Eldridge Hasten Horton

Male17 March 1892–28 February 1926

Brief Life History of Eldridge Hasten

When Eldridge Hasten Horton was born on 17 March 1892, in Carroll, Virginia, United States, his father, Michael Monroe Horton, was 28 and his mother, Mahala E. Quesenberry, was 29. He married Mindy Geneve Midkiff about 1910, in Carroll, Virginia, United States. He lived in Virginia, United States in 1892 and Pipers Gap, Carroll, Virginia, United States in 1910. He died on 28 February 1926, at the age of 33.

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Eldridge Hasten Horton
1892–1926
Mindy Geneve Midkiff
1896–1960
Marriage: about 1910

Sources (5)

  • Eldridge H Horton in household of Michael Horton, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Eldridge H Harton, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Eldridge H Horton in household of Michan M Horton Sr., "United States Census, 1910"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1910Carroll, Virginia, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

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    World Events (8)

    1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

    Age 2

    On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 4

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    1902 · So Much Farm Land

    Age 10

    A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

    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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