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James Franklin Houston 1746–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1746

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 2 August 1819

Death Location: Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Robert Houston

Mother: Mary Davidson

Spouse(s): Asenath Brevard, Mary Greene

Children(s): Sarah McRee, Asenath Thomas, Eleanor King, Lydia Harris, Robert Houston, James Houston, Mary Lorance, William Houston, Joel Houston, George Houston, Edward Houston, Mary Houston, Ella Houston, Richard Houston, Jane Houston

The story of James Franklin Houston began in 1746 in Ireland. James Franklin Houston married Asenath Brevard, Mary Greene, and had children including Asenath Thomas, Edward Ross Houston, Eleanor King, Ella Houston, George Sidney Houston, James Hiram Houston, Jane Houston, Joel Brevard Houston, Lydia Harris, Mary Caroline Houston, Mary Caroline Lorance, Richard Franklin Houston, Robert Brevard Houston, Sarah Mclain Mcree, William Alexander Houston. James Franklin Houston passed away in 1819 in Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Franklin Houston began in 1746 in Ireland.
  • James Franklin Houston married Asenath Brevard, Mary Greene, and had children including Asenath Thomas, Edward Ross Houston, Eleanor King, Ella Houston, George Sidney Houston, James Hiram Houston, Jane Houston, Joel Brevard Houston, Lydia Harris, Mary Caroline Houston, Mary Caroline Lorance, Richard Franklin Houston, Robert Brevard Houston, Sarah Mclain Mcree, William Alexander Houston.
  • James Franklin Houston passed away in 1819 in Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Houston's Ancestors

Self
James Houston
1746–1819
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
Robert C Houston
1712–1760
Ireland, Ireland
Mary (Dunlap) Davidson
1725–1819
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Houston's Descendants

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James (Franklin) Houston (1746–2 August 1819) m. Asenath Brevard (26 December 1755–13 June 1843) m. Mary Greene (1743–)
  1. 1. Sarah (McLain) McRee 1786–1843
  2. 2. Asenath Thomas 1784–1824
  3. 3. Eleanor King 1781–1841
  4. 4. Lydia Harris 1779–1817
  5. 5. Robert (Brevard) Houston 1775–1783
  6. 6. James (Hiram) Houston 1787–1826
  7. 7. Mary (Caroline) Lorance 1798–1873
  8. 8. William (Alexander) Houston 1777–1844
  9. 9. Joel (Brevard) Houston 1793–1856
  10. 10. George (Sidney) Houston 1796–1870
  11. 11. Edward (Ross) Houston 1790–1867
  12. 12. Mary (Caroline) Houston 1798–1878
  13. 13. Ella Houston 1780–
  14. 14. Richard (Franklin) Houston 1794–1868
  15. 15. Jane Houston 1772–1849

James Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1746
1746
Birth of James Franklin Houston in Ireland
Ireland
1819
2 August 1819
Age 73
Death of James Franklin Houston in Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 August 1819
    Event Place: Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mooresville, Iredell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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