Houghton Surname Project

Arthur Amory Houghton Jr.^1,2

M, #15151, b. 12 December 1906, d. 3 April 1990

Father*: Arthur Amory Houghton Sr.¹ b. 20 Oct 1866, d. 19 Apr 1928
Mother*: Mahitbel Hollister¹ b. 16 Oct 1867, d. 13 Feb 1938

Family 1: Jane Olmsted b. 23 Mar 1909, d. 4 Dec 1982

Engagement: He and Jane Olmsted were engaged on Nov 10, 1928; MISS JANE OLMSTED ENGAGED TO MARRY; Daughter of Mrs. Vance C. McCormick to Wed Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. FIANCE A HARVARD SENIOR He Is Nephew of Ambassador Houghton--Miss Janett Thall Betrothed to L.G. Salomon.

November 10, 1928, Saturday

Mr. and Mrs. Vance Criswell McCormick of Harrisburg, Pa., yesterday announced to their friends in New York the engagement of Mrs. McCormick's daughter, Miss Jane Olmsted, to Arthur Amory Houghton Jr., son of Mrs. Arthur A. Houghton of Corning, N.Y., and the late Mr. Houghton, and a nephew of Alanson B. Houghton, American Ambassador to Great Britain.²⁹
Mar 1*: Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. first married Jane Olmsted he age 23, she age 20 on Jun 12, 1929 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Harrisburg, PA, USA.^8,9,10
Divorce*: Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. and Jane Olmsted were divorced in Jul, 1938 at USA.¹²

Jane Olmsted Houghton+¹ b. 28 Nov 1930, d. Apr 1989
Sylvia Biglow Houghton+¹ b. c 1933

Family 2: Ellen Crenshaw b. 17 Sep 1906, d. 18 Dec 1961

Mar 2*: His second marriage was to Ellen Crenshaw on Jun 7, 1939 at Queenstown, MD, USA.^8,12
Divorce*: Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. and Ellen Crenshaw were divorced on Jan 7, 1944 at Reno, NV, USA, on charges of desertion.¹²

Arthur Amory Houghton III+¹ b. 6 May 1940

Family 3: Elizabeth Douglas McCall b. 25 Feb 1919, d. Feb 1996

Mar 3*: Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. married third Elizabeth Douglas McCall on Jan 15, 1944.^1,4,16,17
Divorce*: Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. and Elizabeth Douglas McCall were divorced.

Hollister Douglas Houghton¹ b. 14 Jun 1945, d. 27 Apr 2019

Family 4: Nina Rodale b. c 1938

Marriage*: Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. married Nina Rodale on May 22, 1973 at Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., MD, USA, Wedding of Mrs. Horstmann To Arthur Houghton Jr. Held

June 8, 1973, Friday

Page 27, 327 words

Arthur A. Houghton Jr., chairman of the board of Steuben Glass, and Mrs. Nina Horstmann were married in a civil ceremony in Annapolis, Md., on May 22. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. J. I. Rodale of Allentown, Pa., and the late Mr. Rodale.^20,2

Biography

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Notable

Birth

Dec 12, 1906

Corning, Steuben, NY, USA, age 3 in 1910 census; age 13 in 1920 census; age 23 in 1930 census; age 33 in 1930 census^1,3,4,5,6

Education

between 1920 and 1925

St. Paul's School, Concord, Merrimack Co., NH, USA^4,5

Graduation

1929

Harvard University, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, C Mfg^7,4,5

Occupation

between 1929 and 1957

corp. official, Corning Glass; mfg. dept, Corning Glass works, 1929; revamping of Steuben Glass, the art glass div. of Corning in 1933; treasury dept. 1929-30; asst. to pres. 1930-32; v.p., 1935-42; pres. Steuben Glass, N.Y.C., 1950 through 1969, retirement; dir. U.S. Steel Corp., N.Y. Life Ins. Co., Corning Glass Works, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Co., Investors management Fund, Fundamental Investors, Inc; trustee U.S. Trust Co., NY; v.p. Corning Mus. Glass, Pierpont Morgan Library; curator rare books Library of Congress, 1940-42.^4,5

Mar 1

Jun 12, 1929

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Harrisburg, PA, USA, he age 23, she age 20^8,9,10

1930 Census

1930

Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA, age 23, property $40,000, a salesman at glass factory; and Anna Guertin, 44, a maid¹¹

Divorce

Jul, 1938

USA¹²

Mar 2

Jun 7, 1939

Queenstown, MD, USA^8,12

1940 Census

1940

New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 33, glass manufacturing sale executive; and a housekeeper¹³

1940 Census

Apr 2, 1940

Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA, age 33, married, Glass Industry, manufacturing executive; and 3 maids¹⁴

Note

1940

He pledged to Harvard University 1,500 shares of Corning Glass Works common stock for each of the next four years if the university would build a library dedicated to housing rare books in Harvard Yard. The estimated cost of the library, which on completion was named the Houghton Library, was $475,000.
Houghton Library Blog
“Fuel for the fire of learning”: Houghton Library Opens its Doors
On this day seventy-five years ago, 3 January 1942, library staff and their families attended a private celebration to mark the opening of the new Houghton Library. As the Second World War raged in two theaters, William A. Jackson, the new Library’s first director, and Philip Hofer, the founding curator of its Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, were busy managing the careful transfer of some 125,000 books from the old Treasure Room in Widener Library to their elegant new home, an effort that took sixteen days to complete.
The formal public dedication ceremony took place on 28 February 1942. Following remarks by Harvard president James B. Conant, Arthur Amory Houghton, Jr.—Harvard alumnus, Corning Glass executive, distinguished bibliophile, and generous library benefactor—offered this solemn realization: “Upon us has fallen the responsibility of safeguarding education in its broadest and most liberal sense.” Seventy-five years on, Houghton Library remains steadfast in providing faculty, students, and researchers from Harvard and beyond, as Mr. Houghton hoped it would that cold February evening, with “fuel for the fire of learning.”¹⁵

Immigration

1940

Washington, DC, USA

Research

1942

Milit-Beg

between 1942 and 1945

US Air Force: capt. USAAF, Army Air Forces Intelligence School, 1942-1944; he was assigned to the Technical Service Command as Control Officer for the Eastern District from 1944 to 1945, ret. with rank lt. col., 1945.^1,5

Divorce

Jan 7, 1944

Reno, NV, USA, on charges of desertion.¹²

Mar 3

Jan 15, 1944

^1,4,16,17

1950 US Census

1950

New York, NY, USA, age 44, president, glass making co; and 2 nurses, 2 maids

Address

between 1950 and 1986

Wye Plantation, Queenstown, MD, USA^7,16

Office

1960

NY, USA, Houghton, Arthur A. of New York, New York County, N.Y. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1960.

Living

1964

New York, New York Co., NY, USA, 3 Sutton Place^18,4

Newspaper

Sep 16, 1964

New York, New York Co., NY, USA, An Interested Joiner

new president of Metropolitan Museum of Art; vice chairman of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and of the Fund for the Advancement of Education; vice president of the Corning Museum of Glass and the Pierpont Morgan Library; board chairman of Cooper Union; trustee of the Metropolitan, the New York Publice Library, the Rockefeller Foundation and the Institute of International; director of Philaharmonic Symphony Society of New York; Education; president of Steuben Glass; director of Corning Glass Works; director of New York Life Insurance Co., US Steel Corp., and Diebold Inc.¹⁹

SSN

NY, USA, 076-05-8951⁶

Divorce

Marriage

May 22, 1973

Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., MD, USA, Wedding of Mrs. Horstmann To Arthur Houghton Jr. Held

June 8, 1973, Friday

Page 27, 327 words

Arthur A. Houghton Jr., chairman of the board of Steuben Glass, and Mrs. Nina Horstmann were married in a civil ceremony in Annapolis, Md., on May 22. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. J. I. Rodale of Allentown, Pa., and the late Mr. Rodale,^20,2

Author

1987

Ancient portraits in the J. Paul Getty Museum / [Jirí Frel, Arthur Houghton, and Marion True, editors].
Physical Description:      v. : ill; 28 cm.
Series:      Occasional papers on antiquities ; 4, etc.
Publisher/ Date:      Malibu, Calif. : The Museum, 1987-²¹

Last Loc

1990

Wye Plantation, Queenstown, Queen Annes Co., MD, USA⁶

Death

Apr 3, 1990

Venice Hospital, Venice, FL, USA, age 83^6,22,23,24

Obituary

Apr 4, 1990

San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, USA, San Jose Mercury News (CA) - April 4, 1990
Deceased Name: ARTHUR HOUGHTON, GLASS EXECUTIVE
Arthur Houghton Jr., former president of Steuben Glass and one-time chairman of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has died at 83 after a brief illness.

Mr. Houghton was a great-grandson of Armory Houghton, who founded Corning Glass Works in 1851. He became president of Steuben Glass, a Corning subsidiary, in 1933 and built its worldwide reputation during his 40 years in charge.
Copyright (c) 1990 San Jose Mercury News²⁴

Notable

Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. (1906–1990), philantropist, former president of Steuben Glass Co., a former division of Corning Glass.The Houghton Library of Harvard University was named after him.

Biography

Who's Who: "Houghton, Arthur Amory, Jr., corp. ofcl; b. Corning, N.Y., Dec. 12, 1906; s. Arthur Amory and Mabel (Hollister) H; student St. Paul's Sch., Concord, N.H., 1920-5, Harvard, 1925-29; L.H.D. Lehigh U., 1954; Litt.D., Washington Coll., 1953, Hofstra Coll., 1956; m. Elizabeth Douglas McCall; children--Jane Olmsted (Mrs. Rollin Van N. Hadley, Jr.), Sylvia Bigelow, Arthur Amory III, Hollister Douglas. With mfg. dept. Corning Glass Works, 1929, treasury dept. 1929-30, asst. to pres., 1930-32, v.p., 1935-42, 57--, also dir; pres., dir. Steuben Glass Inc; dir. D.L. & W. R.R., U.S. Steel Corp; v.p. Corning Mus. of Glass; curator rare books, Libray of Congress, 1940-42; Overseer Harvard University; chmn. Inst. Internat. Edn., Parsons Sch. Design; trustee Am. Acad. in Rome, Cooper Union, Met. Mus. Art, N.Y. Pub. Library, Pierpont Morgan Library, Nat. Trust Historic Preservation; hon. trustee Inst. Contemporary Art (Boston); vice chmn., dir. Philharmonic-Symphony Soc. N.Y., Empire State Found; dir. Fund Advancement Edn., Nat. Book Com., Inc. Commd. capt. USAAF, 1942; ret. with rank lt. col., 1945. Decorated Chevlier Legion of Honor, France, 1951; recipient Michael Friedsam medal in indsl. art, 1953. Mem. Am. Fedn. Arts (trustee), English Speaking Union, U.S. (pres.), Modern Lang. Assn. (trustee). Episopalian (vestryman). Clubs: Century, Union, Harvard, Knickerbocker, Grolier (pres.) Home: 3 Sutton Pl., N.Y.C; also Wye Plantation, Queenstown, Md; and 22 W. 3d St., Corning, N.Y; Office: 718 Fifth Av., N.Y.C. 19"

Who's Who in the East: "Chmn. Philharmonic Symphony Soc. NY; Cooper Union; trustee Parsons Sch. Design, Met. Mus. Art. NY; Pub. Library, Inst. Internat. Edn., Rockefeller Found; trustee Educational Broadcasting Corp; vice chmn. Fund for Advancement Education, Lincoln Center for Performing Arts; director National Book Committee, Inc...Sr. Fellow Royal Coll. Art, London, 1958. Fellow Royal Soc. Arts...Office: 715 Fifth Av., N.Y.C. 22"

Acquired Wye Plantation on MD's eastern shore in several parcels 1938 to 1940; head of an intelligence unit of the Army Air Force in WWII, with rank of major; donated Houghton library n 1942. Rare books collection donated to several institutions. Pres. of Metropolitan Museum Art from 1964. Collected Alice in Wonderland memoribilia, including pieces owned by the original Alice, Alice Lidell and Lewis Carroll. He had the world's most extensive collection of Keats, which he gave to Harvard, and a great collection of Lewis Carroll that he housed at Wye Plantation. He was the resident of the Shakespeare Society and the English Speaking Union. Every year he visited London, where he held court at Claridge's.

Encyc. of Amer. Biog.: trustee of the NY Parsons Schoold of Design, Boston Inst. of Contemp. Art, NY French Inst., MD Queen Anne's Co. Library, NY Public Library; pres. of Shakespeare Assoc. of America; vp of Keats-Shelley Assoc. of America; Fellow of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Patron-Founder of the Poetry Soc. of America; Fellow in English Bibliography of the Library of Congress; life member of the Soc. of the Preservation of Maryland Antiquities and Maryland Hist. Soc; visiting committee of harvard University Library, the Advisory Com. of Princeton Univ. Library, Library Com. of NY Public Library, Advisory Com. of the Folger Shakespeare Library, Advisory Com. of Library of Congress, Council of Grolier Club, Nat. Council for Historic Sites and Buildings, Amer. Council on Foreign Relations, Soc. of NY Hospital, Bibliography Soc. of London, Amer. Bibliography Soc., Modern Language Society, Amer. Library Assoc., Amer. Chemurgic Soc., St. George's Soc., Library Com. of the Union Club, Library Com. of French Inst., Adv. Com. of the Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell; chairman of the Council of Fellows, the Pierpont Morgan Library. Clubs included Century, Union, Harvard, Knickerbocker, Metropolitan, Grolier, The Coffee House, all of NY; the Harvard Club of Rochester; the Club of Odd Volumes of Boston; the Philobiblon of Philadelphia; the Chesapeake Bay yacht Club and the Corsica River Yacht Club. He was an Episcopalian.

Generations of Corning: A contemporary described him as "brilliant, debonair, mercurial, possessed of a wit in turn charming and devastating, and, to those who didn't know him very well, aloof." His interests were intellectual and aesthetic. He was a bibliophile, collecting rare cooks, and memorabilia associated with Lewis Carroll. He became a noted patron of the arts and benefactor to libraries and educational institutions. In Oct. 1933, Stueben Glass Inc was created, a wholly owned subsidiary of Corning. Amory served as president, Arthur as vice president and general manager. Arthur became president in 1937.

The new president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is a vice chairman of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and of the Fund for the Advancement of Education

Served as curator of rare books at the Library of Congress and as president of Metropolitan Museum of Art. During WWII he served with the Army Air Forces, retiring as a Lt. Colonel.

He donated his New York town house to the United Nations Association of the US to be used as the official residence of the Secretary General. He had 11 honorary doctorates, incl. Doc. of Literature, Beaver Coll. 1957; D. Sc., Hobart and Willaim Smith Colls., 1958. In 1960, he was chairman of Republican Finance Committee. Built the Harvard Rare Books Library

Century-Old Vandalism of Islamic Art, and Its Price
By SOUREN MELIKIAN
Published: April 15, 2011

LONDON — A chorus of praise greeted the “record for an Islamic work of art at auction” achieved when a painted page torn from a royal Iranian manuscript, the Shah-Name or Book of Kings, brought £7.43 million at the Sotheby’s auction of the Stuart Cary Welch collection on April 6.

Little was said about the destruction of the greatest manuscript from 16th-century Iran, intact until 1957 when the French collector Maurice de Rothschild who owned it died.

The extraordinary manuscript commissioned for the library of Shah Tahmasp (1524-76) was acquired by Arthur A. Houghton Jr., a bibliophile whose interest lay in rare English books. He was presumably advised by Mr. Welch, who had long been buying manuscript paintings from Iran and Moghul India. Soon after, Mr. Houghton began breaking up the manuscript. In November 1976, seven pages appeared at Christie’s. Many more would follow, sold through art galleries and at auction, notably at Christie’s London on Oct. 11, 1988.

