Researching Samuel Horton
Investigate the background of Samuel Horton using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 11115 people with the Horton surname? In that year Horton was ranked number 369 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Samuel means "asked of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Samuel Horton on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Samuel Horton in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Samuel Horton. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Samuel Horton. |
|
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Samuel Horton. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Samuel Horton. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Samuel Horton. |
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Horton ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Horton Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Samuel Horton and the Horton Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Horton Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Horton family tree.
Study Parish Records for Samuel Horton at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Samuel Horton using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Samuel Horton records.
Study MyHeritage for Samuel Horton information.
Explore the LDS Database for records about Samuel Horton.
Research the Horton surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Horton Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 13452 people with the Horton surname in the UK? Horton is now ranked number 425 for popularity in the UK. |
Horton Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Samuel Horton.
Study MyTrees for information on the Horton family and people looking to contact living Horton relations.
Search One Great Family for Horton records submitted by people who are already researching the Horton Family Tree.
Find Samuel Horton from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Horton Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Horton surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 118492 people with the Horton surname in the USA? Horton is ranked number 118 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Horton Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Samuel Horton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Samuel Horton
Samuel Dana Horton
Samuel Dana Horton (January 16, 1844 – February 23, 1895), American writer on bimetallism, was born in Pomeroy, Ohio.
He graduated at Harvard in 1864, and at the Harvard Law School in 1868, studied Roman law in Berlin in 1869, and in 1871 was admitted to the Ohio bar. He practised law in Cincinnati, and then in Pomeroy until 1885, when he gave up law for the advancement of bimetallism.
His attention had been turned to monetary questions by the greenback campaign of 1873 in Ohio, in which, as in former campaigns, he had spoken, particularly effectively in German, for the Republican party. He was secretary of the American delegation to the Monetary Conference which met in Paris in 1878, and edited the report of the delegation.
To the conference of 1881 he was a delegate, and thereafter he spent much of his time in Europe, whither he was sent by President Harrison in 1889 as special commissioner to promote the international restoration of silver. He died in Washington, DC.
Horton's principal works were The Silver Pound (1887) and Silver in Europe (1890), a volume of essays.
In 1877 he married Blanche Harriott Lydiard (1850–1898) by whom he had one son Lydiard Horton (1879–1945).
Source: Samuel Dana Horton, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Horton
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Haradon Hardan Hardeman Harden Hardenbergh Hardenbrook Hardiman Hardin Hardine Harding Hardinge Hardinger Hardingham Hardington Hardman Hardmeier Hardnick Hardunka Hardwin Hardyman Harraden Harradence Harradine Harreden Harten Hartenberger Hartenbower Hartenstein Harthun Hartin Harting Hartinger Hartington Hartman Hartmann Hartmett Hartmeyer Hartmuss Hartneck Hartnell Hartner Hartness Hartnett Hartney Hartnig Hartnup Hartom Harton Hartong Hartung Hawarden Heardman Herdman Heridon Hertenstein Hewerdine Horten Hortmanns Howerton Hrdina Hrodman Hrothmann Huerdini Hurdman Hurdon Hurton
Comments
Looking for information on a Samuel Horton in your family tree? Why not post a question here -