Brief Life History of John Russell
When John Russell Houston Jr. was born on 13 September 1920, in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States, his father, John Russell Houston Sr, was 24 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Collins, was 25. He married Dr. Emily Lee “Cissy” Drinkard in May 1964, in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States for about 10 years. He died on 2 February 2003, in Fort Lee, Bergen, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Westfield, Union, New Jersey, United States.
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- John Houston in household of John R Houston, "United States Census, 1940"
- John, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- John R Houston, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1929 · The Great Depression Arrives
Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.
1942 · The Japanese American internment
Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.
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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On Feb. 2, 2003, John Russell Houston,Jr., of Fort Lee, NJ, made his transition. Born in Trenton, NJ, migrated to Newark at an early age. Beloved son of the late John Russell Houston Sr. and the lat …
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