Alva Horton: Robin's Roots

1887 - 1979 (91 years)

TNG Ancestor Charts

Graphical formats

"Standard" charts have a lovely graphical format that shows the name and birth/death years in a box for each person's box. Additional data for each person can be pulled down from that box. They are in the shape of a standard pedigree chart, with empty boxes for ancestors that are not present in the tree.. Unfortunately, they generate so much whitespace that they require a lot of scrolling to read, and are virtually impossible to print. (But see the "PDF" chart below.)
"Vertical" charts are also lovely graphical charts. These flow down up instead of across the page. Since vertical charts do not use blank boxes for ancestors who are missing from the database, they are more compact than the "Standard" charts. But you cannot pull down additional data from each box. And depending on the number of ancestors in the tree, they can be too wide to print.
"Compact" charts are like "Standard" chart in their shape, but their boxes are much smaller because they contain only names.
"Box" charts are like "Standard" chart in their shape, but their boxes are bigger because they contain some of the data that is pulled-down from the "Standard" chart boxes. As a result, they are even more unweildy than the "Standard" charts.
"Fan" charts are remarkable. All I can say is "try one".
"PDF" chart are variants of "Standard" chart. They create a one-page PDF file that can hold up to six generations of data.
Most PC's these days can generate PDF printouts of any web page, but PDFs are distinctive because they control the page margins and page breaks,
The "Map" is not a chart. Rather, it is, well, a map. The places of ancestors' birth, marriage, and death are shown as pins on the map. It's pretty remarkable - you should give it a try, though the map would be easier to interpret if the pins were colored or numbered to represent generations.

(The graphical charts' connecting lines sometimes disappear at certain zoom level. When they are missing, you can use you mouse scroll wheel or hit control-plus or control-minus to change the zoom level.)

Text formats

"Text" charts are shaped just like the "Standard" charts, with lines drawn from person-to-person. They just don't put each person's data into graphical boxes.
"Text+" charts are quite distinctive, and unique to TNG. They are kind of a cross between the graphical and text formats. They are much more compact than the text charts, partly because they do not leave blank space where ancestors are missing. The ancestor tree extends to the right like typical charts, stretch vertically rather than horizontally, and can includes upwards of 15 generations in the width of one printed page (albeit sometimes with legal-length paper in landscape mode). They are also much more flexible than the other formats, with several (perhaps too many) run-time options.
"Ahnetafel" charts follow a standard genealogical text format that is descriptive - more like prose than a 'chart'. They contain almost all of the data that I have for each person, including free-form notes. But they don't give the kind of visual overview of the family tree that the other charts give.
"Media" charts are not focused on media, and they don't actually show pictures; they just indicate whether each ancestor's record has media item attached to it. (They don't distinguish between photos, scans of documents, and other types of media.) Their presentation of ancestors is very simple, and easy to read and print.

Less detail

Generation: 1

Alva Horton was born on 30 May 1887 in Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, USA (daughter of Will Wright Horton and Hester Ann Burns); died in 1979 in Alberta, Canada; was buried in Empress Cemetery, Empress, Alberta, Canada.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1900, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; Justice Precinct 1 & 4 (excl. Quanah town);
Residence: 1910, Calhoun County, Texas, USA
Arrival: 1912, Canada
Residence: 1 Jun 1921, Kindersley, Saskatchewan County, California, USA
Arrival: 23 Dec 1939, Sweet Grass County, Montana, USA

Alva married Elmer Hern on 18 Apr 1906. Elmer was born on 16 Jun 1887 in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA; died on 19 Oct 1920 in Gibson Landing, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Empress Cemetery, Empress, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Halley Edward Hern was born on 28 Jan 1907 in Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, USA; died on 18 Dec 1992 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Empress Cemetery, Empress, Alberta, Canada.
Sylvia Hern was born on 17 Mar 1916 in Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 27 Mar 1993; was buried in Rocky View Garden of Peace Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Ivan Lee Hern was born on 5 Aug 1918 in Alberta, Canada; died in Jan 1919 in Alberta, Canada; was buried in Empress Cemetery, Empress, Alberta, Canada.

