This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: CameronAshley Surnames: Warren Pace Houston Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.warren/4449/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Seeking living descendants of this family group to trade information. Seeking more information on this family and contact with living descendants to exchange information. (I am from the Warren line). Martilla WARREN (b.3 July 1852 Heard Co., GA d. 6 Mar 1927) m.ca. 1870 in Heard Co. GA, Cicero 'Irvin' HOUSTON b.27 Apr 1849 Heard Co. GA d. 27 Aug 1899 in Panola Co. TX . She was 17 and he was 21 when they were first farming in Franklin and Enon Grove, Heard Co. GA. As of June 1870 they had no children yet. 'Irvin' Houston was the son of Samuel F. Houston (1821 GA) and his wife Frances Houston (b.1829 GA daughter of Oliver Houston and Cynthia Flournoy. They were cousins.) Samuel Houston, Irvin's father, was first in 1850 in Coweta Co. GA. Then he is found in 1860 working as an 'Overseer'. By 1870 he is farming in Heard Co. GA. He later moves to Meriwether Co. GA by 1880 and is last found living with his son in law John Chappell in 1900 in Coweta Co. GA. Martilla (Warren) Houston lived with her husband in Georgia where a number of their children were born, but by Nov 1885 they had moved their family to Panola County, Texas and were farming. Their last child was born 189! 7 and Martilla's husband C.I.'Irvin' Houston died on 27 Aug 1899. He is buried in the Williamson Cemetery in Panola County, TX. It is on a list of 'lost' cemeteries as it is very small and mostly comprised of Williamson family members. (Directions to this little-known cemetery were: From Carthage go westbound on State Highway 315 for 13.2 miles to the intersection with FM 348.  Turn right on to FM 348 and travel northbound for 2.8 miles, going through downtown Longbranch, to the point where Panola County Road 152 intersects to the right.  Turn right on to CR 152 and travel 1.5 miles to the point where a Lone Star Gas Pipeline crosses the county road.  The cemetery will be located on the west side of the pipeline right-of-way and north of the county road. Martilla (Warren) Houston was widowed almost a year by June 15, 1900 when the census was taken for Justice Pct. 8, Panola Co. TX. In this census she is enumerated as a widow living and farming two households down from her irstborn son (Sam N. Houston) and his family and she still has 5 children at home. On the census she states she has had 12 children, only 8 living by 1900, but in the 1910 census she stated she had had 9 children, 8 living.  The known children of Martilla (Warren) Houston and Cicero 'Irvin' Houston: Sam N. HOUSTON b. Feb 1871 GA m.ca. 1893 Nancy Marie__b. May 1877 GA. They stated in 1900 census he is farming in Panola Co. TX with 3 children, 3 living. In 1910 census he is farming still in Panola Co. TX but state they had had 7 children, 6 living. In 1910 his widowed mother Martilla (Warren) Houston age 56, and 3 of her daughters ages 18, 15 and 14 are living in his household. In 1910 Sam and Nancy Marie Houston had: Joseph HOUSTON b. Aug 1894 TX Bessie M. HOUSTON b.ca. 1897 TX Cora HOUSTON b.ca. 1900 TX Curtis HOUSTON b.ca. 1902 TX Dovie HOUSTON b.ca. 1904 TX Talmamast (?) HOUSTON b.ca. 1906 (male) (hard to read) Elsie HOUSTON b.ca. 1908 TX John HOUSTON b. May 1876 GA m. ca. 1893 Martha A.__b.Nov 1872 TX. In 1900 census they are farming close by Sam N Houston in Panola Co., TX and state they have had 2 children, only 1 living. Unknown HOUSTON Hubert HOUSTON b. July 1898 TX Emma HOUSTON b. Oct 1880 GA Mossy M. HOUSTON b. Nov 1885 TX Odasius (?) 'Odie' HOUSTON b. Jan 1891 TX (daughter) Mary HOUSTON b. June 1894 TX Birchy/Bernice (?) HOUSTON b. June 1897 TX Martilla Warren was the daughter of Sherrod Warren and his wife Jackebed Pace from Enon Grove/Franklin area of Heard Co. GA. After Sherrod Warren's death she moved with two of her sons (John Stephen Warren and Uriah G. 'Duncan' Warren to Henderson, Rusk Co. TX). USGenWeb Rusk Co TX website has many old photos of the Warren family. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.