Julius Horton

Julius Horton was born in 1834. He married Annie Bigelow in 1864 in Illinois. They had 4 children, George W.; Dora E.; Mabel Maude; and Howard Dexter. Julius Horton remained in Illinois for a time, where he spent about seven years in the mercantile business. With a desire to relocate west and rejoin his brother, he relocated to the state of Washington in 1869. After spending two years with his brother in Seattle he purchased land and in 1890 he and his wife laid out the town of Georgetown, Washington, named in honor of their son Dr. George M. Horton. Julius Horton died in 1904.