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James Lindsey Houser 1842–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1842

Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 15 Jan 1891

Death Location: Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Josiah Howser

Mother: Elizabeth Anderson

Spouse(s): Martha Baker

Children(s): Nancy Thomas, Sarah Stoffle, Perlina Jordan, Elmira Boling, Hannah Johnson, Miranda Linebarger, Joseph Houser, Jacob Houser

The story of James Lindsey Houser began in 1842 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA. James Lindsey Houser married Martha Jane Baker, and had children including Elmira Ann Boling, Hannah Evelyn Johnson, Jacob Thomas Houser, Joseph Henry Houser, Miranda Elizabeth Linebarger, Nancy Hester Thomas, Perlina Caroline Jordan, Sarah Jane Stoffle. James Lindsey Houser passed away in 1891 in Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Lindsey Houser began in 1842 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • James Lindsey Houser married Martha Jane Baker, and had children including Elmira Ann Boling, Hannah Evelyn Johnson, Jacob Thomas Houser, Joseph Henry Houser, Miranda Elizabeth Linebarger, Nancy Hester Thomas, Perlina Caroline Jordan, Sarah Jane Stoffle.
  • James Lindsey Houser passed away in 1891 in Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Houser's Ancestors

Self
James Houser
1842–1891
Birth Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Josiah Howser
1821–1909
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Anderson
1800–1845
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Josiah Howser
1794–1878
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Matilda (A) Grubb
1804–1879
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Houser's Descendants

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James (Lindsey) Houser (4 Jul 1842–15 Jan 1891) m. Martha (Jane) Baker (26 Apr 1842–27 Apr 1921)
  1. 1. Nancy (Hester) Thomas 1870–1949 m. William (Howard) Thomas 1867–1930
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin Thomas) Sr 1891–1982 m. Rettie (Lou) Love 1895–1991
      1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin Thomas) Jr 1916–1998 m. Ola (Lee) Thomas 1917–1985
        1. 1. Betty (Lou) Thomas 1936–2012 m. Albert (Hendley Reeves) Sr 1933–2013
    2. 2. Joe Thomas 1897–1975 m. Mamie (Viola) Akin 1904–1997
      1. 1. Leola Thomas 1924–1991 m. Oliver (Hiram) Reeves 1919–1994
  2. 2. Sarah (Jane) Stoffle 1869–1935
  3. 3. Perlina (Caroline) Jordan 1864–1926
  4. 4. Elmira (Ann) Boling 1876–1941
  5. 5. Hannah (Evelyn) Johnson 1877–1941
  6. 6. Miranda (Elizabeth) Linebarger 1872–1944
  7. 7. Joseph (Henry) Houser 1880–1910
  8. 8. Jacob (Thomas) Houser 1862–1946

James Houser's Timeline

4 Records

1842
4 Jul 1842
Birth of James Lindsey Houser in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1842
4 Jul 1842
Birth of James Lindsey Houser
None
1891
15 Jan 1891
Age 49
Death of James Lindsey Houser in Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
1891
15 Jan 1891
Age 49
Death of James Lindsey Houser
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1842
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1842
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1891
    Event Place: Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1891
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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