Mordecai Pinckney Horton was born about 1851, in Wayne County, Tennessee, the son of William Melvin Horton and Arenna Jane Thornton.
Mordecai married Louiza Jane Reaves on July 7, 1871, in Wayne County, Tennessee. Louiza Reaves was born February 4, 1846, in Tennessee, and died January 15, 1890, in Wayne County. Mordicia died in Wayne County. Mordecai and Louiza are both buried in the Isaac Horton Cemetery in Wayne County.
Children of Mordecai Horton and Louiza Reaves
1. Emmarintha Irena Delilah Icephene Horton, b. 1872, Searcy Co, AR
2. Perry M. Horton, b. abt 1874
3. Mandy J. Horton, b. abt 1876
4. Thomas H. Horton, b. abt 1878
5. William E. Horton, b. Oct 1879