Ann Houghton1,2

F, #46651, b. circa 1850

Biography

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Birthcirca 1850USA, age 70 in 1920 census1
1920 Census1920Benecia, Solano Co., CA, USA, age 70, widow, no other info1,2
Duplicate
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Benecia, Solano Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 127, E.D. 192, Sh. 11, Ln. 30.
  2. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Benicia, Solano, California; Roll: T625_150; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 192; line 30, dwl 112-264-277.

Annie Laurie Haughton1

F, #46652, b. 19 February 1862, d. 13 June 1963

Family: Thomas Jefferson Haughton b. 6 Feb 1860, d. 3 Jun 1948

Biography

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BirthFeb 19, 1862Aberdeen, Monroe Co., MS, USA, age 8 in 1870 census; age 18 in 1880 census; Feb 1862, age 38 in 1900 census; age 48 in 1910 census; age 65 in 1920 census; age 68 in 1930 census1,2
Marriagecirca 1891Mar 9 y in 1900 census2
1900 Census1900Vernon, Wilbarger Co., TX, USA, age 40, physician; and 1 black servant2,3
1910 Census1910Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA, USA, age 49, own income4
1920 Census1920Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA, USA, age 65, married, none5,6
1930 Census1930Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA, USA, age 70, none7
1940 Census1940Santa Ana, CA, USA, age 80, none8
DeathJun 13, 1963Orange Co., CA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Linda Medley, Nov. 2008: Descendants of William Haughton.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Pct. 1, Vernon, Wilbarger Co., TX, Reel 108, V. 111, E.D. 129, S. 18, Ln. 66.
  3. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas; Roll: 1679; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 129; FHL microfilm: 1241679; line 66, dwl 323-329.
  4. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Santa Ana Ward 4, Orange, California; Roll: T624_90; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0058; Image: 1563; FHL microfilm: 1374103; line 65, dwl 515-322-375.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 75, E.D. 79, Sh. 5, Ln. 60.
  6. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Santa Ana Ward 1, Orange, California; Roll: T625_124; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 79; Image: 92; line 60, dwl 429-107-150.
  7. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Santa Ana, Orange, California; Roll: 182; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 63; Image: 50.0; FHL microfilm: 2339917; line 81, dwl 429-239-270.
  8. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Santa Ana, Orange, California; Roll: m-t0627-00274; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 30-81.

Carolyn F. Haughton1

F, #46653, b. September 1891

Biography

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BirthSep, 1891Vernon, TX, USA, age 8 in 1900 census; age 18 in 1910 census; age 28 in 1920 census; age 38 in 1930 census2,3
Occupationbetween 1920 and 1930music teacher
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 75, E.D. 79, Sh. 5, Ln. 60.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Pct. 1, Vernon, Wilbarger Co., TX, Reel 108, V. 111, E.D. 129, S. 18, Ln. 66.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Linda Medley, Nov. 2008: Descendants of William Haughton.

William P. Haughton1

M, #46654, b. 26 February 1895, d. 4 June 1976

Family: Lillian Archer b. c 1900

  • Marriage*: William P. Haughton married Lillian Archer on circa 1922 age 24 and 22.3

Biography

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BirthFeb 26, 1895Vernon, TX, USA, Feb 1897, age 3 in 1900 census; age 13 in 1910 census; age 23 in 1920 census; age 32 in 1930 census; age 43 in 1940 census2
Mil. Serv.between 1918 and 1919Enlistment Date 1:      8 Jun 1918
Release Date 1:      22 Mar 1919
Research
Marriagecirca 1922age 24 and 223
1930 Census1930El Monte, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 32, general practice lawyer4
1940 Census1940El Monte, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 43, lawyer, private practice5
DeathJun 4, 1976Orange Co., CA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 75, E.D. 79, Sh. 5, Ln. 60.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Pct. 1, Vernon, Wilbarger Co., TX, Reel 108, V. 111, E.D. 129, S. 18, Ln. 66.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Linda Medley, Nov. 2008: Descendants of William Haughton.
  4. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , El Monte, Los Angeles, California; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0929; FHL microfilm: 2339861.
  5. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , El Monte, Los Angeles, California; Roll: m-t0627-00227; Page: 65A; Enumeration District: 19-143.

