Zerelda Cordelia (Murphy) Horton (1861 - 1945)

Born 2 Mar 1861 in Marshall, Searcy, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Henderson Horton — married 1880 in Arkansas, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Jun 1945 at age 84 in Green Forest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

"Cordela" was born in 1861, the daughter of Richard and Sidney "Siddy" (Horn) Murphy

The 1870 U.S. Census for Red River, Searcy, Arkansas, records the following family: Coleman Murphy, male, age 54, farmer, born in GA; Sidney Murphy, female, age 48, born in IL; James M. Murphy, male, age 20; Nancy, female, age 16; Senath, female, age 14; Kamron (illegible) Murphy, male, age 13; Ellen, female, age 11 and Zerelda, female, age 9. All the children were born in Arkansas.

Zerelda married Thomas Henderson Horton in 1880 in Arkansas, USA - children included Francis Newton Horton and Garland E. Horton.

She passed away in 1945.^[1]She is buried at Landis Cemetery, Landis, Searcy, Arkansas, USA.

Sources

1. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Pete Horton as remembered 8 Jul 2023.

• Arkansas County Marriages (Searcy, AR)
• 1900 US Federal Census (Van Buren, AR)
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29845672
• Personal