Houghton Surname Project

Mary (?)

F, #14881, b. circa September 1768, d. 30 July 1834

Family: Joseph Houghton Jr b. 29 Sep 1772, d. 7 Dec 1832

Marriage*: Mary (?) married Joseph Houghton Jr, son of Joseph Houghton and Lois Ross.¹

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Birth

circa Sep, 1768

Marriage

Death

Jul 30, 1834

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, wid., a. 65y 10m^2,1

Burial

Bolton Pan Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/o Joseph

Pedigree

Citations

[S67] Vital Records of Bolton, p. 208.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 100.

Bainbridge S. Houghton^1,2,3

M, #14882, b. 8 December 1837

Father*: Jacob Houghton 3d¹ b. c 1802
Mother*: Abigail Warner¹ b. c 1795

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Birth

Dec 8, 1837

Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 12 in 1850 census; age 23 in 1860 census^1,4

1860 Census

1860

Waltham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 23, farm laborer, with Charles and May Welch⁵

Research

1862

Occupation

Sep 12, 1862

a farmer⁶

Mil. Enls

Sep 12, 1862

Waltham, MA, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. K, 5th Mass. Infantry, a sergeant, age 28^7,3,6

Death

in the Civil War⁷

Burial

Bolton Pan Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Co. K. Mass RIF Sgt CW⁸

Pedigree

Citations

[S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 62.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 147 #5892.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 148.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Waltham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 8, line 6, dwl 47-53.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 100.

Joseph Osgood Houghton

M, #14883, b. circa July 1857, d. 16 October 1873

Father*: Quincy A. Houghton b. 21 Feb 1826, d. 6 Feb 1907
Mother*: Rebecca Hayward b. Jan 1827, d. 27 Sep 1912

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Birth

circa Jul, 1857

MA, USA, dd calc; age 4 in 1860 census; age 13 in 1870 census¹

Death

Oct 16, 1873

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Burial

West Cemetery (Smallpox cemetery), Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 16y 4m

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 651, p. 463, line 29, dwl 50.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 107.

Josephine A. Houghton¹

F, #14884, b. July 1863, d. 1903

Father*: Quincy A. Houghton b. 21 Feb 1826, d. 6 Feb 1907
Mother*: Rebecca Hayward b. Jan 1827, d. 27 Sep 1912

Family: George B. Fletcher b. Apr 1860, d. a 1903

Marriage*: Josephine A. Houghton married George B. Fletcher on 1892.^1,2

Sidney R. Fletcher¹ b. Jan 1894

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Birth

Jul, 1863

MA, USA, age 7 in 1870 census; age 16 in 1880 census^2,3

Residence

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

1892

^1,2

1900 Census

1900

Hudson, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 40, burnisher, shoe factory

Death

1903

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,4

Burial

West Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/o G. B. Fletcher

Pedigree

Citations

[S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 353.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 107.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, Box 651, p. 463, line 29, dwl 50.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.historicalcommission.town.bolton.mas.us/main/inventoryforms.html, Apr. 23, 2002.

George B. Fletcher^1,2,3

M, #14885, b. April 1860, d. after 1903

Family: Josephine A. Houghton b. Jul 1863, d. 1903

Marriage*: George B. Fletcher married Josephine A. Houghton, daughter of Quincy A. Houghton and Rebecca Hayward, on 1892.^2,1

Sidney R. Fletcher² b. Jan 1894

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Birth

Apr, 1860

MA, USA

Marriage

1892

^2,1

1900 Census

1900

Hudson, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 40, burnisher, shoe factory

Death

after 1903

Pedigree

Citations

[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 107.
[S466] Esther Kimmens Whitcomb, About Bolton, p. 353.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.historicalcommission.town.bolton.mas.us/main/inventoryforms.html, Apr. 23, 2002.

Sarah Rebecca Houghton¹

F, #14886, b. 22 February 1852, d. 16 October 1932

Father*: Quincy A. Houghton b. 21 Feb 1826, d. 6 Feb 1907
Mother*: Rebecca Hayward b. Jan 1827, d. 27 Sep 1912

Family: Charles R. Williston b. c 1857

Marriage*: Sarah Rebecca Houghton married Charles R. Williston on Sep 10, 1890 at Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA.¹

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Birth

Feb 22, 1852

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 8 in 1860 census; age 18 in 1870 census; age 27 in 1880 census; age 38 in 1890; age 58 in 1910 census; age 67 in 1920 census; age 78 in 1930 census^2,3,1,4

1880 Census

1880

Boxborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 27, a servant/house keeper for Peter and Betsey Whitcomb⁵

Residence

circa 1890

Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Sep 10, 1890

Berlin, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Divorce

1910

divorced

1910 Census

1910

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 55, single, farmer⁶

1920 Census

1920

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 65, farmer^7,8

1930 Census

1930

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 75, a farmer, single⁹

Death

Oct 16, 1932

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Burial

West Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Occupation

a nurse

Pedigree

Citations

[S281] Berlin MA VRs, p. 196.
[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 107.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 128, Vol. 85, E.D. 1589, Sh. 8, Ln. 19.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 132, E.D. 15, Sh. 4, Ln. 99.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Boxborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_538; Family History Film: 1254538; Page: 128C; Enumeration District: 358; sheet 7, line 40, dwl 62-67.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_627; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 1705;
line 19, dwl 22-22.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Bolton, Worcester, MA Box 129, Vol. 132, E.D. 15, Sh. 4, Ln. 99-100.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll T625_744; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 15; line 99, dwl 105-112.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_962; Enumeration District: 141; sheet 5B; line 98, dwl 124-137.

Daniel Webster Houghton

M, #14887, b. August 1854, d. 22 November 1936

Father*: Quincy A. Houghton b. 21 Feb 1826, d. 6 Feb 1907
Mother*: Rebecca Hayward b. Jan 1827, d. 27 Sep 1912

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Birth

Aug, 1854

MA, USA, Whitcomb: 1855; age 5 in 1860 census; age 16 in 1870 census; age 24 in 1880 census; age 45 in 1900 census; age 55 in 1910 census; age 65 in 1920 census^1,2,3

Occupation

1900

farmer

1910 Census

1910

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 55, single, farmer⁴

1920 Census

1920

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 65, farmer^5,6

1930 Census

1930

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 75, a farmer, single⁷

Death

Nov 22, 1936

Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Burial

West Cemetery, Bolton, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S75] Whitcomb, Nashaway Burial Grounds, p. 107.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 128, Vol. 85, E.D. 1589, Sh. 8, Ln. 19.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 132, E.D. 15, Sh. 4, Ln. 99.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_627; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 1705;
line 19, dwl 22-22.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Bolton, Worcester, MA Box 129, Vol. 132, E.D. 15, Sh. 4, Ln. 99-100.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll T625_744; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 15; line 99, dwl 105-112.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_962; Enumeration District: 141; sheet 5B; line 98, dwl 124-137.

Polly Houghton

F, #14888, b. circa 1809, d. 23 February 1872

Father*: Ebenezer Houghton Jr. b. 16 Nov 1752, d. 16 Aug 1826
Mother*: Emma Jones b. c 1769, d. 28 Jun 1831

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Birth

circa 1809

not in Leominster VR

Death

Feb 23, 1872

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Burial

Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 63y

Pedigree

Eliza J. Fish

F, #14889, b. 1858, d. 1899

Family: Edward James Houghton b. 5 Apr 1852

Marriage*: Eliza J. Fish married Edward James Houghton, son of James Houghton and Louisa Yale Smith.¹

Elmer E. Houghton b. 1890, d. 1890
Ruth Y. Houghton b. 1894, d. 1916

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Birth

1858

MA, USA, age 20 in 1880 census

Marriage

1880 Census

1880

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 28, works in a tannery¹

Death

1899

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Burial

Chocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, w/o Edward Section D

ParentsD

parents both born in MA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_563; Family History Film: 1254563; Page: 555A; Enumeration District: 829; sheet 5, line 45, dwl 60-59.