Alice Leota Snowdon1,2

F, #46655, b. 28 November 1885, d. 8 March 1967

Family: Anson Miller Houghton b. 19 May 1888, d. 21 Sep 1930

Biography

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BirthNov 28, 1885Pittsburg, PA, USA, age 24 in 1910 census; age 34 in 1920 census; age 34 in 1920 census; age 43 in 1930 census; age 54 in 1940 census3,1,4,5
Marriage1909Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 21 and 221,2,5
1920 Census1920Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 31, farmer6,1
1930 Census1930Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 42, a stock rancher7
1940 Census1940Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 54, widow; none; next door to first cousin Clyde H. Houghton8
SSN559-05-4859
1950 US Census1950Corning, CA, USA, age 64, widow, restaurant dishwasher; and father Willam C. Snowden, 88, PA
DeathMar 8, 1967Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 812,4,5
ObituaryMar 13, 1967Red Bluff, CA, USA, Alice Leota Houghton CORKING — A profusion of floral tributes marked the funeral services held for Mrs Alice Leota Houghton at 2pjuf Friday In Hall Brothers Chapel The Rev John V Albright of the First Methodist Church officiated at the rites Mrs Houghton a member of an early day Corning family died March 8 In Coming Memorial Hospital She was the widow of Anson Miller Houghton a widely known sheep rancher Pallbearers were Roy Suffin Omar Les Sutfin Harold Beg-ble Andy Houghton Donald Houghton and Clyde Houghton Burial was In the family plot In Sunset Hill Cemetery
BurialSunset Hill Cemetery, Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA
ParentsDWilliam Snowdon and Sarah Jane Chambers, both b. PA; 1920 census gives father born in CA, mother born in PA5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Tehama Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 127, E.D. 139, Sh. 1, Ln. 93.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Robert Lee Houghton, Aug. 22, 2000.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Tehama Co., CA, Film 527, Box 100, Vol. 118, E.D. 124, Sh. 32.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Elaine Houghton Fontana, Apr 4, 2002.
  6. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Tehama, California; Roll: T625_150; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 139; line 93, dwl 26-26.
  7. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Tehama Co., California; Roll: T626_224; Enumeration District: 7; page 42, sheet 2A, line 11, dwl 32-32.
  8. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Tehama, California; Roll: T627_355; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 52-1; line 38, dwl 1422.
  9. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, California Deaths, 1940-97, Houghton Surname, Feb. 27, 2002.
  10. [S1326] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, online Ancestry. Com, Birthdate: 23 Oct 1918; Birth County: Tehama.

Bertha Elizabeth Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #46656, b. 4 June 1910, d. January 1955

Family: Philip Durnam b. c 1908

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJun 4, 1910Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 9 in 1920 census; age 19 in 1930 census1,2,3,4
Marriage1938Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA2,3
DeathJan, 19552,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Tehama Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 127, E.D. 139, Sh. 1, Ln. 93.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Robert Lee Houghton, Aug. 22, 2000.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Elaine Houghton Fontana, Apr 4, 2002.
  4. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Tehama, California; Roll: T625_150; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 139; line 93, dwl 26-26.

Anson William Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #46657, b. 8 November 1911, d. 22 June 1959

Family: Ruby Harbaugh b. 22 May 1917, d. Mar 1969

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthNov 8, 1911Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 8 in 1920 census; age 18 in 1930 census; age 28 in 1940 census1,2,6,3,4
1940 Census1940Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 54, widow; none; next door to first cousin Clyde H. Houghton7
Occupation1940tavern bar tender
Mil. DraftOct 16, 1940Corning, CA, USA, age 28, Hotel Corning
Marriage1940Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA2,3
SSN566-14-3764
DeathJun 22, 1959Tehama, Tahama Co., CA, USA, age 472,6,3
ObituaryJun 24, 1959HOUGHTON— In Corning Tehama County Anson William Houghton husband of Ruby L, father of Jo Ann and Anson Miller Houghton son of Mrs Alice Snowdon Houghton brother of H Francis Houghton of Corning and Mrs Norella Etzler of Red Bluff Tehama County a native of California ' aged 47 years Funeral services will be held at 2 PM tomorrow In Ha Broth ers Chapel Burial will be In tha Sunset Hill Cemetery
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Tehama Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 127, E.D. 139, Sh. 1, Ln. 93.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Robert Lee Houghton, Aug. 22, 2000.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Elaine Houghton Fontana, Apr 4, 2002.
  4. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Tehama, California; Roll: T625_150; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 139; line 93, dwl 26-26.
  5. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, California Deaths, 1940-97, Houghton Surname, Feb. 27, 2002.
  6. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
  7. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Tehama, California; Roll: T627_355; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 52-1; line 38, dwl 1422.
  8. [S1326] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, online Ancestry. Com, Birthdate: 26 Aug 1943; Birth County: Solano.

Norella Houghton1,2,3,4,5

F, #46658, b. 23 October 1918

Family: H. Begby b. c 1915

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
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BirthOct 23, 1918Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 1 4/12 in 1920 census; age 11 in 1930 census1,2,3,4,5
Marriage1940Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA2,3
Living1959
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Tehama Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 127, E.D. 139, Sh. 1, Ln. 93.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Robert Lee Houghton, Aug. 22, 2000.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Elaine Houghton Fontana, Apr 4, 2002.
  4. [S1326] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, online Ancestry. Com, Birthdate: 23 Oct 1918; Birth County: Tehama.
  5. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Tehama, California; Roll: T625_150; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 139; line 93, dwl 26-26.

Howard Francis Houghton1,2,3

M, #46659, b. 3 September 1914, d. 26 February 1997

Family: Dorothy Fay Webber b. 27 Nov 1914, d. 8 Jul 1995

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep 3, 1914Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, CA Death Records: Sep. 4; age 5 in 1920 census; age 15 in 1930 census; age 25 in 1940 census; GS: 4 Sep 19144,1,3
MarriageDec 2, 1934Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA1,3,5
1940 Census1940Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 25, olive plant labeler6
Mil. DraftOct 16, 1940Corning, CA, USA, age 26, Maywood Packing
SSN560-10-4262
1950 US Census1950Corning, CA, USA, age 35, olive cannery warehouseman/shipping clerk
DeathFeb 26, 1997Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 821,2,3
Burial1997Sunset Hill Cemetery, Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Robert Lee Houghton, Aug. 22, 2000.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Elaine Houghton Fontana, Apr 4, 2002.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Tehama Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 127, E.D. 139, Sh. 1, Ln. 93.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://interment.net/data/us/ca/tehama/sunset/index.htm
  6. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Tehama, California; Roll: T627_355; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 52-1; line 59, dwl 1427.
  7. [S1326] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, online Ancestry. Com, Birthdate: 24 Nov 1939; Birth County: Tehama.
  8. [S1326] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, online Ancestry. Com, Birthdate: 12 May 1953; Birth County: Tehama.

