James Palinias Houston, IV

James Houston was born and raised on his father's farm near what is now Houstonville in Iredell County, North Carolina. He ran a farm and mill on Hunting Creek until about 1810 but left North Carolina and settled near Lewisburg, Tennessee where he carved a new farm out of wilderness. He wrote several letters back home which persuaded his father, Christopher Houston, to leave his large estate and make a new place on a portion of James' land in 1815. After his father's death, James was traveling on horseback to settle the estate when he was caught in a storm. He was unable to find shelter to get dry. He made it home but caught pneumonia and died several days later.

The Houston Cemetery is on James' farm which is still an active farm today.

Husband of Patience Bills -m- 12 September 1797

Father of:

• Alfred Moore Houston
• Eliza Marshall "Betsy" Houston McConnell
• Cynthia Hartshorn Houston Wilkes
• Christopher Columbus Houston
• Benjamin Franklin Houston
• Jonathan Milton Houston
• Sally Martha Houston Hill
• Lillias Louisa Houston Hague
• Joel Houston
• Samuel Patton Houston
• Marinda Caroline Houston Perkins
• James Bills Houston
• Patience Olivia Bills Houston Orr

Inscription:

• HOUSTON
• JAMES
• 1775 - 1840
• MARRIED
• SEPT. 12,
• 1797
• PATIENCE BILLS
• 1780 - 1859

Note: Only had foot stone till just a few years back. The new stone was placed by James Eaton.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Mar 17 2017, 18:06:54 UTC

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• Residence: 1800 - Salisbury, Iredell, North Carolina
• Residence: 1804 - Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
• Residence: 1810 - Iredell, North Carolina, United States
• Residence: Circa 1810 - Maury, Tennessee, United States
• Residence: 1820 - Maury, Tennessee, United States
• Residence: 1830 - Maury, Tennessee, United States
• Residence: 1840 - Marshall, Tennessee, United States
  • Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Mar 17 2017, 18:48:03 UTC
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 5 2021, 10:46:41 UTC