John H. Wood1

M, #82321, b. circa 1929

Biography

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Birthcirca 1929OK, USA, age 1 1/12 in 1930 census1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Oklahoma, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1918; Enumeration District: 36; Sheet: 7B, line 97, dwl 1903-174-187.

Bessie E. Shoup1

F, #82322, b. August 1880, d. 10 March 1962

Family: Hadin Houghton b. Oct 1869, d. b 1940

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
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BirthAug, 1880IL, USA, age 19 in 1900 census; age 29 in 1910 census; age 49, NE, in 1930 census; age 59, NE, in 1940 census; MO in 1930 census of son Harold2
MarriageDec 24, 1899Florence, CO, USA, mar 5/12 years in 1900 census; 10 in 1910 census2
Widow1940
1950 US Census1950Oklahoma, OK, USA, age 69, widow, retail dry goods store, millener
DeathMar 10, 1962OK, USA
ParentsDfather born in PA, mother born in VA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1561787.
  2. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Anaconda, Teller Co., Colorado; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 130; Page: 7B; line 94, dwl 168-175.
  3. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Cripple Creek Ward 1, Teller, Colorado; Roll: T624_125; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 192; line 35, dwl 114-103-108.
  4. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Oklahoma, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1918; Enumeration District: 47; Page 138, Sheet: 12A, line 43, dwl 1511-256-317.

Ruth J. Houghton1

F, #82323, b. 1903, d. 1945

Family: Herbert J Earsom b. 1901, d. 5 Jan 1970

Biography

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Birth1903CO, USA, age 6 in 1910 census; age 26 in 1930 census; age 36 in 1940 census1
Marriagecirca 1924age 22 and 201
1930 Census1930Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, USA, age 49, wholesale hat comp. trimmer1
Occupation1940dept. store millener
1940 Census1940Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, USA, age 38, electric railway clerk3
Death1945
BurialRose Hill Burial Park, Oaklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, USA
ParentsDfather born in CO, mother born in NE1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Oklahoma, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1918; Enumeration District: 47; Page 138, Sheet: 12A, line 43, dwl 1511-256-317.
  2. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Cripple Creek Ward 1, Teller, Colorado; Roll: T624_125; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 192; line 35, dwl 114-103-108.
  3. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3342; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 78-19.

Herbert J Earsom1

M, #82324, b. 1901, d. 5 January 1970

Family: Ruth J. Houghton b. 1903, d. 1945

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1901KS, USA, age 28 in 1930 census; age 38 in 1940 census1
Marriagecirca 1924age 22 and 201
1930 Census1930Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, USA, age 49, wholesale hat comp. trimmer1
1940 Census1940Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, USA, age 38, electric railway clerk2
DeathJan 5, 1970Oaklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, USA
BurialRose Hill Burial Park, Oaklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, USA
ParentsSfather born in MO, mother born in KS1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Oklahoma, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1918; Enumeration District: 47; Page 138, Sheet: 12A, line 43, dwl 1511-256-317.
  2. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3342; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 78-19.

Sarah M. (?)1

F, #82325, b. circa 1867

Family: George Weaver Houghton b. 14 Sep 1865, d. 6 Jun 1952

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
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Birthcirca 1867PA, USA, age 63 in 1930 census1
Marriageage 27 and 26, first mar1
1930 Census1930Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, USA, age 64, retired1
Duplicate
ParentsDparents born in PA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Oklahoma, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1918; Enumeration District: 48; Page 172, Sheet: 24A, line 24, dwl 909-93-109.

Connie McGee1,2

F, #82326, b. 10 September 1904, d. 18 October 1984

Family: Clifford Ray Houghton b. 1 Jan 1898, d. 14 Jul 1960

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 10, 1904Weatherford, OK, USA, age 25 in 1930 census; age 35 in 1940 census3
Marriagecirca 1921age 23 and 161
1930 Census1930Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, USA, age 32, oil field tool dresser1
Residence1935rural, Kay Co., OK, USA, and family4
1940 Census1940St. Elmo, Fayette Co., IL, USA, age 42, welding helper4
1950 US Census1950Calistoga, Napa Co., CA, USA, age 52, pipe mfg, welder
SSNbefore 1951CA, USA, 563-38-2757
DeathOct 18, 1984Sacramento Co., CA, USA, age 803
ObituaryOct 22, 1984Napa, CA, USA, Connie Houghton SACRAMENTO Connie Houghton, 80, died Thursday at Methodist Hospital Hospital in Sacramento. She was born in Oklahoma Sept. 10, 1904, and had resided in Napa for many years. She was employed at Rough Rider and Cameron Shirt Factory here and had moved to Sacramento a few years go to be near her son and daughter. She was a member of the Riverside Wesleyan Church in Sacramento. She is survived by two daughters, Myrna Barker of Chico and Myra Lander of Sacramento; three sons, L.D. of Sacramento, C.R. of Bozeman, Mont, and P.J. of Napa; one sister, Marguerite Rideout of Yucca Valley; and 15 grandchildren. Friends may call at Claffey and Rota Funeral Home, 1975 Main St., Tuesday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The funeral service will be held at the Riverside Wesleyan Church in Sacramento at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Interment will be at Tulocay Cemetery.
ParentsDMagee and Chandler;
father born in TX, mother born in IL1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Oklahoma, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1920; Enumeration District: 131; Page 247, Sheet: 6A, line 48, dwl 1905-118-142.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bozemandailychronicle/…
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
  4. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , St Elmo, Fayette, Illinois; Roll: T627_801; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 26-1.

