Thomas
Jefferson
Houston
Sr.
Born in Emeline, Jackson, Iowa, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Osa Houston
and Myrtle Pheobe (Miller) Houston
Brother of
Thelma Leona (Houston) Vencill
Husband of
Lola Deloris (Bickford) Houston
— married
3 Sep 1921 (to 1939) in Jackson County, Iowa
Husband of
Glennetta M. (Wilson) Houston
— married
28 Jun 1942 in Kahoka, Clark County, Missouri, United States
Died
at age 71
in Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Apr 2019
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Biography
Children with Bickford:
- Thomas JR. (1922-2000) - m. Joan Margaret Huebner
- Darrell Wayne (1924-1994) - m. Doreen Lucille Vacek (nee Benischek)
- Delores Myrtle (1927-1928) - died young - (her death certificate - pnemonia)
- Beth June (1929-2007) - m. Olyen L. Cartee
- Donald Lee (1932-2020) - m. Mary UNKNOWN
- Glen Ervin (1935-?)
- Gary Steven (1939-1911) - m. Linda Fall - divorced / m. Lois Hare - she died / m. Janice Conley
After Thomas remarried, his younger children with Bickford were sent to live with relatives:
- In 1950, Glen is with his mother's brother, Merle
- In 1950, Gary and Donald are living with their Bickford grandparents
Children with Wilson (there may be more):
- Thomas (1945-?)
- Jerry Wayne (1947-2012) - m. Ava A. Eakman - divorced
- Thelma M. (1950-2019) - m. UNKNOWN Houston
- Terry Lee (1955-1975) - died at 19 years
- Robert (1958)
- David
- Rita K. - m. UNKNOWN Hedding
Sources
Ancestry.com, including
- Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940 for Thomas Jefferson - Delayed Certificate of Birth
- 1940 Clay, Jones, Iowa - widower with five children - occupation: farmer
- 1950 Clinton, Clinton, Iowa US Census - married to Wilson with three children (theirs) - occupation: machine tender in a wire [something] plant
- Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave: Memorial #6251108 - Clinton Lawn Cemetery in Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa - A copy of his obituary is posted on his FAG profile.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thomas:
-
~0.78%
Denise Ganopole
:
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Lissa (Ganopole) Budrow :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Janet Wilts :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Chuck Wilts :
23andMe
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