Zilpha married Tom JAMES on 06 Nov 1884. Tom was born on 11 Jan 1861; died on 20 Oct 1945. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1870 District 14, Worth, GA census: 8-29-1870

Name Home Est Birth Yr Birthplace Race Gender
James Houston District 14, Worth, GA abt 1837 Georgia White Male
Martha Houston District 14, Worth, GA abt 1842 Georgia White Female
Filpha Houston District 14, Worth, GA abt 1864 Georgia White Female
Theophalus Houston District 14, Worth, GA abt 1866 Georgia White Male
Charlotte Houston District 14, Worth, GA abt 1868 Georgia White Female
Eliza Houston District 14, Worth, GA abt 1870 Georgia White Female

NOTE 2./
1880 Census Variations with Jacqueline Perrins Data: District 1044, Worth, Georgia
Source: FHL Film 1254172 National Archives Film T9-0172 Page 511D

Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
James M. HOUSTON Self M M W 43 GA
Martha HOUSTON Wife F M W 40 GA
Zilphy HOUSTON Dau F S W 17 GA
Theophilus HOUSTON Son M S W 14 GA
Elizabeth HOUSTON Dau F S W 12 GA
**Eliezer HOUSTON Dau F S W 10 GA
**Mary HOUSTON Dau F S W 7 GA
George J. HOUSTON Son M S W 5 GA
**Mattie L. HOUSTON Dau F S W 2 GA
William M. HOUSTON Son M S W 6M GA

** = These three individuals are represented by Mary Elizabeth, Molly Pearl, and Martha in Jackies data. None of the birth dates of each, give any clue to the matches.

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

Name: James Houston ,
Residence: Worth County, Georgia
Enlistment Date: 13 May 1862
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Confederacy
State Served: Georgia
Unit Numbers: 412
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 13 May 1862. Enlisted in Company F, 59th Infantry Regiment Georgia on 13 May 1862. Enlisted in Company A, 62nd Infantry Regiment Georgia on 29 May 1862.
Promoted to Full Corporal 4th Class on 15 June 1863 (Estimated day of Promo).Transferred Company A, 62nd Infantry Regiment Georgia on 11 July 1864. Transferred in Company A, 8th Cavalry Regiment Georgia on 11 July 1864. Detailed on 24 November 1864 at Georgia (To procure remount)
Surrendered on 10 May 1865 at Tallahassee, FL . Paroled on 19 May 1865 at Albany, GA

NOTE 4./ WORTH COUNTY, GA - 59th Regiment Co. F "Worth Infantry"
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Houston, James -- Private - May 13, 1862. Roll for August 31, 1862, last on which borne, bears remark: ”`Was never sworn into company. Has since joined Partisan Rangers and gone into service and his name erased from the rolls of this company:” Enlisted as a private in Company A, 62nd Regiment,
Georgia Infantry May 29, 1862. Appointed 4th Corporal June 1863. Transferred to Company A, 8th Regiment, Georgia Cavalry July 11, 1864. Roll for December 31, 1864, last on file, shows him on detail to Georgia to procure remount November 24, 1864. Surrendered at Tallahassee, Florida May 10, 1865. Paroled at Albany, Georgia May 19, 1865.