Lloyd Duane Houghton1,2

M, #82327, b. 11 November 1923, d. 13 February 2005

Family 1: Elizabeth Lou Salois b. 27 Nov 1927, d. 11 Apr 1986

Family 2: Eileen (?)

  • Marriage*: Lloyd Duane Houghton married Eileen (?)

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov 11, 1923Three Sands, OK, USA, age 6 in 1930 census; age 16 in 1940 census1
Mil. EnlsUS Navy
1950 US Census1950Brighton, Sacramento Co., CA, USA, age 26, retail grocery store clerk
OccupationLt. Sacramento Police Dept
Marriage
DeathFeb 13, 2005Sacramento, CA, USA
ObituaryFeb 18, 2005HOUGHTON Lloyd Dwayne Passed away on February 13 2005 at age 81 A WWII veteran with the US Navy he was later a lieutenant with Sacramento Police Dept for 26 years and a member of the Sacramento Retired Police Officer's Assoc He is survived by his wife of 36 years Eileen daughter Patricia and son Michael (Nancy) brother Ray (Betty) and Joseph (Jetty) sisters Myrna (Jim) Barker and Myra Lander granddaughters Megan (Ian) and Marcie many nieces and nephews and other family members He was preceded in death by son Patrick There will be no services at his
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Oklahoma, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1920; Enumeration District: 131; Page 247, Sheet: 6A, line 48, dwl 1905-118-142.
  2. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , St Elmo, Fayette, Illinois; Roll: T627_801; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 26-1.

Norma Alexandria Miller1

F, #82328, b. 15 October 1892, d. 13 September 1972

Family: Harry Warner Houghton b. 25 Dec 1886, d. 1958

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthOct 15, 1892KS, USA, age 37 in 1930 census; age 47 in 1940 census1
Marriagecirca 1927age 40 and 341
1930 Census1930Goodwell, Texas Co., OK, USA, age 44, A and M. College, college teacher1
1940 Census1940Duncan, Stephens Co., OK, USA, age 53, high school teacher2
1950 US Census1950Panhandle Agricultural and Mechanical College (PAMC), Goodwell, Texas Co., OK, USA, age 63, State PAMC College, chemistry professor
DeathSep 13, 1972Austin, TX, USA
BurialTonkawa IOOF Cemetery, Tonkawa, OK, USA
ParentsDparents born in VA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Goodwell, Texas Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1925; Enumeration District: 8; Page 142, Sheet: 2A, line 19, dwl 24-28.
  2. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Duncan, Stephens, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3334; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 69-5.
  3. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx

Norman Warner Houghton1

M, #82329, b. 21 June 1929, d. 13 December 2011

Family: Marie Anna Cecelia Grimm b. 1927

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJun 21, 1929Hutchinson, KS, USA, age 4/12, OK, in 1930 census; age 10, KS, in 1940 census2
GraduationUniversity of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA, MS Chemistry
Marriagecirca 19591
DeathDec 13, 2011Austin, Travis Co., TX, USA3
ObituaryDec 15, 2011Norman Warner Houghton Norman Warner Houghton was born on June 21, 1929 in Hutchinson, Kansas and raised in various cities in Oklahoma. He joined our heavenly father after passing away peacefully on December 13, 2011. Norman attended Tonkawa High School then received his B.S. in Chemistry from Panhandle A & M College in Oklahoma where he also was first chair clarinet in the college band. He received his M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Oklahoma. Following college, Norman took a job as a chemist at Amoco and moved to Galveston, TX. It was there that he met the love of his life, Marie Grimm. They married and settled in Austin where Norman worked for Jefferson (later Texaco) Chemical Company for 30 years. Active in Boy Scouts, Norman achieved the rank of Eagle Scout as a young man and later was a Scoutmaster for his boys' troop. Norman will be remembered for his love of the bible and his passion for hunting. Norman leaves behind his wife of 52 years, Marie Houghton, as well as his five children and their families: David Houghton, Randy Houghton and wife Sharon with children Samuel, Daniel, and Christin, Barbara Beggs and husband Jim with daughters Rachel and Jenna Marie, Steve Houghton, and Janet Starnes with daughters Christine and Jessica. Norman was pre-deceased by his parents, Harry and Norma Houghton, as well as his brother Robert Houghton. Visitation will be held at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home in Austin, 3125 N. Lamar, on Friday, December 16 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The funeral service will be held at Hyde Park Baptist Church on Speedway at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 17 with a reception following. The family will be holding a private burial. Obituary and memorial guestbook available online at www.wcfish.com

