Lonnie Houston

1879 - 1954  (74 years)

• Name	Lonnie Houston
  Born	13 Jul 1879	Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Jun 1954	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	2 Jul 1954	Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I42	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 May 2019

  
  

  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 1	Ada Lillian Bumgardner,   b. 2 Sep 1884, Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 27 Feb 1920, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 35 years)
  Married	2 Sep 1903	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Children	1. Alwilda Viola Houston,   b. 6 Jun 1904, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 7 Jan 1906, Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 1 years) + 2. Ada Verlie Houston,   b. 6 Jul 1906, Elliott, Ouachita County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 5 May 1970, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA  (Age 63 years) + 3. Sybil Garnett Houston,   b. 21 Mar 1908, Elliott, Ouachita County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 16 Oct 1982, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 74 years) + 4. Lonnie Gordon Houston,   b. 2 Feb 1912, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 21 May 1993, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, USA  (Age 81 years) + 5. Francis Nevel Houston,   b. 3 May 1914, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 20 Nov 1939, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 25 years) + 6. Margaret Elsie Houston,   b. 14 Aug 1918, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 15 Feb 2013, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Eunice Ethel Smith,   b. 30 Apr 1906, York, Sumter County, Alabama, USA ,   d. 20 Jun 1994, Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Married	14 Jul 1928	Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
  Children	+ 1. Lucy Ethel Houston,   b. 28 Jun 1929, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 28 Oct 2000, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 71 years) + 2. Gladys Elaine Houston,   b. 16 Feb 1931, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 14 Apr 2001, Phelan, San Bernardino County, California, USA  (Age 70 years) + 3. Carolyn Virginia Houston,   b. 2 Sep 1933, Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA ,   d. 18 Aug 2017, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 83 years) + 4. Esther Lavenia Houston,   b. 9 Sep 1935, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 20 Jun 2013, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA  (Age 77 years)   5. Twin Girl Houston,   b. 7 Oct 1941, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 7 Oct 1941, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 0 years)   6. Twin Girl Houston,   b. 7 Oct 1941, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 7 Oct 1941, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2016
  Family ID	F576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Jul 1879 - Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Married - 2 Sep 1903 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Married - 14 Jul 1928 - Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Died - 30 Jun 1954 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 2 Jul 1954 - 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 » Slide Show		Lonnie Houston Taken in 1945 in Shreveport, Louisiana. (PHOTO BELONGS TO CODY LEBLANC. DO NOT USE OUTSIDE OF THIS SITE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER)
  		Lonnie Houston (PHOTO BELONGS TO CODY LEBLANC. DO NOT USE OUTSIDE OF THIS SITE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER)
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Houston Siblings Taken in 1948 at Isaac Newton Houston's House on Mansfield Road in Shreveport, Louisiana. Back Row: Vester Houston, Isaac Newton Houston, Lonnie Houston. Front Row: Lee Lazarus Houston, Ruth Houston Hodges, Grace Houston Pugh, Gertie Houston Cochran (PHOTO BELONGS TO CODY LEBLANC. DO NOT USE OUTSIDE OF THIS SITE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER)
  		Eunice Ethel Smith Houston and Lonnie Houston
  		Lonnie Houston's Second Family Lonnie Houston and his second wife Eunice Ethel Smith Houston with their 4 girls Lucy Ethel Houston, Gladys Elaine Houston, Carolyn Virginia Houston, and Esther Lavenia Houston. (PHOTO BELONGS TO CODY LEBLANC. DO NOT USE OUTSIDE OF THIS SITE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER)
  		Lonnie Houston and Eunice Ethel Smith Wedding
  		Lonnie Houston and Eunice Ethel Smith Wedding
  		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
  		Lonnie Houston's First Family Front row L to R: Ada Verlie Houston, Sybil Garnett Houston, and Margaret Elsie Houston. Back row L to R: Lonnie Gordon Houston, Lonnie Houston, and Francis Nevel Houston (PHOTO BELONGS TO CODY LEBLANC. DO NOT USE OUTSIDE OF THIS SITE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER)
  		Lonnie Houston's First Family Lonnie Houston and Ada Lillian Bumgardner Houston L to R: Ada Verlie Houston, Sybil Garnett Houston, Lonnie Gordon Houston, Francis Nevel Houston (PHOTO BELONGS TO CODY LEBLANC. DO NOT USE OUTSIDE OF THIS SITE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER)
  		Ada Lillian Bumgardner Houston and Lonnie Houston with baby Alwilda Viola Houston Taken in 1904. (PHOTO BELONGS TO CODY LEBLANC. DO NOT USE OUTSIDE OF THIS SITE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER)
  		1900 Houston Family of Sarepta, Louisiana Taken at the home of Lazarus and Fannie Houston 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 » Slide Show		Lonnie Houston and Ada Lillian Bumgardner Marriage Announcement Published in The Bossier Banner on September 10, 1903
  		U.S. World War I Draft Card - Lonnie Houston Name: Lonnie Houston City: Shreveport County: Caddo State: Louisiana Birth Date: 13 Jul 1879 Race: White
  		Marriage License of Lonnie Houston and Eunice Ethel Smith Name: Lonnie Houston Gender: White Race: Male Age: 49 Birth Year: abt 1879 Marriage Date: 14 Jul 1928 Marriage Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Father: L.L. Houston Mother: Fannie Houston Spouse Gender: Female Spouse Race: White Spouse Age: 22 Spouse Father: J.A. Smith Spouse Mother: M.L. Smith Event Type: Marriage
  		Obituary of Lonnie Houston Published in The Shreveport Times on July 1, 1954
  		Obituary of Lonnie Houston Published in The Shreveport Times on July 2, 1954

