Mary Ruth Houston

Female 1925 - 2014  (89 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mary Ruth Houston was born 16 Mar 1925, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA (daughter of Lee Lazarus Houston and Nova Lena Mitchell); died 15 Apr 2014, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 19 Apr 2014, Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.

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    Obituary:

    SHREVEPORT, LA - Funeral services for Mary Ruth Fielder, 89, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday April 19, 2014 at Trinity Heights Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Forest Park Cemetery, 3700 St. Vincent Avenue. Reverend Randy Riley will officiate. A visitation will be held Friday April 18, 2014 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall St., Shreveport, LA.

    Mary was born in Sarepta, LA to Lazarus Lee Houston and Nova Mitchell on March 16, 1925 and passed away in Shreveport on April 15, 2014. She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Maynard Fielder. Left to cherish her memory is her son, Raymond Fielder of Los Angeles, CA; daughter Debbie Fetterhoff and her husband, Karl of Newport Beach, CA; sister, Carroll Youngblood of Houston, TX; grandson, Matthew Merrifield of Los Angeles, CA., and granddaughter, Amanda Merrifield of Newport Beach, CA.

    Mary retired as a Registered Nurse. She was a dedicated member of Trinity Heights Baptist Church for over 60 years.

    In lieu of flowers the family suggest memorials be made to Trinity Heights Baptist Church, 3820 Old Mooringsport Rd., Shreveport, LA 71107.

    Mary married Maynard Julian Fielder 1 May 1948, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA. Maynard was born 7 Jul 1922, Center, Shelby County, Texas, USA; died 19 Oct 2000, Carthage, Panola County, Texas, USA; was buried 23 Oct 2000, Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. R.J. Fielder
    2. D.R. Fielder

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lee Lazarus Houston was born 15 Jun 1892, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA (son of Lazarus Lafayette Houston and Frances Viola Campbell); died 1 Sep 1956, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 2 Sep 1956, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA.

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    Obituary:

    Lee L. Houston Rites Held Sunday

    Funeral services were held Sunday at 4 p.m. for Lee L. Houston, 64, of Sarepta at the New Sarepta Baptist Church with the Rev. R. O. Bazer officiating.

    Burial was in the Old Sarepta Cemetery under the direction of Norton's Funeral Home of Springhill.

    Mr. Houston died at his home in Sarepta on Saturday, Sept. 1.

    He is survived by his widow, five daughters, Thelma Houston, Virginia Houston and Fannie Houston, all of Sarepta, Mrs. M.J. Fielder of Shreveport and Mrs. H.L. Ashworth of Greenwood, Miss, two sisters, Mrs. Porter Cochran of Springhill and Mrs. S.B. Pugh of Sarepta, and one brother, V.E. Houston of Shreveport, and four grandchildren.

    (Published in The Minden Herald on September 6, 1956)

    Lee married Nova Lena Mitchell 17 Mar 1918. Nova was born 30 May 1898, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 5 Oct 1979, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 7 Oct 1979, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Nova Lena Mitchell was born 30 May 1898, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 5 Oct 1979, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 7 Oct 1979, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA.

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    Obituary:

    SAREPTA - Nova Leona Houston, 81, of Sarepta died Friday night in Bossier Healthcare Center after a long illness.

    The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today in New Sarepta Baptist Church with the Rev. Richard May officiating. Burial will be in Old Sarepta Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Mortuary of Springhill.

    Survivors include five daughters, Thelma O'Glee of Sarepta, Mary Fielder of Shreveport, Martha Ashworth of Marks, Miss., Virginia Pace of Vicksburg, Miss., and Carroll Youngblood of Ocean Springs, Miss.; and one brother, J.D. Mitchell of Shongaloo.

    (Published in The Shreveport Times on October 7, 1979)

    Children:
    1. Thelma Mae Houston was born 7 Apr 1919, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 12 Sep 2001, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 15 Sep 2001, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA.
    2. 1. Mary Ruth Houston was born 16 Mar 1925, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 15 Apr 2014, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 19 Apr 2014, Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
    3. Martha M. Houston was born 2 Jun 1926, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 11 Mar 1983, Marks, Quitman County, Mississippi, USA; was buried , Marks Cemetery - Marks, Mississippi, USA.
    4. Virginia Lee Houston was born 24 Feb 1933, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 6 Dec 2005, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA; was buried 10 Dec 2005, Green Acres Memorial Park - Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA.
    5. Fannie Carroll Houston was born 22 Dec 1940, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 19 Dec 2023, Kingwood, Harris County, Texas, USA; was buried 28 Dec 2023, Houston National Cemetery - Houston, Texas, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Lazarus Lafayette Houston was born 21 May 1847, Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA (son of Samuel Theodore Houston and Esther Bogan Martin); died 4 Mar 1931, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA.

