Houghton Surname Project

Dorothy B. Houghton^1,2

F, #40111, b. 15 January 1890, d. 6 March 1968

Father*: George Fayette Houghton^3,2 b. 25 Dec 1867, d. 11 May 1936
Mother*: Nina Josephine Aiken³ b. 10 Feb 1869, d. 13 Feb 1942

Family 1: William Roy Scott

Marriage*: Dorothy B. Houghton married William Roy Scott on Feb 7, 1917 at Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA, age 27.^4,5
Divorce*: Dorothy B. Houghton and William Roy Scott were divorced.

Irene Scott⁴ b. c 1918
Royal Houghton Scott⁴ b. 23 Jan 1920, d. 27 Jan 1995
Gladys G. Scott⁶ b. c 1922
Dorothy G. Scott⁶ b. c 1925
Doris G. Scott⁶ b. c 1925

Family 2: George Leonard Hink b. 1883, d. 1960

Marriage*: Dorothy B. Houghton married George Leonard Hink on Dec 27, 1949 at Los Angeles Co., CA, USA.

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Birth

Jan 15, 1890

Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA, Jan 1890, age 10 in 1900 census; age 20 in 1910 census; age 40 in 1930 census²

Education

for 1 year of college

Marriage

Feb 7, 1917

Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA, age 27^4,5

Divorce

Occupation

1930

a kindergarten teacher

Marriage

Dec 27, 1949

Los Angeles Co., CA, USA

Death

Mar 6, 1968

Burial

Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Vermont, Box 17, Vol. 2, E.D. 25, Sh. 1, Ln. 4.
[S1074] Town Records: Bennington, VT, p. 145: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Bennington, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: T626_2426; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 9; line 46, dwl 38-44.
[S1074] Town Records: Bennington, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30766, VT Vital Records 1909-1941.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Bennington, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: T627_4229; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 2-10; line 27, dwl 50.

Jane Jeanette Smith^1,2,3

F, #40112, b. 31 March 1832, d. 19 December 1874

Family: Merritt Merchant Houghton b. 15 Apr 1832, d. 16 Aug 1896

Marriage*: Jane Jeanette Smith married Merritt Merchant Houghton, son of Jonathan Houghton and Mrs. Lydia Walker, on Feb 22, 1852 at Stamford, VT, USA.^1,2

Edwin M. Houghton^1,8 b. 23 Sep 1853, d. 24 May 1868
Frederick Houghton^1,9 b. 22 Sep 1855, d. 30 Jan 1860
William Houghton^1,10 b. 8 Apr 1866, d. 16 Dec 1874
(?) Houghton⁵ b. 5 Sep 1869
(?) Houghton⁵ b. 5 Sep 1869

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Birth

Mar 31, 1832

Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, USA, age 37 in 1870 census; MLM: Pownal or Readsboro VT; Readsboro VT VRs: Adams, MA^4,5,3

Marriage

Feb 22, 1852

Stamford, VT, USA^1,2

1860 Census

1860

Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA, age 28, a merchant P. M., property $1000-1700⁶

1870 Census

1870

Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA, age 38, a retail dry goods merchant, property $2400-$300⁷

Death

Dec 19, 1874

Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA, age 41-8-22; of diptheria with son; MLM: 16 Nov^1,4,3

ParentsD

Readsboro VT VRs: Alanson and Lucy Smith; MLM: Ansel Amadon and Susannah Parker^4,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S1074] Town Records: Stamford, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Readsboro, VT, p. 195: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 163.
[S1074] Town Records: Readsboro, VT, p. 189: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, Box 1316, p. 925, line 40, dwl 54-58.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, Box 1615, p. 508b, line 37, dwl 83.
[S1074] Town Records: Readsboro, Bennington Co. VT, p. 115; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, p. 93; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S1074] Town Records: Readsboro, VT, p. 743?; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30547, VT VRs 1871-1904.

