The Family Bible of William Houston and Elizabeth Millner


Houston and Craswell Family Bible

The information below was taken verbatim from the 1872 bible owned by the great granddaughter of Sarah Houston Craswell formally of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The marriage certificate does not include the minister's name.

Marriage Certificate

This certifies that I performed
THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY
for William Houston of New Glasgow and
Elizabeth Millner of Charlottetown on the
6th day of March 1839 at Charlottetown P.E.I.

Marriages

James Houston to Martha Brakey

Annie M. Houston 4th of July 1860 (to) T. T. Pursey

Mary Houston to Keneth [sic] McDonald

William Houston to Gloria Hill

Sarah Houston to Cyrus Craswell

Charley F. Houston to Ella Gates

Births

James Houston

Born Dec. 31st 1838

Annie M. Houston

Born Sept. 6th 1841

John Houston

Born Aug. 29th 1843

Mary Houston

Born Jan. First 1845

Mary Houston

Born Jan. 1846

William Houston

Born Aug. 17th 1849

Charles Houston

Born June 9th 1853

Wallace Houston

Born June 9th 1856

Millner Houston

Born March 13th 1859

Sarah Houston

Born March 8th 1861

Deaths

William Houston

ser.[sic]

Died Feb. 28th 1875

William Houston

Died Oct. 25 1874

John Houston

drowned

Died May 29 1861

Millner Houston

Died Oct. 1859

Mary Houston

Died Feb. 1845

Mother Mrs. William Houston

Died May 2, 1906

Memoranda

Cyrus Craswell married to Sarah Houston at New Glascow on Dec. 4th 1879

 

Born

 

Cyrus Craswell

June 22 1857

 

Sarah Houston (Craswell)

March 8th 1861

(died) February 14, 1953

 

Births

Deaths

William R. Craswell

Jan. 2 1881

April (Good Friday) 1947

Elizabeth "Bessie" M. Craswell

Jan. 25 1882

January 1947

Robert Craswell

Oct. 1st 1886

1947

Hazel Ruth Craswell

Oct. 17 1890

February 2, 1973

Walter Craswell

Feb. 10 1895

Walter died Jan. 9th 1898

Mabel S. Ellstrom

July 12, 1893

 

Marriages

Elizabeth "Bessie" M. Craswell to Frank Munchen Nov-14th 1912

William R. Craswell to Mabel S. Ellstrom March 14, at Endion Methodist Church, Duluth MN

(Loose sheet found in the Bible)

(Front side) Births

James Houston

Born Dec. 31th 1838

Annie Houston

Born Sept. 26th 1841

John Houston

Born August 29th 1843

Mary Houston

Born Jan. 1 1845

Mary Houston

Born Jan. 28th 1846

William Houston

Born August 17th 1849

Charles Houston

Born June 9th 1853

Wallace Houston

Born June 9th 1856

Millner Houston

Born March 13th 1859

Sarah Houston

Born March 8th 1861

(Back side) (Death?)

Millner Houston Oct. 1859

(Loose sheet found in the bible)

Married

Jimy [sic] to Martha Brakey

Annie to Tom Purny [sic] 4th July 1860

Willie to Gloria Hill

Mary to Keneth [sic] McDonald

Sarah to Cyrus Craswell

Charles to Ella Gates June 6 1895

William Houston , Born Jan. 7 18 7(1817?)(to) Elizabeth Millner Nov. 7 1819

(Loose sheet found in the bible)

Marriages

William R. Craswell to Emma Gudehue Polkinghorn, widow of Eugene Polkinghorn, Nov. 1921 or 1922 in Superior, WI


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