Arnold Raymond Houghton1,2

M, #46660, b. 5 March 1902, d. 10 January 1985

Family: Helen (?) b. 19 May 1901, d. 26 Feb 1992

  • Marriage*: Arnold Raymond Houghton married Helen (?)5

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
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BirthMar 5, 1902CA, USA, age 8 in 1910 census; age 17 in 1920 census1,2
1920 Census1920San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, age 37, widow, none1,4
Marriage5
1940 Census1940San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, age 38, railroad co. cashier clerk5
SSN700-10-3455
1950 US Census1950San Carlos, CA, USA, age 48, railroad co. claims adjustor
DeathJan 10, 1985San Mateo, San Mateo Co., CA, USA, age 822
ResearchRootsweb gives maiden name of mother as Perez, from CA death records2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 103, E.D. 193, Sh. 4, Ln. 97.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Bakersfield, Kern Co., CA, Film 527, Box 100, Vol. 29, E.D. 32, Sh. 502.
  4. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , San Francisco Assembly District 32, San Francisco, California; Roll: T625_138; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 193; line 96, dwl 1266-29-125.
  5. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: T627_322; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 38-594; line 29, dwl 1247.

Elizabeth Cashion1

F, #46661, b. circa 1883

Family: Samuel Fredrick Houghton b. 2 Mar 1864, d. 25 Oct 1910

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1883CA, USA, age 27 in 1910 census; age 37 in 1920 census2,3
Marriagecirca 1900mar 10 y in 1910 census; his 2nd, her 1st2
1910 Census1910Bakersfield, Kern Co., CA, USA, age 45, railroad conductor2,3
1920 Census1920San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, age 37, widow, none1,4
ParentsDparents born in CA3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 103, E.D. 193, Sh. 4, Ln. 97.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Bakersfield, Kern Co., CA, Film 527, Box 100, Vol. 29, E.D. 32, Sh. 502.
  3. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Bakersfield, Kern, California; Roll: T624_78; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 32; line 73, dwl 1215-464-502.
  4. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , San Francisco Assembly District 32, San Francisco, California; Roll: T625_138; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 193; line 96, dwl 1266-29-125.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 103, E.D. 193, Sh. 4, Ln. 98.

Dr. Arthur Duvernoix Houghton1

M, #46662, b. 8 June 1871, d. 23 January 1938

Family 1: Nellie C. (?) b. Aug 1855

  • Marriage: Dr. Arthur Duvernoix Houghton married Nellie C. (?) on circa 1896 mar 4 years in 1900 census; her second mar., his first; mar 16 years in 1910 census.1,4

Family 2: Florence Gildersleeve b. bt 1871 - 1875

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJun 8, 1871England, Jun 1861, age 38 in 1900 census; age 45 in 1910 census; age 49 in 1920 census; age 60 in 1930 census2
Immigrationbetween 1887 and 18901900 census: 1885
1920 census: 1890; 1930 census: 18873
NaturalizationMar 31, 1892as Arthur Howton3
1900 Census1900Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 38, physician2
1910 Census1910Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 45, a physician1,4
MarriageJun, 1913age 40 and 393
Mil. EnlsJul 8, 1918Dr. E. Gilman Goodrich, Los Angeles, has been appointed assistant surgeon at the Los Angeles Receiving Hospital to succeed Dr. Arthur D. Houghton, who resigned to enter the military service. When WWI began the British Government enlisted him to recruit soldiers here, then he enlisted in the Sixtieth Coast Artillery
1920 Census1920Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 49, medical physician3,5
1930 Census1930Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 60, a general practice surgeon6
Author1931The Cactus Book
Note1936He developed a non-inflammible tree.
NotableOne of 11 soldiers who founded the American Legion.
DeathJan 23, 1938Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA7
BurialAug 1, 1945Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co., VA, USA, Section Www Site 12357
Biography1960Wikipedia, 2019: Arthur Duvernoix Houghton, or A.D. Houghton, (June 8, 1870 - January 23, 1938) was a medical doctor, a botanist specializing in cacti, a member of the Los Angeles, California, City Council from 1904 to 1906 and one of the founders of the American Legion. In his early years he was a showman who presented performances in hypnotism and conducted seances.Houghton was born in London, England, on June 8, 1871, and was educated at Oxford University and the Royal Military School of Engineers. He served in the British Army. Houghton had a medical degree and a doctorate of philosophy. He lived in Chicago, Illinois, where he was secretary of the South Side Business Men's League, and he was said to be in Los Angeles in November 1894, when he conducted seances in that city. He moved to Los Angeles around 1902. He was married to Florence Gildersleeve of Chicago in June 1913.[1][2][3][4][5]

Houghton played the role of Doctor Caius, a French physician, in a benefit Los Angeles performance of William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor in April 1904.[6] He was said to be of slight build[7] and to have "auburn" or "pink topped" hair.[8][9]

Houghton suffered a heart attack on November 29, 1933, as he was waiting to testify as an expert witness in a lawsuit.[10]

He died on January 23, 1938, after being stricken on the train as he was returning to California from a trip to New York with others in a successful bid to have the 1938 American Legion convention held in Los Angeles. He was survived by his widow; their home was at 14714 Chatsworth Drive, San Fernando. His body lay in state in the rotunda of the Los Angeles City Hall, guarded by a phalanx of American Legionnaires; services were held at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral and private cremation followed.[2][11]

Botany
Houghton was a noted botanist. He was author of The Cactus Book, published in 1931 by the Macmillan Company[2][12] He was said to have discovered a "purple orange" in 1911, and he "boasted he was one of the few persons who could grow orchids in an open flower bed."[2] He developed a succulent called "Houghton's Hybrid," Kalanchoe ×houghtoni (Kalanchoe delagoensis × daigremontiana). [13] Kalanchoe ×houghtoni 'Pink Butterflies' has pink plantlets on its phylloclades.

