Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston

1834 - 1892  (58 years)

John Hopkins Houston

1796 - 1870  (73 years)

Birth	1 Jun 1796	Gap, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
Died	18 Feb 1870	Washington, D.C.
Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Father	Samuel Houston           b. 9 Aug 1767, Leacock Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
Mother	Sarah Jane Clemson Hopkins           b. Jan 1774, Pequea Valley, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
Family	Gertrude Parker Truxton           b. 26 Mar 1804, Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., New Jersey
Married	18 Oct 1825
Children	1. Mary Truxton Houston           b. 13 Aug 1826   2. Samuel Houston           b. 31 Dec 1827 + 3. Thomas Truxton Houston, Sr.           b. 11 Nov 1829   4. Emily Beale Houston           b. 13 Nov 1831 + 5. Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.   6. Sarah Louisa Houston   7. Gertrude Laura Houston           b. 1843, Washington, D.C.   8. James Buchanan Houston           b. 3 Oct 1838

Gertrude Parker Truxton

1804 - 1870  (66 years)

Birth	26 Mar 1804	Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., New Jersey
Died	20 Dec 1870	Washington, D.C.
Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Father	Commodore Thomas Truxton           b. 7 Feb 1755, Jamaica, Queens Co., Long Island, New York
Mother	Mary Fundran           b. 27 Oct 1759
Married	27 Feb 1775
Family	John Hopkins Houston           b. 1 Jun 1796, Gap, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
Married	18 Oct 1825
Children	1. Mary Truxton Houston           b. 13 Aug 1826   2. Samuel Houston           b. 31 Dec 1827 + 3. Thomas Truxton Houston, Sr.           b. 11 Nov 1829   4. Emily Beale Houston           b. 13 Nov 1831 + 5. Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.   6. Sarah Louisa Houston   7. Gertrude Laura Houston           b. 1843, Washington, D.C.   8. James Buchanan Houston           b. 3 Oct 1838

Capt. John Higgins Strain

1812 - 1888  (75 years)

Birth	10 Nov 1812	Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Died	5 Aug 1888	Montgomery Co., Maryland
Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Father	Allen Strain           b. 28 Jun 1786, Augusta Co., Virginia
Mother	Jane Higgins           b. 4 Aug 1793, Tennessee
Married	28 Nov 1811
Family	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.
Married	17 Jan 1856
Children	1. Cornelia Houston "Nellie" Strain           b. Mar 1856, Washington, D.C.   2. John Houston Strain           b. 24 Sep 1858   3. Sarah A. "Sally" Strain           b. Abt 1859, Maryland   4. Allen Strain           b. 30 May 1860 + 5. Thomas Truxton Strain           b. 1 May 1869, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland   6. Gertrude Strain           b. 1870   7. James Strain           b. Abt 1874, Maryland   8. Sarah H. Strain           b. Abt 1876   9. Mary Strain           b. Dec 1877, Maryland

Cornelia Houston "Nellie" Strain

1856 - 1936  (79 years)

Birth	Mar 1856	Washington, D.C.
Died	1936	Sandy Spring Friends Meeting, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Father	Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Mother	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.
Married	17 Jan 1856
Family	Dr. Charles Farquhar           b. Apr 1841, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Married	11 May 1892

John Houston Strain

1858 - 1859  (0 years)

Birth	24 Sep 1858
Died	10 Sep 1859
Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Father	Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Mother	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.
Married	17 Jan 1856

Sarah A. "Sally" Strain

Abt 1859 -

Birth	Abt 1859	Maryland
Father	Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Mother	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.
Married	17 Jan 1856

Allen Strain

1860 - 1865  (5 years)

Birth	30 May 1860
Died	5 Nov 1865
Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Father	Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Mother	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.
Married	17 Jan 1856

Thomas Truxton Strain

1869 - 1923  (53 years)

Birth	1 May 1869	Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Died	25 Mar 1923	Pomona, Los Angeles, California
Buried	Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
Father	Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Mother	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.
Married	17 Jan 1856
Family	Rosena Dekum           b. 2 Apr 1870, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon
Married	16 Jun 1897
Children	1. Stephanie Strain           b. 16 May 1898, Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon

Gertrude Strain

1870 - 1940  (70 years)

Birth	1870
Died	1940
Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Father	Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Mother	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.
Married	17 Jan 1856
Family	James C. Garrison           b. 1868

James Strain

Abt 1874 -

Birth	Abt 1874	Maryland
Father	Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Mother	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.
Married	17 Jan 1856

Sarah H. Strain

Abt 1876 -

Birth	Abt 1876
Father	Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Mother	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.
Married	17 Jan 1856

Mary Strain

1877 - 1927  (49 years)

Birth	Dec 1877	Maryland
Died	1927
Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Father	Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Mother	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston           b. 21 Aug 1834, Washington, D.C.
Married	17 Jan 1856