Elmer E. Houghton

M, #14890, b. 1890, d. 1890

Father*: Edward James Houghton b. 5 Apr 1852
Mother*: Eliza J. Fish b. 1858, d. 1899

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Birth

1890

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Death

1890

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, died in infancy

Burial

Chocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Section D

Pedigree

Ruth Y. Houghton

F, #14891, b. 1894, d. 1916

Father*: Edward James Houghton b. 5 Apr 1852
Mother*: Eliza J. Fish b. 1858, d. 1899

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Birth

1894

Sterling, MA, USA

Death

1916

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Burial

Chocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, d/o Edward & Eliza Section D.

Pedigree

Esther Kendall

F, #14892, b. 24 September 1763, d. 23 August 1842

Family: Capt. Nathaniel Houghton Jr. b. 16 Jul 1759, d. 27 Jan 1839

Marriage*: Esther Kendall married Capt. Nathaniel Houghton Jr., son of Nathaniel Houghton and Mary Richardson, on Jul 24, 1781 at Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, RWG: 24 Jul 1783.^3,2

Nathaniel Houghton Esq.+⁸ b. 22 Mar 1784, d. 22 Dec 1840
Esther Houghton⁸ b. 31 Oct 1786, d. 1869
Lester Houghton
Luke Houghton+ b. 22 Sep 1792, d. 1877
Lucia Houghton b. 9 Jun 1796, d. 26 Jan 1842
Ephraim Houghton+ b. 28 Jun 1800, d. 1875
Addison Kendall Houghton⁸ b. 3 Feb 1801, d. 1877
Hobert Houghton b. 19 Mar 1808, d. 1865

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Birth

Sep 24, 1763

age 70-80 in 1840 census¹

Residence

circa 1781

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA²

Marriage

Jul 24, 1781

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, RWG: 24 Jul 1783^3,2

PensionInx

Apr 9, 1818

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, "W14933, MA Line"^3,4

Living

1820

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA³

Death

Aug 23, 1842

Barre, Worcester Co., MA, USA, RWG: Sterling; Sterling VRs: Aug. 25, 1842, ae 78^3,5,6

Burial

Chocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 79 Section H; buried in her home and native place⁶

Administr

1843

Barre, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 30972⁷

Relative

Pedigree

Citations

[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: 199; Page: 15.
[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 77.
[S249] White, Geneal. Abstr. of Revol. War II, p. 1718.
[S946] Unknown compiler, Rev. War Pension Application Index, p. 273.
[S307] Unknown compiler address, Barre MA VRs: p. 249.
[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 121.
[S409] Probate Records , Worcester, MA.
[S451] Sterling MA VRs, p. 25.

Eliza Barnard

F, #14893, b. 1807, d. 1899

Family: Manassah Houghton Jr b. 6 Oct 1804, d. 1877

Marriage*: Eliza Barnard married Manassah Houghton Jr, son of Manassah Houghton and Eunice Kendall, on Sep 20, 1830 at Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA.^2,3

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Birth

1807

MA, USA, 1806; age 33 in 1850 census; age 62 in 1870 census; age 73 in 1880 census¹

Marriage

Sep 20, 1830

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA^2,3

1850 Census

1850

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 43, a carpenter; mother in law Anna Barnard, age 78, living with them⁴

1870 Census

1870

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 64, a carpenter, property $900-$150⁵

1880 Census

1880

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 73, a widow⁶

Death

1899

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA

Burial

Chocksett Burial Ground Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Section J.

ParentsD

both parents born in MA

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Sterling, Worcester, MA, Box 343, p. 198.
[S160] Leominster MA VRs, p. 217.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82, 189.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_343; Page: 198;
line 35, dwl 364-377.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, Box 656, p. 18, line 6, dwl 319.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_563; Family History Film: 1254563; Page: 557B; Enumeration District: 829; sheet 10, line 33, dwl 128-127.

Aurilla Barrett

F, #14894, b. 8 February 1806, d. 9 October 1892

Family: Hiram Houghton b. 10 Jan 1804, d. 14 Aug 1857

Marriage*: Aurilla Barrett married Hiram Houghton, son of John Houghton and Elizabeth Jackson, on Sep 23, 1830 at Cazenovia, Madison Co., NY, USA.³

Electia T. Houghton+² b. 30 Apr 1832, d. 23 Dec 1906
Brigadier General Moses Barrett Houghton+^5,2 b. 6 Nov 1834, d. 1 Jun 1903
Mary E. Houghton^5,2 b. 14 Apr 1837, d. 4 Apr 1916
Harriett Houghton^5,2 b. 7 Jul 1839
Dr. Warren F. Houghton M.D.+^5,2 b. 14 Jun 1841, d. 14 Aug 1901
Celia Houghton^5,2 b. 17 Oct 1844, d. 18 Jun 1914

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Birth

Feb 8, 1806

Caznovia, Madison Co., NY, USA, age 42 in 1850 [1808]; age 54 in 1860 census; age 60 in 1870 census^1,2

Marriage

Sep 23, 1830

Cazenovia, Madison Co., NY, USA³

1850 Census

1850

Orangeville, Wyoming, NY, USA, age 46, a farmer, property $2000²

1860 Census

1860

Boston, Ionia Co., MI, USA, age 54, farmer, property $3250-500⁴

Death

Oct 9, 1892

Lansing, Ingham, MI, USA^1,5

ParentsD

parents born in MA

Research

living 8 houses apart

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, 1995.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Orangeville, Wyoming, New York; Roll: M432_616; Page: 33; line 22, dwl 526-526.
[S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 26.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Boston, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: M653_546; Page: 298; line 1, dwl 2283-2181.
[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, Jun 14, 2007: (Source: All of the information on the Family of Hiram Houghton has been transcribed from the Bible of Frederick W. Houghton, which bears and inscription "A Merry Christmas to Fred W. Houghton, N. Lansing, Mich. 1892" In the posession of Judith W. Ancell [1995 thr 2007].).

Lucy Ann Houghton¹

F, #14895, b. 11 February 1810, d. 12 May 1871

Family: William F. Jenkins b. 9 Feb 1807, d. 18 Feb 1879

Marriage*: Lucy Ann Houghton married William F. Jenkins.

Charles C. Jenkins² b. c 1829
Harriett Eliza Jenkins² b. c 1832, d. 11 Nov 1922
Rev. Algernon Sidney Jenkins+ b. 1 Aug 1837
Victoria E. Jenkins b. 1840
Dr. Aaron W. Jenkins⁷ b. 1842, d. 23 Nov 1912
Emma Jenkins+ b. 1845, d. 1924
Abishia B. Jenkins b. 1848

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Birth

Feb 11, 1810

NY, USA, age 41 in 1850 census; age 50 in 1860 census; age 60 in 1870 census^1,2

Marriage

1860 Census

1860

Thornapple, Barry Co., MI, USA, age 53, Meth. E. Minister³

1870 Census

1870

Lyons, Ionia Co., MI, USA, age 64, furniture dealer⁴

Death

May 12, 1871

Lyons, Ionia, MI, USA, cert. #932; of consumption, age 62¹

Burial

Spaulding Cemetery, Dexter Trail, Pewamo, Ionia Co., MI, USA, Section 25⁵

Research

Note Lucy's son, Algernon Sidney and NY bplaces;

Research

Judith Ansell: LUCY HOUGHTON (perhaps, not yet documented as a child belonging to this family. However, I strongly suspect that she is a sister to Hiram Houghton above) she was born 11 Feb, 1810 NY

Note: I have no conclusive proof that Lucy is the daughter of James Houghton and Lydia Douglass, this is based on a conclusion developed over many years of research. It should not be passed on but only used as a source for continued research.
The following information extracted from 10,000 Vital Records of Eastern NY 1774-1834 page 126 #4365 HOUGHTON, James of Troy m 1/28/06 Lydia Douglass of Wallingford VT. Lainsburg Gazette 1798-1803,Troy Budget 1803-1828⁶

Research

Possible parent: Note Lucy's son, Algernon Sidney and NY bplaces;⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, 1995.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Dexter, Washtenaw, Michigan; Roll: M432_364; Page: 528; line 38, dwl 11-11.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Thornapple, Barry, Michigan; Roll: M653_536; Page: 90; line 1, dwl 823-724.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Lyons, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: M593_676; Page: 507; Image: 343; line 5, dwl 104-111.
[S415] E-mail from Judith Ancell, Feb. 7, 2012.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychenan/octdec99.htm; Judith Weeks Ancell.
[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, Jun 14, 2007: (Source: All of the information on the Family of Hiram Houghton has been transcribed from the Bible of Frederick W. Houghton, which bears and inscription "A Merry Christmas to Fred W. Houghton, N. Lansing, Mich. 1892" In the posession of Judith W. Ancell [1995 thr 2007].).

