Isham Newton Houk was born 3 July 1887, Tennessee to Robert Dudley Houk and Margaret Jane Stewart. Husband of Lillie Lattimore.
He died of injuries of abdomen and pelvis both legs on 5 April 1919 in France.

Buried at Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Linsdale, Polk County, Tennessee.

The name is spelled Hauk on the tombstone and Houk on his military records.

  • Rank: Private
  • Date of birth:
  • 3 July 1887
  • Date of death: 5 April 1919
  • County: Polk
  • Hometown: Pendergrast
  • Service Branch: Army
  • Division/Assignment: Company C, 306th Engineers
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War I
  • Battles: St. Die, Vosges, Somme-Diene, Meuse Argonne
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Linsdale, Polk County, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar V, Top Panel
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