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Benjamin Franklin Houston 1830–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 MAR 1830

Birth Location: Roane, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 22 MAR 1914

Death Location: Richmond, Ray, Missouri, United States

Father: Samuel Houston

Mother: Elizabeth Rhea

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Moss

Children(s):

The story of Benjamin Franklin Houston began in 1830 in Roane, Tennessee, United States. Benjamin Franklin Houston married Elizabeth Moss. Benjamin Franklin Houston passed away in 1914 in Richmond, Ray, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Houston began in 1830 in Roane, Tennessee, United States.
  • Benjamin Franklin Houston married Elizabeth Moss.
  • Benjamin Franklin Houston passed away in 1914 in Richmond, Ray, Missouri, United States.

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Benjamin Houston's Ancestors

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Benjamin Houston
1830–1914
Birth Place: Roane, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Samuel Houston
1785–1863
Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Rhea
1791–1860
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Matthew Houston
1730–1803
Ireland
Martha (Blair) Lyle
1728–1797
Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Houston
1690–1755
Margret
1694–1755
Matthew Lyle
1711–1774
Esther Blair
1713–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lyle
1680–1723
Margaret Snoddy
1682–1725
Samuel Blair,
1667–1754
Martha Lyle
1695–1729

Benjamin Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1830
22 MAR 1830
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Houston in Roane, Tennessee, United States
Roane, Tennessee, United States
1914
22 MAR 1914
Age 84
Death of Benjamin Franklin Houston in Knoxville Township, Ray, Missouri, United States
Knoxville Township, Ray, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 MAR 1830
    Event Place: Roane, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 MAR 1914
    Event Place: Knoxville Township, Ray, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richmond, Ray, Missouri, United States

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