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PVT Samuel Houston

Birth
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
21 Aug 1814 (aged 78–79)
Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Fallstown Township, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Wife: Jane Fleming -m- 1764

Children:
Peter Houston 15 Dec 1765 - abt 1856
Martha Houston-Alexander 3 Jun 1767 - bef. 1830
James Houston 5 Apr 1769 - 20 Oct 1853
Elisabeth Houston-Ireland 12 Jan 1771 - 9 Oct 1825
Prudence Houston-Brown 15 Oct 1772 - 18 Mar 1855
Sarah "Sally" Houston-Clark 14 Oct 1774 - aft 1830
Samuel Houston 7 Jun 1776 - 18 May 1865
John Houston 6 Jun 1779 - bef. 1830
Robert Houston 20 Aug 1781 - 1849
Jane Houston-Clarke 16 Dec 1783 - 8 Sep 1859

He received payment for serving as a Private in the Revolutionary War.

He was buried in the Samuel Houston Cemetery on his property in Shiloh Township in Iredell County, NC. The grave remained in place until a more recent property owner bulldozed the cemetery in the 1950s. Unfortunately, the stones are lost, but a partial list of those buried there survived and is in the Family History section of the library in Statesville, NC.
Wife: Jane Fleming -m- 1764

Children:
Peter Houston 15 Dec 1765 - abt 1856
Martha Houston-Alexander 3 Jun 1767 - bef. 1830
James Houston 5 Apr 1769 - 20 Oct 1853
Elisabeth Houston-Ireland 12 Jan 1771 - 9 Oct 1825
Prudence Houston-Brown 15 Oct 1772 - 18 Mar 1855
Sarah "Sally" Houston-Clark 14 Oct 1774 - aft 1830
Samuel Houston 7 Jun 1776 - 18 May 1865
John Houston 6 Jun 1779 - bef. 1830
Robert Houston 20 Aug 1781 - 1849
Jane Houston-Clarke 16 Dec 1783 - 8 Sep 1859

He received payment for serving as a Private in the Revolutionary War.

He was buried in the Samuel Houston Cemetery on his property in Shiloh Township in Iredell County, NC. The grave remained in place until a more recent property owner bulldozed the cemetery in the 1950s. Unfortunately, the stones are lost, but a partial list of those buried there survived and is in the Family History section of the library in Statesville, NC.

Gravesite Details

In Memory of
HOUSTON, Samuel
D. Aug. 21, 1811
Age : 80 Years.
(This (sic) was born CA 1731)



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  • Created by: Dan Woodruff
  • Added: Sep 3, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231636701/samuel-houston: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Samuel Houston (1735–21 Aug 1814), Find a Grave Memorial ID 231636701, citing Houston Family Graveyard, Fallstown Township, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Dan Woodruff (contributor 46888449).