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Name

Horton, Trenton

Othernames

William Trenton Horton

Born

08/15/1911

Birthplace

Mixon, Texas

Father

Jesse Lee Horton

Mother

Luceal Taylor Horton

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William Trenton Horton (son of Jesse Lee Horton and Luceal Taylor) was born August 15, 1911 in Mixon, TX. He was the oldest of four children born to Jesse and Luceal Taylor Horton.He attended public schools and graduated from Bullard high school in 1928. He worked in the grocery store with his father and delivered ice to residents of Bullard. In 1935 he met and married Maurine Wallace. Shortly after their marriage he applied to become a Highway Patrolman. He was accepted and attended training in Austin at headquarters. After training he was assigned to the Houston office. They moved to Houston and lived with his aunt. They lived there until he was transferred. On Feb. 2, 1938 Billie Jean , their only daughter was born. In 1939 or 40 he was transferred to Brenham, 60 miles north of Houston. They lived there for the duration of WWII. In 1948 he applied to the Texas Rangers and was accepted, after which he was stationed in Killeen. He was active with the Killeen Chamber of Commerce, joined the Masons and Kiwanis Club, and worked with the rodeo committee. He rode in all the area rodeos and carried either the U. S. Flag or the Ranger flag.
As a Ranger he worked with law enforcement agencies in Bell and surrounding counties. At one time he was sent to the east Texas oilfields to guard the derricks from slant drilling.Another time he was sent to Galveston to work with agency there that were closing down casinos and gambling institutions.
He retired from DPS in 1972 and worked in private security, retiring in 1975. He died on July 30, 1979 of cancer. He was buried on Aug 2, 1979 at Killeen Memorial Park, Killeen, TX.