MOTHER: Ann Houston Montgomery
*FATHER: John Blair McCroskey


HUSBAND: Matthew Houston

(currently known) CHILDREN
1. John M. Houston

2. Robert Houston

3. Jane M. Houston
m. John Span Day

4. Lavinia Houston

5. Sarah Houston
m. Daniel McCroskey


FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Jane Houston
Age: 62
Birth Year: abt 1798
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Tennessee
Home in 1860: Decatur, Decatur, Iowa
Post Office: Decatur
Dwelling Number: 90
Family Number: 71
Household Members: Name Age
Mathew Houston 64
Jane Houston 62
Robert Houston 24
Samuel McCroska 22
Cordelia C Houston 19
Sarah J McCroska 17
Isaac H Day 9
John Smith 50
Hannah Smith 49
William Smith 24
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Decatur, Decatur, Iowa; Roll: M653_318; Page: 13; Family History Library Film: 803318

2. Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999
Name: Jane Houston
Birth Date: abt 1798
Death Date: 20 Nov 1874
Age: 76
Burial Location: Decatur, Decatur
Cemetery: Decatur
General Burial Info: row 7
Source: Grave Stone Records of Decatur County, Iowa
Page Number: 68
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

3. (photo source)
Houston, Samuel Rutherford,. Brief biographical accounts of many members of the Houston family : accompanied by a genealogical table : from well authenticated records and an extensive correspondence, with a large number of well informed members of the family during the years 1876-1882. Cincinnati: Elm Street Print. Co., 1882. Chapter 8

4. CHILDREN of Ann Montgomery & John McCroskey
Source:
http://www.joepayne.org/houston.htm

1. Samuel McCroskey
m. McCollum
m. Grant
m. Tucker

2. Esther McCroskey
m. Alexander McCauly

3. Mary "Polly" McCroskey
m. William Willson

4. John McCroskey
m. Elizabeth Grant
m. Pricilla McCray

5. Dorcas McCroskey
m. John Wear

6. Robert McCroskey
m. Mary Sharp

7. Lavinia McCroskey
m. John Eagelton

8. Jane McCroskey
m. Mathew Houston

9. James McCroskey

10. Elizabeth McCroskey
m. Andrew Bogle

*5. John McCroskey was in the Rev. War fighting in the
Battle of King’s Mountain. Descendants qualify for the Sons/Daughters of the American Revolution.