▁September ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 7 9 8 , ▁in ▁Han cock ▁County , ▁Georgia , ▁to ▁William ▁and ▁Mary ▁Thomas ▁H orton . ▁William ▁H orton ▁died ▁when ▁Albert ▁was ▁young . ▁His ▁mother ▁married ▁Colonel ▁Samuel ▁D ent ; ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁Alabama ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁Albert ▁married ▁El iza ▁H oll iday . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁representative ▁in ▁the ▁Alabama ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁ 1 8 2 9 – 1 8 3 0 , ▁and ▁ 1 8 3 3 - 1 8 3 4 . ▁He ▁ ▁represented ▁Gre ens bor o ▁district . ▁ ▁Life ▁in ▁Texas ▁Albert ▁H orton ▁moved ▁to ▁Texas ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁Revolution . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁he ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁Alabama ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁volunte ers ▁for ▁the ▁Texas ▁army . ▁ ▁H orton ▁served ▁as ▁colon el ▁of ▁a ▁caval ry ▁unit ▁during ▁the ▁revolution . ▁In ▁early ▁March ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁his ▁company ▁joined ▁James ▁F ann in ' s ▁command ▁in ▁south ▁Texas . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁by ▁F ann in ▁to ▁gather ▁c arts ▁and ▁ox en ▁at ▁Victoria , ▁Texas . ▁H orton ' s ▁sc outs ▁located ▁Col . ▁Juan ▁Mor ales ▁near ing ▁G oli ad ▁with ▁the ▁Jim é nez ▁and ▁San ▁Luis ▁batt al ions ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 7 . ▁The ▁next