Katherine Clark1

F, #97561

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1

Marion Jensen

F, #97562, b. circa 1926

Family: William Henry Houghton b. 13 Apr 1925, d. 10 Feb 2002

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1926
Marriage1
LivingFeb, 2002Pnte Vedra Beach, FL, USA

Citations

  1. [S5] Death Certificate.

William Henry Houghton

M, #97563

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN

Michael F. Houghton1

M, #97564

Family: Maria (?)

  • Marriage*: Michael F. Houghton married Maria (?)1

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1
Marriage1
Living2008

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Maria (?)1

F, #97565

Family: Michael F. Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Marriage1

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Timothy T. Houghton1

M, #97566

Family: Lynn (?)

  • Marriage*: Timothy T. Houghton married Lynn (?)1

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth1
Marriage1
Living2008

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Lynn (?)1

F, #97567

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Marriage1

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Katherine G. Houghton1

F, #97568, b. circa 1958

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1958NJ, USA1
Living2011a Paramus lawyer
ResearchJoseph M Soriano
Ana L Soriano
Timothy T Houghton
Michael F Houghton

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Herbert D. Houghton1

M, #97569, b. circa 1968

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 19681
Website2011http://www.herbhoughton.com/
Living2011
BiographyJul 24, 2011NJ, USA, A self taught nature and wildlife photographer, Herb Houghton spent most of his life in New Jersey, traveling up and down the east coast from Maine to Florida. He has also explored and photographed fish and game in various venues throughout Mexico. Having been a bird lover since childhood, Herb has more recently concentrated in avian photography, capturing amazing images of birds in flight and on the hunt, from hummingbirds to the great bald eagles now re-populating the Garden State. Herb also enjoys all wildlife and landscape photography, sometimes dabbling in macro photography of insects, dragonflies, and flowers.

Photographer records lives of the birds of North Jersey
Sunday, July 24, 2011 LBY JAMES M. O'NEILL
STAFF WRITER
The Record

Herb Houghton is an electrician by trade. But when his herniated discs blew out again a few years ago and he faced 10 tediously idle months recovering from surgery, he began an unusual new career — bird photography.
Houghton's photograph of a snowy owl, below, was taken at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst.
Houghton's photograph of a snowy owl, below, was taken at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst.

He started with an inexpensive point-and-shoot camera to capture the birds in his back yard. Just five years later, Houghton, who still runs his own electrical company, has an emerging reputation as a go-to photographer for artful shots of birds in flight. A photo he took of a northern flicker will grace the autumn cover of New Jersey Audubon magazine — his third cover shot in two years.

"I loved his work as soon as I saw it," said Mimi Sabatino, the Flyway Gallery curator.

Many of Houghton's photos have been taken at the Palisades, in the Meadowlands and at the Celery Farm in Allendale, but he has photographed birds from Mexico to Maine.

The Lyndhurst exhibition includes pictures of bald eagles snatching fish from the water and black skimmers in search of prey. There are also butterflies, minks and black bears.

"Herb has a very good eye for composition, and his photos truly are gorgeous," said Joan R. Snider, the graphic designer for New Jersey Audubon magazine.

"It takes patience to be a great photographer, and Herb has a lot of that," Snider said. "He's able to wait and not intrude on the bird. He has gone from a hobbyist to a professional in a very short time."

Houghton's favorites are birds of prey — hawks, eagles and owls. "They're up at the top of the food chain, and you can really get a sense of how they interact and feed," he said.

"Spending so much time watching them, you start understanding them," he said. "Eagles are slow to wake in the morning. Then they go fishing, and if one makes a catch, the others will chase the bird with the fish."


Houghton grew up in Franklin Lakes, the youngest of five children who often played in the woods and fished. His older sister, Katherine Houghton, a Paramus lawyer, remembers him coming home covered with bee stings. Houghton attended Indian Hills High School in Oakland then moved to Maryland with a relative and learned the electrician's trade. He moved back to North Jersey in the late 1980s.

His wish list includes shooting kites and roseate spoonbills in Florida, vermillion flycatchers in southwestern Texas and great gray owls in Canada.

In summer, Houghton, 47, carries plenty of insect repellant. In winter, he parks his truck with the sun behind him and sits in the cab occasionally to warm up. He wears earth tones when shooting, and recently bought brown shoes because he worried his white sneakers would scare birds away.

He has an iPod app called iBird Explorer, which plays birdcalls.

"I might play the call of the kingfisher, and the next thing you know, a kingfisher will be buzzing by my head. But I use it sparingly — you have to be careful and not get them confused thinking there's a nesting bird nearby," he said.

He likes shooting between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. or 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. because of the beautiful light at those times of day.

Though incredibly chatty in person, Houghton is perfectly content to spend eight or nine hours alone, huddled among the bushes, waiting for the perfect shot.

"I don't mind being by myself," Houghton said. "That's when I get my best shots. A lot of it is stealth. And patience is huge. A lot of people might set up to shoot for a half hour, an hour, see nothing, say 'This stinks,' and leave. The second hour is when that osprey might have come by and pulled a fish out of the water."



