Coweta County GaArchives Obituaries.....Horton, Elizabeth Jane (Harwell) [Mrs. A. M.] July 1910
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"The Cleburne News"
Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama

NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, JULY 10, 1930
 
GRANDMA HORTON DEAD

Wood County, Texas Democrat newspaper

News came to Quitman (Texas) early Saturday morning announcing the death of 
Grandma Horton at the home of a daughter Mrs. King, at Forrest Hill, near 
Quitman, and although her death had been expected for some time, yet it was 
none the less sad, as everyone had hoped that there might be a change that 
would permit her to remain among her loved ones and friends even though she 
had suffered for a long time with patience and endurance.

Grandma Horton, as she was very familiarly called by everyone, was born in 
Coweta county, Georgia, July 24, 1846 and had she lived until July 24th 
next, she would have passed her 84th mile post. Her maiden name was 
Elizabeth Jane Harwell and she married A. M. Horton, a civil war veteran, in 
1865, and they made their home at Muscadine, Alabama. Her husband died in 
1891, 39 years ago, and she remained true to that first love until her death 
last Saturday.

There were nine children and one step-daughter, Mrs. H.R. Williamson of 
Buchanan; Mrs. A.D. Harper, Heflin; Mrs. J.R. Barker, Heflin; Mrs. M.A. King 
and Mrs. B.C. Brown of Quitman (Texas). Boys, J.L. Horton, Viking, Alberta, 
Canada; A.M., A.J., E.M. and J.F. Horton all of Quitman and Mineola.

In addition to the above children, there are 64 living grandchildren and 78 
living great-grandchildren, making a total of 142 besides the children.

Mrs. Horton came to Texas in 1910 and lived with her children in and around 
Quitman. Her children at once began to celebrate her birthday at the Lakes 
close by and as the twenty years pased, she was able to attend all but one; 
she was sick at this time. Besides the relatives, friends were invited and 
at each meeting there were some four or five hundred people to attend. The 
last we attended was in July 1927 and the Hon. B.F. Cathey delivered an 
address using "Mother" and if it was possible for us to use the flowery 
words that Judge Cathey used upon that occasion, we would gladly do so, and 
could truthfully say that the half had just been told. We very well remember 
how she sat in the center of the crowd in a chair with her snowy white hair 
waving as smooth as it could be and how she looked as those present stood 
around with their handkerchiefs wiping their eyes in token of their 
appreciation of what was being said that could be truthfully said of her 
life.

Her remains were buried at the Clover Hill Cemetery Sunday afternoon with 
Rev. R.B. Moon, pastor of the Methodist church (officiating) , a church to 
which she had belonged and had raised her children under the same faith. 
Many beautiful flowers were in evidence as a token of love and esteem in 
whichs he was held by all who gave or sent them.

The Democrat's words cannot heal the broken hearts, but we join the many 
friends of the family in extending to this host of relatives our sympathy in 
their hour of sorrow, and our prayer is that God may bless each and every 
one. The Wood County, Texas, Democrat


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