James Houston
Birth: 1775
Iredell County
North Carolina, USA
Death: 1840
Marshall County
Tennessee, USA
James Houston was born and raised on his father's farm near what is now Houstonville in Iredell County, North Carolina. He ran a farm and mill on Hunting Creek until about 1810 but left North Carolina and settled near Lewisburg, Tennessee where he carved a new farm out of wilderness. He wrote several letters back home which persuaded his father, Christopher Houston, to leave his large estate and make a new place on a portion of James' land in 1815. After his father's death, James was traveling on horseback to settle the estate when he was caught in a storm. He was unable to find shelter to get dry. He made it home but caught pneumonia and died several days later.
The Houston Cemetery is on James' farm which is still an active farm today.
Husband of Patience Bills -m- 12 September 1797
Father of:
Alfred Moore Houston
Eliza Marshall "Betsy" Houston McConnell
Cynthia Hartshorn Houston Wilkes
Christopher Columbus Houston
Benjamin Franklin Houston
Jonathan Milton Houston
Sally Martha Houston Hill
Lillias Louisa Houston Hague
Joel Houston
Samuel Patton Houston
Marinda Caroline Houston Perkins
James Bills Houston
Patience Olivia Bills Houston Orr
Family links:
Parents:
Christopher Houston (1744 - 1837)
Sarah Mitchell Houston (1742 - 1821)
Spouse:
Patience Bills Houston (1780 - 1859)
Children:
Alfred Moore Houston (1798 - 1881)*
Eliza Marshall Houston McConnell (1799 - 1884)*
Cynthia Hartshorn Houston Wilkes (1801 - 1888)*
Christopher Columbus Houston (1804 - 1902)*
Benjamin Franklin Houston (1805 - 1862)*
Jonathan Milton Houston (1809 - 1893)*
Sally Martha Houston Hill (1812 - 1891)*
Samuel Patton Houston (1816 - 1905)*
James Bills Houston (1821 - 1912)*
Patience Olivia Bills Houston Orr (1823 - 1854)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
HOUSTON
JAMES
1775 - 1840
MARRIED
SEPT. 12,
1797
PATIENCE BILLS
1780 - 1859
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