MOORE, Samuel Huston Manford

1819 - 1849  (30 years)

• Name	MOORE, Samuel Huston Manford
  Birth	1819	St. Joseph, MO
  Gender	Male
  _COLOR	2
  Death	1849	Chariton County, MO
  Person ID	I14944	Puffers
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2015

  
  

  Family	MILLER, Thirsa Ann,   b. 1824, St. Joseph, MO d. 1849 (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	14 Sep 1838	Keytesville, MO
  Children	1. MOORE, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 1841, Keytesville, MO d. 1843, Keytesville, MO (Age 2 years)   2. MOORE, Margaret Frances,   b. 20 Jun 1840, St. Joseph, MO d. 14 Oct 1912, Manila, UT (Age 72 years)   3. MOORE, Manford,   b. 1845, Keytesville, MO d. 1849 (Age 4 years)
  Family ID	F8385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  When the Mexican War of 1846 broke out Houston left his wife, Thirsa, a nd little daughter Margaret, just seven years old, and his baby boy, Manford, in St. Josep h, Missouri, to go to fight for his country. He enrolled August 3, 1846 a t Keytesville, Missouri, and was mustered into service August 9, 1846 a t Fort Leavenworth as a private, 2nd Regiment, MTD Rifleman. He was hon orably discharged on September 25, 1847, at Fort Leavenworth, but no mo re is known. Transportation was slow and communication was poor. Eviden tly he was unable to come home to St. Joseph for some time. Perhaps Houston was so sick and injured that he was not able to get hom e to St. Joseph for a long time. Although Houston was released from the A rmy on September 25, l847, Thirsa didn't know it. Thirsa said she thoug ht he was dead. She married another, Elisha Brown, on October 15, 1847. N o one knows exactly how long it was until Houston came back to St. Jose ph to find her married, or about to be married. But when he arrived and f ound it out, he disappeared, and was never heard of again.