Battles Fought

Fought at Dorchester.
Fought at Hartwell, GA.
Fought at Kentucky.
Fought on 08 April 1862.
Fought on 27 June 1862 at Cold Harbor, VA.
Fought on 02 July 1862 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 03 July 1862 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 10 July 1862 at Funkstown, MD.
Fought on 30 August 1862 at 2nd Manassas, VA.
Fought on 14 September 1862.
Fought on 15 October 1862 at Bourbon County, KY.
Fought on 15 October 1862 at Carrsville, VA.
Fought on 27 October 1862 at Lexington, KY.
Fought on 03 November 1862 at Lexington, KY.
Fought on 10 November 1862 at Near Richmond, VA.
Fought on 09 December 1862 at Nicholasville, KY.
Fought on 15 December 1862 at Meigsville, KY.
Fought on 25 January 1863.
Fought on 15 February 1863 at Savannah, GA.
Fought on 20 February 1863 at Madison, GA.
Fought on 03 April 1863 at Richmond, VA.
Fought on 03 May 1863 at Chancellorsville, VA.
Fought on 10 May 1863 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Fought on 16 May 1863 at Baker's Creek, MS.
Fought on 17 May 1863 at Big Black River, MS.
Fought on 03 June 1863 at Mechanicsville, MS.
Fought on 28 June 1863 at Reedville, VA.
Fought on 29 June 1863 at Reedsville, VA.
Fought on 01 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 02 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 03 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 04 July 1863 at Cashtown, PA.
Fought on 04 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 04 July 1863 at South Mountain, MD.
Fought on 05 July 1863 at Funkstown, MD.
Fought on 05 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 05 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA Hospital.
Fought on 05 July 1863 at Greencastle, PA.
Fought on 06 July 1863 at Fort McHenry, MD.
Fought on 06 July 1863 at Funkstown, MD.
Fought on 10 July 1863 at Funkstown, MD.
Fought on 10 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 12 July 1863 at Funkstown, MD.
Fought on 14 July 1863 at Gettysburg, PA.
Fought on 14 July 1863 at Williamsport, MD.
Fought on 15 July 1863 at Funkstown, MD.
Fought on 15 July 1863 at Winchester, VA.
Fought on 21 July 1863 at Chester Gap, VA.
Fought on 24 July 1863 at Chester Gap, VA.
Fought on 25 July 1863 at Western Virginia.
Fought on 30 July 1863 at Chambersburg, PA.
Fought on 15 August 1863 at Seminary Hospl, Hagerstown, MD.
Fought on 05 September 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 14 September 1863 at Fort Delaware, DE.
Fought on 17 November 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 25 November 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 27 November 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 29 November 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 29 November 1863 at Tennessee.
Fought on 30 November 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 30 November 1863 at Loudon, TN.
Fought on 03 December 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 03 December 1863 at Near Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 04 December 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 05 December 1863 at Hospl, Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 05 December 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 09 December 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 15 December 1863 at Knoxville, TN.
Fought on 18 December 1863.
Fought on 10 January 1864 at Strawberry Plains, VA.
Fought on 16 January 1864 at Near Dandridge, TN.
Fought on 22 January 1864 at Mossy Creek, TN.
Fought on 29 January 1864 at Tazewell, TN.
Fought on 06 May 1864 at Mine Run, VA.
Fought on 06 May 1864 at Wilderness, VA.
Fought on 09 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Fought on 10 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Fought on 12 May 1864 at Mine Run, VA.
Fought on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Fought on 13 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Fought on 16 May 1864 at Resaca, GA.
Fought on 19 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
Fought on 21 May 1864 at Near Spottsylvania, VA.
Fought on 22 May 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 23 May 1864 at Hanover Junction, VA.
Fought on 24 May 1864 at Hanover Junction, VA.
Fought on 24 May 1864 at Near Hanover Junction, VA.
Fought on 30 May 1864 at Bethesda Church, VA.
Fought on 31 May 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
Fought on 01 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
Fought on 02 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
Fought on 03 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 04 June 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA.
Fought on 13 June 1864 at White Oak Swamp, VA.
Fought on 15 June 1864.
Fought on 15 June 1864 at Fussell's Mill, VA.
Fought on 15 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 15 June 1864 at Smithfield, VA.
Fought on 16 June 1864 at New Market, VA.
Fought on 18 June 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 24 June 1864 at New Market, VA.
Fought on 20 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 28 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 30 July 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 14 August 1864 at Deep Bottom Run, VA.
Fought on 15 August 1864 at Deep Bottom Run, VA.
Fought on 15 August 1864 at Fussell's Mill, VA.
Fought on 16 August 1864 at Deep Bottom Run, VA.
Fought on 16 August 1864 at New Market, VA.
Fought on 17 August 1864 at New Market, VA.
Fought on 25 August 1864 at Bermuda Hundred, VA.
Fought on 25 August 1864 at Reams' Station, VA.
Fought on 15 September 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 27 September 1864.
Fought on 27 September 1864 at People's Farm, VA.
Fought on 29 September 1864 at Fort Harrison, VA.
Fought on 30 September 1864 at Fort Harrison, VA.
Fought on 04 October 1864 at Fort Harrison, VA.
Fought on 07 October 1864 at Darbytown Road, VA.
Fought on 07 October 1864 at Deep Bottom Run, VA.
Fought on 15 October 1864.
Fought on 15 November 1864.
Fought on 23 November 1864 at Washington County, GA.
Fought on 25 November 1864 at Hancock County, GA.
Fought on 25 November 1864 at Washington County, GA.
Fought on 15 February 1865.
Fought on 18 March 1865 at Bentonville, NC.
Fought on 03 April 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
Fought on 03 April 1865 at Bermuda Hundred, VA.
Fought on 03 April 1865 at Jackson Hospl, Richmond, VA.
Fought on 03 April 1865 at Richmond, VA.
Fought on 04 April 1865 at Appomattox, VA.
Fought on 05 April 1865 at Amelia Court House, VA.
Fought on 05 April 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
Fought on 05 April 1865 at Appomattox, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Farmville, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Near Appomattox, VA.
Fought on 06 April 1865 at Richmond, VA.
Fought on 07 April 1865 at Farmville, VA.
Fought on 08 April 1865 at Amelia Court House, VA.
Fought on 10 April 1865 at Petersburg, VA.
Fought on 11 April 1865 at Farmville, VA.
Fought on 15 April 1865.
Fought on 15 April 1865 at Appomattox Court House, VA.
Fought on 15 April 1865 at Richmond, VA.
Fought on 20 April 1865 at Macon, GA.
Fought on 03 May 1865 at Andersonville, GA.
Fought on 03 May 1865 at Greenville, TN.

