Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-02-15
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Eli Davidson Horton was born near
Oswego, N. Y, November 27, 1884,
died February 8, 1917, aged 81 years,
2 months and II days. His boyhood
was spent on his fathers farm until
his ninth year, when his parents be.
came affiliated with the Oneida Com
munity, to which society he was ap-
prenticed until 81 years Of age. His
only schooling during that time was
rudimentary, only nine months being
spent in the public schools. But by
his own efforts. saving pennies he
got for selling seeds, he bought books
and hid away from his masters to
study. AS an instance of the de-
sire to learn and the difficulty in OBJ
tanning books, he saved his pennies
for two and one-half years to buy a
German dictionary, mastered 1T
alone without instruction, as the COM
munity forbade such studies In this
way he educated himself to the ex-
tent that later he taught school sew
eral years Immediately after the civil
war. At the age Of twenty he left
New York and came to TT. Atkinson,
Wis, where, March %, 1853, he was
united In marriage to Miss Ann Eliza
Sherman. Four children were born
to them: Loren s. Horton, Lucy A.
Tabor, Della Mortimer and G. Dolph
Horton, all of whom survive. TWEEN
ty-three grandchildren and thirteen
great grandchildren are also left to
mourn their loss.
When the civil war broke out Mr..
Horton rode his own horse thirty
five miles to Madison. where he en-
listed as private In I troop, First
Wisconsin on August Is, 1862, in
which regiment he served actively
until wounded IN the left arm at
Burnt Church, Ca, June 10, 1864, for
which disability he was discharged
April s, 1865 Mr. Horizons regs-
ment took part in many of the Sc
verest engagements Of the war,
among which were Gettysburg, Chan
cellorsville, Chickamagua, The Will
derness, Seven Days Battle and Cape
Girardeau. After the war he resided
at Fort Atkinson for several years,
after which he moved to Woodland
township, Sank county where he re-
sided the last fifty years. He was
town clerk of Woodland for SO years
and his accuracy and efficiency were
known by all who knew him. Mrs.
Horton died in May, 1908, since
which time Mr.. Horton had lived with
his daughter. Mrs. Della Mortimer,
at whose home his final illness and
death occurred. Loved by his chill
dren, respected by all who knew him,
the community has lost one of it's
Oldest and best known characters.
Funeral services were held Sunday
at the Friends church, conducted by
Rev. Prucia, pastor of the NJ E.
church at Wonewoc He chose as
his text the words "In my Fathers
House are many mansions" found in
st. John, 14th chapter. The choir
sang several appropriate selections.
Interment was made in Wonewoc
cemetery. Those who attended the
funeral from distance were L. s.
Horton and daughter Della of Phil
lips; Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Tabor Alb
botsford; Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Hor-
ton, Wausau; Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Sherman of La Vale; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles 6wartz and Melvin Bailey
of Wonewoc
Card Of Thanks
We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for the help and sympathy
they gave during the illness and at
the slime of the death of our father.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Horton.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Tabor.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Horton.
Mr.. and Mrs w. w. Morti-
Local and Personal
Floyd and Arthur Jones are home
from Dorchester, where thew have
ben omplOyed for several months !