Houghton Surname Project

Minnie Estelle Klumb¹

F, #33781, b. 29 November 1889, d. 18 July 1986

Father*: John Jacob Klumb¹ b. 23 Apr 1850, d. 16 May 1921
Mother*: Ida Lurinda Boslow¹ b. 31 Oct 1850, d. 9 Dec 1944

Family: Lewis Edward Castle b. 16 Mar 1881, d. 22 Mar 1969

Marriage*: Minnie Estelle Klumb married Lewis Edward Castle on Jul 29, 1915 at Chehalis, Lewis Co., WA, USA.¹

Winnifred Castle² b. c 1916
Dorothy Castle² b. 30 Jul 1917
Betty Jeane Castle² b. c 1925

Biography

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Birth

Nov 29, 1889

Hampton, Hamilton, NE, USA¹

Marriage

Jul 29, 1915

Chehalis, Lewis Co., WA, USA¹

Death

Jul 18, 1986

Olympia, WA, USA¹

Biography

Notes for MINNIE ESTELLE KLUMB:
Mom's eulogy at Minnie's funeral, July 23, 1986:

"Minnie Estelle Castle was born November 29, 1889 in Hampton, Nebraska, the fifth child and oldest daughter of John Jacob and Ida Lurinda Klumb.
With her four brothers (Ray, Hary, Guy, and June) already in their own homes, Minnie and her younger sister, Libbie, spent their teen years in Aurora, Nebraska. They lived above the Hamilton county jail where their father was the sheriff.
Minnie was graduated from Aurora High School in 1908, completed the District's Normal training program and taught one year in a neighboring rural school. In a two room school house she taught students from the lst grade thru high school.
Upon Libbie's high school graduation in 1910, the two girls came west with their parents to Lynden, Washington. Again, Minnie found a rural school and taught elementary grades for two years. The family then moved to Olympia where brothers Ray and Guy were operating the Capital City Creamery.
Minnie gave up teaching to work for her brothers and it was here -- dishing up ice cream cones -- that she met her future husband as he came far more often than necessary to buy ice for his shrimp business.
Minnie and Lewis Edward Castle were married in Chehalis, Washington July 29, 1915 with her brother and wife Herb and Etta Castle, standing up with them. They made their home in Olympia for the rest of their lives.
On their first wedding anniversary they were blessed with the arrival of the first of their 3 daughters, Winnifred. A year and a day later, July 30, their second daughter Doroty arrived. Nine years later, another daughter, Betty Jeane, came to make their home complete.
From the first years of their marriage, Minnie worked side by side with her husband as they owned and operated the old City Dye Works at the corner of West Fourth and Water street, and then for forty years, the Castle Cleaners on the east side at 2112 Pacific Avenue.
There Minnie stood a the steam press, did the spotting and mending, and waited on the public. Always a good listener, she established many friendships with the customers who brought not only their cleaning into the shop but also their trials and tribulations. Many lingered to share their daily experiences and concerns with Minnie.
There were very few sick days and Minnie kept at the family business until in her 80's. It was finally closed out after the death of her husband at the age of 88 in 1969.
Minnie and Lewis were firm believers in education and NEVER, NEVER missed voting in a school levy election nor did they miss an opportunity to be of help to Olympia teachers. They came to the rescue of many when the going got tough to cash school warrants or when teachers homes were about to be foreclosed on them. They lived modestly to be of help to others.
They were proud of the academic and personal accomplishments of their daughters and grandchildren. Their happiest moments were having their children and grandchildren together for their traditional July 29th gathering of the clan to celebrate their wedding anniversary, the birthdays of Win and Dot, and then Wayne. It was always a pilgrimage for Betty and family from Eastern Washington and Dottie from Mexico City. Also among the special family memories are the celebrations for Minnie and Louie's 25th and 50th wedding anniversaries.
The children and grandchildren loved the picnics at Millersylvania Park and the Sunday night popcorn and milk. As grandchildren arrived they loved riding in the delivery truck with their grandfather, watching him water witch wells around Thurston County, and joining in on the family sing-alongs. Minnie enjoyed playing the piano and singing grandpa's favorite songs -- "Spring Time in the Rockie" and "Utah Trail".
She avidly listened to baseball games on the radio and then TV; enjoyed bargain shopping for groceries, did a great deal of reading and sewed many of her own clothes.
She was a life member and past president of the Olympia Lodge of the Degree of Honor Protective Association, a former social member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, the Royal Neighbors and the Cleaners and Dyers Association.
Minnie took life in stride - always working, doing her share with few complaints and no grand expectations.
She was stoic through all her final physical ordeals -- losing her first leg 6 years ago, the second three years ago and two painful surgeries in 1985 and the last 10 days at St. Peter's Hospital.
While hating to leave her 7th street home of 65 years, she graciously accepted her new life at Evergreen Convalescent Center. She enjoyed her various room mates, the staff and her sister's daily company the past 3 years.
She was sometimes reluctant to join the special events at Evergreen, saying; "I don't want to go down there with all those old ladies."
Until her last breath Friday, she was mentally alert, had an incredible memory and a concern for the world and for those around her.
... As she cared for her aging mother -- making a home for her for nearly 20 years -- Minnie's love of family continues into the present generation.
As family members -- as neighbors and friends --- we Salute and acknowledge the long live of service... a lady who was a joy to know, a comfort to others, a listener par excellant, a ready wit who wanted to live to be a hundred. She almost made it and all are grateful for these many years we had here.... As Dr. Lux said: "She was a grand lady!!"

