VIII. The HON. DEXTER HORTON, son of Henry W. Horton and Adah Jennings (_Joseph_, _Israel_, _Israel_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born at Groveland, 24 June, 1836; married 25 April, 1861, by O. H. P. Green, Esq., to LAVINIA LOSEEL. Children, all born at Fenton, Mich., except Mary A., born at Groveland: 1. Glen L., born 21 June, 1863. 2. Mary A., born 1 Sept., 1864. 3. Maybell, born 5 June, 1866. 4. Byron D., born 28 Sept., 1871. 5. Elmira, born 12 June, 1873. Maj. D. Horton is an extensive dealer in flour, grain and wool, and also in farming implements. He was Postmaster at Fenton, in 1861, which office he resigned in 1863, to accept an appointment from President Lincoln as Captain and Commissary of Subsistence in the United States Volunteers, and remained with the armies of Tennessee and Georgia until they were disbanded. While in the army he was promoted to the rank of Major by President Lincoln, for meritorious services. In 1869 he was a member of the Legislature of Michigan. I. JOHN WALLER, son of Miller Horton and Elizabeth Waller (_John_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Jonathan_, _Caleb I._), born at South Wilkesbarre, 22 Nov., 1814; married in Kingston, 9 Jan., 1844, by Rev. L. S. Bennet, to SARAH GATES, daughter of Nathaniel Gates and Ruth Richards, and born in Kingston, Pa. He was formerly a contractor, but is now (1873) Ticket Agent of the L. V. R. R., at South Wilkesbarre Depot. Children: 1. Emily Cortland, born in South Wilkesbarre, 21 Jan., 1845. 2. Harriet Waller, born in South Wilkesbarre, 5 Aug., 1846. 3. Ruth Burritt, born in South Wilkesbarre, 11 March, 1848; died 28 Feb., 1857. 4. James Gallup, born in Tamaqua, 31 July, 1849. 5. David Richards, born in South Wilkesbarre, 3 July, 1851; died 21 Sept., 1852. 6. Sarah Elizabeth, born in South Wilkesbarre, 6 Feb., 1854. 7. John Carlysle, born in South Wilkesbarre, 5 Sept., 1855. 8. Harry Miller, born in South Wilkesbarre, 10 Dec., 1857. II. ELIZABETH, daughter of Miller Horton and Elizabeth Waller, born in South Wilkesbarre, 14 Oct., 1816; married about 1835, to P. M. C. GILCHRIST. He kept the Phenix Hotel, in Wilkesbarre for many years; died a few years ago. She remains his widow, and now keeps a boarding house in Philadelphia. Children, all born in Wilkesbarre: 1. Miller Horton Gilchrist, born about 1837; keeps a livery stable in Philadelphia. They had several daughters, but I have not succeeded in getting their record. III. MARY, daughter of Miller Horton and Elizabeth Waller, born in South Wilkesbarre, 23 Oct., 1818; married WILLIAM L. COOK, son of William Cook and Martha Lemon. They reside in Washington, D. C. He is a clerk in the U. S. Pension Office.