William Leander was also a volunteer in the Cherokee war at the age of 16, and was a Lieut. in his brother's company.
III. Eliza, daughter of Gen. [William Horton and Milley Dula], married Jackson Corpening of Burke Co., N. C. He is dead. He was a prominent man and much respected—left several children. One of his daughters married Col. Burgers S. Gaithers, a lawyer and politician, and one of the foremost men in the State.
IV. Theodocia Elvira, daughter of Gen. [William Horton and Milley Dula], born at Yadkin River, in Wilkes Co., N. C., 22 Aug., 1825; married at the residence of her father, 23 Jan., 1845, by the Rev. Smith Ferguson, a Baptist minister, to Geo. Haga Hamilton, born at Salem, N. C., 5 Jan., 1814. He is a first class farmer; resides near Jefferson, Ashe Co., N. C.
Children, all born at Jefferson:
1. William, born 8 Dec., 1845; married 2 Dec., 1869, to Martha Virginia Perkins. 2. Mary Jane, born 29 March, 1847; married 19 March, 1866, to Dr. Levi C. Gentrey. 3. Rufus Alexander, born 8 Oct., 1850; unmarried.
V. Rebecca, daughter of Gen. [William Horton and Milley Dula], married David E. Bower. They have several children—we only have names of two, as follows:
1. William Horton Bower, is a lawyer. 2. John Bower, is a clerk in a store at Elkville.
VI. Nathan, son of Gen. [William Horton and Milley Dula]. He is a farmer; resides at Beaver Creek, Wilkes Co., N. C.; unmarried.
VII. Phineas, son of Gen. [William Horton and Milley Dula]. He is a farmer and merchant; resides at Elkville. He was a member of the House of Representatives of North Carolina in 1860-'63-'65 and '67, and in 1872 he was elected Senator.