Frederick Houghton^1,2,3

M, #40113, b. 22 September 1855, d. 30 January 1860

Father*: Merritt Merchant Houghton^1,3 b. 15 Apr 1832, d. 16 Aug 1896
Mother*: Jane Jeanette Smith^1,3 b. 31 Mar 1832, d. 19 Dec 1874

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Birth

Sep 22, 1855

Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA⁴

Death

Jan 30, 1860

Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA, age 4 y 3 m^1,4,3

Burial

Village Cemetery, Readsboro, VT, USA⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 163 #6215.
[S1074] Town Records: Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, p. 93; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 163.
[S1074] Town Records: Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Edwin M. Houghton^1,2,3

M, #40114, b. 23 September 1853, d. 24 May 1868

Father*: Merritt Merchant Houghton^2,3 b. 15 Apr 1832, d. 16 Aug 1896
Mother*: Jane Jeanette Smith^2,3 b. 31 Mar 1832, d. 19 Dec 1874

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Birth

Sep 23, 1853

VT, USA, age 6 in 1860 census^4,5

Death

May 24, 1868

Reedsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA, age 14 y 8m; Pringle: 1865; JWH: 29 May 1868^4,2,3

Burial

Village Cemetery, Readsboro, VT, USA³

Research

Mother given as Ada in death VR³

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 163 #6214.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S1074] Town Records: Readsboro, Bennington Co. VT, p. 115; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 163.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, Box 1316, p. 925, line 40, dwl 54-58.

William Houghton¹

M, #40115, b. 8 April 1866, d. 16 December 1874

Father*: Merritt Merchant Houghton^2,3 b. 15 Apr 1832, d. 16 Aug 1896
Mother*: Jane Jeanette Smith^2,3 b. 31 Mar 1832, d. 19 Dec 1874

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Birth

Apr 8, 1866

Readsboro, VT, USA, age 4 in 1870 census^4,1,3

Death

Dec 16, 1874

Readsboro, VT, USA, age 8-8-8, of dipteria^2,4,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, Box 1615, p. 508b, line 37, dwl 83.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S1074] Town Records: Readsboro, VT, p. 743?; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30547, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 163.

Ada M. Hicks^1,2

F, #40116, b. 28 August 1858, d. 25 August 1909

Family: Merritt Merchant Houghton b. 15 Apr 1832, d. 16 Aug 1896

Marriage*: Ada M. Hicks married Merritt Merchant Houghton, son of Jonathan Houghton and Mrs. Lydia Walker, on May 23, 1880 at Readsboro, VT, USA, age 47, 2nd mar, a merchant; Pringle: 1878.^1,5

Mortimer Merritt Houghton+^1,4 b. 5 Apr 1883, d. b 1940
(?) Houghton^1,9 b. 4 Mar 1888, d. 1 Apr 1888

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Birth

Aug 28, 1858

Readsboro, VT, USA, age 22 in 1880 census; Aug 1859, age 41 in 1900^3,4

Marriage

May 23, 1880

Readsboro, VT, USA, age 47, 2nd mar, a merchant; Pringle: 1878^1,5

1880 Census

1880

Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA, age 48, a merchant⁶

1900 Census

1900

Readsboro, Bennington Co., VT, USA, age 29, bank keeper^7,8

Death

Aug 25, 1909

Burial

Readsboro Village Cemetery, Readsboro, VT, USA

ParentsD

Alonzo and Phoebe Hicks, born in VT

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S1074] Town Records: Readsboro, VT, p. 233: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1074] Town Records: Readsboro, VT, p. 181: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1074] Town Records: Readsboro, VT, p. 185: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30547, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1074] Town Records: Readsboro, VT, p. 190: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: T9_1341; Family History Film: 1255341; Page: 459C; Enumeration District: 33; sheet 3, line 47, dwl 30-40.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Vermont, Box 17, Vol. 2, E.D. 34, Sh. 7, Ln. 65.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Readsboro, Bennington Co., Vermont; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 34; Sheet 7B; line 65.
[S1074] Town Records: Readsboro, VT, p. 186: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

