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Sarah Wilson Whitmill Horton

Birth
Leicestershire, England
Death
3 May 1891 (aged 71)
Littleton, Schuyler County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Littleton, Schuyler County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Born Sarah Wilson in England about 1820. Married a man named Levi Whitmill and had a daughter Mary in 1849. Sarah and Mary emigrated to the US, where Sarah married Matthias Horton on 12 Oct. 1854 in Littleton, Schuyler Co, IL. Sarah and Matthias had two children, Joseph M. Horton (born 1855, died of consumption 1885), and Sarah Jane "Jennie" Horton (born 1857, married James Triplette Caldwell in 1878, died in 1935).

In 1868, Matthias and his step-daughter Mary Whitmill had a baby, Frederick Horton, born Jul 2, 1868. Matthias and Mary had married 18 Feb. 1868. Leaving the baby behind with Mary's mother (Matthias's now ex-wife), Matthias and Mary went to Iowa, where they raised a quite large family. Baby Fred grew up with his half siblings in IL (who were also his aunt and uncle).

Sarah Wilson Whitmill Horton died 3 May 1891 in Littleton, Schuyler Co, IL.
Born Sarah Wilson in England about 1820. Married a man named Levi Whitmill and had a daughter Mary in 1849. Sarah and Mary emigrated to the US, where Sarah married Matthias Horton on 12 Oct. 1854 in Littleton, Schuyler Co, IL. Sarah and Matthias had two children, Joseph M. Horton (born 1855, died of consumption 1885), and Sarah Jane "Jennie" Horton (born 1857, married James Triplette Caldwell in 1878, died in 1935).

In 1868, Matthias and his step-daughter Mary Whitmill had a baby, Frederick Horton, born Jul 2, 1868. Matthias and Mary had married 18 Feb. 1868. Leaving the baby behind with Mary's mother (Matthias's now ex-wife), Matthias and Mary went to Iowa, where they raised a quite large family. Baby Fred grew up with his half siblings in IL (who were also his aunt and uncle).

Sarah Wilson Whitmill Horton died 3 May 1891 in Littleton, Schuyler Co, IL.

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71 years 1 mos 17 days

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  • Maintained by: CBartlow
  • Originally Created by: Debra
  • Added: Nov 5, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79908721/sarah-horton: accessed ), memorial page for Sarah Wilson Whitmill Horton (16 Mar 1820–3 May 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79908721, citing Littleton Cemetery, Littleton, Schuyler County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by CBartlow (contributor 47350072).