Family/Spouse: Samuel STOKES. Samuel was born in in Beaufort County (now Pitt County), NC; died about 1770 in Pitt County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [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.

Elenor married Henry HOUSTON on 17 Jan 1816 in Duplin County, North Carolina. Henry (son of RS Edward HOUSTON and Mary MILLER) was born about 1793 in Soracte, Duplin County, North Carolina; died in 1841 in Dooly County, 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]

George married Sarah Ann GIBSON on 18 Aug 1861 in Worth County, Georgia.. Sarah (daughter of Unknown GIBSON and Sarah UNKNOWN) was born in 1835 in Worth County, Georgia; died after 1880 in 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]

CSA married Elizabeth Jane ROYAL on 11 Sep 1860 in Dooly County, Georgia. Elizabeth (daughter of Raiford ROYAL and Nancy ODOM) was born on 01 Jan 1840 in Dooly County, Georgia; died on 15 Dec 1907 in Miller County, Georgia; was buried in Houston Cemetery, Miller County Georgia.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eliza married Raiford ROYAL in 1842 in Dooly County, Georgia. Raiford (son of RS Young ROYAL and Edith BLACKMON) was born on 26 Jan 1800 in Sampson County, North Carolina; died before 1865 in Lilly, Dooly County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]