(?) Houghton¹

M, #40117, b. 4 March 1888, d. 1 April 1888

Father*: Merritt Merchant Houghton^1,2 b. 15 Apr 1832, d. 16 Aug 1896
Mother*: Ada M. Hicks^1,2 b. 28 Aug 1858, d. 25 Aug 1909

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Birth

Mar 4, 1888

Readsboro, VT, USA^2,3

Death

Apr 1, 1888

Readsboro, VT, USA, at 18 days; also 1 month^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S1074] Town Records: Readsboro, VT, p. 186: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1074] Town Records: Readsboro, VT, p. 181: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

Mortimer Merritt Houghton^1,2

M, #40118, b. 5 April 1883, d. before 1940

Father*: Merritt Merchant Houghton^1,2 b. 15 Apr 1832, d. 16 Aug 1896
Mother*: Ada M. Hicks^1,2 b. 28 Aug 1858, d. 25 Aug 1909

Family: Ruth E. (?) b. c 1888

Marriage*: Mortimer Merritt Houghton married Ruth E. (?) on circa 1907 age 24 and 20; mar 3 y in 1910 census.⁴

Arline Houghton⁴ b. c 1911
Ada Houghton⁴ b. c 1913
Harriet Houghton⁴ b. c 1914

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Birth

Apr 5, 1883

Readsboro, VT, USA, Apr. 1883, age 17 in 1900 census; age 27 in 1910 census; age 47 in 1930 census^1,3,2

Marriage

circa 1907

age 24 and 20; mar 3 y in 1910 census⁴

Note

1910

1 child born, 0 living

1910 Census

1910

Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 27, railroad conductor⁵

Mil. Draft

Sep 9, 1918

Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 35, freight conductor, Boston and Maine RR⁶

1920 Census

1920

Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 36, railroad conductor^4,7

1930 Census

1930

Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 47, railroad freight conductor⁸

Death

before 1940

wife is listed as a widow

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S1074] Town Records: Readsboro, VT, p. 185: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30547, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Vermont, Box 17, Vol. 2, E.D. 34, Sh. 7, Ln. 65.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 134, E.D. 67, Sh. 7, Ln. 47.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Fitchburg Ward 2, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_628; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 1729; line 35, dwl 95-157-388.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1685193.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Fitchburg Ward 6, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll T625_745; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 67; line 47, dwl 4-182.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 962; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 182; Image: 1018.0; FHL microfilm: 2340697; line 99, dwl 4.

Madeline Burgess¹

F, #40119

Father*: William H. Burgess¹ b. 2 Feb 1869
Mother*: Katherine Clark¹

Biography

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Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.

Mary L. Houghton^1,2

F, #40120, b. circa 1867, d. circa 1883

Father*: Edmund C. Houghton³ b. 30 May 1843, d. 29 Mar 1893
Mother*: Alice McKee³ b. c 1843, d. 14 Feb 1875

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Birth

circa 1867

VT, USA, age 3 in 1870 census; age 13 in 1880 census²

Death

circa 1883

at almost age 16; Pringle: of TB as a child, age 10^3,4

Burial

by mother

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 162.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Bennington, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: T9_1341; Family History Film: 1255341; Page: 317D; Enumeration District: 24; sheet 28, line 31, dwl 241-150.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S570] Hon. Hiram Carleton, Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont, p. 160.

Elizabeth Pearson Child¹

F, #40121, b. 3 March 1909

Family: Stuart Houghton Pringle b. 1 Jul 1906, d. Jan 1954

Marriage*: Elizabeth Pearson Child married Stuart Houghton Pringle, son of Ralph Pringle and Luella Houghton, on Aug 20, 1932 at Greenwich, CT, USA.¹

Joan Pringle¹ b. 25 Nov 1935
Stuart Houghton Pringle Jr¹ b. 3 Jun 1937, d. 4 Jun 2007
Ann Pringle²
Frederick Child Pringle

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Birth

Mar 3, 1909

Marriage

Aug 20, 1932

Greenwich, CT, USA¹

Residence

Stamford, CT, USA, for 23 years

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S415] E-mail from Barbara J. Hofmann, Dec. 25, 2007.

