John Hillery Osteen (1921 - 1999)

Born 21 Aug 1921 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas

Ancestors

Died 23 Jan 1999 at age 77 in Harris County, Texas

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Biography

Founder and Senior Pastor, Lakewood Church, Houston, Texas

Television Pastor. He founded Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, widely known as "The Oasis of Love in a Troubled World," where his son Joel Osteen continues to minister to thousands weekly. He hosted the weekly "John Osteen" television program for 16 years, reaching millions in the U.S. and in many other countries with the Gospel. Pastor Osteen and Lakewood Church is also famous for world missions. (bio by: D.K. Foreman)

(From Find-A-Grave)

John was born in 1921. He was the son of Willis Osteen and Ellen Brawner.

• Fact: Residence (1930) Precinct 1, Lamar, Texas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1930) Precinct 3, Menard, Texas
• Fact: Residence (1935) Same House, ,
• Fact: Residence (1940) Justice Precinct 1, Fort Worth, Ward 11, Tarrant, Texas
• Fact: Military Draft Registration (16 Feb 1942) Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
• Fact: Burial (January 1999) Klein Memorial Park, Tomball, Harris, Texas, United States
• Fact: Residence (23 Jan 1999) Houston

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Osteen
• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KPC2-G1R : accessed 29 February 2016), John Hillery Osteen, Residence, Houston, Texas, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
• "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNCJ-CT1 : accessed 29 February 2016), John Hilary Osteen, Harris, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HF3B-HZM : accessed 30 December 2022), John Osteen in household of Willie Osteen, Precinct 3, Menard, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 4A, line 12, family 67, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2376; FHL microfilm 2,342,110.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K47X-JM5 : accessed 29 February 2016), John Osteen in household of W J Osteen, Ward 11, Fort Worth, Justice Precinct 1, Tarrant, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 257-75, sheet 13A, family 288, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 4186.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #7640232
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 11 October 2022, 16:18), entry for Rev John Hillery Osteen (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GM5R-TJ3 ); contributed by various users.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Jeff Danner for creating WikiTree profile O'steen-34 through the import of 04db1j_465386a09252339d21t34f.ged on Aug 15, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jeff and others.