In Los Angeles, his collection was a notable one, valued at $20,000 in 1906, with specimens of 800 varieties from "inaccessible deserts," from "Argentina, Patagonia, Mexico and other places. . . . German and Italian botanists have sent him specimens of the rarest kinds." He offered to donate it to the city for a park in Boyle Heights, but the offer was refused by the parks commission because the property offered by J. Harvey McCarthy on Stephenson Avenue between Pioneer Drive and Fresno Street already had a wooded ravine with an assortment of "magnificent trees."[14][15]

By 1928, Houghton had moved to San Fernando, California, at 11224 Chatsworth Road, and he was specializing in development of the Watsonia. "This is the finest crop I have had in twenty years," Houghton told a reporter.[16] In 1929 Houghton was president of the Cactus Society of America[17]

The standard author abbreviation Houghton is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[18]
Municipal service
1904–1906 term
Ciry Councilman James P. Davenport, a Republican, was recalled by the voters on September 16, 1904, because he had voted in favor of a city printing contract awarded to the Los Angeles Times even though the Times' bid was $10,000 higher than its nearest competitor.[19] The recall petition also accused him of "aiding and abetting in the erection of a large and offensive slaughter-house."[20]

Houghton, a nonpartisan,[3] was elected on the same ballot to fill the balance of Potter's term.[21] Houghton thus became the first person in the United States to succeed an ousted public official after a recall.[22] He was seated in the council on September 20, 1904.[23]

Houghton was elected to serve only until the end of Davenport's term, on December 8, 1904, so he faced another election on December 5, which he won in a plurality vote over Scholl, a Republican, and Weber, a Democrat.[24]

Shortly after he was elected, Houghton told a reporter he supported the ideas of Herbert Spencer, the prominent classical liberal political theorist of the Victorian era, and he said that he was "in favor of less grade crossings and more statues."[3]

Newspaper endorsements
Davenport was supported by the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Herald. Houghton had the backing of the Los Angeles Examiner, the Los Angeles Express and the Los Angeles Record.[25]

Los Angeles Times

Times cartoon of Houghton (with umbrella), December 3, 1904
The Times questioned whether Houghton had ever become a U.S. citizen, and after the September election it hired a Chicago firm to check the records in that city. When none were found, the Times stated that "He has not shown that he is an American citizen."[26] The Examiner, however, was able to produce a telegram from Chicago verifying that Arthur Howton, as the name was spelled, "took out his naturalization papers on March 31, 1892." The telegram was presented to the City Council by an Examiner reporter, and the council on September 20 thereupon seated Houghton by a unanimous vote.[27][28]

The Times, at that time edited by the publisher, Harrison Gray Otis, generally spelled Houghton's name as "Howton."[23][29][30][31] and called him a "seancer" and a "spook"[26] or a "spook doctor."[23]

In a front-page article published on September 21, 1904, the Los Angeles Examiner, owned by William Randolph Hearst, claimed that reporter Fred Hopewell of the Times had stated in front of witnesses that:

General Otis says that he will drive you and your woman out of Los Angeles penniless. . . . we are to make a personal canvass among your friends and patients to prevent you from getting a practice. Before you go into the council we will make you sweat blood. We will make you cringe and go upon your knees and sue us for peace.[32]

Hopewell denied the accusation in a signed statement in the Times the next day.[33]

On September 22, 1904, the Times published a story alleging that "Arthur Howton" had moved from Chicago to San Francisco during the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894 and took work as an electrical wireman. "He soon announced that this work was too strenuous and soon blossomed forth as a professor of hypnotism." The Times quoted articles from the San Francisco Examiner and the San Francisco Call, published on February 28, 1894, stating that Howton had attempted suicide by swallowing morphine and that authorities had discovered a note he had written expressing anguish over his unreturned love for a woman, The Times said Howton had then come to Los Angeles where he was "ordained a minister in the Spiritualist church and in little more than a week . . . he was exposed as a fake medium." The newspaper then said that "Prof. Arthur" subsequently made appearances in Denver, Colorado, and in Kenwood Hall, Chicago.[34]

The Times continued:

In 1902 he came to Los Angeles and commenced to practice medicine without the formality of taking out a physician's certificate. This was objected to by the health officers and he later secured a certificate which passed the muster of the Health Office.[34]

Los Angeles Express and Los Angeles Tribune
Houghton received financial support from Edwin T. Earl, publisher of the evening Express and the morning Tribune, according to Houghton's testimony when he was a witness in a $150,000 libel action that Earl unsuccessfully brought in 1917 against the Los Angeles Record. Houghton said he had had two conferences with Earl during the 1904 councilmanic campaign, the second including a question from Earl asking "Why didn't you tell me that you had a past?" "He was very angry that I didn't go into my past, from the cradle up," Houghton testified, adding that the publisher said he had assigned a detective to follow Houghton for six weeks "and that he had the goods on me."[35]

