Part 15
BRACKEY, daughter of Uriah Horton and Elizabeth Fairchild, born at White House, N. J., 29 Feb., 1819; married at Headquarters, N. J., 22 Feb., 1839, by the Rev. Geo. Snyder, to ASA PRICE, son of Andrew Price and Mary Closson, and born at Lumberville, Pa., 2 Dec., 1807.
Children, all born at Lambertville, N. J.:
1. Andrew Jackson, born 25 January, 1840; died young.
2. Anna Elizabeth, born 20 December, 1841; married C. W. Kitchen.
3. Harriet Gordon, born 7 Feb., 1844; married David Taylor.
4. James Gordon, born 18 Nov., 1845; died young.
5. Catherine Hall, born 23 Aug., 1847; married George Johnson.
6. Martin Reeve, born 30 April, 1850; unmarried.
7. Lanning Harrison, born 15 June, 1853; unmarried.
8. Frank Allison, born 15 July, 1855; unmarried.
They reside at Lambertville, N. J.
VII. ALEXANDER HORACE, son of Uriah Horton and Elizabeth Fairchild, born at Lambertville, 16 Oct., 1821; married 4 May, 1843, by George Young, Esq., to CATHERINE CLINE DITMARS, daughter of Abraham Ditmars and Anne Moore, and born at Canandaigua, N. Y., 22 Feb., 1822.
Children, all born at Lambertville:
1. Elwood Ely, born 26 Dec., 1844; married 9 May, 1868--is a car painter by trade.
2. Emma Lilly, born 22 Feb., 1846; died 22 May, 1849.
3. Edward Chandler, born 7 May, 1848; died 30 Nov., 1850.
4. Albert, born 31 Oct., 1850--a civil engineer.
5. Emma, born 28 Nov., 1852; died 6 Jan., 1863.
6. Annie Elizabeth, born 3 June, 1854--a music teacher in Virginia.
7. William Large, born 20 Jan., 1859; died 2 Jan., 1865.
8. George McClelland, born 2 Aug., 1861; died 19 Jan., 1862.
I. GEORGE WASHINGTON, son of Nathaniel Thompson and Sarah Horton (_Jeremiah_, _Israel_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born in Monroe, Orange Co., N. Y., 2 March, 1824; married 5 Jan., 1848, CHARITY CONKLIN, daughter of Sylvester Conklin and Charity Reynolds, and born in Monroe, 15 April, 1826.
Children, both born in Monroe:
1. Mary, born 18 Nov., 1851; died 12 May, 1857.
2. Georgianna, born 25 July, 1855.
Mrs. Thompson died 1875; she was a lady of refinement, possessing fine social qualities, tenderness of heart, and correct moral and Christian character. She was greatly afflicted with feeble health for several years before her death; but she always bore her sufferings with cheerfulness and Christian resignation.
I. SARAH MARIAH, daughter of Benjamin G. Horton and Sarah Jane Stuart (_Jeremiah_, _Israel_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born in Blooming Grove, Orange Co.; married at Blooming Grove, 14 Feb., 1861, by Rev. Austin Craig, to HENRY VAN CLEFT, son of Lewis Van Cleft and Henrietta W. Cooper, and born 25 Nov., 1834. Sarah Mariah H. Van Cleft died 30 Aug., 1871, leaving three children, viz.:
Henrietta, Anna and Elizabeth.
Mr. Van Cleft is a farmer and dealer in cattle.
IV. CARRIE S., sister of Sarah Mariah (above), married at Vail's Gate, Orange Co., N. Y., 29 Nov., 1871, to HENRY VAN CLEFT, being his 2d wife.
Children:
1. Lewis Horton.
2. Parmelie.
VI. JEREMIAH HENRY, son of Benjamin G. Horton and Sarah Jane Stuart, born in Blooming Grove, 20 Dec., 1844; married in Newburgh, 20 Aug., 1872, by Rev. Andrew Longacre, to MARY SMITH PARMELEE, daughter of John W. Parmelee and Catharine Cole Smith, and born in Newburgh, 31 March, 1846. Have one child:
Lizzie (Elizabeth) Smith, born 19 July, 1873, in Newburgh.
