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Oswald Oswell H Houston 1798–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1798

Birth Location: Abbeville Dist., McCormick Co., SC

Death Date: 11 Jun 1861

Death Location: Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Father: Joseph Houston

Mother: Elizabeth Waddell

Spouse(s): Anna Shaw

Children(s): Appolonius Houston, Flora Houston, Celden Houston, Eliza Houston, Major Houston, Laura Houston, Richard Houston, Sarah Houston, Moses Houston, Unnamed Houston

The story of Oswald Oswell H Houston began in 1798 in Abbeville Dist., McCormick Co., SC. Oswald Oswell H Houston married Anna Louisa Shaw, and had children including Appolonius Bohun Houston, Celden Willis Houston, Eliza Jane Matilda Houston, Flora Ann Houston, Laura Louisa Benjamin Johns Houston, Major Washington Jackson Houston, Moses William Houston, Richard Andrew Shaw Houston, Sarah Frances Elizabeth Houston, Unnamed Houston. Oswald Oswell H Houston passed away in 1861 in Atlanta, Fulton County, GA.

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Biography

  • The story of Oswald Oswell H Houston began in 1798 in Abbeville Dist., McCormick Co., SC.
  • Oswald Oswell H Houston married Anna Louisa Shaw, and had children including Appolonius Bohun Houston, Celden Willis Houston, Eliza Jane Matilda Houston, Flora Ann Houston, Laura Louisa Benjamin Johns Houston, Major Washington Jackson Houston, Moses William Houston, Richard Andrew Shaw Houston, Sarah Frances Elizabeth Houston, Unnamed Houston.
  • Oswald Oswell H Houston passed away in 1861 in Atlanta, Fulton County, GA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Oswald Houston's Ancestors

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Oswald Houston
1798–1861
Birth Place: Abbeville Dist., McCormick Co., SC
Parents
Joseph Houston
1766–1824
McCormick, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Waddell
1761–1843
Sangerville, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Houston III.) RW
1740–1802
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Alice ("Else" Lydia Armstrong XXX) Death
1745–1793
Ulster Province, County Antrim, Ireland
Thomas (Lee Waddle Wooddell) Sr
1710–1785
Born Near "The Great Wooded Dell" or Great Glen, Scotland,Moray, Scotland
Elsie (Alese) McKemmey
1729–1818
Augusta County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John II
1726–1798
Sarah Todd
1725–1795
John I
1673–1720
Mary Hutchyns
1678–1721
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (p6GGF)
1690–1754
MARGARET (p6GGM)**
1694–1754
Samuel Todd
1697–1760
Mary Ireland
1698–1729

Oswald Houston's Descendants

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Oswald (Oswell H) Houston (16 Apr 1798–11 Jun 1861) m. Anna (Louisa) Shaw (13 Feb 1803–21 Nov 1888)
  1. 1. Appolonius (Bohun) Houston 1823–1902 m. Nancy Bridges 1829–1906
    1. 1. Mary (Laura) Houston 1862–1941 m. Thomas (Grant) Bryant 1863–1916
      1. 1. Hazel (B) Bryant 1888–1946 m. Frank (Edward) Hill 1883–1963
        1. 1. Hill 1930–1999 m. Willine (Bryan) Hassell 1923–1995
    2. 2. Charles Huston 1866–
    3. 3. Huley (B) Houston 1847–1928 m. Ida (Frances) Herrick 1855–1879 m. Emma (Bertha) Kretchmeyer 1871–1953
      1. 1. Ida (Estella) Houston 1879–1946
    4. 4. Eudora Stotts 1850–1916
    5. 5. Louisa (Blake) Houston 1852–1926
    6. 6. Oswald (James) Houston 1855–1898
    7. 7. William (Walter) Houston 1857–1917
    8. 8. Flora (Douglas) Lyons 1860–1894
    9. 9. Charles (Washington) Houston –1930
    10. 10. Robbert (L) Houston 1869–1937
    11. 11. Eliza (Amanda Lyda) Houston 1870–1942
  2. 2. Flora (Ann) Houston 1838–1914
  3. 3. Celden (Willis) Houston 1828–1828
  4. 4. Eliza (Jane Matilda) Houston 1829–1888
  5. 5. Major (Washington Jackson) Houston 1831–1911
  6. 6. Laura (Louisa Benjamin Johns) Houston 1842–1879
  7. 7. Richard (Andrew Shaw) Houston 1825–1826
  8. 8. Sarah (Frances Elizabeth) Houston 1826–1827
  9. 9. Moses (William) Houston 1834–1835
  10. 10. Unnamed Houston 1836–

Oswald Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1798
16 Apr 1798
Birth of Oswald Oswell H Houston in Abbeville Dist., McCormick Co., SC
Abbeville Dist., McCormick Co., SC
1861
11 Jun 1861
Age 63
Death of Oswald Oswell H Houston in Atlanta, Fulton County, GA
Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1798
    Event Place: Abbeville Dist., McCormick Co., SC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1861
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

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