Margaret Houston1
b. 3 July 1809, d. 24 September 1869
Father | John Houston1,2 d. bef 17 Oct 1828 |
Mother | Elizabeth Jones1 b. say 1773 |
Birth | 3 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 |
Death | 24 Sep 1869 | Margaret died on 24 Sep 1869 at age 60.3 |
Burial | | She was buried at Bishop Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.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] 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.
- [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.