William F. Jenkins¹

M, #14896, b. 9 February 1807, d. 18 February 1879

Family: Lucy Ann Houghton b. 11 Feb 1810, d. 12 May 1871

Marriage*: William F. Jenkins married Lucy Ann Houghton.

Charles C. Jenkins⁶ b. c 1829
Harriett Eliza Jenkins⁶ b. c 1832, d. 11 Nov 1922
Rev. Algernon Sidney Jenkins+ b. 1 Aug 1837
Victoria E. Jenkins b. 1840
Dr. Aaron W. Jenkins⁷ b. 1842, d. 23 Nov 1912
Emma Jenkins+ b. 1845, d. 1924
Abishia B. Jenkins b. 1848

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Birth

Feb 9, 1807

Hudson, Columbia, NY, USA, age 45 in 1850 census; age 53 in 1860 census; age 64 in 1870 census¹

Marriage

Occupation

1860

Minister in the ME Church in MI

1860 Census

1860

Thornapple, Barry Co., MI, USA, age 53, Meth. E. Minister²

1870 Census

1870

Lyons, Ionia Co., MI, USA, age 64, furniture dealer³

Death

Feb 18, 1879

Pewamo, Ionia, MI, USA¹

Obituary

Feb 21, 1879

Ionia/Pewamo, Ionia Co., MI, USA, IONIA SENTINEL, Ionia, Michigan, Friday, February 21, 1879
Page 8:
"Rev. Wm. F. Jenkins, a superannuated Minister of the Michigan Conference, of the M.E. Church, died at his residence, in Pewamo, on Sabbath morning, the 16th inst., at one o'clock, aged 73 years. He was converted when quite young and joined the M.E. Church, and quite early in his religious life gave evidence to his brethren that God had called him to the work of the ministry, and he was licensed to officiate as a local preacher, which office he magnified for a number of years and at the earnest solicitation of some of his brethren, he was finally induced to engage in the regular work of the itineracy; and while in the active work filled with great acceptability the following circuits in the order in which they here appear: St. Joseph, Otsego, Ganges, Middleville, Greenville, Saranac, Lowell, Palo, Dewitt, Easton, Pewamo.
The last two named were filled after he had been granted a superannuated relation by the Conference, but he had such a desire to work that he worked on under circumstances when most men would have said, it is impossible for me to work. For the last nine years he has been unable to preach, except an occasional sermon, and much of that time he has been a great sufferer, but has shown by his patient endurance what grace can do in the matter of helping poor suffering human nature to endure without complaint whatever of physical pain may fall to the lot of one who feels himself only a sojourner in this vale of sorrow. His death was peaceful and triumphant: being assured that his work was done and his reward was sure.
He leaves a wife*, and five children by a former wife** who preceded him to the world of light several years since; having lived with her who now mourns his loss for about seven years very happily. He leaves a large circle of friends and but few, if any, enemies. We laid his body to rest on the 18th inst., after a very solemn and impressive service at the church, led by his pastor, Rev. G.W. Moag, and participated in by several of his ministerial brethren from other charges. A large concourse of people were in attendance and manifested their interest in the services by remaining patiently and listening attentively, and often with tearful eyes, to every word said from the first to the final close; and all seemed to feel, as they looked on his face for the last time, "We are taking our leave of one whose presence and influence will be missed as much or more than any other one ever taken from our midst;"
and all seemed to say--
Thou art gone to the grave, but we will not deplore thee,
Since God was thy ransom, thy guardian and guide;
He gave thee, He took thee, and He will restore thee,
Where death has no sting, since the Savior has died.
COM"
* Lucy A. Houghton
** Lydia Triphagen.⁴

Burial

Spaulding Cemetery, Dexter Trail, Pewamo, Ionia Co., MI, USA, Section 25⁴

ParentsS

Abishai Jenkins and Emma Finch of Hudson, NY and later, East Bloomfield, Ontario, NY⁴

Research

Judith Weeks Ancell, 1995: it is possible from the birth dates of the children that William Jenkins had another marriage first and had a wife die before marrying Lucy. One lead that I have which would make this premise possible is: 10,1000 VITAL RECORDS OF EASTERN NEW YORK 1774-1834: 'JENKINS, william m 3/9/31 Mary Ann Henry, oldest dau. of late Dre. Henry of Geneva, in Utica; Rev Elon Galusha (6/6/18) THE HUDSON BALANCE 1801-1808; THE NORTHERN WHIG 1809-1820.'
William F. Jenkins was married to Lucy Houghton. However, I have never found any record of their marriage nor of the parentage of either one. I have never found proof that the quote I in this post included was an earlier marriage for him. I was hoping that someone would read it and have more information that would either prove or disprove the marriage to be his. As you will notice this was a query not a proven fact.⁵

Biography

May have been a Quaker before being a ME minister in MI

Minutes of the Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church Michigan Conference, Library of Judith (Weeks) Ancell, 1810 Edgecliff Terrace
Boise, Idaho 83702, Ministry of Rev. William F. Jenkins as abstracted from the Minutes of the Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church Michigan Conference by Eve Pellegrino, Methodist Library Assistant on 04 Apr 1989, P.O. Box 127, Madison, NJ.
1854/55-Otsego, Kalamazoo District
1856/57-Ganges, Kalamazoo District
1858/59-Middleville, Grand Rapids District
1860-Greenville, Grand Rapids District
1861-Saranac, Grand Rapids District
1862-Flat River, Grand Rapids Dist.
1863/64-Palo, Lansing District
1865/66-DeWitt, Lansing District
It is noted in the minutes that he was admitted into full connection in 1865.
In 1867 he became a supernumerary preacher, which means that he retired.
Afternoon Session, Ionia, MI 14 Sep, 1879 conference assembled for a memorial service and ordination of Elders. Memorial for W. F. Jenkins by R.C. Crawford.
No printed material.¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, 1995.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Thornapple, Barry, Michigan; Roll: M653_536; Page: 90; line 1, dwl 823-724.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Lyons, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: M593_676; Page: 507; Image: 343; line 5, dwl 104-111.
[S415] E-mail from Judith Ancell, Feb. 7, 2012.
[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, 1995 and 2007.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Dexter, Washtenaw, Michigan; Roll: M432_364; Page: 528; line 38, dwl 11-11.
[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, Jun 14, 2007: (Source: All of the information on the Family of Hiram Houghton has been transcribed from the Bible of Frederick W. Houghton, which bears and inscription "A Merry Christmas to Fred W. Houghton, N. Lansing, Mich. 1892" In the posession of Judith W. Ancell [1995 thr 2007].).

Harriett Eliza Jenkins

F, #14897, b. circa 1832, d. 11 November 1922

Father*: William F. Jenkins¹ b. 9 Feb 1807, d. 18 Feb 1879
Mother*: Lucy Ann Houghton¹ b. 11 Feb 1810, d. 12 May 1871

Family 1: Peter Howard Gilbert b. 1833

Marriage*: Harriett Eliza Jenkins married Peter Howard Gilbert on Mar 29, 1851 at Burlington, Calhoun Co., MI, USA.²

Family 2: Hugh W. Clyde b. 1832

Marriage*: Harriett Eliza Jenkins married Hugh W. Clyde on Apr 2, 1903 at Monroe Center, Grand Traverse Co., MI, USA.²

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1832

Arcadia, Wayne Co., NY, USA, age 18 in 1850 census^1,2

Marriage

Mar 29, 1851

Burlington, Calhoun Co., MI, USA²

Marriage

Apr 2, 1903

Monroe Center, Grand Traverse Co., MI, USA²

Death

Nov 11, 1922

Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Dexter, Washtenaw, Michigan; Roll: M432_364; Page: 528; line 38, dwl 11-11.
[S415] E-mail from Judith Ancell, Feb. 7, 2012.

