George married Elizabeth Winford HOUSTON on 07 Aug 1877 in Louisiana. Elizabeth (daughter of James Lafayette HOUSTON and Nancy Amanda BUSH) was born on 10 Jul 1851 in Bakerhill, BarbourCounty, Alabama; died on 10 Jun 1932 in Shrievport, Louisianna; was buried in Forest Park East, Shrievport, Louisianna. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./ 1870 Ward 1, Bienville, LA census,

Name Home in 1870 Est birth year Birthplace Race Gender
Jas Houston Ward 1, Bienville, LA abt 1816 North Carolina White Male
Amanda Houston Ward 1, Bienville, LA abt 1825 Ala White Female
Jane Houston Ward 1, Bienville, LA abt 1844 Ala White Female
Elizabeth Houston Ward 1, Bienville, LA abt 1850 Ala White Female
Amanda Houston Ward 1, Bienville, LA abt 1852 Louisiana White Female

NOTE 2./ 1880 1st Ward, Bienville, LA census,

Name Home in 1880 (City,County,State) Birth Year Birthplace Relation
James Houston 1st Ward, Bienville, LA abt 1816 North Carolina Self (Head)
Nancy Houston 1st Ward, Bienville, LA abt 1825 Alabama Wife
James Houston 1st Ward, Bienville, LA abt 1867 Louisiana Son

James married Nancy Amanda BUSH on 09 Nov 1843 in Barbour County, Alabama. Nancy (daughter of Moses Eason BUSH and Julia Ann CALHOUN) was born on 10 May 1825 in Barbour County, Alabama; died on 01 Jan 1906 in Arcadia, Bienville Parish, Louisianna. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

NOTE 1./
1./ Edward Houston purchased Section 15, Township 16, Range 20 & 22-10-27 in Barbour Co. AL. Edward Houston, Sr., b. ca 1785 NC, in Ala. by 1832. Sarah____ (wife?), b. ca 1805 NC. Also, in this household in 1860 was Mary Johnson, b. ca 1770 NC.

2./ Edward moved to GA after Creek Indians had been driven out of GA. They settled in Quitman Co., GA. They worked on block wheeled ox-carts.

3./ lists Edward HOUSTAIN with one white male under 21, two white females under 21, two white females over 21, and no slaves.

Sources:
1./ Text: Godfrey, Marie H.. RURAL LAND OWNERS OF BARBOUR COUNTY, ALABAMA 1851. Greenville, SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1990.
2./ Text: Zoa NeVauge HOUSTON, 1452 Church Street, Mobile AL; Notes.
3./ Text: FOLEY, Helen S. 1833 STATE CENSUS FOR BARBOUR COUNTY, ALABAMA. Eufala, AL: 1976.

NOTE 2./ See letter .jpeg image:

Edward E Houston and sons Stephen Hopkins, George Washington and John B Houston were accused and tried for the murder of James Orr. James Orr was a brother-in-law of Nancy Amanda Bush Houston, wife of Edward "Ned" brother James Lafayette. David Bush one of the accusers was her brother. He instructs Edward "Ned" at the end of the letter to tell James to cease all communication with his wife's family

NOTE 3./ Edward E Houston – had 12 children with 3 wives. The oldest 2 sons were Edward “Ned” and James Lafayette. They were 12 to 15 years older than the next set of siblings. They as far as I can tell were the first to leave Barbour Co.. Ned settled in Bienville Parish in 1845 and made trips to Scout the area as early as 1843. James Lafayette followed in 1851. Other families came with them from Barbour Co. such as Holland, Wimberly, Bush, Sims (to name a few I know of so far) – in Wagon Trains using overland routes – The Kings Highway passes through Winn Parish, LA., which is due south of Bienville. The Kings Highway was the main wagon train route that lead west to California. They could also have used another route – going along the gulf coast and ferrying up the Mississippi.

There are 3 more siblings that followed – Stephen Hopkins Houston, John B Houston and Mary W. Houston Sims. All of them stopped in Bienville Parish before going on to Texas, whether it was to spend the winter, restock provisions and rest or just visit family and it may have been for all of those reasons. John B came before the Civil War – He joined an LA Confederate Infantry unit. More of the siblings may have followed but I have not researched all of them yet to be able to tell you.

Edward married Hannah PLAYER about 1812 in North Carolina. Hannah (daughter of Thomas PLAYER and Rebecca WILLIAMS) was born in 1783 in New Hanover, North Carolina; died between 1816 and 1826 in Duplin County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Moses married Julia Ann CALHOUN on 09 Apr 1815 in Monticello, Jasper Co., GA. Julia was born on 12 Oct 1794 in Laurens County, Georgia; died on 18 Apr 1833 in Bakerhill, Barbour County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Monticello, Jones, Georgia