Ethel A. Haughton1

F, #45601, b. March 1888

Biography

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BirthMar, 1888CA, USA, age 12 in 1900 census; age 21 in 1910 census; age 30 in 1920 census1,2
1910 Census1910San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, age 45, "male", 2nd mar, mar 3 y; tent factory laborer3,4
Occupation1910neck ware finisher5
Divorce1920
Occupation1930widow, novelty co. box maker6
ParentsDfather born in CA/ or England, mother born in IL in 1910 census
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. 9, E.D. 23, Sh. 11, Ln. 76.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 101, E.D. 173, Sh. 10, Ln. 28.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, Film 527, Box 100, Vol. 84, E.D. 58, Sh. 422.
  4. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , San Francisco Assembly District 32, San Francisco, California; Roll: T624_96; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL.
  5. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , San Francisco Assembly District 32, San Francisco, California; Roll: T624_96; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0058; Image: 1556; FHL microfilm: 1374109; line 74, dwl 1252-410-422.
  6. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll 195; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 42; line 74, dwl 975-367-374.

Rosalia F. Soule1,2

F, #45602, b. December 1871, d. 26 March 1942

Family: John William Haughton b. 15 May 1872

Biography

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BirthDec, 1871WI, USA, age 28 in 1900 census; age 39 in 1910 census; age 48, WI, in 1920 census; age 58, WI, in 1930 census4,1
Marriagecirca 1899age 25 and 275,6
1900 Census1900San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, age 27, marine engineer; boarding with Mark Drummond7,8
DeathMar 26, 1942Santa Clara Co., CA, USA
ParentsDparents born in NY
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 49, E.D. 293, Sh. 13, Ln. 52.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles Co., CA, Film 527, Box 100, Vol. 56, E.D. 322, Sh. 56.
  3. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Redondo, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_86; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0322; FHL microfilm: 1374099.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. 30, E.D. 104?, Sh. 4, Ln. 45.
  5. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 150 ; Enumeration District: 491; sheet 4B; line 78, dwl 146-98-109.
  6. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_111; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 293; line 56, dwl 146-279-310.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. 30, E.D. 104, Sh. 4, Ln. 45 & 49.
  8. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: 102; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 104; FHL microfilm: 1240102; line 45, dwl 178-60-90.

Rufus W. Houghton1

M, #45603, b. April 1831

Biography

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BirthApr, 1831NY, USA, age 69 in 1900 census, age 85 in 1910 census1,2
1900 Census1900Fresno Co. Hospital, Twp. 3, Fresno Co., CA, USA, age 69, single1,3
1910 Census1910Fresno Co., CA, USA, an "inmate" with George H. Bland2
Duplicate
ParentsSparents born in NH
ResearchCA, USA
DuplicateFresno, CA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. 2, E.D. 4, Sh. 30, Ln. 31.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Fresno Co., CA, Film 527, Box 100, Vol. 22, E.D. 33, Sh. 317.
  3. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Township 3, Fresno Co., California; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 4; Sheet 30A; line 31.

Susan Ione Houghton1

F, #45604, b. 18 April 1872, d. 22 June 1922

Family: Desiderius Degryse b. 31 Oct 1862, d. 18 Jan 1922

Biography

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BirthApr 18, 1872Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Jefferson Co., WI, USA, age 8 in 1880 census; Apr 1872, age 28 in 1900 census1,3
1900 Census1900San Jose Twp., Pomona, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 28, single, a servant with George Jeso4,5
MarriageJul 14, 1900St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Pamona, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA1
DeathJun 22, 1922Anaheim, Orange Co., CA, USA, of acute nephritis after a fall injury1
BurialJun 24, 1922Holy Cross Cemetery, Anaheim, Orange Co., CA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Kitty Bryan Matter, Mar 6, 2005.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Granite Twp, Phillips Co., KS, Reel 19, Vol. 16, E.D. 227, Sh. 7, Ln. 4.
  3. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Granite, Phillips, Kansas; Roll: 392; Family History Film: 1254392; Page: 76C; Enumeration District: 227; Image: 0805; line 4, dwl 64-71.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. 11, E.D. 127, Sh. 6, Ln. 45.
  5. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , San Jose Twp, Pomona, Los Angeles Co., California; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 127; Sheet 6A; line 45, dwl 565-187.
  6. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
  7. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, California Birth Index, 1905-1910: Houghton Surname search.

Thomas J. Houghton1

M, #45605, b. November 1852

Family: Virginia Wieder b. Oct 1857

  • Marriage*: Thomas J. Houghton married Virginia Wieder on circa 1879 mar 21 years in 1900 census.1

Biography

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BirthNov, 1852Canada, age 27 in 1880 census; age 48 in 1900 census; age 56 in 1910 census1
Immigration1870
Marriagecirca 1879mar 21 years in 1900 census1
1880 Census1880Greenwood, Eldorado Co., CA, USA, age 27, a gold miner, and his mother in law M. Wieder, 51, Canada2,3
1900 Census1900Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, USA, age 47, ores miner1
1910 Census1910Granite, Sacramento Co., CA, USA, age 56, goldmine miner4,5
ParentsSfather born in England, mother in Scotland in 1900 census; father born in England, mother born in Canada in 1910 census
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. 5, E.D. 265?, Sh. 16, Ln. 41.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Greenwood, Eldorado Co., CA, Reel 13, Vol. 3, ED. 53, Sh. 13, Ln. 1.
  3. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Greenwood, Eldorado Co., CA, Reel 13, Vol. 3, ED. 53, Sh. 13, Ln. 1, dwl 124-124.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Sacramento Co., CA, Film 527, Box 100, Vol. 71, E.D. 96, Sh. 220.
  5. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Granite, Sacramento, California; Roll: T624_92; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 96; line 61, dwl 218-220.

