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Emma Elizabeth Holly

Emma Elizabeth Holly[1, 2]

Female 1874 - 1968  (94 years)

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  • Name Emma Elizabeth Holly 
    Born 20 May 1874  McLennen County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 23 Sep 1968  Bosque Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried New Irdell Cemetery (Mitchell), Bosque County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1605  My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2020 

    Family Theopelous Walter Houston,   b. 7 Apr 1872, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov1936, Iredell Bosque Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 25 Dec 1893  Bosque Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 5 Jun 2014 
    Family ID F505  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Photo Emma Houston (nee Holley)
    Photo Emma Houston (nee Holley)
    Photo-Emma Houston (nee Holley)
    Photo-Emma Houston (nee Holley)
    emma.jpg

    Documents
    Death Certificate
    Death Certificate
    Emma Elizabeth Houston
    Emma Elizabeth Houston-Obit
    Emma Elizabeth Houston-Obit
    The Waco News Tribune
    Sep 24, 1968

    Headstones
    Emma E. Houston (nee Holly) Headstone
    Emma E. Houston (nee Holly) Headstone
    hs1605 EmmaEHouston(neeHolly).jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S54] DAR, http://services.dar.org/members/dar_research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=610487&MyLineageCount=1.
      The Said Louise Carter Taylor was the child of Alexander Smith Taylor born on 3 Jul 1811 at Caswell Co NC, died at Hunt Co TX on 3 Nov 1864, and his (1st) wife, Margaret H ?, born on 15 Feb 1813 at TN. Louise married Thomas Jefferson Houston. Issue: Theopelous Walter Houston who married Emma Elizabeth Holly.

      Louise Carter Taylor married Thomas Jefferson Houston, b 23 May 1833 at Lewisberg Tn, d. Hill Co. Texas 25 Dec 1881; married 22 Dec 1843 in Marshall Co., TN, died at Hunt Co TX on 13 - Oct - 1886 married on - - 1834, in TN

    2. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23571462.
      Emma Elizabeth Holly

      Birth: May 20, 1874, McLennan County, Texas
      Death: Sep. 23, 1968, Meridian, Bosque Co., Texas
      Wife of T. W. Houston. Daughter of Giles T. Holley and Laura Ann Justice.
      Emma is a Confederate Daughter.
      Spouse:
      Theopelous Walter Houston (1872 - 1936)

      Children:
      Nelle Houston Rider (1897 - 2002)
      Nevada Houston Day (1893 - 1967)
      Herman Houston (1895 - 1976)
      Nelle Houston Rider (1897 - 2002)
      Nina Houston Aston (1903 - 1989)
      Lenord Lee Houston (1906 - 1989)
      Siblings:
      Fletcher Houston (1857 - 1919)
      Maude Margaret Jane Houston Berry (1859- 1938)*
      Lorena Houston Parkhill (1866 - 1937)
      Mattie Virginia Houston Clark (1869 - 1952)
      Theopelous Walter Houston (1872 - 1936)
      Laura Alice Houston Simpson (1874 - 1899)