Elizabeth Paxton Houston

Elizabeth Paxton Houston grave marker

Located at Baker’s Creek Presbyterian Church on Nile’s Ferry Road in Blount County, Tennessee. The marker was placed by the Elizabeth Paxton Houston Society, Children of the American Revolution, and sponsored by Mary Blount Chapter. 

Text on the marker reads: “In memory of Elizabeth Paxton Houston, died September 8, 1831, in her 74th year. Member of Bakers Creek Church. Mother of General Sam Houston. Erected by the Elizabeth Paxton Houston Society, Children of the American Revolution, Nov. 8, 1942.”