Virginia Wieder1,2

F, #45606, b. October 1857

Family: Thomas J. Houghton b. Nov 1852

  • Marriage*: Virginia Wieder married Thomas J. Houghton on circa 1879 mar 21 years in 1900 census.1

Biography

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BirthOct, 1857CA, USA, age 22 in 1880 census; age 42 in 1900 census1
Marriagecirca 1879mar 21 years in 1900 census1
1880 Census1880Greenwood, Eldorado Co., CA, USA, age 27, a gold miner, and his mother in law M. Wieder, 51, Canada2,3
1900 Census1900Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, USA, age 47, ores miner1
ParentsDfather born in PA/OH, mother in Canada
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. 5, E.D. 265?, Sh. 16, Ln. 41.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Greenwood, Eldorado Co., CA, Reel 13, Vol. 3, ED. 53, Sh. 13, Ln. 1.
  3. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Greenwood, Eldorado Co., CA, Reel 13, Vol. 3, ED. 53, Sh. 13, Ln. 1, dwl 124-124.

William Houghton1

M, #45607, b. July 1881

Biography

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BirthJul, 1881CA, USA, age 19 in 1900 census1
1900 Census1900Pacific Twp., Humboldt Co., CA, USA, a boarder with Trodi Madsen1
1950 US Census1950Oakland, CA, USA, age 70, separated
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. 9, E.D. 12, Sh. 8, Ln. 16.

William Houghton1,2

M, #45608, b. August 1828

Family: Sarah (?) b. Feb 1832

  • Marriage*: William Houghton married Sarah (?) on circa 1876 mar 24 y in 1900.3

Biography

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BirthAug, 1828England, age 49 in 1880 census; age 71 in 1900 census1,3,2
Immigration1850
Marriagecirca 1876mar 24 y in 19003
1880 Census1880Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA, age 49, an engineer4
1900 Census1900Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA, age 71, boiler maker1,2
ParentsSparents born in England
Duplicate
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. 24, E.D. ?, Sh. 7, Ln. 7.
  2. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Sacramento Ward 3, Sacramento, California; Roll: 98; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1240098.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 US Census, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, p. 83B.
  4. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Sacramento, Sacramento, California; Roll: T9_71; Family History Film: 1254071; Page: 83B; Enumeration District: 81; sheet 26, line 17, dwl 248-303.

Sarah (?)1

F, #45609, b. February 1832

Family: William Houghton b. Aug 1828

Biography

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BirthFeb, 1832England, age 48 in 1880 census; age 68 in 1900 census1
Marriagecirca 1876mar 24 y in 19002
1900 Census1900Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA, age 71, boiler maker1,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. 24, E.D. ?, Sh. 7, Ln. 7.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 US Census, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, p. 83B.
  3. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Sacramento Ward 3, Sacramento, California; Roll: 98; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1240098.

William Houghton1,2

M, #45610, b. 18 January 1827, d. 31 January 1909

Family: Susan Antonetta Dingman b. c 1829, d. 1872

Biography

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BirthJan 18, 1827NY, USA, age 23 in 1850 census; age 53 in 1880 census; Jan 1827, age 43 in 1900 census5,4
1850 Census1850Waukesha, Waukesha Co., WI, USA, age 23, a laborer, with the Henry and A. A. Dingman family and S. A. Cuizman, 21; L.S. Cuizman, 5; J.H. Cuizman, 2; The names SA Cuizman, LS Cuizman and JH Cuizman should be Dingman (SA: Susan Antonetta Dingman; LS: Lewisa S. Dingman; JH: Julian H. Dingman)2
MarriageJun 7, 1850Baptist Church, Waukesha, Waukesha Co., WI, USA6,4
1880 Census1880Granite Twp, Phillips Co., KS, USA, age 53, farmer7,8
1900 Census1900Rowland Twp., Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 73, landlord1,9
DeathJan 31, 1909Pomona, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 82 y 13 d. He died from injuries (fracture of cervical vertebrae) after being hit by a So. Pacific RR Train.4
BurialPomona Valley Memorial Park, Pomona, CA, USA, space #20, lot #10814
ParentsDHis daughter Susie Houghton Degryse was the informant and stated that William's father's name was Josiah Houghton and his mother Sallie Dickinson.
BiographyWilliam Houghton
Written by Magdalene Ethelyn Phillips Houghton, abt 1976 with information obtained from Evelyn Degryse Matter, Loretta Houghton Stone, Warren, John & Richard Houlihan and information
obtained from Villisca, Iowa and an old atlas of Harlan County, Nebraska.
Retyped by Kitty Bryan Matter, January 2005