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    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)

    Lazarus married Frances Viola Campbell 16 Mar 1871, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA. Frances (daughter of John Burchfield Campbell, Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth Cavett) was born 1 Sep 1854, Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 31 Jul 1931, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 1 Aug 1931, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Frances Viola Campbell was born 1 Sep 1854, Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA (daughter of John Burchfield Campbell, Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth Cavett); died 31 Jul 1931, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 1 Aug 1931, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA.

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    Obituary:

    PIONEER WOMAN DIES AT SAREPTA

    Mother of Local Resident Dies After Illness of One Month.

    Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Campbell Houston, 76, widow of the late L.L. Houston, were held Saturday afternoon at Sarepta, Webster parish. Mrs. Houston, who is the mother of G.O. Houston, assistant superintendent of Caddo parish schools, died Friday afternoon at her home near Sarepta. Mrs. Houston was the mother of 16 children, 10 of who survive her.

    Mrs. Houston's husband died four months ago. Mr. and Mrs. Houston were pioneer residents of Webster parish. Mrs. Houston became ill a month ago and her death was expected.

    Mrs. Houston was Miss Fannie Viola Campbell. She was born at Rocky Mount, Bossier parish, Sept. 1, 1854. She was married March 16, 1871.

    Survivors are the following sons and daughters: Dr. W.M. Houston, El Dorado, Ark.; I.N., L., G.O. and V.E. Houston, all of Shreveport; Lee L. Houston, Sarepta; Mrs. J.F. Adkins, Cotton Valley, La.; Mrs. G.E. Hodges, Shreveport; Mrs. Porter Cochran, Sarepta; Mrs. S.B. Pugh, Sarepta. A brother, the Rev. T.M. Campbell, of Shongaloo, 43 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren also survive.

    Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Joel McCann at the Sarepta Baptist church where Mrs. Houston was a member.

    Children:
    1. John Thomas Houston, M.D. was born 19 Dec 1871, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 12 Dec 1918, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA.
    2. Louisa Houston was born 13 Jan 1873, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA.
    3. James L. Houston was born 18 Jan 1874, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 7 Apr 1874, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA.
    4. Esther Houston was born 13 Dec 1874, Shongaloo, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 14 Apr 1937, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 15 Apr 1937, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA.
    5. William Martin Houston was born 17 Feb 1876, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 1 Jun 1953, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA; was buried 2 Jun 1953, Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery - El Dorado, Arkansas, USA.
    6. Isaac Newton Houston was born 23 Jul 1877, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 13 Mar 1955, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 14 Mar 1955, Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
    7. Lonnie Houston was born 13 Jul 1879, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 30 Jun 1954, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 2 Jul 1954, Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
    8. Lucy Houston was born 1880, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 1880, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA.
    9. Eustice L. Houston was born 26 Jul 1881, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 23 Nov 1881, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA.
    10. Ruth Evelyn Houston was born 20 Oct 1882, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 3 Jun 1956, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 5 Jun 1956, Cotton Valley Cemetery - Cotton Valley, Louisiana, USA.
    11. Clarence C. Houston was born 19 Aug 1884, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 24 Sep 1889, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA.
    12. Gilbert Orren Houston was born 3 Feb 1886, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 3 Jan 1937, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 4 Jan 1937, Highland Cemetery - Mansfield, Louisiana, USA.
    13. Lester Houston was born 28 Jul 1888, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 24 Sep 1888, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA.
    14. Vesta Edgar Houston was born 28 Jul 1888, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 14 Jan 1970, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 16 Jan 1970, Forest Park Cemetery West - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
    15. Grace Elizabeth Houston was born 16 Jul 1890, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 2 Feb 1983, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 4 Feb 1983, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA.
    16. 2. Lee Lazarus Houston was born 15 Jun 1892, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 1 Sep 1956, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 2 Sep 1956, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA.
    17. Gertrude Frances Houston was born 22 Feb 1896, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 14 Jul 1989, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 15 Jul 1989, Springhill Cemetery - Springhill, Louisiana, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Samuel Theodore Houston was born 26 Apr 1811, Duplin County, North Carolina, USA (son of Samuel Houston, M.D. and Nancy Ann Thomas); died 1 Mar 1881, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA.

    Samuel married Esther Bogan Martin 22 Nov 1836, Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA. Esther (daughter of James Martin and Hester Bogan) was born 4 Mar 1819, Union, Union County, South Carolina, USA; died 10 Oct 1905, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 11 Oct 1905, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Esther Bogan Martin was born 4 Mar 1819, Union, Union County, South Carolina, USA (daughter of James Martin and Hester Bogan); died 10 Oct 1905, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 11 Oct 1905, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA.