CSA married Martha ROUSE on 29 Mar 1860 in Worth County, Georgia. Martha (daughter of William ROUSE and Charlotte UNKNOWN) was born on 14 Apr 1841 in Dooly County, Georgia; died on 01 Sep 1914 in Worth County, Georgia; was buried in Red Oak Cemetery, Doles, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Item1./
History of Worth County
Worth County was created in 1853 from Dooly and Irwin Counties. Worth County was named for Major General William James Worth, son-in-law of Zachary Taylor. Major William A. Harris, a leader in organizing the new county, served under General Worth in the Mexican War.

The county's first known inhabitants were the Apalachee Indians. Their nation was destroyed in a war between the Florida Spanish and the Carolina English. When Oglethorpe arrived more 30 years later to establish the Colony of Georgia, the area was occupied by the Lower Creek Indians.

San Bernard was the original County Seat. It's location was approximately where the Isabella Cemetery is now. The County Seat was moved a mile east from San Bernard and named Isabella in 1854. In 1872, the Brunswick & Albany (now the Seaboard Coast Line) Railroad was built, passing 3 miles south of Isabella. Towns began to be formed along the railway line, like Sumner, Poulan and Sylvester and in 1904, after a bitter power struggle, the County Seat was moved to to it's permanent spot: Sylvester.

Item 2./ 1860 Daugherty County, Georgia census: 6-14-1860

Name Home Age Est Birth Yr Birthplace Gender

G Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 45 1814 North Carolina Male
E Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 46 1813 Louisiana;Virginia Female
James Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 24 1835 Dooly Male
Jane Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 20 1839 Dooly Female
John D Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 19 1840 Georgia Male
Lucy Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 18 1841 Georgia Female
E Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 13 1846 Georgia Female
George Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 11 1848 Georgia Male
Emily Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 5 1854 Georgia Female
Adia Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 1 1858 Dougherty Female
Martha Houston Not Stated, Dougherty, GA 18 1841 Georgia Female
((Note that this last Martha is not connected to any other Houston family yet, but is surely not one of John and Elizabeths children))

Item 3./ 1870 Worth County, Georgia census: 8-29-1870 (With 2nd wife)

Name Home Age EstBirthYr Birthplace Race Gender
George Houston District 14, Worth, GA 54 abt 1816 North Carolina White Male
Ann Houston District 14, Worth, GA 36 abt 1834 Georgia White Fem
Emily Houston District 14, Worth, GA 13 abt 1857 Georgia White Fem
Ada Houston District 14, Worth, GA 10 abt 1860 Georgia White Fem
Sarah Houston District 14, Worth, GA 8 abt 1862 Georgia White Fem
Malinda Houston District 14, Worth, GA 6 abt 1864 Georgia White Fem
Thomas Houston District 14, Worth, GA 4 abt 1866 Georgia White Male
Edward Houston District 14, Worth, GA 2 abt 1868 Georgia White Male
Julia Houston District 14, Worth, GA 9/12 abt 1861 Georgia White Fem

