Alice May Thompson (1876 - 1947)

Born 18 Feb 1876 in Jackson Township, Monroe, Missouri, United States

Wife of James Luther Horton — married 16 Nov 1895 in Henry, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 25 Apr 1947 at age 71 in Hardin, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Alice May Thompson was born in 1876 in Jackson township, Monroe county, Missouri. She was the daughter of Lawrence Thompson and Isabella Jane Infield Harris Thompson.

On 16 Nov 1895, Alice married James Luther Horton in Henry county, Kentucky.

The couple has at least the following children:

1. Elizabeth Virginia Horton, 1896-1960
2. Carrie F Horton, 1898-1916
3. Cora Mae Horton Bird, 1900-1975
4. Erma Katherine Horton, 1902-1972
5. James Lawrence Horton, 1904-1957
6. George A Horton, 1908-1986
7. Joseph Powell Horton, 1910-1979

The 1920 US Census finds James L and Alice Horton living with their family and that of their daughter and son-in-law.

James L Horton, head, 45

Alice M Horton, wife, 43

James L Horton, son, 15

George Horton, son, 12

Joseph Horton, son, 9

Cora B Bird, daughter, 19

Fred Bird, son-in-law, 29

James Bird, son, 4

Walter Bird, son 2

Sources

• Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900. James L. Horton, male, Alice L Thompson, female, marriage date, 16 Nov 1895, Henry county, Kentucky. [Ancestry image]
• Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1964. Alice May Horton, female, age 71, b. 18 Feb 1876, b. Missouri, d. 25 Apr 1947, d. Hardin, Kentucky, father Lawrence Thompson, mother Isabel Jane Infield. [Ancestry image]
• US Census, 1900, Kentucky, Trimble, Antioch; Household of Emily Horton. Alice Horton, daughter-in-law, b. 1876, age 24, married 4 yrs, b. Missouri, Father b. Ky, Mother b. Ky, can read, can write. [Ancestry image]
• US Census, 1910, Kentucky, Hardin, Magisterial District 6; Alice Horton, wife, 34, married 14 yrs, children born 7, living 6, b. Kentucky, Father b. Kentucky, Mother b. Kentucky, no occupation, can read, can write. [Ancestry image]
• US Census, 1920; Kentucky, Hardin, Atchers; Dowdell Road, Farm; Alice M Horton, wife, age 43, married, can read, can write, b. Missouri, Father b. Kentucky, Mother b. Kentucky, no occupation. [Ancestry image]
• US Census, 1930; Kentucky Hardin, District 6, Enumeration district 0023; Alice M Horton, wife, 54, married at 19, reads and writes, b. Missouri, Father b. Kentucky, Mother b. Kentucky, no occupation. Living with husband James L, son George and a boarder, Ruby Barley. [Ancestry image]
• US Census, 1940; Kentucky, Hardin, Enumeration district 47-24; Dawdell Road, farm; Alice Horton, wife, 64, married, 4th grade, b. Kentucky, no occupation. [Ancestry image]