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Published in Austin American-Statesman on December 15, 2011
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Citations

  1. [S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1962_0008.
  2. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Goodwell, Texas Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1925; Enumeration District: 8; Page 142, Sheet: 2A, line 19, dwl 24-28.
  3. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx
  4. [S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1961_0008.
  5. [S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1964_0007.
  6. [S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1966_0007.

Grace Belle Houghton1,2

F, #82330, b. 26 December 1884, d. 22 November 1960

Family: Harry H. Frank b. c 1882

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
BirthDec 26, 1884Altamont, KS, USA, age 15 in 1900 census; age 45 in 1930 census1,2
Marriage19042
1930 Census1930Burbank, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 48, auto salesman3
DeathNov 22, 1960French Camp Hospital, CA, USA2
BurialTracy, CA, USA2
Contributnand that of William B. Frank and his brother Robert M. Frank as well as Pearl E. Houghton.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Tulsa, Tulsa Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1936; Enumeration District: 131; Page 170, Sheet: 15B, line 92, dwl 502-258-305.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Lucinda Frank, Aug. 27, 2008.
  3. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Burbank, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 125; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 844; line 67, dwl 517-15-15.

H. H. Houghton1

M, #82331, b. circa 1905

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1905IL, USA, age 24 in 1930 census1
1930 Census1930Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, USA, age 24, oil geophysicist1
ParentsSfather born in IL, mother born in MA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Tulsa, Tulsa Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1936; Enumeration District: 141; Sheet: 5B, line 92, dwl 1629-56-22.

Charles H. Houghton1

M, #82332, b. circa 1897

Family 1: Lois Katherine Walker b. c 1909, d. 14 May 1983

Family 2: Mary E. (?) b. c 1900

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1897FL, USA, age 33 in 1930 census; age 43 in 1940 census1
Milit-BegWWI1
Research
MarriageApr 14, 1928age 31 and 191
1930 Census1930Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, USA, age 33, cleaning truck driver1
Residence1935Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, USA
1940 Census1940Langley, Mayes Co., OK, USA, age 43, private contractor electrician2
Marriage
1950 US Census1950Bartletsville, OK, USA, age 53, building construction, electrician
Duplicate
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Tulsa, Tulsa Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1936; Enumeration District: 154; Page 231, Sheet: 8A, line 34, dwl 968-110-109.
  2. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Langley, Mayes, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3311; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 49-20A.

Lois Katherine Walker1

F, #82333, b. circa 1909, d. 14 May 1983

Family: Charles H. Houghton b. c 1897

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1909Weleetka, Okfuskee Co., OK, USA, age 21 in 1930 census; age 31 in 1940 census1
MarriageApr 14, 1928age 31 and 191
1930 Census1930Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, USA, age 33, cleaning truck driver1
1940 Census1940Langley, Mayes Co., OK, USA, age 43, private contractor electrician2
DeathMay 14, 1983Springfield, IL, USA
ParentsDRichard Benjamin Ben Walker 1872 – 1951 & Lillie Dora Collins 880 – 1965; parents born in USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Tulsa, Tulsa Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1936; Enumeration District: 154; Page 231, Sheet: 8A, line 34, dwl 968-110-109.
  2. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Langley, Mayes, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3311; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 49-20A.

Dorothea L. Houghton1

F, #82334, b. circa 1929

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1929OK, USA, age 11/12 in 1930 census; age 10, MI, in 1940 census1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Tulsa, Tulsa Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1936; Enumeration District: 154; Page 231, Sheet: 8A, line 34, dwl 968-110-109.

Elizabeth B. Houghton1

F, #82335, b. circa 1917

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1917AL, USA, age 13 in 1930 census1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1938; Enumeration District: 3; Sheet: 7B, line 83, dwl 1111-185-193.

Robert William Houghton1

M, #82336, b. 2 September 1920

Family: Bernice (?)

  • Marriage*: Robert William Houghton married Bernice (?)

