Margaret Houston1

b. 3 July 1809, d. 24 September 1869
FatherJohn Houston1,2 d. bef 17 Oct 1828
MotherElizabeth Jones1 b. say 1773
Birth3 Jul 1809 Margaret Houston was born on 3 Jul 1809 in Virginia.3,4 
Cens-Sum  Margaret did not marry. She and her brother Robert made their home together in Washington Co., Virginia.4,5 
Death24 Sep 1869 Margaret died on 24 Sep 1869 at age 60.3 
Burial She was buried at Bishop Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.3 

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Citations

  1. [S2501] Jack Hockett, Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 14, 1839-1841, abstracting p. 134 in Deed Bk 14.
  2. [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.
  3. [S2728] Margaret Houston tombstone, Bishop Cemetery, Washington, Virginia, stone reads: Margaret Houston, Born July 3, 1808, Died Sept 24, 1869, aged 60 yrs, 2 mos, 21 ds.
  4. [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.
  5. [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.