Joan Pringle¹

F, #40122, b. 25 November 1935

Father*: Stuart Houghton Pringle¹ b. 1 Jul 1906, d. Jan 1954
Mother*: Elizabeth Pearson Child¹ b. 3 Mar 1909

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Birth

Nov 25, 1935

Greenwich, CT, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15, 18.

Stuart Houghton Pringle Jr¹

M, #40123, b. 3 June 1937, d. 4 June 2007

Father*: Stuart Houghton Pringle¹ b. 1 Jul 1906, d. Jan 1954
Mother*: Elizabeth Pearson Child¹ b. 3 Mar 1909

Biography

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Birth

Jun 3, 1937

Greenwich, CT, USA²

Death

Jun 4, 2007

South Pomfret, Windsor Co., VT, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15, 18.
[S415] E-mail from Barbara J. Hofmann, Dec. 25, 2007.

Roy Templeton Will D.D.S.¹

M, #40124

Family: Mary Ann Houghton b. 9 Dec 1880, d. 18 Dec 1964

Marriage*: Roy Templeton Will D.D.S. married Mary Ann Houghton, daughter of Hiram Cole Houghton and Ella Louise Bacon, on Apr 16, 1903 at Red Oak, Mills Co., IA, USA.^2,3,4

Charles Houghton Will+² b. 4 Feb 1904
Ruth Will+² b. 3 Sep 1906, d. 24 Aug 2000
Gordon Will+² b. 7 Nov 1911
Roy Templeton Will Jr.² b. 27 Sep 1916

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Marriage

Apr 16, 1903

Red Oak, Mills Co., IA, USA^2,3,4

Origin

Red Oak, IA, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15, 18.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 162.
[S95] Newspaper, Mills County Tribune News, April-June 1903.

Charles Houghton Will¹

M, #40125, b. 4 February 1904

Father*: Roy Templeton Will D.D.S.¹
Mother*: Mary Ann Houghton¹ b. 9 Dec 1880, d. 18 Dec 1964

Family: Mae Peterson

Marriage*: Charles Houghton Will married Mae Peterson on May 17, 1929 at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., IA, USA.¹

Charles Houghton Will Jr¹ b. 17 Feb 1931, d. 1 Jun 2011

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Birth

Feb 4, 1904

Red Oak, IA, USA²

Marriage

May 17, 1929

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., IA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15, 18.

Mae Peterson¹

F, #40126

Family: Charles Houghton Will b. 4 Feb 1904

Marriage*: Mae Peterson married Charles Houghton Will, son of Roy Templeton Will D.D.S. and Mary Ann Houghton, on May 17, 1929 at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., IA, USA.¹

Charles Houghton Will Jr¹ b. 17 Feb 1931, d. 1 Jun 2011

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Marriage

May 17, 1929

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., IA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.

Charles Houghton Will Jr¹

M, #40127, b. 17 February 1931, d. 1 June 2011

Father*: Charles Houghton Will¹ b. 4 Feb 1904
Mother*: Mae Peterson¹

Family: Shirley (?)

