Brady Leslie Horton

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1900, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; Justice Precinct 1 & 4 (excl. Quanah town); 2; son of Thomas J(47) and Jennie(36); also Eunie M(14), Earnest E(12), Clarence M(8), Viera(5); on farm
• Residence: 1910, Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; 12; son of T.J. (57) and Jennie (46); Also Clarence (15) and Viera (14); lived in house in city
• Residence: 7 Sep 1917, Goodlett, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; Tall, medium build, grey eyes; Tractor Driver; Signed named as Brady Lesley Horton
• Occupation: Betw 1924 and 1963; Mechanic, primarily for Greyhound Bus Company
• Residence: 1927, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA; Mechanic
• Residence: 1930, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA; 32; Auto Mechanic. Married to Ida Horton (31); Children Don(4 9/12) and Valle(4/12). No radio.
• Residence: 1935, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA; Foreman
• Residence: 1937, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Mechanic
• Residence: 1940, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; 41; Mechanic; Rented; Wife Ida (40), Children Don (14), Valle (10); on Oak Cliff Blvd
• Residence: 1940, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; 41; Mechanic; Rented; Wife Ida (40), Children Don (14), Valle (10); on Oak Cliff Blvd
• Residence: 1942, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
• Residence: 16 Feb 1942, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; 5'11", 155lbs, grey eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion, Contact person: P.H Bormaiksen (have no idea who that is). Employer: Theodore Szczygie (supervisor at Greyhound)
• Residence: 1966, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Retired
• Residence: 1966, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Retired
• Residence: 1974, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Retired
• Residence: 1974, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Retired

Notes:

My grandfather, Brady Horton, was one of the sweetest, kindest, warmest, and most helpful people you could ever hope to meet. My grandparents visited us frequently when we lived in Tulsa, and Granddad never failed to perform some useful task, such as planting shrubs, repairing or maintaining appliances, or working on our cars. They also traveled a good bit around Texas, visiting other relatives. My grandmother was into decorative crafts and she always wanted to stop at little 5 & 10 cent stores and hobby shops to browse. He had no interest in that shopping himself, but he always stopped and waited patiently.

He was a little shy and reserved, but really was very engaging around people he knew, and could step up and speak out if necessary. He also could have a lot of fun telling and sharing stories, and was more than happy to get down on the ground to play with children, including his great-grandchildren, who affectionately called him Poppa Brady.

Grandmother was more book-smart and outspoken, and was the dominant spouse in many respects, but he could take charge when needed, and could be eloquent when it was time to give someone a Biblical lesson.

He was celebrated for his peanut brittle, which he and grandmother made together. He was particular about his peanuts and how he cooked them. He poured each batch onto a tilted marble slab, whereupon he and grandmother gently stretched the hot batter so that the candy was thin and distinctly brittle. They distributed pounds of it to family and friends, and it was a very popular item at church and school sales. He gave all of the proceeds to a local Christian academy.

He was also renowned for his good deeds, such as visiting the sick, mowing the lawns of people who couldn't do it themselves, and collecting papers for the church paper drives. In retirement, he was know to remark that he might have to go back to work to get some rest. In fact, at age 92, he had just driven home from visiting someone in the hospital when his aorta fatally burst before he got out of the car.

I treasure memories of him; they motivate me when patience or good deeds are called for.
- Robin


Buried:
GRid=97171843; Personal photo & bio. In-ground double brass plaque with wife Ida. No bio.

Died:
cause: Aortic Aneurysm

He and Ida had been out visiting friends in the hospital, and when they got home, she got out of the car first, unlocked the door, and went inside, as usual. After Brady didn't come in for a few minutes, she went out to the car and found him slumped in the driver's seat.

Brady married Ida Marie Hazlet on 13 Jun 1924 in Adams County, Colorado, USA. Ida (daughter of William Hugh Hazlet and Mary Elizabeth McCutchan) was born on 29 Sep 1898 in Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, USA; died on 24 Jul 2000 in Searcy, White County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Wedding was on the family farm, whose address put it in Hudson, Weld County, but it was actually in Adams County, where the licence was registered.

1. Donald Brady Horton was born on 20 Jun 1925 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA; died on 24 Mar 2015 in Lake Forest, Orange County, California, USA; was buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA.
2. Valle Beth Horton was born on 24 Nov 1929 in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA; died on 5 Jul 2020 in Searcy, White County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Antoine Cemetery, Antoine, Pike County, Arkansas, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Residence: 1860, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA
• Residence: 1870, Cherokee, Colbert County, Alabama, USA; Jefferson Horton (age 18), son of Azre & Sarah Horton. In Township 4 Range 15.
• Residence: 1880, Fannin County, Texas, USA; Precinct 3; As T.J. Horton (age 23) single, laborer. Plausibly, but not definitively, our Jeff.
• Literacy: 1900; Illiterate (according to census)
• Residence: 1900, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; Justice Precinct 1 & 4 (excl. Quanah town); Thomas J Horton (age 47), cannot read or write; stock farmer; wife Jennie C, marriage year 1883, with children Eunie(14),Earnest(12),Clarence(8),Viera(5),Brady(2)
• Residence: 1910, Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; T.J. Horton, farmer, (57), wife Jennie(46) children Clarence(18), Viera(14), Brady(12)
• Residence: 1930, Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; T.Jeff (age 77) not working, wife Jennie C(66)
• Residence: 1940, San Antonio, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Living with his daughter Viera Reagan at the end of his life