This astounding example of calculated vandalism perpetrated by a cultivated man is perhaps the most extreme where Eastern art is concerned. But it was by no means unusual.

In 1957 Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans: his estimated worth was $800 million $1.6 billion.^{1,25,16,26,2,27}

Research

Annual Obituary. 1990
Encyclopedia of American Biography. Vol. 22
Who Was Who in American Art. 1999
Who's Who. 1982, 1983
Who's Who in American Art, 1973-1993
The New York Times Biographical Service, 1990
Biography Index 1990-1999
Illustrated Dictionary of Glass, 1977
International Who's Who. 1974-1989
International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who 1978-1982
Who's Who in America 1974-1990
Who's Who in Finance and Industry, 1975, 1987
American National Biography, 1999
Who Was Who in America, 1993

Contributn

Author

Author: Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. was the author of Design policy within industry as a responsibility of high-level management [by] Arthur A. Houghton, jr.
Physical Description: 33 p. illus. 25 cm.
Publisher/ Date: [New York, Steuben glass, 1951] in 1951.²¹
Author: He was the editor of Title:      Festschrift für Leo Mildenberg : Numismatik, Kunstgeschichte, Archäologie = Studies in honor of Leo Mildenberg : numismatics, art history, archeology / ed., Arthur Houghton ... [et al.].
Physical Description:      xviii, 297 p., 43 p. of plates : ill; 29 cm.
Publisher/ Date:      Wetteren, Belgium : Editions NR, 1984. in 1984.²¹
Author: He was the author of Remembrances (an anecdotal family history) in 1986.²⁸

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S935] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1560.
[S98] Social Security Administration.
[S589] Unknown author, Who's Who in the East, p. 445.
[S779] Unknown author Encyclopedia of Amer. Biog., XXII, p. 126.
[S1042] Social Security Death Index, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index, Dec. 2001.
[S219] Unknown compiler, Harvard Alumni Directory, 1975, p. 595.
[S415] E-mail from Hollister Douglas Houghton, Nov. 8, 2003.
[S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: May 30, 1947.
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: June 13, 1929.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Steuben, New York; Roll: T626_1648; Enumeration District: 28; sheet 8B, line 95, dwl 22-187-211.
[S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: Houghton.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , New York, New York, New York; Roll: T627_2657; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 31-1398, line 68, dwl 34.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Steuben, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02781; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 51-33.
[S1304] Davis Dyer and Daniel Gross,, The Generations of Corning: The Life and Times of a Global Corporation, p. 176.
[S779] Unknown author Encyclopedia of Amer. Biog., XXII, p. 127.
[S939] Downs, Who's Who in New York, p. 488.
[S507] Unknown agency, National Social Directory 1960, p. 314.
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1964.
[S506] Unknown agency, Social Register, XCIX [1985]: 443.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Columbia University Libraries Online Catalog: Houghton Surname search.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: JPrez123): http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
[S415] E-mail from Arthur Amory Houghton, III, May 9, 2009.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
[S104] Who's Who 22, p. 1114.
[S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 960.
[S95] Newspaper, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/16/arts/…
[S1305] Jr Arthur Amory Houghton, Remembrances.
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Nov 10, 1928.

Elizabeth Douglas McCall¹

F, #15152, b. 25 February 1919, d. February 1996

Family 1: Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. b. 12 Dec 1906, d. 3 Apr 1990

Mar 3*: Elizabeth Douglas McCall married third Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. on Jan 15, 1944.^1,4,5,2
Divorce*: Elizabeth Douglas McCall and Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. were divorced.

Hollister Douglas Houghton¹⁰ b. 14 Jun 1945, d. 27 Apr 2019

Family 2: Walker O. Cain d. 1993

Marriage*: Elizabeth Douglas McCall married Walker O. Cain on Jul 27, 1973 at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, USA.⁷

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Feb 25, 1919

Florence, SC, USA²

Residence

between 1920 and 1930

Florence, SC, USA³

Graduation

1940

Converse College, Spartanburg, SC, USA, B.S.²

Mar 3

Jan 15, 1944

^1,4,5,2

1950 US Census

1950

New York, NY, USA, age 44, president, glass making co; and 2 nurses, 2 maids

Address

between 1950 and 1960

3 Sutton Place, New York, New York Co., NY, USA^5,6

Living

1964

New York, New York Co., NY, USA, 3 Sutton Place^6,4

Divorce

Marriage

Jul 27, 1973

Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, USA⁷

Newspaper

Jul 28, 1973

Mrs. Houghton Married Here
July 28, 1973, Saturday

Mrs. Elizabeth McCall Houghton and Walker O. Cain, both of New York, were married here yesterday afternoon. The Rev. William A. McQuoid performed the ceremony in the Dana Chapel of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church.

Death

Feb, 1996

New York, New York Co., NY, USA^8,9

ParentsD

Arthur M. McCall and Julia H. Lachicotte²

Research

Who's Who in American Women. 1963-1973

Biography

Mem. Women's Council, NY Public Library, 1950--, mem. exec. com., 1957--, exec. of com. for dance, 1957--; women's com. United Rep. Finance Com., 1960--;trustee Poetry Soc. Am., 1960--; sec.-treas., dir Keats-Shelley Assn. Am., Inc., 1961--;bd. mgrs. NY Exchange for Woman's Work, 1954-57; trustee Prescott Neighbhorhood House, 1957--, exec. com., 1958--; trustee Converse Coll., Spartanburg, SC, 1958--; mem. women's coms. France-Am. Soc., French Inst., Am. Mus. Natural History, 1950-53; treas. parents assn. rearleey Sch., NYC, 1958-59, me. 75th anniversary com; benefit chmn. Prescott Neighborhood House, Am. Fedn. Arts, Inst. Internat. Edn., NY Pub. Library Dance Com; v.p. Women's Assn., St. James Ch., NYC, 1955-58; mem. altar guild St. James Ch., NYC and Old Wye Ch., Wye Mills, MD; mem. exec. bd. Guild of Cathedral St. John the Divine; me. bd. Hammond-Harwood House, Annapolis, MD, 1962; mem. Friends of Whitney Mus., MD. Com. Kenwood House, VA. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Colony, Cosmopolitan (NYC), Queen Anne's County Garden of MD. Home: 3 Sutton Pl. NYC 22; also Wye Plantation, Queenstown, MD.⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S939] Downs, Who's Who in New York, p. 488.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: JPrez123): http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
[S589] Unknown author, Who's Who in the East, p. 445.
[S779] Unknown author Encyclopedia of Amer. Biog., XXII, p. 127.
[S507] Unknown agency, National Social Directory 1960, p. 314.
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times, 1973.
[S415] E-mail from Hollister Douglas Houghton, Nov. 8, 2003.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: JPrez123): http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
[S415] E-mail from Elizabeth McCall Houghton, Nov 6, 2003.

Jane Olmsted Houghton^1,2

F, #15153, b. 28 November 1930, d. April 1989

Father*: Arthur Amory Houghton Jr.¹ b. 12 Dec 1906, d. 3 Apr 1990
Mother*: Jane Olmsted¹ b. 23 Mar 1909, d. 4 Dec 1982

Family 1: Rollin Van Nostrand Hadley Jr. b. 13 Dec 1927, d. 2 Feb 1992

Marriage*: Jane Olmsted Houghton married Rollin Van Nostrand Hadley Jr., son of Rollin Van Nostrand Hadley and Arabelle McKinistry, on Nov 30, 1950 at St. James Protestant Episcopal Church, New York, New York Co., NY, USA, JANE O. HOUGHTON TO BE WED NOV. 30; St. James' Church to Be Scene of Marriage to Rollin Van Nostrand Hadley Jr.

November 9, 1950, Thursday

Page 44, 287 words

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McMillan of Grosse Pointe, Mich., have sent out invitations for the marriage of Mrs. McMillan's daughter, Miss Jane Olmsted Houghton, to Rollin Van Norstrand Hadley Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. Rollin V. Hadley.¹

Family 2: Robert Gordon Hankey

Marriage*: Jane Olmsted Houghton married Robert Gordon Hankey 2nd mar.⁷

Family 3: Horace Edward Henderson

Marriage*: Jane Olmsted Houghton married Horace Edward Henderson 3rd mar.²

Family 4: George R. Kneeland

Marriage*: Jane Olmsted Houghton married George R. Kneeland 4th mar.⁸

Family 5: Chalmer J Carothers Jr

Marriage*: Jane Olmsted Houghton married Chalmer J Carothers Jr.

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Nov 28, 1930

Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA, age 9 in 1940 census^3,4

1940 Census

1940

New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 31, divorced, none; 4 servants⁵

Education

1947

Foxcroft School, Middleburg, VA, USA⁶

1950 US Census

1950

Barbigan Hotel, New York, NY, USA, age 19, lodger

Marriage

Nov 30, 1950

St. James Protestant Episcopal Church, New York, New York Co., NY, USA, JANE O. HOUGHTON TO BE WED NOV. 30; St. James' Church to Be Scene of Marriage to Rollin Van Nostrand Hadley Jr.

November 9, 1950, Thursday

Page 44, 287 words

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McMillan of Grosse Pointe, Mich., have sent out invitations for the marriage of Mrs. McMillan's daughter, Miss Jane Olmsted Houghton, to Rollin Van Norstrand Hadley Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. Rollin V. Hadley¹

Marriage

2nd mar⁷

Marriage

3rd mar²

Marriage

4th mar⁸

Marriage

Death

Apr, 1989

St. Michael's, MD, USA, Elizabeth McCall Houghton: 1988⁹

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S589] Unknown author, Who's Who in the East, p. 445.
[S1304] Davis Dyer and Daniel Gross,, The Generations of Corning: The Life and Times of a Global Corporation, p. 177.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: JPrez123): http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , New York, New York, New York; Roll: T627_2652; Page: 64B; Enumeration District: 31-1189; line 74, dwl 1.
[S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: May 30, 1947.
[S935] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1560.
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times, June 8, 1973.
[S415] E-mail from Elizabeth McCall Houghton, Nov 8, 2003.
[S415] E-mail from Jane Houghton Hadley (Preziosi), Jan 10, 2006.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: JPrez123): http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx

Rollin Van Nostrand Hadley Jr.^1,2

M, #15154, b. 13 December 1927, d. 2 February 1992

Father*: Rollin Van Nostrand Hadley² b. 1890, d. 1962
Mother*: Arabelle McKinistry² b. 20 Sep 1887, d. 1976

Family 1: Jane Olmsted Houghton b. 28 Nov 1930, d. Apr 1989

Marriage*: Rollin Van Nostrand Hadley Jr. married Jane Olmsted Houghton, daughter of Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. and Jane Olmsted, on Nov 30, 1950 at St. James Protestant Episcopal Church, New York, New York Co., NY, USA, JANE O. HOUGHTON TO BE WED NOV. 30; St. James' Church to Be Scene of Marriage to Rollin Van Nostrand Hadley Jr.

November 9, 1950, Thursday

Page 44, 287 words

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McMillan of Grosse Pointe, Mich., have sent out invitations for the marriage of Mrs. McMillan's daughter, Miss Jane Olmsted Houghton, to Rollin Van Norstrand Hadley Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. Rollin V. Hadley.¹

Family 2: Shelagh Pratt

Marriage*: Rollin Van Nostrand Hadley Jr. married Shelagh Pratt on 1963 at Switzerland.³

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Dec 13, 1927

MA, USA³

Graduation

1950

Harvard University, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA

Marriage

Nov 30, 1950

Marriage

1963

Switzerland³

Death

Feb 2, 1992

Ft. Lauderdale, Broward Co., FL, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S415] E-mail from Jane Houghton Hadley (Preziosi), Jan 10, 2006.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: JPrez123): http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx

Sylvia Biglow Houghton^1,2

F, #15155, b. circa 1933

Father*: Arthur Amory Houghton Jr.¹ b. 12 Dec 1906, d. 3 Apr 1990
Mother*: Jane Olmsted¹ b. 23 Mar 1909, d. 4 Dec 1982

Family: Richard Gordon Garrett d. 2007

Engagement: Sylvia Biglow Houghton and Richard Gordon Garrett were engaged on Dec 14, 1963 at Grosse Point, MI, USA; Sylvia Houghton Engaged to Wed Richard Garrett; Bennett and Princeton Graduates to Marry Here on Feb. 1

Special to The New York Times, December 15, 1963, Sunday

GROSSE POINTE, Mich., Dec. 14--Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McMillan have announced the engagement of Mrs. McMillan's daughter, Miss Sylvia Bigelow Houghton, to Richard Gordon Garrett. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Pearson Beverly Garrett of Dallas.
Marriage*: Sylvia Biglow Houghton married Richard Gordon Garrett on Feb 2, 1964.⁴

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1933

Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA, age 7 in 1940 census³

Graduation

Foxcroft School, Middleburg, VA, USA

Marriage

Feb 2, 1964

⁴

Residence

1990

Easton, MD, USA⁵

Living

2008

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S589] Unknown author, Who's Who in the East, p. 445.
[S1304] Davis Dyer and Daniel Gross,, The Generations of Corning: The Life and Times of a Global Corporation, p. 177.
[S935] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1560.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
[S601] Family Group Sheet, created by Robert West Houghton, 2021.

Arthur Amory Houghton III^1,2

M, #15156, b. 6 May 1940

Father*: Arthur Amory Houghton Jr.¹ b. 12 Dec 1906, d. 3 Apr 1990
Mother*: Ellen Crenshaw¹ b. 17 Sep 1906, d. 18 Dec 1961

Family 1: Sherrill Jean Mulliken b. 14 Mar 1943

Engagement: Arthur Amory Houghton III and Sherrill Jean Mulliken were engaged on May 31, 1964.
Marriage*: Arthur Amory Houghton III married Sherrill Jean Mulliken on Aug 22, 1964 at Episcopal Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Washington, DC, USA.^9,5
Divorce*: Arthur Amory Houghton III and Sherrill Jean Mulliken were divorced in 1976.

Andrew Arthur Houghton+⁷ b. 18 Jun 1969
James Parker Houghton¹⁰ b. 18 Jun 1971, d. 20 Sep 1992

Family 2: Linda B. Livingston Davis b. c 1941

Marriage*: Arthur Amory Houghton III married Linda B. Livingston Davis on Dec 7, 1977 at New York, New York Co., NY, USA.^10,5

Family 3: Margarite Page Fox b. 27 Nov 1941

Marriage*: Arthur Amory Houghton III married Margarite Page Fox on May 13, 2006 at Stevenson, MD, USA.^11,8,5
Divorce*: Arthur Amory Houghton III and Margarite Page Fox were divorced on May 2, 2018.

Family 4: Roberta Sandeman

Marriage*: Arthur Amory Houghton III married Roberta Sandeman on Dec 18, 2018.

