Old House on Main St., Grayson, Ky.

"Two Wilhoit sisters inherited this house. It was then rented to several families until recent years."

Remarked by a former resident

"The old house with the green roof that was demolished belonged to Thursa Ruth Horton 1898-1988 
who was a very popular piano teacher in Grayson at one time."

"I don't know if anyone cares but the descent went like this":

1. Travis Horton 1770-1848 M. Rebecca Lester
    a. Elijah Sergent Horton 1811-1866(1 of 4 Horton brothers to marry 4 Cox 
        sisters) m. Nancy Cox 1814-1886 (built and owned the reconstructed log
        home on Grayson Lake Dam property (beautiful 2 story dog trot)
        1. Henry Cox Horton 1838-1914 m. Thursa Blankenbaker 1835-1927
          (former Police Judge of Grayson, Justice of the Peace, Fields Company, KY
          Partisan Rangers, CSA)
            a. William Andrew Horton 1865-1931 (and noted physician, had a hand in 
                the future Horton & Brown Drugstore, one of the original stock holders
                of the Commercial Bank of Grayson) m. Mollie Lewis 1869-1942
                children:
                1. William Lewis Horton 1894-1970 m. Bessie Stidham 1908-1993
                    (no children) a former director of the Commerical Bank of Grayson &
                    former Postmaster of Grayson.
                2. Thursa Ruth Horton 1898-1988, never married, very popular piano
                    teacher and former owner of the now destroyed house on Main 
                    street with the green roof
                3. Phoebe Edith Horton 1899-1989 m. Arthur R. Huff 1888-1983, he 
                    was a school teacher, merchant and partner in the Horton Drug 
                    Store in Grayson and sold real estate such as the Horton Farm 
                    Estates
                    a. living daughter Jane Horton Huff married a Henry Rupert Wilhoit 
                        who is living so I quess this is how the Wilhoits inherited the 
                        house but I can't say for sure.
                4. Mary Blanche Horton 1908-1917 died young and left no issue

"I only bring this up because its just another sign of an old Carter/Elliott County family fading away 
and the history of a house shouldn't be limited to its destruction without some mention of its antecedents."

Yours truly
Mrs. Ann Horton Mefford
turtle111 at windstream.com

A descendent of Travis Horton and Rebecca Lester through their son Reese Duff Horton who married Susan Cox