Joseph Horton was the eleventh child of Henry Horton & Esther Lines christened April 17th, 1825 at All Saints, West Bromwich. Staffs.
In 1841 Joseph was still at home with his parents at Walsall St, West Bromwich. There were 4 other brothers at home as well as 2 sisters & a visiting sister-in-law. Joseph was a plasterman.
Joseph emigrated to the USA in 1850. He travelled on the ship ‘North America' from Liverpool, arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 1 st , 1850. Joseph was found on the US census of 1860 at Cache, Utah. He was aged 35 & working as a plasterer. Listed with him was Jane Horton. This was Jane Pilkington, born January 8 th , 1831 in Bolton, Lancashire , the daughter of Ann Pilkington. Jane had also travelled to New Orleans in 1850. She was baptised into the Church of the Latter Day Saints in 1856. The IGI record of their marriage indicates that this did not take place until November 28 th , 1866 in Salt Lake City , Utah .
Joseph & Jane were both listed in the US census of 1870 at Smithfield, Cache, Utah. Joseph was still a plasterer.
Joseph (56) & Jane (49) were still living in Smithfield, Cache County, Utah in 1880. Joseph’s occupation was a plasterer. It appears that Jane's brother, William Pilkington, also emigrated to USA since there is a death register for him at Cache, Utah in 1889.
Joseph died on January 24th, 1899 at Smithfield & was buried at Smithfield City Cemetery, Cache, Utah.
Widowed Jane P (Horten), aged 69, was listed in the 1900 census for Smithfield, Cache County, Utah. It was noted in the census that Jane was the mother of one child who was still living. She owned her own house which was not mortgaged & she was literate.
Jane died on May 14th, 1904 at Smithfield & was buried at Smithfield
City Cemetery, Cache, Utah, noted as Jane P Horton.