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

May 6, 1940

New York, New York Co., NY, USA^3,4,5

Education

Dublin School, Dublin, NH, USA

Graduation

between 1958 and 1963

Harvard University, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, El Ab 62 (63) Gov: major in Government and a minor in Engineering^6,7

Occupation

between 1959 and 1960

Douglas Aircraft

Residence

between 1964 and 1966

Beirut, Lebanon⁸

Marriage

Aug 22, 1964

Episcopal Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Washington, DC, USA^9,5

Research

1974

US Dept of State: Biographic Register, July 1974
Who's Who in America, 1999, 2000

Address

Jun, 1974

U.S. Embassy at Cairo, Dept of State, 2201 C. St., Washington, DC, USA⁶

Divorce

1976

Marriage

Dec 7, 1977

New York, New York Co., NY, USA^10,5

Residence

between 1979 and 1982

Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA⁸

Author

1983

Seleucid Coins, A Comprehensive Catalogue, Part I: Seleucus I - Antiochus III, by Arthur Houghton and Catharine Lorber. The American Numismatic Society, New York (1983)

Residence

between 1985 and 1986

Playa del Rey, CA, USA⁸

Note

1993

social register

Association

between 1995 and 1999

American Numismatic Association, president

Marriage

May 13, 2006

Stevenson, MD, USA^11,8,5

Residence

2009

Cockeysville, MD, USA, ARTHUR HOUGHTON ASSOCIATES, INC.
1100 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 310
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 293-3390
aha95@aol.com.
Fax: (202) 293-3393⁸

Contributn

May 4, 2009

His autobiography

Divorce

May 2, 2018

Marriage

Dec 18, 2018

Notable

Arthur Amory Houghton was a noted numismatic scholar and novelist.

DNA Project

2021

Kit number 967486. Descendant of John Houghton of Lancaster MA thru son Justice John Houghton, thru his son Jacob. Haplogroup R-M269 per FTDNA; Haplogroup R-S476 per 23andme

Biography

Arthur Amory Houghton III was a native New Yorker. He grew up with his mother after her divorce from his father. Mr. Houghton received his BA from Harvard University in 1963 with a major in Government and a minor in Engineering; he later received an MA from the American University of Beirut in 1966 (in Near Eastern Studies). Arthur Houghton has had separate and sequential careers in the U.S. Department of State, the J. Paul Getty Museum, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, and as president of a Washington-based consultancy firm.

Arthur Houghton entered the US Foreign Service in the Department of State in 1966 and was assigned to the Bureau of European Affairs, and the US Embassies in Beirut, Lebanon, and Amman, Jordan. His later assignments included the US Embassy in Cairo and Washington, DC where he served on the National Security Council (Office of Near Eastern Affairs), and within the Department of State with the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs and on the U.S. Senate staff, and later, as Office Director for Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. Mr. Houghton was appointed International Strategy Coordinator in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, where he served until 1990 when he left to found Arthur Houghton Associates of which he is president, a business consulting firm with special interest in the Arab Middle East.

In 1981 he graduated from Harvard’s graduate program in Art History. He was appointed Associate Curator of Antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum in 1982 and served at the Getty as Acting Curator-in-Charge of Antiquities from 1984 to 1986 before returning to government service as a foreign affairs specialist in the White House.

Houghton has lived and traveled extensively in the Middle East and North Africa, and speaks Arabic and French. He serves on a number of museum boards and is a former member of the U.S. Cultural Property Advisory Committee. He spent long years in the Arab Middle East, with many visits to Turkey, Iran among other locations), having served on the visiting committee to the Department of Islamic art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and was a trustee of several institutions with strong Middle East connections. Mr. Houghton is a former trustee of the Middle East Institute. From 1989 to 1991 he was Chairman, and remains a Director, of a New York State trust company.

Mr. Houghton is both a student and practitioner of US policy toward the Middle East, and a scholar of the Hellenistic period in the Levant, Mesopotamia, and Persia. He was Vice President of the American Council for Cultural Policy, an organization established to provide information and policy views on US laws and regulations as they affect the importation and acquisition of cultural property by institutions and individuals.

He entered the US Department of State in 1966 and held positions in the American embassies in Beirut, Amman and Cairo; and with the White House National Security Council staff. He was Associate Curator and acting Curator-in-Charge of the Department of Antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum from 1982 to 1986.

Houghton holds current or previous board memberships with the Baltimore Museum of Art; the Corning Museum of Glass; the American Numismatic Society (where he served as president from 1985-89); American Near East Refugee Aid; the American School of Classical Studies at Athens; the Cyprus-American Archaeological Research Institute; the Middle East Institute; the American Council for Cultural Property; the Cultural Policy Research Institute, and the Council on Cultural Policy. His public service includes membership on the U.S. Cultural Property Advisory Committee (1984-87) and an advisory committee of the U.S. Mint (2007-2012).

In early 2007, Arthur Houghton was inspired to write a story that combined his experience as a curator of Antiquities of the J. Paul Getty Museum with the thirteen years he spent as a career Foreign Service Officer. The work of fiction that emerged is Silent Athena, a narrative of a looted statue, a worldwide criminal conspiracy, panicked flight, and resolution. In addition a sequel, Saladin’s Fire, is to be completed in the spring of 2008. He has had a special interest in Hellenistic coinages. He has written or co-authored four books and some forty scholarly studies on economic, monetary and financial aspects of the Seleucid state (312-64 B.C.) in the Hellenistic period.

He is president of the Cultural Policy Research Institute (2009), a public charity dedicated to advancing public education and understanding of the issues that underlie the ownership and disposition of cultural property. He is a board member of the Corning Museum of Glass and the Baltimore Museum of Fine Arts.

Houghton lived with his wife, Peggy Fox, a professional photographer and artist, in Cockeysville, Maryland, until they divorced in 2018.

[Approved by Arthur, May 4, 2009]

Amazon.com, 2018:
I am a former foreign service officer, a museum curator, a scholar of numismatics, ancient history and art, and a specialist in cultural property ownership and protection. Most recently, I've published a thriller novel, Dark Athena, drawn from my experience in diplomacy and the museum world -- see https://www.amazon.com/dp/1535171774/ref=cm_sw_su_dp

Early life and education

I was born on May 6, 1940, in New York City, where I spent my early life until the age of eleven. After attending private schools in New England schools, I went to Harvard College and received my BA degree in government in 1963.

Early interest in nature, astronomy, flying and aerospace; employment in the aircraft industry

I've had a lifelong interest in the natural sciences. At the age of eight, I was awarded the yearly Nature Prize by an upper New York State camp for my interest in local wildlife. I took a strong interest in astronomy and space travel when I was thirteen and was the founding member of the Dublin School astronomy club and, later, the first president of the Harvard Rocket Society.

Motivated by Rear Admiral Luis de Florez, with whom I survived a crash at Teterboro airport in 1948, I took up flying in 1959, eventually earning my private, commercial, and instructor's certificates and my license to fly single and multi-engine aircraft. In 1959-1960, I worked in the engineering department of the Douglas Aircraft Company at El Segundo, CA, on A3 and A4 jet attack aircraft produced for the US Navy.

Arabic Study and Interest in the Middle East

After graduating from Harvard in 1963, I studied Arabic at the Middle East Center for Arab Studies in Chemlan, Lebanon, then at the American University of Beirut, achieving an MA in Near Eastern Studies in 1966.

I have served on the boards of the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., and American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA). I've traveled widely in the Middle East, and maintains friendships in Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Israel.

US State Department and Foreign Service

I entered the U.S. Department of State in 1966, serving first in the department's Bureau of European Affairs, then in Beirut, Amman and Cairo, before being appointed to the National Security Council staff (1974-1976). Following a brief appointment to the staffs of Senator Charles Mathias (MD) and Dick Clark (IA), I served as deputy director for Israel and Arab-Israel Affairs, then as executive assistant to Secretary of State Cyrus Vance.(1978-1979).

In 1974, I received the American Foreign Service Association's W. Averell Harriman Award for Constructive Dissent.

Museum Service

I returned to Harvard in 1979 and achieved my second MA degree, in Art History. I was appointed associate curator of antiquities of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, CA, where I remained until 1986. My tenure at the Getty Museum, and the scandals Houghton observed there, are the subject of a book, Chasing Aphrodite, the Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World's Richest Museum.

Return to Public Service, then Business

I returned to Washington in 1986 and in 1988 was appointed to a Vice Presidential task force created to examine issues related to the control of the US borders. In 1989, along with other members of the task force, I was appointed to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, where I served until 1995, In that year I founded and was president of a Washington, D.C. based consulting firm, Arthur Houghton Associates, formed to create partnerships between companies in the US and the Middle East.

I was a director of the Market Street Trust Company, a New York banking institution, from 1986 to 2014. I was chairman from 1989-1991

Numismatic Interest and Scholarship

I began collecting ancient coins when I was twelve, narrowing my focus to the coins of Alexander the Great's successor kings, and eventually focusing on the coinages of the Seleucids, descendants of Seleucus I, who ruled across Asia Minor and the Middle East between 312 and 64 B.C. I began a series of scholarly essays on the Seleucid kingdom and numismatics in 1979, in time publishing more than sixty articles and four books including, with Catharine Lorber and Oliver Hoover, a lifetime work on the coinages of the Seleucid kings.

I was a board member of the American Numismatic Society from 1966-2010 and the Society's president from 1986-1990. In 2015, I received the Society's Archer M. Huntington medal for career contributions to numismatic scholarship. My public service includes membership on the Citizens Coin Advisory Committee of the U.S.Mint.

Archaeology, Cultural Property Ownership and Protection: a lifetime passion.

I have had a lifetime concern with the culture of the ancient world, in particular those of the eastern Mediterranean and Islamic world. I was the co-director of an archaeological survey in the western Sudan in 1964, and later supported the Harvard excavations at Sardes. I served on the boards of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the Cyprus-American Archaeological Research Institute. I was a member of the visiting committee to Harvard's Department of Islamic Studies, the Metropolitan Museum's Department of Islamic Art, and the Department of Egyptian Art of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

I was appointed a member of the U.S. Cultural Property Committee (1983-1987) I was also a board member of the American Council for Cultural Policy, a board member and president of the American Committee for Cultural Policy, and am currently a board member of the Committee for Cultural Policy.

A First Novel

My first novel, Dark Athena, a thriller based upon my museum and foreign service experience, was published in August, 2016.

Family and Family Associations

I was married to Marguerite Page Fox in 2006. I have a son, Andrew Houghton, by a previous marriage to Sherrill Mulliken, and two grandsons, Calder and Penn Houghton.

My family associations include Alanson Houghton, who was U.S. ambassador to Germany and the United Kingdom; Amory Houghton, CEO of Corning Glass Works and U.S. ambassador to France; and Amory Houghton, Jr., who served in the House of Representatives; the actress, Katharine Houghton Hepburn; and her mother, Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn, who was a leader of the suffrage movement and, with Margaret Sanger, a co-founder of Planned Parenthood. My father told me at an early point that we are distant descendants of Lady Godiva, wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia.

I am a former foreign service officer, a museum curator, a scholar of numismatics, ancient history and art, and a specialist in cultural property ownership and protection. Most recently, I've published a thriller novel, Dark Athena, drawn from my experience in diplomacy and the museum world -- see https://www.amazon.com/dp/1535171774/ref=cm_sw_su_dp

Another Amazon.com biography, 2018:

Early life and education

I was born on May 6, 1940, in New York City, where I spent my early life until the age of eleven. After attending private schools in New England schools, I went to Harvard College and received my BA degree in government in 1963.

Early interest in nature, astronomy, flying and aerospace; employment in the aircraft industry

I've had a lifelong interest in the natural sciences. At the age of eight, I was awarded the yearly Nature Prize by an upper New York State camp for my interest in local wildlife. I took a strong interest in astronomy and space travel when I was thirteen and was the founding member of the Dublin School astronomy club and, later, the first president of the Harvard Rocket Society.

Motivated by Rear Admiral Luis de Florez, with whom I survived a crash at Teterboro airport in 1948, I took up flying in 1959, eventually earning my private, commercial, and instructor's certificates and my license to fly single and multi-engine aircraft. In 1959-1960, I worked in the engineering department of the Douglas Aircraft Company at El Segundo, CA, on A3 and A4 jet attack aircraft produced for the US Navy.

Arabic Study and Interest in the Middle East

After graduating from Harvard in 1963, I studied Arabic at the Middle East Center for Arab Studies in Chemlan, Lebanon, then at the American University of Beirut, achieving an MA in Near Eastern Studies in 1966.

I have served on the boards of the Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., and American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA). I've traveled widely in the Middle East, and maintains friendships in Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and Israel.

US State Department and Foreign Service

I entered the U.S. Department of State in 1966, serving first in the department's Bureau of European Affairs, then in Beirut, Amman and Cairo, before being appointed to the National Security Council staff (1974-1976). Following a brief appointment to the staffs of Senator Charles Mathias (MD) and Dick Clark (IA), I served as deputy director for Israel and Arab-Israel Affairs, then as executive assistant to Secretary of State Cyrus Vance.(1978-1979).

In 1974, I received the American Foreign Service Association's W. Averell Harriman Award for Constructive Dissent.

Museum Service

I returned to Harvard in 1979 and achieved my second MA degree, in Art History. I was appointed associate curator of antiquities of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, CA, where I remained until 1986. My tenure at the Getty Museum, and the scandals Houghton observed there, are the subject of a book, Chasing Aphrodite, the Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World's Richest Museum.

Return to Public Service, then Business

I returned to Washington in 1986 and in 1988 was appointed to a Vice Presidential task force created to examine issues related to the control of the US borders. In 1989, along with other members of the task force, I was appointed to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, where I served until 1995, In that year I founded and was president of a Washington, D.C. based consulting firm, Arthur Houghton Associates, formed to create partnerships between companies in the US and the Middle East.

I was a director of the Market Street Trust Company, a New York banking institution, from 1986 to 2014. I was chairman from 1989-1991

Numismatic Interest and Scholarship

I began collecting ancient coins when I was twelve, narrowing my focus to the coins of Alexander the Great's successor kings, and eventually focusing on the coinages of the Seleucids, descendants of Seleucus I, who ruled across Asia Minor and the Middle East between 312 and 64 B.C. I began a series of scholarly essays on the Seleucid kingdom and numismatics in 1979, in time publishing more than sixty articles and four books including, with Catharine Lorber and Oliver Hoover, a lifetime work on the coinages of the Seleucid kings.

I was a board member of the American Numismatic Society from 1966-2010 and the Society's president from 1986-1990. In 2015, I received the Society's Archer M. Huntington medal for career contributions to numismatic scholarship. My public service includes membership on the Citizens Coin Advisory Committee of the U.S.Mint.

Archaeology, Cultural Property Ownership and Protection: a lifetime passion.

I have had a lifetime concern with the culture of the ancient world, in particular those of the eastern Mediterranean and Islamic world. I was the co-director of an archaeological survey in the western Sudan in 1964, and later supported the Harvard excavations at Sardes. I served on the boards of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and the Cyprus-American Archaeological Research Institute. I was a member of the visiting committee to Harvard's Department of Islamic Studies, the Metropolitan Museum's Department of Islamic Art, and the Department of Egyptian Art of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

I was appointed a member of the U.S. Cultural Property Committee (1983-1987) I was also a board member of the American Council for Cultural Policy, a board member and president of the American Committee for Cultural Policy, and am currently a board member of the Committee for Cultural Policy.

A First Novel

My first novel, Dark Athena, a thriller based upon my museum and foreign service experience, was published in August, 2016.

Family and Family Associations

I was married to Marguerite Page Fox in 2006. I have a son, Andrew Houghton, by a previous marriage to Sherrill Mulliken, and two grandsons, Calder and Penn Houghton.

My family associations include Alanson Houghton, who was U.S. ambassador to Germany and the United Kingdom; Amory Houghton, CEO of Corning Glass Works and U.S. ambassador to France; and Amory Houghton, Jr., who served in the House of Representatives; the actress, Katharine Houghton Hepburn; and her mother, Katharine Martha Houghton Hepburn, who was a leader of the suffrage movement and, with Margaret Sanger, a co-founder of Planned Parenthood. My father told me at an early point that we are distant descendants of Lady Godiva, wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia.