Marriage*: Charles Houghton Will Jr married Shirley (?) on 1955.³

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Birth

Feb 17, 1931

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., IA, USA²

Mil. Enls

1955

US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., MD, USA, he graduated from³

Marriage

1955

Milit-End

1959

Death

Jun 1, 2011

Sonora, CA, USA³

Obituary

Jun 16, 2011

Charles ‘Chuck’ Houghton Will Jr.
Feb. 17, 1931 — June 1, 2011

Sonora resident Charles “Chuck” Houghton Will Jr. died June 1 at his home. He was 80.
Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, his family later moved to Minneapolis, Minn., where he graduated from high school.
He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., in 1955 and went on to marry his wife Shirley.
The couple lived in Newport, R.I., for two years and San Diego for two years before he left the Navy in 1959.
He and his family then settled in San Jose, where he worked as an electrical engineer for Varian in Palo Alto for more than 30 years, retiring in 1998.
The couple moved to Sonora in 2001.
He enjoyed woodworking, classical music, theater, taking Elderhostel and independent trips with his wife and playing cribbage.
Mr. Will is survived by his wife of 56 years, Shirley Will, of Sonora; children and their spouses, Susan and Mark Tonnesen, of Los Altos, Carrie and William Fountain, of Warner Robins, Ga., and Charles Will, of Aptos; grandchildren and their spouses, Sarah and Bert Parham, of Kentucky, James and Jamie McCullough, of Georgia; Rachel McCullough, of Virginia, and Matthew and Kelly Tonnesen, of California; and two great-grandchildren.
A service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the Los Gatos United Methodist Church, 19 High School Court, Los Gatos.
Donations can be made to Books Aloud Inc., P.O. Box 5731 San Jose, CA 95150.
Terzich and Wilson Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 18.
[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.uniondemocrat.com/20110616103888/News/Obituaries/…

Ruth Will¹

F, #40128, b. 3 September 1906, d. 24 August 2000

Father*: Roy Templeton Will D.D.S.¹
Mother*: Mary Ann Houghton¹ b. 9 Dec 1880, d. 18 Dec 1964

Family: Minor William Anderson b. 24 Dec 1903, d. 3 Jan 1974

Marriage*: Ruth Will married Minor William Anderson on Apr 4, 1930 at Red Oak, IA, USA.¹

Jane Anderson+¹ b. 29 May 1933
Mary Anderson¹ b. 5 Nov 1937
Minor William Anderson Jr³ b. 30 May 1943

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Birth

Sep 3, 1906

Red Oak, IA, USA¹

Marriage

Apr 4, 1930

Red Oak, IA, USA¹

Death

Aug 24, 2000

Rochester, MN, USA²

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S415] E-mail from Sarah Cromwell, Oct 27, 2005.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 18.

Minor William Anderson^1,2

M, #40129, b. 24 December 1903, d. 3 January 1974

Family: Ruth Will b. 3 Sep 1906, d. 24 Aug 2000

Marriage*: Minor William Anderson married Ruth Will, daughter of Roy Templeton Will D.D.S. and Mary Ann Houghton, on Apr 4, 1930 at Red Oak, IA, USA.¹

Jane Anderson+¹ b. 29 May 1933
Mary Anderson¹ b. 5 Nov 1937
Minor William Anderson Jr³ b. 30 May 1943

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Birth

Dec 24, 1903

Streator, IL, USA²

Marriage

Apr 4, 1930

Red Oak, IA, USA¹

Death

Jan 3, 1974

Monroe, WI, USA²

ParentsS

George Washington Anderson and Nettie Belle Huff²

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S415] E-mail from Sarah Cromwell, Oct 27, 2005.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 18.

Jane Anderson¹

F, #40130, b. 29 May 1933

Father*: Minor William Anderson¹ b. 24 Dec 1903, d. 3 Jan 1974
Mother*: Ruth Will¹ b. 3 Sep 1906, d. 24 Aug 2000

Family:

Sarah (?)²

Biography

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Birth

May 29, 1933

Monroe, WI, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S415] E-mail from Sarah Cromwell, Oct 27, 2005.

Mary Anderson¹

F, #40131, b. 5 November 1937

Father*: Minor William Anderson¹ b. 24 Dec 1903, d. 3 Jan 1974
Mother*: Ruth Will¹ b. 3 Sep 1906, d. 24 Aug 2000

Biography

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Birth

Nov 5, 1937

Monroe, WI, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.

