Hon. David Houston and Margaret Cowden

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Husband Hon. David Houston ^{1 2 3}

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         Father: William Houston (      -      ) 2 4 5
         Mother: Jane Watson (1761-      ) 2 6

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Wife Margaret Cowden ^{2 3}

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         Father: Joseph Cowden (1765-1849) 7 8 9 10
         Mother: Mary May (1771-1857) 7 11

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1 M Dr. William May Houston ^{2 3}

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         Spouse: Frances Davis (      -      ) 3

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2 M Joseph Cowden Houston ^{2 3}

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3 F Amy Jane Houston ^{2 12}

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         Spouse: William Dixon (      -      ) 12

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4 F Esther Cowden Houston ^{2 12}

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         Spouse: James G. Junkin (      -      ) 12

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5 F Mary Anne Watson Houston ^{1 2 12}

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           Born: 5 Jan 1828 13
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         Spouse: William Martin (1821-1904) 12 13 14
           Marr: 24 Apr 1850 13

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6 F Martha Sarah Houston ²

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         Spouse: McMillan Johnston (      -      ) 12

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7 M Maj. John Patterson Houston ^{2 12}

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8 M Andrew David Houston ^{2 12}

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         Spouse: Penelope Shoyer (      -      ) 12

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9 F Jemima Frances Houston ^{12 13}

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10 F Margaret Elizabeth Houston ^{12 13}

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11 F Rosilla Narcissa Houston ¹³

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            AKA: Rosella Narcissa Houston 12
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12 M Calvin Edward Houston ^{12 13}

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Hon. David Houston

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Poland Twp, Mahoning Co, OH

For several years he served as state senator on the Democratic ticket.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 13.

2 Mary Craig Shoemaker, Five Typical Scotch-Irish Families (Unknown Publisher: Albany, NY, 1922), Pg 33.

3 Rev. James Marcus Welch, Ancestry and Kin of the Cowden and Welch Families (Indiana, PA: 1904), Pg 29.

4 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 248, 590.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 164.

6 Franklin Ellis & Samuel Evans, History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 763.

7 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 702.

8 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 144.

9 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 475.

10 Rev. James Marcus Welch, Ancestry and Kin of the Cowden and Welch Families (Indiana, PA: 1904), Pg 22.

11 Rev. James Marcus Welch, Ancestry and Kin of the Cowden and Welch Families (Indiana, PA: 1904), Pg 27.

12 Rev. James Marcus Welch, Ancestry and Kin of the Cowden and Welch Families (Indiana, PA: 1904), Pg 30.

13 Mary Craig Shoemaker, Five Typical Scotch-Irish Families (Unknown Publisher: Albany, NY, 1922), Pg 34.

14 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 12.