John Horton

Male26 March 1911–21 August 2003

Brief Life History of John

When John Horton was born on 26 March 1911, in Henderson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Jacob F. Horton, was 33 and his mother, Mary L. McPeake, was 29. He died on 21 August 2003, in Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob F. Horton
1877–1967
Mary L. McPeake
1882–1960
John Horton
1911–2003

Sources (4)

  • John Horton, "Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912"
  • John Horton, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • John Horton, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

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World Events (8)

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Age 1

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

1931 · The Parthenon is Built

Age 20

In 1931, a full scale replica of the Parthenon in Greece was erected in Nashville, Tennessee. The Parthenon was meant to be temporary, but became a permanent part of Tennessee culture. It also has a replica of the statue of Athena the Goddess of War.At the same time a city over Memphis built  giant pyramid replica to remind everyone what the city was named for. 

1935 · The FBI is Established

Age 24

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

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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