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Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Houston 1846–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1846

Birth Location: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 5 Apr 1899

Death Location: Whitney, Hill, Texas, USA

Father: Columbus Sr.

Mother: Nancy Hart

Spouse(s): Charles Walling

Children(s): William Walling, Charles Walling, Nancy Walling

In 1846, Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Houston entered the world in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA, born to Columbus Marion Cm Houston Sr And Nancy Hart. In 1850, Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Houston resided in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA. In 1860, Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Houston resided in Sulphur Springs, Bright Star, Hopkins, Texas, USA. Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Houston married Charles Thornton Walling, and had children including Charles Price Walling, Nancy Kate Nannie Walling, William L Walling. Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Houston passed away in 1899 in Whitney, Hill, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1846, Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Houston entered the world in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA, born to Columbus Marion Cm Houston Sr And Nancy Hart.
  • In 1850, Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Houston resided in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA.
  • In 1860, Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Houston resided in Sulphur Springs, Bright Star, Hopkins, Texas, USA.
  • Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Houston married Charles Thornton Walling, and had children including Charles Price Walling, Nancy Kate Nannie Walling, William L Walling.
  • Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Houston passed away in 1899 in Whitney, Hill, Texas, USA.

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Children(s)

Martha Houston's Ancestors

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Martha Houston
1846–1899
Birth Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Parents
Columbus Marion "CM" Houston , Sr.
1809–1896
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Nancy Hart
1823–1890
Pike County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Houston
1769–1824
North Carolina, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Waddell
1761–1843
Sangerville, Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1732–1793
Alice Armstrong
1745–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Houston's Descendants

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Martha (Elizabeth "Mattie") Houston (19 Jun 1846–5 Apr 1899) m. Charles (Thornton) Walling (2 Aug 1839–5 Feb 1888)
  1. 1. William (L.) Walling 1866–1948 m. Helena ("Lena") Napier 1870–1946
  2. 2. Charles (Price) Walling 1869–1888
  3. 3. Nancy (Kate "Nannie") Walling 1883–1885

Martha Houston's Timeline

5 Records

1846
19 Jun 1846
Birth of Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Houston in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
1850
1850
Age 4
Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Houston resided here in Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
1860
1860
Age 14
Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Houston resided here in Sulphur Springs, Bright Star, Hopkins, Texas, USA
Sulphur Springs, Bright Star, Hopkins, Texas, USA
1899
5 Apr 1899
Age 53
Death of Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Houston in Whitney, Hill, Texas, USA
Whitney, Hill, Texas, USA
1899
5 Dec 1899
Age 53
Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Houston - Probate in Collin County, Texas, USA
Collin County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1846
    Event Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Nacogdoches, Texas; Roll: 913; Page: 76a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Nacogdoches, Texas; Roll: 913; Page: 76a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Sulphur Springs, Bright Star, Hopkins, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas; Roll: M653_1297; Page: 123; Family History Libra

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1899
    Event Place: Whitney, Hill, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Collin County, Texas, Probate Packets, 1846-1915, 1919; Author: Texas, County Court (Collin County); Probate Place: Collin, Texas

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1899
    Event Place: Collin County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Collin County, Texas, Probate Packets, 1846-1915, 1919; Author: Texas, County Court (Collin County); Probate Place: Collin, Texas

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