J. H. Horton is a retired merchant. He and his wife are both very acceptable members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
I. JASON, son of Ebenezer Horton and Mary Terry (_John_, _Israel_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born at Terrytown, Pa., 13 July, 1807; married in Albany, Pa., 29 Dec., 1835, by Thomas Ingham, Esq., to OLIVIA LADD, daughter of Horatio Ladd and Asenath Ives, and born 20 May, 1810. She died at Terrytown, 11 Sept., 1847. He married again in Terry, 5 Jan., 1848, by Thos. Ingham, Esq., to ROXEY COVEY, daughter of John Covey and Mary Sabens, and born in Grafton, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., 15 July, 1819.
Children, all born in the township of Terry. By first wife:
1. Jane Asenath, born 20 Nov., 1836; died 15 July, 1837.
2. James, born 15 July, 1840; died 17 July, 1840.
By second wife:
3. Jane, born 4 Nov., 1848; married in Elmira, N. Y., to Daniel Dunham; has one son.
4. Mary Louisa, born 9 Aug., 1850; died of croup, 23 Jan., 1855.
5. Josephine Adela, born 22 May, 1852.
6. Liberty Ann, born 4 July, 1854.
7. Phebe Theresa, born 27 Jan., 1857.
8. Eunice Martha, born 30 Aug., 1859.
9. George Firman, born 26 Dec., 1861.
10. Infant son, born 4 Oct., 1864; died before naming.
Jason Horton is a farmer, has been a merchant, a hotel keeper and a Justice of the Peace for one term of five years. He made a public profession of Christianity in 1871, and united with the Baptist Church, of Terrytown, Rev. B. Jones officiating at his Baptism.
II. NATHANIEL TERRY, son of Ebenezer Horton and Mary Terry, born at the old homestead of Ebn'r Horton, in Asylum, now Wilmot, Pa., 5 Jan., 1808; married in Albany, Pa., 15 Dec., 1851, by George Burdick, Esq., to MEHALA HANCOCK, daughter of Amasa Hancock and Delilah Vincent, and born in Terry, about 1833.
Children:
1. Fred., born in Albany, 12 Nov., 1852.
2. Frank, born in Albany 31 Dec., 1855.
3. Mary Emma, born in Wilmot, 29 Dec., 1865.
N. T. Horton is a farmer and lumber dealer, was Captain of a militia company in 1835.
III. JULIA, daughter of Ebenezer Horton and Mary Terry, born in Wilmot, Pa., 6 Oct., 1810; married in Wilmot, 21 Nov., 1833, by Thomas Ingham, Esq., to SAMUEL E. MILLER, son of John Miller and Lydia Gilbert, and born at Frenchtown, Pa., in 1808.
Children:
1. Mary Jane, born in Wilmot, 19 Oct., 1834; married Geo. Capwell.
2. Debbie Terry, born in Wilmot, 13 Sept., 1836; married Jacob Place.
3. Perry Commodore, born in Terry, 12 May, 1839.
4. Ebenezer Horton, born in Wilmot, 22 Sept., 1842; died in the army in 1864.
IV. EUNICE, daughter of Ebenezer Horton and Mary Terry, born in Asylum, now Wilmot, Pa., 7 Sept., 1812; married at the old homestead, 6 July, 1837, by Ephraim Beeman, Esq., to JAMES HORACE TURRELL, son of Beebe H. Turrell and Olive Turrell, and born 1 Nov., 1809; died in Wilmot, 3 Sept., 1863. She is still living, and has been a worthy member of the Baptist Church for about fifty years.
Children, all born in Wilmot:
1. Phebe, born 30 April, 1839; married Morris Turrell; they reside in Kansas.
2. Sarah Jane, born 24 Aug., 1844; died 8 Oct., 1844.
3. Lydia Ann, born 8 July, 1845; unmarried.
4. Mary Adela, born 10 May, 1848; died 8 May, 1863.
5. Jas. Henry, born 21 May, 1850.
Mr. James H. Turrell was a farmer and lumber manufacturer. He was a prompt business man--a Justice of the Peace for five years, and enjoyed the confidence and respect of all who knew him. He began the world with nothing, but at the time of his death he was worth a fine property.
