Brief Life History of Wayne Karr
When Wayne Karr Houston was born on 21 June 1937, in Lupton City, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States, his father, Emory Almer D. Houston, was 31 and his mother, Ethel Mary Ann Thompson, was 31. He died on 6 May 1938, in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 0, and was buried in Hytop Cemetery, Hytop, Jackson, Alabama, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Wayne Houseton, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
- Wayne Houseton, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
- Wayne Karr Houston, "Find A Grave Index"
Parents and Siblings
1905–1961 Male
1905–1976 Female
Siblings (5)
1925–1926 Female
1927–2014 Female
1932– Male
1937–1938 Male
1941–1941 Female
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from the barony of Houston (Renfrewshire), from the genitive case of the personal name Hugh + Middle English, Older Scots ton ‘town, village, settlement’ (Old English tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’). The landlord in question was a certain Hugo de Paduinan, who held the place c. 1160. The Scottish surname is also common in Ulster.
Irish: variant of McCutcheon from Mac Uisdein or Mac Uistein.
History: In 1836 the newly founded city of Houston, TX, was named in honor of Sam Houston (1793–1863), soldier and statesman. As commander in chief of the Texan army he achieved Texas independence from Mexico by routing the army of the Mexican general Santa Anna. His ancestors were Ulster Scots who had emigrated to Philadelphia, PA, in the 18th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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