In 1915-1916 Olympia City Directory, Minnie's occupation listed as book keeper for Capital City Creamery; residence, with J. J. Klumb

From Minnie's oral history:

- walked a mile to a train stop, boarded a train to go another mile to the school.

- didn't like shrimp. That's what Lewis brought into the creamery to get ice for.

- lived in a float house when first married. Didn't have much money. Just off East Bay Drive. Float house was heated by wood which Lewis collected from the beach or from the sawmill... bark and sawdust.... she hated the smell of green wood, and thus didn't like bonfires on a saltwater beach.

- Teaching in Nebraska she made $45 a month teaching in one room school house, grades 1 to 12. In Lynden she made $55 a month in a two room school house, teaching grades 1-6.

From marriage certificate in state archives, mother's maiden name listed as Ida Boslaw.

More About MINNIE ESTELLE KLUMB:
Fact 2: July 23, 1986, Masonic Memorial Park, Tumwater, Washington
Fact 4: Aurora H.S., Nebraska
Fact 8: Degree of Honor;
Fact 9: school teacher, seamstress

Notes for LEWIS EDWARD CASTLE:
No children by Zoe Cross.

SSN: 532-32-6446, as filed for death benefits.

Marriage with Zora Cross documented in Olympia newspaper. Marriage took place at Mud Bay by Rev. J. M. Hayes; marriage in the home of the step-father of Lewis, John Peters

Listed in 1910 census living next to N.B. and Sarah Peters at Mud Bay; with wife Zara; working in logging camp; married 4 years; no children

From obituaries:

Owner of Castle Cleaners in Olympia, died Saturday in an Olympia nursing home. Mr. Castle had been in the cleaning business in Olympia for 43 years...He was born in Dubuque, Iowa... and came to Olympia with his parents, Thomas and Sarah Castle, in 1892. He had been in the timber business before buying City Dye Works in 1921. Five years later he started Castle Cleaners on State Ave East and the Castle family are still operating the business. Mr. Castle was a member of the AOUW, the Modern Woodmen and the Degree of Honor. His home was at 1418 E. 7th Ave E. ..... He operated City Dye Works here from 1921 until 1926 and then started the Castle Cleaners on State Avenue East.

(He was diagnosed with TB, probably about 1926...he was advised to move to a drier climate, and bought out of the city cleaners with some sort of legal stipulation that he was never ever to operate a cleaning establishment within the Olympia boundary again. The lawyer Bigelow had something to do with this. When he returned, well, he initially opened another cleaners, but then had to move it to just beyond the city boundary.)

In 1915-1916 Olympia City Directory, Lewis Castle address listed as 431 Jefferson.

In 1917-1918 City Directory, Lewis E (Minnie E) listed as driver for City Dye Works; home 3rd and Chestnut.

Not listed in 1921-22, or 1923 Directory. From Minnie's oral history, he bought the Dye Works in 1921, and ran it with Minnie until 1969.

Affidavit of Lewis: "I, Lewis E. Castle, was born in Dubuque, Iowa March 16, 1881. My father, John Thomas Castle, and brother George came to Olympia in 1891. Mother came the following year with the rest of the children, Charlie, Herbert, myself, Roy, and sister Frances.

Daily Olympian newspaper article about their 50th wedding anniversary, stated that Castle came to Olympia from Fort Dodge, Iowa with his parents in 1892.

From Minnie's oral history:

- in younger days before married, for entertainment Lewis and brothers rowed across the bay from Arcadia to go to dance hall, danced all night, then went back in morning.

- From Belmore, moved to Arcadia.

- Lewis was buying popcorn from J.J. Klumb before he knew Minnie.

- Got his leg sliced open when living at Hartstene, maybe as teenager. He was 37-38 when he got married. Rowed from Hartstene to Olympia to get it attended to. Ax slipped and went down his leg... lower leg from knee on down to bone.

- Didn't have much education.. maybe some school at Hunter's Point, or old Washington School.

