Husband Walter Horton 1 2
Born: 17 Oct 1832 - Sullivan Co, NY 1
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Died: Bef 1899
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Father: Homer Horton ( - ) 1 3
Mother: Jane Davidge ( - ) 1
Marriage: 1867 4
• Biographical Sketch: from Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Biography of Pennsylvania, Vol. 2 (New York: Atlantic Publishing & Engraving Co., 1889).
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Wife Hattie C. Lee 2 4
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Died: Aft 1899
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Father: Dr. William Lee ( - ) 4
Mother: Almira Lyke ( - ) 2
Children
1 F Cora Horton 4
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Died: when six years old
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
2 F Myra Horton 4
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Spouse: Louis Schoellkopf ( - ) 4
General Notes: Husband - Walter Horton
The village of Sheffield owes its origin and growth to the enterprise of the several firms now engaged in the extensive tanneries of the place. From about 1836 to 1864 the land, or the larger part of it, now embraced within the limits of Sheffield village, was owned by Daniel D. Bowers, a native of Vermont, who, soon after the latter date, removed to Missouri and there died. In 1864 W. & W. Horton purchased his land, and three years later the firm of Horton, Crary & Co. was formed and built one tannery. In 1871 J. McNair & Co. bought the land and saw-mills of I. V. Stone, and in 1878 built a tannery on the site, in which Horton, Crary & Co. have a controlling interest. About the time of the building of the tannery first above mentioned, J. F. Schoellkopf, of Buffalo, built a tannery here, in which Horton, Crary & Co. have also obtained a controlling interest. Horton, Crary & Co. have also three saw-mills in the village, and produce large quantities of lumber. Their income from the production of sole leather amounts to some $2,500,000 per annum. They are further largely interested in the production of oil, having wells in this township-at Henry's Mills, at Donaldson's, and near Farnsworth's Siding-which altogether produce about 18,000 barrels a month. This village is also the center of the great gas-producing district, in which Horton, Crary & Co. have extensive interests. This firm own land in this and adjoining counties, for their varied interests, amounting to about 50,000 acres. They built the Tionesta Valley Railroad in 1881, and afterward bought out the Cherry Grove and Garfield Railroad, which was built by an eastern company. The members of this company are Webb Horton, H. H. Crary, Walter Horton, Jerry Crary, George Horton, Isaac Horton, and George Dickinson. They employ nearly or quite 3,000 hands, most of whom are Swedes and Germans, and re-side in this village. The members of the firm of Schoellkopf, Horton & Co. are J. F. Schoellkopf, sr., Charles Sigel, and Horton, Crary & Co. The members of the firm of John McNair & Co. are John McNair, C. W. R. Radeker, and Horton, Crary & Co. The principal part of the business done by this enterprising firm of Horton Crary & Co. is export trade. They manufacture nothing but hemlock sole leather. The hides are almost entirely from South America. Of course the chief motive which induced them to locate here was the dense growth of hemlock in the forests. To their industrious energy, and that of their neighboring companies, is due the thrift and growth of the village of Sheffield.
The Horton family came here from Sullivan County, New York. They are descended from Barnabas Horton, who came to this country from England in 1632, in the good ship Swallow, and settled on Long Island. H. H. Crary, and indeed all the members of the firm of Horton, Crary & Co., except George Dickinson, are natives of Sullivan county, New York. Mr. Dickinson is from Delaware county, New York. [HWC 1887, 519]
General Notes: Wife - Hattie C. Lee
from Tompkins Co, NY; Sheffield, Warren Co, PA