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William Benjamin Horton

Male 1874 - 1955  (80 years)

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  • Name William Benjamin Horton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Birth 26 Jan 1874  Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Family Search ID K8PS-GBJ 
    Occupation Farmer  [5] 
    Residence 1880  Fancy Gap, Carroll, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1920  Sophia, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Burial 1955  Tams, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6, 8] 
    Death 11 Jan 1955  Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6, 8] 
    Person ID I20055  Cock_Goad Family | Cock_Goad Family of Virginia
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Jacob Horton,   b. Oct 1841, Carroll County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1914, Trap Hill, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Bethania Shinault,   b. Sep 1840, Surry County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1923, Sophia, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1865 
    Family ID F2623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucy Elizabeth Alverta Haley,   b. 31 Mar 1875, Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1955, Lester, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 22 May 1895  Carroll County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Calvin Ellis Horton,   b. 11 Mar 1896, Laurel Fork, Carroll, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 1898 (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Herman Everett Horton,   b. 18 Sep 1897, Laurel Fork, Carroll, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jun 1898, Laurel Fork, Carroll, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Maude Ella Horton,   b. 12 Sep 1899, Carroll County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1917, Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Ernest Burton Horton,   b. 19 Jun 1901, Carroll County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1931 (Age 29 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Nancie Alice Horton,   b. 17 Oct 1903   d. 14 Dec 1911 (Age 8 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Erma Lessie Horton,   b. 15 Oct 1905, Sullivan, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 2002, Brandon, Hillsborough, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +7. Kermit Homer Horton,   b. 9 Jun 1909, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1977, Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Infant Son Horton,   b. 14 Jul 1911   d. 14 Jul 1911 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Infant Daughter Horton,   b. 17 Feb 1914, Sophia, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1914, Sophia, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. Infant Daughter Horton,   b. 9 Jun 1915, Sophia, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1915, Sophia, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     11. Leonard Kyle Horton,   b. 22 Oct 1916, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1944, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >12. Clarence Adrien Horton,   b. 13 Aug 1921, Sophia, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 1972, Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F10536  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Jan 1874 - Hillsville, Carroll, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Fancy Gap, Carroll, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 May 1895 - Carroll County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Sophia, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1955 - Tams, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Jan 1955 - Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Maude Ella Weddle
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=123723227&indiv=try

    2. [S1] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Bethania Horton
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=81768503&indiv=try

    3. [S29] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Fancy Gap, Carroll, Virginia; Roll: 1360; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 017.
      Record for Jacob Horton
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6742&h=42654231&indiv=try

    4. [S4] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2016.
      Record for William Benjamin Horton
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=9277&h=8061779&indiv=try

    5. [S8] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Sophia, Raleigh, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1970; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 169.
      Record for William B Horton
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6061&h=37841169&indiv=try

    6. [S1] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Earnest B. Horton
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=48132581&indiv=try

    7. [S266] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for Erma Lessie Horton
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2537&h=883929&indiv=try

    8. [S1] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for William Benjamin Horton
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=48132993&indiv=try



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