James Jefferson Houser (1851 - 1914)

Born 1 Dec 1851 in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary C. (Crawford) Houser — married 1 Oct 1872 (to 3 Feb 1914) in Lawrence, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 2 Mar 1914 at age 62 in Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

James Houser was a Tennessean.

James Houser was born in Lawrence County.

Research Notes

• The birth date in 1851 on his grave marker^[1] appears to be wrong since he is listed in the 1850 Census as 3 months old.^[2]

• The 1870 Census indicates that James was born in Virginia. This is probably a mistake on the part of the census taker.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ James Jefferson “J J” Houser (1851-1914) on Find A Grave: Memorial #16242689 retrieved 08 February 2019
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD2-1J9 : 12 April 2016), James J Houser in household of Finley E Houser, Lawrence county, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States; citing family 579, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDD8-GGW : 12 April 2016), James Howser in household of Finley A Howser, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 2, family 10, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,042.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TN-KLG : 12 December 2017), James J Houser in entry for Finley A Houser, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7G-ML1 : accessed 14 July 2015), Richard F Houser in household of James J Houser, District 6, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district 108, sheet 250D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1266; FHL microfilm 1,255,266.

Acknowledgements

Created through the import of Terri's Family Tree.ged on 22 February 2011.

Notes

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Physical Description: Some history and list of Houser Children. From "The Family Reference Book" by Cleone White Willingham.

Houser Cemetery. ' James Jefferson Houser Headstone at Houser Cemetery, Lawrenceburg 'Houser Cemetery, Lawrenceburg TN

Some history and list of Houser Children. From "Family History" by Cleone Williams.

Great Big Daddy.

Physical Description: My Great Grandmother - Mary "Polly" Crawford Houser

Sources

1. ↑ James Jefferson “J J” Houser (1851-1914) on Find A Grave: Memorial #16242689 retrieved 08 February 2019
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD2-1J9 : 12 April 2016), James J Houser in household of Finley E Houser, Lawrence county, Lawrence, Tennessee, United States; citing family 579, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDD8-GGW : 12 April 2016), James Howser in household of Finley A Howser, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 2, family 10, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,042.

• Source: S1500693565 Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1965 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2011 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 2376

• Source: S1500693647 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Record Collection 1030Ancestry Family Tree APID 150159252297:1030:113249449