Paul Silas HORTON

1846 - Bef 1897  (< 51 years)

• Name	Paul Silas HORTON
  Birth	1846	Saybrook, Ashtabula, OH   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef May 1897	Erie County, NY   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I969	A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	Henry HORTON,   b. Abt 1806, NY d. Apr 1888, Buffalo, Erie, NY (Age ~ 82 years)
  Mother	Charlotte J. BUTLER,   b. 1813, Hancock, Delaware, NY d. 9 Feb 1893, Buffalo, Erie, NY (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1833	NY   [5]
  Family ID	F52	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen M. [Nellie] EDNER,   b. 1855, NY d. Aft 1930, Erie County, NY (Age > 76 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1878	NY   [5]
  Children	1. Franklin S. HORTON,   b. 1879, Alden, Erie, NY d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lottie A. HORTON,   b. 18 May 1880, Alden, Erie, NY d. Yes, date unknown   3. Albert Paul HORTON,   b. 26 Nov 1892, Buffalo, Erie, NY d. 14 May 1958, Denver, Denver, CO (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F500	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  It is known that he participated in the battle of Gettysburg. Also, for his “Gallant and Meritorious Conduct” during the siege of Fort Sumter in 1863, he was later awarded the Gilmore Medal of Honor, also known as the Fort Sumter medal. The medal is dated 23 Aug 1863 (the last day of the Union siege) and is held by his gg-grandson, Timothy Paul Horton. In May 1897, Nellie M. Horton applied for, and was subsequently granted, a (Civil War Veteran's) Widow's Pension.

  
  

• Sources

  [S42] 1850 Census of OH, Ashtabula County, page 319, Line 9. [S14789] 1880 Census of NY, Erie County, Alden Township, ED 76, Page 3, Line 45. [S12968] 1920 Census of NY, Erie County, Hamburg Twp Dist 6 (Blasdell Village), Family #72. [S569] Civil War Pension Index--Paul S. Horton. [S9124] Observation--Youngest Child's DOB.