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Horton, Elizabeth Jane

Female 1835 - 1923  (87 years)


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  • Name Horton, Elizabeth Jane  [1
    Birth 25 Apr 1835  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Betty 
    Reference Number 11441 
    Death 4 Jan 1923  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial First Baptist Church of Yanceyville, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11228  Caswell County
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2024 

    Father Horton, John C.,   b. 4 Jun 1809, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1879, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Powell, Eliza Ann,   b. 11 Jun 1813, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1896, Rowan County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 28 Jan 1835  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Reference Number 100624 
    Notes 
    • Marriage Record
      Groom: John Horton
      Bride: Eliza Ann Powell
      Bond Date: 28 January 1835
      Bondsman/Witness: John E. Roper
      Location: Caswell County, North Carolina
      Source: Caswell County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868, Katharine Kerr Kendall (1981) at 49.
    Family ID F5680  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Poteat, John Robert,   b. 22 Aug 1835, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1917, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 8 Feb 1859  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Reference Number 84501 
    Children 
     1. Poteat, Eliza R.,   b. Abt 1860  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Poteat, M. B.,   b. Abt 1861  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Poteat, John Miles,   b. 9 May 1862, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1939, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. Poteat, Albert Lindsey,   b. 1 Apr 1865   d. 12 Jul 1929 (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Poteat, Mary F.,   b. Abt 1870  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F5678  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Apr 1835 - Caswell County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Feb 1859 - Caswell County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Jan 1923 - Caswell County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - First Baptist Church of Yanceyville, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Elizabeth Jane Horton (1835-1923)

      John R. and Elizabeth Horton Poteat

      Elizabeth Jane Horton Poteat and John Robert Poteat

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      Elizabeth Jane Horton Poteat
      Born: May 18, 1832
      Died: January 4, 1923
      Parents: John and Eliza Powell Horton
      Married: February 8, 1859 in Caswell County, North Carolina

      John Robert Poteat
      Born: August 22, 1834
      Died: December 10, 1917
      Parents: Miles and Rebecca Hunter Poteat
      Married: February 8, 1859 in Caswell County, North Carolina

      The 1880 US Census (Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina) gives her birth date as May 1832. However, a family researcher claims she was born 25 April 1835. See: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 435-436 (Article #568, "Albert Lindsey Poteat" by Mrs. Inez Poteat Calvert). Another researcher gives the birth date as 18 May 1832.
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      1850 United States Federal Census
      Name: Elizabeth J Horton
      Age: 15
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
      Birth Place: Caswell
      Gender: Female
      Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Caswell, North Carolina
      Household Members: Name Age
      John Horton 43
      Eliza A Horton 36
      Elizabeth J Horton 15
      Thos G Horton 13
      Mary K Horton 10
      Elvira F Horton 9
      William J Horton 6
      Richard C Horton 4
      Harriet J S Horton 1

      Name: Elizabeth Poteat
      Death date: 04 Jan 1923
      Death place: Yanceyville, Caswell, N. C.
      Gender: Female
      Race or color (on document): White
      Race or color (expanded): White
      Age at death: 90y 7m 10d
      Estimated birth year: 1833
      Birthplace: Caswell Co., N. C.
      Marital status: Widowed
      Spouse's name: John Poteat
      Father's name: John Horton
      Father's birthplace: Caswell Co., N. C.
      Occupation: Housewife
      Cemetery name: Yan. Baptist Church
      Burial date: 05 Jan 1923
      Collection: LDS North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930

  • Sources 
    1. Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 435-436 (Article #568, "Albert Lindsey Poteat" by Mrs. Inez Poteat Calvert).

    2. Details: Caswell County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868, Katharine Kerr Kendall (1981) at 49.