William Houghton was born in Vermont in 1926. His wife, Susan Antonetta Dingman was born about 1836 of Pennsylvania- Dutch ancestors. They were married June 7, 1850 in Waukesha, Wisconsin by George Silver in a Baptist church. Witnesses were Henry Dingman and Eliza Silver.
William Houghton and family lived on a farm about nine miles from Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. He sometimes worked for the Jones Dairy Farm. He had to walk four miles to and from work. (Jones Dairy Farm makes sausage and is still in business. We were there in 1968 and found it over by the Illinois Central Railroad tracks.)
During the Civil War, the government was conscripting soldiers. If you had one thousand dollars, you could buy your way out of serving. The Ora Wheeler family and the Houghton’s were friends, and the men agreed that if either one had to go to war, the other would look out for both families until the war was over. Wheeler had to go to war. There was William, Addison, Ora and Merritt Wheeler. I guess they all went. Addison was killed at Vicksburg and is buried there. Richard’s mother used to tell them this story about Addison Wheeler – “One day when the soldiers were all lined up, a bird suddenly flew down and circled around him, then flew away. They took this for a bad omen. The rest of the Wheeler men got back home safely.
The Wheeler family, along with the others, went to Villisca, Iowa in 1870. I thought the Houghton’s went too, but not if Susan Ione was born in Wisconsin. The Houghton’s must have gone about 1873. The wagons were pulled by oxen. The children walked most of the way, herding the stock and playing. When we were in Villisca, Iowa Mrs. Paul Smith let us read and obituary in an old scrapbook. It said horses were used to pull the wagons. Maybe some had horses and others used oxen. Mrs. Smith (a Swede) said her great grandfather, Mr. Dunn, gave the land for the Arlington Cemetery. Graves used to be fifteen dollars each, but so many outsiders wanted to get in they raised it to $150 each. It is a private cemetery. The year we were there they had already the grass eighteen times.
The obituary that Mrs. Smith let us read was for Polly Wheeler who had died in 1901 at the age 100. She weighed 65 lbs. When she died. When they first came to Villisca, she wove cloth to use for her family and sold the extra. One year she wove 980 yards of cloth. This just gives an idea of what the early people had to do in order to live. This was all had weaving. Too bad some one did not save a few yards of it.
Bad luck hit the Houghton family. Five members died and are buried in Arlington Cemetery. There are no markers, but a white lilac bush they planted then, is still there. The oldest records that Mrs. Smith had were for 1896. Mr. Houghton made the pine coffins for all of his family who died. Susan Antonetta had a tapeworm and the doctor told her to take arsenic. So they figured that if a little would help and whole lot would be better. It ruined her insides and she never got over it. It did get rid of the tapeworm. We think the rest of the family may have died of the gripe or flu. There was no embalming in those days. When people came for a wake to pay their respects, someone would get a shovel of burning coals and hold it near the body.
Most people had a little education, but Mr. Houghton knew how to read and the people asked him to be the schoolteacher. They had a schoolhouse but no teacher. Too bad he declined the job offer.
Since so many members of the Houghton family had died in Villisca, they decided to go to Nebraska. Villisca is a pretty little town. We do not know how many years they lived there. Mr. Houghton, Susan, Sally and Andrew & Grace Millar went to Nebraska and homesteaded in Harlan County, El Dorado Township. We have an old 1903 atlas, showing that William had two pieces of 40 acres each and Sally Sophia had 160 acres. John Houlihan had 160 acres. We visited there twice to look it over. They did not pick out the best pieces of land. It did have a creek running through it and may have been all right at the time, but it is too rolling for corn planting. It is pastureland.
The Houlihan and Houghton land joined and it was inevitable that John and Sophia meet and get married. Warren tells us about the dugout they lived in. The spot is still recognizable back on the homestead. He heard this story from the half-brother P.J. Warren, William and Nora were born there. Also the four stepchildren from Mr. Houlihan’s first marriage were gathered up from where they had been placed, P.J. in a German sister’s orphanage and the girls probably with an aunt.
Can you imagine trying to keep house in a sod house and feeding, washing, and keeping the children from getting sick and keep them warm in winter?
Mr. Houlihan had a sodbuster plow. Sod was plowed up and cut into large squares with a spade. To make your dugout you picked a spot, probably facing a creek and dig into the bank a ways. Take your sod chunks and build walls to extend your rooms out and across the front. Allow a space for the door and a window or two. Cut down trees along the creek, or maybe from the Republican River. Trim them off and place the poles across the top of your dugout. Put hay or straw on top and sod chunks on top of that to hold it down. Horses, cows, chickens and other livestock live in one end of your dugout. That helps keep it warm in winter (and smelly too).
The reason John Houlihan decided to come to California was because; in winter he had to get up every hour to put wood in the fire so they would not freeze to death. The McKinzie family had already gone to California and wrote back telling how mild and nice the climate was. Also at that time, the railroads offered cut rates to California, Arizona and the west.
Warren says that his father and mother sold out the Nebraska land before going to California for around $1800. He also had two horses and a mule that no one wanted to buy, so he traded them to a man for three lots in the Salt Lake City area.
The family took a train, along with other families in Nebraska, all the way to California. As near as we can figure it out, they took the Burlington R.R. from Alma, Nebraska to Kansas City where they changed to the Southern Pacific. They left Nebraska in November 1890 after what crops they had were harvested and sold.
All the families were in the same passenger car, with a potbelly stove to keep them warm and to cook on. The railroad furnished the coal, but at each station stop, the men would hop out and search for wood scraps for kindling. The women brought all the food they had and the neighbors gave them already cooked food. The Houlihans also had two straw ticks and a feather bed to make up beds to sleep on. Some of the passengers got off in Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico, but no new people got on. The trip probably took eight days. They did not have many personal possessions to bring – a trunk, a clock (still at the ranch but does not run) and a few clothes.
In Lemon, California they met the Williams family where they stayed a couple of weeks. Then, John Houlihan bought a nine or ten acre piece of land and put up a two-room house, not very fancy. Later they added a lean to for a kitchen and two more bedrooms. They dipped their drinking water out of the creek.
William Houghton was killed in Pomona, California at age 82. He was killed walking on the railroad tracks with his shoes in his hands. They say he was deaf and did not hear the train coming. The granddaughter, Grace Millar lived with him and supported them in a packinghouse.4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. 16, E.D.121, Sh. 21, Ln. 5.
  2. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_1009; Page: 300; line 4, dwl 899-917.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Kitty Bryan Matter, Mar 6, 2005: Josiah's name listed in William Houghton's death certificate by Susie I. Houghton Degryse.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Kitty Bryan Matter, Mar 6, 2005.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, US Census, 1850, Waukesha, Waukesha Co., WI, Box 1009, p. 300, ln 4, dwl 899.
  6. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, e-mail address,"Addie" <e-mail address>, 30 Nov 2002.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Granite Twp, Phillips Co., KS, Reel 19, Vol. 16, E.D. 227, Sh. 7, Ln. 4.
  8. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Granite, Phillips, Kansas; Roll: 392; Family History Film: 1254392; Page: 76C; Enumeration District: 227; Image: 0805; line 4, dwl 64-71.
  9. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Rowland, Los Angeles Co., California; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 121; Sheet 21A; line 5, dwl 528-551.

Stella S. Houghton1,2

F, #45611, b. circa 1858

Family: Andrew Miller b. c 1845

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1858WI, USA, age 22 in 1880 census3
Marriage
Research1880 census lists Stella Houghton with father William and Andrew and Polly G. as not related.3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. 16, E.D.121, Sh. 21, Ln. 5.
  2. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Granite, Phillips, Kansas; Roll: 392; Family History Film: 1254392; Page: 76C; Enumeration District: 227; Image: 0805; line 4, dwl 64-71.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Granite Twp, Phillips Co., KS, Reel 19, Vol. 16, E.D. 227, Sh. 7, Ln. 4.

Andrew Miller1

M, #45612, b. circa 1845

Family: Stella S. Houghton b. c 1858

Biography

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Birthcirca 1845Scotland1
Marriage
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Granite Twp, Phillips Co., KS, Reel 19, Vol. 16, E.D. 227, Sh. 7, Ln. 4.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. 16, E.D.121, Sh. 21, Ln. 5.

