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Edward E. HOUSTON

Male 1788 - 1870  (81 years)


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  • Name Edward E. HOUSTON 
    Born 31 May 1788  Duplin County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1870  Barbour County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2557  Bob-Millie Family Tree
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2022 

    Father RS Edward HOUSTON
              b. Abt 1755, Soracte, Duplin County, North Carolina. Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 13 Dec 1824, Duplin County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary MILLER
              b. Abt 1751, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Between 1818 and 1824, Duplin County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1771  Duplin Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F610  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah JOHNSTON
              b. Abt 1805, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Aft 1880, Barbour County, Alabama? Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 76 years) 
    Married Abt 1842  Duplin County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sarah HOUSTON
              b. Abt 1843, Barbour County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Mary W. HOUSTON
              b. Abt 1845, Barbour County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1917, Eastland County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)  [natural]
     3. Nancy R. HOUSTON
              b. Abt 1848, Barbour County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Samuel D. HOUSTON
              b. 13 Mar 1850, Barbour County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 25 Jan 1928, Barbour County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2022 
    Family ID F1482  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Hannah PLAYER
              b. 1783, New Hanover, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Between 1816 and 1826, Duplin County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Married Abt 1812  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Edward "Ned" HOUSTON
              b. 1813, Duplin County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 19 Feb 1883, Bienville Parish, Louisianna Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [natural]
     2. James Lafayette HOUSTON
              b. 27 Feb 1816, Trenton, Duplin County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 08 Oct 1898, Arcadia, Bienville Parish, LA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2022 
    Family ID F1480  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Sally Ann WILLIAMSON
              b. 1788, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Abt 1840, Barbour County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married Abt 1827  Duplin County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. George Washington HOUSTON
              b. 1828, Duplin County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Aft 1880, Thomasville, Bullock, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 53 years)  [Stepchild]
     2. CSA John B HOUSTON
              b. Feb 1830, Duplin County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Aft 1900, Eastland County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 71 years)  [Stepchild]
     3. CSA William Saluda HOUSTON
              b. 1832, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 11 Feb 1865, Camp Chase, Franklin, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)  [Stepchild]
     4. CSA Stephen Hopkins HOUSTON
              b. Apr 1834, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1906, Necessity, Stephens County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  [Stepchild]
     5. CSA Charles H. HOUSTON
              b. May 1836, Barbour County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 25 Dec 1915, Barbour County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  [Stepchild]
     6. CSA George Lafayette HOUSTON
              b. 16 May 1837, Barbour County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 20 May 1906, Barbour County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [Stepchild]
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2022 
    Family ID F1481  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 May 1788 - Duplin County, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1827 - Duplin County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1842 - Duplin County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1870 - Barbour County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    1830 Duplin NC: Edward Houston    		1830 Duplin NC: Edward Houston
    1850 Barbour County AL: Edward E Houston    		1850 Barbour County AL: Edward E Houston
    1860 Barbour AL: Edward E Houston    		1860 Barbour AL: Edward E Houston
    1870 Barbour AL: Edward E Houston    		1870 Barbour AL: Edward E Houston
    #1 Edward E to son Edward 'Ned' Houston    		#1 Edward E to son Edward "Ned" Houston
    #2 Edward E to son Edward 'Ned' Houston    		#2 Edward E to son Edward "Ned" Houston
    #3 Edward E to son Edward 'Ned' Houston    		#3 Edward E to son Edward "Ned" Houston
    #4 Edward E to son Edward 'Ned' Houston    		#4 Edward E to son Edward "Ned" Houston

  • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1784] Letter from James Houston to Edward "Ned" Houston in Barbour Co., Alabama.
      I was born the eighteenth day of August in the year 1782 which makes me 61 next August and your father was born May the thirty first day, 1788 which makes him fifty five this May coming.

      James Houston