Gordon Will¹

M, #40132, b. 7 November 1911

Father*: Roy Templeton Will D.D.S.¹
Mother*: Mary Ann Houghton¹ b. 9 Dec 1880, d. 18 Dec 1964

Family: Ruth Seabloom

Marriage*: Gordon Will married Ruth Seabloom on Dec 30, 1936 at Des Moines, IA, USA.²

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Birth

Nov 7, 1911

Red Oak, IA, USA¹

Marriage

Dec 30, 1936

Des Moines, IA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15, 18.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 18.

Ruth Seabloom¹

F, #40133

Family: Gordon Will b. 7 Nov 1911

Marriage*: Ruth Seabloom married Gordon Will, son of Roy Templeton Will D.D.S. and Mary Ann Houghton, on Dec 30, 1936 at Des Moines, IA, USA.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Dec 30, 1936

Des Moines, IA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15, 18.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 18.

Roy Templeton Will Jr.¹

M, #40134, b. 27 September 1916

Father*: Roy Templeton Will D.D.S.¹
Mother*: Mary Ann Houghton¹ b. 9 Dec 1880, d. 18 Dec 1964

Biography

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Birth

Sep 27, 1916

Red Oak, IA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.

Caroline (?)¹

F, #40135

Family: Elisha Houghton b. 11 Jul 1798, d. 4 Oct 1882

Marriage*: Caroline (?) married Elisha Houghton, son of Jonathan Houghton and Elizabeth Peck.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 15.

Almira Whitney¹

F, #40136, b. circa 1803

Family: Joel Houghton b. 3 Oct 1801, d. 1900

Marriage*: Almira Whitney married Joel Houghton, son of Jonathan Houghton and Elizabeth Peck.^3,4

Joel Chandler Houghton+⁴ b. 21 Dec 1826, d. 2 Mar 1897
Chauncey W. Houghton⁴ b. c 1828, d. 6 Nov 1855
Jane A. Houghton⁴ b. 5 Feb 1832, d. c 1919
Warren W. Houghton+⁴ b. 27 Sep 1835, d. 7 Mar 1919
Luther Wesley Houghton+⁴ b. 13 Aug 1839
Henry A. Houghton⁴ b. 5 Nov 1841, d. 8 Jul 1878

Biography

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Birth

circa 1803

VT, USA, age 56, VT, in 1860 census; age 67, NY, in 1870 census; 1880 census of son Wesly gives NY as bp; but of daugther Jane and son Warren as VT; of son Joel, as MA; 1910 census of son Luther gives MA²

Marriage

^3,4

1860 Census

1860

Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co., NY, USA, age 58, under sheriff, property $3000-12,000⁵

1870 Census

1870

Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence Co., NY, USA, age 69, a crockery dealer, property $5000-4000⁶

ParentsD

Asa Whitney and Ruth Anadon

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 Census, Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence Co., NY, p. 639b.
[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 16.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 126.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Ogdensburg, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: M653_854; Page: 102; line 34, dwl 754-720.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence Co., NY, p. 639b, line 22, dwl 824-848.

Elizabeth Stroud^1,2

F, #40137, b. 10 July 1832, d. 18 May 1850

Family: Andrew Jackson Houghton b. 8 Feb 1830, d. 1892

Marriage*: Elizabeth Stroud married Andrew Jackson Houghton, son of James Houghton and Chloe Carpenter, on Aug 16, 1849 at Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, USA.^1,2

Biography

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Birth

Jul 10, 1832

dd calc^1,3

Marriage

Aug 16, 1849

Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, USA^1,2

Death

May 18, 1850

Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, USA, age 17 y 10 m 8 d^1,3

Burial

Village Cemetery, Stamford, Bennington Co., VT, USA, Houghton Cemetery³

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 16.
[S1074] Town Records: Stamford, VT: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
[S1074] Town Records: Stamford, Bennington Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Augustus Houghton¹

M, #40138, b. between 1830 and 1835

Father*: James Houghton¹ b. 4 May 1805, d. 12 Feb 1881
Mother*: Chloe Carpenter¹ b. 10 Apr 1808, d. 20 Jan 1874

Biography

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Birth

between 1830 and 1835

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 16.