Item 4./

Historical Note: Andrew Jackson was President in 1832 when he ordered all Indians east of the Mississippi, to be moved West. This was one of the sadest edicts of this and for all time in the History of the United States. Andrew Jackson imposed his will on the Presidency, the people, the banking industry and the landscape of America. He was not a good delegator, and fired the members of his Cabinet, in some instances several times, when they would not do his exact bidding. He was a born fighter and dualed several times, and had two lead balls in his body from these contests. Jackson was censured by his Democratic Party for firing 3 Secretary of the Treasurys in order to change the Federal Banking methods. He was the only President to be censured. He was given the name "Jackass" by his Party, which soon became the symbol assumed by his Democratic Party. He was the first and last President to leave the Government debt free at his parting. Andrew Jackson used the Presidential veto 12 times, supassed only by Andrew Johnson (25), who took over after the assassination of Lincoln. As a final note, Johnson later missed being impeached by only one vote, because he did not want to punish the South, after the Civil War.

Item 5./

History of Red Oak Baptist Church, Doles, Ga. Worth County, Georgia.
Red Oak Baptist Church was founded November 5, 1864. Mike Champion gave the land for the Red Oak Baptist Church to be built upon. The church got its name because of the large Red Oak trees on this plot. The first church was made from hewn logs. It was 30 feet wide and 40 feet long. The hurch does not have the records when the second church was built, because of a fire in the clerk's home many ol records are gone forever. But the second church was a frame building with shutters for doors and windows and it had no ceiling. One service per month on the first Sunday was held then. The present church is the third one and it was built in 1890. The charter members include the BROWN family, as well as mention of DOWNS family; and many more surnames, Hobby, etc. Luerana Brown was a Charter Member. The church house was built near the southeast corner of Lot of Land # 90; in the 16th District of Worth County, Ga. Red Oak Baptist Church had had thirty-four pastors through the years. The cemetery has two parts; one enclosed in the fence and the second part next to the Creek that runs nearby for those families who had sharecroppers, etc. There were in the past both black and white church members attending this church. The first black members in 1855 (8) of them (this was before the Civil War). The first lights for the church were kereosene lamps, then in 1910 gas lights were added, and then 1940 the church added electricity. Red Oak Baptist Church celebrated its 100th Year Anniversary October 31, 1954.
CEMETERY RECORDS:
(this record is the best that could be obtained. There are numerous blank plots that the name was not known listed.) All records were burned in a Clerk's house that caught fire.

George married Elizabeth POSEY about 1835. Elizabeth was born about 1816 in Georgia; died about 1860 in Worth County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ Historical Reference: The Year Was 1829

In the U.S., Andrew Jackson became the seventh president of the United States. A hero of the War of 1812, he had also been a senator and representative for Tennessee, and Justice of the Tennessee Superior Court. Nicknamed "Old Hickory", he appealed to the common man and held a public reception at his inauguration at the White House.

The U.S. had banned the importation of slaves in 1808, but unfortunately, it didn't stop the trade. In 1829, a boat assigned to patrol the African Coast looking for slavers, intercepted the "Feloz" and a group from the interceptor boarded the ship. A first-hand account of the horrific conditions from one of the group, Rev. Robert Walsh, can be found online at EyeWitness to History.com.

That year, Eng and Chang Bunker, the original Siamese twins arrived in America where they traveled around in exhibitions. They went on to tour through England and other countries in Europe for the next ten years and later settled in a small town in North Carolina, where they married two sisters.

In the world of technology, William Austin Burt invented and received the first American patent for the "typographer"--an early version of the typewriter. Burt also held patents for a number of other inventions and did extensive surveying in the areas that are now Michigan and Wisconsin.

William married Charlotte UNKNOWN. Charlotte was born in 1820 in 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.

William married UNKNOWN. died before 1840 in Dooly County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]