William Harrison HORTON

Male 1814 - 1883  (69 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Harrison HORTON was born in 1814 in Wallkill, New York (son of Silas Danes HORTON and Mary MCLEAN); died in 1883 in Ingham County, Michigan.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1850, Living in Vevay, Ingham Co., Michigan
    • Census: 1860, Living in Vevay, Ingham Co., Michigan
    • Census: 1870, Living in Vevay, Ingham Co., Michigan
    • Census: 1880, Living in Vevay, Ingham Co., Michigan

    William married Matilda ROLF in 1840 in Mason, Michigan. Matilda was born about 1819; died about 1845. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    William married Achsah Samiah CHAPIN in 1846. Achsah was born in abt. 1819 in New York; died on 21 Sep 1897 in Vevay, Ingham Co., Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Willis Hall HORTON was born in Jul 1849 in Mason, Michigan; died on 21 Oct 1933 in Seattle, King Co., Washington; was buried on 24 Oct 1933 in Cremation.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Silas Danes HORTONSilas Danes HORTON was born in Jul 1778 in Goshen, Orange County, New York (son of Silas HORTON, Jr. and Mary DANES); died on 21 Sep 1850.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Census: 1850, Living in Wallkill, Orange Co., New York

    Notes:

    Name:
    Silas Danes Horton was a farmer, upright, honest, and a man of more than ordinary mental capacity. He was a deacon of the Old School Baptist Church at the time of his death, and for many years before. He wrote frequently on religious subjects, and many of his articles appeared in the "Signs of the times," a religious paper edited and published by the Rev. G. Beebee, of Middletown, NY.

    Dea. Horton was one of the pillars of the church, greatly esteemed by his fellow-citizens, and his death, which occurred 21 Sept. 1850, was deeply lamented.

    Silas married Mary MCLEAN in 1796. Mary was born in 1776 in Goshen, Orange County, New York; died on 30 Jan 1814. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary MCLEAN was born in 1776 in Goshen, Orange County, New York; died on 30 Jan 1814.
    Children:
    1. Warren HORTON was born in 1801; died in 1862.
    2. Elizabeth HORTON was born on 04 Sep 1804 in New York; died on 05 Oct 1875 in Du Quoin, Perry County, Illinois; was buried in Old Du Quoin Cemetery, Du Quoin, Perry Co., Illinois.
    3. 1. William Harrison HORTON was born in 1814 in Wallkill, New York; died in 1883 in Ingham County, Michigan.