    Notes:

    Death Notice:

    There was a death here Tuesday. "Grandma" Houston died at her son's, Mr. L. L. Houston. She had reached the age of eighty-six years. The burial took place Wednesday evening in the Sarepta cemetery. The family have our sympathy.

    (Published in The Webster Signal on October 20, 1905)

    Children:
    1. Robert Barrk Houston was born 15 Jun 1838, Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA; died 6 Nov 1842, Early County, Georgia, USA.
    2. Nancy Jane Houston was born 13 Oct 1840, Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA; died 15 May 1929, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA.
    3. Helty Ann Houston was born 2 Oct 1843, Early County, Georgia, USA; died 12 Oct 1843, Early County, Georgia, USA.
    4. Mary Elizabeth Houston was born 3 Sep 1845, Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA; died 28 Jan 1891, Colmesneil, Tyler County, Texas, USA; was buried , Sandhill Cemetery - Colmesneil, Texas, USA.
    5. 4. Lazarus Lafayette Houston was born 21 May 1847, Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA; died 4 Mar 1931, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA.
    6. Henrietta Shuck Houston was born 27 Nov 1848, Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA; died 7 Nov 1926, Plain Dealing, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Plain Dealing Cemetery - Plain Dealing, Louisiana, USA.
    7. Isaac D. Houston was born 4 Jan 1851, Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA; died 14 Jan 1898, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA.
    8. Samuel Graves Houston was born 16 Dec 1852, Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA; died 2 Dec 1926, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA; was buried , Abilene Municipal Cemetery - Abilene, Texas, USA.
    9. James Lewis Houston was born 20 Feb 1855, Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA; died 21 Jul 1887, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA.
    10. Dennette M. Houston was born 24 Mar 1857, Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA; died 7 Jun 1932, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Fillmore Cemetery - Haughton, Louisiana, USA.
    11. Margaret Houston was born 6 Jul 1859, Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA; died 27 Jan 1941, Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA; was buried 29 Jan 1941, Greenwood Cemetery - Longview, Texas, USA.

  3. 10.  John Burchfield Campbell, Sr. was born 20 Dec 1820, Madison, Madison County, Alabama, USA (son of William Campbell and Elizabeth Allison Cash); died 30 Dec 1892, Redland, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Salem Cemetery - Redland, Louisiana, USA.

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    Obituary:

    We greatly regret to learn of the death of Mr. John B. Campbell, who died at the residence of Mr. G. W. Phelps, in Red Land, on last Friday, aged 72 years and 3 days. Mr. Campbell was an old citizen of Bossier parish -- a strong man; honest, sincere and popular. The parish suffers in his death the loss of a man of fine character and standing powers, a useful man in every respect. A good citizen; a Christian gentleman and a gallant Confederate soldier has been called to give the countersign at the gates of Heaven.

    (Published in The Bossier Banner on January 5, 1893)

    John married Ruth Elizabeth Cavett 28 Oct 1849, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA. Ruth (daughter of Alexander Cavett and Louisa T. Bice) was born 1 Dec 1824, Hazel Green, Madison County, Alabama, USA; died 1 May 1882, Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Salem Cemetery - Redland, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Ruth Elizabeth Cavett was born 1 Dec 1824, Hazel Green, Madison County, Alabama, USA (daughter of Alexander Cavett and Louisa T. Bice); died 1 May 1882, Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Salem Cemetery - Redland, Louisiana, USA.
    Children:
    1. 5. Frances Viola Campbell was born 1 Sep 1854, Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 31 Jul 1931, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 1 Aug 1931, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA.
    2. William Alexander Campbell was born 7 Jan 1857, Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 26 Sep 1866, Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Salem Cemetery - Redland, Louisiana, USA.
    3. Louisa Elizabeth Campbell was born 28 Oct 1858, Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 3 Jan 1860, Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Salem Cemetery - Redland, Louisiana, USA.
    4. James Samuel Campbell was born 24 Jan 1861, Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 3 Nov 1911, Bernice, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Keatchie Cemetery - Keatchie, Louisiana, USA.
    5. Jenny L. Campbell was born abt. 1862, Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA.
    6. John Burchfield Campbell, Jr. was born 10 Oct 1867, Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 28 Apr 1868, Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried , Salem Cemetery - Redland, Louisiana, USA.
    7. Thomas Madison Campbell, Sr. was born 16 Jan 1869, Rocky Mount, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 5 Jul 1943, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 6 Jul 1943, Salem Cemetery - Redland, Louisiana, USA.