- Was working on a shrimp boat when he married Minnie. Harrigan's boat. He took care of the canning. Had been a logger working on a shift, then also worked on the boat. Lost all their tools and couldn't find any, so had to quit.

- After marriage, worked for Ray in creamery... got tired at that, not paying enough for all the work he did. Oliver out of a job, so Lewis took job delivering and picking up laundry for cleaning. All kinds of loggers stayed at the Bayview hotel, so they got a lot of business there.

- He worked a year for Ray. 1921 Lewis and Minnie bought out the cleaners.

- Bought house on 7th street before Dottie was born, moved in May 1, 1917. . Before that living in float house. Roy and wife had a float house on the other side of them, then moved to Shelton.

- Arrived in WA Mar 18, 1892 by train.. took 8 days from Dubuque. During snow storm. 11 years old when he came

- Father and George had come out first to WA, then rest of family later. All worked in the woods.

- Separated from first wife after a year or so... Zoe Cross .. didn't have any children.. don't know if she ever married again or whether she stayed around here.

First Marriage listed at State Archives; wife listed as Zora Cross of Thurston Co; married by Rev. R. M. Hayes; at Olympia; witnesses Francis Castle and Mrs. N. B. Peters; occupation yare foreman; age at marriage 24.

Marriage license and marriage return in State archives: listed as second marriage for Lewis; marriage performed by W. S. Lemmon, christian minister; witnesses were Etta Castle and Herbert Castle, both of Centralia

More About LEWIS EDWARD CASTLE:
Fact 2: Masonic Cemetery, Tumwater, WA
Fact 9: Logger, dry cleaners

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.
[S415] E-mail from Wayne L. Olsen, Sep. 18, 1998.

Elizabeth Ina Klumb¹

F, #33782, b. 20 May 1892, d. 11 June 1986

Father*: John Jacob Klumb¹ b. 23 Apr 1850, d. 16 May 1921
Mother*: Ida Lurinda Boslow¹ b. 31 Oct 1850, d. 9 Dec 1944

Family: Henry Oliver Turner d. 31 Jan 1943

Marriage*: Elizabeth Ina Klumb married Henry Oliver Turner on Apr 19, 1914 at Centralia, Lewis Co., WA, USA.¹

Phyllis Anne Turner² d. 1973

Biography

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Birth

May 20, 1892

Hampton, Hamilton, NE, USA¹

Marriage

Apr 19, 1914

Centralia, Lewis Co., WA, USA¹

Death

Jun 11, 1986

Olympia, WA, USA¹

Burial

Jun 20, 1986

Masonic Cemetery, Olympia, WA, USA²

Biography

Mom's Eulogy at EE's graveside funeral at Masonic Memorial Park, June 20, 1986:
Elizabeth Ina Turner was born May 20, 1892 in Hampton, Nebraska, the youngest of 6 children born to John Jacob and Ida Lurinda Klumb.
With her four brothers (Ray, Harry, Guy and June) older and in their own homes, she and her sister Minnie spent their teen years in Aurora, Nebraska living above the Hamilton County jail where their father was the sheriff.
She was graduated from Aurora High School in 1910 and left Nebraska with her parents and sister a few weeks later to settle in Lynden, Washington. Two years later the family moved to Olympia where Ray and Guy had set up the Capital City Creamery.
Elizabeth entered nurses' training at St. Joseph Hospital in Tacoma. A few years later she became one of the first women in the state to be a licensed embalmer.
In 1914 she was married to Henry Oliver Turner in Centralia, where a year later they had their only child, Phyllis Anne.
They made their home in San Diego for a short time while Mr. Turner was in the U.S. Navy, then came to Olympia.
While their daughter attended McKinley elementary school, both Mr. and Mrs. Turner were active in the school PTA. Mr. Turner was a traditional feature of the school carnival performing his slight-of-hand and magical tricks and the two conducted popular booths with their taffy pulls.
They then moved to Tacoma where Mr. Turner was employed by the Tuell Funeral Home. Their daughter attended Jason Lee Junior High, graduated form Stadium High School, and then from the University of Washington.
Mr. Turner died in 1943 and their daughter, Mrs. Fredd Bonney, in 1973.

