Taken from: History of Daviess County, Kentucky, 1883

Horace Burton, born January 9, 1815, in Daviess County, Kentucky, is a son of Bassett and Polly (Carter) Burton, both natives of Virginia, his father born February 24, 1787 and his mother February 2, 1783. They were married in Ohio County, Kentucky and settled on Adams Fork. They came to Daviess County in 1811, where Mr. Burton died August 22, 1832 and his wife, July 21, 1867. They had a family of eight children - Creed, Elisha, Lindsay, Horace, Addison, Almira, Satira and Catharine. Creed, Horace, Addison and Catharine are the only ones now living. Horace received a limited education, and resided at home till his majority. He then took charge of the farm. October, 1837, he married Mary Ann, daughter of James and Mary S. Miller, early settlers of the county. In 1840 he bought a piece of land about four miles from home, but only lived there about two years, as, at the death of one sister and the marriage of another, his mother wanted him to return home. The land was therefore divided, and Mr. Burton took possession of the homestead farm, where he still resides. He owns 260 acres in this tract, and forty-four and a half in the flats of Panther Creek. He has been an earnest worker in the Baptist church since 1847. Mr. and Mrs. Burton have had five children, but one now living - Almarinda C., died October 30, 1857, aged seventeen years, one month, and seventeen days; Mary Almedia, died May 26, 1857, aged thirteen years, nine months and twenty-six days; Allen Bird, died March 21, 1864, aged seven years, one month and twenty-nine days; Alice, wife of S.E. Haynes, died February 28, 1880; James Bassett, born August 26, 1851, married Mary Mobberly, and is living on the homestead farm. August 22, 1867, Mr. Burton's house was destroyed by fire; loss, $3,000, but he immediately erected his present house, which is an improvement in some respects over the old one.