Son of James Housden and Elizabeth G. Crocker
no dates on stone ; Civil War Stone ; Co M 3rd Mo Cav

He was born about 1839 in Williamson County, Tennessee and
migrated to Texas County, Missouri with his parents and siblings
sometime between the 1850 census and the start of the Civil War.
I don't find him as a Housden or a Houston in the 1860 census.

He and a brother, Andrew J Housden served in the same unit
during the Civil War. Andrew's family migrated to Denton County, Texas
in the early 1890's

in 1865 John married Mahala Cunnningham and they had
6 children

Francis died probably in Texas County in 1877
James married Sarah Musgrove daughter of Henderson Musgrove
and Mary Ann Walker In 1900 they were in Shannon County
and migrated to California after that
Amanda married a William Franklin Cunningham son of Joseph
Cunningham and Armitta O'Brian. Amanda and William are in
Sherrill Township in the 1900 census, she is in Kansas City in the
1920 census and Died and is buried in Sheridan Wyoming
John William Housden II married Naomi Florence Jones daughter of
Jacob Stephen Jones and Nancy Emeline Reid. They are in
Neosho after 1910
Andrew Mathew Housden married Louella Harris who was from
Licking but I don't have parents names for her. Apparently the
went to someplace in Texas by 1907 and to Oklahoma by
1908
Ara/ Armitta stayed in Licking County and married (1) John Washington
Ware, (2) Samuel Robert West and (3) William Arthur Ogden. She is
buried in the Licking cemetery.

John Housden had 6 siblings that moved to Texas County with him
before the Civil War. At least three of John's siblings remained in
Texas County.


According to his Civil War pension papers, John died 6 Oct
1877.

Mahala died in 1915 and is buried in the Licking Cemetery.