Life had many disappointments for Mrs. Turner and she was frequently alone. She did practical nursing and housekeeping for many years, worked at the Olympia Cannery, shucked Olympia oysters during the early days of World War II, and frequently filled in as a seamstress for her sister at the Castle Cleaners. She loved babies and was called upon by many friends and neighbors, as well as family, to welcome newborn babies to the world. Among the happiest occasions were tending to the early needs of her four grandchildren...
She traditionally spent Christmas and the coldest winter months with her daughter and son-in-law in San Carlos, California.
Fraternal affiliations for Mrs. Turner included for many years the Pythian Sisters and the Degree of Honor Protective Association.
An avid gardener, Libbie -- as her mother called her -- grew prize vegetables along with an old fashioned garden of sweet peas, roses, daisies, delphinium, peonies, lilacs and rhododendrons.
She furnished bouquets from early spring to the latest chrysanthemum for countless neighbors and friends. She shared her baked goodies -- applesauce cake and overnight cookies -- and her homegrown string beans and luscious raspberries at all the family gatherings.
She faithfully trimmed her hedges, clipped her shrubs and tied her raspberry bushes until in her 90's.
Her 90th birthday was celebrated in 1982 at the home of her sister, Minnie, with family and friends gathered for the special day. Her grad daughter, Lisa Bonney of Seattle, entertained the guests with a magic performance that would have undoubtedly pleased her great-grandfather. Libbie was the "stooge" that happy afternoon, holding the empty box from which the live doves fluttered out.
Mrs. Turner was blessed with some wonderful neighbors in addition to her family. Family members appreciate the tender loving care extended day after day the past 5 years by Joan Crosbie... and by neighbors such as Mr. and Mrs. Bert Holmes and Dave and Dorothy Garrett.
Mrs. Garrett expressed some of Libbie's unique qualities in a note saying of "Grandma Turner"... "She was always offering a helping hand and to our daughters she was a loving substitute for their own grandmother who lived so far away. She shared with us her wisdom, the lovely flowers from her garden, and her enthusiasm for baseball. Those were good years and we loved her dearly."
It was ironic (and yet, perhaps, symbolic) that the 2 sisters, Minnie and Libbie, would end up at St. Peters Hospital on the same day in May 3 years ago -- never either one of them to return again to their own homes.
They have been daily companions the past 3 years at the Evergreen Convalescent Center -- sharing family memories into their 96th and 94th years. To all her nieces, grand nieces and grand nephews on the Castle side, she will always be: Aunt EE.
She passed away after torturous surgery and complications on a sunny Wednesday afternoon, June 11 at the age of 94 years and 22 days.
... It is fitting that we commemorate her ashes and place them back to the bosom of her mother --- alongside her father. It was Elizabeth who nursed and tended her dying mother the last year of her 94 years of life. They are together again -- the youngest child of the JJ and Ida Klumb family.
We salute Elizabeth... a life spent busily working, gardening, nursing and helping others... her memory will be treasured.

Her obituary appeared in the Daily Olympian, Jun 13, 1986:

Elizabeth "Libbie" Ina Turner, 94, died Wednesday, Jun 11, 1986, in an Olympia convalescent center.
She was born May 20,1892, in Hampton, Neb., and moved to Washington with her parents in 1910. She enrolled in nurses training at St. Joseph Hospital, Tacoma, and was married to Henry Oliver Turner on April 19, 1914. They lived in California for two years before returning to Olympia. The couple lived for 5 years in Tacoma. Mrs. Turner lived the rest of her life in Olympia.
She was a practical nurse for many years and was an avid gardener. She was a long time member of the Pythian Sisters and the Degree of Honor.
Mr. Turner died in 1943 and their only daughter, Phyllis Bonnie, died in 1970. Her survivors include four grandchildren, Steven Bonney, Seattle; Fred Bonney, Midvale Utah; Marcia Fairon, Sonoma CA; and Marlene White, Walnut Creek CA. 11 great grandchildren and a sister, Minnie. Cremated.

From Minnie's oral history:

- Caught typhoid fever when visiting with family back to WI.

More About ELIZABETH INA KLUMB:
Fact 2: June 20, 1986, Cremated; ashes buried with mother at Masonic Merorial Park, Tumwater, Washingto
Fact 4: 1910, Aurora H.S., Iowa
Fact 8: Pythian Sisters; Degree of Honor
Fact 9: Nurse, licensed embalmer, canner, seamstress

More About HENRY OLIVER TURNER:
Fact 9: Magician, con artist
Fact 11: 1915, U.S. Navy²

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.
[S415] E-mail from Wayne L. Olsen, Sep. 18, 1998.

Randolph J. Holcomb¹

M, #33783, b. 1850

Family: Elizabeth Klumb b. 1857

Marriage*: Randolph J. Holcomb married Elizabeth Klumb, daughter of Jacob Klumb and Rebecca Shaff, on Jun 18, 1874.¹

Clara L. Holcomb¹ b. 3 Jun 1877
Laura M. Holcomb¹ b. 16 Sep 1879
Clayton Holcomb¹ b. 23 Jun 1881

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1850

Green Co., CT, USA²

Marriage

Jun 18, 1874

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.
[S415] E-mail from Wayne L. Olsen, Sep. 18, 1998.

Clara L. Holcomb¹

F, #33784, b. 3 June 1877

Father*: Randolph J. Holcomb¹ b. 1850
Mother*: Elizabeth Klumb¹ b. 1857

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jun 3, 1877

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.

