Brief Life History of Julia B.
When Julia B. Horton was born on 5 August 1869, in Delta Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States, her father, Amos B. Horton, was 35 and her mother, Julia Hamilton, was 31. She married George L Allis on 1 January 1899, in Medina, Ohio, United States. She lived in Medina, Medina, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Chatham, Chatham Township, Medina, Ohio, United States for about 40 years. She died on 31 October 1948, in Ohio, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Chatham Township Cemetery, Chatham, Chatham Township, Medina, Ohio, United States.
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- Julia Horton, "United States Census, 1870"
- Julia B. Harten, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
- Julia B. Horton, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
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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