James Thomas Houston

1915 - 1977  (62 years)

• Name	James Thomas Houston
  Born	15 Jan 1915	Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Mar 1977	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
  Buried	16 Mar 1977	Westminster Memorial Park - Westminster, California, USA
  Person ID	I1554	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	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)
  Mother	Hattie Jane Hollis,   b. 2 Jul 1875, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 16 Apr 1958, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	16 May 1900	Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Family ID	F593	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary E. Beebe,   b. 3 Jun 1917, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA ,   d. 9 Nov 1968, Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA  (Age 51 years)
  Married	5 Nov 1935	Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
  Children	+ 1. James Thomas Houston, II,   b. 24 Jan 1936, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA ,   d. 19 Nov 1996, Orange, Orange County, California, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Jan 1915 - Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Married - 5 Nov 1935 - Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona, USA Died - 11 Mar 1977 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Buried - 16 Mar 1977 - Westminster Memorial Park - Westminster, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		James Thomas Houston Obituary picture
  		James Thomas Houston Taken in 1936

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage License of James Thomas Houston and Mary E. Beebe Groom Name: James Thomas Houston Bride Name: Mary E. Beebe Marriage Date: 5 Nov 1935 Marriage Place: Yuma, Yuma, Arizona, USA
  		James Thomas Houston on F.D.R.'s Ship Published in The Shreveport Times on December 3, 1936
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - James Thomas Houston Name: James Thomas Houston Gender: Male Race: White Age: 25 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 15 Jan 1915 Birth Place: Sarepta, Louisiana, USA Residence Place: Hynes, Los Angeles, California, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Hynes, Los Angeles, California, USA Employer: W. P. A. Weight: 205 lbs. Complexion: Light Eye Color: Hazel Hair Color: Brown Height: 5' 10" Next of Kin: Mrs. Leona Beebe
  		Obituary of James Thomas Houston Published in The Long Beach Independent on March 15, 1977
  		Obituary of James Thomas Houston Published in The Long Beach Press-Telegram on April 24, 1977

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of James Thomas Houston Westminster Memorial Park - Westminster, California, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: HOUSTON, James T. Age 62 of Huntington Beach. Passed away March 11, 1977. He is survived by son, James T. Houston, II.; daughter-in-law, Helda Houston; 3 grandchildren, Sandi, Patti, and Jimmy, III.; brothers, Hollis J. E.L. and Charles C. Houston; sisters, Agnes Crawford and Evelyn Keane. Chapel services and interment Wednesday, 3:00 p.m. Directed by Westminster Memorial Park Mortuary and Cemetery. (Published in The Long Beach Independent on March 15, 1977) Obituary: IN MEMORIAM Long Time Federal Employee Dies Funeral services were held last month for James T. Houston of Huntington Beach, who died March 11. Mr. Houston, 62, completed almost forty years of Federal service last year. He was formerly Director of Industrial Relations at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard for four years and prior to that assignment, had served 21 years as the Shipyard's Employment Superintendent. Through his work in the personnel field with the U.S. Civil Service Commission in Southern California and the Long Beach Naval Shipyard he contributed much to advancing the principles of the merit system in the hiring and promoting of Federal employees. He was a strong believer that a competitive system, based on individual merit, results in better government for all people. He himself was an unknown with no personal Government ties who entered the Federal Civil Service in 1941, following four years in the Navy. He later rose to one of the highest levels of management through merit promotion competition. He received numerous awards and citations for his work in the personnel field prior to his retirement on September 24, 1976. He is survived by his son, James T. Houston II, a daughter-in-law, Helga, and three grandchildren, all of Huntington Beach. Contributions are being made in his name to the American Cancer Society. (Published in The Long Beach Press-Telegram on April 24, 1977)