Hannah Horton

     Hannah was born on Tuesday, 16 January 1787 in Minisink Town, Orange County, New York. Hannah married Thomas Ferguson circa 1808 in Minisink Town, Orange County, New York. After their marriage, they moved to Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Thomas and Hannah had children: Alfred [2/02/1809-5/04/1881] [m. Elizabeth Carmichael], Henry [4/25/1811-6/30/1873], Uriah [6/29/1813-9/28/1905] [m. Sally Watkins], Levi [12/19/1815-2/07/1886] [m. Amy Utter], William [3/22/1818-4/07/1904] [m. Mary Uzella Leonard], Calvin [4/25/1820-6/06/1898] [m. Sarah], Julia [10/08/1822-4/25/1903] [m. 1842 Charles Colony] & Phebe [6/02/1829-10/05/1898] [m. Nelson Wolf].¹ The 1810 U.S. Federal Census enumerates at Minisink Town, Orange County, New York, the family of Thomas Ferguson - [101:001].² Hannah's husband, Thomas, died on 17 March 1867 in Columbia Cross Roads leaving her a widow. 29 June 1870, the U.S. Federal Census listed Hannah living in the home of her son at Wells, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Enumerated in this household were Alfred Ferguson [61 New York], Elizabeth [36 New York], Fannie [17 Pennsylvania], John Yonn [35 New York], Hannah [83 New York] William Fletcher [16 New York]. Alfred owned real estate valued at $8000 and personal estate at $2500.³ Hannah departed this life on Friday, 8 March 1878 in Columbia Cross Roads at age 91 years, 1 month and 20 days. She was buried there in Baptist Hill Cemetery. The inscription on hertombstone reads Hannah wife of Thomas Ferguson DIED Mar. 8 1678 Aged 91 years.¹