Laura M. Holcomb¹

F, #33785, b. 16 September 1879

Father*: Randolph J. Holcomb¹ b. 1850
Mother*: Elizabeth Klumb¹ b. 1857

Family: Sidney Stain

Marriage*: Laura M. Holcomb married Sidney Stain.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Sep 16, 1879

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.

Sidney Stain¹

M, #33786

Family: Laura M. Holcomb b. 16 Sep 1879

Marriage*: Sidney Stain married Laura M. Holcomb, daughter of Randolph J. Holcomb and Elizabeth Klumb.¹

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.

Clayton Holcomb¹

M, #33787, b. 23 June 1881

Father*: Randolph J. Holcomb¹ b. 1850
Mother*: Elizabeth Klumb¹ b. 1857

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

Jun 23, 1881

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.

W. C. Bailey¹

M, #33788

Family: Ellen Klumb b. 1858

Marriage*: W. C. Bailey married Ellen Klumb, daughter of Jacob Klumb and Rebecca Shaff.¹

Adith Blanche Bailey¹ b. 8 Jul 1882

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.

Adith Blanche Bailey¹

F, #33789, b. 8 July 1882

Father*: W. C. Bailey¹
Mother*: Ellen Klumb¹ b. 1858

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 8, 1882

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.

Albert R. Baxter

M, #33790, b. 1880, d. 1944

Family: Rella Short b. 1865, d. 1931

Marriage*: Albert R. Baxter married Rella Short, daughter of August Short and Almira Klumb.

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

1880

Marriage

Death

1944

Brodhead, Green Co., WI, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Wayne L. Olsen, Sep. 18, 1998.

Katherine Olson¹

F, #33791, b. 1880, d. 1914

Family: Fred Ray Klumb b. 9 Jun 1872, d. 1935

Marriage*: Katherine Olson married Fred Ray Klumb, son of John Jacob Klumb and Ida Lurinda Boslow, on Sep 8, 1907 at Fairkanks, AK, USA.¹

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1880

Sweden²

Marriage

Sep 8, 1907

Fairkanks, AK, USA¹

Death

1914

Olympia, WA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.
[S415] E-mail from Wayne L. Olsen, Sep. 18, 1998.

Mae Howe¹

F, #33792

Family: Harry J. Klumb b. 4 Jan 1875, d. 6 Dec 1959

Marriage*: Mae Howe married Harry J. Klumb, son of John Jacob Klumb and Ida Lurinda Boslow, on 1897.¹

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

1897

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.
[S415] E-mail from Wayne L. Olsen, Sep. 18, 1998.

Hattie A. Southworth¹

F, #33793, b. 1878

Family: Guy Ernest Klumb b. 3 Jun 1877, d. 9 Oct 1954

Marriage*: Hattie A. Southworth married Guy Ernest Klumb, son of John Jacob Klumb and Ida Lurinda Boslow, on 1904.¹

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1878

NE, USA²

Marriage

1904

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.
[S415] E-mail from Wayne L. Olsen, Sep. 18, 1998.

Marie McDowell¹

F, #33794

Family: Guy Ernest Klumb b. 3 Jun 1877, d. 9 Oct 1954

Marriage*: Marie McDowell married Guy Ernest Klumb, son of John Jacob Klumb and Ida Lurinda Boslow, on Dec 24, 1929 at Thurston Co., WA, USA.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Dec 24, 1929

Thurston Co., WA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.

Bertha Whitney¹

F, #33795

Family: Guy Ernest Klumb b. 3 Jun 1877, d. 9 Oct 1954

Marriage*: Bertha Whitney married Guy Ernest Klumb, son of John Jacob Klumb and Ida Lurinda Boslow, on 1944.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

1944

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.

Esther Anderson¹

F, #33796, b. 1880, d. 13 December 1958

Family: Jesse June Klumb b. 27 Jun 1879, d. 1 Jan 1967

Marriage*: Esther Anderson married Jesse June Klumb, son of John Jacob Klumb and Ida Lurinda Boslow, on 1907.¹

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1880

Princeton, IL, USA²

Marriage

1907

Death

Dec 13, 1958

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.
[S415] E-mail from Wayne L. Olsen, Sep. 18, 1998.

Lewis Edward Castle¹

M, #33797, b. 16 March 1881, d. 22 March 1969

Family: Minnie Estelle Klumb b. 29 Nov 1889, d. 18 Jul 1986

Marriage*: Lewis Edward Castle married Minnie Estelle Klumb, daughter of John Jacob Klumb and Ida Lurinda Boslow, on Jul 29, 1915 at Chehalis, Lewis Co., WA, USA.¹

Winnifred Castle² b. c 1916
Dorothy Castle² b. 30 Jul 1917
Betty Jeane Castle² b. c 1925

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Mar 16, 1881

Dubuque, IA, USA²

Marriage

Jul 29, 1915

Chehalis, Lewis Co., WA, USA¹

Death

Mar 22, 1969

Olympia, WA, USA²

ParentsS

John Castle and Sarah Francis

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.
[S415] E-mail from Wayne L. Olsen, Sep. 18, 1998.