'Resignation'
In a council session on June 9, 1905, Houghton submitted his resignation and left the council chamber after the council refused to bar Attorney C.C. Wright from speaking. He was insulted, Houghton said, because Wright had referred to him as Mister, rather than Doctor.[29] Houghton returned in person on June 19 and, saying that his previous action had been "temporary," requested his seat be returned to him. After some public discussion and a closed meeting, the council allowed him to retain his position.[36]

1917 and 1919 elections
By 1917, Los Angeles had adopted a new city charter, by which all City Council members ran on an at-large basis, with the top eighteen who survived the primary facing a runoff and the top nine of those being chosen at the second election. Houghton put his name in nomination, with one of his election planks being the construction of a new city jail with a modern receiving hospital. He survived the primary but in the final balloting in June 1917 he placed twelfth and so was not chosen.[37][38]

Two days after the election, Houghton was walking near the City Hall with one of the victors, John R. Reeves, when Reeves was stricken by a heart attack but was revived when Houghton administered an injection of strychnine.[39]

In 1919, Houghton ran again, but this time he came in 19th in the primary and so was defeated there.[40]

Hospital
In September 1917, Houghton was appointed by Receiving Hospital Director John B. Gilmer to oversee the medical facilities at the city jail.[41]

Arrest
No longer a City Council member, Houghton was arrested along with Sherman L. Dodge, a house painter, at Seventh Street and Grand Avenue on July 11, 1908, for speaking on the street without permission of the Police Commission. The arrest before a crowd of about 2,000 was "dramatic in the extreme," the Herald reported. "The crowd was largely composed of persons who had followed the Socialist speakers from Seventh and Main strets [sic] when it was found that speaking at that point would seriously interfere with the movement of street car traffic."[42]

Houghton said:

I was a member of the council when this unfair and unAmerican ordinance went through. I voted against it because I believed it to be not only unconstitutional but [also] iniquitous. . . . I believe the safety of the republic and the welfare of the nation demands that the principal of freedom of speech and of the press be held sacred.[42]

After "a vigorous street speaking campaign . . . waged by Socialists,of whom more than a score were arrested," the ordinance was repealed and all those taken into custody were freed without trial.[43]

World War I and American Legion
In April 1917 Houghton helped organize a medical reserves unit of the Home Guard, in which he had the rank of lieutenant-colonel.[44] In June 1918 he helped begin a move to compel all British subjects between the ages of 18 and 50 "to enlist for service abroad," except for those "supporting dependents." He said aid in the campaign would come from the American Protective League.[45]

Houghton resigned from city service in June 1918 to accept a commission in the Army Medical Corps. He left for his assignment in San Francisco, accompanied by his wife.[46] At his death he was reported to have served in the 60th Coast Artillery.[5]

After the war, Houghton was one of the 11 men who formed the American Legion veterans organization.[2]

Syndicalism trial
Houghton was "the star witness" in the 1920 trial of Sydney R. Flowers, who was charged in a Los Angeles court with criminal syndicalism. Houghton told of his conversation with Flowers at the Soldiers' and Sailors' War Replacement Bureau, in which Flowers made a "general tirade against government" and "lauded the I.W.W. in Seattle." Defense attorney John Beardsley subjected Houghton to a "rigid cross-examination" in an effort to show that Houghton had been opposed by Flowers "in one of his ambitions and for that reason felt hostile toward him."[47]

The defense called three witnesses to testify that Houghton's reputation for "truth, honesty and integrity" was "bad." Houghton, however, was vouched for by eleven witnesses, including Buron Fitts of the American Legion.[48] Flowers eventually fled to Canada.[49]

Honors
Houghton had fellowships in the Royal Horticultural Society of England,[2] the British Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[5] In 1939 a tree was planted in his honor in an observance by more than a hundred military veterans at the Veterans Administration facility in today's North Hills, Los Angeles.[50]