Quiet, I'm working



Occasionally, he is frustrated with birders who are less careful about making noise.

"I'll be set up for an hour or two waiting quietly, and some birders will come along talking, saying, 'Hey Charlie, how was your birding trip to Peru? or something, and I'm like, 'You just scared away the herons!' " Houghton said, laughing.

His admirers say Houghton doesn't merely get portraits of birds, he gets action shots of them living their lives — attacking a fish, feeding their young, dueling in midflight. His striking images include a puffin munching on tiny krill and an egret with a small crab dangling from its beak.

"There's a whole realm of the animal kingdom that most people miss, but thanks to photographers like Herb we can appreciate those moments," Snider, of New Jersey Audubon magazine, said. "Herb doesn't just capture a bird's image — he captures its soul."2

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
  2. [S95] Newspaper, http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/…

Timothy T. Houghton II1

M, #97570

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Llana Delany1

F, #97571

Family: (?) Lemke

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1
Marriage1
Living2008

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

(?) Lemke1

M, #97572

Family: Llana Delany

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage1

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Nicholas Delany1

M, #97573

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth1
Living2008

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Donald Ray Houghton1

M, #97574, b. 6 December 1933, d. 23 April 2011

Family: Mary Ann Hoop b. 3 Apr 1935, d. 16 Apr 2008

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthDec 6, 1933Mulberry, KS, USA, age 6 in 1940 census2
Mil. EnlsUS Navy, Korean War
Research
MarriageJun 9, 1953Mulberry, KS, USA1
Living2008Mulberry, KS, USA
DeathApr 23, 2011Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, KS, USA, age 77
ObituaryApr 27, 2011Mulberry, KS, USA, Donald “Donnie” Ray Houghton, 77, of Mulberry died at 11:33 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2011 at Via Christi Hospital at Pittsburg, Kansas.

Mr. Houghton was born December 6, 1933 at Mulberry, Kansas the son of George Webster and Ethel Mae Jameson Houghton. Donnie was a retired construction worker who lived in Mulberry most of his life. He was raised in Mulberry-Mindenmines area and graduated from Mulberry High School in 1951 where he played sports. He was a construction worker, farmer, and coal miner. Donnie loved his family, hunting, fishing, gardening, working his cattle, and reading a good book. He married Mary A. Hoop on June 9, 1953 at the Mulberry Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Houghton preceded him in death April 16, 2008. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the U.S. Navy. Survivors include five daughters, Maricia Stafford and her husband Dave of Mulberry, Kimberly Waggener and her husband Jerry of Weir, Dana Shaffer and her husband Bill of Mulberry, Pamela Houghton of Girard, and Kristin Netherton and her husband Jim of Richards, Missouri, a sister, Beverly Lane of Wichita, a brother, George Houghton of Kansas City, Kansas, seven grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. Don was preceded in death by his parents, wife, a sister, Janice Houghton McCracken, and a grandson, Donnie Stafford.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Bedene Funeral Home at Arma with Father John Hunter officiating. Burial will be at the Rosebank Cemetery at Mulberry. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Bedene Chapel at Arma where friends may call after 11 a.m. Friday. The family will be at the home of Bill Shaffer, 410 E. Croweburg Road, Mulberry, Kansas. The family suggests memorials to the Mulberry Funeral Dinner Fund or the Alzheimers Association. Donations may be sent to or left at the Bedene Funeral Home, 517 E. Washington, Box 621, Arma, Kansas 66712.2
BurialRosebank Cemetery, Mulberry, KS, USA

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.morningsun.net/article/20110427/News/…

Mary Ann Hoop1

F, #97575, b. 3 April 1935, d. 16 April 2008

Family: Donald Ray Houghton b. 6 Dec 1933, d. 23 Apr 2011

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthApr 3, 1935Mulberry, KS, USA1
MarriageJun 9, 1953Mulberry, KS, USA1
DeathApr 16, 2008Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center, Pittsburg, KS, USA1
ObituaryApr 17, 2008Pittsburg, KS, USA, Morning Sun, The (Pittsburg, KS) - April 17, 2008
Deceased Name: Mary A. Houghton
Mary A. Houghton, 73, of Mulberry died at 12:29 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center at Pittsburg, Kansas.

