Sacramento County
Biographies
CAPT. JOHN
EMERSON HORTON
CAPT. JOHN EMERSON HORTON.--In the early part of the eighties John Emerson Horton accompanied his parents to California, where they first settled in Amador County, later removing to Sacramento. John Emerson Horton was born in New Canton, Ill., January 13, 1883, a son of Horace and Orinda (Emerson) Horton. Horace Horton is now deceased, but his widow makes her home in Sacramento.
John Emerson Horton received a good grammar and high school education in California; then he entered the employ of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, where he worked as a machinist for twelve years, and then for two years was with the Western Pacific. In 1912 he became a member of the Sacramento fire department; in 1920 he took examinations and was promoted to the captaincy of Engine No. 7, a position he occupies at the present time. On April 4, 1917, Mr. Horton enlisted in the 49th Engineers, trained at Fort Myer, Va., and for a year and a half was in France. Mr. Horton was the first to build a residence in Oak Park, now among the most beautiful residential sections adjacent to the city. He is a Democrat in his party affiliations, but is not confined strictly to the principles of his party. He is a member of the American Legion.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With
Biographical Sketches, Page 986.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.