In 2022 he published his memoir: Standing Still is Not an Option: A Memoir^11,8

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S589] Unknown author, Who's Who in the East, p. 445.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI): Houghton Surname.
[S1304] Davis Dyer and Daniel Gross,, The Generations of Corning: The Life and Times of a Global Corporation, p. 177.
[S415] E-mail from Arthur Amory Houghton, III, May 9, 2009.
[S219] Unknown compiler, Harvard Alumni Directory, 1975, p. 595.
[S506] Unknown agency, Social Register, XCIX [1985]: 443.
[S415] E-mail from Arthur Amory Houghtin III, May 1, 2009.
[S219] Unknown compiler, Harvard Alumni Directory, 1975, p. 596.
[S506] Unknown agency, Social Register, CVII [1993]: 376.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.arthurhoughton.com/

Hollister Douglas Houghton^1,2

F, #15157, b. 14 June 1945, d. 27 April 2019

Father*: Arthur Amory Houghton Jr.¹ b. 12 Dec 1906, d. 3 Apr 1990
Mother*: Elizabeth Douglas McCall³ b. 25 Feb 1919, d. Feb 1996

Family: William Douglas Haggard III b. c 1933

Marriage*: Hollister Douglas Houghton married William Douglas Haggard III on Oct 5, 1968 at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, USA.⁵

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jun 14, 1945

New York, New York Co., NY, USA⁴

Graduation

St. Timothy's School, San Mateo, CA, USA

Marriage

Oct 5, 1968

Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, NY, USA⁵

Newspaper

Oct 6, 1968

Hollister Douglas Houghton Is a Bride; Married to William David Haggard 3d, an Equestrian
October 6, 1968, Sunday

No Childrn

⁴

Address

Nov 6, 2003

Death

Apr 27, 2019

Aiken, South Carolina, USA

Obituary

Hollister Douglas Houghton
June 14, 1945 - April 28, 2019

AIKEN, SC - Holly Houghton, conservationist, philanthropist, and sportswoman, died peacefully in her home in Aiken, South Carolina, on April 27, 2019 after a battle with cancer. She was 74 years old.

The daughter of the late Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., President of Steuben Glass, and the late Elizabeth Douglas McCall, a Manhattan socialite who championed educational and cultural causes, Holly grew up in New York City and on her father's country estate, Wye Plantation, in Maryland. She was a graduate of Saint Timothy’s School and Smith College, class of 1967.

Holly was a talented woman whose humility, kindness, and quiet reserve belied her extraordinary accomplishments. She was a champion Sporting Clays enthusiast who competed nationally and internationally. She was a gifted equestrian who served as the Master of Foxhounds for the Aiken Hounds for over ten years and hunted in many of the storied hunts of Ireland, England, and France. She was an ardent fly fisherman who travelled all over Great Britain to fish for salmon, and a strong competitor on the golf course and tennis court as well.

Holly was a woman of great intellectual curiosity who loved words and collected books. Particularly fond of literature and history (she studied Medieval History at Oxford), she was a voracious reader, often consuming five or six books a week and sharing her favorites with her friends. She enjoyed nothing more than reading a good book in front of the fire, snuggled up with her two cats Eenie and Allo.

Holly was also an avid art collector and an accomplished artist and craftswoman. She was an expert at needlepoint, completing many pillows and rugs, and spent four years completing a large 8' x 10' rug that still graces her home. In recent years, Holly took up infrared photography, capturing images of local natural significance, as well as the sleepy villages on the coast of Scotland. She sold her photographs locally, donating the proceeds to her favorite charities.

Holly loved to travel. Aside from her time spent in Great Britain and Europe fly-fishing, riding, shooting, and studying, she travelled to Scotland dozens of times in the past twenty years on challenging walking vacations. A favorite was the island of Islay in the Inner Hebrides, where she and her friends endured the grueling walks over rough terrain in harsh weather to bask in the beauty of the island. She visited Islay close to twenty times over the past decade and participated in Walk Islay twelve times.

At home in Aiken, Holly spent hours on long, daily treks through her beloved Hitchcock Woods in the company of friends and their canine companions. She was a devoted conservationist, supporting conservation initiatives locally and on the Edisto River. She preserved her former property adjacent to the Hitchcock Woods in perpetuity through the donation of a conservation easement to the Aiken Land Conservancy, where she served as a board member for over 10 years. Holly is credited with establishing her signature land conservancy fundraiser, Clays for Conservation, and co-sponsoring the organization's first office space on Park Avenue.

Holly is survived by her sister, Mrs. Sylvia Garrett of Easton, Maryland, her brother Arthur A. Houghton, III, of New York City, and 14 nieces and nephews spanning three generations.

At Holly's request, no services will be held.

Memorial donations may be made in Holly's name to the Aiken Land Conservancy, P.O. Box 3096, Aiken, SC 29802, or the Hitchcock Woods Foundation, P.O. Box 1702, Aiken, SC 29802.

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S589] Unknown author, Who's Who in the East, p. 445.
[S415] E-mail from Elizabeth McCall Houghton, Nov 6, 2003.
[S36] Letter, from HollisterDouglas Houghton, Nov. 8, 2003.
[S935] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1560.
[S415] E-mail from HollisterDouglas Houghton, Nov. 8, 2003.

Hiram Cole Houghton^1,2,3

M, #15158, b. 15 February 1850, d. 3 August 1925

Father*: Jonathan Clark Houghton^4,5 b. 4 Aug 1822, d. 30 Jul 1887
Mother*: Mary Ann Cole^6,5 b. 23 Jan 1822, d. 29 Jan 1904

Family 1: Julia Cross James b. 6 Nov 1856, d. 22 May 1875

Marriage*: Hiram Cole Houghton married Julia Cross James on Jun 10, 1874 at Washington Co., NY, USA, Warren Co. Hx: June 11.^10,7,11

Julia Irene Houghton+^10,3 b. 28 Apr 1875, d. 1952

Family 2: Ella Louise Bacon b. 16 Aug 1854, d. 8 Jan 1914

Marriage: Hiram Cole Houghton married Ella Louise Bacon on Apr 16, 1878 at Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT, USA, mar 22 years in 1900 census.^22,7,24,9

Luella Houghton+^21,22 b. 29 Jan 1879, d. 2 Feb 1945
Mary Ann Houghton+²³ b. 9 Dec 1880, d. 18 Dec 1964
Jonathan Clark Houghton+¹² b. 29 Oct 1882, d. 7 Jan 1930
Hiram Cole Houghton Jr.+¹² b. 27 Jul 1884, d. 16 Jun 1957
Edith Houghton+²¹ b. 5 Feb 1888, d. 4 Mar 1980

Family 3: Lulu Watt b. 13 Oct 1884, d. 14 Oct 1961

Marriage*: Hiram Cole Houghton married Lulu Watt, daughter of (?) Coons, on Feb 10, 1910 at Omaha, NE, USA.^12,16

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Notable

Birth

Feb 15, 1850

South Shaftsbury, Bennington Co., VT, USA, age 6/12 in 1850 census; age 10 in 1860 census; age 30 in 1880 census; Feb. 1850, age 50 in 1900 census; age 60 in 1910 census; age 69 in 1920 census^7,8,9,5

Education

Burr and Burton Seminary, Manchester, Bennington Co., VT, USA⁶

Marriage

Jun 10, 1874

Washington Co., NY, USA, Warren Co. Hx: June 11^10,7,11

Occupation

North Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA, As a young man he ran a general store, while living with his family in a house not far North of the store in⁶

Immigration

1878

,in 1878, sold his store and "went West" to find a new home. He went to Denver, Colorado, and decided to settle there. On his way back East, he stopped at Red Oak, IA, to vist Samuel Loomis from VT who owned a lumber yard. Samuel convinced him to stay and go into business together, loaning him money to do so. Early in 1879 his wife and daughter Luella joined him. The next year Hiram built a two story and basement kitchen house.¹²

1880 Census

1880

Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, USA, age 30, a lumber dealer¹³

1900 Census

1900

Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, USA, age 50, banker; 5 children born, 5 living and 2 servants; and Clark Hall, nephew and servant^9,14

1910 Census

Apr, 1910

Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, USA, age 60, private bank banker¹⁵

Marriage

Feb 10, 1910

Omaha, NE, USA^12,16

1920 Census

1920

Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, USA, age 69, bank president^16,17

Death

Aug 3, 1925

Red Oak, IA, USA^18,7

Obituary

Jun 17, 1957

RitesTuesday for Houghton
RED OAK Wi—Funeral services' ! will be held here Tuesday for Hir- man Cole Houghton, Jr.. 72, president of the Iowa Bankers' Assn., who died Sunday after an illness of several weeks.
He was chairman of the board of the Houghton State Bank which he headed as president for 25 years.
Houghton is survived by three sons who also are bankers, his wife. Mrs. Dorothy Houghton, former assistant director of the U.S* Foreign Operations Administration and a past president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, and a daughter. Mrs. John J. Williams. Red Oak.
Two sisters and nine grandchildren also survive.
Houghton, a life long resident of Red Oak. was city treasurer, school board treasurer and president of the Airport Commission here at the time of his death.
One son. H. Deemer Houghton, became president of the local bank when his father became,
' board chairman recently. Another¹; son, Cole Houghton became vice I president of the bank. A third son, I ; Hiram Clarke Houghton, is vice ' president of the First National ; Bank of Iowa City.
Funeral services will be held at,
¹ the Congregational Church here at 11 a m. Tuesday.

Burial

Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, IA, USA¹⁹

Biography

Pringle: Hiram Houghton was a partner in Houghton and Loomis Lumber Yard. In 1881 he and Clark Bishop built the first opera house in the town with a furniture store and undertaking business on the street level. This burned in 1882. He loaned money and later operated the State Savings Bank, merging it in the H. C. Houghton Private Bank. In 1898, he built a three story building, with the bank occuping the corner on the first floor. This burnt down in the big fire of 1903. Another building was erected with the bank on the second floor. His son Hiram remodeled the corner of the first floor and returned the bank to its original location. In May 1935 it was reorganized under the name of Houghton State Bank, after safely weathering the depression of 1932.

Bollier Scrapbook items of Montgomery Co., IA

Submitted by David Harrington, grandson of Dessie Mae (Johnson) Bollier:

Red Oak Express, Red Oak, Iowa

Houghton Bank Founded in 1879

Three Presidents In Bank History

Red Oak's Houghton State Bank was organized here in 1879 with H. C. Houghton sr. as president. The third Houghton generation is now serving as bank president and the bank has remained in the family since its founding.

First located in the building now occupied by the Faunce store, the bank in 1898 moved to the south-east corner of the square in the site now occupied by the building owned by Edwin Engquist. Burned out in the 1902 fired, the bank building was rebuilt. Since 1940 the bank has occupied its present quarters at the southwest corner of the square.

Founder H. C. Houghton sr. served as bank president from 1879 to 1925. His son, H. C. Houghton, jr., was president from 1925 until January of this year and is now chairman of the board. He has been a member of the bank staff since 1906.

Deemer Houghton, eldest of four children of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Houghton jr., was named bank president in January of this year. Another of the Houghton sons, Cole, is one of the two vice-presidents, along with O. N. Hultman of Stanton .

Board of Directors

The board of directors, includes H. C. Houghton jr., Deemer Houghton, Cole Houghton, O. N. Houghton, H. L. Herkert, R. J. Swanson and R. C. Kipp. All are Red Oakers except Hultman, Stanton, and Kipp, Elliott.

The bank operates an Elliott branch managed by R. C. Kipp, board of director member. At Red Oak, Vivian Nelson is auditor and C. Lester Anderson cashier. The bank has 20 employees, including the Elliott branch.

Pringle vs Houghton:
Elizabeth C. PRINGLE, Appellant, v. Hiram C. HOUGHTON, Jr., and H. Deemer Houghton, Trustees Under the Will of Hiram Cole Houghton, Deceased, and Stuart H. Pringle, Jr., Frederick C. Pringle, Ann Pringle and Joan Pringle, Appellees.

No. 49387.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 11, 1958.
This action involves construction of the will of Hiram Cole Houghton. He died in Montgomery County in September 1925. He left surviving him his widow, Lulu W. Houghton, his third wife, and six children. Julia J. Eldridge was a daughter by his first wife. He made special mention of her in his will, and she is not involved in this action. He had five children by his second wife and this action pertains to a trust established by decedent as same affects the five children: Jonathan C. Houghton, Hiram C. Houghton, Jr., Luella H. Pringle, Mary H. Will, Edith H. Heckert, and their heirs, if deceased.

Hiram Cole Houghton established a trust in his will in which he provided that $6,000 per year be paid to his widow, Lulu, during her lifetime, or until remarriage; that $3,500 be paid annually to each of his five children, or if deceased, to the "heirs of the body" of any decedent; if a child died without children, then to his surviving children or their heirs.

Jonathan died intestate in 1930 leaving a wife and four children. The income from the trust payable to Jonathan, if he had lived, has been paid throughout the years to his children.

Luella died testate in 1945 leaving three children: Donald R. Pringle, Stuart H. Pringle and Louise Pringle Olson.

Stuart H. Pringle died a resident of Stamford, Connecticut, in 1954 leaving his wife, the plaintiff, Elizabeth C. Pringle, and four minor children, the defendants.

On December 23, 1949, Stuart H. Pringle had made an assignment to his wife, Elizabeth, of his interest in both income and corpus of the trust. On the basis of this assignment she filed this action.

Lulu W. Houghton is still living, unmarried and residing in the state of California.¹²

Notable

Red Oak, IA, USA, founded the Houghton Bank

Contributn

all buried at the Houghton plot, Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, IA data (listed as p. 20)²⁰

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 162 #6212.
[S1074] Town Records: Bennington, VT, p. 150: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 6.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: M432_921; Page: 9; line 38, dwl 149-157.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 9.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 162.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 7, 15.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, Box 60, Vol. 55, E.D. 114, Sh. 15, Ln. 62.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 10.
[S1133] Unknown agency, Washington Co. NY Hx, p. 472.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 11.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: T9_357; Family History Film: 1254357; Page: 335A; Enumeration District: 145; sheet 61, line 43, dwl 580-621.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Red Oak, Montgomery Co., Iowa; Roll:T623; Enumeration District: 114; Sheet: 15B; line 62, dwl 710-318-357.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Red Oak Ward 3, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: T624_415; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 114;
line 3, dwl 710-137-142.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, Film 849, Box 64, Vol. 57, E.D. 121, Sh. 3, Ln. 15.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: T625_504; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 121; line 15, dwl 710-68-68.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 7.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 7, 19.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 7, 20.
[S415] E-mail from Annabel Lantz Pina, June 5, 1999.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 20.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 12.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 7, 10.