V. HIRAM, son of Ebenezer Horton and Mary Terry, born in Wilmot, 7 June, 1815. He is unmarried, and has lived all his life at the old homestead--is a farmer and lumber manufacturer.
VI. EBENEZER, son of Ebenezer Horton and Mary Terry, born in Wilmot, 4 April, 1817; married in Terry, to ELLEN MINERVA CRANDALL, daughter of Josias G. Crandall and Olive Burdick, and born in Grafton, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., 18 Oct., 1823.
Children, born in Albany, Bradford Co., Pa.:
1. Eunice Alice, born 10 Sept., 1855.
2. John Edmund, born 4 March, 1857.
3. Olive Turrell, born 14 Feb., 1859.
4. Mary Jane, born 27 March, 1863.
Ebenezer Horton's residence was in Albany, Pa., but he died at his father's old residence in Wilmot, where he had gone to spend the closing days of his life with his mother and her family. He was an industrious, upright farmer, esteemed by all who knew him. His widow and family still occupy his old homestead, and live comfortably.
VII. ADELA, daughter of Ebenezer Horton and Mary Terry, born in Asylum, now Wilmot, Penn'a, 13 April, 1819; married in Towanda, by Elhanan Smith, Esq., 5 Feb., 1840, to CHESTER SCHOONOVER, son of Joseph Schoonover and Rachel Corsaw, and born near where the city of Binghamton now stands, 17 April, 1817.
Children, all born in Terry:
1. Infant son, stillborn in Nov., 1840.
2. John Horton, born 24 Jan., 1842; married Emily Jones.
Adela Horton Schoonover died March, 1844, and he married 2. in Sussex Co., N. J., by the Rev. Mr. Bookstaver, to ELIZA HORNBECK, daughter of Cornelius Hornbeck. They live in Terry. He has for many years been a preacher of the Old School Baptist Church.
VIII. JANE, daughter of Ebenezer Horton and Mary Terry, born in Asylum, now Wilmot, Penn'a, 22 July, 1821; married LEHMAN TURRELL, brother of J. H. Turrell. They reside in West Webster, Monroe Co., N. Y., no children. They are both worthy members of the M. E. Church. He is a carpenter and joiner by trade.
IX. LYDIA ANN, daughter of Ebenezer Horton and Mary Terry, born in Wilmot, 4 February, 1825; married in Wilmot, 27 Feb., 1851, by Henry Gaylord, Esq., to MOSES THOMPSON SLOTERY, son of Daniel Slotery and Elizabeth Firman, and born in Allentown, Pa., 22 July, 1829.
Children, all born in Terry:
1. George Zachary, born 1st March, 1852.
2. Eunice Jennie, born 27 Dec., 1853; married Amasa Davids.
3. Ella Elizabeth, born 30 Sept., 1855.
4. Julia Adela, born 9 August, 1857.
I. ELMORE, son of Maj. John Horton, Jr., and Nancy Miller, born at Terrytown, 6 May, 1817; married in Wyalusing, 22 August, 1843, to MARY STONE, daughter of Raphael Stone and Mary Ingham, and born in Wyalusing, 8 Dec., 1815.
Children, all born at Sugar Run, Pa.:
1. George Hamilton, born 8 August, 1844.
2. Sarah Nancy, born 24 May, 1846.
3. Rowena Eliza, born 19 Oct., 1850; a very acceptable school-teacher.
4. Twins, born 28 Feb., 1849; died at birth.
Elmore Horton and family reside at Sugar Run, Bradford Co., Pa. He is a farmer and lumberman; was an engineer on the Pennsylvania canal when a young man; has some part of his life been engaged in mercantile business. His son is now one of the partners in carrying on a general country store and doing a fair business.
II. MARY, daughter of Maj. John Horton, Jr., and Nancy Miller, born at Terrytown, 19 Nov., 1818; married at Terrytown, 15 June, 1841, by Rev. Geo. Printz, to DR. NATHAN WELLS, son of Nathan Wells and Sarah Coleman, and born in Orange Co., N. Y., 15 Oct., 1815. Dr. Wells and wife are esteemed members of the Presbyterian Church. They settled at Meshoppen, Wyoming Co., Pa., soon after their marriage, where they reside at the present time. The Doctor is a first class physician, has done a large business, has accumulated a fine property, and is universally esteemed, both as a physician and worthy citizen. He was Associate Judge of Wyoming Co. for one term of five years.
