Martha A. "Mattie" Houston b. 1838 Ohio, USA d. 1873 Windsor, Henry, Missouri, USA: Discovering My Ancestors

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Name	Martha A. "Mattie" Houston
Birth	1838	Ohio, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Death	1873	Windsor, Henry, Missouri, USA [1, 2, 6]
Burial	1873	Laurel Oak Cemetery [1]
	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34874247/martha-mattie-mccown Buried in the McCown family plot at Laurel Oak Cemetery (Lot: 0576 Gr: 06). Martha and her daughters, Alice and Laura, died during the US cholera epidemic of 1873 that swept through Missouri and most of the Midwest.
		Headstone - Houston, Martha
Person ID	I971	Discovering My Ancestors
Last Modified	26 Jan 2023

Father Harvey Houston
b. 7 May 1797, Kentucky, USA
d. 2 Dec 1870 (Age 73 years)

Mother Elizabeth Brown
b. Abt 1800
d. Abt 1844 (Age 44 years)

Marriage 26 Sep 1826 Miami County, Ohio, USA

Age at Marriage He was 29 years old - She was ~ 26 years old. (Were Married ~ 17 years).

Children 4 children

1. Benjamin Franklin Houston
b. Abt 1832, Ohio, USA

d. Abt 1890, Indiana, USA

2. James M. Houston
b. Abt 1834, Ohio, USA

d. (date unknown)

3. Sarah Houston
b. 30 Jul 1835, Ohio, USA

d. 8 Sep 1895, Logansport, Cass, Indiana, USA

4. Martha A. "Mattie" Houston
b. 1838, Ohio, USA

d. 1873, Windsor, Henry, Missouri, USA

Family ID F397 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Spouse William M. McCown
b. 5 Aug 1829, Indiana, USA
d. 1875, Windsor, Henry, Missouri, USA (Age 45 years)

Marriage Abt 1860 Missouri, USA

Age at Marriage She was ~ 22 years old - He was ~ 30 years old. (Were Married ~ 13 years).

Children 6 children

	1. Alice L. McCown b. 1861, Windsor, Henry, Missouri, USA d. 1873, Windsor, Henry, Missouri, USA (Age 12 years)
	2. Ulyssis S. McCown b. 1863, Windsor, Henry, Missouri, USA d. 1863, Windsor, Henry, Missouri, USA (Age 0 years)
+	3. Cincinnatus McCown b. Oct 1865, Tebo, Henry, Missouri, USA d. 19 Nov 1940, Roseburg, Douglas, Oregon, USA (Age 75 years)
	4. Thomas Benton McCown b. 27 Feb 1868, Windsor, Henry, Missouri, USA d. 16 Jun 1919, El Paso, Texas, USA (Age 51 years)
+	5. William Henry McCown b. 7 Aug 1870, Henry County, Missouri, USA d. 28 Mar 1961, Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, USA (Age 90 years)
	6. Laura May McCown b. 1872, Windsor, Henry, Missouri, USA d. 1873, Windsor, Henry, Missouri, USA (Age 1 year)

Last Modified 11 May 2017

Family ID F340 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Census Records
1850 US Census (Noble, Cass, Indiana)

1870 US Census (Tebo, Henry, Missouri)

Sources

[S298] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current.
[S38] Cemetery - Laurel Oak Cemetery, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mohenry/cemetery/lau10.html.
McCOWN, Alice L. - b: 1861 - d: 1873 - bur: L0576 G07 - dau of Willia m M. & Martha "Mattie" HUSTON McCOWN, Fan ny C. PAGE - b: Aug 12 1848 Logan Co, KY - d: Feb 16 1927 Windsor, Hen ry Co, MO - bur: L0576 G02 - dau of Thomas & Isabella CATLET T PAGE - m: Oct 1874 to William M. McCOWAN - ch: May Belle McCOWN , Laura May - b: 1872 - d: 1873 - bur: L0576 G08 - dau of William M. & amp;amp; Martha "Mattie" HUSTON McCOWAN McCOWN, M artha "Mattie" HUSTON - b: 1838 - d: 1873 - bur: L05 76 G06 - sp: William M. McCOWAN - ch: Alice L., Ulysses S., Cincinnatu s, Thomas Benton, William H., Laura May McCOWN, May Belle - b: Se p 27 1875 Henry Co, MO - d: May 6 1951 Windsor, Henry Co, MO - bur: Ma y 9 1951 L0576 G03 - 75Y - single - dau of William M. & Fann y C. PAGE McCOWN McCOWN, Thomas Benton - b: 1868 - d: 1919 - bur: L 0576 G04 - died in service - son of William M. & Mattie HUSTO N McCOWAN - mil: Surgeon Major US Army WWI McCOWN, Ulysses S. - b : 1863 - d: 1883 - bur: L0576 G09 - son of William M. & Marth a "Mattie" HUSTON McCOWN McCOWN, William M. - b : 1828 near Evansville, IN - d: 1875 Henry Co, MO - bur: L0576 G05 - s on of James & Mourning McCOWAN - mil: Capt Home Guards Civil W ar - 1st m: Mattie HUSTON - ch: Alice L., Ulysses S., Cincinnatus, Tho mas Benton, William H., Laura May - 2nd m: Oct 1874 to Fanny C. PAG E - ch: May Belle bio J C McMahan
[S62] 1850 U.S. Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Noble, Cass, Indiana; Roll: M432_137; Page: 439B; Image: 508.
[S66] 1870 U.S. Census, Roll: M593.
Name: William M McConn Birth Date: abt 1830 Birth Place: Indian a Residence Date: 1870 Residence Place: Tebo, Henry, Missouri
[S63] 1860 U.S. Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Tebo, Henry, Missouri; Roll: M653_622; Page: 926; Image: 440; Family History Library Film: 803622.
[S104] The Cholera Epidemic of 1873 in the United States, Chapter 5.

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