Marion Tidwell Horton thread from Rootsweb

I stumbled onto this today. May be old news to those of you who have been actively searching records, but I thought I'd post it in case you didn't. Coincidentally, the author of the post is named Linda, but I don't remember ever seeing this email address from our Linda. So, probably a coincidence.

Found this here: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/HORTON

From: "Linda Horton" <lhorton@conwaycorp.net>
Subject: Re: [HORTON] Horton, Marion Tidwell
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 18:26:20 -0500
References: <d4.ae9540b.2dbc43b6@aol.com>


I have a William Horton, son of Stephen Horton [1758-May 4, 1815-Died in
Baldwin County Georgia]. Stephen's oldest child, Alfred G. Horton was born
1803 [place uncertain] . Stephen's will is was witnessed by a William
Horton, identity unknown. Every one of Stephen's sons for whom I have male
children in my data, named a son William. The family moved
Georgia>Alabama>Holmes County, Mississippi>Texas.

Alfred G. Horton had a son William H. Horton, born November 24, 1832. I am
not certain, but this William may have been born in Alabama.

Alfred G. Horton's brother was Stephen Marion Horton. Stephen Marion Horton
had a son William J. Horton, b abt 1841.

No Marion Tidwell Horton, but some commonality of names and locations.

Linda
----- Original Message -----
From: <Jgweret@aol.com>
To: <HORTON-L@rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 5:27 PM
Subject: [HORTON] Horton, Marion Tidwell


> Does anyone have information on William Horton married to Amanda Horton?
> Their son, Marion Tidwell Horton, born June 11, 1855-- on Horton
Plantation ---
> Atlanta, Ga.---Died November !7 1923 at Munday, Knox County, Texas. and
buried
> in Johnson Mem, Cem.
> Marion Tidwell Horton was my g.g. grandfather.I can find little on him
and
> nothing on his parents or their family.I will appreciate any help--THANKS
>
> John Gordon Minton
>
>
> ==== HORTON Mailing List ====
> Research friendly!!! Please treat other researchers as you wish to be
treated!!!
> List manager is Jim Young <horton-admin@rootsweb.com>

We are descended from Marion Tidwell Horton and his first wife Mary Elizabeth Roe. But Mary Elizabeth died July 17, 1899 and Marion remarried (somewhere I think I have his second wife's name).
This is consisent with two property deeds that I found in the Commanche County courthouse.
Marion bought 80.75 acres on November 1, 1899. See that only his name is on the deed: M. T. Horton (no wife):

When  he sold the land December 5, 1900, his new wife is included as a grantor (but only by her initials "M. A"):

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