Children:
1. Elmore Horton Wells, born in Braintrem, Pa., 19 April, 1842. He received the degree of A. M. at the Michigan University, and also graduated at Bellevue Medical College, N. Y., in the class of 1872. He was married at Meshoppen, 8 May, 1873, by Rev. Clark Salmon, to Lavinia W. Eppes; born at Petersburg, Va., 12 July, 1853. He resides at Meshoppen, practices medicine, and also keeps quite an extensive drug store.
2. Lydia Louisa, born at Meshoppen, 23 Nov., 1845; married 9 Jan., 1867, at Meshoppen, by Rev. C. R. Lane, to Thos. Alfred Wickham; born at Tioga, Pa. They reside in Tioga. He is a merchant.
3. Mary Helen, born at Meshoppen, 31 Oct., 1850; married at Meshoppen, by Rev. Dr. Colt, 20 Feb., 1872, to Joseph W. Bishop; born at Wysox, Pa., in 1847.
4. Nancy Amanda, born at Meshoppen, 21 Jan., 1853; unmarried.
III. ORICE MILLER, daughter of Maj. John Horton, Jr., and Nancy Miller, born at Terrytown, 16 Jan., 1821; married at Terrytown, 1 Sept., 1840, by Rev. Geo. Printz, to AUSTIN STALFORD, son of Benjamin Stalford and Urania Turrell, and born in Wyalusing, Pa., 15 Dec., 1812. He settled first in Browntown, Pa., remained there until 1852, when he moved to Rochelle, Ill. He carried on a large farming business. They were both members of the Presbyterian Church, and he was a ruling elder. He died suddenly whilst harnessing his horse to go to the meeting of the Presbytery in Chicago, on the 14 Oct., 1868.
Children: 1, 2, 3, born in Wyalusing; 4, born at Elkhorn, Ill.; 5, born at Rochelle.
1. Charles Lewis, born 18 Dec., 1844; married.
2. Rowena Horton, born 23 March, 1847; married; lives in London, Eng.
3. Matthew Armstrong, born 18 Dec., 1850; married.
4. Urania Ann, born 10 Feb., 1844.
5. John Horton, born 16 Feb., 1863; lives with his mother.
[Illustration: Yours Truly
J. H. Horton]
The widow and family, except Rowena, reside near the village of Rochelle; are well-to do farmers. Charles L.'s wife is a lady of refinement and education, is a teacher and writer; many of her poetical lines are excellent, and some of them have been published.
IV. JOHN MILLER, son of Maj. John Horton, Jr., and Nancy Miller, born at Terrytown, 7 Feb., 1823; married in Huntington, Pa., 13 Nov., 1849, by Rev. E. Wadsworth, to SUSAN L. BACON, daughter of Rev. Septimeus Bacon.
Children, all born at Terrytown:
1. Henry Bacon, born 30 Sept., 1850; now in U. S. Army.
2. Florence Eudora, born 19 Oct., 1851; died 21 Feb., 1854.
3. Shepherd Bacon, born 28 Aug., 1852; died 22 Aug., 1860.
4. Leonard Moss, born 30 June, 1854; clerk and book-keeper in Scranton; member of Baptist Church.
5. James Bacon, born 26 Sept., 1856; he is clerk in a store at Huntington.
6. John Miller, born Oct., 1861; died when two days old.
John M. Horton was a shoemaker and hotel-keeper, a very industrious and public spirited man. He built the Terrytown Hotel, and kept it in such a manner as to make it superior to most of the country hotels. He died suddenly in the midst of his usefulness, 24 April, 1861, greatly lamented by all who knew him.
JOSEPH HOMET HORTON was born 2 June, 1842, at Terrytown, Bradford Co., Pa., the youngest son of Major John Horton, and the only son of his wife, Lydia Horton, _nee_ Kimball.
In boyhood Joseph possessed a person of rare physical beauty, and evinced a bright and happy disposition. He was frank spoken, open, genial and social. His native industry, all through his childhood and youth, displayed great aptitude for business. In all these respects, as was the boy so is the man.
