Houston, Margaret Moffette Lea, Letters 1840-1867

Houston, Sam, 1793-1863

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Texas politician, soldier, and frontier hero. He was the first president of the Republic of Texas and served as a United States Senator for that state. From the description of Letter, ca. 1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122699442 From the description of Letter, 1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435304 Sam Houston's colorful public life began with his heroic action during the war of 1812. He served as congressman and governor of Tennessee, spent years amon...

Williams, Weston

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Houston, Sam, 1843-1894

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Bledsoe, William

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Bringhurst, Antoinette Power Houston, 1852-1932

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Daughter of Sam and Margaret Lea Houston; married William Lorraine Bringhurst (1844-1913) in 1877. From the description of Antoinette Power Houston Bringhurst papers, 1906-1932. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 70950007 The daughter of Sam Houston, Antoinette Houston Bringhurst was active in a number of organizations. From the description of Antoinette Power Houston Bringhurst papers, 1906-1932. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas...

Power, Charles

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Morrow, Nancy Houston, 1846-1920

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Lea, Mary

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Houston, Margaret Lea, 1819-1867

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Margaret Lea Houston was Sam Houston's third wife. From the description of Letter : Huntsville, Tex. to Sam Houston, Washington D.C. 1848 March 16. (Southwestern University). WorldCat record id: 58796459 ...

Morrow, Joseph

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Lea, Verral

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Lea, Margaret, 1848-1906

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Thorne, Virginia

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Gott, Thomas

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Houston family

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Margaret Moffette Lea Houston (1819-1867) grew up in and met her future husband Gen. Sam Houston in Marion, Alabama. They were originally introduced at a party hosted by her sister, Antoinette Bledsoe, and following a year of courtship, were married and moved to Texas. Margaret had a strong effect on her husband, convincing him to declare total abstinence from alcohol (a pledge he kept to with some difficulty) and to be baptized by the Baptist Church. Because of her heal...