Thomas married Virginia Caroline (Jennie) Todd on 27 Dec 1883 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, USA. Virginia (daughter of George Henry Todd and Margaret Amanda Ross) was born on 5 Dec 1863 in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA; died on 22 Jan 1935 in Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; was buried in Johnston Cemetery, Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1880, Fannin County, Texas, USA; Precinct 3;
• Residence: 1900, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; Justice Precinct 1 & 4 (excl. Quanah town);
• Residence: 1910, Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, USA
• Residence: 1930, Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, USA

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=44684461; small headstone

Died:
Chronic nephritis; carcinoma of liver

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Betw 1840 and 1880; Farmer (on 1840-1880 census records)
• Residence: 1840, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; Azwell Horton, 20-29, w/ a female (presumably Sarah; 20-29) & 2 sons (presumably Dennis and Advil) under 5, plus a female between 80 and 89. Matches the "Azre" Horton in the 1850 Census, but doesn't have enough specifics to be definite match.
• Residence: 1850, Southern Division, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA; "A" Horton (age 40), wife Sarah(35), children Dennis(12), Advil(11), John(9), James(3), Elizabeth(6)
• Residence: 1860, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA; "Asbery" Horton (age 38) with wife "Sallie", and children John(18), Elizabeth(16), James A(13), Ardeny(11), Thomas J(8), William W(6), and Sidney A(2)
• Residence: 1870, Cherokee, Colbert County, Alabama, USA; "Azre" Horton (age 61) with wife Sarah (age 60) and children Jefferson(18), William(15) and Cidney Ann(12). In Township 4 Range 15.
• Residence: 1880, Fannin County, Texas, USA; Precinct 3; As "A Horton" (age 64), with new wife M.A.(46), daughter V.C.(16), and a servant named "Willey" (19). But I suspect that the servant was Azre's son Will, who was 21.

Notes:

1. His year and location of birth are unknown, and are reported inconsistently in the 5 censuses in which he appears
2.His death date is unknown. His grandchildren said that he died in Fannin County, Texas, where he appeared in the 1880 census.

Birth:
His birth date and location and even his name inconsistently reported in U.S. Censuses, but that's about all we have. He was known to his grandchildren as "Ezra", but it is clear that his first name began with "A"; I have settled on "Azre"

Died:
Presumed before his wife Amanda's next marriage.

Azre married Sarah Hamby before 1837 in Tennessee, USA. Sarah was born between 1810 and 1821 in Tennessee, USA; died about 1871 in Colbert County, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1850, Southern Division, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA; Sarah (35), wife of A Horton, with children Dennis, Advil, John, James, and Elizabeth
• Residence: 1860, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA; Sallie (39) married to Asbery Horton, with children John, Elizabeth G, James A, Ardeny, Thomas J, William W, and Sidney A.
• Residence: 1870, Cherokee, Colbert County, Alabama, USA; Sarah (60), married to Azre Horton (61), with children Jefferson (18), William (15), and Cidney Ann (12). In Township 4 Range 15.

Notes:

Birth:
Date inconsistently recorded in census records, but that's all we have.

Died:
According to oral family history.

Notes:

Married:
No record. Assumed before birth of first child; in contrast to some trees that list 1840 without a source.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1850, Madison County, Tennessee, USA
• Civil: 1859, Madison County, Tennessee, USA
• Residence: 1860, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA

George married Margaret Amanda Ross on 13 Apr 1852 in Madison County, Tennessee, USA. Margaret (daughter of Peter Edward Ross and Sarah (Sally) Caroline McIntyre) was born on 12 Oct 1833 in Tennessee, USA; died on 12 Apr 1913 in Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1850, Madison County, Tennessee, USA; Head of household: P E Ross, 53; Children Catherine(19), Amanda(16), James(16), Elizabeth(14), Sarah(8)
• Civil: 1859, Madison County, Tennessee, USA; Identified as Amanda Todd (wife of George Todd) in a probate petition addressing an inheritance from her father, Peter Ross.
• Residence: 1860, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA; G H Todd(38) & M A (28); Children J F (7), E M (2)
• Residence: 1880, Fannin County, Texas, USA; Precinct 3; A. Horton(64), M.A. Horton(46), J.C. Horton(16). J.C is Virginia Caroline (known as Jennie), Amanda's daughter.
• Residence: 1900, Tarrant County, Texas, USA; A Margaret Williams (67); Birth: Oct 1832, Tennessee; Married to James Williams (49); Marred in 1887; Parents both born in Tennessee; Children: 7; Living Children: 3
• Residence: 1910, Goodlett, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; Amanda Williams; (68)(actually 78); Born in Tennessee; Married to James Williams (60) for 24 years; Both parents born in Tennessee.

Notes:

Death date came from my grandfather; her grandson. I can't find any formal source.


Residence:
A. Margare Williams(67) and James Williams(49). She is the head of house, with the occupation Merchant. Marriage date: 1887. Home free of mortgage.

Died:
The date is from my grandfather's records. I have not found an official record.

Notes:

Married:
George H Todd and Amanda Ross, signed by George H Todd and Philip S Rogers

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1850, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Carpenter
• Residence: 1860, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA

James married Susannah Haffner on 28 Sep 1831 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Susannah was born in 1803 in North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1850, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
• Residence: 1860, Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1850, Madison County, Tennessee, USA
• Probate: 1859, Madison County, Tennessee, USA

Peter married Sarah (Sally) Caroline McIntyre on 11 Mar 1830 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA. Sarah was born about 1800 in North Carolina, USA; died before 1850 in Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]