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 2, 1920Colorado Springs, CO, USA, age 9 in 1930 census; age 19 in 1940 census1,2
1940 Census1940Bartlesville, OK, USA, age 43, married, none3
Mil. DraftFeb 16, 1942Bartlesville, OK, USA, age 21, Occupation: Phillips Petroleum Company; Next of Kin: Elizabeth Lacy
Mil. EnlsNov 4, 1942Tulsa, OK, USA, Name: Robert W Houghton Birth Year: 1920 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Colorado State: Oklahoma County or City: Washington Enlistment Date: 4 Nov 1942 Enlistment State: Oklahoma Enlistment City: Tulsa Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Education: 3 years of college Civil Occupation: Jackhammer Operator Marital Status: Single, with dependents Height: 71 Weight: 1622
ResearchNov 4, 1942
1950 US Census1950Bartletsville, OK, USA, age 50, divorced, exclusive Xmas card designers, district representative
Divorce1950
Marriage
Living1957Bartlesville, OK, USA, an engineer
Duplicate
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1938; Enumeration District: 3; Sheet: 7B, line 83, dwl 1111-185-193.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record.
  3. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03339; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 74-8.

Rinda Cecile Horton1

F, #82337, b. 6 March 1871, d. 21 May 1956

Family: Rev. Thomas Richard Houghton b. 26 Dec 1846, d. 24 May 1923

Biography

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BirthMar 6, 1871Sandy Hook, Elliott Co., KY, USA, age 39 in 1910 census; age 48 in 1920 census; age 59 in 1930 census; age 69 in 1940 census1
MarriageSep 4, 1908Muskogee, OK, USA, mar 1 y in 1910 census; his 2nd, her 1st mar2
1920 Census1920Warner, Muskogee Co., OK, USA, age 73, church house clergyman3
DeathMay 21, 1956Tahlequah, OK, USA
BurialTahlequah City Cemetery, Tahlequah, OK, USA
ParentsDLillie and Richard Lee Horton;
parents born in VA1
ResearchOK, USA, From Elliott County To Oklahoma By John A. Stegall < johnstegall@hotmail.com

