Billy married Florence PYLE on 27 Sep 1908 in Early County, Georgia. Florence was born on 12 Dec 1889 in Early County, Georgia; died on 07 Mar 1958 in Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia; was buried in Houston Cemetery, Miller County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Betty Ruth HOUSTON
2. Emmett Lee HOUSTON was born on 09 Sep 1909 in Early County, Georgia; died on 21 Sep 1973 in Donalsonville, Seminole County, Georgia; was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Donalsonville, Seminole County, Georgia.
3. Every B HOUSTON was born on 04 Jan 1911 in Georgia; died on 30 Apr 1912; was buried in Houston Cemetery, Miller County, Georgia.
4. Bernice Inez HOUSTON was born on 18 Sep 1912 in Georgia; died on 20 Jul 1967.
5. James William HOUSTON, Sr. was born on 15 May 1914 in Early County, Georgia; died on 29 Sep 1984 in Tifton, Tift County, Georgia; was buried in City Cemetery, Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia.
6. Beulah Helen HOUSTON was born on 05 Jan 1921 in Miller County, Georgia; died on 20 May 2002 in Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia.
7. Living EUGENE

Henry married Francis Victoria ROBERTS about 1868 in Georgia. Francis (daughter of Charles Golightly ROBERTS and Mourning BUSH) was born on 18 Sep 1854 in Miller County, Georgia; died on 15 Dec 1941 in Miller County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./Houston Family Cemetery Inscriptions Miller County, GA

Name: Houston Cemetery
Location: Miller County, Georgia

Directions: Located on US Hwy 27 at the Early County/Miller County Line The cemetery was established in 1887 on land donated by Edward J. Houston. A monument was erected in his memory by his descendants in 1980. Transcribed September 28, 1999 by Duane Eggleston

NOTE 2./
CONFLICTING DATA ON MARRIAGES FROM LDS VITAL RECORDS CD for Edward J. Houston Marriage.

1./ HOUSTON, Edward J. Marriage
Wife: Eliza Jane ROYALS
Marriage Date: 11 Sep 1860 Recorded in: Dooly, Georgia
Source: FHL Number 366650 Dates: 1846-1890

2./ HOUSTON, Edward J. Marriage
Wife: Eliza Jane ROGERS
Marriage Date: 11 Sep 1860 Recorded in: Miller, Georgia
Source: FHL Number 550631 Dates: 1893-1895

NOTE 3./ American Civil War Soldiers : Ancestry.com

Name: Edward J Houston , Residence: Dougherty County, Georgia ; Enlistment Date: 22 March 1862 ; Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy ; State Served: Georgia ; Unit Numbers: 403
Service Record: Furloughed at Hospl, Richmond, VA To Home Returned (From furlough) ; Sent at Orange Court House, VA To Richmond, VA (Sent to Hospl with pneumonia, in 1862). Enlisted as a Private on 22 March 1862 at the age of 40
Enlisted in Company K, 51st Infantry Regiment Georgia on 22 March 1862. Both Father and son enlisted in Company K, 51st Infantry Regiment. Son Stephen was wounded on 19 October 1864 at Cedar Creek, VA (In side & spine, & permanently disabled)

