Horton family papers, 1790-1932.

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Horton family papers, 1790-1932.

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The Horton Family Papers are a collection of documents created by the Horton family of Watauga County, North Carolina in the 19th and early 20th century. Jonathan Horton and James Crittenden Horton generated most documents. Collection documents the public and private lives of multiple generations of the Horton family of Watauga County, North Carolina. Religious beliefs promoted at Three Forks Baptist Church is illustrated through multiple Sunday School speeches while other papers illustrate Horton family business and correspondence practices, illicit alcohol production and their regulation, education of orphaned youth, and political beliefs. The Hortons employeed several members of the black Grimes family.

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Appalachian State University, ASU

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Appalachian State University, ASU

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Appalachian State University. W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection. Archives.

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Horton family.

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The Hortons descend from Colonel Nathan Horton (1757-1824), who moved to the New River area of Watauga County, North Carolina in 1785. Nathan and his wife Elizabeth Eagles are believed to be among the earliest European inhabitants in Ashe-Watauga Counties. The Hortons and their descendants were extremely influential in the development of northwestern North Carolina and held many political offices in Ashe County, and later Watauga County. The Hortons employeed several members of the black Grimes ...

Horton, Carrie Rebecca.

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Horton, Nathan Henry, -1987

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Horton, James Crittenden.

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Horton, Jonathan Charles

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Three Forks Baptist Church (Boone, N.C.)

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