Individual Details
Margaret Matilda Truesdale
(1824 - 21 May 1864)
Events
| Birth | 1824 | Lancaster, South Carolina, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | Aft 1850 | Kershaw, South Carolina, United States - John C. Horton |  | | |
| Census (family) | 1860 | 2nd Division, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States - John C. Horton | | ||
| Death | 21 May 1864 | Kershaw, South Carolina, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | John C. Horton (1828 - 1913) |
| Child | George F Horton (1856 - 1917) |
| Child | Elizabeth Horton (1862 - 1942) |
| Father | James Truesdel (1767 - 1840) |
| Mother | Rebecca Ussery (1785 - 1860) |
Notes
Marriage
A book "Book Two of the Samuel Jones Family" researched and written by Hazel Parker Jones, has many entries for the Truesdale's, (truesdell, truesdel) of Kershaw and Lancaster counties SC.On page 291 it says that John C. Horton married Matilda Truesdale. John C. was the son of Jesse Horton who was born in 1793 near Little Lynches Creek, Kershaw County, SC. Jesse Horton was a soldier in the war of 1812.
Matilda Truesdel, the daughter of James Truesdale & Rebecca Ussery (daughter of Samuel Ussery) was the second wife of John C Horton. Matilda & John were married about 8 years after his first wife's death.
Census (family)
John Horton M 31 South CarolinaM Horton F 36 South Carolina, (Matilda)
J Horton M 9 South Carolina
M Horton F 9 South Carolina
M Horton M 7 South Carolina
G Horton M 4 South Carolina (George)
H Horton M 1 South Carolina
Endnotes
1. Andrea Ryan, "Truesdale family," e-mail message from
2. Andrea Ryan, "Truesdale family," e-mail message from
3. Andrea Ryan, "Truesdale family," e-mail message from
4. "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 12 July 2016), Margaret Matilda Truesdel Horton, 1864; Burial, Abney Crossroads, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States of America, Shiloh United Methodist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 47185457.