Robert E Houston, Capt: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Robert E Houston, Capt was born on 27 May 1839 in Madisonville, Monroe Co, Tennessee (son of Joseph Erasmus Houston and Eliza McDonald Clark Haire); died in 1902.

Robert married Mary "Mamie" Weaver on 20 Mar 1871 in Columbus, Lowndes Co, Mississippi. Mary was born on 21 May 1849 in Columbus, Loundes Co, Mississippi; died on 1 Jan 1895 in Aberdeen Co, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Joseph Erasmus "Joe" Houston was born on 3 Apr 1875 in Aberdeen, Monroe Co, Mississippi; died on 10 May 1935 in Aberdeen, Monroe Co, Mississippi.
Lulah Houston was born in Jul 1879 in Aberdeen, Monroe Co, Mississippi; died after 1900 in of, Aberdeen, Monroe Co, Mississippi.

Robert married Mrs, Helia Stoddard on 2 Dec 1901 in Aberdeen, Monroe Co, Mississippi. Helia was born in Oct 1854 in Mississippi; died after 1910. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

2.	Joseph Erasmus Houston was born about 1812 (son of Robert Houston and Martha Blackburn); died after 1849. Joseph married Eliza McDonald Clark Haire on 2 Apr 1834 in Madisonville, Monroe Co, Tennessee. Eliza was born about 1812; died after 1849. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eliza McDonald Clark Haire was born about 1812; died after 1849.

Children:

1. Robert E Houston, Capt was born on 27 May 1839 in Madisonville, Monroe Co, Tennessee; died in 1902.
Mary Caroline Houston was born on 22 Feb 1842 in Madisonville, Monroe Co, Tennessee; died on 15 Dec 1910 in Johnson City, Washington Co, Tennessee.
Martha Eliza Houston was born about 1840; died after 1841.
James Haire Houston was born about 1842; died after 1843.
Josephine Elliott Houston was born about 1844; died after 1845.
Lizzie Alice Houston was born about 1846; died after 1847.
Blanche McDonald Houston was born about 1848; died after 1849.

Generation: 3

Robert Houston was born in 1760 in Rockbridge Co, Virginia (son of Samuel Cunningham Houston and Elizabeth McCroskey); died in 1835 in Knoxville, Knox Co, Tennessee.

Robert married Martha Blackburn in 1809. Martha (daughter of William Blackburn and Elizabeth Black) was born about 1775; died after 1813. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha Blackburn was born about 1775 (daughter of William Blackburn and Elizabeth Black); died after 1813.

Children:

Matthew Houston was born about 1810; died after 1831.
2. Joseph Erasmus Houston was born about 1812; died after 1849.

Generation: 4

Samuel Cunningham Houston was born in 1728 in Pennsylvania (son of John Houston and Margaret Mary Cunningham); died in 1797 in Blount, Knox Co, Tennessee.

Samuel married Elizabeth McCroskey on 20 Mar 1753 in Rockbridge Co, Virginia. Elizabeth was born in 1730 in Augusta Co, Virginia; died on 20 Mar 1753 in Rockbridge, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth McCroskey was born in 1730 in Augusta Co, Virginia; died on 20 Mar 1753 in Rockbridge, Virginia.

Children:

4. Robert Houston was born in 1760 in Rockbridge Co, Virginia; died in 1835 in Knoxville, Knox Co, Tennessee.

10.

William Blackburn was born in 1755 in Augusta Co, Virginia (son of Benjamin* Blackburn, I (Immigrant) and Mary* (..) Blackburn); died in 1780 in Battle of Kings Mountain, Cherokee Co, North Carolina.

William married Elizabeth Black in 1775. Elizabeth was born on 4 Apr 1766 in Wytheville, Wythe Co, Virginia; died on 10 May 1841 in Johnson Co, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Elizabeth Black was born on 4 Apr 1766 in Wytheville, Wythe Co, Virginia; died on 10 May 1841 in Johnson Co, Indiana.

Children:

Margaret Blackburn was born in 1771 in Abingdon, Washington Co, Virginia; died on 1 Sep 1838 in Tennessee.
Jean Blackburn was born about 1773; died after 1774 in Paris, Illinois.
5. Martha Blackburn was born about 1775; died after 1813.
Sarah Blackburn was born about 1778; died after 1779.
Mary Blackburn was born in 1779; died in 1852.