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William Marshall Houston 1807–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1807

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 14 Oct 1854

Death Location: Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Hugh Houston

Mother: Charlotte (06:18)

Spouse(s): Mary (06:18), Eunice Burkeen

Children(s): Thomas Houston, Elias Houston, Abner Houston, John Houston, Elizabeth Houston, Hugh Houston

The story of William Marshall Houston began in 1807 in North Carolina, United States. William Marshall Houston married Eunice Burkeen, Mary Mann 1809 Homemaker Wife 1St Of William Marshall Houston Wip R 06 18, and had children including Abner Alexander Houston, Elias S Houston, Elizabeth Jane Houston, Hugh Houston, John Marshall Houston, Thomas Jefferson Houston. William Marshall Houston passed away in 1854 in Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Marshall Houston began in 1807 in North Carolina, United States.
  • William Marshall Houston married Eunice Burkeen, Mary Mann 1809 Homemaker Wife 1St Of William Marshall Houston Wip R 06 18, and had children including Abner Alexander Houston, Elias S Houston, Elizabeth Jane Houston, Hugh Houston, John Marshall Houston, Thomas Jefferson Houston.
  • William Marshall Houston passed away in 1854 in Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Houston
1780–1865
Birth Location: Monroe, Mecklenburg (now Union, North Carolina
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Charlotte (06:18)
1780–1872
Birth Location: Union Co North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Mary (06:18)
1809–1839
Birth Location: , Orange, North Carolina
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Eunice Burkeen
1809–1870
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Thomas Houston
1833–1881
Birth Location: Marshall County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Elias Houston
1829–1880
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Abner Houston
1835–1868
Birth Location: , , Alabama
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John Houston
1837–1894
Birth Location: Maury, Tennessee
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Elizabeth Houston
1840–1870
Birth Location: Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
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Hugh Houston
1874–
Birth Location: Girvan,Ayr,Scotland
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William Houston's Ancestors

Self
William Houston
1807–1854
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Parents
Hugh Humphrey Houston
1780–1865
Monroe, Mecklenburg (now Union, North Carolina
Charlotte (Elliot ( Houston ) (RBM*) (A**) -- (RBM*) (A**) - 1780 - Homemaker - WIP - (r)) (06:18)
1780–1872
Union Co North Carolina
Grandparents
William Houston*
1739–1803
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Williams
1759–1822
Hayes Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
David Houston
1719–1765
Mary Morrison
1719–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph HOUSTON
1694–1740
*Mary Houston
1696–1737

William Houston's Descendants

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William (Marshall) Houston (1807–14 Oct 1854) m. Mary (Mann - 1809 - Homemaker - Wife (1st) of William Marshall Houston - WIP - (r)) (06:18) (1809–Bef. 1839) m. Eunice Burkeen (Abt. 1809–Aft 1870)
  1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Houston 1833–1881 m. E. Houston 1846– m. PD Houston 1834–1931 m. Louisa (Carter) TAYLOR 1835–1874
    1. 1. William (Alexander ‘Fletcher’) Houston 1857–1919 m. Lulah ("Lilla" Josephine) Slater 1867–1919 m. Lizzie Sandalin 1864–
      1. 1. Alice (Louise) Houston 1897–1997 m. John ("Dallas") Willingham 1891–1946
        1. 1. Foy (Lopez Willingham) Willing 1914–1978 m. Mattie (Pearl "Micky") Mitchell 1916–2002
        2. 2. Travis (A) Willingham 1918–1961
        3. 3. Francis (A) Willingham 1919–
      2. 2. Adele (Lesbie) Houston 1884–1977
      3. 3. Mary (L) Houston 1888–1905
      4. 4. Walter Houston 1892–1981
      5. 5. Harvey (Fletcher) Houston 1894–1936
      6. 6. Truman (J) Houston 1901–1986
      7. 7. Ola (W. Leone) Houston 1886–1905
      8. 8. Lula Houston 1882–1967
      9. 9. Bertie Houston 1898–
      10. 10. Effie Houston 1900–
      11. 11. Marriah Spain 1888–
    2. 2. Maude (Margaret Jane) Houston 1859–1938
    3. 3. Theopelous (Walter) Houston 1872–1936
    4. 4. Cornelie (A) Houston 1856–1877
    5. 5. Laura (Alice) Houston 1874–1899
    6. 6. Lorena Parkhill 1866–1937
    7. 7. Ersula Houston 1861–1889
    8. 8. H (T) Houston 1866–
    9. 9. Milton (R.) Houston 1854–
    10. 10. Martha (Virginia "Mattie") Houston 1869–1952
    11. 11. Robet (L.) Houston 1862–
    12. 12. James Houston 1866–
  2. 2. Elias (S.) Houston 1829–1880
  3. 3. Abner (Alexander) Houston 1835–1868
  4. 4. John (Marshall) Houston 1837–1894
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane) Houston 1840–1870
  6. 6. Hugh Houston 1874–

William Houston's Timeline

13 Records

1804
1804
Birth of William Marshall Houston in Kentucky
Kentucky
1807
1807
Birth of William Marshall Houston in Kentucky
Kentucky
1807
1807
Birth of William Marshall Houston in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1807
1807
Birth of William Marshall Houston in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1827
18 Jun 1827
Age 20
William Marshall Houston was married in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1830
1830
Age 23
William Marshall Houston resided here in Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Bedford, Tennessee, USA
1840
1840
Age 33
William Marshall Houston resided here in Marshall, Tennessee, USA
Marshall, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 43
William Marshall Houston resided here in District 12, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
District 12, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
1854
14 Oct 1854
Age 47
Death of William Marshall Houston in Marshall, Tennessee, United States
Marshall, Tennessee, United States
1854
14 Oct 1854
Age 47
Death of William Marshall Houston in Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
1854
20 Aug 1854
Age 47
William Marshall Houston - Probate in Marshall, Tennessee, USA
Marshall, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 53
William Marshall Houston resided here in Valley, Seneca, Nemaha, Kansas Territory, USA
Valley, Seneca, Nemaha, Kansas Territory, USA
1870
1870
Age 63
William Marshall Houston resided here in Delaware, Edwardsville, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
Delaware, Edwardsville, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lexington, Johnson, Kansas; Roll: 384; Page: 43c; Enumeration District: 095
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Delaware, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: M593_443; Page: 510A
    [3] 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: Valley, Nemaha, Kansas Territory; Roll: M653_351; Page: 481; Family History Libra
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 12, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: 890; Page: 92b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1827
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Bedford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Bedford, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 174; Page: 17; Family History Library Film: 0024532

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Marshall, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: 531; Page: 207; Family History Library Film: 0024548

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 12, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 12, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: 890; Page: 92b

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Valley, Seneca, Nemaha, Kansas Territory, 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: Valley, Nemaha, Kansas Territory; Roll: M653_351; Page: 481; Family History Libra

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Delaware, Edwardsville, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Delaware, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: M593_443; Page: 510A

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1854
    Event Place: Marshall, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1835-1917; Author: Tennessee County Court (Marshall County)

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1854
    Event Place: Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1854
    Event Place: Marshall, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1835-1917; Author: Tennessee County Court (Marshall County)
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