Robert Houston1
b. 27 February 1801, d. 10 April 1883
Father | John Houston1,2 d. bef 17 Oct 1828 |
Mother | Elizabeth Jones1 b. say 1773 |
Birth | 27 Feb 1801 | Robert Houston was born on 27 Feb 1801 in Virginia.3,4 |
Cens-Sum | | Robert does not appear to have married. He farmed land in Washington Co., Virginia where he and his sister Margaret shared a home.4,5 |
Death | 10 Apr 1883 | Robert died on 10 Apr 1883 at age 82.3 |
Burial | | He was buried at Bishop Cemetery in Washington County.3 |
Citations
- [S2501] Jack Hockett, Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 14, 1839-1841, abstracting p. 134 in Deed Bk 14.
- [S2526] Jack Hockett, Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 17, 1844-1846, abstracting p. 256 in Deed Bk 17; deed dated 22 Aug. 1845, heirs of John Houston dec'd to Andrew Edmondson. One of the deeds was for 125 acres granted to William, Samuel, Sarah & John, James, Robert, Margaret, Martin, Mathew & Parnelly Houston (Parnelly since deceased this life) & Levinah James, heirs of John Houston deceased dated on 17 Mar 1832.
- [S2728] Robert Houston tombstone, Bishop Cemetery, Washington, Virginia, stone reads: Robert Houston, Born Feb. 27, 1801, Died April 10, 1883, aged 82yrs 1 mo, __.
- [S465] Robert Houston household, 1850 U.S. cens, Smyth Co., VA, pop. sched., 60th district, p. 202 stamped, dwelling 608, family 615, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2011. Household includes: Robert Houston, 49, farmer, owns land worth $3,500; Margaret, 40; Elizabeth C. Rolen [?], 17; all b. VA.
- [S576] Robert Houston household, 1860 U.S. cens, Smyth Co., Virginia, pop. sched., p. 104 (original script), dwelling 669, family 671, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2011. Household includes: Robert Houston, 59, farmer, owns land worth $3,000, pers. prop. $1,377; Margaret, 50, owns land worth $1,500, pers. prop of $133; Jemima Ramsey, 19; Elizabeth Handy, 72; all b. VA.