Sylvester Horton
January 3, 1837 - November 7, 1918

1st Battery Mass. Vols.; Priv.; Res. Boston; brickmaker; 24; enl. and must. Mar. 4, 1862; must. out March 4, 1865, in the Field.

Listed on grave stone:

• Sylvester Horton, 1837 - 1918
• Alice A. Horton, His Wife, 1845 - 1913
• William H. Johnston, 1838 - 1921
• Maria W., His Wife, 1842 - 1923

Information from Veterans' Graves Registration - Town of Winthrop

• Name: Horton, Sylvester
• Name of Cemetery: Winthrop
• Place: Winthrop
• Location: Grave No. 4, Lot #352, Evergreen Pth.
• Date of Burial in This Cemetery: 11-10-1918
• Key No: IV - G-4
• Marker Placed: Yes
• By Whom: G.A.R.
• Branch of Service: Army - Pvt
• Organization: 1st Battry Light Arty
• Born: January 3, 1837 Orleans Mass.
• Died: November 7, 1918 Soldiers, Home.
• Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
• Was Deceased Member of veteran Organization: G.A.R.
• Name and Address of Next of Kin: John & Elizabeth G. Winthrop, Mass
• Undertaker: W. C. Skagga

Map of Grave Location
Winthrop Cemetery, Madison Ave., Winthrop Mass.
Grave No. 4, Lot 352, Evergreen Path

Note: Horton is not listed in the book Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War as being with the 9th Battery Mass. Vols. He is listed in the other three soldier list references.