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Major Washington Jackson Houston 1831–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1831

Birth Location: Calhoun Falls, Abbeville District, SC

Death Date: 22 Feb 1911

Death Location: Decatur, Dekalb, GA

Father: Oswald Houston

Mother: Anna Shaw

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In 1831, Major Washington Jackson Houston entered the world in Calhoun Falls, Abbeville District, SC, born to Oswald Oswell H Houston And Anna Louisa Shaw. Major Washington Jackson Houston passed away in 1911 in Decatur, Dekalb, GA.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Major Washington Jackson Houston entered the world in Calhoun Falls, Abbeville District, SC, born to Oswald Oswell H Houston And Anna Louisa Shaw.
  • Major Washington Jackson Houston passed away in 1911 in Decatur, Dekalb, GA.

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Major Houston's Ancestors

Self
Major Houston
1831–1911
Birth Place: Calhoun Falls, Abbeville District, SC
Parents
Oswald Oswell H Houston
1798–1861
Abbeville Dist., McCormick Co., SC
Anna (Louisa) Shaw
1803–1888
Charleston, Charleston, SC
Grandparents
Joseph Houston
1766–1824
McCormick, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Waddell
1761–1843
Sangerville, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Richard Shaw
1760–1807
Ann Fardo
1776–1813
Charleston, SC
Great-Grandparents
John RW
1740–1802
Alice Death
1745–1793
Thomas Sr
1710–1785
Elsie McKemmey
1729–1818
Shaw
1735–
Wrainch
1735–
George Fardo
1748–1792
Elizabeth Godfrey
–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1726–1798
Sarah Todd
1725–1795
John I
1673–1720
Mary Hutchyns
1678–1721
Thomas Fardo
1714–
Richard Godfrey
1718–1758
Rebecca Guy
1726–1756

Major Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1831
10 Oct 1831
Birth of Major Washington Jackson Houston in Calhoun Falls, Abbeville District, SC
Calhoun Falls, Abbeville District, SC
1911
22 Feb 1911
Age 80
Death of Major Washington Jackson Houston in Decatur, Dekalb, GA
Decatur, Dekalb, GA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1831
    Event Place: Calhoun Falls, Abbeville District, SC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1911
    Event Place: Decatur, Dekalb, GA

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