Ardena Horton

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Died:
From complications of surgery for appendicitis and tonsilitis

Ardena married William Addison Houston in UNKNOWN. William was born on 22 Sep 1892 in Missouri, USA; died on 29 Jul 1927 in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA; was buried in Fort Sumner Cemetery, Fort Sumner, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
GRid=147889005; no gravestone photo, but see photo attached to this profile.

Died:
Shot by his son-in-law, Elmer Hern, who escaped to Canada with his family.

Will married Hester Ann Burns on 10 Jan 1886 in Erath County, Texas, USA. Hester was born on 18 Dec 1858 in Burleson County, Texas, USA; died on 20 Oct 1919 in Quay County, New Mexico, USA; was buried in Dodson Cemetery, Quay County, New Mexico, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Parents: John Burns & Eliza Moore

Other Events:

• Occupation: Between 1840 and 1880; Farmer (on 1840-1880 census records)

Notes:

1. His year and location of birth are unknown, and are reported inconsistently in the 5 censuses in which he appears
2.His death date is unknown. His grandchildren said that he died in Fannin County, Texas, where he appeared in the 1880 census.

Birth:
His birth date and location and even his name inconsistently reported in U.S. Censuses, but that's about all we have. He was known to his grandchildren as "Ezra", but it is clear that his first name began with "A"; I have settled on "Azre"

Died:
Presumed before his wife Amanda's next marriage.

Azre married Sarah Hamby before 1837 in Tennessee, USA. Sarah was born between 1810 and 1821 in Tennessee, USA; died about 1871 in Colbert County, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Date inconsistently recorded in census records, but that's all we have.

Died:
According to oral family history.

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Married:
No record. Assumed before birth of first child; in contrast to some trees that list 1840 without a source.