Henry Oliver Turner¹

M, #33798, d. 31 January 1943

Family: Elizabeth Ina Klumb b. 20 May 1892, d. 11 Jun 1986

Marriage*: Henry Oliver Turner married Elizabeth Ina Klumb, daughter of John Jacob Klumb and Ida Lurinda Boslow, on Apr 19, 1914 at Centralia, Lewis Co., WA, USA.¹

Phyllis Anne Turner² d. 1973

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Apr 19, 1914

Centralia, Lewis Co., WA, USA¹

Death

Jan 31, 1943

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.
[S415] E-mail from Wayne L. Olsen, Sep. 18, 1998.

Florence Evangaline Mayer^1,2

F, #33799, b. 3 January 1892, d. 29 January 1982

Family: Emmett Forgus Houghton b. 18 Apr 1891, d. 29 Jun 1969

Marriage*: Florence Evangaline Mayer married Emmett Forgus Houghton, son of Charles Dean Houghton and Erminnie L. Pitzer, on Jan 13, 1912 at Abilene, Dickinson Co., KS, USA.¹

Ethel Florence Houghton+² b. 4 Jan 1913, d. 24 Mar 2010
Curtis Emmett Houghton+¹ b. 13 Apr 1916, d. 25 Dec 1994
Doris Jean Houghton+² b. 24 Mar 1924, d. 25 Dec 1996

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

Jan 3, 1892

KS, USA, age 28 in 1920 census; age 38 in 1930 census; age 48 in 1940 census^2,3

Marriage

Jan 13, 1912

Abilene, Dickinson Co., KS, USA¹

1920 Census

1920

Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA, age 28, baker^3,4

1930 Census

1930

Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA, age 38, bakery proprietor⁵

1940 Census

1940

Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA, age 48, bakery manager⁶

1950 US Census

1950

Salina, KS, USA, age 58, local bakery proprietor

Death

Jan 29, 1982

Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA²

ParentsS

father born in Germany, mother born in OH⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Craig Houghton, 10/1998.
[S36] Letter, containing a descendancy chart of Asa Houghton from Carolyn Houghton, Aug. 14, 2000.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Salina, Saline Co., KS, Reel 47, Film 850, Vol. 53, E.D. 147, S. 14, Ln. 82.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Salina Ward 3, Saline, Kansas; Roll: T625_548; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 147; line 78, dwl 904-333-364.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Salina, Saline Co., Kansas; Roll: 719; Enumeration District: 31; sheet 19A, page 258, line 50, dwl 1100-473-482.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Salina, Saline, Kansas; Roll: T627_1257; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 85-29.

Curtis Emmett Houghton¹

M, #33800, b. 13 April 1916, d. 25 December 1994

Father*: Emmett Forgus Houghton¹ b. 18 Apr 1891, d. 29 Jun 1969
Mother*: Florence Evangaline Mayer¹ b. 3 Jan 1892, d. 29 Jan 1982

Family: Leone Margaret Paul b. 10 Mar 1917

Marriage*: Curtis Emmett Houghton married Leone Margaret Paul on Oct 16, 1938 at Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA.²

James Curtis Houghton² b. 30 Jan 1945, d. 16 Dec 1967
Craig Allen Houghton+¹ b. 11 Jan 1947

Biography

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Birth

Apr 13, 1916

Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA, age 3 9/12 in 1920 census; age 15 in 1930 census^1,2

Occupation

between 1930 and 1959

Salina, KS, USA, both were bakers and owned the Houghton Bakery; Curtis started the Bakery in the early 1900's¹

Marriage

Oct 16, 1938

Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA²

1940 Census

1940

Salina, KS, USA, age 24, bakery, dest mgr³

Research

Mil. Serv.

US Army in the Pacific in WWII

1950 US Census

1950

Salina, KS, USA, age 33, bakery proprietor

Death

Dec 25, 1994

Bellevue, King Co., WA, USA^1,2

Obituary

Dec 31, 1994

Seattle, WA, USA, HOUGHTON, Curtis E., 78, of Issaquah, Dec. 25.
ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Curtis E. Houghton, 78, Issaquah, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 1994, at Bellevue. Mr. Houghton was born April 13, 1916, at Salina, Kan., and was a resident of Issaquah since 1981. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He and his father owned and operated Houghton Baking Company in Salina. He also worked in the lumber and hardware business in California, retiring in 1981. He was a Boy Scout master in Salina for several years. A son, James Curtis, died in 1967. Survivors include his wife, Leone M. of Issaquah; a son, Craig of Issaquah; two sisters, Ethel Heichen of Dodge City, Kan., and Doris Jean Seusey of Salina; and two grandchildren. There will be no service.

