Cora Belle Dance

1875 - 1935  (60 years)

• Name	Cora Belle Dance
  Born	7 Feb 1875	West Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	26 Mar 1935	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	27 Mar 1935	Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I2252	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2017

  
  

  Family	Isaac Newton Houston,   b. 23 Jul 1877, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 13 Mar 1955, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1904	Queen City, Cass County, Texas, USA
  Children	+ 1. Lucile Dance Houston,   b. 22 Apr 1905, Stamps, Lafayette County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 7 Feb 1998, Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA  (Age 92 years)   2. Isaac Newton Houston, Jr.,   b. 24 Aug 1907, Good Pine, La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 6 May 1908, Good Pine, La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 0 years) + 3. Frances Eloise Houston,   b. 28 Jan 1910, Good Pine, La Salle Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 18 Jun 2009, Mooringsport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 99 years) + 4. Earl Lafayette Houston, Sr.,   b. 6 May 1915, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 20 Mar 1995, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2025
  Family ID	F870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Feb 1875 - West Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas, USA Married - 15 Jun 1904 - Queen City, Cass County, Texas, USA Died - 26 Mar 1935 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 27 Mar 1935 - Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• 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 Viola "Fannie" 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, Lucile Dance Houston Maurer, Fannie Lou Houston, Gilbert Orren Houston, Ada Verlie Houston, Sybil Garnett Houston, William Aubrey Houston, Lonnie Gordon Houston

  
  

  Documents		Obituary of Cora Belle Dance Houston Published in The Shreveport Journal on March 26, 1935
  		Obituary of Cora Belle Dance Houston Published in The Shreveport Times on March 27, 1935

  
  

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

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: MRS. I. N. HOUSTON DIES HERE TUESDAY; RITES WEDNESDAY Well-Known Church Worker and Wife of Business Man Succumbs. Mrs. Cora Dance Houston, 60, wife of I. N. Houston, well-known local lumberman and businessman, died at a local sanitarium at 4 o'clock Tuesday morning. Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist church at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning with Dr. M. E. Dodd, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Forest Park cemetery under the direction of Roll Osborn & Sons funeral home. Surviving besides the husband are a son, Earl Lafayette Houston, and two daughters, the Misses Frances Eloise and Lucile Dance Houston. Another son, I. N., Jr., died some years ago. Mrs. Houston was born at Columbia, Texas, Feb. 7, 1875, and, when a young girl, she resided at Queen City, Texas. Her parents were Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Dance. Later she was employed by the Bodcaw Lumber Co. at Stamps, Ark., where she met Mr. Houston. They were married in 1904 at Queen City and made their home for a time at Stamps. Later they moved to Goodpine, La., an din 1912 moved to Shreveport. Mrs. Houston had been a devoted church member most of her life. She joined the First Baptist church here in 1913. Her church work was always a great joy to her and she was a lovely Christian character with a large circle of friends. She had an unusually sympathetic disposition and did much charity work. Besides her immediate family, Mrs. Houston is survived by two sisters, Mrs. J. M. Jones and Mrs. J. E. Ellington. (Published in The Shreveport Journal on March 26, 1935) Obituary: MRS. HOUSTON RITES TODAY Wife of Prominent Lumberman Will Be Buried in Forest Park Last rites for Mrs. Cora Dance Houston, 60, wife of I.N. Houston, prominent local lumberman, who died in a local sanitarium at 4 p.m. Tuesday, will be held from the First Baptist church at 10 a.m. today, the Rev. M. E. Dodd officiating. Interment will be in the Forest Park cemetery under the direction of Osborne's funeral home. Mrs. Houston was born in Columbus, Texas, Feb. 7, 1875. Later with her parents she moved to Queen City, Ark., and later to Stamps, Ark. She was employed in Stamps by the Bodcaw Lumber company. She was married in Queen City in 1904. The couple moved to Shreveport in 1912. Mrs. Houston had been an active member of the First Baptist church since that time. Surviving besides the widower, are a son, Earl Lafayette Houston, and two daughters, Miss Frances Eloise Houston and Lucile Dance Houston, one sister Mrs. J. E. Ellington of Queen City, Ark., and one brother, H. P. Dance, of Lake Wales, Fla. Active pallbearers will be F. W. Bowen, J. O. Cupples, Claire C. Clark, J. M. Robinson, John L. Avery, Glenn Alfred, R. N. Allen and R. E. Jacobs. Honorary pallbearers will be deacons and directors of the First Baptist church. (Published in The Shreveport Times on March 27, 1935)