     “Coy Kentucky Maid of 37 Summers Comes 1000 Miles to Wed Oklahoma Parson”. That was the headline to a news item that appeared in the Muskogee, Oklahoma Times Democrat on Sept. 5, 1908.
     When I came across the article recently, my first glance revealed nothing of interest, but then I saw the name “Horton”, followed by “Sandy Hook, KY” and that really caught my attention.
     The article began: “After a two-year courtship by mail and a journey of 1000 miles in dusty ‘choo-choo’ cars, Miss Rhinda Horton of Sandy Hook, KY was united I marriage to Rev. Thomas R. Houghton of that place.”
     The next paragraph described a major problem that the prospective bride encountered: “It had been arranged that the prospective groom should meet her in St. Louis and accompany her to Muskogee to secure the marriage license, but fate decreed it that they should miss connections and the Oklahoma liver had to take the back trail from the Missouri Metropolis in hot pursuit of the bride, who managed to come on
unattended.”
     But all ended well, as the article explained: “The marriage license was procured yesterday afternoon of Mr. Wells, clerk of the county court. The groom is a Methodist minister at Warner, aged 61 years, and the bride has spent 37 summers in the Blue Grass State.”
     By the time I finished reading the article, my curiosity has been stirred, so to my records I went to see if there had really been a Rinda Horton in Elliott Co, and sure enough, there had been!
     After a thorough review of my records, I began to suspect that Rinda had been an aunt of Emery Horton. When I saw Emery a few days later, I made mention of the article and asked him if Rinda was his aunt. That Familiar smile came on Emery’s face as he answered, “She was. She was Dad’s youngest sister.” He continued to tell me that his aunt Rinda had fallen in love with Thomas Houghton, who had been pastor of the Sandy Hook Methodist Church. He said Rinda had slipped off from her parents and went to Oklahoma to marry Rev. Houghton, who had been reassigned to a church in that state.
     I found the name and address of the lady who had the original 1908 news article, and suspecting that she might be a Horton descendent, I wrote to her. In a short time, I received her reply. She was indeed a Horton descendant – the only daughter of Thomas and Rinda Horton Houghton.
     Rinda Horton was born on Doctor’s Branch in Elliott County and was given the name, Dorinda Cecile, but the name was soon shortened to “Rinda”, the name she answered to for the rest of her life. Her parents were Richard Lee and Lillie Greenwood Horton, both from Virginia. Rinda was one of their ten children. Her sisters were: Lucy, Lettie and Nancy; brothers were: Henderson, William, “Tom”, “Wick”, and Charlie
(Emery’s father).
     The story of how Rinda and Thomas Richard Houghton met is an interesting one, having begun when Rev. Houghton was assigned from WV to pastor the Sandy Hook Methodist Church in 1905.
     The Hortons were stedfast Methodists and attend the Walnut Grove Methodist Church. Undoubtedly, they attended the Sandy Hook church from time to time. Emery Horton stated that his grandmother Lillie was a “loyal Methodist”, and that “her home was always the preacher’s home. To minister to God’s Messengers was her delight and often she would shout over her work as she prepared a meal of which they were to
partake.”
     It may well have been on just such an occasion that Rinda Horton and Rev. Thomas Houghton met and began their intimate friendship.
     Rinda’s only daughter, Lillie Houghton Ghormley, wrote that, “Even though Thomas was several years older that Rinda, they became good friends and began a romance. Rinda’s parents were not happy about the romance and refused to let her marry the ‘preacher’. So Thomas decided to move to Oklahoma. He was assigned to the Methodist Church in Warner, Oklahoma in Feb 1907.”
     Rinda Horton’s parents probably thought that this would be the end of her romantic relationship with the ‘preacher’. But not so. As her granddaughter, Marilyn Nichols said, “Rinda clasped a secret to her heart”. She loved the Methodist minister and intended to marry him.
     Lillie Ghormley’s description of the courtship continued: “The sweethearts continued their friendship by letters. Eventually, Thomas sent Rinda a ticket and money for a trip to Warner. He planned that they meet in St. Louis and marry there.”
     Unknown to her parents, Rinda was making plans to leave home and make the long, perhaps frightening, journey to Oklahoma. Her granddaughter said, “Having never been out of Kentucky, Rinda’s heart race in anxiety, but there was no turning back; she obtained a one-way ticket for Muskogee, Oklahoma.” Apparently the parents suspected nothing out of the ordinary when Rinda announced that she “Was going to visit a cousin for a few days”.
     In order to prevent her parents from being suspicious, she wore two sets of clothing and took only what would be considered necessary for a few days visit. But Rinda had made careful plans with the help of some friends. Her granddaughter said, “She walked to a neighbor’s home where she had secretly sewn other clothing, and packed them in a bag.” Picking up her bag, she headed for the railroad station.
     I imagine Rinda boarded the train at either Wrigley or Morehead where she began her westward trip to St. Louis. But the best laid plans do not always work out, as Rinda was to discover.
     In the early 1900s, trains did not always run on the exact schedule and such was the case with Rinda’s train. It arrived late in St. Louis and according to Lillie Ghormley, Rev. Houghton thought she had not come and made his way back to Oklahoma.     
     Rinda was not deterred. According to her granddaughter, “Rinda did not fail him. Showing the faith she had in him, she continued her trip to Oklahoma. They were reunited in Muskogee and married on Sept 4, 1908.”
     Mrs. Ghormley said that in Oklahoma at that time it was a custom to charivari (shiverer) newly-wed couples, just as it was here in our own area. Shortly after the Houghtons had retired for the day, the serenade began outside, and if it was anything like some I have heard of in this area, it was very loud and raucous. But since one of the newly-weds was a preacher, the revelers may have kept the serenade a bit subdued. Lillie said that her father had grown some large watermelons that summer and had taken one into the house to cool. She continued: “So when the group came to charivari the couple, he pushed that watermelon onto the porch and went back to bed”.
     In describing her parent’s marriage, Lillie said, “it was like a fairy-tale marriage because they lived happily. They never got angry or argued during the fifteen years they lived together”.
     After their marriage, Thomas and Rinda continued to live in Warner for two years, and it was there that their only child was born. She was given the name Lillie Lee; “Lillie” for her grandmother Horton; “Lee” for her grandfather, Richard Lee Horton.
     In most of the organized denominations, pastors were frequently reassigned, and the Methodist Church was not an exception. Lillie Ghormeley said that her father’s moves “came more often that not”. “Through all of the moves, though, Rinda was patent, always helping others, as well as caring for her family and assisting her husband in his ministry.
     Lillie mentioned that I one town where her father was pastoring, the mother of a small infant came down with typhoid. The family’s doctor asked Rinda if she would take the baby and care for it, a challenge she gladly accepted. But eventually the mother recovered and took the baby back home just before the young couple moved to Texas. The mother was young and inexperienced in motherhood, and within six months the
infant was dead. Having become attached to the baby, it was a very sad day for Rinda when she heard of its death.
     In still another community, the Houghtons answered the call to help when a child became ill with diphtheria, perhaps one of the most frightening and dreaded diseases of that time. Neighbors avoided contact with the family out of fear that they, too, might contract the disease. But not the Houghtons. They carried food to the family, ran errands, and sat with the sick child, even putting their own eight year old daughter at risk to the extent that she was suspended form school for two weeks. Lillie said, “Even though the child died, Thomas and Rinda continued their daily ministering to the family”.
     And so it went as the Houghtons moved from one community to another. Through the years the “Coy Maid from Kentucky” stood by her pastor husband, teaching Sunday school classes, providing for quests in their home, and assisting Rev. Houghton in his ministry to the community. In Lillie’s words: “Services such as these went on all the time until Rev. Thomas R. Houghton died on May 24, 1923. He was
buried at Walnut Grove, WV, where other members of his family were buried”.
     After the death of her husband, Rinda continued to live in Warner in the small retirement home she and Thomas had built. Both the Horton and Houghton families offered Rinda help is she wanted to move back east, but she refused, preferring to remain in Oklahoma.
     When Lillie Lee graduated from high school in 1926, Rinda was determined that she would attend college. There being no institution of higher learning in Warner, Rinda moved to Tahlequah so Lillie could continue her education. While living in Tahlequah, Rinda managed an apartment house to supplement her small pension and finance Lillie’s college expenses.
     After Lillie’s marriage, Rinda again moved back to Warner, where she lived until 1936. Rinda’s son in law, Roger Ghormley, had been employed as Superintendent of Schools in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, and Lillie, now the mother of two small children, had reentered college to complete work toward a degree. A baby-sitter was needed who could be better for the job than “Granny Rinda”. So, again Rinda packed up
and moved back to Tahlequah to be near her daughter and grandchildren. Speaking of Rinda’s relationship with her grandchildren, Lillie said “She did so much to form these two lives into the persons they are today”.
     From what Rinda’s granddaughter, Marilyn Nichols, told me, there must have been a very strong bond between Granny Rinda and her grandchildren. Apparently she had a very strong love for children and was, in return, loved by them. Marilyn stated that she was a “Pushover for children”.
     By standards of the early 1900s, Oklahoma was a tremendous distance form Elliott Co, KY. One would have thought that once Rinda Horton Houghton was settled down in that western state, her contact with the folks back home would have been minimal. But not so. In 1910, when Lillie was barely a year old, Rinda made her first trip back to Doctor’s Branch to visit her folds. Then again, when Lillie graduated from
high school in 1926, Rinda brought her to Elliott County for a visit. Lillie said, “We visited George and Emery (Horton) most every time we came”. About 1934, Rinda made what was perhaps her last trip back to her childhood home, but her daughter has made a few trips since that time.
     Rinda continued to live in Tahlequah, Oklahoma until her death on May 21, 1956. She was laid to rest in the Tahlequah City Cemetery.
     Speaking of Rinda’s death, Marilyn Nichols wrote: “In my heart I held her close and invoked God’s mercy and love as she began her final journey”.
     When I read Rinda Horton Houghton’s story, I found it so interesting I wanted to share it with my readers. I hope they find it just as interesting as I did.     For helping me with this, I must extend thanks to Lillie Ghormley and her daughter, Marilyn Nichols. Despite her 84 years, Lillie has made a special effort to make this possible, and I truly appreciate it.
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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1938; Enumeration District: 5; Sheet: 7B, line 57, dwl 1220-181-183.
  2. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , MacHire, Haskell, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1254; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 92; line 9, dwl 143-145.
  3. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Warner, Muskogee, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1477; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 101; line 92, dwl 23-25.

