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Mary "Polly" Houston 1867–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 1867

Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 21 Mar 1925

Death Location: Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Nathaniel Houston

Mother: Elizabeth Fleming

Spouse(s): Samuel BENTLEY, Reuben Potter

Children(s): John *, James *, Maggie *, Leonard *, Anna *

Mary "Polly" Houston was born in 1867 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Nathaniel Thaney Houston And Elizabeth Betsy Fleming. Mary "Polly" Houston married Reuben Potter, Samuel Bentley, and had children including Anna Eliza Houston, James E Houston, John B Houston, Leonard Houston, Maggie Jane Bentley. Mary "Polly" Houston passed away in 1925 in Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary "Polly" Houston was born in 1867 in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Nathaniel Thaney Houston And Elizabeth Betsy Fleming.
  • Mary "Polly" Houston married Reuben Potter, Samuel Bentley, and had children including Anna Eliza Houston, James E Houston, John B Houston, Leonard Houston, Maggie Jane Bentley.
  • Mary "Polly" Houston passed away in 1925 in Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Houston
1846–1929
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky, USA
NH
Elizabeth Fleming
1841–1918
Birth Location: Boone Creek, Letcher, Kentucky
EF

Spouses(s)

Samuel BENTLEY
1858–1897
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky, USA
SB
Reuben Potter
1865–1936
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
RP

Children(s)

John *
1889–1963
Birth Location: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
J*
James *
1891–1928
Birth Location: Kentucky
J*
Maggie *
1894–1984
Birth Location: Jackhorn, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
M*
Leonard *
1897–1962
Birth Location: Kentucky
L*
Anna *
1901–1989
Birth Location: Pike, Kentucky
A*

Mary Houston's Ancestors

Self
Mary Houston
1867–1925
Birth Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Nathaniel "Thaney" Houston
1846–1929
Pike, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Fleming
1841–1918
Boone Creek, Letcher, Kentucky
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Houston's Descendants

1.
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Mary ("Polly") Houston (September 1867–21 Mar 1925) m. Samuel BENTLEY (13 Sep 1858–14 Jul 1897) m. Reuben Potter (October 1865–16 May 1936)
  1. 1. John (B Houston) * 1889–1963
  2. 2. James (E Houston) * 1891–1928
  3. 3. Maggie (Jane Bentley) * 1894–1984 m. James (Monroe Hall) Sr. 1867–1947
    1. 1. James (M Hall) Jr 1913–1991 m. Jewell (Helen) Smith 1917–1991
      1. 1. Daniel (Vernon) Hall 1945–1977
      2. 2. James (Michael (Mickey)) Hall 1949–2005
      3. 3. Gary (Wayne) Hall 1946–2015
    2. 2. Dewey (William) Hall 1915–1991
    3. 3. George Hall 1921–1989
    4. 4. Leonard Hall 1924–
    5. 5. Marie Hall 1924–1981
    6. 6. Leonard (Hooker) Hall 1923–1991
    7. 7. Myrtle Hall 1918–
  4. 4. Leonard (Houston) * 1897–1962
  5. 5. Anna (Eliza Houston) * 1901–1989 m. Riley Little 1878–1953
    1. 1. Rebecca (Mae) Willis 1917–2003
    2. 2. John (Morgan) Little 1919–1975
    3. 3. Mary (Lenore) Little 1932–2009
    4. 4. William (Riley Little) Jr 1923–1996

Mary Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1867
September 1867
Birth of Mary "Polly" Houston in Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
1925
21 Mar 1925
Age 58
Death of Mary "Polly" Houston in Kentucky, United States of America
Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 1867
    Event Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1925
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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