: , Scott, Tennessee, USA Source: #S38 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky; Roll: T625_558;Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 40; Image: 1008. Data: Text: Name: Maynard LiltonBirth Date: abt 1878Birth Place:Tennessee Residence Date: 1920Residence Place: Danville, Boyle,Kentucky Note: @N140@ Source: #S42 Note: @N6@ Source: #S25 Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky; Roll: 735; Page:4A; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 214.0. Data: Text: Name: Maynard LittonBirth Date: abt 1876Birth Place:Tennesse Residence Date: 1930Residence Place: Danville, Boyle,Kentucky Note: @N141@ Source: #S31 Data: Text: Name: Horace M LittonBirth Date: abt 1877Birth Place: Death Date:28 January 1959Death Place: Boyle, KentuckyResidence Date: ResidencePlace: Boyle

Note: @N142@

Death

Death: Date: 28 JAN 1959 Place: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, USA Source: #S42 Note: @N6@ Source: #S31 Data: Text: Name: Horace M LittonBirth Date: abt 1877Birth Place: Death Date:28 January 1959Death Place: Boyle, KentuckyResidence Date: ResidencePlace: Boyle Danville Burial Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Danville Boyle Co., Kentucky Note: @N142@

Residence

Date: 1920 Place: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky Source: #S38 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky; Roll: T625_558;Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 40; Image: 1008. Data: Text: Name: Maynard LiltonBirth Date: abt 1878Birth Place:TennesseeResidence Date: 1920Residence Place: Danville, Boyle,Kentucky Note: @N140@ Residence: Date: 1930 Place: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky Source: #S25 Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky; Roll: 735; Page:4A; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 214.0. Data: Text: Name: Maynard LittonBirth Date: abt 1876Birth Place:TennesseeResidence Date: 1930Residence Place: Danville, Boyle,Kentucky Note: @N141@ Residence: Source: #S31 Data: Text: Name: Horace M LittonBirth Date: abt 1877Birth Place: Death Date:28 January Note: @N142@

Sources

• Source S25

Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1930 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network,Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of theCensus. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.:National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626; Repository: #R1

Repository R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com

• Source S31

Author: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Divisision ofEpidemiology and Health Planning, comp. Title: Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network,Inc., 2000.Original data - Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health DataBranch, Divisision of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky DeathIndex, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Departme; Repository: #R1

• Source S38

Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1920 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network,Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit thefollowing NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 onroll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States; Repository: #R1

• Source S42

Author: Ancestry.com Title: OneWorldTree Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network,Inc.; Repository: #R1