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Thomas Osa Houston 1871 – 1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 August 1871

Birth Location: Brandon, Jackson Co., Iowa

Death Date: 5 April 1951

Death Location: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA

Father: Thomas Houston

Mother: Sarah DeMoss

Spouse(s): Myrtle Miller

Children(s): Thelma Houston, Thomas Houston

In 1871, Thomas Osa Houston entered the world in Brandon, Jackson Co., Iowa, born to Thomas J. Houston and Sarah E. DeMoss. In 1880, Thomas Osa Houston resided in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA. In 1900, Thomas Osa Houston resided in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA. Thomas Osa Houston married Myrtle Miller, and had children including Thelma Leona Houston, Thomas Jefferson Houston. Thomas Osa Houston passed away in 1951 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1871, Thomas Osa Houston entered the world in Brandon, Jackson Co., Iowa, born to Thomas J. Houston and Sarah E. DeMoss.
  • In 1880, Thomas Osa Houston resided in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1900, Thomas Osa Houston resided in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA.
  • Thomas Osa Houston married Myrtle Miller, and had children including Thelma Leona Houston, Thomas Jefferson Houston.
  • Thomas Osa Houston passed away in 1951 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Houston
1839 – 1918
Birth Location: Licking County, Ohio, USA
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Sarah DeMoss
1842 – 1886
Birth Location: Licking County, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Myrtle Miller
1876 – 1934
Birth Location: Iowa, United States of America
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Children(s)

Thelma Houston
1897 – 1969
Birth Location: Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States of America
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Thomas Houston
1899 – 1970
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
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Thomas Houston's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Houston
1871 – 1951
Birth Place: Brandon, Jackson Co., Iowa
Parents
Thomas J. Houston
1839 – 1918
Licking County, Ohio, USA
Sarah (E.) DeMoss
1842 – 1886
Licking County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Houston
1810 – 1881
Licking County, Ohio, USA
Leah Stickley
1804 – 1884
Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Huston
1776 – 1848
Elizabeth Green
1780 – 1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Regnal Green
1740 – 1819
Sarah Duncan
1744 – 1787

Thomas Houston's Descendants

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Thomas (Osa) Houston (4 August 1871 – 5 April 1951) m. Myrtle Miller (28 March 1876 – 5 February 1934)
  1. 1. Thelma (Leona) Houston (9 April 1897 – 3 September 1969)
  2. 2. Thomas (Jefferson) Houston (4 May 1899 – 19 July 1970) m. Glennetta Houston (abt 1920 – )
    1. 1. Thomas Houston (abt 1945 – )
    2. 2. Jerry Houston (abt 1948 – )

Thomas Houston's Timeline

8 Records

1871
4 August 1871
Birth of Thomas Osa Houston in Brandon, Jackson Co., Iowa
Brandon, Jackson Co., Iowa
1880
1880
Age 9
Thomas Osa Houston resided here in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 29
Thomas Osa Houston resided here in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 39
Thomas Osa Houston resided here in Maquoketa Ward 3, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Maquoketa Ward 3, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 49
Thomas Osa Houston resided here in Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 59
Thomas Osa Houston resided here in Brandon, Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Brandon, Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 79
Thomas Osa Houston resided here in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
1951
5 April 1951
Age 80
Death of Thomas Osa Houston in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 August 1871
    Event Place: Brandon, Jackson Co., Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 345; Family History Film: 1254345; Page: 404C; Enumeration District: 312; Image: 0671
    [2] Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kansas City, Jackson

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 345; Family History Film: 1254345; Page: 404C; Enumeration District: 312; Image: 0671

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: 438; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1240438

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Maquoketa Ward 3, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maquoketa Ward 3, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T624_407; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1374420

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Roll: T625_495; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 63

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Brandon, Brandon, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brandon, Jackson, Iowa; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340395

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Kansas City, Jackson

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 April 1951
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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