None of them. Margaret may have chided him about his fondness for liquid spirits and his lack of attention to things spiritual, but divorce was not in the cards for that devoted couple.
Sam Houston divorced his first wife, Eliza Allen, in 1840. Their marriage had been troubled, and the divorce was finalized after a brief period of separation that began in 1837. The dissolution of their marriage was a significant event in Houston's life and career.
Sam Houston's wife
sam Houston is known for leading the Mexican troups while santa Anna backed down and ran away while sam Houston was shot in the ankle and still lead the Mexican troops . COOL FACTS : as you know sam Houston was president for two or three times . he had a wife and 8 kids .. NO KIDDING !! he also had a drinking problem .
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Tiana Rogers
Some say that he had a serious drinking problem. A few will admit that he had a bit of a drinking problem. His third wife is said to have reformed him except for medicinal purposes. A few contend that he merely concealed the booze from his third wife. Yes Sam may have overindulged on a routine basis or perhaps only on rare moments.
He had eight children with his third wife Margaret.
Sam was married three times. His first wife was named Eliza Allen. They were married January 22, 1829. Sam Houston's second wife was a Cherokee Indian woman whose name was Tiana Rodgers, also known as Diana Rodgers. They were married in the summer of 1830.Margaret Moffette Lea was Sam Houston's third wife. They were married May 9, 1840 and remained married for the remainder of Sam Houston's lifetime.He was seventy years old at the time of his death on July 26th, 1863. He died at 6:15 pm.SOURCE: http://www.lone-star.net/mall/texasinfo/shouston.htm
San Jacinto, Drinking/ alcohol and the Texas debt
He was not married at that time.
Margaret was present at his death on 26 July 1863.
Houston is named after Sam Houston