This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Wh.2ADE/1834.1 Message Board Post: William O. Houston married Lutitia Shy on 3/23/1879 in Union County, IL. Letitia Shy is the d/o Levi Shy b. abt. 1817 in KY, d. 5/9/1864 Buzzard Roost, GA in the Civil War and Mary Ann Stovall, b. abt. 1829 in KY. They were married on 7/26/1848 in Union County, IL. 1880 Anna, Union County, IL census: Houston, William, 1859, IL, IL, IL Houston, Letitia, 1861, IL, KY, KY (Letitia's birthdate is 2/15/1861. In the probate records for Union County, IL, her along with two other brothers were listed for guardianship.) 1910 Preston Pct., Union County, IL census: Houston, William O., head, 53, IL Houston, Letitia, wife, 49, IL Houston, Willie S., son, 18, IL Houston, Ora C., daughter, 19, IL 1920 Union, Union County, IL census: Houston, William O., head, 63, KY Houston, Letitia, wife, 60, IL Hope this helps! Kim Mohler