Lazarus Lafayette Houston
1847 - 1931 (83 years)-
Name Lazarus Lafayette Houston Nickname Lat Born 21 May 1847 Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA Gender Male Died 4 Mar 1931 Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA Person ID I1531 Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree Last Modified 18 Mar 2018
Father Samuel Theodore Houston, b. 26 Apr 1811, Duplin County, North Carolina, USA , d. 1 Mar 1881, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 69 years) Mother Esther Bogan Martin, b. 4 Mar 1819, Union, Union County, South Carolina, USA , d. 10 Oct 1905, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 86 years) Married 22 Nov 1836 Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA Family ID F1610 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Frances Viola Campbell, b. 1 Sep 1854, Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 31 Jul 1931, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 76 years) Married 16 Mar 1871 Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Children + 1. John Thomas Houston, M.D., b. 19 Dec 1871, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 12 Dec 1918, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 46 years) 2. Louisa Houston, b. 13 Jan 1873, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA 3. James L. Houston, b. 18 Jan 1874, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 7 Apr 1874, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 0 years) + 4. Esther Houston, b. 13 Dec 1874, Shongaloo, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 14 Apr 1937, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 62 years) + 5. William Martin Houston, b. 17 Feb 1876, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 1 Jun 1953, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA (Age 77 years) + 6. Isaac Newton Houston, b. 23 Jul 1877, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 13 Mar 1955, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 77 years) + 7. Lonnie Houston, b. 13 Jul 1879, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 30 Jun 1954, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 74 years) 8. Lucy Houston, b. 1880, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 1880, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 0 years) 9. Eustice L. Houston, b. 26 Jul 1881, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 23 Nov 1881, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 0 years) 10. Ruth Evelyn Houston, b. 20 Oct 1882, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 3 Jun 1956, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 73 years) 11. Clarence C. Houston, b. 19 Aug 1884, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 24 Sep 1889, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 5 years) + 12. Gilbert Orren Houston, b. 3 Feb 1886, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 3 Jan 1937, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 50 years) 13. Lester Houston, b. 28 Jul 1888, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 24 Sep 1888, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 0 years) + 14. Vesta Edgar Houston, b. 28 Jul 1888, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 14 Jan 1970, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 81 years) + 15. Grace Elizabeth Houston, b. 16 Jul 1890, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 2 Feb 1983, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 92 years) + 16. Lee Lazarus Houston, b. 15 Jun 1892, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 1 Sep 1956, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 64 years) + 17. Gertrude Frances Houston, b. 22 Feb 1896, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 14 Jul 1989, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 93 years) Last Modified 6 Apr 2015 Family ID F592 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Photos Lazarus Lafayette Houston and Frances "Fannie" Viola Campbell
Married March 16, 1871 in Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
(PHOTO BELONGS TO CODY LEBLANC. DO NOT USE OUTSIDE OF THIS SITE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER)Fannie and Lat Houston 59th Wedding Anniversary Photo
Taken on March 23, 1930 in Sarepta, Louisiana.
(PHOTO BELONGS TO CODY LEBLANC. DO NOT USE OUTSIDE OF THIS SITE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER)Frances "Fannie" Viola Campbell Houston and Lazarus Lafayette Houston
(PHOTO BELONGS TO CODY LEBLANC. DO NOT USE OUTSIDE OF THIS SITE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER)Lazarus Lafayette Houston and Frances "Fannie" Viola Campbell Houston
(PHOTO BELONGS TO CODY LEBLANC. DO NOT USE OUTSIDE OF THIS SITE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER)1920 Lazarus and Fannie Houston Family
First row: Fannie Elizabeth Houston, Newell Osteen Pugh, Earl Lafayette Houston, Lester Ennis Houston, Elizebeth Houston, Francis Nevel Houston, Ottis Gilmer Houston, Frances Elizabeth Houston, Vernia Margaret Pugh, Margaret Elsie Houston, Stephen Bannerman Pugh Jr.
Middle Row: Lilly Ruth Houston, Artie Eleanor Braswell Houston, Van Lazarus Houston, Dr. William Martin Houston, Frances "Fannie" Viola Campbell Houston, Ruth Evelyn Houston, Lazarus Lafayette "Lat" Houston, Mary Eleanor Houston, Frances Eloise "Smokie" Houston
Back Row: Lonnie Houston, Cora Bell Dance Houston, Isaac Newton Houston, Hattie Jane Hollis Houston, Vesta Edgar Houston, Grace Elizabeth Houston Pugh, Lucille Dance Houston Maurer, Fannie Lou Houston, Gilbert Orren Houston, Ada Verlie Houston, Sybil Garnett Houston, William Aubrey Houston, Lonnie Gordon HoustonHouston Home in Sarepta, Louisiana
The house of Lazarus Lafayette Houston and Fannie Viola Campbell Houston in Sarepta, Louisiana where they raised all of their children.
Documents Lazarus Lafayette Houston and Frances "Fannie" Viola Campbell Houston - 59th Wedding Anniversary Announcement
Published in the Shreveport Times on March 23, 1930.
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Headstones Headstone of Lazarus Lafayette Houston and Frances "Fannie" Viola Campbell Houston
Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA
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Notes - Obituary:
Lazarus L. Houston, 84-year old pioneer resident of this section and the head of a large and prominent North Louisiana family, died at his home near Sarepta, La. Mr. Houston was born near Cuthbert, Randolph County, Ga. The son of Samuel T. and Esther Martin Houston. He was the sixth of a family of 13 children. When a boy he moved with his parents to Webster Parish, La., where they settled on a homestead tract near Sarepta. There his mother gave the name Sarepta to the town that sprang up near their home. Mr. Lazarus L. (Lat) remained until his death on the Houston homestead where he and his wife reared a large family. He was married March 16, 1871, to Fannie Viola Campbell. His wife and ten children survive him. He was a devout member of the Baptist Church."
Children: G. O. Houston, Lonnie, I. N., Vester, Mrs. Egan Hodges, of Shreveport, La.; Mrs. Ban Pugh and Lee, of Sarepta; Mrs.. Porter Cochran, of Springhill; Dr. W. M. Houston, of Eldorado, Arkansas; Mrs. John F. Adkins of Cotton Valley. There are also 41 grandchildren and 8 great grand-children. Others who survive him are a brother, Dennitt M. Houston, of Shreveport, and a sister.
(Source: Sarepta LA., dated March 5, 1931)
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