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Zerviah Fields and John Houston

JOHN HOUSTON, son of MARY BATCHELDER and SAMUEL HOUSTON, was born June 5, 1787 in Lyndeborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire,33, 1504 and died February 26, 1856 in Denmark, Lee, Iowa.1504 He is buried in Denmark Cemetery, Lee County, Iowa.3451, 456

He married ZERVIAH FIELDS on March 21, 1811 in Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire,33 daughter of ZERVIAH TAYLOR and SAMUEL FIELDS. She was born November 1, 1784 in Amherst, New Hampshire, and died November 6, 1860 in Denmark, Iowa. She is buried in Denmark Cemetery, Lee County, Iowa.3451, 456

Children of ZERVIAH FIELDS and JOHN HOUSTON:

  1. ALBERT F. HOUSTON, b. January 15, 1812; d. September 25, 1835, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts.4516
  2. LAURA HOUSTON, b. August 19, 1813, Lyndeborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire;3420 m. WILLIAM DAVIS in Lowell, Massachusetts40; d. October 13, 1887.
  3. ABIGAIL HOUSTON, b. April 2, 1815, Lyndeborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire;33, 1491 m. DR. GEORGE SHEDD on September 5, 1844 in Denmark, Lee, Iowa3434; d. January 31, 1879, Denmark, Lee, Iowa.1491
  4. SARAH HOUSTON, b. October 7, 1816; m. EDWARD WARREN HENDERSON on April 28, 1846 in Denmark, Lee, Iowa3430, 3855; d. January 22, 1896.456
  5. ZERVIAH HOUSTON, b. July 13, 1821, New Hampshire;33 m. PETER BERNER BELL on March 21, 1848 in Lee County, Iowa3434; d. May 31, 1874.1505
  6. JOHN HOUSTON JR., b. December 15, 1823, Lyndeborough, New Hampshire; m. MARIA STURGES on January 3, 1849 in Denmark, Lee, Iowa3434, 4560; d. December 23, 1898, Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa.3407
  7. JOSEPH F. HOUSTON, b. September 13, 1826, Vermont;6325 m. SARAH LOUISE BELL on June 30, 1858 in Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines, Iowa3404, 1853; d. April 6, 1913, Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa.3432, 6325
  8. MARY JANE HOUSTON, b. May 28, 1829, Lyndeborough, New Hampshire; m. JOSEPH EDMUND INGALLS on December 21, 1853 in Denmark, Lee, Iowa3405, 3434; d. January 7, 1881, Denmark, Lee, Iowa.1927

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John Houston

Zerviah Fields

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Obituaries

Farmer's Cabinet, March 27, 18561504

DIED.

In Denmark, Iowa on the 26th of Feb. of Neuralgia of the heart, Dea. John Houston, aged 69. The deceased was born at Lyndeborough, June 5th, 1787 and lived some forty-five years in his native town. Then went with his family to Lowell Mass. where he continued some eleven years. And in 1843 he came to Denmark, Iowa, with his family where he has since resided till death. The character of the deceased is well known in all the above named places to be such as to merit the entire confidence of his Christian friends. He early espoused the religion of Jesus and evidently grew in grace and in the knowledge of Gode while he lived. He sustained the office of Deacon of the Congregational church in his native town some eight years, and when at Lowell he was chosed to the same office, and on coming to Denmark he was again chosen. He has enjoyed uncommon good health for the most part through life. A few days previous to his death he complained about the region of the heart, but no serious difficulty was apprehended by himself or his friends. On the morning of the day on which he died he rode three miles and home again. He then went with his wife to make an evening visit about half a mile distant, and after supper he complained of the pain alluded to and leaned forward and seemed to make a noise like a person in sleep, but soon raised himself up leaned backwards and expired almost instantly without a groan, leaving an aged Widow to mourn the loss of a most affectionate and kind husband, and children to deeply feel the loss of the best of fathers, whose counsel and prayer will long be remembered.

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The Farmers Cabinet, December 7, 1860

DEATHS.

In Denmark, Iowa, Nov. 6th, Mrs. Zerviah F. Houston, formerly of this town, aged 76.

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Census Records
DateLocationEnumerated Names
September 11, 18501712Division 28, Lee, Iowa
June 13, 18604Denmark, Lee, Iowa


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