Battles Fought

Fought on 10 June 1862 at James Island, SC.
Fought on 15 August 1862.
Fought on 23 August 1862 at Catlett's Station, VA.
Fought on 25 August 1862 at Waterloo Bridge, VA.
Fought on 26 August 1862 at 2nd Manassas, VA.
Fought on 28 August 1862 at 2nd Manassas, VA.
Fought on 30 August 1862 at 2nd Manassas, VA.
Fought on 01 September 1862 at Frederick City, MD.
Fought on 14 September 1862 at Boonsboro, MD.
Fought on 14 September 1862 at Crampton's Gap, MD.
Fought on 14 September 1862 at South Mountain, MD.
Fought on 17 September 1862 at Sharpsburg, MD.
Fought on 13 December 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA.
Fought on 04 April 1863.
Fought on 01 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA.
Fought on 02 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA.
Fought on 03 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA.
Fought on 06 May 1863 at Wilderness, VA.
Fought on 02 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 03 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 04 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 10 July 1863 at Funkstown, MD.
Fought on 10 July 1863 at PA.
Fought on 23 August 1863 at Beverly Ford, VA.
Fought on 12 October 1863 at Warrenton Springs, VA.
Fought on 22 October 1863 at Beverly Ford, VA.
Fought on 09 November 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 29 November 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 01 December 1863.
Fought on 01 December 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 01 December 1863 at Loudon, TN.
Fought on 03 December 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 04 December 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 05 December 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 10 December 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 15 December 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 16 April 1864 at Russellville, TN.
Fought on 06 May 1864 at Mine Run, VA.
Fought on 06 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA.
Fought on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Fought on 16 May 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, VA.
Fought on 01 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
Fought on 03 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
Fought on 15 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 19 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 15 August 1864.
Fought on 16 August 1864 at Deep Bottom Run, VA.
Fought on 16 August 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 08 September 1864.
Fought on 15 September 1864.
Fought on 19 September 1864 at Winchester, VA.
Fought on 22 September 1864 at Fisher's Hill, VA.
Fought on 19 October 1864 at Cedar Creek, VA.
Fought on 15 December 1864.
Fought on 15 January 1865.
Fought on 02 April 1865.
Fought on 03 April 1865 at Amelia Court House, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Burkeville, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Farmville, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Frazier's Farm, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Harper's Farm, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Hatcher's Run, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at High Bridge, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Richmond, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Sailor's Creek, VA.
Fought on 09 April 1865 at Danville, VA.
Fought on 15 April 1865.
Fought on 15 April 1865 at Macon, GA.
Fought on 20 April 1865 at Macon, GA.

NOTE 4./ Company K, 51st Regiment; Dougherty County; "Dougherty Grays" or "Dougherty Guards"
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Houston, Edward J. -- Private - Enlisted at age 40, on March 4, 1862 in Dougherty County, Georgia. Sent from Orange Court House, Virginia, to Richmond, Virginia, hospital with pneumonia in 1862. Furloughed home. Returned to command. Unfit for field duty. (Born in 1822. Died from consumption, contracted in service, January 2, 1887.)

NOTE 5./ 1870 Early County Georgia census,

Name Home in 1870 Est birth year Birthplace Race Gender
Edward Houston District 26, Early, GA abt 1819 North Carolina White Male
Eliza J Houston District 26, Early, GA abt 1831 Georgia White Female
Robert Houston District 26, Early, GA abt 1858 Georgia White Male
George H Houston District 26, Early, GA abt 1862 Georgia White Male
Edward Houston District 26, Early, GA abt 1863 Georgia White Male
Sammie Houston District 26, Early, GA abt 1866 Georgia White Male
Lucy Houston District 26, Early, GA abt 1866 Georgia White Female
Smily Houston District 26, Early, GA abt 1868 Georgia White Male

NOTE 6./ 1880 United States Census CD: Colquitt, Miller, Georgia, Census Place: Colquitt, Miller, Georgia: Source: FHL Film 1254158 National Archives Film T9-0158 Page 387D
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Edward HOUSTON Self M M W 62 NC Occ:Farming Fa: NC Mo: NC
Eliza HOUSTON Wife F M W 40 GA Occ:Keeping House Fa: NC Mo: NC
George HOUSTON Son M S W 17 GA Occ: On Farm Fa: NC Mo: GA
Edward HOUSTON Son M S W 16 GA Occ: On Farm Fa: NC Mo: GA
Samuel HOUSTON Son M S W 14 GA Occ: On Farm Fa: NC Mo: GA
Lucy HOUSTON Dau F S W 14 GA Occ: At Home Fa: NC Mo: GA
Smily HOUSTON Son M S W 12 GA Occ: On Farm Fa: NC Mo: GA
Burrell HOUSTON Son M S W 10 GA Occ: On Farm Fa: NC Mo: GA
Nelly HOUSTON Dau F S W 8 GA Fa: NC Mo: GA
Mary HOUSTON Dau F S W 6 GA Fa: NC Mo: GA
Henry HOUSTON Son M S W 4 GA Fa: NC Mo: GA.

