VI. Lydia Miller, daughter of Maj. [John Horton and Nancy Miller], born at Terrytown, Pa., 31 Dec., 1827; married at Terrytown, 30 June, 1852, by Rev. Mr. Huntington, to Rev. Samuel Fisher Colt, M.D., son of Samuel Colt and Phebe Andress, and born in Paterson, N. J., 19 April, 1817. His classic course was at Lafayette College; his theologic at Princeton Seminary. He was ordained by the Presbytery of West Jersey—was for many years the Pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Wyalusing, Pa. He founded and built the Susquehanna Collegiate Institute at Towanda, and he is now pastor and practising physician at Laporte, Pa.
Children:
1. Caroline Vansann, born at Towanda, 12 Aug., 1853. 2. Samuel Fisher, born at Towanda, 12 Aug., 1855. 3. Frederika Rowena, born in Wysox, Pa., 4 Oct., 1857; married Earnest V. Ingham, editor of the Press and Standard, Laporte, Pa. 4. John Horton, born at Pottsville, Pa., 17 Jan., 1859; died 19 Jan., 1862. 5. Horace Austin, born at Pottsville, 2 Dec., 1860. 6. Harriet Elmer, born at Pottsville, 24 April, 1863. 7. Susan Kearcher, born at Pottsville, 15 Nov., 1864. 8. William Montelius, born at Troy, Pa., 5 Sept., 1866. 9. Louisa Josephine, born at Towanda, 7 March, 1868. 10. and 11. Joseph and John (twins), born at Towanda, 7 June, 1870; died 24 and 25 July, 1870.
Rowena Nancy, daughter of Maj. [John Horton, Jr., and Nancy Miller], born at Terrytown, 4 Dec. 1832; married 16 Aug., 1874, by Rev. A. M. Duboe, of the Baptist Church, Dennison, Iowa, to Capt. William Familton, born in Harrison Co., O., 22 Sept., 1825. The Captain is a very generous-spirited and energetic man, engaged as an agent of Iowa Land Company, in the sale of real estate, receiving a liberal salary. Mrs. Familton was long a teacher; but for a few years past she has kept a fashionable millinery store in Dennison, and has a large business, giving good satisfaction to her customers. She embraced Christianity in early life, and is an esteemed member of the Presbyterian Church.
[Tenth Generation.—Joseph I.]
III. Omar Flavius, son of [Elijah Horton and Eliza Hiney] (Isaac S., Elijah M., Elijah, Richard, John, David, Joseph I.), born in Sheshequin, Pa., 24 Aug., 1853; married in Towanda, Pa., 26 Dec., 1873, by Rev. M. C. Dean, to Jemima Elliott, daughter of Isaac Elliott and Olive Billings, and born in Illinois 23 April, 1856. They reside at North Towanda, Pa.
"My oldest brother, Alvin Le Roy, was born in Sheshequin, 2 Aug., 1846. He was married at Susquehanna Depot, Pa., 25 Feb., 1871, by Rev. L. W. Peck, to Charlotte Maria Tinsman. My 2d brother, Levi Christopher, was born 2 April, 1848; died 13 Jan., 1849. 4. Orrin Day, my brother next younger than myself, was born 17 Dec., 1850; died 8 Jan., 1864. 5. The next brother, George Harris, born 23 Nov., 1855, and my youngest brother, Guy Earl, was born 16 June, 1866."—Letter of O. F. Horton, 1874.