Person:Elmer Horton (1)

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Elmer Leo Horton
b.23 Apr 1894 Portersville, Wisconsin
d.12 Dec 1987 Electric City, Grant, Washington, United States
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  1. Elmer Leo Horton1894 - 1987
Spouse and Children
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m. 25 Apr 1918
  1. Mariam Horton1923 - 1990
  2. Herbert Wayne Horton1924 - 2012
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m. 25 Sep 1970
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Facts and Events
Name Elmer Leo Horton
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][5] 23 Apr 1894 Portersville, Wisconsin
Residence[2] Jun 1917 Adrian, Grant, Washington, United States
Marriage 25 Apr 1918 Adrian, Grant, Washington, United Statesto Florence E. Humphrey
Census[4] 20 Jan 1920 Adrian, Grant, Washington, United StatesHead
Residence[1] 1930 Hanford, Benton, Washington, United States
Census? 14 Apr 1930 Hanford, Benton, Washington, United StatesHead
Marriage 25 Sep 1970 Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United Statesto Thelma B. Dent
Military[3] WWI in U.S. Army in France
Death[3] 12 Dec 1987 Electric City, Grant, Washington, United States
Burial[3] 16 Dec 1987 Spring Canyon Cemetery

Obit from Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society for Elmer Leo HORTON (- pub 14 Dec 1987) 

  ELECTRIC CITY- Elmer Leo Horton, 93, Electric City, died Saturday, Dec. 12, 1987, at his home following an extended illness.
  He was born April 23, 1894, in Portersville, Wis., to the late Elmer C. and Margaret (Freeman) Horton.
  He married Florence Humphrey, April 25, 1918, in Adrion. She preceded him in death on Sept 19, 1969.
  Mr. Horton worked for the Northern Pacific Railroad, as a farmer and in construction. He moved to the Grand Coulee Dam area and worked on the construction of the dam until 1940. He worked for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1940 until his retirement in 1959 as a truck driver and equipment operator.
  He served in the U.S. Army in France during World War 1 and was a member of the American Legion in Electric City.
  He married Thelma B. Dent in Walla Walla in 1970.
  Survivors include his wife, at the home; two sons, Herbert and Arthur, both of Electric City; four daughters, Mrs. Henry (Hazel) Secrest of Spokane, Mrs. Joe (Marian) Keller of Woodinville, and Mrs. Arthur (Dorothy) Kelly and Mrs. W.O. (Doris) Palmer, both of Electric City; 16 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. He was also preceded in death by five brothers and six sisters and one daughter.
  Strate Funeral Home, Grand Coulee, is in charge of arrangements.
                        ELMER LEO HORTON - Services will be held Wed., Dec. 16, 1 p.m. from the Strate Funeral Home Chapel in Grand Coulee with Rev. Steve Archer officiating. Military honors provided by American Legion. Burial will be in the Spring Canyon Cemetery. Arrangements by Strate Funeral Home in Grand Coulee.
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 United States. Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509, 1987-1988).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Obituary.

    Elmer Leo Horton obit - see notes

  4. ↑ United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625).

    Elmer L Horton household, ED 53, Sheet 9B, family 29, household 24, lines 92-93, w/Florence (wife).

  5. ↑ Washington (State). Department of Health. Washington, Death Index, 1940–2017: [database on-line]. (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2002)
    [1].

    b. 23 Apr 1894

    Name: Elmer L Horton, Place of Death: Grant, Date of Death: 12 Dec 1987, Residence: Grant, Age: 93 years, Gender: M, SSN: 532-10-0386, Certificate: 038755

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