Alice Louise Houston^{[1, 2, 3]}

1897 - 1997  (100 years)

• Name	Alice Louise Houston
  Born	1897	Hamilton Co., Texas
  Gender	Female
  Died	1997	Bell Co., Texas
  Person ID	I1631	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	William Alexander Fletcher Houston,   b. 10 Dec 1857, Texas ,   d. 27 Jan 1919, Iredell, Texas  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Lilla Slater,   b. 21 Sep 1863,   d. 2 Dec 1919, Hamilton Co., Texas  (Age 56 years)
  Married	21 Nov 1880
  Family ID	F516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Photo Fletcher and Lilla Houston and children lilla and children.jpg
  		Photo Foy Willing, Son of Alice Louise Willingham (nee Houston) p1631FoyWilling-s-oAliceLouiseWillingham(neeHouston.jpg

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone Foy Willing, Son Of Alice Louise Willingham (neeHouston) hsFoyWilling-s-oAliceLouiseWillingham(neeHouston).jpg
  		Headstone Alice L. Houston hs1631AliceLHouston.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10995827 Parents: Fletcher Houston (1857 - 1919) Lilla J Slater Houston (1863 - 1919) Spouse: John Dallas Willingham (1891 - 1946) Children: Foy Willingham (1914 - 1978)

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18346805. Lila Slater Houston Birth: Sep. 21, 1863 Death: Dec. 2, 1919 Parents: Thomas Searcy Slater (1828 - 1884) Maria Josephine Boydstun Slater (1843 - 1870) Spouse: Fletcher Houston (1857 - 1919) Children: Lula Houston Tandy (1882 - 1967) Lesbia Houston Childers (1884 - 1977) Willie Houston Crow (1886 - 1905) Mary Houston (1888 - 1905) Harvey F Houston (1894 - 1936) Alice Louise Houston Willingham (1897 - 1997) Siblings: James Benjamin. Slater (1860 - 1920) Lilla J Slater Houston (1863 - 1919) Thomas Smith Slater (1867 - 1928) Alexander Martin Slater (1869 - 1944) Cora Slater French (1880 - 1922) Laura Slater (1881 - 1883) [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28438408. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10995827. Son of Alice L. Houston and John Dallas Willingham (1891 - 1946) Foy Willing (He dropped the HAM in his Father's name Born: 1915 in Bosque County, TX Died: 1978 in Nashville, TN Foy Willing Composer (Music Score), Actor, Songwriter Born: January 1, 1914 Died: January 1, 1978 Parents: John Dallas Willingham (1891 - 1946) Alice Louise Houston Willingham (1897 - 1997) Burial: North Belton Cemetery, Belton, Bell Co., Texas While doing research at North Belton Cemetery, Belton, Texas I saw this Headstone and the picture of the man on it was a face that I knew. Turns out to be the person that started the Riders of the Purple Sage Singing Group of the 1940's . He droped the Ham from his name. My wife Jo's GGGgrand Aunt Lola Mae Burks was married to William A. Willingham. Don't know which branch he is from at present. Two original recordings in one! DISC 1 - From "Cowboy" Have I Told You Lately That I Love You, Cowboy, Red River Valley, Hang Your Head In Shame, Dreary Black Hills, Rose Of San Antone, Beautiful Moon Over Texas, Blue Shadows On The Trail, My Heart Is Blind, Soft Winds, Cool Cool Water, No One To Cry DISC 2 - From "The New Sound Of American Folk" Fireball Mail, Kisses Sweeter Than Wine, Just Because, Live And Let Live, When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold, Five Hundred Miles, Old Lonesome Train, Dark As A Dungeon, Never Let Me Cross You Mind, Someone Won Your Heart, Pins And Needles, I Cried Myself To Sleep. BIOGRAPHY Singer, songwriter, and actor Foy Willing was best known as the founder of the Riders of the Purple Sage, a popular cowboy band known for their harmonies and appearances in low-budget Westerns from the '40s and '50s. Born Foy Willingham in Bosque County, TX, he began as a soloist and member of a gospel group on local radio. In 1933 he began appearing on a radio show in New York City but left in 1935 to work as a radio announcer back in Texas. In 1940 Willing moved to California and had established a version of the Riders there (the band had actually been founded in 1936 by Buck Page and a few others). Willing's Riders included Patti Page on vocals, fiddler Johnny Paul, and accordionist Ken Coopern. World War II call ups caused the lineup to fluctuate during this period, but the group did have some success on the charts, including the country Top Tens "Texas Blues" (1944) and "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" and "Detour," both from 1946. Willing and his band also appeared on radio shows and even dabbled in film. In 1944, they made their feature film debut in Cowboy From Lonesome River, a Western featuring Charles Starrett. The following year, the band began appearing regularly on the All Star Western Theater. They continued appearing in films through the decade and in 1948 became Roy Rogers' new backup band after the Sons of the Pioneers left. The Willing-led Riders disbanded in 1952, though he continued to use the name for a number of years after his semiretirement from performing. During the late '50s and early '60s, the group occasionally reunited to record and perform, and Willing went on to appear at Western festivals during the 1970s. Willing died July 24th, 1978, in Nashville, TN. He was 63. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide DATES HERE ARE NOT THE SAME AS HEADSTONE: