Clara Virginia Horton1

b. 2 June 1902, d. 17 March 1986
FatherGeorge Washington Horton2 b. 1 Dec 1869, d. 17 Jan 1959
MotherAnna Thomas Gardner1 b. 14 Nov 1861, d. 22 Oct 1908
Birth2 Jun 1902 Clara Virginia Horton was born on 2 Jun 1902 in Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia.1 
Childhood22 Oct 1908  Clara's mother died when Clara was 6 years old. She then lived with her maternal grandmother, Ellen (Lansdowne) Gardner, at Seven Mile Ford in Smyth Co., Virginia. The household also included Clara's aunts, Virginia ("Jenny") and Mary Emma ("Mamie") Gardner.2 
Migration  Ellen Gardner died in 1911. Jenny and Mamie Gardner then joined their brothers Edwin and George in California. Clara accompanied them. The 1920 census found Jenny and Mamie sharing a home with Clara, as well as Clara's older sister Mary Ellen and her husband Robert Taylor.3  
Marriage Clara married William Merle Hancock.4 
  He was the son of Walter Absolom Hancock and Esther Evelyn Johnson.4 
Death17 Mar 1986 Clara died on 17 Mar 1986 in Escondido, San Diego County, California, at age 83.4 
Burial20 Mar 1986 She was buried on 20 Mar 1986 in Oceanside, California.4 

Family

William Merle Hancock b. 29 May 1904, d. 23 Oct 1986
Child
  • William Walter Hancock4
ChartsDescendants of Jeremiah Gardner and Margaret Edmiston
Last Edited3 Jan 2013

Citations

  1. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address ; Mr. Gardner cites several letters dated 1949 from Harvey Nelson Horton of Daniels, Maryland, as well as a personal conversation with Mary Ellen (Horton) Taylor, for his information on the family of George Washington Horton.
  2. [S1138] Ellen E. Gardner household, 1910 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Seven Mile Ford, ED 82, sheet 8A (p. 56 stamped), dwelling 136, family 137, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Aug. 2006, image 15 of 21. Enumeration includes: Ellen E. Gardner, 74, wid, mother 10 children, 6 living, Virginia, dau, 52, sgl; Mamie, dau, 30, sgl; Graham, son, 28, sgl; Clarra Horton, 9, granddaughter; all b. VA, all parents b. VA.
  3. [S1563] Virginia S. Gardner household, 1920 U.S. cens., Los Angeles Co., California, pop. sched., Los Angeles, ED 371, sheet 8B, dwelling 190, family 194, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2006, image 16 of 38. Enumeration includes Virginia S. Gardner, 45, sgl, owns home, b. VA, parents b. VA, no occupation; Mamie E., 43, sister, no occup, b. VA, parents b. VA; Robert F. Taylor, 29, nephew by marriage, b. TN, parents b. TN; Mary Ellen, niece, 22, b. VA, parents b. VA; Clara V. Horton, niece, 18, b. VA, parents b. VA; resid at 1541 W. 45th St.
  4. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.