Lillie Lee Houghton1

F, #82338, b. circa 1909

Family: Roger C. Ghormley b. c 1905

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1909Warner, OK, USA, age 10/12 in 1910 census; age 10 in 1920 census; age 20 in 1930 census; age 30 in 1940 census1
Marriagecirca 1928age 22 and 181
1930 Census1930Bartlesville, Washington Co., OK, USA, age 25, high school teacher1
1940 Census1940Tahlequah, Cheokee Co., OK, USA, age 32, Cherokee County superintendent3
Living1952OK, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1938; Enumeration District: 5; Sheet: 7B, line 57, dwl 1220-181-183.
  2. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , MacHire, Haskell, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1254; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 92; line 9, dwl 143-145.
  3. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3282; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 11-16A.

Roger C. Ghormley1

M, #82339, b. circa 1905

Family: Lillie Lee Houghton b. c 1909

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1905OK, USA, age 25 in 1930 census1
Marriagecirca 1928age 22 and 181
1930 Census1930Bartlesville, Washington Co., OK, USA, age 25, high school teacher1
Occupation1936Cherokee Co., OK, USA, Superintendent of Schools
1940 Census1940Tahlequah, Cheokee Co., OK, USA, age 32, Cherokee County superintendent2
ParentsSfather born in ?, mother was Cherokee1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1938; Enumeration District: 5; Sheet: 7B, line 57, dwl 1220-181-183.
  2. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Tahlequah, Cherokee, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3282; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 11-16A.

Marilyn L. Ghormley1

F, #82340, b. circa 1929

Family: (?) Nichols

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1929OK, USA, age 1 3/12 in 1930 census; age 11 in 1940 census1
Marriage
ParentsDfather born in ?, mother was Cherokee1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1938; Enumeration District: 5; Sheet: 7B, line 57, dwl 1220-181-183.