• Name	Cornelia Nancrede "Nellie" Houston  [1, 2]
  Birth	21 Aug 1834	Washington, D.C.   [3]
  according to 1880 census
  Gender	Female
  Census	1870	Brighton, Montgomery Co., Maryland
  aged 35
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 5 109 John H Strain 55 1815 Male White Farmer Tennessee 6 109 Cornelia N Strain 35 1835 Female White Keeping House Wash. D.C. 7 109 Cornelia H Strain 3 1867 Female White At Home Wash. D.C 8 109 Thomas Strain 1 1869 Male White At Home Wash. D.C 9 109 James Strain 53 1817 Male White At Home Tennessee 10 109 Eliza Strain 17 1853 Female White At Home Tennessee 11 109 Rachel Johnson 45 1825 Female Black Domestic Servant Maryland 12 109 George Johnson 14 1856 Male Black Domestic Servant Maryland 13 109 Philip Johnson 6 1864 Male Black Maryland 14 109 Albert Johnson 30 1840 Male Black Farm Laborer Maryland 15 109 Cassy Johnson 25 1845 Female Black Domestic Servant Maryland  NARA Pub:  M593  Roll:  M593_591  Page:  231B  Enumerated:  25 June 1870
  Census	1880	Mechanicsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
  aged 45; father born in Pennsylvania, mother in New Jersey
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Occupation Street 12 49 John H. Strain Self (Head) Male White Abt 1813 67 Married Tennessee Virginia Tennessee Farmer 13 49 Cornelia M. Strain Wife Female White Abt 1835 45 Married Washington, D.C. Pennsylvania New Jersey Keeping House 14 49 Cornelia H. Strain Daughter Female White Abt 1867 13 Single Washington, D.C. Tennessee District of Columbia 15 49 Thomas Truxson Strain Son Male White Abt 1869 11 Single Washington, D.C. Tennessee District of Columbia 16 49 Gertrude Strain Daughter Female White Abt 1871 9 Single Maryland Tennessee District of Columbia 17 49 James Strain Son Male White Abt 1874 6 Single Maryland Tennessee District of Columbia 18 49 Sarah H. Strain Daughter Female White Abt 1876 4 Single Maryland Tennessee District of Columbia 19 49 Mary Strain Daughter Female White Abt 1878 2 Single Maryland Tennessee District of Columbia 20 49 Emanuel Dorsey Self (Head) Male Black Abt 1820 60 Married Maryland Maryland Maryland 21 49 Lousia Dorsey Wife Female Black Abt 1830 50 Married Maryland Maryland Maryland  NARA Pub:  T9  Roll:  512  Page:  426a  ED:  118  Enumerated:  10 June 1880
  Death	23 Nov 1892  [3]
  Gives her age as 52 years, 4 mos., 2 days
  Burial	Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.   [4]
  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59585111
  Notes	Houstons of Pequea and Allied Families has her birth date as Mar. 25, 1834. The Lansdales write that she was from Sam Houston's family. From the ancestry I've seen, however, this can't be true, or it would have to be by a common ancestor from Northern Ireland. (The only connection to that family i've found is that Allen Strain is buried in Tennessee at the same church as General Sam Houston's mother, Elizabeth Paxton Houston. See here for a story about this and the Baker's Creek Church in Blount County, Tennessee. Both Allen Strain and Sam Houston were born in Rockbridge Co., Virginia, and migrated south to Blount County.) Her two oldest children, Sally and Cornelia, were apparently born in D.C. (as she was), according to the 1880 census, which is where they lived during the War; after that the children were born in Maryland. General Sam Houston’s family (specifically, his mother) also settled in Blount Co. Tennessee in the first decade of the 19th century, and lived on a farm on Baker Creek. I don’t see that those Houstons are related to this family, though. [2, 5]
  Person ID	I3870
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	John Hopkins Houston           b. 1 Jun 1796, Gap, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania           d. 18 Feb 1870, Washington, D.C. (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Parker Truxton           b. 26 Mar 1804, Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., New Jersey           d. 20 Dec 1870, Washington, D.C. (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1825
  Family ID	F4263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Capt. John Higgins Strain           b. 10 Nov 1812, Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee           d. 5 Aug 1888, Montgomery Co., Maryland (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	17 Jan 1856  [3]
  Children	1. Cornelia Houston "Nellie" Strain           b. Mar 1856, Washington, D.C.           d. 1936, Sandy Spring Friends Meeting, Montgomery Co., Maryland (Age 79 years)   2. John Houston Strain           b. 24 Sep 1858             d. 10 Sep 1859 (Age 0 years)   3. Sarah A. "Sally" Strain           b. Abt 1859, Maryland   4. Allen Strain           b. 30 May 1860             d. 5 Nov 1865 (Age 5 years) + 5. Thomas Truxton Strain           b. 1 May 1869, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland           d. 25 Mar 1923, Pomona, Los Angeles, California (Age 53 years)   6. Gertrude Strain           b. 1870             d. 1940 (Age 70 years)   7. James Strain           b. Abt 1874, Maryland   8. Sarah H. Strain           b. Abt 1876   9. Mary Strain           b. Dec 1877, Maryland           d. 1927 (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F2666	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 21 Aug 1834 - Washington, D.C.  Census - 1870 - Brighton, Montgomery Co., Maryland  Census - 1880 - Mechanicsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland  Burial - - Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.   = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones		Strain graves at Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown
  		Cornelia (Houston) Strain (d. 1892)
  		Cornelia Houston Strain (d. 1892)
  		John Higgins and Cornelia N. Houston Strain This is a memorial window in St. John's in Olney.
  		St. John's and the Strain window This is the inside of St. John's at Olney; the Strain window is just visible on the left side.

  
  

• Sources

  [S71] Lewis D. Cook, The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine. [S615] James Houston, Houstons of Pequea and Allied Families. [S102] Strain Family Bible. [S29] Awesome Findagrave Contributors, findagrave.com. [S13] John Lansdale Sr., Miscellaneous Personal and Family Notes, 24.