CSA married Lucy Ann ROYAL about 1842. Lucy (daughter of Raiford ROYAL and Nancy ODOM) was born on 12 Apr 1830 in Sampson County, North Carolina; died about 1859 in Dooly County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ By Jerome Tew <>

Lucy Ann Royal 12 Apr 1828-1859 and married Edward Joshua Houston. She had Stephen, William, Raiford, and Robert Houston. Lucy Ann died 1859. Her children got her share of the estate of Raiford Royal.

Charles married Mourning BUSH. Mourning was born on 28 Feb 1820 in Georgia; died on 11 Jul 1895 in Miller County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Recorded from Jacqueline B. Perrin Information: Notes for Henry Houston:

1/ This Henry Houston was named for his Uncle Henry Houston, brother of Edward Houston, in our ancestry. Records in NC refer to him as "Jr".
2/ This material comes from Sara Bryan Houston's father-in-law's file:
Henry Houston and Elendor Stokes were married in Duplin, NC, in 1816. Three of their sons came to Georgia. Edward J., Henry, and George Houston came to Georgia after 1830. We find Edward J. Houston in Dooly County, there he married Lucy Royal, date not sure. After her death, he married her sister, Eliza Jane, September 11, 1860. They moved to Miller-Early County Line, where he died. He gave the land for the Houston Cemetery. He was a member of the new Hope Baptist Church and served in the Civil War. His brother, George, was living in Dooly County GA., in the 1850 census. Their mother, Eleanor Stokes, (born 1795, NC) was living with George at this time. We do not know where or when Henry, the father, died. We assume in Duplin County, NC.

NOTE 2./ Historical Note: The Year Was 1818

The year was 1818 and the Convention of 1818decided the northern boundary of the United States and the southern boundary of Canada as being the 49th parallel, between the Lake of the Woods in Minnesota and the Rocky Mountains. The land west of the Rockies was under joint control of the U.S. and Britain. That boundary was settled in 1846 with the Oregon Treaty.

South of 49th parallel, Illinois was admitted as the twenty-first state. Initially the northern boundary was set just below the southern end of Lake Michigan, but at a population of around 36,000, Illinois was short of the necessary 60,000 minimum required for statehood. Illinois Congressional delegate, Nathaniel Pope, suggested that it would make better sense to move the boundary northward to include the City of Chicago and the area upon which the I & M Canal would be built, connecting the Great Lakes with the Mississippi River, and from there the Gulf of Mexico.

In the South, the First Seminole War resulted from the escalation of conflicts between the Seminoles and settlers who were moving into Seminole territory. The Seminoles provided a sanctuary for escaped slaves and this provided additional fuel for the fire. Andrew Jackson pursued the Seminoles into Florida, which was then under Spanish control. His victory led to the accession of Florida to the U.S. the following year.

In the Ohio River Valley, an epidemic of what was commonly called "milk sick" broke out and in October it claimed Abraham Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln. At the time, the illness was attributed to many things, but only a few suspected the real culprit. It wasn't until the early 1900s that it was determined that milk from cows that had eaten snakeroot caused the illness. By then it had claimed many other victims, the majority of them infants.

In literature, a young Mary Shelley's most famous book-- Frankenstein--was published. 1818 also marked the first time the Christmas hymn Silent Night was sung in the small Austrian village of Oberndorf.

Henry married Elenor STOKES on 17 Jan 1816 in Duplin County, North Carolina. Elenor (daughter of Redden STOKES) was born in 1795 in Duplin County, North Carolina; died after 1850 in Dooly County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The spelling of her name is difficult to read. It may be spelled Eleanor. The grand daughter is named Eleanor. George's second child.