Nancy B. Montgomery¹

F, #40139, b. 24 August 1813, d. 27 October 1887

Family: Andrew Becket Houghton b. 27 Feb 1807, d. 9 Nov 1879

Marriage*: Nancy B. Montgomery married Andrew Becket Houghton, son of Jonathan Houghton and Elizabeth Peck, on Dec 30, 1830 at Rupert, Bennington Co., VT, USA.^1,4,5,6

James Henry Houghton+^1,7 b. Sep 1833, d. b 1910
Sarah Emily Houghton^2,7 b. 27 Jan 1836, d. 15 Feb 1861
William A. Houghton^11,7 b. c 1838
George M. Houghton^1,7 b. 9 Sep 1840, d. 12 Feb 1874
Charles A. Houghton^1,7 b. c 1842
Nancy A. Houghton^11,7 b. 28 Nov 1844, d. 16 Feb 1898
Edward L. Houghton+^1,7 b. Mar 1847, d. 29 Dec 1920
Walter Herbert Houghton² b. Aug 1853, d. 23 Oct 1858

Biography

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Birth

Aug 24, 1813

Albany Co., NY, USA, age 37 in 1850 census; age 47 in 1855 census; age 47 in 1860 census; age 57 in 1870 census; 1900 census of son Edwin gives NY; 1910 census of son Edwin gives NY^2,3

Marriage

Dec 30, 1830

Rupert, Bennington Co., VT, USA^1,4,5,6

1850 Census

1850

Cambridge, Washington Co., NY, USA, age 43, merchant; and Bridget Sawyer, 25, Ireland⁷

1855 Census

1855

Hoosick, Rensselaer Co., NY, USA, age 47, merchant⁸

1860 Census

1860

Hoosick, Rensselaer Co., NY, USA, age 53, a farmer, merchant, property $9400-2600⁹

1870 Census

1870

Hoosick, Rensselaer Co., NY, USA, age 63, a farmer, property $12,000¹⁰

Death

Oct 27, 1887

Burial

Island Hill Cemetery, Hoosick, Rensselaer Co., NY, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 16.
[S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, Rensselaer Co. NY Cemetery Records, www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/cemh14.txt, May 29, 2002.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Hovich, Rensselaer Co., NY, Roll 1082, p. 739, line 34, dwl 1082-1104.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 82.
[S1135] Mary S. and Edward F Jackson, Washington Co. NY Death Notices, p. 53.
[S1074] Town Records: Rupert, VT: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Cambridge, Washington, New York; Roll: M432_611; Page: 407; line 6, dwl 336-337.
[S1516] 1855 State Census , New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: M653_849; Page: 777, Sheet 187, line 6, dwl 1326-1481.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Hoosick, Rensselaer Co., NY, Roll 1082, p. 739, line 34, dwl 1082-1104.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Hoosick, Rensselaer Co., NY, Box 849, p. 777, line 6, dwl 1326-1481.

Charles A. Houghton^1,2,3

M, #40140, b. circa 1842

Father*: Andrew Becket Houghton^1,3 b. 27 Feb 1807, d. 9 Nov 1879
Mother*: Nancy B. Montgomery^1,3 b. 24 Aug 1813, d. 27 Oct 1887

Biography

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Birth

circa 1842

Rensselaer Co., NY, USA, age 7 in 1850 census; age 12 in 1855 census; age 18 in 1860 census³

Pedigree

Citations

[S873] Luella Houghton Pringle, We Houghtons - L. Pringle, p. 16.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Hoosick, Rensselaer Co., NY, Box 849, p. 777, line 6, dwl 1326-1481.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Cambridge, Washington, New York; Roll: M432_611; Page: 407; line 6, dwl 336-337.