William married Annie Elizabeth CHAMBLISS on 16 Jul 1908 in Americus, Sumter, Georgia. Annie (daughter of Jessie CHAMBLISS and Julia Franklin STUBBS) was born on 20 Nov 1886 in Sumter County, Georgia; died on 22 Dec 1959. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Ann Elizabeth HOUSTON was born on 17 Dec 1912 in Sumter County, Georgia; died on 04 May 1989 in Blakely, Early County, Georgia.
2. Carl HOUSTON was born in in Sumter County, Georgia.
3. Living HOUSTON
4. Living HOUSTON
5. Living HOUSTON

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1900 MD 1428, Worth, Georgia census,

Name Home in 1900 Birth Year Birthplace Race Relation
John Houston MD 1428, Worth, Georgia abt 1862 Georgia White Head
Rosa Houston MD1428, Worth, Georgia abt 1873 Georgia White Wife
Wm Berry Houston MD1428, Worth, Georgia abt 1888 Georgia White Son
Emlen Houston MD1428, Worth, Georgia abt 1889 Georgia White Daughter
Willie Houston MD1428, Worth, Georgia abt 1891 Georgia White Daughter
John Edward Houston MD1428, Worth, Georgia abt 1894 Georgia White Son
Julia Houston MD1428, Worth, Georgia abt 1897 Georgia White Daughter

John married Rosabella MOREE on 08 Jan 1886 in Worth County, Georgia.. Rosabella (daughter of CSA James Harrison MOREE and Leanna L. MELTON) was born on 16 Mar 1869 in Worth County, Georgia; died on 19 Oct 1901 in Worth County, Georgia; was buried in Providence cemetery, Warwick Highway, Worth County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ e-mail from Ray Houston of Sylvester Georgia on 2-1-2005 <>

My Grandmother, as you will see on my tree, was Rosabella "Rausey" Moree. She was the wife of John Edward Houston, I. Her parents were James Harrison Moree and Leanna Melton Moree. Both of my Great Grand Parents were born in Twiggs County, Georgia.

The Andrew Moree that you speak of from the Georgia Gray Books was the brother of James Harrison Moree. They had another brother named Henry Moree who was also with the 59th Ga. and he was killed on 13 July 1862 in Virginia. Green B. Moree was also killed in Virginia during the War; however, I'm not certain if he was a brother

All four of my Great Grand Dads fought for that Noble Cause of Southern Independence. Many uncles and cousins, as you know, sacrificed all they had for freedom, against a tyrannical, centralized federal government. Nobler ashes than theirs will never be sheltered by the sod of any land. They give me great Southern pride and it is your family also. Please forgive me if I sound facetious; however, Sir, you have adopted and married into a family with priceless Southern Heritage.

When James Harrison returned home in 1865, he and my Great Grandmother had another child and they named him Henry. My Moree Great Grandparents are buried at Salem Church
in Worth County on Jewell Crowe Road, named after Garland's dad and my uncle Judge Jewell Crowe.

My Grand Children are 7th generation Worth Countians. Also, you said you have a restaurant in Cordele. My 4th Great Grand Dad was Benjamin Stewart Hamilton, Revolutionary Soldier. His plantation took in the city limits of what is now Cordele, Georgia.

Wow! What a wonderful Novel you sent to me concerning my family history. You already have a wealth of information and I truly appreciate your sharing it with my wife Ginger and myself. Ginger and I are both retired and have much time to research. We both enjoy our family genealogy very much.

Please stay in contact, as I am, your obedient Confederate servant,

Ray

CSA married Nancy Morrison GILLIS on 29 Mar 1856 in Worth County, Georgia. Nancy (daughter of Norman GILLIS and Pheraby PATE) was born on 11 Feb 1840 in Montgomery County, Georgia; died on 06 Feb 1908 in Worth County, Georgia; was buried in Providence cemetery, Worth County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

CSA married Leanna L. MELTON. Leanna (daughter of Clem MELTON and Sarah HARDEN) was born on 23 Jan 1835 in Twiggs County, Georgia; died on 21 May 1913 in Worth County, Georgia; was buried in Salem Church in Worth County on Jewell Crowe Road. [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.

Norman married Pheraby PATE on 17 Aug 1831 in Georgia. Pheraby was born in 1805 in Georgia; died after 1860 in Montgomery County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alfred married Louriana "Lany" O'NEAL. Louriana was born in 1819 in Georgia; died in 1884 in Worth County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Virginia

Clem married Sarah HARDEN in 1816. Sarah was born in 1799 in Edgefield District, South Carolina; died in 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]