Horton, Levi bio

History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 953, Woodland Township
Levi Horton, Justice of the Peace and farmer, is well known to the farmers and business men of this section; was born in the year 1818; his father, David Horton, was a pensioner and soldier during the year of 1812. He united his fortunes with Mrs. Margaret Sapp. 6 children blessed the union of David and Margaret Horton, 3 of whom now survive. Levi, the elder, married in Ohio Miss Caroline Darling, who bore him 5 children; 2 survive, David and Jennie. The subject of this sketch settled in Fulton Co. in 1839, and settled permanently in 1851; has been a successful farmer, and has held the offices of Supervisor, Town Clerk, Road Commissioner, etc.