Dorothy Deemer¹

F, #15159, b. 11 March 1890, d. 21 March 1972

Family: Hiram Cole Houghton Jr. b. 27 Jul 1884, d. 16 Jun 1957

Marriage*: Dorothy Deemer married Hiram Cole Houghton Jr., son of Hiram Cole Houghton and Ella Louise Bacon, on Dec 12, 1912 at Red Oak, IA, USA, age 28 and 22; Pringle, MLM: Dec. 18.^1,3,2

Horace Deemer Houghton+¹ b. 22 Sep 1913, d. 28 Apr 1993
Cole Hayward Houghton+¹ b. 10 Apr 1916, d. 12 Dec 1999
Joan Houghton+¹ b. 28 Nov 1921, d. b 2002
Hiram Clark Houghton JD+¹ b. 11 Mar 1923, d. 8 Jan 2003

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Mar 11, 1890

Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, USA, age 29 in 1920 census; age 40 in 1930 census^1,2

Graduation

1912

Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, USA²

Marriage

Dec 12, 1912

Red Oak, IA, USA, age 28 and 22; Pringle, MLM: Dec. 18^1,3,2

1920 Census

1920

Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, USA, age 35, bank cashier, and Jeanette D. Deemer, 59, IL, mother in law^4,5

1930 Census

1930

Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, USA, age 45, bank president⁶

1940 Census

1940

Red Oak, IA, USA, age 52, state bank manager; 4 y of college⁷

SSN

448-28-2315

1950 US Census

1950

Red Oak, IA, USA, age 65, banker

Research

between 1958 and 1973

Who's Who in American Women. 1958-1973
Who's Who in America. Vol. 5 1973.
Index to Women of the World from Ancient to Modern Times. 1988

Occupation

Dept. of State Refugee Program

Death

Mar 21, 1972

IA, USA, age of 82^8,9

Burial

Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, IA, USA⁹

Biography

Women of Montgomery County, Iowa: Dorothy Deemer was born in Red Oak March 1 1, 1890 to Jeannette Gibson Deemer and Judge Horace Emerson Deemer. She was graduated in 1912 from Wellesley College and the same year married Hiram Cole Houghton. Their four children are H. Deemer, Cole H., Clark and Joan Houghton Williams.

Red Oak records show that Dorothy Houghton's community activities began soon after she was married. She is noted as one of the early organizers of the "Montefesto Festival" begun about 1912 as a town and county festival of the Montgomery County community. She served on the board of the Red Oak Public Library and became president of the Red Oak Monday Club. She later became president of the Iowa Library Association and chairman of the board of trustees of the American Library Association. She was a member of the First Congregational Church.

Mrs. Houghton maintained her strongest and foremost interest in women's club work and she became president of the lowa Federation of Women's Clubs in 1935-37. She was one of the organizers in Red Oak of the local branch of the American Association of University Women, and helped to form a chapter of the United Nations Association during the 1960's. In 1950-1952 she became president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, an international organization of 11 million members. During those years she traveled extensively throughout the world. Later she became the deputy-director of the International Cooperation Administration of the United States government.

She served on such international organizations as the national committee of UNESCO, the board of UNICEF and the Tolstoy Foundation. In 1956 she was the co-chairman for the National Citizens for Eisenhower, and following those duties she became a member of the advisory board of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. One of her greatest satisfactions came from her 12 years of service to the state as a member of the Iowa Board of Regents supervising Iowa's state institutions of higher learning.

With Mrs. Houghton's encouragement and guidance, Ada B. Hysham gave to the people of Red Oak, through the Red Oak Monday Club, the lovely home at 800 Reed Street which is used for meetings, various community affairs and private functions.

At the age of 82, Dorothy Houghton died in her home town of Red Oak March 21, 1972. It could surely be said that for all of her life she was an energetic, enthusiastic and tireless organizer.

Who's Who, p. 1338: "Houghton, Dorothy Deemer (Mrs. Hiram Cole Houghton), govt. ofcl., b. Red Oak, Ia., Mar. 11, 1890; d. judge Horace Emerson and Jeannette (Gibson) Deemer; A.B., Wellesley College, 1912; LL.D., Coe Coll. (hon.), 1942; L.H.D. (hon.) Tarko Coll., 1949; Litt. D. (honorary), Am. U., 1952, D.Sc. in Government (honory), University of Tampa, 1954; married Hiram Cole Houghton, December 18, 1912; children --Horace Deemer, Cole Hayward, Joan (Mrs. John J. Williams, Hiram Clark. Pres. Ia. Fedn. Women's Clubs, 1935-37; pres. Gen. Fedn. Women's Clubs, 1950-52; dep. dir. Internat. Cooperation Adminstrn., 1953-55; me. adv. council Office Civil Def. Moblzn., 1957-60; mem. pub. adv. group, Refuge Relief Program, Dept. of State, 1955--. Advisor, altenate del. 5 internat. sessions. Intergovt. Com. European Migration; v.p. Electoral Coll., 1953-57; mem.-at-large nat. commn. UNESCO, mem. bd. UN Internat. Children's Fund. Mem. State Bd. Edn., Ia, 1939-51. Nat. bd. mem. Women's Med. Coll., PA. Trustee at large Nat. Soc. Crippled Children and Adults; planning com. Internat Christian U., Tolyo, Japan; trustee The Washington Pilgrimage, Inc; mem. bd Library of Red Oaks (Ia.), Seminars of Internat. Understanding. Co-chmn. Nat. Citizens for Eisenhower, 1956. Recipient Am. Heritage Award, Nat. Assn. Home Buildrs, 1952; Officer Order Orange Nassau, 1952; Insignia and Diploma of Gold Cross of Royal Order of Beneficence (Greece), 1954; Internat. Cup of Goodwill, All Nations Club, 1954; Nansen award for most distinguished service to refugees, 1956 (Geneva, Switzerland). Mem. Nat. Assn. Parliamentarians (Ia. dir.), Ia. Safety Council (exec. com), Congl. Christian Conf. Ia (asst. moderator), Ia; Hist. Soc (curator), Nat. Planning Assn. (nat. council), Assn. Bus. and Profl. Women, Am. Assn. U. Women, Pen Women Am., Ia., Library Assn. (pres, 1941-42). D.A.R., P.E.O., Delta Kappa Gamma, Zeta Phi Eta, Pi Beta Phi. Republican. Conglist. Home: Red Oak, Ia. Office: 270 Park Av., N.Y.C."

MLM: a past president of State Federation of Women's Clubs; for 4 years, chmn. 9th Dist. Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs, and in 1927 Recording Sec. of the Federation. She was appointed member, Board of Curators, IA Historical Society in 1917, in Iowa City by Gov. Hammill, and held that position in 1936 (see People of IA, V. 3, p. 353 by E. R. Harlan); MLM corresponded with Mrs. Pringle.

Women of Montgomery County, Iowa (Bettie McKenzie): One of the early organizers of the "Montefesto Festival" begun about 1912 as a county festival of the Montgomery County community. Served on the board of the Red Oak Public Library; president of the Red Oak Monday Club; president of the Iowa Library Association; chairman of the board of trustees of the American Library Association; member of the 1st Congreational Church; president of the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs in 1935-37; one of the organizers in Red Oak of the local branch of the American Assoc. of University Women; helped to form a chapter of the United Nations Association during the 1960's. in 1950-1952, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, an international organization of 11 million members. She traveled extensively throughout the world. She became the deputy-director of the International Cooperation Administration of the US government. She served on the national committee of UNESCO, the board of UNICEF and the Tolstoy Foundation. In 1956 she was the co-chairman for the National Citizens for Eisenhower. She was a member of the advisory board of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. She spent 12 years as a member of the Iowa Board of Regents.

Mrs. Hiram Cole Houghton combines the talents of a small town homemaker with the leadership qualities which placed her at the head of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, 1950-52. She is noted as an orator and her magnetic personality has endeared her to millions of women in this county and abroad.
She has been interested in the welfare of her town and state and has served actively on many boards and associations of both.
She has received honorary degrees from Coe College, Tarkio College, and American University, Washington, D. C. -- the first woman to receive an honorary degree from this University. In 1952 the decoration of the Order of Orange Nassau was bestowed upon her by Her Majesty, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. She was honored by the Colorado Federation when 500 trees were planted in her honor in the Federation Forest.
In 1953 she was appointed by President Eisenhower as Assistant Administrator to Mr. Harold Stassen in the Mutual Security Administration in charge of Refugees and Migration.
Through her work in this job and in the General Federation Mrs. Houghton has proven that although she was born and brought up in a small town, in the land of opportunity, she is an example of what an American can accomplish.

Wikipedia:
Dorothy Deemer Houghton (March 11, 1890 - March 15, 1972) was an American Republican public official and civil servant.[1]

Dorothy was born in Red Oak, Iowa and grew up in both Red Oak and Des Moines. She was the daughter of Horace E. Deemer, who was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court.[2] She met several political figures in childhood due to the connections of her father, with whom she had a good relationship.[1] She studied at Wellesley College, graduating in 1912.
In 1921, she became the first woman on the Iowa State Conservation Board. In 1934, she served as the temporary secretary for the Iowa Republican Party.[4] She became president of the Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1935.[5] The following year, she was appointed to the State Board of Education and served on the Board of Curators for the State Historical Society of Iowa. Houghton was elected president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) in 1950, and served as president until 1952.[5][6] She supported for the United Nations while president of the GFWC.[6] She also supported Dwight Eisenhower's presidential candidacy and campaigned across several states.[7] Following Eisenhower's election to President, she was appointed assistant director for the Mutual Security of Refugees and Migrants, acting as a goodwill ambassador.[8] She retired in 1956 and received the Nansen Medal that year in recognition of her work with refugees, presented by Eleanor Roosevelt.[9][1] She subsequently campaigned to re-elect Eisenhower and became vice president of the Electoral College.
She married Hiram Houghton and had four children, but felt a lack of "intellectual stimulation" from being a housewife.[1] After her political career, Houghton retired to Red Oak and continued to serve on various committees] She moved to Iowa City in 1957 after her husband's death, where she published her memoirs, Reflections.[1] She died in 1972 aged 82 and was buried in Red Oak.^1,10,11,12

Gen. Soc.

D.A.R., P.E.O.

ParentsD

Judge Horace Emerson Deemer, b. IN, a jurist who wrote the history of Montgomery County, IA; md. Jul. 12, 1892, Jeanette Gibson of Red Oak, b. IL²

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 162.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 16, 19.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, Film 849, Box 64, Vol. 57, E.D. 121, Sh. 12, Ln. 10.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: T625_504; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 121; line 10, dwl 1112-301-312.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: 670; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 14; line 97, dwl 1112-472-496.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01185; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 69-15.
[S98] Social Security Administration.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 20.
[S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 960.
[S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, Women of Montgomery Co., IA, June 12 2002.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://iagenweb.org/montgomery/bios/women/womene-i.htm

Horace Deemer Houghton^1,2

M, #15160, b. 22 September 1913, d. 28 April 1993

Father*: Hiram Cole Houghton Jr.¹ b. 27 Jul 1884, d. 16 Jun 1957
Mother*: Dorothy Deemer¹ b. 11 Mar 1890, d. 21 Mar 1972

Family: Frances Shepard b. 17 May 1921, d. 26 Feb 2016

Marriage*: Horace Deemer Houghton married Frances Shepard on Oct 19, 1940.⁵

Robert Deemer Houghton⁵ b. c 1947
Barbara Houghton⁵ b. c 1949

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Sep 22, 1913

Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, USA, age 6 in 1920 census; age 16 in 1930 census^3,4,2

Mil. Enls

Capt. US Army, WWII

Marriage

Oct 19, 1940

⁵

1950 US Census

1950

Red Oak, IA, USA, age 36, city bank cashier

Death

Apr 28, 1993

Red Oak, IA, USA

Burial

Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, IA, USA, H. Deemer Houghton⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 162.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA, Film 849, Box 64, Vol. 57, E.D. 121, Sh. 12, Ln. 10.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 16, 19.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 19.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 20.

Cole Hayward Houghton^1,2

M, #15161, b. 10 April 1916, d. 12 December 1999

Father*: Hiram Cole Houghton Jr.¹ b. 27 Jul 1884, d. 16 Jun 1957
Mother*: Dorothy Deemer¹ b. 11 Mar 1890, d. 21 Mar 1972

Family: Garneriere Sellergren b. c 1910

Marriage*: Cole Hayward Houghton married Garneriere Sellergren on Jun 22, 1940.⁴

Linda Houghton⁴ b. c 1949
Suran? Houghton⁴

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 10, 1916

Red Oak, IA, USA, age 3 8/12 in 1920 census; age 14 in 1930 census^3,2

Marriage

Jun 22, 1940

⁴

SSN

481-05-7908

1950 US Census

1950

Red Oak, IA, USA, age 34, banking asst. cashier

Death

Dec 12, 1999

Bethesda, Montgomery Co., MD, USA⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 162.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 16, 19.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 19.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.faqs.org/people-search/houghton-maryland/

Joan Houghton^1,2

F, #15162, b. 28 November 1921, d. before 2002

Father*: Hiram Cole Houghton Jr.¹ b. 27 Jul 1884, d. 16 Jun 1957
Mother*: Dorothy Deemer¹ b. 11 Mar 1890, d. 21 Mar 1972

Family: John J. Williams

Marriage*: Joan Houghton married John J. Williams.¹

John R. Williams⁴
Wendy Williams⁴

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Nov 28, 1921

Red Oak, IA, USA, age 8 in 1930 census^3,2

Marriage

Death

before 2002

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 162.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 16, 19.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 19.

John J. Williams¹

M, #15163

Family: Joan Houghton b. 28 Nov 1921, d. b 2002

Marriage*: John J. Williams married Joan Houghton, daughter of Hiram Cole Houghton Jr. and Dorothy Deemer.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 19.

Hiram Clark Houghton JD^1,2

M, #15164, b. 11 March 1923, d. 8 January 2003

Father*: Hiram Cole Houghton Jr.¹ b. 27 Jul 1884, d. 16 Jun 1957
Mother*: Dorothy Deemer¹ b. 11 Mar 1890, d. 21 Mar 1972

Family: Joan Overholser b. c 1924

Marriage*: Hiram Clark Houghton JD married Joan Overholser on Sep 12, 1946 at Red Oak, IA, USA.^5,4

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Mar 11, 1923

Red Oak, IA, USA, age 7 in 1930 census^3,2

Mil. Enls

He served in the U.S. Navy for three and one-half years, participated in the amphibious landing on D-Day at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, and served in the Pacific Theatre.⁴

Research

Graduation

Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Iowa.

Marriage

Sep 12, 1946

Red Oak, IA, USA^5,4

1950 US Census

1950

Iowa City, IA, USA, age 27, commercial bank assistant cashier

Death

Jan 8, 2003

Iowa City, IA, USA, age 79⁶

Obituary

Jan 10, 2003

Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA, USA, Gazette, The (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA) - January 10, 2003
Deceased Name: Clark "Bud" Houghton
79, of 609 Larch Lane, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003, in Oaknoll Health Care Center following a sudden illness.

Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church, 214 East Jefferson St., Iowa City. The Rev. Paul Akin will officiate. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Oakland Cemetery, with military rites by Coralville American Legion and assisted by other local military organizations. Friends may call from 3:30 to 7 p.m. today and after 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Friends may park their cars on Jefferson Street in front of the church. Arrangements with Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service, Iowa City.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to First United Methodist Church, Oaknoll Foundation or Mercy Hospital Foundation.

Mr. Houghton was born March 11, 1923, in Red Oak, Iowa, the son of Hiram C. and Dorothy Deemer Houghton. He married Joan Overholser on Sept. 12, 1946, in Red Oak. In 1944, he received his B.A. degree in economics, with distinction, from the University of Iowa and in 1949, received his J.D. with distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law. In college, he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, Omicron Delta Kappa honorary fraternity and Phi Beta Kappa.

He served in the U.S. Navy for 3 years. Mr. Houghton participated in the amphibious landing on D-Day at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, and also served in the Pacific Theatre. He made 36 round trips between England and France following D-Day.

Mr. Houghton was president and CEO of First National Bank from 1959 until his retirement in 1990. He had begun working at the bank in 1949 as an assistant cashier.

Professionally he was a member of the Iowa Bar Association and served as the chair of the committee that established the Iowa School of Banking.

