Margaret Sarah Amelia (Miller) Horton (1843 - 1930)

Born 25 Apr 1843 in Cooksville, Peel County, Ontario

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Horton Jr. — married 10 Jan 1871 in Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 12 Jul 1930 at age 87 in Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Margaret was born in 1843. She was the daughter of George Miller and Amelia Munro. Her middle name was most likely Sarah, a name she used in two census records. A marriage document given to the couple lists her name as Maggie S. Miller. The Miller family moved from Cooksville, near Toronto north to Owen Sound in the 1850s. Maggie married farmer Samuel Horton in 1871. His farm was located in Derby, north Grey County. They had at least eight children. In 1906 Samuel and Maggie had relocated to Winnipeg, Manitoba and were living with their son George. In 1913 with son Harry Horton, Margaret and Samuel emigrated to Los Angeles, California. Maggie died there in 1930. Her gravestone in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale gives her name as Margaret Amelia Horton, 1843-1930. Since her mother's name was Amelia this might have been a tribute by her family as there is no other indication that Amelia was her middle name, but since it is on her grave it has been added here.

Obituary: The Winnipeg Tribune, 22 July 1930, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. "Mrs. Margaret Horton, 86, wife of S. Horton and mother of G. E. Horton of Winnipeg who died July 12 in Los Angeles, Cal., was buried July 16 in Los Angeles."

Mentioned in her father's will

From the will of George Miller dated May 4, 1889: "...unto my daughters Margaret Horton and Maria McIntosh as tenants in common the North half of Lot number Twenty on the East side of Scrope street in the said Town of Owen Sound.." The will went on to explain that George might be indebted in the amount of $450 at the time of his death and Margaret Horton's share of the debt would be $50 to be paid within a year of George's death or Margaret would be "deprived of all benefit under the will." The same conditions were applied to George Miller's other children who were to receive property. Scrope street became 3rd Avenue East in 1909.

Sources

• Canada Census, 1881: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVFR-WWY
• 1891 Census of Canada, Derby, Grey North, Ontario, Samuel Horton 46, SARAH M. HORTON, 45, wife, Amelia A.K. Horton 19, daughter, George E. Horton 17, son, Margaret E. Horton 15, daughter, Rachel E. Horton 12, daughter, Harold S. Horton 11, son, May S. Horton 7, daughter, Bertha Horton 5, daughter
• 1901 Census of Canada, Derby, Grey North, Samuel Horton 58, SARAH M. HORTON 57, wife, Rachel E. Horton 22, dau, Harold S. Horton 21, son, May S. Horton 15, dau, Bertha W Horton 14, dau
• 1906 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Winnipeg, Manitoba, George Horton 32, Margaret Horton 62, mother, Samuel Horton 63, father, Mary Horton 23, sister, Bertha Horton 21 (unlisted relationship to George, but in fact, his sister), Hubert Donald 8, nephew
• 1911 Census of Canada, Winnipeg, Samuel Horton 66, Margaret Horton 67, wife, Mary S. Horton 27, dau, Berdie M. Horton 26, dau, Harry S. Horton 30, son
• U.S. Border Crossings from Canada to U.S. 1895-1960, Port of Arrival Winnipeg, Manitoba, Final Destination Los Angeles, California, Jan 1913, Harry Samuel Horton 31, Margaret Horton 67 (mother), Samuel Horton 66 (father), Birdie May Horton 25 (sister)
• 1920 United States Federal Census, Los Angeles, Harry S. Horton 39, Myrle Horton 24, wife, Stanley Horton 3, son, Donald Horton 2, son, Harold Horton 0, son, Samuel Horton 77, father, Marguerite (Margaret) Horton 75, mother, Bertha Horton 34, sister, Peter A. Erickson 52, lodger
• California, Death Index, 1905-1939, Margaret Horton death 12 July 1930, Los Angeles, age 87, birth abt. 1843
• my dad's info and my ancestry tree (Faith Stilts)
• Will of George Miller dated 4 May 1889