Napoleon Murff Houston
1879 - 1943 (64 years)-
Name Napoleon Murff Houston Born 12 Feb 1879 Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA 
Gender Male Died 23 Apr 1943 Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried 25 Apr 1943 Orange Grove Cemetery - Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA Person ID I5128 Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree Last Modified 1 Aug 2023
Father John Wesley Houston, b. Oct 1849, Mississippi, USA , d. 16 Jul 1916, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age ~ 66 years) Mother Ella Jane Bumgardner, b. 11 Apr 1857, Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama, USA , d. 24 Sep 1881, Benton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA (Age 24 years) Married 22 Nov 1876 Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Family ID F2092 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Winnie Jenkins, b. 3 Nov 1877, Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA , d. 22 Dec 1905, Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA (Age 28 years) Married 16 Nov 1904 Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA Last Modified 27 Aug 2022 Family ID F5235 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Emma Mary Bucher, b. 20 Nov 1894, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 19 Jul 1992, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA (Age 97 years) Married Abt 1921 Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA Children + 1. Margie Nell Houston, b. 29 Jan 1925, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA , d. 15 Jul 1996, Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA (Age 71 years)Last Modified 10 Aug 2016 Family ID F2093 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 12 Feb 1879 - Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA 
Married - 16 Nov 1904 - Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas, USA 
Married - Abt 1921 - Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 23 Apr 1943 - Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA 
Buried - 25 Apr 1943 - Orange Grove Cemetery - Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Documents 
Marriage Announcement of Napoleon Murff Houston and Winnie Jenkins
Published in The Houston Post on November 12, 1904
Marriage Announcement of Napoleon Murff Houston and Winnie Jenkins
Published in The Caldwell News-Chronicle on November 18, 1904
Napoleon Murff Houston Appointed Administrator of the Successions of John Wesley Houston
Published in The Bossier Banner-Progress on July 20, 1916
U.S. World War I Draft Card - Napoleon Murff Houston
Name: Napoleon Murff Houston
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Feb 1879
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Street Address: Inn Hotel
Residence Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
Physical Build: Stout
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Relative: J. F. Reynolds
U.S. World War II Draft Card - Napoleon Murff Houston
Name: Napoleon Murff Houston
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 12 Feb 1879
Residence Place: Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Next of Kin: Mrs. N. M. Houston
Obituary of Napoleon Murff Houston
Published in The Lake Charles American Press on April 24, 1943
Headstones 
Headstone of Napoleon Murff Houston
Orange Grove Cemetery - Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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Notes - Obituary:
N. M. Houston Dies Friday
NAPOLEON MURFF HOUSTON, 64, died at St. Patrick's hospital at 8:30 p.m. Friday after a short illness. Mr. Houston was born February 12, 1879 in Bossier parish, and came came to Lake Charles man years ago. He was an employe of the Calcasieu Mercantile company, having been associated with this firm many years.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Emma Houston; a daughter, Miss Margie Nell Houston, both of Lake Charles; two sisters, Mrs. Hugh Wilson of Gloster, La., and Mrs. Frank Crowle of Bossier City; a brother, J. T. Houston of Shreveport.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Hixson funeral home with Rev. W. L. Stagg, Jr., pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be at Graceland cemetery.
Pallbearers will be D. L. Windham, Leon White, Archie Hickman, L. C. Moriarty, George W. Clarke and W. W. Barnes.
(Published in The Lake Charles American Press on April 24, 1943)
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