Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Union County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Ann W. Houston. Father of Sam B. Houston and Tom G. Houston. Married to Mary P. Houston. Owned six enslaved persons in Union County in 1850. Farmer in Union County in 1860. Owned nine enslaved persons in Union County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Union, p. 367.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Union, p. 16.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Union, p. 64.

Find A Grave, "J. W. C. Houston (October 15, 1813-March 21, 1900)," Memorial #106305932, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106305932 (accessed May 9, 2018).

Citation

Houston, J. W. C.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32212344 (November 12, 2026).

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Petition
John Thompson to Beriah Magoffin

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