Audrey M Houston

Brief Life History of Audrey M

When Audrey M Houston was born on 20 October 1907, her father, Albert Walter Oliver Houston, was 25 and her mother, Easter Virginia Swecker, was 27. She had at least 3 sons and 2 daughters with John Riley Brooks. She lived in Pierce, Wharton, Texas, United States in 1930 and Pierce Township, Texas, Missouri, United States in 1950. She died in November 1982, in Arroll, Texas, Missouri, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Arroll Cemetery, Arroll, Texas, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Riley Brooks
1902–1963
Audrey M Houston
1907–1982
Virgil Ray Brooks
1924–1985
Phyllis Louise Brooks
1928–2004
Calvin H Brooks
1928–1985
Ada Arlene Brooks
1934–2023
Willard Dean Brooks
1936–2006

Sources (10)

  • Audrey Brooks, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Audrey Brooks, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Audra M Brooks, "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

World Events (8)

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York

Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

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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