Generation: 2

Will Wright Horton was born on 27 Aug 1859 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA (son of Azre (Ezra) Horton and Sarah Hamby); died on 8 Apr 1907 in Tucumcari, Quay County, New Mexico, USA; was buried in Dodson Cemetery, Quay County, New Mexico, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1860, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA
Residence: 1870, Cherokee, Colbert County, Alabama, USA
Residence: 1880, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas, USA; Boarder; Laborer; in same town as parents
Residence: 1900, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; Justice Precinct 1 & 4 (excl. Quanah town); Married; 4 children; stock farmer - listed adjacent to his two brothers John and T.J.

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=147889005; no gravestone photo, but see photo attached to this profile.

Died:
Shot by his son-in-law, Elmer Hern, who escaped to Canada with his family.

Will married Hester Ann Burns on 10 Jan 1886 in Erath County, Texas, USA. Hester was born on 18 Dec 1858 in Burleson County, Texas, USA; died on 20 Oct 1919 in Quay County, New Mexico, USA; was buried in Dodson Cemetery, Quay County, New Mexico, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hester Ann Burns was born on 18 Dec 1858 in Burleson County, Texas, USA; died on 20 Oct 1919 in Quay County, New Mexico, USA; was buried in Dodson Cemetery, Quay County, New Mexico, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1860, Burleson County, Texas, USA
Residence: 1870, Blue Branch, Burleson County, Texas, USA
Residence: 1880, Erath County, Texas, USA
Residence: 1910, Ogle, Quay County, New Mexico, USA; Widowed

Notes:

Birth:
Parents: John Burns & Eliza Moore

Children:

W.W. Horton died in UNKNOWN.
1. Alva Horton was born on 30 May 1887 in Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; died in 1979 in Alberta, Canada; was buried in Empress Cemetery, Empress, Alberta, Canada.
Eva Horton was born on 11 Jul 1891 in Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; died on 28 Nov 1991 in Fort Sumner, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA; was buried in Fort Sumner Cemetery, Fort Sumner, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA.
Grady Henry Horton was born on 22 Mar 1893 in Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; died on 9 Feb 1993 in Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA; was buried in Fort Sumner Cemetery, Fort Sumner, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA.
Ardena Horton was born on 7 Apr 1898 in Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; died on 8 May 1928; was buried in Fort Sumner Cemetery, Fort Sumner, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA.
Mary Horton was born on 2 Mar 1900 in Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; died in Aug 1903 in Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, USA.

Generation: 3

Azre (Ezra) Horton was born between 1809 and 1821 in SC or TN, USA; died before 1887 in Fannin County, Texas, USA.

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]

Sarah Hamby was born between 1810 and 1821 in Tennessee, USA; died about 1871 in Colbert County, Alabama, USA.

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.

Children:

Dennis Horton was born about 1837 in Tennessee, USA; died in 1864 in Alton Military Prison, St Louis County, Missouri, USA.
Advil Horton was born about 1839 in Tennessee, USA; died in UNKNOWN.
John Henry Horton was born on 14 Oct 1840 in Tennessee, USA; died on 8 Jun 1912 in Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, USA; was buried in Johnston Cemetery, Quanah, Hardeman County, Texas, USA.
Elizabeth Genora (Lizzie) Horton was born on 11 Jan 1842 in Tennessee, USA; died on 10 Jan 1924 in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, USA; was buried in Eastview Memorial Park, Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, USA.
James Arthur (Archie) Horton was born on 8 Aug 1848 in Tennessee, USA; died on 12 Aug 1909 in Fletcher, Comanche County, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Cement Cemetery, Cement, Caddo County, Oklahoma, USA.
Ardena (Ardeny) Horton was born about 1849 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA; died in UNKNOWN.
Thomas Jefferson (Jeff) Horton was born on 1 Nov 1852 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA; died on 30 Sep 1940 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA.
Sidney Ann Horton was born on 2 Aug 1858 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA; died on 28 May 1942 in Fort Sumner, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA; was buried in Fort Sumner Cemetery, Fort Sumner, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA.
2. Will Wright Horton was born on 27 Aug 1859 in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA; died on 8 Apr 1907 in Tucumcari, Quay County, New Mexico, USA; was buried in Dodson Cemetery, Quay County, New Mexico, USA.


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