Victoria E. Jenkins¹

F, #14898, b. 1840

Father*: William F. Jenkins b. 9 Feb 1807, d. 18 Feb 1879
Mother*: Lucy Ann Houghton b. 11 Feb 1810, d. 12 May 1871

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

1840

IN, USA, age 11 in 1850 census²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Dexter, Washtenaw, Michigan; Roll: M432_364; Page: 528; line 38, dwl 11-11.
[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, 1995.

Dr. Aaron W. Jenkins¹

M, #14899, b. 1842, d. 23 November 1912

Father*: William F. Jenkins¹ b. 9 Feb 1807, d. 18 Feb 1879
Mother*: Lucy Ann Houghton¹ b. 11 Feb 1810, d. 12 May 1871

Family: Celia Houghton b. 17 Oct 1844, d. 18 Jun 1914

Marriage*: Dr. Aaron W. Jenkins married Celia Houghton, daughter of Hiram Houghton and Aurilla Barrett, on Aug 14, 1865.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1842

IN, USA, age 8 in 1850 census; age 18 in 1860 census^2,1

Marriage

Aug 14, 1865

Occupation

Lansing, Ingham, MI, USA, a physician

Residence

Lansing, Ingham, MI, USA

Death

Nov 23, 1912

^3,1

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, Jun 14, 2007: (Source: All of the information on the Family of Hiram Houghton has been transcribed from the Bible of Frederick W. Houghton, which bears and inscription "A Merry Christmas to Fred W. Houghton, N. Lansing, Mich. 1892" In the posession of Judith W. Ancell [1995 thr 2007].).
[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, 1995.
[S1254] , Ancestors/Decendents of Luanne Houghton, 2002, by Luanne H. Hanks.

Emma Jenkins¹

F, #14900, b. 1845, d. 1924

Father*: William F. Jenkins b. 9 Feb 1807, d. 18 Feb 1879
Mother*: Lucy Ann Houghton b. 11 Feb 1810, d. 12 May 1871

Family: Dr. Warren F. Houghton M.D. b. 14 Jun 1841, d. 14 Aug 1901

Marriage*: Emma Jenkins married Dr. Warren F. Houghton M.D., son of Hiram Houghton and Aurilla Barrett, on Nov 9, 1864 at Ionia Co., MI, USA.¹

Frederick William Houghton¹ b. 11 Jan 1868, d. 12 Aug 1929
Allison Royal Houghton+¹ b. 23 Aug 1878, d. 22 Oct 1907

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

1845

Putnam, Livingston Co., MI, USA, age 6 in 1850 census; age 15 in 1860 census; age 25, MI, in 1870 census; age 35, PA, in 1880 census
age 74 in 1920 census²

Marriage

Nov 9, 1864

Ionia Co., MI, USA¹

1870 Census

1870

Easton Twp, Ionia Co., MI, USA, ae 29, a cabinet maker, property $500-100³

1880 Census

1880

Tyron Twp, Kent Co., MI, USA, age 39, a physician^4,5

PensionInx

Oct 19, 1901

MI, USA, as a widow⁶

1910 Census

1910

Lansing, Ingham Co., MI, USA, age 65, widow, with son Fred⁷

Death

1924

MI, USA⁸

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, Jun 14, 2007: (Source: All of the information on the Family of Hiram Houghton has been transcribed from the Bible of Frederick W. Houghton, which bears and inscription "A Merry Christmas to Fred W. Houghton, N. Lansing, Mich. 1892" In the posession of Judith W. Ancell [1995 thr 2007].).
[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, 1995.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Easton, Ionia Co., MI, Reel 676, p. 418, line 20, dwl 71-78.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Tyron Twp, Kent Co., MI, Reel 27, Vol. 12, E.D. 173, Sh. 15, Ln. 25 (12-113-24-29 also).
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Casnovia, Kent Co., MI, Roll: T9_587; Family History Film: 1254587; Page: 472D; Reel 27, Vol. 12, E.D. 173, Sh. 15, Ln. 29, dwl 19-19 (12-113-24-29 also).
[S1515] Unknown name of person, unknown record type, unknown file number.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Lansing Ward 5, Ingham, Michigan; Roll: T624_651; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 73;
line 49, dwl 320-58-65.
[S1254] , Ancestors/Decendents of Luanne Houghton, 2002, by Luanne H. Hanks.

Abishia B. Jenkins¹

?, #14901, b. 1848

Father*: William F. Jenkins b. 9 Feb 1807, d. 18 Feb 1879
Mother*: Lucy Ann Houghton b. 11 Feb 1810, d. 12 May 1871

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

1848

Putnam, Livingston, MI, USA, age 2 in 1850 census²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Dexter, Washtenaw, Michigan; Roll: M432_364; Page: 528; line 38, dwl 11-11.
[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, 1995.

Electia T. Houghton¹

F, #14902, b. 30 April 1832, d. 23 December 1906

Father*: Hiram Houghton² b. 10 Jan 1804, d. 14 Aug 1857
Mother*: Aurilla Barrett² b. 8 Feb 1806, d. 9 Oct 1892

Family: John N. Barbour b. c 1828, d. 10 Apr 1874

Marriage*: Electia T. Houghton married John N. Barbour on Aug 15, 1850.¹

Marcus Barbour⁸ b. c 1859
Hattie Barbour⁸ b. c 1862
Goodrich Barbour⁶ b. c 1864

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 30, 1832

NY, USA, age 18 in 1850 census; age 37 in 1870 census; age 48 in 1880 census^3,2

Marriage

Aug 15, 1850

1870 Census

1870

Boston, Ionia Co., MI, USA, Orilla Houghton, age 60, without occcupation, with John W. Barber, 42, NY, and Electa T. Barber, 37, NY^4,5

1880 Census

1880

Boston, Ionia Co., MI, USA, age 48, a widow⁶

Death

Dec 23, 1906

^7,1

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, Jun 14, 2007: (Source: All of the information on the Family of Hiram Houghton has been transcribed from the Bible of Frederick W. Houghton, which bears and inscription "A Merry Christmas to Fred W. Houghton, N. Lansing, Mich. 1892" In the posession of Judith W. Ancell [1995 thr 2007].).
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Orangeville, Wyoming, New York; Roll: M432_616; Page: 33; line 22, dwl 526-526.
[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, 1995.
[S415] E-mail from Ellen J. Picard, Dec. 10, 1999.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Federal Census, Boston, Ionia Co., MI, Reel 676, p. 372, line 2, dwl 241.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Boston, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: T9_584; Family History Film: 1254584; Page: 292C; Enumeration District: 101; sheet 42, line 49, dwl 483-507.
[S1254] , Ancestors/Decendents of Luanne Houghton, 2002, by Luanne H. Hanks.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Federal Census, Boston, Ionia Co., MI, Reel 676, p. 371, line 37, dwl 241.

Brigadier General Moses Barrett Houghton^1,2

M, #14903, b. 6 November 1834, d. 1 June 1903

Father*: Hiram Houghton^3,2 b. 10 Jan 1804, d. 14 Aug 1857
Mother*: Aurilla Barrett^3,2 b. 8 Feb 1806, d. 9 Oct 1892

Family: Mary Elizabeth Keith b. 8 Mar 1836, d. 6 Aug 1911

Marriage*: Brigadier General Moses Barrett Houghton married Mary Elizabeth Keith on Nov 8, 1854.

