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Oliver Denton Houston 1882–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1882

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 28 Aug 1959

Death Location: Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Father: Nathaniel Houston

Mother: Elizabeth Fleming

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Oliver Denton Houston was born in 1882 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Nathaniel Houston And Elizabeth Betsy Fleming. Oliver Denton Houston passed away in 1959 in Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Oliver Denton Houston was born in 1882 in Kentucky, USA, the child of Nathaniel Houston And Elizabeth Betsy Fleming.
  • Oliver Denton Houston passed away in 1959 in Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.

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Oliver Houston's Ancestors

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Oliver Houston
1882–1959
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Houston
1848–1929
Pike, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy) Fleming
1841–1918
Boone Creek, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Isaac Potter
1801–1874
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Hannah (Ratliff) Houston
1830–1908
Pike, Kentucky, United States
Frederick (Nelson) Fleming
1821–1878
Beaver Creek, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Nancy (Ann) Wright
1826–1901
McRoberts, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Potter
1745–1837
Nathaniel Houston
1808–1860
Lucinda Ryan
1814–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Potter
1705–1789
Hannah Tidwell
1731–1824
Levinius Houston
1771–1862
Anna Boyd*
1776–1870
Robert Sr
1779–1867

Oliver Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1882
5 Nov 1882
Birth of Oliver Denton Houston in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1959
28 Aug 1959
Age 77
Death of Oliver Denton Houston in Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1882
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1959
    Event Place: Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, USA

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