Records:  HOUSTON, John W., Unknown Co., KY
Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2000 20:16:26 -0700

From: "Linda Katherine Jenkins-Wensel" <kanichi@theriver.com>
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Subject: BIO: John W. HOUSTON, KY

Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical.
Charles Blanchard, Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884.
Monroe County Biographical Sketches, Bean Blossom Township, p. 617

  HOUSTON  PUTNAM  JOHNSON  GILMAN

John W. HOUSTON, an enterprising farmer and stock-raiser, was born October 
18, 1848, in this township, and is the youngest of the eight children of 
Joseph and Lucinda (PUTNAM) HOUSTON, natives of Kentucky and of English 
decent.  John W. was reared upon a farm, and educated during the winter 
months, when farm work was dull. On December 21, 1871, Mr. HOUSTON married 
Martha, daughter of John and Eliza (JOHNSON) GILMAN, natives of Kentucky, 
and of German and English descent. By this marriage there were six 
children - Amanda, Lewis W., Cassandra M., Florence Ida, Walter T., and 
Purnel J.  Mr. HOUSTON owns ninety-nine acres of land, well cultivated, with 
a comfortable frame dwelling, barn and out-buildings, supplemented by a 
thrifty orchard. Mrs. HOUSTON belongs to the Christian Church.  Mr. HOUSTON’s 
parents came to Monroe County in 1834, and settled on the farm where he now 
lives, and which his father had improved.  Lucinda PUTNAM and her parents 
came to Monroe County from Kentucky in 1823.  Mr. Joseph PUTNAM bought the 
farm which our subject now owns, in about the year 1822.  Thus Mr. HOUSTON’s 
grandparents were among the earliest settlers in the county.  He is a 
Democrat. 

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