Judson Edward Houghton+¹⁸ b. Mar 1857
Louise Aurelia Houghton+¹⁸ b. 1859, d. 1910
John Clancy Houghton+⁴ b. 25 Apr 1870, d. 8 Dec 1927

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Nov 6, 1834

Orangeville, Wyoming Co., NY, USA, age 15 in 1850 census; age 25 in 1860 census; age 35 in 1870 census; age 45 in 1880 census; Nov 1834, age 66 in 1900 census; Weeks: 8 Nov^4,5,6,7,3

Marriage

Nov 8, 1854

1860 Census

1860

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 25, farmer; property $1000-125⁸

Research

1861

MI, USA

Mil. Enls

between May 13, 1861 and May 26, 1866

Grand Rapids, Ionia Co., MI, USA, in the Union Army, age 26, Comp. D, 3rd MI Infantry (1st Organiz.), a captain and Lieut. Col., and Comp. F, 3rd MI Infantry (2nd Organiz.), Col., and Bvt Brig. Gen; Army Register: "N.Y. Mich. Capt 3 Mich inf 13 May 1861; maj 1 Sept 1862; lt col 20 Jan 1864; col 29 July 1864; bvt brig gen vols 13 Mar 1865 for gal and mer ser dur the war; hon must out 25 May 1866."; Army Register - Volunteers: 3rd MI Reg., Lt. Col., 1 Mar 1864; Col., 15 Oct 1864, Brevet Brig. Gen. 13 Mar 1865; fought in battles of Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Wilderness, and many others; Length 5 y 14 days

State Served: Michigan Highest Rank: Brig-Gen Birth Date: 1834 Death Date: 1903 Birth Place: Orangeville, Wyoming County, New York Army: Union Promotions: Promoted to Full Captain (3rd MI Inf); Promoted to Full Major; Promoted to Full Lt Colonel; Promoted to Full Colonel; Promoted to Brevet Brig-Gen in 1865^{1,9,6,10,11,12}

1870 Census

Jul 26, 1870

Saranac Twp, Ionia Co., MI, USA, age 35, a stone and brick mason, property $1300-400¹³

Immigration

1871

Osceola Co., MI, USA

Office

between 1872 and 1874

Osceola Co., MI, USA, sheriff

PensionInx

Oct 27, 1879

as invalid; Col, 3red MI and Capt, Comp. D, 3rd MI

1880 Census

1880

Burdell Twp, Osceola Co., MI, USA, age 45, a farmer^4,14

1890 Veterans Census

1890

Easton, Ionia Co., MI, USA¹²

Occupation

insurance and real estate agent

1900 Census

1900

Burdell, Osceola Co., MI, USA, age 66, retired farmer; 4 children born, 3 living^15,16

Death

Jun 1, 1903

Burdell Twp, Tustin, Osceola Co., MI, USA, Bright's disease/ kidney nephritis^6,17,3

Burial

Burdell Twp Cemetery, South Tustin, MI, USA

Biography

Moses Barrett Houghton, Brig-General, Company D, 3rd Michigan Infantry, Tustin, Michigan 49688 (GPS N44°06.160, W085°29.229)

Residence Boston Township, Ionia County, Michigan was 26 years old when he enlisted on 5/13/1861 at Grand Rapids, MI as a Captain. On 6/10/1861 he was commissioned into "D" Co. MI 3rd Infantry He was Mustered Out on 5/25/1866 at Detroit, MI

Promotions: * Major 9/1/1862 * Lt Colonel 1/20/1864 * Brig-General 3/13/1865 by Brevet (For gallant and meritorious service)

Other Information: born 11/8/1834 in Orangeville, Wyoming Co., NY died 6/1/1903 in Tustin, MI

Moses Barrett Houghton in the Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995 Name: Moses Barrett Houghton Birth Date: abt 1835 Birth Place: NY Death Date: 1 Jun 1903 Death Place: Tustin, Osceola, MI Death Age: 68 Occupation: Ins. & Real Estate Agt. Race: White Marital Status: Married Gender: Male Father Name: Hiram Houghton Mother Name: Amelia Barrett FHL Film Number: 1003440

Grandpa Hill's Civil War: The Third Michigan Volunteer Infantry, 1861-65

Moses Houghton in the 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Moses Houghton Age: 15 Birth Year: abt 1835 Birthplace: New York Home in 1850: Orangeville, Wyoming, New York, USA Gender: Male Family Number: 526 Household Members: Name Age Hiram Houghton 46 Orilla Houghton 42 Electa Houghton 18 Moses Houghton 15 Mary Houghton 13 Harriet Houghton 11 Warren Houghton 9 Celia Houghton 5

Moses B. Houghton in the 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Moses B. Houghton Age: 45 Birth Year: abt 1835 Birthplace: New York Home in 1880: Burdell, Osceola, Michigan Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Mary E. Houghton Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: New York Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Farmer

Household Members: Name Age Moses B. Houghton 45 Mary E. Houghton 44 John C. Houghton 10

Moses B Houghton in the 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Moses B Houghton Age in 1870: 35 Birth Year: abt 1835 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: Saranac, Ionia, Michigan Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Saranac Household Members: Name Age Moses B Houghton 35 Mary E Houghton 34 Judson Houghton 13 Louise Houghton 10 Houghton 1/12

American Biographical History of Eminent and Self-Made Men, Michigan (Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1878 J. S. Morgan & Co., Printers and Binders, 2, 4, 6 & 8 Home Street, Cincinnati), Library of Judith (Weeks) Ancell, Biography of Moses B. Houghton. "Name: General Moses B. Houghton Farmer, Osceola County, Michigan, was born at Orangeville, Wyoming County, New York, on the 8th of November, 1834. His father was a farmer and dairyman, carrying on a large business. He remained at home until he was twenty years of age, assisting his father in the farm work, and attending school. He then went to Middlebury Academy, where he finished his school training. In 1854 his father removed to Ionia County, Michigan, where he purchased two farms, one of which he gave to Moses, who was engaged in agricultural pursuits until the breaking out of the civil war. He had been Captain of the Boston Light Guards at Saranac, Ionia County; and, after Fort Sumter was fired upon, he raised the company to a maximum of one hundred men, and tendered his services to the Government. The company was attached to the 3d Michigan Regiment, which rendezvoused at Grand Rapids, and was sworn into the United States Government service for three months. The regiment was mustered out at the end of that time, and immediately sworn in for three years, leaving Grand Rapids in June, 1861. It joined the Army of the Potomac, and was the second regiment to march through Baltimore, after the 2d Massachusetts had been fired into. Captain Houghton took an active part in the battles of Blackburn's Ford, Bull Run, Yorktown, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, the seven days' fight before Richmond, where his regiment lost one hundred and forty-three men and nine officers; Chantilly, Fredericksburg, where he led his regiment as Major; Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, where he commanded the skirmishers in front of the Third Corps. During the Battle of the Wilderness, he commanded the 3d and the 5th Michigan regiments, to which he had been assigned after the field-officers had been disabled. He held this position until June 10. 1864, when he was ordered home, his term having expired. He returned with his regiment to Michigan; and, in August, 1864, reorganized it and was commissioned Colonel. He participated in the engagements with General Hood's army at Decatur, Alabama; and in those with General Forrest in and about Murfreesboro, up to the time of General Hood's overthrow at Nashville. He was promoted through the several grades from Captain to Colonel; and, in 1865, was commissioned Brigadier-General, by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services. In a letter of recommendation sent to head-quarters for his promotion to the rank of Brigadier-General, Major-General D. S. Stanley says: "There are, perhaps, few officers in America who can show such a brilliant record as Colonel Houghton. His battles and skirmishes can be counted almost by scores; and, in all these, he has acquitted himself most gallantly. bearing a high fame among his comrades in arms. I earnestly recommend his promotion." Upon being mustered out of service, General Houghton returned to his home in Ionia County, Michigan; and, in 1871, removed to Osceola County, having entered a soldier's homestead. In the spring of 1872, he was elected Supervisor; and, in the fall of the same year, was made Sheriff of Osceola County, and re-elected in 1874. In January, 1877, he was appointed Assistant Sergeant-at-arms for the Michigan Senate. In politics, he has always voted with the Republican party. He is an attendant at the Episcopal Church. General Houghton married, on his twentieth birthday, Miss Mary Keith, of Wyoming, New York. They have had three children,--two sons and one daughter.".
Added by j_WEEKS_a · July 19, 2016

Moses Houghton of Ionia County,Michigan was commissioned in Co.D,3rd Michigan Infantry as Captain on May 13,1861.He was commissioned Major on Sept.1,1862,then Lieut.Colonel on Jan.20,1864.On June 20,1864,he was discharged at expiration of his term of service.The 3rd Michigan was reorganized,and Moses Houghton returned to service as its Colonel on July 29,1864.On March 13,1865,he was made a Brevet Brigadier General of Volunteers "for gallent and meritorious service during the war"He was mustered out at Victoria,Texas on May 23,1866.He had fought in the battles of Bull Run,Yorktown,Williamsburg,Fair Oaks,Richmond,Fredricksburg,Chancellorsville,Wilderness,Spottsylvania,North Anna,Chantilly,Mine Run,Gettysburg and Nashville.He lived in Saranac,Michigan after the war,working as a brickmason.In 1871,he moved to Osceola County,where he farmed and was elected sheriff in 1872 and 1874.

