William Houx was born in Logan County, Kentucky to Mathias and Susannah (Morgenstern) Morningstar Houx in 1799 four years after his parents had moved from Maryland to the wilds of Kentucky. He was the second youngest of twelve known children. He married Charlotte Jones on December 24, 1820 in Cooper County, MO and they had six known children: America, Ann Elizabeth, Francis Marion, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Cynthis Missouri Houx.
Letter to John Francis Houx from William Sweeney March 28, 18?? in which he tells a tale told to him by William. - "William Houx, youngest son of Mathias and Susan M. Houx, was born Feb. 22, 1799 in Logan County, Kentucky. He came to Boonville, Missouri from Kentucky in 1817 when I think, some of his brothers had preceded him. He married Charlotte Jones who was born in Barren County, Kentucky in 1795. They built a log cabin and had the then fashionable dirt floor. He tended a small piece of ground for corn to make bread and, of course, vegetables - and a patch of flax for clothing. They depended on the hunt for their meat and bacon. They killed the hogs that ranged the woods and fattened on the mash that was generally abundant. 'The year there was no summer' and it froze or there were killing frosts every month except July 1826 if I am not mistaken. Then there was mast or but little herbage. The deer were very poor and the people all were in almost a starving condition. In that fall with not a thing in the house to eat, he went to near Pilot Grove section to his older brother Jacob's to see if he couldn't get a deer. After his brother grilled him for sometime about having a family starving on his hands, they went out to try for meat and after hunting about all day without any luck, Providence sent a deer which was killed and he shouldered most of it and he said he was so over-joyed it brought tears of gladness and, although very tired, the thought of something to feed his wife and little ones put a spring in his steps and he went home the several miles with what to him was a real treasure - the meat of the deer"
The Lexington Intelligencer, December 10, 1887
THE TOMB Died---At Centerview, Johnson county, Mo., December 2, Mr. William Houx, aged 88 years and 10 months. He was an old and estimable citizen and lived in this county for many years. He was buried at Hebron church, in this county, December 3, at 11 o'clock, a.m., Rev. L.F. Clemmons officiating.
Letter to John Francis Houx from William Sweeney March 28, 18?? in which he tells a tale told to him by William. - "William Houx, youngest son of Mathias and Susan M. Houx, was born Feb. 22, 1799 in Logan County, Kentucky. He came to Boonville, Missouri from Kentucky in 1817 when I think, some of his brothers had preceded him. He married Charlotte Jones who was born in Barren County, Kentucky in 1795. They built a log cabin and had the then fashionable dirt floor. He tended a small piece of ground for corn to make bread and, of course, vegetables - and a patch of flax for clothing. They depended on the hunt for their meat and bacon. They killed the hogs that ranged the woods and fattened on the mash that was generally abundant. 'The year there was no summer' and it froze or there were killing frosts every month except July 1826 if I am not mistaken. Then there was mast or but little herbage. The deer were very poor and the people all were in almost a starving condition. In that fall with not a thing in the house to eat, he went to near Pilot Grove section to his older brother Jacob's to see if he couldn't get a deer. After his brother grilled him for sometime about having a family starving on his hands, they went out to try for meat and after hunting about all day without any luck, Providence sent a deer which was killed and he shouldered most of it and he said he was so over-joyed it brought tears of gladness and, although very tired, the thought of something to feed his wife and little ones put a spring in his steps and he went home the several miles with what to him was a real treasure - the meat of the deer"
The Lexington Intelligencer, December 10, 1887
THE TOMB Died---At Centerview, Johnson county, Mo., December 2, Mr. William Houx, aged 88 years and 10 months. He was an old and estimable citizen and lived in this county for many years. He was buried at Hebron church, in this county, December 3, at 11 o'clock, a.m., Rev. L.F. Clemmons officiating.
William Houx was born in Logan County, Kentucky to Mathias and Susannah (Morgenstern) Morningstar Houx in 1799 four years after his parents had moved from Maryland to the wilds of Kentucky. He was the second youngest of twelve known children. He married Charlotte Jones on December 24, 1820 in Cooper County, MO and they had six known children: America, Ann Elizabeth, Francis Marion, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Cynthis Missouri Houx.
Letter to John Francis Houx from William Sweeney March 28, 18?? in which he tells a tale told to him by William. - "William Houx, youngest son of Mathias and Susan M. Houx, was born Feb. 22, 1799 in Logan County, Kentucky. He came to Boonville, Missouri from Kentucky in 1817 when I think, some of his brothers had preceded him. He married Charlotte Jones who was born in Barren County, Kentucky in 1795. They built a log cabin and had the then fashionable dirt floor. He tended a small piece of ground for corn to make bread and, of course, vegetables - and a patch of flax for clothing. They depended on the hunt for their meat and bacon. They killed the hogs that ranged the woods and fattened on the mash that was generally abundant. 'The year there was no summer' and it froze or there were killing frosts every month except July 1826 if I am not mistaken. Then there was mast or but little herbage. The deer were very poor and the people all were in almost a starving condition. In that fall with not a thing in the house to eat, he went to near Pilot Grove section to his older brother Jacob's to see if he couldn't get a deer. After his brother grilled him for sometime about having a family starving on his hands, they went out to try for meat and after hunting about all day without any luck, Providence sent a deer which was killed and he shouldered most of it and he said he was so over-joyed it brought tears of gladness and, although very tired, the thought of something to feed his wife and little ones put a spring in his steps and he went home the several miles with what to him was a real treasure - the meat of the deer"
The Lexington Intelligencer, December 10, 1887
THE TOMB Died---At Centerview, Johnson county, Mo., December 2, Mr. William Houx, aged 88 years and 10 months. He was an old and estimable citizen and lived in this county for many years. He was buried at Hebron church, in this county, December 3, at 11 o'clock, a.m., Rev. L.F. Clemmons officiating.
Letter to John Francis Houx from William Sweeney March 28, 18?? in which he tells a tale told to him by William. - "William Houx, youngest son of Mathias and Susan M. Houx, was born Feb. 22, 1799 in Logan County, Kentucky. He came to Boonville, Missouri from Kentucky in 1817 when I think, some of his brothers had preceded him. He married Charlotte Jones who was born in Barren County, Kentucky in 1795. They built a log cabin and had the then fashionable dirt floor. He tended a small piece of ground for corn to make bread and, of course, vegetables - and a patch of flax for clothing. They depended on the hunt for their meat and bacon. They killed the hogs that ranged the woods and fattened on the mash that was generally abundant. 'The year there was no summer' and it froze or there were killing frosts every month except July 1826 if I am not mistaken. Then there was mast or but little herbage. The deer were very poor and the people all were in almost a starving condition. In that fall with not a thing in the house to eat, he went to near Pilot Grove section to his older brother Jacob's to see if he couldn't get a deer. After his brother grilled him for sometime about having a family starving on his hands, they went out to try for meat and after hunting about all day without any luck, Providence sent a deer which was killed and he shouldered most of it and he said he was so over-joyed it brought tears of gladness and, although very tired, the thought of something to feed his wife and little ones put a spring in his steps and he went home the several miles with what to him was a real treasure - the meat of the deer"
The Lexington Intelligencer, December 10, 1887
THE TOMB Died---At Centerview, Johnson county, Mo., December 2, Mr. William Houx, aged 88 years and 10 months. He was an old and estimable citizen and lived in this county for many years. He was buried at Hebron church, in this county, December 3, at 11 o'clock, a.m., Rev. L.F. Clemmons officiating.
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