Mr. Houghton was civic-minded and a community leader. He was involved in the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce, past president; Mercy Iowa City, past president of the Mercy Hospital Board of Directors and Mercy Hospital Foundation, of which he was a founding director, and had served on the Mercy Advisory Board; Iowa City Rotary Club, past president; Ronald McDonald House, director; CIVIC; Iowa City Area Development Corporation (ICAD); Veterans Affairs Medical Center volunteer; founding member of Iowa City Little League, Military Affairs Association and Goodwill Industries.

He was a recipient of the John Hughes Economic Development Award and Will J. Hayek Award from the Chamber of Commerce; the Hancher-Finkbine Medallion recipient and University of Iowa Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Award Service.

His involvement with the University of Iowa included the Presidents Club and serving on the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association, life member; the University of Iowa Foundation and the Iowa College of Law Foundation. He had served on numerous University of Iowa campaigns.

Clark is survived by his wife, Joan of Iowa City; and their children, Steve Houghton and wife Leora of Iowa City and their children Cari, Jeff, Jon and Scott; Connie Nelson and husband Bill of Northfield, Minn., and their children, Alissa Struble and husband Jim, Krista and Brad; Jim Houghton and wife Judy of Iowa City and their children, David, Laura and Heather; Cathy Miller and husband John of Coto de Caza, Calif., and their children, Kyle, Bryan and Carolyn; his sister-in-law, Fran Houghton of Red Oak, Iowa; his brother-in-law, Dick Overholser and wife Joan of Noblesville, Ind; nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Deemer and Cole; and a sister, Joan Williams.

Bud enjoyed being with his family, sports, music, vacations in Door County, his dog, Scuffy, and most of all, people.

Thanks to everyone who enhanced his life by being there for him.

Online condolences may be directed to www.lensingfuneral.com by logging onto guestbook.⁴

Research

Who's Who in Finance and Industry. 24th edition, 1985-1986. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1985. (WhoFI 24)
Who's Who in the Midwest. 19th edition, 1984-1985. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1984. (WhoMW 19)

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 162.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 16, 19.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 19.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3799/is_200303/…

Rev. Dr. Frederick Percival Houghton D.D.^1,2,3

M, #15165, b. 11 April 1886, d. 15 August 1953

Father*: William Lanyon Houghton⁴ b. Nov 1859, d. 8 Jun 1924
Mother*: Annie Louise Micklewright⁴ b. Sep 1861, d. b 1910

Family: Catherine Edwards b. c 1901, d. 31 Dec 1983

Marriage*: Rev. Dr. Frederick Percival Houghton D.D. married Catherine Edwards on Nov 22, 1924 age 38 and 23.^3,4

Frederick Percival Houghton Jr+³ b. 20 Oct 1925, d. 14 Apr 1997
Peter Edwards Houghton⁴ b. c 1929
John Robert Houghton³ b. c 1933

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr 11, 1886

Beaver Meadows, Carbon Co., PA, USA, Apr 1886, age 14 in 1900 census; age 23 in 1910 census;
age 43 in 1930 census; age 54 in 1940 census⁴

Graduation

1916

General Theological Seminary, New York, New York Co., NY, USA, He began his active ministry in Scranton.⁵

Research

1920 Census

1920

Summit, Lackawanna Co., PA, USA, age 32, clergyman⁶

Marriage

Nov 22, 1924

age 38 and 23^3,4

1930 Census

1930

age 43, Episcopal Church rector, property $15,000⁷

Residence

1935

Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, USA

1940 Census

1940

Lower Merion, Montgomery Co., PA, USA, age 54, 4 years of college, executive secretary, Church diocese⁸

Living

1942

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Mil. Enls

WWII, US Army, Chaplain⁵

1950 US Census

1950

Warrington, PA, USA, age 64; no occup; Catherine was proprietor of antiques store

Occupation

1953

executive secretary of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania⁵

Residence

1953

Doylestown, PA, USA⁵

Death

Aug 15, 1953

Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA, age 67⁵

Obituary

Death Claims Episcopal Minister
Served with 28th Division
Philadelphia. Aug. 17—A prominent Episcopal churchman. The Rev. Frederick P. Houghton. died in Naval Hospital here Saturday, shortly after he entered the hospital for treatment of a long illiness. He was 67.
Mr. Houghton was rector of St Paul's Episcopal Church in Doylestown. A retired Army Lt. Col . he served as chaplain In the 29th Division at Indiantown Gap prior to WWII.
A native of Jermyn. He was ordained in 1916 at Scranton. At he time of his death he was executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Diocese of the church, a post he held since 1937. At one time he was a member of the Board of Diocese in the United States.
Survivors include his widow, the former Katherine Edwards. Scranton: two sons. Obcrt and Frederick Jr., both living in Beaumont. Tex; and a brother. Reginald. Olyphant. Pa.
Funeral services will be held in Doyletown Wednesday morning and in St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Scranton. Wednesday afternoon Burial will be in the Montdale Cemetary near Scranton

Research

Who Was Who in America. Volume 5, 1969-1973. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1973. (WhAm 5)⁹

Burial

Valley View Cemetery, Montdale, Lackwanna Co., PA, USA

Biography

Who's Who: "Houghton, Frederick Percival, church official; s. William Lanyon and Annie Louise (Micklewright) H; Lehigh U., 1911-12; grad. Gen. Theol. Sem., 1916; D.D., Pa. Mil. Coll., 1937; m. Catherine Edwards, Nov. 22, 1924; children--Frederick Pecival, John Robert. Deacon and priest P.E. Ch., 1916; curate St. Luke's Ch., Scranton, Pa., 1916-17; rector, Ch. of the Epiphany, Glenburn, Pa., 1919-27, St. John's Ch., Lancaster, 1927-31; gen. sec. Nat. Council P.E. Ch., 1931-37; exec. sec. Diocese of Pa. since 1937. Served as chaplain 103d Engrs., 28th Div., U.S. Army participated in Chateau Thierry defensive, Champagne-Marne defensive, Aisne-Marne offensive, Fismes sector, Oise-Aisne offensive, Meuse-Argonne offensive, Thiacourt sector; now lt. col. chaplain, Reserve Corps, U.S. Army; senior chaplain Pa. Nat. Guard. Mem. Delta Upsilon. Republican. Kiwanian. Home: 16 Radcliffe Rd., Rala-Cynwyn, Pa. Office: 202 S. 19th St., Philadelphia, PA."^3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S102] Who's Who 26.
[S104] Who's Who 22, p. 1114.
[S938] Who's Who, Vol. 21, p. 1204.
[S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: Aug 17, 1953.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Clarks Summit, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1577; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 27; line 70, dwl 64-64.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; Roll: T626_2057; Enumeration District: 53; page 124, sheet 7A, line 42, dwl 321-127-153.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3580; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 46-107; line 44, dwl 16.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI): Houghton Surname.

Henry Garrett Houghton^1,2

M, #15166, b. April 1872

Father*: Marinus Van Houdt³ b. 24 Dec 1823
Mother*: Josina Janse³ b. 13 Apr 1845

Family: Ivy Estelle Smith b. Feb 1875

Marriage*: Henry Garrett Houghton married Ivy Estelle Smith on Aug 19, 1896 at Jefferson, AR, USA, mar 15 y in 1910 census.^1,2,5

Dr. Henry Garrett Houghton Jr, D. Sc.¹ b. 2 Feb 1905, d. 12 Oct 1987
Richard Everett Houghton⁴ b. c 1910

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr, 1872

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 9 in 1880 census; Apr 1872, age 28 in 1900 census; age 38 in 1910 census; age 45 in 1920 census⁴

Marriage

Aug 19, 1896

Jefferson, AR, USA, mar 15 y in 1910 census^1,2,5

1900 Census

1900

Cranston, Providence Co., RI, USA, age 28, music dealer⁶

1910 Census

1910

Manhattan, New York Co., NY, USA, age 38, music publis. salesman⁷

1920 Census

1920

Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 45, bank clerk^4,8

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 960.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 31, ED 761, Sh 20, Ln 18.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Newton, Middlesex Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 70, E.D. 371, Sh. 7, Ln. 89.
[S415] E-mail from Michael T. Houghton, Nov. 30, 2008.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island; Roll:T623; Enumeration District 117; Sheet: 22A; line 10, dwl 489-536.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1025; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 667;
line 4, dwl 945-51-281.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Newton Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll T625_716; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 371; line 89, dwl 65-140-178.

Ivy Estelle Smith^1,2

F, #15167, b. February 1875

Family: Henry Garrett Houghton b. Apr 1872

Marriage*: Ivy Estelle Smith married Henry Garrett Houghton, son of Marinus Van Houdt and Josina Janse, on Aug 19, 1896 at Jefferson, AR, USA, mar 15 y in 1910 census.^1,5,2

Dr. Henry Garrett Houghton Jr, D. Sc.¹ b. 2 Feb 1905, d. 12 Oct 1987
Richard Everett Houghton³ b. c 1910

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Feb, 1875

El Dorado, Union Co., AR, USA, Feb 1875, age 25 in 1900 census; age 34 in 1910 census; age 40 in 1920 census^3,4,2

Marriage

Aug 19, 1896

Jefferson, AR, USA, mar 15 y in 1910 census^1,5,2

1900 Census

1900

Cranston, Providence Co., RI, USA, age 28, music dealer⁶

1910 Census

1910

Manhattan, New York Co., NY, USA, age 38, music publis. salesman⁴

1920 Census

1920

Newton, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 45, bank clerk^3,7

1950 US Census

1950

Newark, NJ, USA, age 40, chemical co. chemist

ParentsD

James G SMITH, b. MO, and Eliza Jana GRAVES, b. OH; father born in OH, mother born in AR in 1900 census²

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S415] E-mail from Michael T. Houghton, Nov. 30, 2008.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Newton, Middlesex Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 70, E.D. 371, Sh. 7, Ln. 89.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Manhattan Ward 12, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1025; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 667;
line 4, dwl 945-51-281.
[S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 960.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Cranston, Providence Co., Rhode Island; Roll:T623; Enumeration District 117; Sheet: 22A; line 10, dwl 489-536.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Newton Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll T625_716; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 371; line 89, dwl 65-140-178.

Dr. Henry Garrett Houghton Jr, D. Sc.^1,2,3

M, #15168, b. 2 February 1905, d. 12 October 1987

Father*: Henry Garrett Houghton¹ b. Apr 1872
Mother*: Ivy Estelle Smith¹ b. Feb 1875

Family: Dorothy Haven Jenness b. c 1906, d. 1 Dec 1980

Marriage*: Dr. Henry Garrett Houghton Jr, D. Sc. married Dorothy Haven Jenness on Jul 16, 1933.^1,6

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Notable

Birth

Feb 2, 1905

New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 5 in 1910 census; age 15 in 1920 census^1,4

Occupation

educator, scientist

Graduation

1927

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, M.S.

1930 Census

1930

Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA, USA, age 25, single, a lodger, a research engineer⁵

Marriage

Jul 16, 1933

^1,6

1940 Census

1940

Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA, USA, age 34, MIT professor⁷

Mil. Draft

Oct 16, 1940

MIT, Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA, USA, age 35

Living

between 1945 and 1987

Wellesley Hills, MA, USA

SSN

MA, USA, 013-26-0680

Office

between 1946 and 1947

president of the American Meterological Society

Note

1947

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Henry Garrett Houghton, Jr., Doctor of Science, honoris causa

1950 US Census

1950

Wellesley, MA, USA, age 45, college professor

Author

between 1958 and 1985

[ 1 ] Houghton, Henry G. Atmospheric explorations; papers of the Benjamin Franklin memorial symposium of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, edited by Henry G. Houghton. [Cambridge] Technology Press of Massachusetts Institute of Technology [1958]
[ 2 ] Houghton, Henry G. Physical meteorology / Henry G. Houghton. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1985.⁸

Last Loc

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Zip 02106⁹

Death

Oct 12, 1987

South Dartmouth, MA, USA, of parkinsonism; Obit: Oct 21^9,10

Obituary

Oct 25, 1987

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Boston Globe, The (MA) - October 25, 1987 Deceased Name: Henry Garrett Houghton, at 82; Professor of Meteorology at MIT A funeral was held Saturday, Oct. 24, for Henry Garrett Houghton, 82, of Wellesley Hills, a retired professor of meteorology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Mr. Houghton died Wednesday in South Dartmouth of Parkinson's disease. Mr. Houghton was born in New York City and had been a Wellesley resident since 1942. He received a master's degree from MIT in 1927. He had been a member of the department of meteorology at MIT since its founding in 1941. He was head of the department from 1945 until his retirement in 1970. During World War II, Mr. Houghton trained weather personnel for the Army and Navy. He was a member of the National Defense Research Committee's section on infrared and heat radiation and subcommittees on meteorological and de- icing problems for the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics. In 1940, he received the first Robert M. Losey Award from the Institute of Aeronautical Science for his contributions to the science of meteorology as applied to aeronautics. In 1958, he received the Charles F. Brooks Award of the American Meteorological Society. He was a former president and secretary of the American Meteorological Society, former president of the American Geophysical Union's meteorology section, an honorary member of the Royal Meteorological Society, a member of Sigma Xi and Tau Beti Pi, and he was also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His book, "Physical Meteorology," was published by the MIT Press in 1985. Mr. Houghton leaves a brother, Richard Everett Houghton of South Dartmouth.
Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley. Copyright (c) 1987 Globe Newspaper Company¹¹

Burial

Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley, MA, USA¹¹

Biography

Who's Who: "Houghton, H(enry) G(arrett), educator, scientist; b. N.Y.C., Feb. 2, 1905; s. Henry Garrett and Ivy Estelle (Smith) H; B.S., Brexel Inst. Tech., 1926; D.Sc. (hon.), 1947; S.M., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1927; m. Dorothy Jenness, July 16, 1933. Engring. asst. Bell Telephone Co. of Pa., Phila., 1927-28; research asst., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1928-32, research asso., 1938-39, asst. prof. meterology, 1939-42, asso. prof., 1942-45, prof. of meterology, head of dept., 1945-1970; prof. emeritus, sr. lectr. 1970--, also director Laboratory of the Earth Sciences. Recipient Robert M. Losey award of Inst. Aeronaut. Scis. 1940; Brooks award, Am. Meterological Society, 1958. Fellow, Am. Acad. Arts and Scis. , A.A.A.S; profl. mem. American Meterological Society (president, 1946-47, secretary, 1954-57); member American Geophys. Union (pres. meteorology sect. 1964-68); Royal Meteorol. Soc. (hon.), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi. Author sci. papers; holds patents. Researcher in phys. meterology. Home: 29 Edmunds Rd., Wellesly Hills 02181. Office: Mass. Inst. Tech., Cambridge, Mass. 02139"

Henry Garrett Houghton, 1905-1987, B.S. 1926, Drexel Institute of Technology; S.M. in electrical engineering, 1927, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was a member of the research staff at MIT's Round Hill Research Station from 1928 to 1938, where his work on the physical properties of fog led to the development of one of the first practical methods of dissipating fog. He became assistant professor of meteorology at MIT in 1939, associate professor and executive officer of the Department of Meteorology in 1942, and professor and head of the department in 1945, serving until his retirement in 1970. During World War II he trained weather personnel for the Army and Navy and was a member of several committees working on infrared and heat radiation and meteorological and de-icing problems. His research focused on the nature of atmospheric condensation processes and the transmission of light and infrared radiation through fog and clouds.

