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Jonas William Houston

Jonas William Houston

Male 1847 - 1903  (56 years)


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  • Name Jonas William Houston  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19] 
    Birth 2 Oct 1847  Pleasant Grove, Des Moines, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 11, 15, 17, 19] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1856  Pleasant Grove, Des Moines, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 17] 
    Residence 1860  Pleasant Grove, Pleasant Grove, Des Moines, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1870  Pleasant Grove, Middletown, Des Moines, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Occupation: Farm Laborer
    Residence 1880  Valley, Page, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
    Residence 1900  Pleasant Grove, Des Moines, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
    Death 30 Oct 1903  Des Moines County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 15, 19] 
    Burial 30 Oct 1903  Pleasant Grove, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Probate 3 Dec 1903  Des Moines, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Person ID I30753  CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2026 

    Father Squire Thomas S Houston,   b. 20 May 1826, Nelson County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1888, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sena Sophronia Pendergraft,   b. 27 May 1827, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1886, Pleasant Grove Township, Des Moines, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 23 Aug 1846  Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Territory, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F10101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Gletsch,   b. 5 Dec 1856, Hesse, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1944, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 21 Nov 1875  Des Moines County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Sophrona E Houston,   b. 1878, Pleasant Grove Twp, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1918, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Rosa Myrtle Houston,   b. 10 Sep 1879, Clarinda, Page, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1952, Buried Old Stone Cemetery, Franklin Twp, Des Moines, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Amelia Mary Houston,   b. 11 May 1883, Page Co, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1927, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Charles Houston,   b. 6 Dec 1889, Pleasant Grove, Des Moines, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1969, Oakville, Louisa, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Dona Helen Houston,   b. 16 Nov 1893, Pleasant Grove, Des Moines, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1982, Wapello, Louisa, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. George William Houston,   b. May 1899, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1920 (Age 20 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F10556  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [S468] Findagrave, J. W. Houston 30 Oct 1903.

    2. [S3131] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;;;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Pleasant Grove, Des Moines, Iowa; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1240429.

    3. [S3191] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;;;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Valley, Page, Iowa; Roll: 358; Page: 371B; Enumeration District: 151.

    4. [S3192] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Pleasant Grove, Des Moines, Iowa; Roll: M593_388; Page: 525A.

    5. [S3195] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Pleasant Grove, Des Moines, Iowa; Roll: M653_319; Page: 177; Family History Libra.

    6. [S3340] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;), Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage.

    7. [S3340] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;), Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage.

    8. [S3602] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;), State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa.

    9. [S3134] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;;), Ancestry Family Tree.

    10. [S3341] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;), State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records; Reference Number: 101768590.

    11. [S3319] Ancestry.com, Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;).

    12. [S3329] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;), Probate Packets, 1835-1930; Probate Index, 1835-1989; Author: Iowa. District Court (Des Moines County); Probate Place: Des Moines, Iowa.

    13. [S3329] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;), Probate Records, 1835-1935; Index, 1835-1973; Author: Iowa. District Court (Des Moines County).

    14. [S3326] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;).

    15. [S3348] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc;;;).

    16. [S121] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;;;;), Ancestry Family Tree.

    17. [S601] Ancestry.com, Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;).

    18. [S1156] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;;).

    19. [S1268] Ancestry.com, Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc;;;;;;).


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