CONFEDERATE BIOGRAPHY:  PHILLIP HORTON, Smith County, TX

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Submitted by Mary Love Berryman - marylove@tyler.net
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TEXANS WHO WORE THE GRAY by Sid S. Johnson - Page 173

PHILLIP HORTON.

Phillip Horton, of Omen, was born January 26th, 1829, on 
Leatherwood Creek, Lawrence county, Indiana, and re­moved to Texas in 
1849 and settled in Smith county.  He married Miss Nancy Mason the 
17th of October, 1850, and reared a family of 12 children.  He 
enlisted in, Capt. R. B. Long's company, Robert's Texas regiment and 
served with that command until detailed for service in the government 
shops at Arkadeiphia, Ark., and later was transferred to Tyler, Texas, 
where he made himself useful as a mechanic in the armor fitting up the 
materials of war for the army at the front. This was an important duty 
and patriotically performed. After the war he returned to his home and 
lent the best energies of his life to rebuilding his planta­tion 
ravaged by war.  His first wife died some years ago, and he married 
the second time a most excellent lady whose name is not known to us. 
Suffice it to say that this couple is passing the evening of life in 
happiness and ready to answer the roll call on high.  He is a Mason of 
high standing.