Reverend Samuel Houston

Male 1745 - 1806  (61 years)


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  1. 1.  Reverend Samuel Houston was born on 1 Jan 1745 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA; died on 22 Sep 1806 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA; was buried in 1806 in Natural Bridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Bordens Tract, Timber Ridge

    Died:
    Timber Ridge

    Samuel married Elizabeth Paxton on 12 Feb 1781 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth was born in 1757 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA; died on 8 Sep 1831 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1831 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. General Samuel Houston  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Mar 1793 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; died on 26 Jul 1863 in Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA; was buried in 1863 in Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA.
    2. 3. Mary Blair Houston, (Xfer)  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Mar 1797 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA; died on 29 Apr 1854 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1854 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  General Samuel Houston Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born on 2 Mar 1793 in Augusta County, Virginia, USA; died on 26 Jul 1863 in Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA; was buried in 1863 in Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact 1: Famous General in Texas History
    • Relocated: 1807, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; From Virginia
    • Residence: Between 1809 and 1811, Tennessee, USA; Living with Cherokee Indians
    • Military: 26 Mar 1814, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA; Battle of Horseshoe Bend with Andrew Jackson
    • Occupation: 1818, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; Attorney General
    • Occupation: Between 1823 and 1826, Tennessee, USA; US House of Representatives
    • Occupation: Between 1827 and 1829, Tennessee, USA; Governor of Tennessee
    • Occupation: Between 1836 and 1838, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA; President of Texas
    • Occupation: Between 1841 and 1844, Texas, USA; President of Texas
    • Occupation: Between 1846 and 1859, Texas, USA; U S Senator
    • Occupation: Between 1859 and 1861, Texas, USA; Governor of Texas

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Timber Ridge

    Buried:
    Oakwood Cemetery

    Samuel married Eliza Allen on 22 Jan 1829 in Tennessee, USA, and was divorced in 1837 in Texas, USA. Eliza was born in Gallatin, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Samuel married Diana Rogers Gentry about 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Samuel married Margaret Moffette Lea on 9 May 1840 in Texas, USA. Margaret was born in Marion County, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Blair Houston, (Xfer) Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born on 4 Mar 1797 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA; died on 29 Apr 1854 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1854 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relocated: 1807, Blount County, Tennessee, USA; From Virginia

    Notes:

    Buried:
    New Providence Churchyard Cemetery

    Family/Spouse: General William Wallace. William was born on 8 Sep 1794 in Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Apr 1864 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1864 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Mary married Colonel Matthew Auten Wallace, (Xfer) in 1824 in Blount County, Tennessee, USA. Matthew was born on 28 Mar 1764 in Virginia, USA; died on 1 Jul 1840 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA; was buried in 1840 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]