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Louis or Lewis Houston 1855–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1855

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 17 Jan 1942

Death Location: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Samuel General

Mother: Margaret Lea

Spouse(s): Mary Mayes

Children(s): James Houston, Nancy Houston, Sarah Houston, John Houston, Joe Houston, Peter Houston, Cora Houston, Willis Houston, Laura Johnson, Ada Houston, Elbert Houston

Louis or Lewis Houston was born in 1855 in Alabama, USA, the child of Samuel Williams Houston General And Margaret Moffett Lea. Louis or Lewis Houston married Mary Ann Or Mollie Mayes, and had children including Ada Bell Houston, Cora Lea Houston, Elbert Lone Houston, James Walton Houston, Joe Thomas Houston, John Henry Houston, Laura Johnson, Nancy Jane Houston, Peter Willis Houston, Sarah Ida Houston, Willis White Houston. Louis or Lewis Houston passed away in 1942 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Louis or Lewis Houston was born in 1855 in Alabama, USA, the child of Samuel Williams Houston General And Margaret Moffett Lea.
  • Louis or Lewis Houston married Mary Ann Or Mollie Mayes, and had children including Ada Bell Houston, Cora Lea Houston, Elbert Lone Houston, James Walton Houston, Joe Thomas Houston, John Henry Houston, Laura Johnson, Nancy Jane Houston, Peter Willis Houston, Sarah Ida Houston, Willis White Houston.
  • Louis or Lewis Houston passed away in 1942 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel General
1793–1863
Birth Location: Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Lea
1819–1867
Birth Location: Marion, Perry County, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Mayes
1853–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

James Houston
1887–1959
Birth Location: Texas, United States
JH
Nancy Houston
1873–1908
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
NH
Sarah Houston
1875–1958
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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John Houston
1878–1956
Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
JH
Joe Houston
1883–1945
Birth Location: Kaufman, Texas
JH
Peter Houston
1888–1971
Birth Location: Forney, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
PH
Cora Houston
1895–1985
Birth Location: Hunt, Texas, USA
CH
Willis Houston
1879–1959
Birth Location: Texas, United States
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Laura Johnson
1880–1972
Birth Location: –
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Ada Houston
1893–1900
Birth Location: Texas, United States
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Elbert Houston
1897–1898
Birth Location: –
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Louis Houston's Ancestors

Self
Louis Houston
1855–1942
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Samuel Williams Houston General
1793–1863
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Moffett) Lea
1819–1867
Marion, Perry County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Louis Houston's Descendants

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Louis (or Lewis) Houston (1 Mar 1855–17 Jan 1942) m. Mary (Ann or Mollie) Mayes (Mar 1853–)
  1. 1. James (Walton) Houston 1887–1959
    1. 1. Marion (Duncan) Houston 1912– m. Beatrice (Virginia) Howse 1914–1982
      1. 1. Timothy (L) Houston 1945–2008
      2. 2. Jim House 1940–2009 m. Alice (Pauline) Cotariu 1941–2008
  2. 2. Nancy (Jane) Houston 1873–1908
  3. 3. Sarah (Ida) Houston 1875–1958
  4. 4. John (Henry) Houston 1878–1956
  5. 5. Joe (Thomas) Houston 1883–1945
  6. 6. Peter (Willis) Houston 1888–1971
  7. 7. Cora (Lea) Houston 1895–1985
  8. 8. Willis (White) Houston 1879–1959
  9. 9. Laura Johnson 1880–1972
  10. 10. Ada (Bell) Houston 1893–1900
  11. 11. Elbert (lone) Houston 1897–1898

Louis Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1855
1 Mar 1855
Birth of Louis or Lewis Houston in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1942
17 Jan 1942
Age 87
Death of Louis or Lewis Houston in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1855
    Event Place: Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1942
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
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