Individual Details
George Vaughn HORTON Sr.
(5 JUN 1911 - 29 FEB 1988)
George wrote "Mockin'Bird Hill", "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas" and about 1,000 songs in total with sales of one million and 25 gold records.
He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971 and appeared on "Hee-Haw" in 1984.
Events
Birth | 5 JUN 1911 | ||||
Graduation | 1929 | Robertsdale High School, Robertsdale, Huntingdon Co., PA | |||
Marriage | 5 JUN 1932 | Margaret B. "Sue" MELLOTT | |||
Death | 29 FEB 1988 | ||||
Burial | IOOF Cem., Broad Top City, Huntingdon Co., PA |
Families
Spouse | Margaret B. "Sue" MELLOTT (1914 - 1986) |
Child | George Vaughn "Georgie" HORTON Jr. (1932 - 2011) |
Child | Living |
Child | Living |
Child | Roy Robert "Bob" HORTON ( - 2011) |
Child | Fred A. HORTON ( - 2011) |
Child | Michael James "Mike" HORTON (1943 - 2013) |
Child | Thomas O. "Tommy" HORTON ( - 2011) |
Father | Scott George HORTON ( - ) |
Mother | Eunice Corilla WAITE ( - ) |
Sibling | Roy T. HORTON ( - ) |
Sibling | Chester Alvah "Chet/Chessy" HORTON (1923 - 2014) |
Sibling | Pershing Q. HORTON ( - ) |
Sibling | Ewell HORTON ( - 2014) |
Sibling | Hubert HORTON ( - 2014) |
Sibling | Olin HORTON ( - 2014) |
Sibling | Tennyson "Lindy" HORTON ( - 2014) |
Sibling | Eugene HORTON ( - 2014) |
Sibling | Chloe HORTON ( - 2014) |
Notes
Graduation
He was class valedictorian.Endnotes
1. Mike J. Horton