Grace Miller

F, #45613, b. February 1878

Biography

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BirthFeb, 1878IA, USA, age 2 in 1880 census; age 22 in 1900 census1,2
1900 Census1900Rowland Twp., Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 73, landlord1,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. 16, E.D.121, Sh. 21, Ln. 5.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Granite Twp, Phillips Co., KS, Reel 19, Vol. 16, E.D. 227, Sh. 7, Ln. 4.
  3. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Rowland, Los Angeles Co., California; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 121; Sheet 21A; line 5, dwl 528-551.

William Andrew Houghton1,2,3

M, #45614, b. 12 November 1863, d. 12 June 1929

Family: Alice Maria Wicks b. 18 Feb 1867, d. 27 Apr 1933

Biography

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BirthNov 12, 1863Antwerp, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, on the homestead in Theresa, NY; age 6 in 1870 census; age 16 in 1880 census; Nov. 1863, age 36 in 1900 census; age 46 in 1910 census; age 56 in 1920 census1,2,3,4
GraduationPoughkeepsie, NY, USA, Eastman's Commercial College3
MarriageFeb 1, 1888Theresa, NY, USA, age 235,3
Residence1895Antwerp, Jefferson Co., NY, USA
OccupationNY, USA, taught school for several terms and is now a bookkeeper and clerk at a general store3
1900 Census1900Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 36, farm laborer5,6
1910 Census1910Chico, Butte Co., CA, USA, age 46, stockman7
1920 Census1920Chico, Butte Co., CA, USA, age 56, farmer8,9
DeathJun 12, 1929Chico, Butte Co., CA, USA, from injuries due to MVA2,10
ObituaryW. A. Houghton, poultryman of the Creek Road who was seriouly injured Monday when his automobile collided with a power pole along Nord Avenue north of Oak Way, died at 5:15 this morning at the Enloe hospital where he had been since he was injured.

Houghton was 65 years of age, having been born in Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York, November 13, 1893 [typo - should be 1863]. He was a graduate of the Eastman's Business college at Poughkeepsie and was in the mercantile business in New York state for many years.

In 1888 he married Miss Alice M. Wicks of Antwerp, NY and in 1900 the couple moved to California and have resided on their farm west of Chico for the last 28 years.

Surviving is the widow, Mrs. Alice M. Houghton; a son, Charles W. Houghton of Chico, two daughters Mrs. Ferne Nelson of San Mateo and Mrs. Marion Lester of Gridley. The mother Mrs. Harriet C. Houghton of Theresa, NY; three brothers, Dr. E. M. Houghton of Detroit, J. H. Houghton of Theresa,
NY, and Roy A. Houghton of Elbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; and eight grandchildren, also survive.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the chapel of the Westfall funeral home, the Rev. R. C. La Porte officiating.

The Westfall funeral home is completing funeral arrangements.11
BiographyWilliam A. Houghton was born on the Houghton homestead. He received a common school and academic education, and graduated from Eastman's Commercial College, at Poughkeepsie. He taught school several terms, and by 1890 was working as a bookkeeper and clerk for Ira C. Hinsdale in Antwerp village. He lived on Mechanic St. in the village.

For some years he conducted a store in Dexter, NY and was well-known in that area. About 1900 he went to California and had resided there until he died as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Text from Haddock:

William A. Houghton, son of William, was born on the homestead November 12, 1863. He received a common school and academic education, and graduated from Eastman's Commercial College, at Poughkeepsie. He taught school several terms, and is now a bookkeeper and clerk. In 1888 he married Alice, eldest daughter of Samuel E. Wicks, of this town, and they have one son, Charles W., not now at Antwerp.

Houghton, William A., was born in the town of Antwerp, November 12, 1862, on his father's farm, known as the Elijah Houghton homestead, seven miles west of Antwerp village. He was educated in the common schools of the vicinity, and at ives Seminary and Eastman's Business College at Poughkeepsie. After finishing his education he entered the employ of Ira C. Hinsdale, general merchant of Antwerp. as bookkeeper. He left Antwerp in 1891 and came to Dexter, purchasing the opera house block and engaged in general merchandise business in which he continued six years, when he disposed of the business to Messrs. Luther Bros. & Co. During the time Mr. Houghton was in business in Dexter, he was also the owner of a livery business which he ran in connection with his other line of trade. He still continues the livery business and the buying and selling of produce and dealing in carriages and farm implements. In 1888 Mr. Houghton married Alice M. Wicks, daughter of Samuel Wicks, and they have three children: Charles W., I. Fernie and Grace. Mr. Houghton's paternal grandfather, Elijah Houghton, served through the war of 1812 and was at the battle of Sackets Harbor. Mr. Houghton has five brothers: Dr. E. M. Houghton of Detroit, who holds the position of superintendent of the extensive laboratory of Parke, Davis & Co., manufacturers of medical and pharmaceutical preparations: James, who resides on the old homestead at Antwerp; Edwin S., a mining expert of Fountain, Col; Dr. C. A. Honghton, a prominent dentist of Philadelphia, N. Y., and Roy, a student at the Philadelphia (N. Y.) Academy.


Source:
Our County and it's people
a descriptive work on Jefferson County, New York
Edited by: Edgar C. Emerson
The Boston History Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 189811
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Antwerp, Jefferson Co., NY, Reel 72, Vol. 28, ED. 186, Sh. 5, Ln. 48.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Jefferson County Genweb Page, May 29, 2002.
  3. [S689] John A. Haddock, Jefferson Co. NY Hx, p. 453.
  4. [S1187] Hamilton Child, Jefferson County NY Gazetteer, p. 281.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. ?, E.D.185?, Sh. 17, Ln. 16.
  6. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Tehama Co., California; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 180; Sheet 17A; line 16, dwl 356-357.
  7. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Chico, Butte, California; Roll: T624_73; Page: 39B; Enumeration District: 2; line 87, dwl 601-612.
  8. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Linds, Butte Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 25, E.D. 5, Sh. 15, Ln. 29.
  9. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Chico, Butte, California; Roll: T625_94; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 5; line 29, dwl 332-340.
  10. [S415] E-mail from David Simons, Oct. 18, 2002: Watertown Daily Times, 13 Jun 1929, "Wm. Houghton Dies in West."
  11. [S415] E-mail from David Simons, Oct. 18, 2002.