Further reading

Houghton as a hypnotist
Statement in 1894 by M.A. Wright of the First Spiritualist Society that Arthur Howton "has not, nor will not, receive any ordination papers" from the society "until he shows himself worthy of such."[3]
Description of Arthur Howton, a "celebrated medium," performing a seance in 1894.[4]
A 1906 article by James M. Harris concerning some of Arthur Houghton's time as a hypnotist in Chicago.[5]
A 1916 letter from Houghton in the Alice Eastwood collection of the California Academy of Sciences archives.[6]
Column by Alma Whitaker of the Los Angeles Times criticizing a speech Houghton had made about military training and the coddling of soldiers.[7]
Photograph and description of cactus Kalanchoe kalanchoe. "Houghton’s Hybrid" or "Pink Butterflies."[8]
References
1 Los Angeles Public Library reference file
2 "Dr. Houghton Casket Will Lie in State," Los Angeles Examiner, January 25, 1938
"Character, But No Beauty Is His Abode," Los Angeles Examiner, September 18, 1904, page 1
"Dr. Houghton Can't Make Denial Stick," Los Angeles Times, September 16, 1904, page A-1
"Dr. Houghton Succumbs," Los Angeles Times, January 25, 1938
"Players in 'The Merry Wives of Windsor,' " Los Angeles Herald, April 17, 1904
"Mayor Ejects Sixth Warder," Los Angeles Herald, March 16, 1906
"Says Examiner Is Liar and Devoid of Truth," Los Angeles Herald, November 28, 1905
"Rantings of Dock Are Brought to Close," Los Angeles Herald, February 29, 1906
"Expert Witness in Insurance Case Suddenly Becomes Ill While Waiting to Testify," Los Angeles Times, November 30, 1933, page A-3
"Late Dr. Houghton to Lie in State," Los Angeles Herald-Express, January 25, 1938
[1] Hathi Trust Digital Library
[2] A Growing Obsession
"Bridge to Cost About $40,000," Los Angeles Herald, June 17, 1906
"Accept Pioneer Park; Reject Dock's Cacti," Los Angeles Herald, July 13, 1906
"Scientist Has Newest Flower," Los Angeles Times, May 11, 1928, page A-12
"Cactus Show at Pasadena Draws Crowd," Los Angeles Times, March 17, 1929, page C-27
IPNI. Houghton.
"Recall Elections," Los Angeles A to Z, Leonard Pitt and Dale Pitt, University of California Press (1997)
"History of the Davenport Case," Los Angeles Times, September 16, 1904, page A-1
"Los Angeles Voters Sustain City's Charter," San Francisco Call, September 17, 1904
"Recall Candidate Wins," Los Angeles Herald, September 17, 1904
"Howton Goes Into Council, Admits His Identity, Confesses Assumed Name," Los Angeles Times, September 21, 1904, page 2
Los Angeles Times, December 6, 1904, page 8
"Houghton Defeats Davenport by a Large Majority," Los Angeles Examiner, September 17, 1904, page 1
"Can a Spook Be a Citizen?" Los Angeles Times, September 20, 1904, page A-1
Los Angeles Examiner, September 21, 1904
"In Stormy Session Houghton Is Seated," Los Angeles Herald, September 21, 1904
"Doc Howton's Resignation," Los Angeles Times, June 10, 1905, page II-1
"More Malicious Falsehoods," Los Angeles Times, September 22, 1904, page A-4
"Bearded Fish," Los Angeles Herald, April 21, 1909 "We notice with interest the demotion of Doctor Houghton in the columns of a morning pro-vice contemporary. This sheet used to refer to him as 'Doc' Howton. When he was advocating causes dear to the heart of our contemporary he was promoted to 'Dr. A.D. Houghton.' But he is demoted, and again he is 'Doc' Howton."
"General Otis' Threat to Dr. Houghton," Los Angeles Examiner, page 1
"Malicious Lie Nailed Hard," Los Angeles Times, September 22, 1904, page A-2
"Howton History: Many 'Warm' Chapters," Los Angeles Times, September 22, 1904, page A-2
Roger M. Grace, "E.T. Earl Pulls the Strings of Woolwine's Election Challenger," Metropolitan News-Enterprise, June 5, 2007
"For Election in Ward Six" Los Angeles Times,June 20, 1905, page II-2
"Big Reception Planned for Tomorrow Evening," Los Angeles Times, April 11, 1917, page II-6
"City Election Final Figures," Los Angeles Times, June 7, 1905, page II-2
"Heart Attack Fells Reeves," Los Angeles Times, June 9, 1917, page II-1
"Politics: The Watchman," Los Angeles Times, May 11, 1919, page II-8
"Politics," Los Angeles Times, September 30, 1917, page 19
"Houghton Run In for Speech," Los Angeles Herald, July 12, 1908
"Street Speaking Charge Against Houghton Dropped," Los Angeles Herald, August 14, 1908
"Reception for the Incumbent," Los Angeles Times, April 8, 1917, page VII-2
"Britishers to Be Recruited," Los Angeles Times, June 4, 1918, page II-2
"Joins Medical Corps," Los Angeles Times, June 30, 1918, page 17
"Avers Flowers Talked Revolt," Los Angeles Times, March 19, 1920
"Flowers Case to Jury Today," Los Angeles Times, March 26, 1920, page II-11
"Heavy Flowers Bail Forfeited," Los Angeles Times, November 4, 1920, page II-1
"Tree Planting Honors Legion Founder," Los Angeles Times, April 17, 1939, page A-2
ParentsSparents born in England in 1900 census; father born in England, mother born in Ireland in 1910 census2
NotableOne of 11 soldiers who founded the American Legion. A significant non-profit organization serving veteran in hundreds of chapters across the United States and other countries as well
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Film 527, Box 100, Vol. 40, E.D. 172, Sh. 208.
  2. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Ward 3, Cook Co., Illinois; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 62; Sheet 5B; line 90, dwl 37-68-80.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 44, E.D. 230, Sh. 13, Ln. 47.
  4. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles Assembly District 71, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T624_82; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 172; line 75, dwl 426-202-211.
  5. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles Assembly District 64, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_108; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 230; line 47, dwl 2401.
  6. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 156 ; Enumeration District: 607; page 218, sheet 8A; line 9, dwl 1471d-746-761.
  7. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator.: Houghton surname.

Florence Gildersleeve1

F, #46663, b. between 1871 and 1875

Family: Dr. Arthur Duvernoix Houghton b. 8 Jun 1871, d. 23 Jan 1938

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthbetween 1871 and 1875NY, USA, age 45 in 1920 census; age 59 in 1930 census; age 68 in 1940 census1
MarriageJun, 1913age 40 and 391
1920 Census1920Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 49, medical physician1,2
1930 Census1930Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 60, a general practice surgeon3
1940 Census1940Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 68, widow, none4
ParentsDCharles E. Gildersleeve; parents born in NY
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 44, E.D. 230, Sh. 13, Ln. 47.
  2. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles Assembly District 64, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_108; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 230; line 47, dwl 2401.
  3. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 156 ; Enumeration District: 607; page 218, sheet 8A; line 9, dwl 1471d-746-761.
  4. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_374; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 60-7; line 4, dwl 14714.