Research

The Civil War Dictionary. By Mark Mayo Boatner, III. New York: David McKay Co., 1959. (CivWDc)
Civil War High Commands. By John H. Eicher and David J. Eicher. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. Use Name Index to locate biographies. (CivWHC)¹⁷

Note

August 23, 2005 Civil War heroes lie among us
By Dale Killingbeck, Cadillac News

TUSTIN - A newer white gravestone stands just in front of a weathered almost unreadable gravestone set horizontal in the ground.

An American Flag and GAR marker frame the monument and words etched in stone: "Gabriel Cole, Medal of Honor."

Cole, a member of the 5th Michigan Cavalry who rode for a time with George Armstrong Custer, was one of a surprising hundreds of Civil War veterans who made their way to Osceola County after the war.

Wednesday is the 143rd Anniversary of the battle of Bull Run, the first major battle of the war that would send some 89,000 Michigan men into battle and leave an estimated 14,700 state men dead. Many more returned maimed. And still more arrived looking for land, thanks to the Homestead Act of 1863.

"One of the major provisions for the Homestead Act provided a special treatment for veterans of the Civil War," said Mark Harvey, reference archivist at the State Archives of Michigan in Lansing. "After the war, a soldier would be allowed to deduct the number of years that he served in the Union Army from the five-year residency requirement. Any person who had borne arms against the Union was not eligible. So the Homestead Act was passed, in small part, as a recruiting inducement for the Army."

Betsy Randall knows that land in Osceola County became a destination for many Civil War vets.

Randall, a member of the Osceola County Genealogical Society, said only about 15 men actually left the county for the war - most fighting with Grand Rapids units. But after the war she and others researching Civil War veterans in the county have found many more seeking homesteads in the county.

"We have several hundred," Randall said. The group has been researching Civil War veterans in the county for the past four years and intends to publish a book that will include their histories.

In Tustin, Peggy Rutherford of the Pine River Area Historical Society, has been working with the Genealogical Society compiling a list of veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic who fought for the Union and settled in Sherman and Burdell townships.

Among those veterans is a soldier who helped capture the Confederacy's President Jefferson Davis, a man who went to war as a captain and returned a general, and Cole, who rode with Custer for a portion of the war.

Rutherford said she has uncovered 112 veterans from just the two townships by researching the Tustin Times newspaper, cemetery records, land records and family histories among other documents.

"There were so many more than we thought there would be," she said.

Rutherford said Cole, born in New York state, joined the Michigan 5th Cavalry on Aug. 19, 1862 in Allegan. He was wounded in Hanover, Pa., during the early part of the Battle of Gettysburg and was wounded again when he won the Medal of Honor during a battle at Winchester, Va.

Soldiers who could capture the enemy's flag won the medal automatically.

"The second time he was wounded was when he played hero and rode his horse around the Confederate Army and captured their signal flag near Winchester, Va., at Opequon Creek on Sept. 19, 1864," she said. "That resulted in his winning the Medal of Honor at 33 years of age."

Rutherford said she also found Cole later rode with Custer in fierce charges and in one charge had his horse shot out from him. After the war he returned to Burnips near Allegan, then took a homestead in Sherman Township and raised a family. He served as Sergeant at Arms. He died of pneumonia in January 1907.

Another notable veteran of the area was George F. Noggle who helped capture Davis at the end of the war.

He was born in Ohio and joined the 4th Michigan Cavalry on July 26, 1862, and fought through the war. On May 7, 1865, he was with 419 men and 20 officers assigned to try and find Davis. Intelligence information said the wily southern leader's group was trying to cross the Ocmulgee River in Georgia.

On May 9th, the group learned a convoy of 12 wagons and two ambulances left Abbeville, Ga. Noggle was among 128 troops and eight officers that pursued.

The unit caught up with the wagons at 2 a.m. in the morning and ambushed the encampment at about 3 a.m. Davis was captured without the Confederates firing a shot.

The $100,000 reward was split up among the men with the officers taking their share and privates such as Noggle netting $293, Rutherford said.

He returned from the war to Michigan, married and moved to a Tustin homestead. An article about his 5Oth Anniversary was published in the Tustin Times along with much of the information about his Civil War exploits, Rutherford said. He, too, is buried in Sherman Township Cemetery.

A third notable veteran who arrived in Tustin following the war was Moses Barrett Houghton. Rutherford's research shows he was born in New York in 1834, married there and then moved to Ionia County in 1854. When the war broke out he organized a group of 100 men and as captain of the unit offered their services to the government. The group was attached to the 3rd Michigan Regiment.

He took part in one of the first skirmishes of the war at Blackburn's Ford outside Washington D.C. and then Bull Run, Yorktown, Fair Oaks, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg and many other battles. Along the way he was promoted to colonel.

Rutherford said Houghton was promoted to brigadier general for his "gallant and meritorious service" in 1865. Her research found a statement lauding Houghton from Major Gen. D.S. Stanley who said: "There are few officers in America who can show such a brilliant record as Col. Houghton. His battles and skirmishes can almost be counted by the scores and, in all these, he has acquitted himself most gallantly."

Houghton was mustered out the service in Victoria, Texas, returned to Ionia and in 1871 took a homestead in Osceola County. He was elected township supervisor and in the fall of the same year was elected sheriff. He served for two terms.

Houghton also served as Sergeant at Arms for the Michigan Senate in Lansing in 1877. He died June 1, 1903 in Tustin and is buried in Burdell Township Cemetery.

Rutherford said many of the Tustin area Civil War veterans were part of Col. Steward Post #285 - a veteran's organization. They also had a GAR group.

Randall said members of her group have put a lot of time and effort into the research of county veterans and after current research of records from the veteran's home in Grand Rapids is complete, the effort to publish the book will begin.

Randall said research around the county has found GAR groups in Marion, Evart and LeRoy - and two in Reed City.

"They were big, the ones in Reed City had over 100 members."

And 60 years after the war, there were still some veterans around to tell their stories.

"Some of these men lived into the 1920s," she said. "We have a couple who lived into the 1930s."

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Pedigree

Citations

[S248] Francis B. Heitman, Army Register, p. 544.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Orangeville, Wyoming, New York; Roll: M432_616; Page: 33; line 22, dwl 526-526.
[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, Jun 14, 2007: (Source: All of the information on the Family of Hiram Houghton has been transcribed from the Bible of Frederick W. Houghton, which bears and inscription "A Merry Christmas to Fred W. Houghton, N. Lansing, Mich. 1892" In the posession of Judith W. Ancell [1995 thr 2007].).
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Burnell Twp, Osceola Co., MI, Reel 27, Vol. 22, E.D. 221, Sh. 11, Ln. 4.
[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, 1995.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
[S1254] , Ancestors/Decendents of Luanne Houghton, 2002, by Luanne H. Hanks.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Boston, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: M653_546; Page: 831; sheet 313, line 37, dwl 2408-2308.
[S248] Francis B. Heitman, Army Register, 2: 112.
[S922] Unknown compiler, Army Register - Volunteers, Vol. V, p. 295, 297.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S1409] Unknown record type, unknown repository address, Easton, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: 19; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 135.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Saranac, Ionia Co., MI, Reel 676, p. 380B, line 29, dwl 139-149.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Burdell Twp, Osceola Co., MI, Roll: T9_600; Family History Film: 1254600; Page: 72A; Enumeration District: 222; Reel 27, Vol. 22, E.D. 221, Sh. 11, Ln. 4, dwl 2-2.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Burdell, Osceola Co., Michigan; Roll:T623; Enumeration District: 144; Sheet: 2B; line 52, dwl 38-39.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Burdell Twp, Justin, Osceola Co., MI, Reel 92, V. 62, E.D. 144, S. 2, Ln. 52.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI): Houghton Surname.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Federal Census, Saranac, Ionia Co., MI, Reel 676, p. 380B, line 29, dwl 139-149.

