Frederick Newton Houston (1836 - 1914)

Born 8 Dec 1836 in Lewisburg, Marshall, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Sarah Elizabeth (Abernathy) Houston — married 22 Mar 1866 in Bradshaw, Giles County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 17 Mar 1914 at age 77 in Bradshaw, Giles, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Birth

Birth:

Date: 08 DEC 1836

Place: Lewisberg, Marshall County, Tennessee^[1][2][3][4]

Death

Death:

Date: 17 MAR 1914

Place: Bradshaw, Giles County, Tennessee^[5][6][7]

Cause: supposed to be heart failure, no doctor present

Burial

Burial: Mt. Zion

Date: 18 MAR 1914

Place: Frankewing Cemetery, Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee^[8][9]

Census

Census:

Date: 1870

Place: Bradshaw, Giles County, Tennessee^[10]

Military Service

Military Service: Pvt., Co. C, 17th Tennessee Infantry

Date: 15 MAY 1861^[11]

Property

Property:

Date: 1870

Place: Real Estate valued at $1650 on 1870 census^[12]

Occupation

Occupation: Farmer^[13]

Event

Event:

Type: Military Info

Date: FEB 1863

Place: on detached service^[14]

Marriage

Husband: Fredrick Newton Houston

Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Abernathy

Child: Amanda Elizabeth Houston

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 22 MAR 1866

Place: Bradshaw, Giles County, Tennessee^[15][16]

Research Notes

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDR-34H : 12 April 2016), Newton Houston in household of Hugh Houston, Marshall county, Marshall, Tennessee, United States; citing family 936, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Is this Fred living with his grandparents?

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S167 Page: pg. 408
2. ↑ Source: #S600
3. ↑ Source: #S143
4. ↑ Source: #S197
5. ↑ Source: #S167 Page: pg. 408
6. ↑ Source: #S600
7. ↑ Source: #S143
8. ↑ Source: #S167 Page: pg. 408
9. ↑ Source: #S197
10. ↑ Source: #S105
11. ↑ Source: #S145
12. ↑ Source: #S109
13. ↑ Source: #S197
14. ↑ Source: #S145
15. ↑ Source: #S600
16. ↑ Source: #S143

• Source: S105 Author: RootsWeb Title: CEN 142 - Census, Bradshaw, Giles County, Tennessee, 1870 Repository: #R51 Call Number: CEN 142 NOTESource Medium: Census CONT CONT print out CONT
• Repository: R51 Name: Fredrick N. Houston, b. 1836 Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S109 Title: CEN 157 - Census, Giles County, Tennessee, 1870--Houston Repository: #R54 Call Number: CEN 157 NOTESource Medium: Census CONT CONT copy of microfilmed census CONT
• Repository: R54 Name: Houston, Frederick Newton Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S143 Title: CWR 021 - Sarah E. Houston, Civil War Widow's Pension Application Repository: #R69 Call Number: CWR 021 NOTESource Medium: Official Document CONT Source Quality: copies CONT CONT complete widow's application CONT
• Repository: R69 Name: Sarah E. Abernathy Houston Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S145 Title: CWR 031 - 17th Tennessee Infantry, Company C.--F. N. Houston NOTESource Medium: Electronic CONT CONT print out CONT
• Source: S166 Title: DTH 114 - Certificate of Death, Amanda Elizabeth Woodard Repository: #R85 Call Number: DTH 114 NOTESource Medium: Official Document CONT CONT original document CONT
• Repository: R85 Name: Amanda Elizabeth Houston, b. 1879 Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S167 Author: Giles County Historical Society Title: DTH 115 - Cemetery Records of Giles County, Tennessee Publication: Name: Pulaski, Tennessee, 1986; Repository: #R86 Call Number: DTH 115 NOTESource Medium: Book CONT CONT copy CONT
• Repository: R86 Name: Frederick Newton Houston, b. 1836 Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S194 Title: DTH 151 - Noble Newton Houston, Certificate of Death Repository: #R101 Call Number: DTH 151 NOTESource Medium: Official Document CONT CONT Research Copy CONT
• Repository: R101 Name: Noble Newton Houston, b. 1884 Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S197 Author: State of Tennessee Title: DTH 154 - Certificate of Death, Fredrick N. Houston Repository: #R51 Call Number: DTH 154 NOTESource Medium: Official Document CONT CONT copy of microfilm CONT
• Source: S600 Title: PIC 073 - Tombstone, Fred N. Houston & Sarah E. Houston (nee Abernathy) Repository: #R86 Call Number: PIC 073 NOTESource Medium: Tombstone CONT CONT original photograph CONT
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD74-XP2 : 15 July 2017), Frederick N Houston, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 108, sheet 196B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1257; FHL microfilm 1,255,257.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #146754855 includes copy of obituary
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146754855/frederick-newton-houston
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 December 2020), memorial page for Frederick Newton “Fred” Houston (8 Dec 1836–17 Mar 1914), Find a Grave Memorial no. 146754855, citing Frankewing Cemetery, Frankewing, Giles County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Vance Davis (contributor 47192981) .