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Wilson Houston 1804–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1804

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 1860/1870

Death Location: Tennessee

Father: John Houston

Mother: Martha Wilson

Spouse(s): Margaret (Peggy), Mary Watlington

Children(s): Billy None, Jane Houston, Mary Houston, Emily Houston

Wilson Houston was born in 1804 in North Carolina, the child of John Gray Houston And Martha Wilson. In 1820, Wilson Houston was recorded in the census in Bedford County, Tennessee. In 1850, Wilson Houston was recorded in the census in Dist 3 Henderson Co., TN. Wilson Houston married Margaret Peggy, Mary Emmaline Watlington, and had children including Billy, Emily Houston, Jane Houston, Mary Houston, Sarah Houston. Wilson Houston passed away in 1860 in Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Wilson Houston was born in 1804 in North Carolina, the child of John Gray Houston And Martha Wilson.
  • In 1820, Wilson Houston was recorded in the census in Bedford County, Tennessee.
  • In 1850, Wilson Houston was recorded in the census in Dist 3 Henderson Co., TN.
  • Wilson Houston married Margaret Peggy, Mary Emmaline Watlington, and had children including Billy, Emily Houston, Jane Houston, Mary Houston, Sarah Houston.
  • Wilson Houston passed away in 1860 in Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wilson Houston's Ancestors

Self
Wilson Houston
1804–1860
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
John Gray Houston
1776–1822
Martha Wilson
–1805
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wilson Houston's Descendants

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Wilson Houston (1804–1860/1870) m. Margaret (Peggy) (1816–) m. Mary (Emmaline) Watlington (Abt 1816–1845/1850)
  1. 1. Billy 1845–1933 m. Mary McHaney –1933
    1. 1. Albert (Ditzler) Houston 1881–1969 m. Bella Haynes 1880–1964
      1. 1. Albert (Gaston) Houston 1902–1983
    2. 2. Mary (Emma) Houston 1877–1924
    3. 3. William (Mchaney) Houston 1874–1907
  2. 2. Jane Houston 1840–1860
  3. 3. Mary Houston 1841–
  4. 4. Emily Houston 1839–

Wilson Houston's Timeline

5 Records

1804
1804
Birth of Wilson Houston in North Carolina
North Carolina
1820
1820
Age 16
Wilson Houston appeared in census in Bedford County, Tennessee
Bedford County, Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 46
Wilson Houston appeared in census in Dist 3 Henderson Co., TN
Dist 3 Henderson Co., TN
1860
1860
Age 56
Wilson Houston appeared in census in Dist 5 Henderson Co., TN
Dist 5 Henderson Co., TN
1860
1860/1870
Age 56
Death of Wilson Houston in Tennessee
Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: Denise Hutson Joyner

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Record Source: 1850 Henderson County Census, District 5 in 1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: Tanner
    Record Source:
    [1] Henderson County
    [2] Denise Hutson Joyner

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Bedford County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Denise Hutson Joyner
    [2] Bedford County Tennessee 1820 Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Dist 3 Henderson Co., TN
    Record Source:
    [1] Denise Hutson Joyner
    [2] 1850 Henderson County Census, 129

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Dist 5 Henderson Co., TN
    Record Source:
    [1] Denise Hutson Joyner
    [2] 1850 Henderson County Census, 213

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860/1870
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: Denise Hutson Joyner

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