Alice Maria Wicks1,2,3

F, #45615, b. 18 February 1867, d. 27 April 1933

Family: William Andrew Houghton b. 12 Nov 1863, d. 12 Jun 1929

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthFeb 18, 1867Antwerp, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 34, Feb 1866, in 1900 census; age 44 in 1910 census; age 53 in 1920 census1,4,3
MarriageFeb 1, 1888Theresa, NY, USA, age 231,5
1900 Census1900Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 36, farm laborer1,6
1910 Census1910Chico, Butte Co., CA, USA, age 46, stockman7
1920 Census1920Chico, Butte Co., CA, USA, age 56, farmer4,8
1930 Census1930Chico, Butte Co., CA, USA, age 64, widow, next door to son Charles9
DeathApr 27, 1933Gridley, Butte Co., CA, USA3
BurialChico Cemetery, Chico, Butte Co., CA, USA3
ObituaryApr 28, 1933Mrs. Alice M. Houghton, who made her home on the Creek Road for more than
30 years, died in Gridley last night at the age of 67. She left Chico for
Gridley about a year ago.

Since the death of her husband, William A. Houghton in 1929, Mrs. Houghton
had been in ill health. She had been an active member of the Presbyterian
Church.

Mrs. Houghton, a native of Jefferson County, NY, cane to Chico with her
family in 1900 and settled on the Creek Road. She gained a wide circle of
acquaintances here during her 30 years residence.

Relatives surviving are a son, Charles W. Houghton, Chico insurance man;
two daughters, Mrs. Ferne Nelson of San mateo and Mrs. Marian Lester of
Gridley; two sisters and a brother, Miss Cynthia WIcks, Mrs Carey Barr,
and Charles Wicks, all of New York; and 10 grandchildren.

Funeral rites will be held in the Westfall Chapel at 2 pm tomorrow.

Interment will be in the Chico Cemetery by the side of her late husband.10
ParentsDSamuel E. Weeks and Maria L. Gillette, both b. NY5,10
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. ?, E.D.185?, Sh. 17, Ln. 16.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Jefferson County Genweb Page, May 29, 2002.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Linds, Butte Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 25, E.D. 5, Sh. 15, Ln. 29.
  5. [S689] John A. Haddock, Jefferson Co. NY Hx, p. 453.
  6. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Tehama Co., California; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 180; Sheet 17A; line 16, dwl 356-357.
  7. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Chico, Butte, California; Roll: T624_73; Page: 39B; Enumeration District: 2; line 87, dwl 601-612.
  8. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Chico, Butte, California; Roll: T625_94; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 5; line 29, dwl 332-340.
  9. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Chico, Butte Co., CA, Roll 112, ED 10, page 197, sheet 4A, line 3, Dwl 89-90.
  10. [S415] E-mail from David Simons, Oct. 18, 2002.

Charles Wicks Houghton1,2

M, #45616, b. 2 June 1889, d. 18 October 1953

Family: Grace Stapley Ross b. 24 Oct 1890, d. 3 Mar 1977

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJun 2, 1889Antwerp, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, Jun 1889, age 10 in 1900 census; age 20 in 1910 census; age 30 in 1920 census; age 40 in 1930 census; age 50 in 1940 census1,2,4
MarriageJul 31, 1911Chico, Butte Co., CA, USA, age 21 and 195,6
Mil. DraftJun 5, 1917Chico, Butte Co., CA, USA, age 28, life insurance agent, Metropolitan Life Insurance7
1920 Census1920Chico, Butte Co., CA, USA, age 30, insurance district superintendent6,8
Residence1929Chico, Butte Co., CA, USA9
1930 Census1930Chico, Butte Co., CA, USA, age 40, an insurance insurer10
1940 Census1940Chico, Butte Co., CA, USA, age 50, insurance agent11
Residence1942Chico, Butte Co., CA, USA
SSN573-42-9348
1950 US Census1950Kimshew, Butte Co., CA, USA, age 60, general insurance agent
DeathOct 18, 1953Chico, Butte Co., CA, USA, age 642,5
BurialOct 20, 1953Chico Cemetery, Chico, Butte Co., CA, USA5
ObituaryObit: [ABT 18 Oct 1953, unknown Chico, CA newspaper]

Charles Wicks Houghton, 64, well-known here for his business and
community activities, died early Sunday morning at his home on Oaklawn
Avenue.

Born in New York, Mr. Houghton came to Chico in 1901. His father bought
land west of here from Annie K. Bidwell, established a dairy and raised
poultry.

Mr. Houghton attended Oakdale school and graduated from Chico High School
in 1908.

In 1911 he married Grace Ross of Dinuba, and the couple lived in Vina.
Five years later they returned to Chico, where Mr. Houghton became an
agent for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. In 1918 he became
associated with the Mutual Life Insurance Company and represented that
firm until his death.

He entered the general insurance field in 1920 and soon established the
Houghton Insurance Agency which he has maintained in offices in the Anglo
Bank Building since 1923.

Mr. Houghton was active in the Chico Lions Club and was a charter member.
He also was interested in other community projects and helped in Boy Scout
programs.

He is survived by his wife, Grace R. Houghton; his children, W. Ross
Houghton, of Chico; C. David Houghton of Marysville; Mrs. T. W. Bailey,
of Chico; two sisters, Mrs. Allen M. Lester, of Gridley, and Mrs. Ferne
Nelson of Los Altos; and 15 grandchildren.

His son Ross will continue operating his father's business.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 pm at the Brusie Funeral
Home. Interment will be in the Chico Cemetery.9
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. ?, E.D.185?, Sh. 17, Ln. 16.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
  3. [S689] John A. Haddock, Jefferson Co. NY Hx, p. 453.
  4. [S415] E-mail from David Simons, Oct. 18, 2002: Certificate of Birth of Charles Wicks Houghton,.
  5. [S415] E-mail from David Simons, Oct. 18, 2002: Family group sheet for Charles Wicks and Grace Stapley (Ross) Houghton by Charles David Houghton, 1996.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Lindo, Butte Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 15, E.D. 5, Sh. 15, Ln. 92.
  7. [S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, 1530708.
  8. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Chico, Butte, California; Roll: T625_94; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 5; line 92, dwl 348-357.
  9. [S415] E-mail from David Simons, Oct. 18, 2002.
  10. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Chico, Butte Co., CA, Roll 112, ED 10, sheet 3B, line 98, Dwl 88-89.
  11. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Chico, Butte, California; Roll: T627_192; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 4-16; line 60, dwl 22.

