Board: Message Boards > Localities > North America > United States > States > Colorado > Counties > Morgan URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.colorado.counties.morgan/528.1.2/ mb.ashx Subject: Re: Loking for info - Horton Family Author: kenpat26 Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Classification: Query Surnames:
I forgot to say that the rumor was that granddad died during or just before the depression, they used to own a plot of land that a friend surveyed for grandma looking for minerals as neighbors had found oil on their properties. The man that surveyed the property with the help of the university hid the results and offered her a low amount as she couldnt afford the property anymore. Oil was struck shortly after she sold and moved with her 2 kids to denver. The man that bought it is now very wealthy and Dad feels that he ripped off the family. The sale was 1933 - 1936 from what i can remember him saying. All this info was givin to me i around 1985 and havent talked to dad in about 20 years now.
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