Martin Houser, Sr

Male 1762 - 1842  (80 years)


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  • Name Martin Houser  [1
    Suffix Sr 
    Born 17 Jan 1762  Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Feb 1842  Montgomery, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Find-A-Grave 82126232 
    Reference Number 7453 
    Died 23 Feb 1842  Mad River, Montgomery, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Mad River, Montgomery, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Beardshire Cemetery
    Person ID I7453  Thompson-Milligan
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 

    Father Henry Houser,   b. 1731, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1795, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Magdalene (Unknown) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married Abt 1756  Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F790  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Barbara Neff,   b. 1765, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1844, Mad River, Montgomery, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 30 Mar 1783  Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Catherine Houser,   b. 19 May 1805, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1861, Miami, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)  [natural]
     2. Daniel Houser,   b. 31 Jan 1793, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1836, Shelby, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)  [natural]
     3. Henry Houser,   b. 18 Jul 1788, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1868, Wayne, Montgomery, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  [natural]
     4. John Houser,   b. 2 Feb 1790, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1881, Miami, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)  [natural]
     5. Martin Houser, Jr,   b. 24 Oct 1784, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1842, Montgomery, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)  [natural]
     6. Isaac Houser,   b. 1799, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1870  (Age 71 years)  [natural]
     7. Mary Houser  [natural]
     8. Jacob Houser  [natural]
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F1460  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Jan 1762 - Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Mar 1783 - Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Feb 1842 - Montgomery, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 1789 tax list Shenandoah co VA, Martin had 1 tithable, 3 horses
      Martin's will was written Oct 27 1841, proved Mar 1842, dates of death & burial of Martin and Barbara from History of Montgomery co Ohio, Beers pub. co, 1882
      They sold thier land in Shenandoah co Virginia 10 Apr 1801 to Jacob Stiegle. (deed book M pg 390)
      Land in Montgomery co Ohio included 57 acres in Sec 28 T 2 R 8 between the Miami rivers, 52 acres on the east side of the Miami River, 77 acres next to other lands, 80 acres bought from Daniel Neff on west side of Miami River.
      In Montgomery co OH by 1805 (Beers History) Land was in NE area of Dayton, part may be a golf course now, some of the land on the east side of the river not developed?
      Reinterred in Woodland cem in 1865, age at death given as 80 y 1 m; section 36 lot 1115. stone not found in 2003, there were other Houser burials in that area of the cemetery. Beardshear cem is now called Union, and the old section is on east side of road, with a river at its back.

      Martin Houser and wife. Barbara Neff, came from Shenandoah County, Va., in the year 1805. They were married in the " Old Dominion." and upon coming to this county settled in Section 25. also owning land across the Miami, in what is now Harrison Township. Their children were Henry, John, Martin, Daniel, Jacob, Isaac, Polly and Katie. Father Houser died February 23. 1842. and his wife January 8, 1844, both being buried in the Beardshear graveyard. Prior to 1805.
    • Martin Houser and wife, Barbara Neff, came from Shenandoah County, Va., in the year 1805. They were married in the "Old Dominion," and upon coming to this county settled in Section 25, also owning land across the Miami, in what is now Harrison Township. Their children were Henry, John, Martin, Daniel, Jacob, Isaac, Polly and Katie. Father Houser died February 23, 1842, and his wife January 8, 1844, both being buried in the Beardshear

  • Sources 
    1. [S22] OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA;;), Database online.
      Record for Martin Houser