Forsyth-Wilkes County NcArchives Obituaries.....Horton, Alexander Hamilton November 15, 1889
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Newspaper Obituary
Death of Capt. A. H. Horton

 "Capt. A. H. Horton, one of the landmarks of Wilkes County died at his 
residence in Wilkesboro Monday night, 15th at 9:30 o’clock, after a lingering 
illness of several months.  The cause of his death was heart trouble.  For 
several weeks his life had been despair of, laying as it were in a balance 
liable at any moment to go down.  But he battled manfully against the Pale 
Horse, and at times it looked like that he might conquer.  But he gradually 
grew weaker under the constant conflict, and at last was overcome.  The fitful 
dream called life was over.
   The funeral service will be conducted by Rev. R. W. Barber, to-day, 17th at 
2 o’clock at the Presbyterian church, of which he was a member.
   His remains will be interred Thursday at 10 o’clock at the Horton Cemetery 
at J. T. Horton’s in Caldwell county, it being the old family burying ground.  
He will be buried with Masonic honors.
   Capt. Horton was born Dec. 30 1831. at the old homestead on Beaver Creek, 
this county, and was 58 years, 11 months and 15 days old at his death.  He was 
the son of Gen. Wm. and Mildred Horton.  There were six brothers and five 
sister of the family, of which 4 brothers, Lee, Nathan, James, and Rufus, and 
1 sister, Mrs. Bower. still, live, the others having died in the last few 
years.
   He was married, Sept. 8th, 1863 to Mary J. Vogler, of Salem, and leaves 
behind his wife and two sons.
   In the year 1861, Mr. Horton volunteered in Capt. Bynum Carmichael’s 
company, from this county.  Carmichael being soon after promoted, Mr. Horton 
was elected Captain of the company.  He soon after become afflicted with a 
severe sore leg and was discharged from duty on that account.  He then 
returned home.  Carmichael had been elected Clerk of Superior Court in 1861, 
and had left I. S. Call as his deputy.  In 1862, Carmichael was killed leaving 
the office vacant, and Capt. Horton, was appointed by Judge Kerr to fill the 
unexpired term.  At the election of ’64, he was a candidate for the office and 
was elected, but soon after in ’65, the offices were all declared vacant, when 
the provisional government was established.  At the fall term of superior 
court, held by Judge Mitchell, Capt. Horton was again appointed Clerk.   At 
the election of 1866, he was again a candidate for the office, but was 
defeated by G. S. Brown, who held the office for 8 years.  Again in 1874, he 
was a candidate against Brown and was elected.  He ran again in ’78 and was 
elected.  In 1882, he again ran.  This time he was defeated by Mr. I. S. Call, 
by about 200 votes.  He ran for the Legislature in 1884, but was defeated.
   He was an honored and faithful member of the order of Free Masons, and was 
one of the oldest members of old Liberty Grove Lodge, of Wilkesboro.
   Capt. Horton was a kind, social, genial gentleman, loved and honored by all 
who knew him.  In his death, Wilkes loses one of her best and most remarkable 
citizens.  His is not a loss alone to relatives and friends but to the 
country.  Our deepest sympathy is extended to the bereaved family."



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