Scope of Material:
Collection includes correspondence and notes about Houghton's research, including studies of the fundamental physical properties of fog; apparatus and methods for measuring fog particles; the resistance of fog and clouds to the transmission of visible light and radiant rays; and methods for the artificial dissipation of fog. Correspondence and research notes document the studies of the growth and evaporation of salt water Houghton conducted as a consultant for the General Public Utilities Corporation. There are course notes, exams, and other teaching materials from courses he taught, including Atmospheric Electricity, Ozone, Physical Meteorology, and Physical Oceanography. Drafts, correspondence, editorial notes, and reprints further explain his research on fog and atmosphere. Also includes correspondence and a final report of the 1971 MIT Committee on the Appointment Structure of the Non-Teaching Staff, which Houghton chaired. The collection contains Houghton's correspondence while councilor, secretary, and president of the Board of Trustees for the University Corporation for Atmosperic Research.

The Henry G. Houghton Award is given to an individual in recognition of research achievement in the field of physical meteorology, including atmospheric chemistry. The award is given to young, promising atmospheric scientists who have recently shown outstanding ability and are under 40 years of age when nominated. It is intended that the Meisinger Award and the Henry G. Houghton Award between them shall embrace all facets of atmospheric research so that workers in all branches of the atmospheric sciences shall be eligible for one or the other.^1,6,2,12

Research

The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography. Edited by John S. Bowman. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1995. (CamDcAB)
American Men & Women of Science. A biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological, and related sciences. 17th edition. Eight volumes. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1989. (AmMWSc 17)
American Men & Women of Science. A biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological, and related sciences. 12th edition, Physical & Biological Sciences. Seven volumes. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1971-1973. (AmMWSc 12P)
American Men & Women of Science. A biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological, and related sciences. 13th edition, Physical & Biological Sciences. Seven volumes. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1976. (AmMWSc 13P)
American Men & Women of Science. A biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological, and related sciences. 14th edition. Eight volumes. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1979. (AmMWSc 14)
American Men & Women of Science. A biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological, and related sciences. 15th edition. Seven volumes. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1982. (AmMWSc 15)
American Men & Women of Science. A biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological, and related sciences. 16th edition. Eight volumes. New York: R.R. Bowker, 1986. (AmMWSc 16)
Who's Who in America. 38th edition, 1974-1975. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1974. (WhoAm 38)
Who's Who in America. 39th edition, 1976-1977. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1976. (WhoAm 39)
Who's Who in America. 40th edition, 1978-1979. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1978. (WhoAm 40)
Who's Who in America. 41st edition, 1980-1981. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1980. (WhoAm 41)

Notable

Was president of the American Meterological Society and chairman of meterology dept. of MIT for 35 years. Henry G. Houghton was a renowned researcher in atmospheric physics, and the Henry G. Houghton award commemorates his accomplishments in the field of atmospheric physics.

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S935] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1560.
[S1512] Who's Who, Vol. 21.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Newton, Middlesex Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 70, E.D. 371, Sh. 7, Ln. 89.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_886; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 179; sheet 6A, dwl 102-108.
[S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 960.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1572; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 3-35; line 79, dwl 147.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Columbia University Libraries Online Catalog: Houghton Surname search, Nov. 2003.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://libserv.aip.org:81/ipac20/ipac.jsp his papers.

Dorothy Haven Jenness¹

F, #15169, b. circa 1906, d. 1 December 1980

Family: Dr. Henry Garrett Houghton Jr, D. Sc. b. 2 Feb 1905, d. 12 Oct 1987

Marriage*: Dorothy Haven Jenness married Dr. Henry Garrett Houghton Jr, D. Sc., son of Henry Garrett Houghton and Ivy Estelle Smith, on Jul 16, 1933.^1,3

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1906

New Bedford, MA, USA, age 34 in 1940 census²

Marriage

Jul 16, 1933

^1,3

1940 Census

1940

Dartmouth, Bristol Co., MA, USA, age 34, MIT professor²

1950 US Census

1950

Wellesley, MA, USA, age 45, college professor

Death

Dec 1, 1980

Wellesley, MA, USA

Obituary

Dec 3, 1980

HOUGHTON Of Wellesley; South Dartmouth, December 1. 1980. Dorothy H. (Jenness) Houghton, beloved wife of Professor Henry G. Houghton, aunt of Raymond Jenness of St. Augustine, Fla. Funeral service in the J. S. Watertman & Sons Funeral Home, 592 Washington St., WELLESLEY, Thursday, December 4 at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be sent to the American Cancer Socity, 247 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Ma.

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1572; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 3-35; line 79, dwl 147.
[S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 960.

William Henry Houghton^1,2

M, #15170, b. 15 September 1891, d. 3 May 1973

Father*: William N. Houghton¹ b. 15 Mar 1864, d. 1946
Mother*: Mary Kaufman² b. 8 Dec 1863, d. 1943

Family: Ella May Perry b. 14 Sep 1890, d. 1955

Marriage*: William Henry Houghton married Ella May Perry on Jul 15, 1916.^1,2

Betty Ann Houghton⁵ b. 29 Dec 1918, d. 9 Aug 2000
Helen May Houghton+⁵ b. 12 Mar 1920, d. 22 Jun 1977
Beverly J. Houghton⁵ b. c 1924

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Sep 15, 1891

Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, Reel 123, Record 2236; Sep 1891, age 8 in 1900 census; age 18 in 1910 census; age 29 in 1920 census; age 39 in 1930 census; age 48 in 1940 census^3,2,1

Marriage

Jul 15, 1916

^1,2

1920 Census

1920

Detroit, MI, USA, age 29, public accountant, accountant company⁴

1930 Census

1930

South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN, USA, age 39, aviation factory controller⁵

1940 Census

1940

South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN, USA, age 48, aviation accountant⁶

Living

between 1942 and 1958

Detroit, MI, USA

Mil. Draft

Apr 27, 1942

WWII, age 51⁷

Residence

Apr 27, 1942

South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN, USA, occupation: Bendix Aviation Corp.⁷

1950 US Census

1950

Detroit, MI, USA, age 58, aviation and auto accessories, accountant

Death

May 3, 1973

Beaumont Hospital, Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, USA⁸

Biography

Who's Who, p. 1338: "Houghton, William Henry, exec; b. Manitowoc, Wis., Sept. 15, 1891; s. William and Mary (Kaufman) H; ed. high school and Wis. Bus. Coll; m. Ella May Perry, July 15, 1916. Auditor, Ernst & Ernst, public accountants, 1919-28; comptroller, Bendix Aviation Corp., Detroit, 1928-42, v.p., treas., and dir., 1942--; dir. Bendix, Eclpise Can., Ltd., C.P.A., Mich. Mem. Am. Inst. Accountnts. Mason. Clubs: Economic, The Recess. Home: 1450 Balnoral Dr., Detroit 3. Office: 1104 Fisher Bldg., Detroit."

Who Was Who in America. Volume 9, 1985-1989. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1989. (WhAm 9)^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 961.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Manitowoc County WI Pre-1907 Births, Wisconsin Division of Health Vital Records, Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com, May 29, 2002.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Detroit Ward 10, Wayne, Michigan; Roll T625_809; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 319; line 17, dwl 1436-149-227.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN; Roll: T626_627; Enumeration District: 51; page 279, sheet 5A; line 16, dwl 825-112a-112a.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T627_1135; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 97-70.
[S1323] "WWII Draft Registration 1942", WW2_2281789.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1695472/person/-1901293965

William N. Houghton^1,2

M, #15171, b. 15 March 1864, d. 1946

Father*: Elijah P. Houghton b. 26 May 1837, d. 18 Jan 1900
Mother*: Mary Elisabeth Jones³ b. 11 Sep 1842, d. 1921

Family: Mary Kaufman b. 8 Dec 1863, d. 1943

Marriage*: William N. Houghton married Mary Kaufman on Sep 7, 1887 at Bessemer, Gogebic Co., MI, USA, age 23 and 18.⁵

Myrtle Houghton⁷ b. Feb 1889, d. 1951
William Henry Houghton+¹ b. 15 Sep 1891, d. 3 May 1973
Ruth Houghton⁷ b. Dec 1894
Esther Houghton⁷ b. Mar 1897, d. 1964
Dr. Ralph Harry Houghton DDS+⁷ b. 4 Dec 1899, d. b 2000
Vernon Houghton+⁷ b. 3 Aug 1903
Mary Verona Houghton⁷ b. 11 Apr 1908, d. 7 Oct 1989

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Mar 15, 1864

WI, USA, age 6 in 1870 census; age 16 in 1880 census; mar 1863 age 35 in 1900 census; age 45 in 1910 census; age 54 in 1920 census; age 66 in 1930 census; age 76 in 1940 census^4,5

Marriage

Sep 7, 1887

Bessemer, Gogebic Co., MI, USA, age 23 and 18⁵

1900 Census

1900

Manitowoc Ward 4, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 35, barber⁵

1910 Census

1910

Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 46, barber shop barber⁶

1920 Census

1920

Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 54, a barber^7,8

1930 Census

1930

Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 66, barber, barber shop²

1940 Census

1940

Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 76, barber shop barber⁹

Death

1946

Manitowoc Co., WI, USA¹⁰

Burial

Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA¹⁰

Duplicate

Manitowoc, WI, USA, both barbers; parent bps same

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin; Roll: 2581; Enumeration District: 17; Page 110, Sheet: 2A; line 62, dwl 715-4-5.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, Reel 1723, p. 208, line 10, dwl 50-54.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1674751.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc Ward 4, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin; Roll: 1797; Enumeration District: 74; Sheet: 13B; line 70, dwl 715-237-279.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc Ward 4, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1718; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 26;
line 1, dwl 115-3-3.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, Film 882, Box 64, Vol. 39, E.D. 102, Sh. 7, Ln. 99.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc Ward 4, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1994; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 102; line 99, dwl 715-142-167.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4494; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 36-20.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tomanitowoc/… Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc Co., WI.

Mary Kaufman^1,2

F, #15172, b. 8 December 1863, d. 1943

Family: William N. Houghton b. 15 Mar 1864, d. 1946

Marriage*: Mary Kaufman married William N. Houghton, son of Elijah P. Houghton and Mary Elisabeth Jones, on Sep 7, 1887 at Bessemer, Gogebic Co., MI, USA, age 23 and 18.³

Myrtle Houghton² b. Feb 1889, d. 1951
William Henry Houghton+⁹ b. 15 Sep 1891, d. 3 May 1973
Ruth Houghton² b. Dec 1894
Esther Houghton² b. Mar 1897, d. 1964
Dr. Ralph Harry Houghton DDS+² b. 4 Dec 1899, d. b 2000
Vernon Houghton+² b. 3 Aug 1903
Mary Verona Houghton² b. 11 Apr 1908, d. 7 Oct 1989

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 8, 1863

Cooperstown, WI, USA, Dec 1866, age 33 in 1900 census; age 45 in 1910 census; age 53 in 1920 census; age 65 in 1930 census; age 75 in 1940 census³

Marriage

Sep 7, 1887

Bessemer, Gogebic Co., MI, USA, age 23 and 18³

1900 Census

1900

Manitowoc Ward 4, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 35, barber³

1910 Census

1910

Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 46, barber shop barber⁴

1920 Census

1920

Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 54, a barber^2,5

1930 Census

1930

Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 66, barber, barber shop⁶

1940 Census

1940

Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 76, barber shop barber⁷

Death

1943

Manitowoc Co., WI, USA

Burial

Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA⁸

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, Film 882, Box 64, Vol. 39, E.D. 102, Sh. 7, Ln. 99.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc Ward 4, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin; Roll: 1797; Enumeration District: 74; Sheet: 13B; line 70, dwl 715-237-279.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc Ward 4, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1718; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 26;
line 1, dwl 115-3-3.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc Ward 4, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1994; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 102; line 99, dwl 715-142-167.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin; Roll: 2581; Enumeration District: 17; Page 110, Sheet: 2A; line 62, dwl 715-4-5.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: T627_4494; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 36-20.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tomanitowoc/… Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc Co., WI.
[S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 961.

Ella May Perry¹

F, #15173, b. 14 September 1890, d. 1955

Family: William Henry Houghton b. 15 Sep 1891, d. 3 May 1973

Marriage*: Ella May Perry married William Henry Houghton, son of William N. Houghton and Mary Kaufman, on Jul 15, 1916.^1,4

Betty Ann Houghton² b. 29 Dec 1918, d. 9 Aug 2000
Helen May Houghton+² b. 12 Mar 1920, d. 22 Jun 1977
Beverly J. Houghton² b. c 1924

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Sep 14, 1890

Collingwood, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada, age 32 in 1920 census; age 39 in 1930 census; age 49 in 1940 census^2,3

Marriage

Jul 15, 1916

^1,4

1940 Census

1940

South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN, USA, age 48, aviation accountant⁵

Residence

Apr 27, 1942

South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN, USA, occupation: Bendix Aviation Corp.⁶

1950 US Census

1950

Detroit, MI, USA, age 58, aviation and auto accessories, accountant

Death

1955

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN; Roll: T626_627; Enumeration District: 51; page 279, sheet 5A; line 16, dwl 825-112a-112a.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1695472/person/-1901293964
[S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 961.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T627_1135; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 97-70.
[S1323] "WWII Draft Registration 1942", WW2_2281789.

Alice Virginia Ballentine^1,2

F, #15174, b. 17 June 1856, d. 1945

Family: Harry Sherwood Houghton b. 24 Jun 1848, d. 11 Jun 1925

Marriage*: Alice Virginia Ballentine married Harry Sherwood Houghton, son of Carlos Palafox Houghton and Anjelica Maria Taylor, on Oct 17, 1876 mar 24 years in 1900 census; mar 32 y in 1910 census.^1,3,6,4

Harry Ballentine Houghton+^10,5 b. 4 Aug 1877, d. 19 Sep 1942
Robert Otis Houghton+^11,5 b. 11 Aug 1878, d. 10 Sep 1949
Elizabeth Ford Houghton+^11,5 b. 2 Nov 1879, d. 1961
Alice Virginia Houghton¹¹ b. 7 Aug 1882, d. 1938
Alfred Macy Houghton+¹¹ b. 20 Jun 1885, d. 1953
Carlos Cranford Houghton+¹¹ b. 12 Jul 1887, d. 3 May 1957
Vernon Taylor Houghton+¹¹ b. 30 Jan 1891, d. 16 May 1972
Woodson Plyer Houghton¹ b. 19 Apr 1893, d. 4 Jun 1990

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jun 17, 1856

Portsmouth, VA, USA, age 24 in 1880 census; Jun 1855, age 45 in 1900 census; age 53 in 1910 census; age 67 in 1920 census; age 75 in 1930 census; age 85 in 1940 census^3,4,5

Marriage

Oct 17, 1876

mar 24 years in 1900 census; mar 32 y in 1910 census^1,3,6,4

1910 Census

1910

Prec 10, DC, USA, age 62, accountant, paving comp.⁷

1930 Census

1930

Washington, DC, USA, age 75, widow⁸

Death

1945

Burial

Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC, USA

ParentsD

Robert Samuel Ballentine, b. VA, and Elizabeth Ford, b. MD. Robert S. bp. 1824, died of yellow fever, 1854; 1900 census gives both b. in VA⁹

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Norfolk, Norfolk Co., TX, Reel 32, Vol. 23, E.D. 68, S. 14, Ln. 35.
[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, 20 [1931]: 116.
[S931] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 289.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Norfolk, Norfolk Co., VA, Reel 32, Vol. 23, E.D. 68, S. 14, Ln. 35.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 167, 182.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Precinct 10, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T624_155; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 217; line 25, dwl 2011-235-378.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Washington, Washington Co., District of Columbia; Roll: 300; Enumeration District: 300; Page 12, Sheet 12A; line 421, dwl 3134-.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 182.
[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 20, 1931, p. 116.
[S931] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 290.