Nellie May Wylie1,2

F, #82341, b. 18 September 1900, d. 21 January 1953

Family: John Otho Houghton b. 3 Jan 1887, d. Mar 1976

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep 18, 1900KS, USA, age 30 in 1930 census1
Marriagecirca 1919age 33 and 291
1920 Census1920Union, Woodward Co., OK, USA, age 33, farmer2
1930 Census1930Liberty, Woodward Co., OK, USA, age 44, farm laborer1
1940 Census1940Liberty, OK, USA, age 53, farmer3
DeathJan 21, 1953
ParentsDfathers born in USA, mother in KS1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Liberty, Woodward Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1929; Enumeration District: 7; Sheet: 3B, line 11, dwl 43-43.
  2. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Union, Woodward, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1489; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 233; line 58, dwl 1-1.
  3. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Liberty, Woodward, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03341; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 77-7.

Bettie Houghton1

F, #82342, b. circa 1923

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1923OK, USA, age 7 in 1930 census1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Liberty, Woodward Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1929; Enumeration District: 7; Sheet: 3B, line 11, dwl 43-43.

John Wesley Houghton1,2

M, #82343, b. 13 September 1926, d. 9 February 2004

Family: Mary K. (?) b. c 1930

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 13, 1926OK, USA, age 3 in 1930 census1,2
Mil. EnlsNov 30, 1944Woodward, OK, USA, Name: John W Houghton Birth Year: 1926 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Oklahoma State: Oklahoma County or City: Woodward Enlistment Date: 30 Nov 1944 Enlistment State: Oklahoma Enlistment City: Oklahoma City Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Geographer Marital Status: Single, without dependents3
ResearchNov 30, 1944
Marriage
1950 US Census1950Woodward, OK, USA, age 23, car agency parts manager
DeathFeb 9, 2004Oklahoma City, OK, USA, age 772
ObituaryFeb 11, 2004Oklahoma City, OK, USA, Daily Oklahoman, The (Oklahoma City, OK) - February 11, 2004
Deceased Name: HOUGHTON, John W.
HOUGHTON, John W., retired business owner, 77, died Monday. Services 2 p.m. today, First United Methodist Church (Billings).4
BurialElmwood Cemetery, Woodward, OK, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Liberty, Woodward Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1929; Enumeration District: 7; Sheet: 3B, line 11, dwl 43-43.
  2. [S1391] Unknown author, US Veterans Gravesites ca 1775-2005.
  3. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Waunita Kittie Houghton1

F, #82344, b. 10 May 1920, d. 25 December 2000

Family: Winford Eugean Miller d. 1986

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMay 10, 1920Wellington, KS, USA, age 10, OK, in 1930 census1
Marriage
DeathDec 25, 2000CLC of Olathe, Johnson Co., KS, USA
Obituary2000Kittie Waunita Miller, 80, formerly of Russell, Kan., died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, at CLC of Olathe. She was born May 10, 1920, in Wellington, Kan., living in Olathe the past three months coming here from Russell where she had lived for the past 21 years. She was an assistant manager for Automotive Parts Inc. in several communities throughout Kansas, retiring in 1975. She was a 51-year member of OES, The United Methodist Church in Russell, Kan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Winford Eugean Miller, in 1986; a daughter, Martha Jean Miller, in 1945; two sisters, Emma Shaw, 1991, and Violet Worley, 1998; and one brother, George Houghton, 1994. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia K. LaMar Lundgren and Katherine W. Bean, both of Olathe; a brother, Asa Stafford Houghton, Wichita; a sister, Jewell Chriestenson, Kansas City, Kan; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe where the family will receive friends from 10:30 a.m. until service time Thursday. Cremation. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, at the Russell City Cemetery, Russell, Kan. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to a special fund for Katherine Bean. Please make contributions payable to Katherine Bean c/o Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, P.O. Box 3086, Olathe, KS 66062.
BurialRussell City Cemetery, Russell, KS, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Liberty, Woodward Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1929; Enumeration District: 7; Page 28, Sheet: 4A, line 45, dwl 69-69.

George Arthur Houghton1,2

M, #82345, b. 22 May 1922, d. 2 February 1994

Family: Georgia Etta Bishop b. 16 Jun 1920, d. 24 Nov 2009

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMay 22, 1922Quinlan, OK, USA, age 8 in 1930 census; age 18 in 1940 census1,3
Occupation1940carpentery helper
MarriageOct 23, 1941Woodward, OK, USA4
Mil. EnlsJan 18, 1944Placer, CA, USA, Name: George A Houghton Birth Year: 1922 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Oklahoma State: California County or City: Placer Enlistment Date: 18 Jan 1944 Enlistment State: California Enlistment City: Sacramento Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Education: 2 years of high school Civil Occupation: Automobile Serviceman Marital Status: Married5
ResearchJan 18, 1944
1950 US Census1950Woodward, OK, USA, age 27, finishing work carpenter
DeathFeb 2, 1994Altoona, Wilson Co., KS, USA4
BurialAltoona Cemetery, Altoona, Wilson Co., KS, USA3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Liberty, Woodward Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1929; Enumeration District: 7; Page 28, Sheet: 4A, line 45, dwl 69-69.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Jennifer Houghton, May 19, 2011.
  3. [S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  4. [S1389] Genealogybank.Com, online http://www.genealogybank.com, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries/doc/obit/… surname.
  5. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record.