Research

Claimed he was second cousin to Katherine Hepburn, that he played with her when he was a child. Curtis served in the US Army in the Pacific in WWII. Curtis and Leone moved to Lindsborg in 1945 and owned and lived in what is now the Rosburg Mansion Bed & Breakfast. Curtis operated the Lindsborg City Bakery. In 1948 we moved back to Salina where Curtis and Emmett owned and operated the Houghton Bakery on Santa Fe Avenue until 1961. In 1961 Curtis and family moved to Downey, California.⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Craig Houghton, 10/1998.
[S36] Letter, containing a descendancy chart of Asa Houghton from Carolyn Houghton, Aug. 14, 2000.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Salina, Saline, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01257; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 85-28.
[S415] E-mail from Craig Houghton, Oct 2, 2003.

Mildred Houghton¹

F, #33801, b. circa 1906, d. 16 November 1979

Father*: Charles Dean Houghton¹ b. 25 May 1866, d. 1 Oct 1931
Mother*: Erminnie L. Pitzer¹ b. 28 Dec 1866, d. 11 Jan 1948

Family: Daniel Vernon (Kurtin) Riley b. c 1895

Marriage*: Mildred Houghton married Daniel Vernon (Kurtin) Riley on before 1938.²

Judith Jolene Riley+² b. 13 Jul 1938

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1906

Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA, age 5 in 1910 census; age 15 in 1920 census²

Marriage

before 1938

Death

Nov 16, 1979

Yuma, Yuma Co., AZ, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Craig Houghton, 10/1998.
[S36] Letter, containing a descendancy chart of Asa and Susan Houghton from Carolyn Houghton, Aug. 14, 2000.

Marion E. Houghton¹

F, #33802, b. 18 March 1907, d. 29 March 1957

Father*: Charles Dean Houghton² b. 25 May 1866, d. 1 Oct 1931
Mother*: Erminnie L. Pitzer² b. 28 Dec 1866, d. 11 Jan 1948

Family 1: Horace Eugene Wallis b. 7 Aug 1902, d. 28 Jul 1967

Marriage*: Marion E. Houghton married Horace Eugene Wallis on Aug 25, 1923 at LaJunta, Otero Co., CO, USA.¹

Ella Jean Wallis+¹ b. 10 May 1925
Betty Marie Wallis+¹ b. 28 Jul 1929
Horace Eugene Wallis Jr.¹ b. 7 Jul 1936, d. 7 Jul 1936
Donna Marion Wallis+¹ b. 23 Sep 1938
Linda Elaine Wallis+¹ b. 5 Jan 1941

Family 2: Kenneth Anderson

Marriage: Marion E. Houghton married Kenneth Anderson on Apr 7, 1946 at McPherson, McPherson Co., KS, USA.¹

Cecilia Ann Anderson¹ b. 5 Mar 1948

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Mar 18, 1907

Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA, age 3 in 1910 census; age 12 & 13 in 1920 census¹

Marriage

Aug 25, 1923

LaJunta, Otero Co., CO, USA¹

Death

Mar 29, 1957

Salem, Salem Co., NJ, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, containing a descendancy chart of Asa and Susan Houghton from Carolyn Houghton, Aug. 14, 2000.
[S415] E-mail from Craig Houghton, 10/1998.

Editha Wilma Houghton^1,2

F, #33803, b. 16 July 1910, d. 3 April 1990?

Father*: Charles Dean Houghton¹ b. 25 May 1866, d. 1 Oct 1931
Mother*: Erminnie L. Pitzer¹ b. 28 Dec 1866, d. 11 Jan 1948

Family: Benjamin Joseph Pate b. 25 Sep 1909

Marriage*: Editha Wilma Houghton married Benjamin Joseph Pate.²

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 16, 1910

Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA, age 9 & 10 in 1920 census; age 19 in 1930 census²

1930 Census

1930

Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA, age 63, divorced, next door to son Claire³

Occupation

1930

saleswoman for Houghton Bakery

Marriage

Death

Apr 3, 1990?

Amarillo, Potter Co., TX, USA, 199? given²

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Craig Houghton, 10/1998.
[S36] Letter, containing a descendancy chart of Asa and Susan Houghton from Carolyn Houghton, Aug. 14, 2000.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Salina, Saline Co., Kansas; Roll: 719; Enumeration District: 18; sheet 1A, page 172, line 31, dwl 328-9-9.

