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Josiah Gale Horton was born March 5, 1850, in Wayne County, Tennessee, the son of William Melvin Horton and Arenna Jane Thornton.
Josiah married Eliza Cypert on December 31, 1869, in Wayne County. Eliza was born about 1850, in Tennessee, the daughter of Robert S. Cypert and Mary Farris. Eliza's sister, Amanda Cypert married Josiah's brother, Stephen H. Horton.
Josiah died November 9, 1940, at Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
Children of Josiah Horton and Eliza Cypert
1. Mary I. M. J. Horton, b. Sept 28, 1871, Wayne Co, TN; d. Oct 28, 1932, Hardin Co, TN; m. Sterling Bryant Wright on Jan 29, 1889, Wayne Co.
2. William R. Horton, b. Aug 6, 1872, TN; d. May 18, 1967, Bowlegs, OK
3. Zachariah Thomas Horton, b. May 25, 1875, Wayne Co, TN; d. Dec 16, 1964, Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co, OK
4. Martha E. Horton, b. Jan 1880, TN
5. Camilla Horton, b. Oct 26, 1881; d. Oct 1970, Fisk, MO; m. Charles DeFord
6. James H. H. Horton, b. June 9, 1886, TN; d. July 23, 1956