GEORGE H. HORTON, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.
On November 29, 1856, George H. Horton was born in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, and being the son of Elijah Horton, a prominent farmer of that county, he assisted on the farm and attended school until he was 18 years of age. In 1872 he secured a situation as boatman on the Lehigh canal, and followed that vocation for three years, when he left for Texas, where he remained three months. Returning east he settled at Sayrs, Pennsylvania, where he worked three years as axle maker in the big axle works there. From this position Mr. Horton went to the employ of the Erie, working as helper in the blacksmith shops for one year, when he again went west, this time to Dakota. On his return he secured a position as brakeman on the Delaware & Hudson Railroad, but after eight months he went to Scranton, where he worked as a hammer-smith a short time, going from there to the Erie as fireman. Mr. Horton fired from the fall of 1886 until January, 1890, when he was promoted to engineer and assigned to the freight service between Susquehanna and Hornellsville, where he still runs. On February 23, 1887, Mr. Horton was united in marriage to Miss Theresa Simonson, daughter of Jerome Simonson of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. They have an interesting family of seven children of whom Robert, Lena, Ernest and Jennie are attending school, while Georgia, Harold and the baby, aged 8 months, are the especial care of Mrs. Horton, who is a member of Ladies' Auxiliary of B. of L. E. Mr. Horton belongs to Lodge No. 246, Red Men, of Susquehanna, and Division 137, B. of L. E. He stands high with the company as an engineer and is a respected citizen of Susquehanna.


Excerpted from: "American Locomotive Engineers, Erie Railway Edition," H.R. Romans Editor; Crawford-Adsit Company Publishers, Chicago, IL 1899.