William Wirt Horton1

#23365, (26 October 1852 - )
Father*William Henry Horton1 (1814 - b 1873)
Mother*Harriet Wright1 (1824 - )
Birth*26 October 1852He was born on 26 October 1852 at Point Salubrious, Lyme Town, Jefferson Co., New YorkG.1 
12 June 1855He appeared on the census of 12 June 1855 in the household of William Henry Horton and Harriet Wright at Lyme Town, Jefferson Co., New YorkG, as W W, age 2, b. Jefferson Co; (same stone house as Cornelius and Emeline Horton, fam. 111; neis. Albert and Lucinda Horton, fam. 113; McRae and Leah Horton, fam. 115.)2 
18 July 1860He appeared on the census of 18 July 1860 in the household of William Henry Horton and Harriet Wright at Cape Vincent P.O., Lyme Town, Jefferson Co., New YorkG; (nei. Cornelius and Emeline Horton, fam. 1047.)3 
22 July 1870He appeared on the census of 22 July 1870 in the household of William Henry Horton and Harriet Wright, as Wirt, age 17, works on farm; (neis. John M and Arietta Tremper.)4 

Citations

  1. [S1865] Geo. F Horton, Horton Genealogy; or Chronicles of the Descendants of Barnabas Horton of Southold, L. I., 1640 (Philadelphia: Home Circle Publishing Vo., 1876), pp. 37-38. Hereinafter cited as Horton Genealogy.
  2. [S616] 1855 New York State Census. W H (41), b. Jefferson Co., res. 41 yrs., farmer; Harriet (26), wife, b. Oneida Co., res. 5yrs.
  3. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. William (46), b. NY, farmer; Harriet (36), b. NY.
  4. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. William H (55), b. NY, farmer, real estate value $1400, personal estate $400; Harriet (45), b. NY, keeping house.