Iva Ferne Houghton1

F, #45617, b. 27 September 1893, d. 28 October 1990

Family: Anton Emmanuel Nelson Sr b. 30 Sep 1883, d. 12 Dec 1964

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 27, 1893Dexter, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, Apr 1893, age 7 in 1900 census; age 17 in 1910 census; Simons: Apr 272,3,4
MarriageJun 13, 1917Chico, Butte Co., CA, USA3
Residence1932San Mateo, San Mateo Co., CA, USA5
SSN573-20-2381
LetterOct, 1979Fresno, Calif. October, 1979

Dear Chris,

     My! How you surprised me. Your letter came in this A.M. Mail. To go back
to Chico, in my mind is a big job. I have been away so long. There are
no close relatives left and I write very few letters.

     In 1900 my Father and Mother moved to Calif. from N.Y. State. They bought
land in Chico (11 acres). Bidwell Rancho had been newly subdivided. Our
home was a part of the Bidwell Ranch on Chico Creek, south of Chico town,
proper. Later, many years after my Father and Mother died, it was sold
and subdivided: a tract of small homes and still is as far as I know.

     I lived on the original 11 acres your great grandpa bought, in a house
he built. It has since burned.

     My Father put in alfalfa sometime in 1901 or 1902. It was very
productive land and he soon collected a herd of milk cows and was a Dairy
man. There were no bottles in those days. He had a milk route in town, a
horse and light wagon to peddle the milk from very large cans and a quart
measuring container.

     I had to practice piano and I had chores to do. We had to make our own
fun. I had a brother older and sister younger. Both are dead for many
years. I loved to ride the milk route. The milk wagon was drawn by a
black horse, old Nig. My Father sold milk for 8¢ per qt. Here in Fresno,
80 years later, I pay 40¢. One of my duties was to churn the butter.
Father sold this butter on the milk route to his customers (gee! was it
sweet and good). From the butter, we got butter milk which was very
different from any you can buy today. We loved it cold.

     I learned to embroider simple things like dish towels. All our sugar and
flour came in cloth bags which were used to make our underwear, dish
towels, etc.

I liked to ride horses. My Father bought me a small
lady horse. Her name was Doris. With the horse came a pretty green and tan
saddle, an orange colored blanket to put under the saddle and a bridle to
put on the horse's head. Sometimes I helped my Father drive cows and
calves to pasture. I had to feed a whole lot of hens and chickens, gather
the eggs and if we had chicken for dinner, I had to pluck the
feathers off before my mom cooked it. Then, we grew lots of berries. I
picked many boxes of black berries, black cap raspberries, also red
raspberries.

     My Father liked horse radish and I always helped him fix it to eat. It
was like onions. It made you cry when you were grinding it.

     We had a big swing on a large old oak tree in our yard and it was fun to
swing in the shade on a hot day. Chico Creek ran close to our house and
we went wading in it to cool off. The boys swam in the deep holes. We
swung on the long grap vines out over the creek and dropped off into water
to cool us off on a hot day.

We had no neighbors for sometime. I walked to school
about 2 miles away. Across the creek from where we settled was a big wheat
ranch. I remember seeing them work the harvesters. The machine itself
was drawn by about 30 mules. One man drove with a jerk line and called
out gee or haw depending which way he wanted the leader to turn. I guess
the rest of the mules followed.

     I went to Chico to live as a little girl 7 years old and left
when I married your grandfather and went to live in Richvale where
I had been teaching school the previous 2 years.

As I've written, the largest part of the 11 acres was put
into alfalfa. There were cow barns and corrals and a small orange
orchard. The south east corner, several acres, was house, family orchard
and garden. Later Father, Wm. Houghton, sold the cows and went into the
poultry business. He bought live poultry and sold dressed poultry to
people living in town. About the time he was killed, he had a flourishing
almond orchard on the back half of the original place. The almond orchard
was surveyed and made into a small subdivision after I left home to teach
in Richvale. It was when my Father died in a car accident that I was last
home, just for a visit, about 1920.

     Your Father was born in the old Enloe Hospital in the town of Chico at
the time your grandfather and I were living in Richvale, where he grew
several hundred acres of rice. Your father started school at the Nord
Ave. School which was closest to the original Houghton property on which
we lived when he was 6-7-8 years old.

     Your grandfather was born in Nebraska and came to Calif. from Swede Home,
Nebraska about 1911. He came alone, but with friends who wanted to try
growing rice. Pioneering in rice was something. Most Swedes had horses at
first and some of the first years were inclement weather-wise, a long wet
winter which delayed getting the rice in and in the fall harvest it
delayed the harvesting. Rough going for everyone. Not much machinery
then.

     Grandpa Nelson bought something like 10-20 acres of land when he came in
1911, just back of the Richvale Hotel and not too far from highway 99
East. He leased a small acreage on higway 99 east of Richvale where we
rented a cozy little cottage and where your father took up residence. The
year your father was born, your grandfather leased 300 acres which he had
in rice. Crop was good but weather WET.
He borrowed money from a Gridley Bank to buy the seed. 6¢ per lb. cost of
rice, bottom fell out of market and he could only get 1¢ per lb. at
harvest. That finished us for several years. That is when Grandpa Nelson
left farming and went back to his trade of carpentering. We moved to Chico
and at that time we had 3 children - your father, uncle Bernarr and little
sister Marion. The U.S. had quite a depression and jobs in grandpa's work
were hard to find in an agricultural area. So we rented a 5 room house
close to my Father and Mother in Chico and your grandpa went to S.F. and
found building in swing. The three children and I lived in an old
has-been
about 1 1/2 years.

     By that time grandpa Nelson had found his niche with a big builder and
we all moved to S.F. on 21st Street. It was a flat across the street
from Mission Park in Mission part of S.F. None of us likedliving there, so
eventually moved down peninsula to San Mateo.

