- Index
- Dedication
- About the Author
- Hobert L. Townsend
- Preface
- Description of the County
- Origin of the County
- Decaturville
- Photographs
- Antiquities
- Photographs
- Early Roads and Basic Occupations
- Photographs
- Religion and the People
- Photographs
- Decatur County Schools
- Photographs
- Medical Professions
- Photographs
- News Papers
- Towns
- Photographs (Part 1)
- Photographs (Part 2)
- Civic and Other Clubs
- Photographs
- Early Decatur County Families
- Photographs
- Wars
- Photographs
- Taylor Alexander Family
- Generation of Meshack Bailey
- The Cleamon Bawcum Family
- The Bawcum History
- Dr. B. M. Brooks
- Generation of Joseph Byrd
- Isaac "Ike" Cotham History
- William Bird Dodson
- William Herschel & Marie Wilson Cox
- Jonothan Duck Family
- Family of Isaac Lewis Gibson
- John William Columbus Gibson and Mary Ila Haywood
- Emanuel Gibson Family
- G. Hobert Goff
- Sam Hays' Lineage
- Robert (Bob) Hays Lineage
- Henry Hendrix (Hendricks)
- John Lucky Houston Family
- The Houston Family
- Kennie Kimbrough Houston
- Doctor Jennings Family History
- Thomas Pleas Lafferty - Ethel Leona Thompson
- History of Lancaster's
- John F. Lipscomb
- Abraham M. Leasure
- The Long Family
- The Luton Family
- John McIllwain Family
- McMillan Family Sketch
- McMurry Family
- C. V. Maxwell
- George Washington Maxwell Family
- Mrs. Eliza Ann Gullege Maxwell
- W. S. Maxwell
- Miller History
- Nathaniel Moore
- Moore Family
- C. A. Palmer
- A History of the Parsons Family
- History of George W. Partin
- Martha Baugus Powers History
- Charlie W. Pratt
- Thomas, Phillip and George Reed
- James Floyd Rogers
- The Shannons
- Micajah "Cager" Scott History
- Strawn (Straughn) Families
- William Stout Family
- Family of Thomas Davis Stout
- George W. Tate
- Joseph Bailey Taylor and Margaret (Maggie) Isabelle Middleton
- Tinker Family
- The Tolley Famly
- The Townsend Family
- Mr. And Mrs. Max L. Townsend Family
- J. P. Troutt Family
- History of Eli Michael Vise Family
- J. B. and Frances Jackson Welch History
- James Reynolds Wyatt
- Yarbro-Jennings History
- The Yarbro Family
- John Garrett and Leora Keeton Yarbro
- Younger-Washburn-White Family
From Lillye Younger, The History of Decatur County Past and Present (Southhaven,
MS: Carter Printing Company, 1978).
Special thanks to Constance Collett for permission to make these web pages.
In Memory of Lillye Washburn Younger 1912-1998.
THE JOHN LUCKY HOUSTON FAMILY OF DECATUR COUNTY
Chapter XIV
Olan Houston
The Houston family of Decatur County is composed of nine branches-being the nine children of John Luck and Jane (Graham) Houston.
John Lucky was born in Kentucky the son of Peter and Sarah Jane (Lucky) Houston.
The Houston family came from Scotland to America and settled in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
From an old letter written by Peter Houston's grandson, James Newton Houston the following is found: "In regard to our relationship with General Sam Houston, they all came from the same place — all settled in the same county and all left Old Rockbridge County at the same time. My grandfather, Peter Houston settling in Kentucky and the Widow Houston, that is General Sam Houston's Mother, settled in East Tennessee. In looking over old papers, I find that we were all connected by blood kin. Peter Houston remained in Kentucky for several years, then moved to Bloomfield, Indiana in order to free his slaves. His son, John L. Houston and family left Kentucky about that time and moved to Tennessee."
Many families of Decatur County can trace their Image to the following nine children of John L. and Jane Graham Houston.
- Joannan Houston married Nathanial Barrett;
- John Gresham Houston married Martha Analize Arnold
- Jefferson Perry Houston married Jane Lofton
- Sara Jane Houston married 1st. Burrell Rushing, second, Renny Rains.
- Laverne Ann Houston married James E. Arnold.
- Eliza Houston died unmarried at 19 years of age.
- Martha Ann Lucky Houston
- James Newton Houston married Sarah E. Chaney
- Samuel Madison Houston married Mary H. Jennings.
John L. Houston, born in Fayette County, Kentucky migrated to Decatur County around 1818. He homesteaded about one fourth of a mile south of Bear Creek Church.
The names of John L. Houston and Jane Lucky Houstons children were Joanan Houston, born July 11, 1820, married Nathanal Barnett on October 30, 1838. They lived approximately one mile south of Bear Creek Church.
Jefferson Perry Houston, born February 11, 1822, married Jane Lofton and they lived on the Bear Creek Water front about three fourth miles west of Tomlin Chapel Church.
John Graham Houston, born March 11, 1824, married Martha Arnold. They lived around two miles east of Mt. Tabor Church.
Sarah Jane Houston, born December 16, 1826, married Burl Rushing. After his death she married Rennie Rains. Their home place was one mile east of Parsons on the old Parsons and Perryville road.
Leverny Ann Houston, born April 6,1828, married James Arnold. Home place two miles north of Bible Hill on Cub Creek.
Eliza Houston, born February 14, 1830, died September 19, 1849.
Martha Lucky Houston, born January 22, 1833, married Rennie Rains. She died July 17, 1863.
Dr. Thomas Newton Houston born January 22,1837, married Sarah E. Chaney. Home place on Cub Creek two miles east of Old Mt. Oak School on 69 Highway.
Samuel Madison Houston born February 8, 1839, married Mary E. Jennings. Home place about one half mile south of Bear Creek Church.
The Bear Creek church and cemetery was land originally owned by the Houstons.
Compiled by Clan Houston.