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Lonnie Houston Forest Park Cemetery East - Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Plot: Garden F

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Lonnie Houston Funeral Friday Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday from Osborne's Funeral Chapel for Lonnie Houston, 73, 1860 De Soto St., who died in a local hospital early Wednesday following a long illness. Mr. Houston was a retired roofing contractor and had been a local resident for the past 30 years. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Eunice Houston; seven daughters, Mrs. Sibyl Goodgion, Mrs. Margaret LeBlanc, Mrs. Lucy Perkins, Mrs. Carolyn Hermes and Mrs. Esther Beeman, all of Shreveport, Mrs. Verlie Fletcher, Houston, Tex., and Mrs. Elaine Robinette, Los Angeles, Calif.; one son, L. G. Houston, Montgomery, Ala.; three brothers, I. N. Houston, Vesta Houston, of Shreveport, and Lee Houston, of Sarepta; three sisters, Mrs. Ruth Hodges, of Shreveport, Mrs. Grace Pugh and Mrs. Gertie Cochran of Sarepta; and 13 grandchildren. Services will be conducted by the Rev. T. C. Pennell, pastor of Ingleside Baptist Church assisted by the assistant pastor, the Rev. Ted Corbett. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Earl Houston, Johnnie Moore, Carl Maurer, Frank Beeman, Otis Perkins and Wayne Hermes. (Published in The Shreveport Times on July 1, 1954) Obituary: LONNIE HOUSTON Funeral services for Lonnie Houston, 73-year-old resident of 1850 De Soto St., will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Osborn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. T. C. Pennell, pastor of the Ingleside Baptist Church officiating, assisted by the Rev. Ted Corbett. Mr. Houston died early Wednesday in a local hospital following a long illness. Burial will be in the Forest Park Cemetery. Mr. Houston was a retired roofing contractor and had been a resident of Shreveport for 30 years. Active pallbearers will be Earl Houston, Johnnie Moore, Carl Maurer, Frank Beeman, Otis Perkins and Wayne Hermes. (Published in The Shreveport Times on July 2, 1954)