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Eliza (née Allen) Houston Douglass[a] (December 2, 1809 – March 3, 1861) was the first wife of Sam Houston. Their marriage, over after just eleven weeks, ended Houston's career as governor of Tennessee. Houston resigned and went to the home of his foster father John Jolly, a leader of the Cherokee people.
Sep 12, 2018 · Eliza Allen Houston Douglass died on March 3, 1861, at the age of 51. Eliza asked before her death that all her papers be burned, any images of her be destroyed, and her body be placed in an unmarked grave.
Born to Colonel John and Laetitia Allen, in Gallatin, Tennessee, Eliza Allen (ca. 1810-1861) married Governor Sam Houston on January 22, 1829. The couple settled in Nashville while Houston prepared for his gubernatorial reelection campaign.
Daughter of Col. John and Laetitia (Sanders) Allen. Eliza Allen was born March 2, 1809, in Rockbridge, Virginia. Her father John Allen was from a family of merchants who married Laetitia Saunders cir 1808. Eliza was the oldest of their 9 children.
Eliza Allen Houston Douglas was born in Sumner County on Dec. 2, 1809. Her father was a banker, owned several plantations, raised fine racehorses, and loved politics. This put her in the company of men like Andrew Jackson, Balie Peyton, Colonel George Elliott and, of course, Sam Houston.
Allen, his bride of eleven weeks, left him and returned to her family. Houston resigned the governorship and boarded a steamboat west to Arkansas, Cherokee territory.
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Jun 27, 2020 · Wife of Samuel Houston — married 22 Jan 1829 (to 1837) in TN. Wife of Elmore Douglass — married 8 Nov 1840 in TN. Mother of Martha Allen Douglass, Harriett Louisa Douglass, Susan Miller Douglass and William K H Douglass. Died about 3 Mar 1861 at about age 51 in USA.
