Samuel Horton Jr. (1843 - 1931)

Born 8 Oct 1843 in Elizabethtown, Leeds, Canada West

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Sarah Amelia (Miller) Horton — married 10 Jan 1871 in Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 16 Apr 1931 at age 87 in Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Samuel was born in 1843 to Samuel Horton and Ann Powell. Samuel was a farmer. He married Margaret Miller in 1871 ^[1] and they had, at least, eight children. As a retired couple they moved to Winnipeg, where they lived with son George Horton, then moved to Los Angeles in 1913. In the 1920 Census Samuel and Maggie Horton were living with their son Harry and his wife Myrle. Samuel died a year after his wife, in 1931. He was buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.

Sources

1. ↑ Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMFP-R8C

• Canada Census, 1881: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVFR-WWT
• 1891 Census of Canada
• 1901 Census of Canada
• 1906 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Samuel Horton, Winnipeg
• 1920 United States Federal Census, Los Angeles
• 1930 United States Federal Census
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148360304/samuel-horton : accessed 14 December 2021), memorial page for Samuel Horton (1843–1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 148360304, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Greg (contributor 48396660) .
• California, Death Index, 1905-1939