Craig Allen Houghton^1,2

M, #33804, b. 11 January 1947

Father*: Curtis Emmett Houghton¹ b. 13 Apr 1916, d. 25 Dec 1994
Mother*: Leone Margaret Paul² b. 10 Mar 1917

Family: Cathryn Durham b. 25 Jul 1953

Marriage*: Craig Allen Houghton married Cathryn Durham on Nov 9, 1981 at Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA, USA.²

Tracy Anne Houghton² b. 10 Sep 1983
Jeffrey James Houghton² b. 2 Dec 1986

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jan 11, 1947

Lindsborg, McPherson Co., KS, USA^2,3

Address

between 1978 and Sep, 2003

Issaquah, WA, USA, cahtmo@aol.com¹

Marriage

Nov 9, 1981

Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA, USA²

Biography

In 1978, I (Craig) relocated to Issaquah, Washington where I am a structural engineer.⁴

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Craig Houghton, 10/1998.
[S36] Letter, containing a descendancy chart of Asa Houghton from Carolyn Houghton, Aug. 14, 2000.
[S415] E-mail from Craig Houghton, 10/1998 and Oct 2, 2003.
[S415] E-mail from Craig Houghton, Oct 2, 2003.

Susannah Leathers¹

F, #33805, b. circa 1760, d. 8 September 1802

Family: Joshua Reed 3d b. 11 Sep 1756, d. 8 Sep 1826

Marriage*: Susannah Leathers married Joshua Reed 3d, son of Joshua Reed Jr and Susanna Houghton, on Sep 11, 1780.¹

Charles Reed¹ b. 10 Jul 1781, d. 19 May 1846
Susanna Reed¹ b. 30 Jan 1783, d. 21 Aug 1863
Phebe Reed¹ b. 28 Aug 1792, d. 29 Sep 1862

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1760

Lexington, MA, USA

Marriage

Sep 11, 1780

Death

Sep 8, 1802

Lexington, MA, USA, 42nd year¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 333.

Elizabeth Brooks¹

F, #33806

Family: Joshua Reed 3d b. 11 Sep 1756, d. 8 Sep 1826

Marriage*: Elizabeth Brooks married Joshua Reed 3d, son of Joshua Reed Jr and Susanna Houghton.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 333.

Charles Reed¹

M, #33807, b. 10 July 1781, d. 19 May 1846

Father*: Joshua Reed 3d¹ b. 11 Sep 1756, d. 8 Sep 1826
Mother*: Susannah Leathers¹ b. c 1760, d. 8 Sep 1802

Family 1: Elmira Muzzy b. 21 Oct 1794, d. 15 Nov 1819

Marriage*: Charles Reed married Elmira Muzzy on Oct 23, 1817 at Lexington, MA, USA.¹

Family 2: Martha Wellington d. 10 May 1838

Marriage*: Charles Reed married Martha Wellington on Jun 28, 1821 at Lexington, MA, USA.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jul 10, 1781

Lexington, MA, USA¹

Marriage

Oct 23, 1817

Lexington, MA, USA¹

Marriage

Jun 28, 1821

Lexington, MA, USA¹

Death

May 19, 1846

Lexington, MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 333.

Elmira Muzzy¹

F, #33808, b. 21 October 1794, d. 15 November 1819

Family: Charles Reed b. 10 Jul 1781, d. 19 May 1846

Marriage*: Elmira Muzzy married Charles Reed, son of Joshua Reed 3d and Susannah Leathers, on Oct 23, 1817 at Lexington, MA, USA.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 21, 1794

Lexington, MA, USA¹

Marriage

Oct 23, 1817

Lexington, MA, USA¹

Death

Nov 15, 1819

Lexington, MA, USA¹

Biography

dau. of Amos and Lydia (Boutelle) Muzzy

Pedigree

Citations

[S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 333.

Martha Wellington¹

F, #33809, d. 10 May 1838

Family: Charles Reed b. 10 Jul 1781, d. 19 May 1846

Marriage*: Martha Wellington married Charles Reed, son of Joshua Reed 3d and Susannah Leathers, on Jun 28, 1821 at Lexington, MA, USA.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Jun 28, 1821

Lexington, MA, USA¹

Death

May 10, 1838

Biography

dau. of Benjamin and Martha (Ball) Wellington

Pedigree

Citations

[S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 333.

Susanna Reed¹

F, #33810, b. 30 January 1783, d. 21 August 1863

Father*: Joshua Reed 3d¹ b. 11 Sep 1756, d. 8 Sep 1826
Mother*: Susannah Leathers¹ b. c 1760, d. 8 Sep 1802

Family: John Mulliken Jr. b. 26 Apr 1782, d. 5 Aug 1855

Marriage*: Susanna Reed married John Mulliken Jr. on Nov 30, 1813 at Lexington, MA, USA.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jan 30, 1783

Lexington, MA, USA¹

Marriage

Nov 30, 1813

Lexington, MA, USA¹

Death

Aug 21, 1863

Lexington, MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 333.