General Samuel Houston

Male 1793 - 1863  (70 years)


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  • Name Samuel Houston  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Title General 
    Birth 2 Mar 1793  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    • Timber Ridge
    Gender Male 
    Fact 1 Famous General in Texas History  [4
    Relocated 1807  Blount County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    From Virginia 
    Residence Between 1809 and 1811  Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Living with Cherokee Indians 
    Military 26 Mar 1814  Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Battle of Horseshoe Bend with Andrew Jackson 
    Occupation 1818  Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Attorney General 
    Occupation Between 1823 and 1826  Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    US House of Representatives 
    Occupation Between 1827 and 1829  Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Governor of Tennessee 
    Occupation Between 1836 and 1838  Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    President of Texas 
    Occupation Between 1841 and 1844  Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    President of Texas 
    Occupation Between 1846 and 1859  Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    U S Senator 
    Occupation Between 1859 and 1861  Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Governor of Texas 
    Burial 1863  Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Oakwood Cemetery
    Death 26 Jul 1863  Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I6552  MontyHistNotes_III | John Montgomery_Esther Houston
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2024 

    Father Reverend Samuel Houston,   b. 1 Jan 1745, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1806, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Paxton,   b. 1757, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1831, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 12 Feb 1781  Augusta County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Timber Ridge
    Family ID F3890  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eliza Allen,   b. Gallatin, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 22 Jan 1829  Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Divorce 1837  Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F3895  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Diana Rogers Gentry 
    Marriage Abt 1830  [2
    • Marriage by Indians
    Family ID F3896  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2024 

    Family 3 Margaret Moffette Lea,   b. Marion County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 9 May 1840  Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F3897  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Mar 1793 - Augusta County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - From Virginia - 1807 - Blount County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Living with Cherokee Indians - Between 1809 and 1811 - Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Battle of Horseshoe Bend with Andrew Jackson - 26 Mar 1814 - Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Attorney General - 1818 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - US House of Representatives - Between 1823 and 1826 - Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Governor of Tennessee - Between 1827 and 1829 - Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 22 Jan 1829 - Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - President of Texas - Between 1836 and 1838 - Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorce - 1837 - Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 May 1840 - Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - President of Texas - Between 1841 and 1844 - Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - U S Senator - Between 1846 and 1859 - Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Governor of Texas - Between 1859 and 1861 - Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1863 - Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Jul 1863 - Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S767] Hoffman, Susan Vaughan Montgomery, http://johnmontgomeryancestry.com/_HoustonInfo, (Name: Location: Madison, Alabama; Date: 2009;;), Website posted by Susan Vaughan Montgomery Hoffman and other familycollaborators, including Russ Montgomery, about the history of John Montgomery and Margaret Alexander Montgomery as it relates to John Montgomery and Esther Houston of Virginia.
      Appendix section covering John Houston information

    2. [S977] Montgomery, Robin Navarro, HandbookOfTexas_SamuelHouston, (Name: Name: Handbook of Texas; Location:http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/HH/fho73.html;;), http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hh/fho73.html Refers to "History of Montgomery County" by Robin Navarro Montgomery Biographical informaton on Samuel Houston.

    3. [S871] Ray, Worth S, Tennessee Cousins, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Company; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date:1950;;), Historical data on early Tennessee, LCN 68-24685 ISBN 0-8068-0289-5.

    4. [S37] Egle, William Henry, Egle's Notes and Queries of Pennsylvania, 1700s-1800s, (Name: Date: 1896-1900;;), Annual Volume 1899, Notes and Queries - IX, Page 38.