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John Houchin

Birth
Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Death
1861 (aged 56–57)
Bell County, Texas, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Body is assumed to have been buried on his land, which is now under Belton Lake, Bell County, Texas Add to Map
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Citizen of the Republic of Texas - Arrived between Mar 2, 1836 & Oct 1, 1837 with wife, Mary (Brown) Houchin and 6 children. John and Mary had one more child in Texas. After Mary's death, John married Nancy (Knowles) Barr, the widow of Andrew Jackson Barr and had two more children.

John died between 26 August 1861 (will written) and 30 September 1861 (will proven). He is assumed to have been buried in an unmarked grave on his land in Belton, Bell County, Texas. This land is now under Belton Lake. Nancy married Rev. James Gaston after John's death.

John is either still buried on his land under the lake or is one of several unknown graves dug up by the Army Corps of Engineers and moved to several different cemeteries throughout the Bell County area. An extensive search for his grave has been made by several descendants, to no avail.

Children by Mary (Brown) Houchin:
1. Louvicey Louisa (Houchin) Eldridge
2. William H. Houchin
3. Sarah (Houchin) Dunford Shoemake
4. Jackson Houchin
5. George Washington Houchins
6. Margaret Jane (Houchin) Barnhill
7. Martha Harriett (Houchin) Shelbourn/Shelburne

Children by Nancy (Knowles) Houchin:
1. Mary Ann (Houchin) Ryan Augustus
2. Francis Marion Houchin

There are two sets of memorials for John's parents, one in Jolly Cemetery and one in Atlanta Cemetery. The Jolly Cemetery entry for his mother, Lavisa, has a stone and all records indicate that William and Lavisa were buried there. The following are the links to the records in Atlanta Cemetery, where John's siblings are connected to the parents' memorials:
William Bucky Houchin
Lavisa Creek Houchin
Citizen of the Republic of Texas - Arrived between Mar 2, 1836 & Oct 1, 1837 with wife, Mary (Brown) Houchin and 6 children. John and Mary had one more child in Texas. After Mary's death, John married Nancy (Knowles) Barr, the widow of Andrew Jackson Barr and had two more children.

John died between 26 August 1861 (will written) and 30 September 1861 (will proven). He is assumed to have been buried in an unmarked grave on his land in Belton, Bell County, Texas. This land is now under Belton Lake. Nancy married Rev. James Gaston after John's death.

John is either still buried on his land under the lake or is one of several unknown graves dug up by the Army Corps of Engineers and moved to several different cemeteries throughout the Bell County area. An extensive search for his grave has been made by several descendants, to no avail.

Children by Mary (Brown) Houchin:
1. Louvicey Louisa (Houchin) Eldridge
2. William H. Houchin
3. Sarah (Houchin) Dunford Shoemake
4. Jackson Houchin
5. George Washington Houchins
6. Margaret Jane (Houchin) Barnhill
7. Martha Harriett (Houchin) Shelbourn/Shelburne

Children by Nancy (Knowles) Houchin:
1. Mary Ann (Houchin) Ryan Augustus
2. Francis Marion Houchin

There are two sets of memorials for John's parents, one in Jolly Cemetery and one in Atlanta Cemetery. The Jolly Cemetery entry for his mother, Lavisa, has a stone and all records indicate that William and Lavisa were buried there. The following are the links to the records in Atlanta Cemetery, where John's siblings are connected to the parents' memorials:
William Bucky Houchin
Lavisa Creek Houchin

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