Woodson Plyer Houghton^1,2,3

M, #15175, b. 19 April 1893, d. 4 June 1990

Father*: Harry Sherwood Houghton^1,4 b. 24 Jun 1848, d. 11 Jun 1925
Mother*: Alice Virginia Ballentine¹ b. 17 Jun 1856, d. 1945

Family: Geta Triester b. 13 Nov 1897, d. 4 Sep 1986

Marriage*: Woodson Plyer Houghton married Geta Triester on Jul 21, 1933.^1,6

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 19, 1893

Washington, DC, USA, Apr 1893, age 7 in 1900 census; age 17 in 1910 census; age 26 in 1920 census^1,4,5

Education

1915

Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, USA, Mt. Cvc.⁶

Graduation

Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA, Law School

Mil. Draft

Jun 5, 1917

Washington, DC, USA, clerk, law student⁷

Research

Milit-Beg

between 1918 and 1919

1st Lt., Judge Adv. Gen. Corps, U.S. Army

Occupation

1920

general practice lawyer

1930 Census

1930

Washington, DC, USA, age 37, lawyer, own business⁸

Marriage

Jul 21, 1933

^1,6

Living

between 1948 and 1959

Washington, DC, USA

1950 US Census

1950

Washington, DC, USA, age 55, law firm, lawyer

Address

1985

2337 California St., Washington, DC, USA⁶

Living

between 1985 and 1986

Washington, DC, USA⁶

Gen. Soc.

S.A.R.

Death

Jun 4, 1990

Washington, DC, USA, at home, age 97⁹

Obituary

Jun 7, 1990

Washington, DC, USA, Washington Post, The (DC) - June 7, 1990
Woodson P. Houghton, 97, a Washington lawyer for over 70 years and a past president of the Dupont Circle Citizens Association and the Metropolitan Club, died of a heart ailment June 4 at his home in Washington. Mr. Houghton was a lifelong resident of Washington. He graduated from the old McKinely Training School, Washington & Lee University and the Georgetown University law school. During World War I, he served as an Army lieutenant in the office of the Judge Advocate General. In 1923, he joined the law firm of Ellis, Houghton & Ellis. He was a partner when the firm was dissolved in 1968. Since then, Mr. Houghton had operated a private practice in Washington. Mr. Houghton had been a treasurer of the 1925 F Street Club and a member of the Chevy Chase Club. His wife, Geta Houghton, died in 1985. There are no immediate survivors.
Copyright (c) 1990 The Washington Post⁹

Note

1991

Woodson P. Houghton Endowment was created in 1991 as a
bequest from this member of the Class of 1915. The income is used
for general support of the University.

Research

Who's Who in America. 38th edition, 1974-1975. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1974. (WhoAm 38)
Who's Who in America. 39th edition, 1976-1977. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1976. (WhoAm 39)
Who's Who in America. 40th edition, 1978-1979. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1978. (WhoAm 40)
Who's Who in America. 41st edition, 1980-1981. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1980. (WhoAm 41)
Who's Who in America. 42nd edition, 1982-1983. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1982. (WhoAm 42)
Who's Who in America. 43rd edition, 1984-1985. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1984. (WhoAm 43)
Who's Who in America. 44th edition, 1986-1987. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1986. (WhoAm 44)
Who's Who in America. 45th edition, 1988-1989. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1988. (WhoAm 45)
Who's Who in America. 46th edition, 1990-1991. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1990. (WhoAm 46)
Who's Who in American Law. First edition. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1978. (WhoAmL 1)
Who's Who in the World. Second edition, 1974-1975. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1973. (WhoWor 2)
Who's Who in the World. Third edition, 1976-1977. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1976. (WhoWor 3)
Who's Who in the World. Fourth edition, 1978-1979. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1978. (WhoWor 4)
Who's Who in the World. Fifth edition, 1980-1981. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1980. (WhoWor 5)
Who's Who in the World. Sixth edition, 1982-1983. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1982. (WhoWor 6)
Who's Who in the World. Seventh edition, 1984-1985. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1984. (WhoWor 7)
Who's Who in the World. Eighth edition, 1987-1988. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1986. (WhoWor 8)
Who's Who in the World. Ninth edition, 1989-1990. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1988. (WhoWor 9)
Who's Who in the World. 10th edition, 1991-1992. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1990. (WhoWor 10)

Who Was Who in America. Volume 10, 1989-1993. New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who, 1993. (WhAm 10)¹⁰

Biography

Who's Who, p. 1338: "Houghton, Woodson Plyer, lawyer. b. Washington, Apr. 19, 1893; s. Harry Sherman and Alice Virginia (Ballentine) H; B.A., Washington and Lee U., 1915; LL.B., Georgetown U., 1918; m. Geta Triester, July 21, 1933. Asst. sec. Second Pan Am. Sci. Congress, 1916-17; admitted to D.C. bar, 1918; since practiced in Washington, mem. firm Ellis, Houghton, & Ellis since 1919-68, sr. partner 1948-68; prof. law Nt. U. Law Sch., 1923-26; formerly mem. bd. Mut. Protection Fire Ins. Co., Norfolk, Washington Steamboat Co. Pres. Family Service Assn. (Asso. Charities); mem. bd. Family Welfare Assn. Am., Council Social Agencies, Community Chest, D.C. Served as 1st lt., judge adv. gen. corps, U.S. Army, 1918-19, asst. port judge adv., Port Embarkation, Newport News, Va. Mem. Am., D.C. bar assns., DuPont Circle Citizens Assn., S.A.R., Barristers, Sigma Chi, Phi Delta Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa. Clubs: Nntucket Yacht (gov.); Sankaty Head Golf; Metropolitan; Chevy Chase Country; 1925 F. Street, Pacific. Home: 2337 California St., N.W., Washington, also 815 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington DC 20006 in 1978.^1,2,11

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 961.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 182 #8796.
[S931] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 290.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 182.
[S506] Unknown agency, Social Register, XCIX [1985]: 443.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1556844.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Washington, Washington Co., District of Columbia; Roll: 293; Enumeration District: 67; Page 286, Sheet 6A; line 81, dwl 155-56-55.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI): Houghton Surname.
[S935] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1560.

Geta Triester¹

F, #15176, b. 13 November 1897, d. 4 September 1986

Family: Woodson Plyer Houghton b. 19 Apr 1893, d. 4 Jun 1990

Marriage*: Geta Triester married Woodson Plyer Houghton, son of Harry Sherwood Houghton and Alice Virginia Ballentine, on Jul 21, 1933.^1,4

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Nov 13, 1897

Bucharest, Romania^2,3

Marriage

Jul 21, 1933

^1,4

1950 US Census

1950

Washington, DC, USA, age 55, law firm, lawyer

Address

1985

2337 California St., Washington, DC, USA⁴

Living

between 1985 and 1986

Washington, DC, USA⁴

Death

Sep 4, 1986

Nantucket Island, MA, USA, age 87^2,3

Obituary

Sep 7, 1986

Washington, DC, USA, Washington Post, The (DC) - September 7, 1986
Deceased Name: GETA HOUGHTON
GETA HOUGHTON, 87, who came to Washington in the 1920s as social secretary at the Romanian Legation and later worked as a Red Cross volunteer at Walter Reed Army Hospital, died of heart and circulatory ailments Sept. 5 at her summer home on Nantucket Island, Mass.

Mrs. Houghton, a resident of Washington, was born in Bucharest and lived in Romania until she joined the staff at the legation here in the late 1920s. She was a volunteer at Walter Reed during World War II and afterward.

Survivors include her husband, Woodson P. Houghton of Washington.

Copyright (c) 1986 The Washington Post²

Pedigree

Citations

[S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
[S506] Unknown agency, Social Register, XCIX [1985]: 443.

William Lanyon Houghton¹

M, #15177, b. November 1859, d. 8 June 1924

Family: Annie Louise Micklewright b. Sep 1861, d. b 1910

Marriage*: William Lanyon Houghton married Annie Louise Micklewright.^1,3

Rev. Dr. Frederick Percival Houghton D.D.+⁷ b. 11 Apr 1886, d. 15 Aug 1953
Reginald Arthur Houghton+³ b. 20 Aug 1888, d. 19 Oct 1966
Harold Hayden Houghton³ b. 4 Nov 1890
Vina Constance Houghton³ b. Oct 1898

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Nov, 1859

England, age 40 in 1900 census; age 50 in 1910 census²

Marriage

^1,3

Naturalization

1898

1900 Census

1900

Susquehanna Co., PA, USA²

1910 Census

1910

Jermyn, Lackawanna Co., PA, USA^4,5

1920 Census

1920

Jermyn, Lackawanna Co., PA, USA, age 60, coal co. clerk⁶

Obituary

Jun 8, 1924

WILLIAM HOUGHTON IS LAID AT FINAL REST
JERMYN, Juls 6.—The funeral of William L. Houghton was held on Sat- urday afternoon. Services were con- ducted in St. James Episcopal church by the rector. Rev. D. Pugh Griffiths, assisted by Rev. E. G. N. Holmes, ree- tor of Trinity church, Carbondale. Rev. S. Ezra Neikirk, rector of St. James church, Pittston: and Rev. Rob- ert F. Kline, rector of Calvary chure. Wilkes-Barre.
The singing was by the combined choirs of St. James church and Trin- ity church Carbondale. of which choir Mr. Houghton was a member for the past twenty-Ave years. Interment was made in Shadyside cemetery, Jer- myn.
The pallbearers were: John Mel- low. H. D. Carey, John B. Griffiths, John Hogarth. George Langendorfer, of Jermyn, and William T. Roberts, of Wilkes-Barre. The flower-bearers were: J. Hefelfinger, of Scranton; E. J. Hull, of Blakely; Benjamin Holmes, of Archbald; and Russell Parry, of Al- lentown.
Mr. Houghton’s death, which was most unexpected, took place on June 8. at Nottingham, England, where Mr. Houghton had for several weeks been visiting. He was apparently insplen- did health when he left this country, but the strain of his exertions in trav- eling proved too much for his heart, and after a short illness of seven days, he died suddenly on Whitsunday even- ing at the home of his brother-in-law. Mr. John Mickelwright.

Death

Jun 8, 1924

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Pedigree

Citations

[S104] Who's Who 22, p. 1114.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Susquehanna Co., PA, Reel 221, Vol. 102, E.D. 29, S. 12, Ln. 58.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, ?uscawanna Co., PA, Reel 221, Vol. 102, E.D. 29, S. 12, Ln. 58.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Susquehanna, PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 137, V.N. 35, Ln. 384.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Jermyn Ward 2, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1356; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 35;
line 48, dwl 343-384.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Jermyn Ward 2, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1578; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 62.
[S938] Who's Who, Vol. 21, p. 1204.

Annie Louise Micklewright¹

F, #15178, b. September 1861, d. before 1910

Family: William Lanyon Houghton b. Nov 1859, d. 8 Jun 1924

Marriage*: Annie Louise Micklewright married William Lanyon Houghton.^1,2

Rev. Dr. Frederick Percival Houghton D.D.+⁴ b. 11 Apr 1886, d. 15 Aug 1953
Reginald Arthur Houghton+ b. 20 Aug 1888, d. 19 Oct 1966
Harold Hayden Houghton b. 4 Nov 1890
Vina Constance Houghton b. Oct 1898

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Sep, 1861

England, age 38 in 1900 census²

Marriage

^1,2

Immigration

1893

given in 1920 census

Death

before 1910

husband widowed

1920 Census

1920

Jermyn, Lackawanna Co., PA, USA, age 60, coal co. clerk³

Pedigree

Citations

[S104] Who's Who 22, p. 1114.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, ?uscawanna Co., PA, Reel 221, Vol. 102, E.D. 29, S. 12, Ln. 58.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Jermyn Ward 2, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1578; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 62.
[S938] Who's Who, Vol. 21, p. 1204.

Catherine Edwards¹

F, #15179, b. circa 1901, d. 31 December 1983

Family: Rev. Dr. Frederick Percival Houghton D.D. b. 11 Apr 1886, d. 15 Aug 1953

Marriage*: Catherine Edwards married Rev. Dr. Frederick Percival Houghton D.D., son of William Lanyon Houghton and Annie Louise Micklewright, on Nov 22, 1924 age 38 and 23.^1,3

Frederick Percival Houghton Jr+¹ b. 20 Oct 1925, d. 14 Apr 1997
Peter Edwards Houghton³ b. c 1929
John Robert Houghton¹ b. c 1933

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1901

PA, USA, age 28 in 1930 census; age 39 in 1940 census²

Marriage

Nov 22, 1924

age 38 and 23^1,3

1930 Census

1930

age 43, Episcopal Church rector, property $15,000²

Residence

1935

Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, USA

1940 Census

1940

Lower Merion, Montgomery Co., PA, USA, age 54, 4 years of college, executive secretary, Church diocese⁴

1950 US Census

1950

Warrington, PA, USA, age 64; no occup; Catherine was proprietor of antiques store

Death

Dec 31, 1983

Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown, PA, USA, age 82⁵

Obituary

Jan 1, 1984

Philadelphia, PA, USA, Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) - January 1, 1984
Deceased Name: Catherine E. Houghton
Catherine E. Houghton, 82, a retired antiques dealer in Bucks County, died yesterday at Doylestown Hospital. She was a resident of Pine Run Community, a retirement home in Doylestown.

Mrs. Houghton was the widow of Percy Houghton, a senior chaplain of the 28th Pennsylvania National Guard, and she was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Doylestown. Mrs. Houghton retired in 1975; her most recent shop was Katy Houghton Antiques in Doylestown.

Survivors: her son, F. P. Ted Houghton; a sister and two grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Episcopal Church, Buckingham.

**

Copyright (c) 1984 The Philadelphia Inquirer⁵

Burial

Valley View Cemetery, Montdale, Lackwanna Co., PA, USA

ParentsD

parents born in PA

Pedigree

Citations

[S104] Who's Who 22, p. 1114.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; Roll: T626_2057; Enumeration District: 53; page 124, sheet 7A, line 42, dwl 321-127-153.
[S938] Who's Who, Vol. 21, p. 1204.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3580; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 46-107; line 44, dwl 16.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Frederick Percival Houghton Jr^1,2

M, #15180, b. 20 October 1925, d. 14 April 1997

Father*: Rev. Dr. Frederick Percival Houghton D.D.¹ b. 11 Apr 1886, d. 15 Aug 1953
Mother*: Catherine Edwards¹ b. c 1901, d. 31 Dec 1983

Family: Margaret Ann Jackson

Marriage*: Frederick Percival Houghton Jr married Margaret Ann Jackson on Dec 20, 1950 at Jackson, PA, USA.

Peter Christian Houghton+⁶ b. 11 Apr 1954
Jennifer Christian Houghton² b. 24 Aug 1956

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 20, 1925

PA, USA, age 4 6/12 in 1930 census; age 15 in 1940 census^3,4

Mil. Serv.

Arm2 US Navy WWII⁴

Research

Marriage

Dec 20, 1950

Jackson, PA, USA

Divorce

Jan 17, 1969

Fayette, TX, USA

Death

Apr 14, 1997

Fort Bend Co., TX, USA⁵

Burial

Trinity Lutheran Church, New Ulm, TX, USA⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S104] Who's Who 22, p. 1114.
[S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1956_0008.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; Roll: T626_2057; Enumeration District: 53; page 124, sheet 7A, line 42, dwl 321-127-153.
[S1391] Unknown author, US Veterans Gravesites ca 1775-2005.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/death: Texas Death Records, Houghton Surname.
[S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1954_0008.