Dr. Asa Haughton1,2

M, #46664, b. 7 July 1851

Family: Louisa Weisbrodt b. Sep 1853

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJul 7, 1851IN, USA, age 9 in 1860 census; age 19 in 1870 census; age 29 in 1880 census; Jul 1851, age 48 in 1900 census; age 57 in 1910 census; age 68 in 1920 census1,3
1870 Census1870French Twp, Adams Co., IN, USA, age 19, a student, property $800, with David And Sarah Simeson4,5
MarriageFeb 2, 1876Wells Co., IN, USA1
1880 Census1880Hartford Twp, Adams Co., IN, USA, age 29, physician6,7
1900 Census1900Harrison, Wells Co., IN, USA, age 48, physician8
1910 Census1910Harrison, Wells Co., IN, USA, age 57, retired practioner2
1920 Census1920Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 68, retired doctor9,10
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Judy Assony's website, http://www.mtcc.com/~mom/myged/main7.html#I3952, Oct 9, 2002.
  2. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Harrison, Wells, Indiana; Roll: T624_388; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0155; line 41, dwl 202-203.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Bryant Haughton, Oct. 9, 2002.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, French Twp, Adams Co., IN, Roll 296, p. 21, line 18, dwl 112-112.
  5. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , French, Adams, Indiana; Roll: M593_296; Page: 21A; Image: 45; Family History Library Film: 545795; line 18, dwl 112-112.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Hartford Twp, Adams Co., IN, Reel 36, Vol. 1, E.D. 136, Sh. 9, Ln. 46.
  7. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Hartford, Adams, Indiana; Roll: 264; Family History Film: 1254264; Page: 106A; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 0033; line 46, dwl 72-72.
  8. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Harrison, Wells, Indiana; Roll: T623_413; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 141; line 89, dwl 120-120.
  9. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 46, E.D. 246, Sh. 7, Ln. 89.
  10. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles Assembly District 66, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_109; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 246; line 89, dwl 1118-179-186.

Louisa Weisbrodt

F, #46665, b. September 1853

Family: Dr. Asa Haughton b. 7 Jul 1851

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep, 1853Switzerland, age 24, Germany, in 1880 census; age 46 in 1900 census; age 54 in 1910 census; age 66, Switzerland, in 1920 census1,2
Notebetween 1900 and 19106 children born, 4 living
1910 Census1910Harrison, Wells Co., IN, USA, age 57, retired practioner3
1920 Census1920Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 68, retired doctor1,4
ParentsDparents born in Switzerland or Germany5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 46, E.D. 246, Sh. 7, Ln. 89.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Hartford Twp, Adams Co., IN, Reel 36, Vol. 1, E.D. 136, Sh. 9, Ln. 46.
  3. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Harrison, Wells, Indiana; Roll: T624_388; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0155; line 41, dwl 202-203.
  4. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles Assembly District 66, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_109; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 246; line 89, dwl 1118-179-186.
  5. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Hartford, Adams, Indiana; Roll: 264; Family History Film: 1254264; Page: 106A; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 0033; line 46, dwl 72-72.
  6. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Judy Assony's website, http://www.mtcc.com/~mom/myged/main7.html#I3952, Oct 9, 2002.

Aldine B. Haughton1,2

F, #46666, b. June 1880

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJun, 1880IN, USA, age 19 in 1900 census; age 29 in 1910 census; age 38 in 1920 census3
Occupation1900a servant
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Judy Assony's website, http://www.mtcc.com/~mom/myged/main7.html#I3952, Oct 9, 2002.
  2. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Harrison, Wells, Indiana; Roll: T623_413; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 141; line 89, dwl 120-120.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 46, E.D. 246, Sh. 7, Ln. 89.

Clyde Lester Haughton1,2

M, #46667, b. 18 September 1893, d. 2 March 1955

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 18, 1893Linn Grove, IN, USA, Sep 1894, age 5 in 1900 census; age 15 in 1910 census; age 25 in 1920 census3,2
Mil. DraftJun 5, 1917Bluffton, IN, USA, Age 23, fireman4
Occupation1920steam railroad oil gager
DeathMar 2, 1955Colusa, CA, USA
BurialForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Judy Assony's website, http://www.mtcc.com/~mom/myged/main7.html#I3952, Oct 9, 2002.
  2. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Harrison, Wells, Indiana; Roll: T623_413; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 141; line 89, dwl 120-120.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 46, E.D. 246, Sh. 7, Ln. 89.
  4. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Indiana; Registration County: Wells; Roll: 1653174.

Beatrice Houghton1

F, #46668, b. circa 1912

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1912OH, USA, age 8 in 1920 census1
1920 Census1920Riverside Co., CA, USA, a niece of Lucy Houghton Lee1,2
1930 Census1930Findlay, Hancock Co., OH, USA, age 18, niece and living with Russell L. and Mary Wolfe3
ParentsDparents born in OH
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Riverside Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 77, E.D. 110, Sh. 34, Ln. 14.
  2. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Palo Verde, Riverside, California; Roll: T625_125; Page: 34A; Enumeration District: 110; line 9, dwl 580-672.
  3. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Findlay, Hancock Co., Ohio; Roll: 1820; Enumeration District: 21; Sheet 12B; line 51.