After availing himself of the schools of his native town, in his 16th year he entered upon the English and the commercial courses of study, in the Susquehanna Collegiate Institute, at Towanda, remaining there through 1858 and 1859. He then continued as an efficient clerk in his father's store until August, 1862.
The war for the Union had burst upon the nation. His heart was ablaze with enthusiasm for the Constitution and the Union. His father was proud of the valor and patriotism of his young son. Joseph had become as his right hand, and was his main-stay in business. The fond father hesitated to spare a son so dear to his heart, and so essential to the success of his affairs. At length, like tens of thousands of other fathers, he made the sacrifice for his country, consented, and allowed Joseph to enlist on the 7th of August, 1862, at Wyalusing, under Captain George W. Jackson, in Company "A," of the 141st Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. Joseph was a week afterwards (August 14th,) elected 1st Lieutenant of this Company.
In September his Regiment was assigned to the 1st Brigade of Birney's (formerly Kearney's) Division in the 3d Army Corps. It was almost immediately put into most active service. Five days after his first battle (that of Fredericksburg,) Lieut. Horton was made Captain of his Company, viz.: on the 18th of December.
On the 4th day of the following May (1863) Captain Horton was engaged with his Regiment in the battle of Chancellorville, Virginia. The Regiment went into this engagement with 419 men, and during the fight had 234 killed or wounded; and for its firm constancy and bravery was warmly complimented, both by General Birney and General Graham.
At Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in July, 1863, this Regiment was again
## actively engaged. And of Capt. Horton, Gen. Madill, in his report
says: "Capt. Horton, though severely stunned by concussion of shell, remained in the field, and I am greatly indebted to him for his services, _as he was the only Captain left with the Regiment_." On the 3d of July, at Gettysburg, Capt. Horton commanded the Regiment. At the morning roll-call of this fearful day, 198 men answered to their names; of this number, 136 were either killed or wounded. On the 31st of the following January (1864) Captain Horton was commissioned Major, commanding his Regiment. And on the 28th of the next month (February, 1864,) he was commissioned Lieutenant-Colonel, commanding his Regiment until Lee's surrender, April 9th, 1865.
On the 12th of May, Col. Horton was wounded, during the engagement at Spottsylvania, Virginia, by a gun-shot through his left forearm and in his left hip.
During his wounded condition, he was visited by his uncle, Hon. George F. Horton, M. D., and was tenderly nursed by his sister Louisa, wife of Hon. Uriah Terry. While convalescing, and not yet well enough to take the field, he was appointed on several Courts-Martial, and also had charge of several convoys of new men, conducting them to posts along the southern sea-board.
With his Regiment, he was honorably mustered out of the service at the close of the war, May 28th, 1865.
Of Col. Horton's old Company "A," consisting of 117 members, there were killed, 16; died, 9; discharged for disability, 20; discharged for wounds, 15; transferred to veteran corps for wounds, 7; transferred to 57th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, for unexpired term of service, 14; absent in hospital, wounded, 4; dishonorably discharged, 1; leaving, at the mustering out of the Regiment, of the whole 117, only 31.
Col. Horton was engaged in the following battles, namely: Fredericksburg, Cedars, Chancellorville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, White-Oak Road, Sailors' Creek, and at Lee's surrender; besides participating in many small skirmishes.
Honorably freed from his military service by the happy close of the war, Col. Horton hasted home to be the business stay of his aged father, and was actively engaged in mercantile pursuits up to 1871.
In October (24th) 1866, he was married, at Worcester, Massachusetts, to ABBY H. NEWCOMB, only daughter of Charles and Lucy R. Newcomb, of that city. Miss Lucy Sanderson Horton is their only child; she was born December 18th, 1872.
Since 1871, Col. Horton has been living at Birch Creek (formerly Bernice Colliery), Sullivan County, Pa., and is Superintendent of "The Sullivan Anthracite Coal Company's" works, located at that place.
The high appreciation in which he is held by the Company, is shared by the community under his employ, who have several times combined in tendering to him, as their Superintendent and considerate friend, testimonials of large intrinsic value, but still more valuable as evidences of their cordial and grateful esteem.