     It was the beginning of work for your father. At 12 years age he took
his first paper route. He proved reliable, was able to save his money to
buy his school clothes and books, keep up a bike, eventually bought his
first car, The Blue Dragon. Your Father's grades at school never wavered.
He was always at top of his class, managed a big paper route and was a
great help to me at home. When work was scarce for your grandfather, your
father would and did loan mom a quarter, a dollar
or whatever was needed for groceries.

     Grandpa's years at raising rice were very difficult. Rice growing was in
its infancy. He rented a vacated store and used it as a repair shop for
his machinery but lived at the Richvale Hotel a few blocks away. At this
country motel the 2 Richvale school teachers also lived and boarded. That
is where I met your grandfather. About 1915, your grandfather found an
abandoned little car, a Metz roadster. He got
possesion thru the Bank, got it to his shop and learned to fix and run it
so that when your father arrived we went back and forth to Chico where my
people lived, to Oroville, Biggs, Gridley and Marysville.

     Grandpa and I were married June 13th, 1-917. We had a garden wedding
under 3 enormous big oak trees that grew in our front yard -- tables were
spread and sandwiches etc. with 2 or 3 big cakes and punch for drink, and
music by my brother Charles' big grafaphone. It was harvest time and
grandpa Nelson was helping a big wheat rancher get his grain to market,
so, no honeymoon until late August when we
drove in the Metz to Oregon and back by coast road which was just being
surveyed, highway 101.

     The First Presbyterian minister of Chico married us, Dr. Orland Hart.
Grandpa was 33 and I was 24. My forefathers, the Houghtons, belonged to
England, pulled away from Church of England and came to U.S. and settled
on shores of Massachusetts and Connecticutt in 1670. Were called the
Puritans.

     Your Father, his brother Bernarr and sister Marion were all taken in to
Chico First Presbyterian Church, located on First at foot of Broadway.
All my people were members about 1910-1912. After I wasmarried a
mysterious fire burned the church to the ground. No records were saved.
I have my Marriage certificate in a metal box here whereI keep other
valuable papers, like my birth certificate, grandpa's death certificate,
etc.

     Your father has cousins in and around Chico. My brother had 5 children.
One of my nephews, Bill, or Ross as we called him, took hisfather's
business. One daughter Sharon. I don't recall her married name.

     Your father joined the First Methodist in Burlingame, with a group of his
friends, while he was in Junior College in San Mateo. Then he went to
Berkeley where he was still a Methodist and finally went to P.S.R. where
he trained for ministry about the time you were born.

     My sister Marion Lester who married Allen Lester lived east and
south of Gridley. They had no children of their own but adopted a boy 10
years old Wallace. In W.W. II, Wallace joined Navy and saw action in
Sicily, was killed in battalion that stormed the beaches there.

     The Richvale Hotel was about 6 blocks west of the rice warehouses. It was
a very small, 2 story farm community Hotel. Two Swede sisters ran it. I
think I paid $40 per month room and board. I taught school two years
there. After grandpa and I were married, he had a chance to lease rice
land east of Richvale with a house on it. Your father lived there as a
little boy or until he went to school age 6. I taught him all the work of
first three years and he really jumped immediately into 3rd grade. His
teachers were concerned as what to do with him as he was so far advanced
from those he started with. Rather than have him get into mischief they
thought it best to have him skip. It did not seem to hurt him in
afteryears, but the skipping did not work with Bernarr. He wasn't such an
eager beaver, but was good doing school at a slower pace. He enjoyed life
as it came along.

     It does my old noodle good to think back 40 years. I am glad I retained
some of it. We were kids just like you and yours.

My love to Betty and girls,

Grandma Nelson


NOTE: This account was typed by Chris Nelson from 4 separate letters on
his Grandmother Ferne (Houghton) Nelson's 95th birthday, April 1988.5
DeathOct 28, 1990Oakhurst, Madera Co., CA, USA3,4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Jefferson County Genweb Page, May 29, 2002.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. ?, E.D.185?, Sh. 17, Ln. 16.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
  4. [S415] E-mail from David Simons, Oct. 18, 2002: Family group sheet for Anton Emmanuel Nelson Sr and Iva Ferne Houghton by Charles David Houghton, 1996.
  5. [S415] E-mail from David Simons, Oct. 18, 2002.
  6. [S415] E-mail from David Simonds, Oct. 18, 2002.

Grace Marion Houghton1,2

F, #45618, b. 1 June 1896, d. 21 October 1967

Family: Allen Morrell Lester b. 14 Mar 1895, d. 25 Aug 1972

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJun 1, 1896Dexter, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 4 in 1900 census; age 13 in 1910 census1,3
MarriageSep 21, 1917Chico, Butte Co., CA, USA4
Residence1929Gridley, Butte Co., CA, USA4
DeathOct 21, 1967Marysville, Yuba Co., CA, USA3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. ?, E.D.185?, Sh. 17, Ln. 16.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Jefferson County Genweb Page, May 29, 2002.
  3. [S415] E-mail from David Simons, Oct. 18, 2002: Descendancy chart for William Houghton, prepared by Charles David Houghton, 28 Apr 1996.
  4. [S415] E-mail from David Simons, Oct. 18, 2002.

Gary L. Heinmiller1

M, #45619

Biography

Corresponded with authorY
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Birth
GraduationBA in Advertising Design
BiographyGeometric allegory . . .
a sort of universal matrix.
This has been the fascination of many people throughout history, such as Euclid [appearing, incomplete, in his First Proposition], Plato [Timaeus; 'Platonic Solids], Pythagoras [Tetractys], Paciola [i.e. "Divine Proportion"], da Vinci, Kepler, Buckminister Fuller [geodesic dome]. . . who stole some of my thoughts.

It is a study where the old saying, "All of my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients," comes into play.
It tends to lead one on a journey thru science, religion, philosophy, symbology and a bridge which tends to unite them.

Regards,
Gary
who writes about this under the name Lee . .2
AddressApr 14, 20004165 Wetzel Road, Liverpool, NY, USA, DEL3451@aol.com
Contributncontributed a lot of information to Rebecca Stacknow, regarding the Houghtons of New York
Descendant
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Gary L. Heinmiller, 4/14/2000.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Lee Miller, Dec. 1, 2003.

