Isaac Newton Houston

Male 1877 - 1955  (77 years)


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  • Name Isaac Newton Houston 
    Nickname Newt 
    Born 23 Jul 1877  Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Mar 1955  Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 14 Mar 1955  Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1538  Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2020 

    Father Lazarus Lafayette Houston,   b. 21 May 1847, Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1931, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Frances Viola Campbell,   b. 1 Sep 1854, Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1931, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 16 Mar 1871  Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Cora Belle Dance,   b. 7 Feb 1875, West Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1935, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 15 Jun 1904  Linden, Cass County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Lucile Dance Houston,   b. 22 Apr 1905, Stamps, Lafayette County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1998, Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     2. Isaac Newton Houston, Jr.,   b. 24 Aug 1907, Good Pine, La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1908, Good Pine, La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +3. Frances Eloise Houston,   b. 28 Jan 1910, Good Pine, La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 2009, Mooringsport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years)
    +4. Earl Lafayette Houston, Sr.,   b. 6 May 1915, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1995, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2015 
    Family ID F870  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Clara Bell Brock,   b. 16 Sep 1893, McLean, McLean County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1946, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 14 Aug 1938  Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 4 Oct 2016 
    Family ID F2206  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Jul 1877 - Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 15 Jun 1904 - Linden, Cass County, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Aug 1938 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Mar 1955 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 14 Mar 1955 - Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Houston Siblings
    Houston Siblings
    Taken in 1948 at Isaac Newton Houston's House on Mansfield Road in Shreveport, Louisiana.

    Back Row: Vester Houston, Isaac Newton Houston, Lonnie Houston.
    Front Row: Lee Lazarus Houston, Ruth Houston Hodges, Grace Houston Pugh, Gertie Houston Cochran

    (PHOTO BELONGS TO CODY LEBLANC. DO NOT USE OUTSIDE OF THIS SITE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER)
    1920 Lazarus and Fannie Houston Family
    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 Houston
    Isaac Newton Houston
    Isaac Newton Houston
    Obituary picture
    Isaac Newton Houston's house in Shreveport, Louisiana
    Isaac Newton Houston's house in Shreveport, Louisiana
    8888 Mansfield Rd., Shreveport, Louisiana.
    Houston Home in Sarepta, Louisiana
    Houston 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.
    1900 Houston Family of Sarepta, Louisiana
    1900 Houston Family of Sarepta, Louisiana
    Taken at the home of Lazarus and Fannie Houston in Sarepta, Louisiana.

    Documents
    U.S. World War I Draft Card - Isaac Newton Houston
    U.S. World War I Draft Card - Isaac Newton Houston
    Name: Isaac Newton Houston
    City: Shreveport
    County: Caddo
    State: Louisiana
    Birth Date: 23 Jul 1877
    Race: White
    Age: 41
    Height: Medium
    Build: Medium
    Eye Color: Brown
    Hair Color: Dark
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - Isaac Newton Houston
    U.S. World War II Draft Card - Isaac Newton Houston
    Name: Isaac Newton Houston
    Birth Date: 23 Jul 1877
    Residence: 3657 Greenway St., Shreveport, Caddo, La.
    Age: 64
    Birth Place: Sarepta, Louisiana
    Employer: Central Wholesale Co. Inc.
    Place of Employment: 1527 Southern Ave., Shreveport, Caddo, La.
    Obituary of Isaac Newton Houston
    Obituary of Isaac Newton Houston
    Published in The Shreveport Times on March 14, 1955
    Marriage Announcement of Isaac Newton Houston and Clara Bell Brock
    Marriage Announcement of Isaac Newton Houston and Clara Bell Brock
    Published in The Shreveport Times on August 16, 1938

    Headstones
    Headstone of Isaac Newton Houston
    Headstone of Isaac Newton Houston
    Plot: Garden M
    Houston Family Grave Marker
    Houston Family Grave Marker
    Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    Plot: Garden M

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      I.N. Houston Succumbs to Illness Here

      Funeral Services Scheduled Today

      Isaac Newton Houston, 77, local business executive for many years, died at his home at 8888 Mansfield Rd. at 9:05 a.m. Sunday after a long illness.

      He was president of the Central Wholesale Co., a building materials firm located at 2730 Linwood Ave. He was the senior deacon in the First Baptist Church, and was a past member of the Shreveport Rotary Club.

      Mr. Houston was a native of Sarepta, but had resided in Shreveport since 1912, when he moved here from Good Pine. His first wife, Cora Dance, whom he married in 1904, died in 1935. the second Mrs. Houston, nee Clara Brock, whom he married in 1938, died in 1941.

      Funeral services will be held at the Osborn Chapel at 10 a.m. Monday. Dr. James W. Middleton, pastor of the First Baptist Church will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Harold Bennett. Burial will follow at Forest Park Cemetery.

      Pallbearers will be Gus Brandt, Herman W. Moore, Jack W. Martin, David A. Schoolfield, Mason L. Burrough, and Billy G. Irvan.

      Honorary pallbearers will be deacons and directors of the First Baptist Church.

      Mr. Houston is survived by one son, Earl L. Houston; two daughters, Mrs. Carl B. Maurer and Mrs. Johnnie Moore, all of Shreveport; Mrs. Ben Pugh, Sarepta, and Mrs. Porter Cochran, of Springhill; two brothers, V.E. Houston, Shreveport, and Lee Houston, of Sarepta; 11 grandchildren and a number of nephews and nieces.

      (Published in The Shreveport Times on March 14, 1955)