Mary Elizabeth Leverett and Asa Turner Houston

ASA TURNER HOUSTON, son of MARIA STURGES and JOHN HOUSTON JR., was born August 18, 1868 in Denmark, Lee, Iowa,^{40, 4432, 6325} and died May 10, 1940 in Denmark, Lee, Iowa.^{3451, 4432, 6325} He is buried in Denmark Cemetery, Lee County, Iowa.^{3451, 6325}

He married MARY ELIZABETH LEVERETT on April 12, 1899 in Salem, Henry, Iowa,^{3412, 3434} daughter of ROWENA HOUSTON and EBENEZER TURNER LEVERETT. She was born December 6, 1868 in Denmark, Lee, Iowa,⁴⁴³² and died February 4, 1943 in Denmark, Lee, Iowa.⁴⁵⁶¹ She is buried in Denmark Cemetery, Lee County, Iowa.^{3451, 4561}

• Descendant Reports
  • Samuel Fields Descendant Report (Ancestor of Asa T. Houston)
  • Samuel Houston Descendant Report (Ancestor of Asa T. Houston)
  • Samuel Houston Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mary E. Leverett)

Children of MARY ELIZABETH LEVERETT and ASA TURNER HOUSTON:

1. CLYDE LEVERETT HOUSTON, b. August 11, 1900, Denmark, Lee, Iowa;¹⁸⁸⁴ m. ELSIE SHEPHARD on March 25, 1922 in Denmark, Lee, Iowa^{3417, 3418, 3434, 4432}; d. August 6, 1983, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa.³⁴¹⁷
2. FLORENCE STURGIS HOUSTON, b. July 13, 1902, Denmark, Lee, Iowa;^{1884, 56} m. DR. HARTWELL GREY DOW on October 12, 1928 in Denmark, Lee, Iowa^{3434, 3456}; d. February 26, 1986, Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa.^{56, 3456, 3457}



Personal Information

• Asa Turner Houston and Mary Elizabeth Leverett were members of the Denmark Congregational Church, Lee County, Iowa. ⁷⁴⁸⁴

Marriage Announcements and News

Burlington Hawk-Eye, April 12, 1899³⁴¹²

A marriage license was issued this afternoon to Asa T. Houston and Miss Mary Leverett, both of Denmark, Lee county. They will be married to-morrow at Salem by the Rev. O. W. Rogers, of this city.

Newspaper Articles

Daily Gate City, April 16, 1913⁶³³⁹

Mr. Asa Houston and family moved to their farm north of town yesterday.

Ralls County Record, April 4, 1924¹⁰⁰³⁶

Asa T. Houston of Denmark, Iowa, is here to look after his farm east of Vandalia. Mrs. Houston is also looking over our new school building to get some ideas for the erection of a similar building in Denmark, Iowa. Mr. Houston owns the Webb Wright farm of 240 acres and is making quite a few experiments on it. He is highly pleased with the assistance of his nephew, Lester Houston, has opened a dairy which is proving a great benefit to Vandalia.—Vandalia Leader

Burlington Hawk-Eye Gazette, March 22, 1938³⁴⁵⁴

Miss Mary Houston who has spent the past three years in West Medway, Mass., with her sister Mrs. Hattie Hitchcock, a returned missionary to Ceylon, India has returned here to the home of her brother Asa Houston for an extended visit.

Obituaries

Evening Democrat, May 10, 1940¹⁰²¹³

ASA HOUSTON OF DENMARK DIES

Asa Turner Houston, 71, a life-long resident of Denmark died at his home at 2:30 o'clock this morning after a lingering illness.

Mr. Houston for years was prominent in the activities of Denmark and was secretary of the board of trustees of the Denmark Academy. He had been an active member of the Congregational church in Denmark most of his life and was treasurer of the church.

Mr. Houston was born in Denmark August 18, 1868. He was married to Mary Leverett near Salem, April 12, 1899. He was an authority on history of Denmark and in research work in the academy.

Surviving are his widow; one son, Clyde L. Houston, Denmark; a daughter Mrs. H. G. Dow, Fort Madison and six grandchildren, Kenneth, Harley, Clifford and Harold Houston, Denmark, and James and Dorothy Dow, Fort Madison, and two sisters, Mrs. Harriet Hitchcock, West Medway, Mass., and Miss Mary Houston, Denmark.

Funeral services will be held from the home Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Alvin Boettcher will officiate and burial will be in the Denmark cemetery. The body will be taken from Clements chapel to the home Sunday morning at 9 o'clock.

Fort Madison Evening Democrat, February 4, 1943⁴⁵⁶¹

LIFELONG LEE RESIDENT DIES

Mrs. Leverett Houston, 74, died at her home in Denmark, Ia., this morning of heart failure. She had been ailing several years.

She was born Dec. 6, 1868, at Denmark, and was a lifelong resident of that community. She was married April 12, 1899 at Salem, ia., to Asa Turner Houston, who preceded her in death May 10, 1940. She was a member of the Congregational church.

Survivors include a son, Clyde L. Houston, Denmark; a daughter, Mrs. H. G. Dow, Fort Madison; a brother, Dr. Frank Leverett, Ann Arbor, Mich., and six grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:30 p. m. at the Denmark church with the Rev. A. S. Kilbourn officiating, and burial will be in Denmark cemetery.

The body will be at the Clements chapel until 1:30 p. m. Saturday, when it will be taken to the church at Denmark for services.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
August 5, 18701708	Denmark, Lee, Iowa	Ebenezer Turner Leverett Rowena Houston Frank Leverett Charles Warren Leverett Mary Elizabeth Leverett
June 11, 18803408	Denmark, Lee, Iowa	John Houston Maria Sturges Harriet Abigail Houston Warren Henderson Houston Laura Maria Houston Mary Emily Houston Asa Turner Houston
June 11, 18803408	Denmark, Lee, Iowa	Ebenezer Turner Leverett Rowena Houston Frank Leverett Charles Warren Leverett Mary Elizabeth Leverett
June 12, 19003416	Denmark, Lee, Iowa	Asa Turner Houston Mary Elizabeth Leverett
May 5, 19103415	Denmark, Lee, Iowa	Asa Turner Houston Mary Elizabeth Leverett Clyde Leverett Houston Florence Sturgis Houston Zerviah Jane Houston Mary Emily Houston
February 5, 19203413	Denmark, Lee, Iowa	Asa Turner Houston Mary Elizabeth Leverett Clyde Leverett Houston Florence Sturgis Houston Zerviah Jane Houston Mary Emily Houston
April 2, 19303414	Denmark, Lee, Iowa	Asa Turner Houston Mary Elizabeth Leverett