Houghton Whitcomb1

M, #45620, b. 15 July 1915, d. 1 June 1981

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJul 15, 1915Haverhill, MA, USA, age 3 6/12 in 1900 census1
Research1920 census gives him as son of Paul Whitcomb, unclear if stepson, son, etc.
DeathJun 1, 1981Laconia, NH, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 24, E.D. 63, Sh. 11, Ln. 97.

Paul Winchell Whitcomb1

M, #45621, b. 2 August 1889, d. 27 December 1969

Family: Angelina Houghton y Fritot b. 1 Feb 1891, d. 10 Dec 1921

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthAug 2, 1889
Marriage
1920 Census1920Haverhill, Essex Co., MA, USA2
DeathDec 27, 1969MA, USA
BurialLinwood Cemetery, Haverhill, MA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 24, E.D. 63, Sh. 11, Ln. 97.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 24, E.D. 63, Sh. 11, Ln. 97.

Addie E. Houghton1

F, #45622, b. circa 1846

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1846MA, USA, age 24 in 1920 census1
1920 Census1920Marlborough, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 74, widow1,2
Duplicate
ParentsDparents born in MA
Duplicate
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 71, E.D. 303, Sh. 9, Ln. 12.
  2. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Marlborough Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll T625_714; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 303; line 12, dwl 142-135-187.

Agnes Houghton1

F, #45623, b. circa 1861

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1861England, age 59 in 1920 census1
1920 Census1920New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, USA, age 59, widow, at home fancy works1,2
ParentsDparents born in England
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 16, E.D. 159, Sh. 9, Ln. 18.
  2. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , New Bedford Ward 6, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll T625_686; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 159; line 18, dwl 8-37-73.

Agnes B. Houghton1,2

F, #45624, b. circa 1892

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1892Scotland, age 28 in 1920 census1
Marriagecirca 1916age 24
1920 Census1920Lawrence, Essex Co., MA, USA, also Elsie Lawrence, sister, 22, Scotland, and Agnes Taylor, mother, 52, Scotland1
1930 Census1930Lawrence, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 37, married age 24, widow, a shoe maker2
1950 US Census1950Somerville, Middlesex, MA, USA, age 57, widow, housekeeper for Charles Christopher, 53
Duplicate
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 27, E.D. 123, Sh. 13, Ln. 76.
  2. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_898; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 112; page 58, line 2, dwl 345-89-193.

Agnes B. Houghton1

F, #45625, b. circa 1877

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1877Scotland, age 43 in 1920 census1
1920 Census1920Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, living with sister Jessie L. Brown1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 32, E.D. 178, Sh. 17, Ln. 48.

Evelyn Houghton1

F, #45626, b. circa 1911

Family: (?) Thoma

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1911MA, USA, age 9 in 1920 census; age 19 in 1930 census1
Marriage2
Residence1989Lisbon, CT, USA
Duplicate
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 16, E.D. 162, Sh. 5, Ln. 95.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Albert Washington Houghton1

M, #45627, b. 22 February 1915, d. 21 August 1989

Family: Margaret Clara Geigenmiller b. c 1917, d. 27 Nov 2008

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthFeb 22, 1915New Bedford, MA, USA, age 4 10/12 in 1920 census; age 15 in 1930 census2
Marriage3
SSNCT, USA, 045-01-19982
Mil. DraftNov 1, 1940Sprague, New Haven Co., CT, USA, age 25, Occupation: Baltic Mills Co
1950 US Census1950Spague, CT, USA, age 35, wholesale grain co. receiving clerk
OccupationBank appraiser
Residence1989Tampa, FL, USA4
DeathAug 21, 1989Norwich, CT, USA, age 742,4
ObituaryAug 23, 1989St. Petersburg, FL, USA, St. Petersburg Times (FL) - August 23, 1989
Deceased Name: HOUGHTON, ALBERT W.
HOUGHTON, ALBERT W., 74, of Tampa, died Monday (Aug. 21, 1989) in Norwich, Conn. He was a 10-year resident of Tampa. He was retired from Norwich Saving Society in Connecticut. He was a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church and past president of American Association of Retired Persons Chapter 2623. Survivors include his wife, Margaret; three sons, James, Hixson, Tenn., Albert F., Oakdale, Conn., and Dudley, Kingwood, Texas; two sisters, Evelyn Thoma, Lisbon, Conn., and Elsie Robinson, Preston, Conn; and nine grandchildren. Curry & Son Funeral Home, Tampa.

Copyright (c) 1989 St. Petersburg Times4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 16, E.D. 162, Sh. 5, Ln. 95.
  2. [S1042] Social Security Death Index, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index, Dec. 2001.
  3. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, HOUGHTON, Margaret C (GEIGENMILLER); 91; Baltic CT>Tampa FL; Tampa Trib; 2008-11-29.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.koreanwar.org/html/units/usaunk.htm?set=300

Elsie E. Houghton1

F, #45628, b. circa 1920

Family: (?) Robinson

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1920MA, USA, age 0/12 in 1920 census; age 10 in 1930 census1
Marriage2
Residence1989Preston, CT, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 16, E.D. 162, Sh. 5, Ln. 95.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Fred A. Wade1

M, #45629, b. circa 1872

Family: Emma M. Houghton b. Nov 1874

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1872VT, USA, age 48 in 1920 census2
Marriage1,2
1920 Census1920Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 48, a railroad engineer1,3
ParentsSparents born in VT
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 124 (154?), E.D. 67, Sh. 5, Ln. 64.
  2. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Fitchburg, MA Roll: T625_745, p. 5B, ED:      67; Box 129, Vol. 124 (154?), Ln. 64, dwl 13-61-114.
  3. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Fitchburg Ward 6, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll T625_745; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 67; ED: 67; Box 129, Vol. 124 (154?), Ln. 64, dwl 13-61-114.

Mary E. Houghton1

F, #45630, b. 1852, d. 1922

Family: (?) Welsh

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth1852MA, USA, age 8 in 1860 census; age 67 in 1920 census2
Marriage2
1920 Census1920Hudson, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 64, widowed; with sister Ella M. Welsh, 67, widowed2,3
Death1922
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Stowe, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 2, line 40, dwl 14-14.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 129, Vol. 23?, E.D. 166, Sh. 8, Ln. 20.
  3. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Hudson, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll T625_710; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 166; line 20, dwl 280-150-185.