Lazarus Lafayette Houston

Male 1847 - 1931  (83 years)


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  • Name Lazarus Lafayette Houston 
    Nickname Lat 
    Born 21 May 1847  Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Mar 1931  Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1881, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Esther Bogan Martin,   b. 4 Mar 1819, Union, Union County, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1905, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 22 Nov 1836  Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1610  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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 
    Children 
    +1. John Thomas Houston, M.D.,   b. 19 Dec 1871, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1918, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
     2. Louisa Houston,   b. 13 Jan 1873, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. James L. Houston,   b. 18 Jan 1874, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1874, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +4. Esther Houston,   b. 13 Dec 1874, Shongaloo, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1937, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    +5. William Martin Houston,   b. 17 Feb 1876, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1953, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +6. Isaac Newton Houston,   b. 23 Jul 1877, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1955, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +7. Lonnie Houston,   b. 13 Jul 1879, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1954, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     8. Lucy Houston,   b. 1880, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1880, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     9. Eustice L. Houston,   b. 26 Jul 1881, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1881, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     10. Ruth Evelyn Houston,   b. 20 Oct 1882, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1956, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     11. Clarence C. Houston,   b. 19 Aug 1884, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1889, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
    +12. Gilbert Orren Houston,   b. 3 Feb 1886, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1937, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     13. Lester Houston,   b. 28 Jul 1888, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1888, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +14. Vesta Edgar Houston,   b. 28 Jul 1888, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1970, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    +15. Grace Elizabeth Houston,   b. 16 Jul 1890, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1983, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    +16. Lee Lazarus Houston,   b. 15 Jun 1892, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1956, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    +17. Gertrude Frances Houston,   b. 22 Feb 1896, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1989, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2015 
    Family ID F592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 May 1847 - Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Mar 1871 - Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Mar 1931 - Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Lazarus Lafayette Houston and Frances 'Fannie' Viola Campbell
    Lazarus Lafayette Houston and Frances "Fannie" Viola Campbell
    Married March 16, 1871 in Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA

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    Fannie and Lat Houston 59th Wedding Anniversary Photo
    Fannie and Lat Houston 59th Wedding Anniversary Photo
    Taken on March 23, 1930 in Sarepta, Louisiana.

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    Frances 'Fannie' Viola Campbell Houston and Lazarus Lafayette Houston
    Frances "Fannie" Viola Campbell Houston and Lazarus Lafayette Houston
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    Lazarus Lafayette Houston and Frances 'Fannie' Viola Campbell Houston
    Lazarus Lafayette Houston and Frances "Fannie" Viola Campbell Houston
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    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
    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.

    Documents
    Lazarus Lafayette Houston and Frances 'Fannie' Viola Campbell Houston - 59th Wedding Anniversary Announcement
    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
    Headstone of Lazarus Lafayette Houston and Frances "Fannie" Viola Campbell Houston
    Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA

  • 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)