Gilbert Orren Houston
1886 - 1937 (50 years)-
Name Gilbert Orren Houston Nickname G.O. Born 3 Feb 1886 Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA 
Gender Male Died 3 Jan 1937 Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried 4 Jan 1937 Highland Cemetery - Mansfield, Louisiana, USA Person ID I1543 Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree Last Modified 13 Jul 2020
Father Lazarus Lafayette Houston, b. 21 May 1847, Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA , d. 4 Mar 1931, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 83 years) Mother 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 Family ID F592 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Orie Irene Fincher, b. 14 Sep 1889, Louisiana, USA , d. 13 Dec 1975, Dubach, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 86 years) Children + 1. Frances Elizabeth Houston, b. 4 Jan 1916, Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 10 Aug 1976, Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 60 years)Last Modified 14 Apr 2015 Family ID F888 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 3 Feb 1886 - Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA 
Died - 3 Jan 1937 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA 
Buried - 4 Jan 1937 - Highland Cemetery - Mansfield, Louisiana, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos 
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
Gilbert Orren Houston 
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
Taken at the home of Lazarus and Fannie Houston in Sarepta, Louisiana.
Documents 
Orren Houston visits brother Dr. J.T. Houston
Published in The Shreveport Times on July 28, 1907
U.S. World War I Draft Card - Gilbert Orren Houston
Name: Gilbert Orren Houston
County: De Soto
State: Louisiana
Birth Date: 3 Feb 1886
Race: White
Permanent Address: Mansfield, Welsh, La.
Age: 39
Occupation: Parish Superintendent of Schools
Employer: School Board
Place of Employment: Mansfield, De Soto, La.
Height: Medium
Build: Stock
Eye Color: Brown
Color of Hair: Brown
G.O. Houston appointed to Superintendent of Caddo's Rural Schools
G.O. Houston, superintendent of DeSoto parish schools for ten years, has been appointed superintendent of Caddo's rural schools.
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E. Weldon Jones Picks G.O. Houston For His Assistant
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Condition of G.O. Houston Is Critical
Published in The Shreveport Times on January 3, 1937
Obituary of Gilbert Orren Houston
Published in The Shreveport Times on January 4, 1937
Obituary of Gilbert Orren Houston
Published in The Shreveport Times on January 5, 1937
Headstones 
Headstone of Gilbert Orren Houston
Highland Cemetery - Mansfield, Louisiana, USA
Headstone of Gilbert Orren Houston and Orie Irene Fincher Houston
Highland Cemetery - Mansfield, Louisiana, USA
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Notes - Obituary:
G.O. HOUSTON, 50, EDUCATOR, DIES SUNDAY
Services for Secretary of Teachers' Group to Be Held Today
G.O. Houston, 50, of Baton Rouge, La., died in a Shreveport sanitarium at 3 p.m. Sunday.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at the First Baptist church. Dr. M.E. Dodd, pastor, assisted by the Reverend Bennett of the Mansfield Baptist church will officiate. Interment will be at Mansfield under the direction of the Osborn funeral home.
Pallbearers will be W.L. Colvin, Jeanerette; S.R. Emmons, Minden; H.W. Wright, Jonesville; Spencer Phillips, Pelican; L.W. Ferguson, Haynesville; W.B. Always, Donaldsonville; L.E. Frazar, Merryville, and E.W. Jones of Shreveport.
Honorary pallbearers will be P.C. Rogers of Baton Rouge, Mrs. W.B. Eisley of Tallulah, all parish school superintendents, all officials of the state department of education, and members of the Caddo parish school board.
Mr. Houston had for years been an outstanding figure in educational circles of the state. He was secretary of the Louisiana Teacher's association and had served as assistant superintendent of Caddo parish schools from 1926 to 1931. He was an instructor for a time at Louisiana State Normal. He served as superintendent of schools of DeSoto parish from 1912-1926. Mr. Houston had been a prominent figure in seeking legislation in the state for educational causes. In 1924 he served as president of the Louisiana State Teachers' association.
The deceased is survived by his widow; one daughter, Miss Frances Houston; four sisters, Mrs. G.E. Hodges of Shreveport, Mrs. John Adkins of Cotton Valley, Mrs. Porter Cochran of Springhill and Mrs. S.B. Pugh of Sarepta, and five brothers, I.N. Houston, L. Houston, V.E. Houston, all of Shreveport; Dr. W.M. Houston of El Dorado, Ark., and L.L. Houston of Sarepta.
Mr. Houston was a native of Webster parish having been born and reared at Sarepta.
The deceased was stricken with a heart attack and complications on Christmas eve in Baton Rouge. He was brought to a sanitarium here. He took a turn for the worst Saturday night and died Sunday afternoon.
(Published in The Shreveport Times on January 4, 1937)
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G.O. HOUSTON LAID TO REST AT MANSFIELD
Funeral Service Held in First Baptist Church in Shreveport
Last rites for Gilbert Orren Houston, 51, of Baton Rouge, who died in a local sanitarium early Sunday morning, were held at the First Baptist church at 1 p.m. Monday, with the Rev. M.E. Dodd, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Bennett of Mansfield, officiating.
After the services the body of the deceased educator, who was secretary of the Louisiana State Teachers association, was taken overland by the Osborn funeral home to Mansfiled for burial.
Mr. Houston suffered a heart attack at Baton Rouge on Christmas eve and was brought here for treatment. His condition gradually grew worse.
Long prominent in school activities in this section, Mr. Houston became assistant superintendent of education in Caddo Parish in 1926, after having distinguished himself as superintendent of education of DeSoto parish. He moved to Baton Rouge in 1931 when was chosen secretary of the Louisiana Teachers association.
Surviving the deceased are his widow; a daughter, Miss Frances Houston; four sisters, Mrs. G.E. Hodges of Shreveport, Mrs. John Adkins of Cotton Valley, Mrs. Porter Cochran of Springhill, and Mrs. S.B. Pugh of Sarepta, and five brothers, I.N. Houston, L. Houston and V.E. Houston, all of Shreveport, and Dr. W.M. Houston of El Dorado and L.L. Houston of Sarepta.
Active pallbearers were W.L. Colvin, Jeanerette; S.B. Emmons, Minden; H.W. Wright, Jonesville; Spencer Phillips, Pelican; L.W. Ferguson, Haynesville; W.B. Always, Donaldsonville; L.E. Frazar, Merryville, and E.W. Jones, Shreveport.
Honorary pallbearers were F.C. Rogers, Baton Rouge; Mrs. W.B. Eisley, Tallulah, and all parish superintendents, all officials of the state department of education and members of the Caddo parish school board.
(Published in The Shreveport Times on January 5, 1937)
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