Brief Life History of Christopher Columbus
When Christopher Columbus Horton was born in 1825, in Washington, Missouri, United States, his father, John Brissell Horton Jr, was 36 and his mother, Susan Grider, was 34. He married Alsa Montgomery on 25 September 1850, in Washington, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Concord Township, Washington, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Belleview Township, Washington, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. He died on 28 April 1878, in Sunlight, Washington, Missouri, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Belgrade, Washington, Missouri, United States.
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- Christopher Horton, "United States Census, 1870"
- Christopher Horton, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Christopher Columbus Horton, "Find A Grave Index"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire and Warwickshire): habitational name from one or other of the many places so called, such as those in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Northamptonshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, and Yorkshire. Most of the placenames derive from Old English horh or horu ‘dirt, filth’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, though some may have different origins, including Horton in Gloucestershire, which may derive from Old English heorot ‘hart, stag’ + tūn.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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