Beth Houghton1

F, #46669, b. circa 1896

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1896IL, USA, age 24 in 1920 census1
Occupation1920school teacher
1920 Census1920Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 62, widow, none2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 41, E.D. 173, Sh. 12, Ln. 59.
  2. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_107; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 173.

Sidney Willard Holman1

M, #46670

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from e-mail address, June 18, 2000.

Marion Louise Jaquay1

F, #46671, b. 23 November 1921

Family: Michael Joseph Hickey d. 21 Oct 1955

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov 23, 19211
MarriageJun 22, 19441
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Stuart R. Sheedy, June 19, 2000.

John Herbert Jaquay1

M, #46672, b. 28 May 1926

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMay 28, 19261
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Stuart R. Sheedy, June 19, 2000.

Michael Joseph Hickey1

M, #46673, d. 21 October 1955

Family: Marion Louise Jaquay b. 23 Nov 1921

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
MarriageJun 22, 19441
DeathOct 21, 19551
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Stuart R. Sheedy, June 19, 2000.

Michael Joseph Hickey Jr.1

M, #46674, b. 1 October 1946

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthOct 1, 19461
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Stuart R. Sheedy, June 19, 2000.

Florence Josephine Hickey1

F, #46675, b. 14 March 1953

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMar 14, 19531
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Stuart R. Sheedy, June 19, 2000.

Bertha R. Yates1

F, #46676, b. 18 January 1880, d. 9 December 1968

Family: Orvil Calvert Houghton b. 14 Nov 1880, d. 24 Jul 1957

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJan 18, 1880CA, USA, Mar 1880, age 20 in 1900 census; age 30 in 1910 census, age 39 in 1920 census; age 49 in 1930 census; age 60 in 1940 census1,2
1900 Census1900San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, USA, age 46, none3
MarriageSep 12, 1905Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, USA, age 25
1910 Census1910Napa, Napa Co., CA, USA, age 30, day school teacher; widowed, roomer with Peter Lyle4,5
1920 Census1920Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., CA, USA, age 39, public school teacher, living with mother Mary F. Yates, 661,6
1930 Census1930Isleton, Sacramento Co., CA, USA, age 49, divorced, a boarder, a public school teacher7
1940 Census1940Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., CA, USA, age 60, widowed, none8,9
1950 US Census1950Santa Cruz, CA, USA, age 70, widow, lodger
DeathDec 9, 1968Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., CA, USA, age 882
Duplicate
ParentsDparents born in IN
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 124, E.D. 244, Sh. 5, Ln. 20.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
  3. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , San Jose Ward 3, Santa Clara, California; Roll: 111; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1240111; line 49, dwl 405.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Napa, Napa Co., CA, Film 527, Box 100, Vol. 64, E.D. 79, Sh. 116.
  5. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Napa Ward 1, Napa, California; Roll: T624_90; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 79;
    line 60, dwl.
  6. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Santa Cruz Ward 8, Santa Cruz, California; Roll: T625_148; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 244; line 19, dwl 69-136-137.
  7. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Isleton, Sacramento Co., California; Roll: 185 ; Enumeration District: 20; page 60; sheet 2A; line 48, dwl 35-35.
  8. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California; Roll: T627_342; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 44-10; line 54, dwl 45.
  9. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Fairview Twp, Fresno, California; Roll: T627_205; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 10-115; line 77, dwl 22.

Eutha O. Steele1,2,3

F, #46677, b. circa 1901

Family: Carl Houghton b. 4 Aug 1894, d. 27 Jun 1966

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1901AR, USA, age 19, OK, in 1920 census; age 29, AR, in 1930 census; age 39, AR, in 1940 census1
MarriageMay 11, 1918OK, USA, age 23 and 171
1920 Census1920Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 25, job shop machinist3
1930 Census1930Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 35, tool and die shop mechanic1
Divorcebefore 1938
Living1977
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 146 ; Enumeration District: 366; page 115, sheet 8A; line 25, dwl 217-88-147.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, California Birth Index, 1905-1995: Houghton Surname search.
  3. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles Assembly District 61, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_105; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 109; line 72, dwl 118-199-207.
  4. [S1326] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, online Ancestry. Com, Birthdate: 24 Apr 1922; Birth County: Los Angeles.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Catheleen Haughton1

F, #46678, b. circa 1909

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1909CA, USA, age 1 4/12 in 1910 census; age 11 in 1920 census2
1920 Census1920O'Conner Notre Dame Institute, San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, USA, ages 16 and 11, wards, institute students, with Sister Ann Aloysious3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 123, E.D. 177, Sh. 2, Ln. 21.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, Film 527, Box 100, Vol. 86, E.D. 84, Sh. 204.
  3. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , San Jose, Santa Clara, California; Roll: T625_148; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 177; line 20.

Catherine Haughton1

F, #46679, b. circa 1912

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1912CA, USA, age 8 in 1920 census1
1920 Census1920Roman Catholic Orpan Asylum of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA, age 14, ward2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 101, E.D. 171, Sh. 22, Ln. 75.
  2. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , San Francisco Assembly District 22, San Francisco, California; Roll: T625_137; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 171.

Cecilia Haughton1

F, #46680, b. circa 1906

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1906CA, USA, age 14 in 1920 census1
1920 Census1920Roman Catholic Orpan Asylum of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA, age 14, ward2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 101, E.D. 171, Sh. 22, Ln. 59.
  2. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , San Francisco Assembly District 22, San Francisco, California; Roll: T625_137; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 171.