THANKS MARY > > From: Thelma Shields <tks42@sbcglobal.net> > Date: 2005/03/17 Thu PM 01:44:27 EST > To: HORTON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: RE: [HORTON] Gus Horton > > Mary, Thomas Horton, Jr. died in 1849 in Greenwood, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. He is buried in the old Jewella St. Cemetery there. He was married in 1817 to Elizabeth Teasley and they were married in Elbert County Georgia. Thomas and Elizabeth produced a son, Benson Frank Horton, 16 November 1829 and he died 28 December 1874. Benson Frank was married twice , once to Sarah Davis, and this marriage produced two sons, John T and James. James Horton married L E Biscore. This James Horton died in 1925 and this James is the grandfather of the singer and entertainer, Johnny Gayle Horton. > > Are these the dates you wanted? If not please let me know . > > Thanks, Thelma > > > Thelma > Can you give us dates on these people? > Mary > > > > From: Thelma Shields > > Date: 2005/03/16 Wed PM 09:51:51 EST > > To: HORTON-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: RE: [HORTON] Gus Horton > > > > The late Johnny Horton is a descendant of James Horton, (Orange County NC), Thomas Horton, Sr. of Orange County NC and Elbert County Georgia, and Thomas Horton, Jr.of Elbert County Georgia and into east Texas. If you need more information on this line please let me know as I have most of the descendants from the line. I am in touch with family members of this line often and will be glad to exchange information with you. I do not have the Freda Marlene Horton that you mentioned. Can you tell me how she fits into the family? > > > > Johnny Horton also has a son that is a musical entertainer in Branson, Mo. > > > > Thanks, Thelma > > > > Terri Hall wrote: > > I know that the late Johnny Horton the singer has a brother that 's named > > Tommy Horton, and there is a Freda Marlene Horton that lives in Louisville, > > KY that says she is their cousin, so you might want to make contact with > > her. > > > > >From: IttBeeUss@aol.com > > >Reply-To: HORTON-L@rootsweb.com > > >To: HORTON-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: [HORTON] Gus Horton > > >Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:41:44 EST > > > > > >Looking for information on grandfather's parents. > > >Gus Eugene Horton is my grandfather. I have a request from him(in 1958) to > > >St. Louis for proof of birth. He had fill out a form H-208 Special > > >Certificate of Birth & Affidavits and also sent his marriage certificate > > >to my > > >grandmother, and a public school registration from Indianapolis. He > > >requested this > > >to get social security #. His birthday was 6/26/1904 St. Louis and he > > >died in > > >Indianapolis in 1975. It lists his parents as Thomas Burton Horton and > > >Effie Sarber (Sarver) on his request, and death certificate. The > > >paperwork > > >seemed strange? Thomas died when my grandfather was a child and Effie > > >remarried to > > >Marcus Waterman. I have hit a roadblock with Thomas and have found > > >conflicting information with regards to Effie. I recently received info > > >that Effie > > >was daughter of Thomas Smith Horton and Addie Sarver Horton, but my > > >timeline > > >wasn't matching up. > > > > > >Anyone have anything or any suggestions? > > > > > >Thanks! > > > > > > > > >==== HORTON Mailing List ==== > > >Verify the subscription status for all your RootsWeb mailing lists; your > > >list of > > >subscriptions will be emailed to you. > > >http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/ > > >======================================================== > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > On the road to retirement? 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