Elijah Edmond Horton

9 July 1850–13 December 1915 (Age 65)
Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Elijah Edmond

When Elijah Edmond Horton was born on 9 July 1850, in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Edmund Horton, was 41 and his mother, Maria Meades, was 36. He married Rachel Christobel Frazier on 12 May 1872, in Wanship, Summit, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 13 December 1915, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Wanship Cemetery, Wanship, Summit, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elijah Edmond Horton
1850–1915
Rachel Christobel Frazier
1852–1890
Marriage: 12 May 1872
May Horton
1874–1957
Rachel Emma Horton
1876–1904
Edmond E Horton
1877–1912
Walter Serene Horton
1879–1968
Ernest Honest Horton
1880–1938
Raymond Frazier Horton
1885–1952
Mead Howard Horton Sr.
1888–1972
Lillian Horton
1890–1890

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 May 1872Wanship, Summit, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1854 · The Crimean War
    Age 4
    The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
    1863
    Age 13
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1868 · Impeach the President!
    Age 18
    Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Hortin
    Horten

    Sources (29)

    • Elijah Horton in entry for Raymond Horton, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
    • Elijah Horten in household of Edward Horten, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
    • Elyah Horton, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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