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

Birth5 JUN 1911
Graduation1929Robertsdale High School, Robertsdale, Huntingdon Co., PA
Marriage5 JUN 1932Margaret B. "Sue" MELLOTT
Death29 FEB 1988
BurialIOOF Cem., Broad Top City, Huntingdon Co., PA

Families

SpouseMargaret B. "Sue" MELLOTT (1914 - 1986)
ChildGeorge Vaughn "Georgie" HORTON Jr. (1932 - 2011)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildRoy Robert "Bob" HORTON ( - 2011)
ChildFred A. HORTON ( - 2011)
ChildMichael James "Mike" HORTON (1943 - 2013)
ChildThomas O. "Tommy" HORTON ( - 2011)
FatherScott George HORTON ( - )
MotherEunice Corilla WAITE ( - )
SiblingRoy T. HORTON ( - )
SiblingChester Alvah "Chet/Chessy" HORTON (1923 - 2014)
SiblingPershing Q. HORTON ( - )
SiblingEwell HORTON ( - 2014)
SiblingHubert HORTON ( - 2014)
SiblingOlin HORTON ( - 2014)
SiblingTennyson "Lindy" HORTON ( - 2014)
SiblingEugene HORTON ( - 2014)
SiblingChloe HORTON ( - 2014)

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