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Name | Samuel "Sam" Houston | |
Title | Pres Republic of Texas | |
Birth | 2 Mar 1793 | Timber Ridge, Rockbridge Co, Virginia |
Gender | Male | |
Death | 26 Jul 1863 | Huntsville, Walker Co, Texas |
Burial | Oakwood Cem, Huntsville, Walker Co, Texas | |
Person ID | I52926 | Roots |
Last Modified | 30 Mar 2013 |
Father | Major Samuel Davidson Houston, b. Abt 1745, Timber Ridge, Rockbridge Co, Virginia d. 1807, Kentucky (Age ~ 62 years) | |
Mother | Elizabeth Blair Paxton, b. 1757, Rockbridge Co, Virginia d. 8 Sep 1831, Blount Co, Tennessee (Age 74 years) | |
Marriage | 12 Feb 1781 | |
Family ID | F17330 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Photos | Houston, Samuel "Sam" 1st President of the Republic of Texas In office October 22, 1836 – December 10, 1838 Vice President Mirabeau B. Lamar 3rd President of the Republic of Texas In office December 21, 1841 – December 9, 1844 United States Senator from Texas In office February 26, 1846 – March 5, 1859 5th Governor of Texas In office December 31, 1859 – March 28, 1861 |