Mary E. Houghton^1,2

F, #14904, b. 14 April 1837, d. 4 April 1916

Father*: Hiram Houghton^1,2 b. 10 Jan 1804, d. 14 Aug 1857
Mother*: Aurilla Barrett^1,2 b. 8 Feb 1806, d. 9 Oct 1892

Family 1: Webster Young

Marriage*: Mary E. Houghton married Webster Young on 1855.¹

Family 2: William Miller

Marriage*: Mary E. Houghton married William Miller on Jun 6, 1877.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 14, 1837

NY, USA, age 13 in 1850 census^3,2

Marriage

1855

Marriage

Jun 6, 1877

Death

Apr 4, 1916

^4,1

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, Jun 14, 2007: (Source: All of the information on the Family of Hiram Houghton has been transcribed from the Bible of Frederick W. Houghton, which bears and inscription "A Merry Christmas to Fred W. Houghton, N. Lansing, Mich. 1892" In the posession of Judith W. Ancell [1995 thr 2007].).
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Orangeville, Wyoming, New York; Roll: M432_616; Page: 33; line 22, dwl 526-526.
[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, 1995.
[S1254] , Ancestors/Decendents of Luanne Houghton, 2002, by Luanne H. Hanks.

Harriett Houghton^1,2

F, #14905, b. 7 July 1839

Father*: Hiram Houghton^1,2 b. 10 Jan 1804, d. 14 Aug 1857
Mother*: Aurilla Barrett^1,2 b. 8 Feb 1806, d. 9 Oct 1892

Family: Spenser Dyer

Marriage*: Harriett Houghton married Spenser Dyer on Mar 12, 1865.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 7, 1839

NY, USA, age 11 in 1850 census; age 20 in 1860 census^1,2

Marriage

Mar 12, 1865

Research

..... 1 Florence H Dyer b: 17 May 1907 in King, Washington, United States, d: Apr 1985 in Minot, Ward,
North Dakota, United States of America
..... + Arthur Elvin Roberts b: 15 Jul 1890 in Dakota Territory, m: Seattle, King, Washington, USA, d:
Apr 1966 in Seattle, King, Washington, USA, m: 01 Nov 1911 in Grant, South Dakota, United
States
........... 2 Donald Eugene Roberts b: 21 Sep 1927 in Seattle, King, Washington, United States of
America
........... + Kathryn Joan Smith b: 01 Mar 1936 in Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan, USA, m: 25 Jun 1955
in South Bend, Indiana, m: 27 May 1983 in Eldersburg, Maryland
................. 3 James Donald Roberts b: 28 Jan 1956
................. + Katherine Madelaine Schuerholz m: Westminster, MD
....................... 4 Shannon Lea Roberts b: 26 Aug 1980 in Carroll, Maryland, USA
....................... + Scott Schaeffer b: 11 Mar 1975, m: 04 Jun 2004 in Frederick, Maryland, USA
............................. 5 Maya Isabelle Schaeffer b: 23 Aug 2011 in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
................. 3 Dawn Marie Roberts b: 24 Jul 1957
................. + Joseph Francis Stetka b: 26 Apr 1959
....................... 4 Matthew Joseph Stetka b: 06 Feb 1987
....................... 4 Lindsay Anne Stetka b: 04 Sep 1989
....................... 4 Claire Alexandra Stetka b: 23 May 1992
................. 3 John Edmund Roberts b: 09 Jun 1959
................. + Wilhelmina Maria Schaffers b: 23 Apr 1960 in Wilmington, Delaware, m: 04 Apr 1987
....................... 4 Pieter John Roberts b: 29 Mar 1989
....................... 4 Paul Schaffers Roberts b: 01 Apr 1991
....................... 4 Andrew James Roberts b: 29 Apr 1993
....................... 4 John Smith Roberts b: 22 Mar 1995
....................... 4 Benjamin deRijke Roberts b: 11 Jun 1997
....................... 4 Sara Kathryn Roberts b: 16 Feb 1999
................. 3 Michael Allen Roberts b: 01 Aug 1960
................. + Catherine Stevens m: Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
....................... 4 Keith Michael Roberts b: 08 Dec 1989 in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
....................... 4 Nicholas Allen Roberts b: 09 Jul 1990 in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
....................... 4 Dennis Wayne Roberts b: 09 Jul 1990 in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
....................... + Kaitlyn Mae Kleff b: 18 Jan 1992
............................. 5 Jace Kyler Roberts b: Mar 2012
....................... 4 Lauren Kelly Roberts b: 10 Aug 1992 in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
................. 3 Kathryn Louise Roberts b: 12 May 1964
........... 2 Dolores Rae Roberts b: 04 Oct 1929
........... + Dennis Rockwell Fraser m: 21 Feb 1948 in Seattle, King, Washington, USA
................. 3 Richard Dennis Fraser b: 1948
................. + Faye Ikei m: Seattle, King, Washington, USA
....................... 4 Cory Fraser
....................... + Shannon Mijahira m: 2005 in Honolulu, Hawaii
................. 3 Sharon Denise Fraser b: 1953
........... 2 Richard Duane Roberts b: 02 Jan 1934
........... + Melode Iris Boutilier b: 28 May 1942
................. 3 Richard David Roberts b: 25 Aug 1975
....................... 4 Everet Damon Roberts b: 10 Dec 1999
....................... 4 Conner James Roberts b: 14 Jun 2001
................. 3 Jennifer Murriel Roberts b: 22 Mar 1979
................. + Michael Wayne Rady b: 19 Apr 1984
........... 2 Lawrence Warner Roberts b: 09 Mar 1935, d: 09 Nov 2008 in Seattle, King, Washington, USA
........... + Joan Knivet b: England
................. 3 Dean Roberts b: 11 Jul 1957
................. + Caroline
................. 3 Sheryl Lee "Sherry" Roberts b: 10 Feb 1960
................. + Sean Edward O' Bar b: 20 Oct 1956 in Los Angeles, California
....................... 4 Bailey Christine O' Bar b: 06 Jul 1993 in Travis, Texas
....................... 4 Patrick Brennan O' Bar b: 28 Dec 1997 in Travis, Texas
........... + Joan b: England

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, Jun 14, 2007: (Source: All of the information on the Family of Hiram Houghton has been transcribed from the Bible of Frederick W. Houghton, which bears and inscription "A Merry Christmas to Fred W. Houghton, N. Lansing, Mich. 1892" In the posession of Judith W. Ancell [1995 thr 2007].).
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Orangeville, Wyoming, New York; Roll: M432_616; Page: 33; line 22, dwl 526-526.

Dr. Warren F. Houghton M.D.^1,2

M, #14906, b. 14 June 1841, d. 14 August 1901

Father*: Hiram Houghton^1,2 b. 10 Jan 1804, d. 14 Aug 1857
Mother*: Aurilla Barrett^1,2 b. 8 Feb 1806, d. 9 Oct 1892

Family: Emma Jenkins b. 1845, d. 1924

Marriage*: Dr. Warren F. Houghton M.D. married Emma Jenkins, daughter of William F. Jenkins and Lucy Ann Houghton, on Nov 9, 1864 at Ionia Co., MI, USA.¹

Frederick William Houghton¹ b. 11 Jan 1868, d. 12 Aug 1929
Allison Royal Houghton+¹ b. 23 Aug 1878, d. 22 Oct 1907

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jun 14, 1841

NY, USA, age 9 in 1850 census; age 18 in 1860 census; age 29 in 1870 census; age 39 in 1880 census^3,4,1

Mil. Enls

Aug 7, 1862

Keene, MI, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. B, 25 MI Infantry, a sergeant, age 21^5,6,7

Research

Aug 7, 1862

Marriage

Nov 9, 1864

Ionia Co., MI, USA¹

1870 Census

1870

Easton Twp, Ionia Co., MI, USA, ae 29, a cabinet maker, property $500-100⁸

1880 Census

1880

Tyron Twp, Kent Co., MI, USA, age 39, a physician^9,10

PensionInx

Apr 17, 1888

MI, USA, as invalid¹¹

Mil. Serv.