Notes:

NOTE 1./ RAIFORD ROYAL:

From T.C. Sutton, as provided by Charles C. Royal, Augusta, Georgia:
"Raiford Royal, son of Young and Edith Royal of Sampson County, N.C., was born ca 1799 NC and died 1865 in Dooly County, Ga. According to a family legend (R.A. Hendricks family record):
'Raiford Royal came to Dooly County, Georgia, in 1815 or 1820. He asked his father in Tarboro, North Carolina, to have a pair of shoes made for him. Size 14. His father told him to roll up his pants and go barefoot and get his feet tough. This made Raiford angry and he did roll up his pants and rode his mule away and came to Georgia, Dooly County. He never wore shoes again.'
My research shows that Raiford's father lived in Sampson County, N.C., and died there before 1820. Raiford was not enumerated in Dooly County census until 1830.
He married first, Nancy Odom, and by 1840 census shows 1 male age 40/0, 1 female age 40/50, 2 mages age 10/15 (unidentified), 1 female age 10/15, 1 male age 5/10 and 1 female age under 5. "
"The old home place of Raiford Royal was occupied after his death by Reason Royal and his family, then by Osborne Royal family. The old log house still remains near Lilly in Dooly County, Georgia."

1830 Census Dooly Co. GA was 21021--- 10001 (1800-1864)

1840 Census Dooly Co. GA was 0120001 1010001

NOTE 2./ 1860 Dooly County Census enumerated on 8-8-1860

Name Home in 1860 Age in 1860 Estimated Birth Year Birthplace Gender
Raiford Royal Not Stated, Dooly, GA 59 1800 South Carolina Male
Elgine Royal Not Stated, Dooly, GA 38 1821 North Carolina Female
E J Royal Not Stated, Dooly, GA 19 1840 Georgia Female
Pealey Royal Not Stated, Dooly, GA 17 1842 Georgia Male
Jacob Royal Not Stated, Dooly, GA 15 1844 Georgia Male
Hardy Royal Not Stated, Dooly, GA 13 1846 Georgia Male
Geo Royal Not Stated, Dooly, GA 11 1848 Georgia Male
M J Royal Not Stated, Dooly, GA 9 1850 Georgia Female
Josiah Royal Not Stated, Dooly, GA 7 1852 Georgia Male
Emma Royal Not Stated, Dooly, GA 5 1854 Georgia Female
Easter Royal Not Stated, Dooly, GA 4 1855 Georgia Female
Asleheat Royal Not Stated, Dooly, GA 3 1856 Georgia Male
Wilson Royal Not Stated, Dooly, GA 9/12 1859 Georgia Male

NOTE 3./
Raiford and then Sabra and Robert Brown also moved to Dooly Co. GA. William had settled there and many Royal descendants in GA descend from this family. Robert Brown was a county official in Sampson but died in 1832, soon after moving to Dooly.

Raiford is said to have left home young and upset at his father over a pair of shoes. If so, This is not indicated in the Will of his father Young Royal. It is clear from the Will, that William 1785 and Wilson 1788 had moved from NC (to GA and FL).

Young Royal Will.

"Tenthly: I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Raiford Royal (1800), all the lands that I now process, except the lands that I bequeathed to my son Rezon Royal, to belong to said Raiford Royal after his mother's death. Also I give and bequeath unto my beloved son Raiford Royal, two Negro boys by the names of Simon and Jonas. Also one bed and furniture and all the plantation tools of
every description, except the blacksmith tools." (1818)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/sampson/wills/royal07.txt

In 1845 and near the death of his mother, Raiford returned to Sampson and was upset with Travis Butler that the Will of Young Royal had not been probated. It was 50 years later before the will was probated in 1894 and everyone in the Will was then dead. Travis had married a sister of Raiford and was getting full use of the land of Young Royal that was willed to Raiford Royal. Likely, Raiford never got anything from the estate of Young Royal.

Raiford married Nancy ODOM about 1822 in Samson County, North Carolina. Nancy (daughter of RS George Solomon ODOM and Jane RUSSEL) was born on 17 Jun 1805 in Lincoln County, North Carolina; died about 1840 in Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Drewry married Chloe GOLIGHTLY in 1807 in Georgia. Chloe (daughter of Charles GOLIGHTLY) was born in 1792 in England; died in 1855 in Miller County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]