Jewel A. Houghton1

F, #82346, b. circa 1924

Family: (?) Chriestenson

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1924OK, USA, age 6 in 1930 census; age 16 in 1940 census1
Marriage2
Living2000Kansas City, KS, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Liberty, Woodward Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1929; Enumeration District: 7; Page 28, Sheet: 4A, line 45, dwl 69-69.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Daisy Lee Houghton1

F, #82347, b. 6 April 1927, d. 14 February 1934

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthApr 6, 1927AZ, USA, age 2 11/12 in 1930 census1
DeathFeb 14, 1934
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Liberty, Woodward Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1929; Enumeration District: 7; Page 28, Sheet: 4A, line 45, dwl 69-69.

Asa Stafford Houghton Jr1,2

M, #82348, b. circa 1930, d. 27 June 2002

Family 1: Annette Smith

Family 2:

Family 3: Judy Nieuwhof b. c 1930, d. 10 Aug 2006

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1930NE, USA, age 2/12 in 1930 census; age 10 in 1940 census1
Marriage2
Mil. Serv.Air Force Sargent
Research
Marriage3
DeathJun 27, 2002Wichita, KS, USA3
ObituaryJun 29, 2002Wichita, KS, USA, Wichita Eagle, The (KS) - June 29, 2002
Deceased Name: Houghton, Asa S. (Buck) Jr.
Houghton, Asa S. (Buck) Jr., 72, retired Air Force Sargent and civil service employee, died Thursday, June 27, 2002. Service 10:30 a.m. Monday, Hillside Funeral Home East.

Preceded in death by sisters, Violet, Emma and Waunita; brother, George.

Survivors: wife, Judy Nieuwhof-Houghton of Wichita; sons, Donny Houghton, Ricky Houghton both of Wichita; daughter, Debbie Houghton of Wichita; stepsons, Robert Nieuwhof of Las Vegas, Gary Nieuwhof of Portland, Ore., Tom Nieuwhof of Wichita; stepdaughter, Margarte Nieuwhof-Harig of Seattle; sister, Jewel Christianson of Pamona. Memorial established with Hospice Care of Kansas, 630 N. St. Francis, Wichita, 67214.3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Liberty, Woodward Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1929; Enumeration District: 7; Page 28, Sheet: 4A, line 45, dwl 69-69.
  2. [S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1952_0007.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Howard Warren Houghton Jr1

M, #82349, b. circa 1908

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1908GA, USA, age 3 in 1910 census; age 12 in 1920 census; age 22 in 1930 census1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Charleston, Charleston Co., South Carolina; Roll: 2189; Enumeration District: 21; Page 82, Sheet: 1A, line 29, dwl 137-4-5.

John Barkley Houghton1

M, #82350, b. 19 August 1919, d. 31 May 2002

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthAug 19, 1919Charleston, Charleston Co., SC, USA, age 3/12 in 1920 census; age 7 in 1930 census; age 20 in 1940 census; 1919 given in enlistment1,2
Research
Mil. EnlsJul 18, 1941Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, USA, a World War II US Army veteran; Name: John B Houghton Birth Year: 1919 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: South Carolina State: Philippine Islands Enlistment Date: 18 Jul 1941 Enlistment State: Georgia Enlistment City: Fort Mcpherson Atlanta Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the Philippine Department Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 3 years of college Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 71 Weight: 1433
DeathMay 31, 2002Walterboro, SC, USA3
ObituaryJun 1, 2002Columbia, SC, USA, State, The (Columbia, SC) - June 1, 2002
Deceased Name: John Houghton
WALTERBORO - A graveside service for John Barkley Houghton, 82, will be held at 11 a.m. today in Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston. Brice W. Herndon & Sons Funeral Home is in charge.

Mr. Houghton died May 31, 2002. Born in Charleston, he was a son of the late Howard and Mary Barkley Houghton. He was a World War II Army veteran, a retired realtor and a member of St. Jude's Episcopal Church.

Surviving are several nieces.4
BurialMagnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston Co., SC, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Charleston, Charleston Co., South Carolina; Roll: 2189; Enumeration District: 21; Page 82, Sheet: 1A, line 29, dwl 137-4-5.
  2. [S1391] Unknown author, US Veterans Gravesites ca 1775-2005.
  3. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.