1898

Spanish War veteran

Death

Aug 14, 1901

Lansing, MI, USA^12,1

Burial

Mount Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Ingham Co., MI, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, Jun 14, 2007: (Source: All of the information on the Family of Hiram Houghton has been transcribed from the Bible of Frederick W. Houghton, which bears and inscription "A Merry Christmas to Fred W. Houghton, N. Lansing, Mich. 1892" In the posession of Judith W. Ancell [1995 thr 2007].).
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Orangeville, Wyoming, New York; Roll: M432_616; Page: 33; line 22, dwl 526-526.
[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, 1995.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Tyron Twp, Kent Co., MI, Reel 27, Vol. 12, E.D. 173, Sh. 15, Ln. 25.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Easton, Ionia Co., MI, Reel 676, p. 418, line 20, dwl 71-78.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Tyron Twp, Kent Co., MI, Reel 27, Vol. 12, E.D. 173, Sh. 15, Ln. 25 (12-113-24-29 also).
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Casnovia, Kent Co., MI, Roll: T9_587; Family History Film: 1254587; Page: 472D; Reel 27, Vol. 12, E.D. 173, Sh. 15, Ln. 29, dwl 19-19 (12-113-24-29 also).
[S1515] Unknown name of person, unknown record type, unknown file number.
[S1254] , Ancestors/Decendents of Luanne Houghton, 2002, by Luanne H. Hanks.

Celia Houghton^1,2

F, #14907, b. 17 October 1844, d. 18 June 1914

Father*: Hiram Houghton^1,2 b. 10 Jan 1804, d. 14 Aug 1857
Mother*: Aurilla Barrett^1,2 b. 8 Feb 1806, d. 9 Oct 1892

Family: Dr. Aaron W. Jenkins b. 1842, d. 23 Nov 1912

Marriage*: Celia Houghton married Dr. Aaron W. Jenkins, son of William F. Jenkins and Lucy Ann Houghton, on Aug 14, 1865.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Oct 17, 1844

NY, USA, age 5 in 1850 census; age 15 in 1860 census^1,2

Marriage

Aug 14, 1865

Death

Jun 18, 1914

^3,1

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, Jun 14, 2007: (Source: All of the information on the Family of Hiram Houghton has been transcribed from the Bible of Frederick W. Houghton, which bears and inscription "A Merry Christmas to Fred W. Houghton, N. Lansing, Mich. 1892" In the posession of Judith W. Ancell [1995 thr 2007].).
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Orangeville, Wyoming, New York; Roll: M432_616; Page: 33; line 22, dwl 526-526.
[S1254] , Ancestors/Decendents of Luanne Houghton, 2002, by Luanne H. Hanks.

John N. Barbour^1,2

M, #14908, b. circa 1828, d. 10 April 1874

Family: Electia T. Houghton b. 30 Apr 1832, d. 23 Dec 1906

Marriage*: John N. Barbour married Electia T. Houghton, daughter of Hiram Houghton and Aurilla Barrett, on Aug 15, 1850.²

Marcus Barbour³ b. c 1859
Hattie Barbour³ b. c 1862
Goodrich Barbour⁷ b. c 1864

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1828

NY, USA, age 42 in 1870 census³

Marriage

Aug 15, 1850

1870 Census

1870

Boston, Ionia Co., MI, USA, Orilla Houghton, age 60, without occcupation, with John W. Barber, 42, NY, and Electa T. Barber, 37, NY^4,5

Death

Apr 10, 1874

^6,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, 1995.
[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, Jun 14, 2007: (Source: All of the information on the Family of Hiram Houghton has been transcribed from the Bible of Frederick W. Houghton, which bears and inscription "A Merry Christmas to Fred W. Houghton, N. Lansing, Mich. 1892" In the posession of Judith W. Ancell [1995 thr 2007].).
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Federal Census, Boston, Ionia Co., MI, Reel 676, p. 371, line 37, dwl 241.
[S415] E-mail from Ellen J. Picard, Dec. 10, 1999.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Federal Census, Boston, Ionia Co., MI, Reel 676, p. 372, line 2, dwl 241.
[S1254] , Ancestors/Decendents of Luanne Houghton, 2002, by Luanne H. Hanks.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Boston, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: T9_584; Family History Film: 1254584; Page: 292C; Enumeration District: 101; sheet 42, line 49, dwl 483-507.

Mary Elizabeth Keith

F, #14909, b. 8 March 1836, d. 6 August 1911

Family: Brigadier General Moses Barrett Houghton b. 6 Nov 1834, d. 1 Jun 1903

Marriage*: Mary Elizabeth Keith married Brigadier General Moses Barrett Houghton, son of Hiram Houghton and Aurilla Barrett, on Nov 8, 1854.

Judson Edward Houghton+⁸ b. Mar 1857
Louise Aurelia Houghton+⁸ b. 1859, d. 1910
John Clancy Houghton+¹ b. 25 Apr 1870, d. 8 Dec 1927

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Mar 8, 1836

Middlebury, Wyoming Co., NY, USA, age 24 in 1860 census; age 34 in 1870 census; age 44 in 1880 census; Mar 1834, age 65 in 1900 census^1,2

Marriage

Nov 8, 1854

1860 Census

1860

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 25, farmer; property $1000-125³

1870 Census

Jul 26, 1870

Saranac Twp, Ionia Co., MI, USA, age 35, a stone and brick mason, property $1300-400⁴

1880 Census

1880

Burdell Twp, Osceola Co., MI, USA, age 45, a farmer^1,5

1900 Census

1900

Burdell, Osceola Co., MI, USA, age 66, retired farmer; 4 children born, 3 living^6,7

PensionInx

Jun 29, 1903

as widow

Death

Aug 6, 1911

Hershey Village, Osceola Co., MI, USA²

ParentsD

Father: Daniel KEITH; Mother: Louise HOLLAND_?; father born in CT, mother in NY; 1900 census: parents born in NY

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Burnell Twp, Osceola Co., MI, Reel 27, Vol. 22, E.D. 221, Sh. 11, Ln. 4.
[S1254] , Ancestors/Decendents of Luanne Houghton, 2002, by Luanne H. Hanks.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Boston, Ionia, Michigan; Roll: M653_546; Page: 831; sheet 313, line 37, dwl 2408-2308.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Saranac, Ionia Co., MI, Reel 676, p. 380B, line 29, dwl 139-149.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Burdell Twp, Osceola Co., MI, Roll: T9_600; Family History Film: 1254600; Page: 72A; Enumeration District: 222; Reel 27, Vol. 22, E.D. 221, Sh. 11, Ln. 4, dwl 2-2.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Burdell, Osceola Co., Michigan; Roll:T623; Enumeration District: 144; Sheet: 2B; line 52, dwl 38-39.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Burdell Twp, Justin, Osceola Co., MI, Reel 92, V. 62, E.D. 144, S. 2, Ln. 52.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Federal Census, Saranac, Ionia Co., MI, Reel 676, p. 380B, line 29, dwl 139-149.

Webster Young¹

M, #14910

Family: Mary E. Houghton b. 14 Apr 1837, d. 4 Apr 1916

Marriage*: Webster Young married Mary E. Houghton, daughter of Hiram Houghton and Aurilla Barrett, on 1855.²

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

1855

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, 1995.
[S415] E-mail from Judith Weeks Ancell, Jun 14, 2007: (Source: All of the information on the Family of Hiram Houghton has been transcribed from the Bible of Frederick W. Houghton, which bears and inscription "A Merry Christmas to Fred W. Houghton, N. Lansing, Mich. 1892" In the posession of Judith W. Ancell [1995 thr 2007].).