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Jacob Gilroy Horton was born August 9, 1849, in Wayne County, Tennessee, the son of Isaac H. "Ikey" Horton and Sarah "Sallie" Berry.
Jacob married Virginia Belle "Vinny" Wright on October 2, 1874, in Searcy County, Arkansas. Vinny Wright was born July 25, 1858, at Mt. Vernon, Lawrence County, Missouri, the daughter of James Tyrie Wright and Mary E. Duncan.
Jacob died in Searcy County on December 28, 1942. Vinny died at Marshall, in Searcy County, on January 28, 1953. They are buried in Canaan Cemetery, at Canaan, in Searcy County.
Children of Jacob Horton and Vinny Wright
1. James Isaac Horton, b. 1876, Searcy Co, AR
2. Genarah D. Horton, b. Aug 29, 1877, Searcy Co, AR; d. Sept 15, 1928, Searcy Co; m. J. Riley Cooper on Sept 25, 1894, Searcy Co.
3. Sarah Belle Horton, b. 1879, Searcy Co, AR
4. Floyd A. Horton, b. 1881, Searcy Co, AR
5. Ida Dell Horton, b. 1883, Searcy Co, AR
6. Maude
Amanda Horton, b. 1886, Searcy Co, AR
7. Mary Myrtle Horton, b. 1886, Searcy Co, AR
8. Nettie Pearl Horton, b. 1889, Searcy Co, AR
9. Roy Varry Gilroy Horton, b. 1893, Searcy Co, AR
10. Bessie Vituria Horton, b. Aug 31, 1895, Searcy Co, AR; m. Ben West
11. Infant Horton, b. & d. June 3, 1901, Searcy Co, AR
12. Infant Horton, b. & d. Aug 31, 1903, Searcy Co, AR