The Republicans of his County unanimously urged him as their nominee for Congress in the fall of 1874, but were overruled by the other Counties of the District.
II. JULIA, daughter of Geo. F. Horton and Abigail Terry (_John_, _Israel_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born at Terrytown, Bradford Co., Pa., 24 Oct., 1834; married at Terrytown, 11 June, 1861, by Rev. D. Cook, of the Presbyterian Church, to CHARLES STEVENS HOMET, son of Charles Homet and Lucy Stevens, and grandson of Frederick Nicholas Charles Homet and Maria Theresa Scheilenger, who were born in France, the former being one of the commissaries of the household of Louis XVI., the latter one of the chambermaids of the Queen. At the fall of Louis they made their escape and came to America. They had never had any acquaintance with each other until they found themselves passengers on the same ship to this country. Their acquaintance on the ship soon ripened into a mutual attachment, and on their arrival in New York they were married. After tarrying awhile at Bottle Hill, now Madison, in New Jersey, where Charley, the 1st child, was born, they came to Asylum, settling for two years away back in the wilderness, but at length on the Susquehanna River, where Francis X. Homet, Esq., now resides.
C. S. Homet was born in Asylum 20 May, 1830; settled in Wyalusing in 1861, where he now resides, and is a successful farmer. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, and he is one of the elders.
Children:
1. William Horton, born 22 March, 1862.
2. Eliza Horton, born 5 Dec., 1865.
3. Francis, born 27 August, 1869.
III. JANE ELIZABETH, daughter of Geo. F. Horton and Abigail Terry, born at Terrytown, 6 June, 1837; married at Terrytown, 11 June, 1861, by Rev. D. Cook, to REV. DAVID CRAFT, son of William Craft and Phebe Baker, and born in Carmel, Putnam Co., N. Y., 3 Oct., 1832.
He graduated at Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., in the class of 1857, was Principal of the Susquehanna Collegiate Institute at Towanda during the years 1857-'58-'59; spent some six months in Princeton Theological Seminary in 1859 and '60; commenced his ministry in Terrytown, 1860, was ordained by the Susquehanna Presbytery, in August, 1862, and went into the army as chaplain of the 141st Pa. Volunteers in August, 1862, served for about a year, and then resigned on account of ill-health, and returned to Bradford Co., was installed pastor of the 2d Presbyterian Church, Wyalusing, 28 Feb., 1866, and also installed pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Terrytown, 1st March, 1866.
Children, born in Terrytown:
1. Abigail Horton, born 12 March, 1863.
2. George Horton, born 6 Nov., 1868.
They reside at the parsonage in Wyalusing, Pa.
IV. WILLIAM TERRY, son of Geo. F. Horton and Abigail Terry, born at Terrytown, 9 April, 1839; married at Auburn, Susquehanna Co., 14 June, 1871, by Rev. G. Greenfield, to PRUDENCE BEARDSLEY, daughter of John Beach Beardsley and Lucy S. Kasson, and born in Auburn, 27 Oct., 1842.
Children, born at Terrytown:
1. Charles Beardsley, born 13 April, 1872.
2. Nancy Terry, born 15 May, 1873.
W. T. Horton is a farmer and merchant at Terrytown. He volunteered in the service of his country in July, 1862, assisted in raising Co. A, 141 Regiment Pa. Volunteers, Infantry, and was chosen 2d Lieutenant. He was honorably discharged per order of the Secretary of War, by reason of chronic diarrhœa, in Dec., 1862. He shortly afterwards engaged in the service again as clerk in the Quarter Master's department, at Murfreesboro, Tenn., where he remained until the close of the war.
V. JOHN BURLEIGH, son of Geo. F. Horton and Abigail Terry, born at Terrytown, 8 Jan., 1842; married at West Danby, Tompkins Co., N. Y., 24 Feb., 1875, by Rev. Wm. Sharp, to EVA LAMIRA TUPPER, daughter of James Sturdevant Tupper and Lamira Truesdell, and born in Rush, Susquehanna Co., Pa., 12 April, 1851.
John B. Horton is a farmer and merchant at Terrytown.
[Illustration: As Ever Yours
Debbie E. H. Hillis]