Mrs. Houghton was born April 3, 1935 at Mulberry the daughter of Karl W. and Myrtle A. Walker Hoop. Mary was a homemaker and also worked Home Health Care. Mary was raised in Mulberry and graduated from Mulberry High School in 1953. She married Donald R. Houghton on June 9, 1953 at the Mulberry Presbyterian Church. Mr. Houghton survives at the home. Additional survivors include five daughters, Maricia Stafford and her husband Dave of Mulberry, Kimberly Waggener and her husband Jerry of Weir, Dana Shaffer and her husband Bill of Mulberry, Pamela Houghton of Arma, and Kristin Netherton and her husband Jim of Richards, Missouri, one sister, Bonnie Compton of Pittsburg, seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, stepfather, Buford Reeder, three sisters, Lorene Wilson, Nadine Egender, and Deloris Goodloe, three brothers, Carl, Norman, and Bob Hoop, and a grandson, Donnie Stafford.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 19, 2008 at the Bedene Funeral Home at Arma with the Rev. Schuyler McCracken officiating. Burial will be at the Rosebank Cemetery at Mulberry. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Bedene Chapel where friends may call after 11 a.m. Friday. The family will be at the home of Bill Shaffer, 410 E. Croweburg Road at Mulberry. The family suggests memorials to the Mulberry Senior Citizens Building Fund. Donations may be sent to or left at the Bedene Funeral Home, 517 E. Washington, Box 621, Arma, Kansas 66712.1
ParentsDKarl W. and Myrtle A. Walker Hoop
BurialRosebank Cemetery, Mulberry, KS, USA

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Maricia Houghton1

F, #97576, b. circa 1956

Family: David Stafford

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1956KS, USA1
Marriage1
Living2014Mulberry, KS, USA

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

David Stafford1

M, #97577

Family: Maricia Houghton b. c 1956

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage1

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Kimberly Houghton1

F, #97578, b. circa 1958

Family: Jerry Waggener

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1958KS, USA1
Marriage1
Living2014Weir, KS, USA

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Jerry Waggener1

M, #97579

Family: Kimberly Houghton b. c 1958

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage1

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Dana Rae Houghton1

F, #97580, b. circa 1959

Family: Bill Shaffer

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 19591
Marriage1
Living2014Mulberry, KS, USA

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Bill Shaffer1

M, #97581

Family: Dana Rae Houghton b. c 1959

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage1

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Pamela Houghton1

F, #97582, b. circa 1961

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1961KS, USA1
Living2008Arma, KS, USA
Residence2014Girard, KS, USA

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Kristin Houghton1

F, #97583

Family: Jim Netherton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthKS, USA1
Marriage1
Living2014Richards, MO, USA

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Jim Netherton1

M, #97584

Family: Kristin Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage1

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Donnie Stafford1

M, #97585, d. before 2008

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth1
Deathbefore 20081

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Elizabeth M. Houghton1

F, #97586, d. May 2008

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
DeathMay, 2008Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA1
ObituaryMay 8, 2008Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA, Plain Dealer, The (Cleveland, OH) - May 8, 2008
Deceased Name: ELIZABETH M. HOUGHTON
Beloved mother of Sharon May (Mark), Sandra Zobeck (Terry) and Shirley Krava (James); dear grandmother of David (Maggie), Kevin, Eric, Bonnie, Sally Blanchard (Sam), Jill, Rachel and Kathryn; preceded in death by her parents Steve and Mary Varga. Passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2008. Funeral Mass Saturday, May 10, Our Lady of Angels Church, 3644 Rocky River Dr; at 10 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.Friends may call in the McGORRAY BROS. FUNERAL HOME OF WESTLAKE, 25620 CENTER RIDGE RD. (W. OF COLUMBIA) FRIDAY, 4 - 8 P.M. Family suggests memorials to Hospice of the Good Shephard, 2116 Dover Center Rd., Westlake, 44145 or Our Lady of Angels Church. www.cleveland.com/obits1

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Rosa F. Houghton1

F, #97587, b. circa 1920, d. 1 June 2008

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1920
DeathJun 1, 2008Latana, FL, USA, age 881
ObituaryJun 4, 2008Palm Beach, FL, USA, Palm Beach Post, The (FL) - June 4, 2008
Deceased Name: Houghton, Rose F.
Houghton, Rose F., 88, of Lantana, died Sunday. Tillman Funeral Home, West Palm Beach. Memorial service Thursday.1

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Eva Elgina Blanchard1

F, #97588, b. 17 November 1914, d. 16 June 2008

Family 1: Connie Herbert Houghton b. 29 Oct 1915, d. 31 Mar 2007

Family 2: Nyle Faye Ethridge b. 1915, d. 2001

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthNov 17, 1914Fayette Co., IA, USA, age 34 in 1950 census
Marriage
1950 US Census1950Bishop, Inyo Co., CA, USA, age 35, steel const. water dept.
Marriage
DeathJun 16, 2008Garden Grove, CA, USA1
ObituaryJun 26, 2008Orange Co., CA, USA, Leisure World News: Orange County Register weekly (CA) - June 26, 2008
Eva Elgina Houghton, of 425-B Avenida Castilla, died June 16, 2008 in Garden Grove. She is survived by her daughter Jill Williams, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services and interment will be in Berryville, Arkansas. Arrangements by McCormick & Son Mortuary.1
BurialBerryville, AR, USA
ParentsDElgin Thomas Blanchard and Ella Mabel Shook

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Jill Houghton1

F, #97589, b. circa 1943

Family: (?) Williams

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1943CA, USA, age 7 in 1950 census1
Marriage1
Living2008

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

(?) Williams1

M, #97590

Family: Jill Houghton b. c 1943

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage1

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.