Houghton Surname Project

Pearl C. (?)

F, #110161

Family: C. E. Houghton

Marriage*: Pearl C. (?) married C. E. Houghton.

Darlene Fay Houghton b. 3 Apr 1938, d. 8 Apr 1940

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Pearl Nida Holeton^1,2

F, #110162, b. January 1882, d. 1915

Family: Everett Henry Houghton b. 12 Dec 1883, d. Apr 1943

Marriage*: Pearl Nida Holeton married Everett Henry Houghton, son of Charles Alexander Houghton and Mary E. Hayhurst, on circa 1908 mar 2 y in 1910 census.¹

Leatha Mahala Houghton+ b. 9 May 1910, d. 2 Mar 1990
Cynthia Houghton b. c 1913

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Birth

Jan, 1882

Washington Co., NE, USA, age 28 in 1910 census¹

Marriage

circa 1908

mar 2 y in 1910 census¹

1910 Census

1910

Blair, Washington Co., NE, USA, age 27, mar 2 y, laborer, cement work¹

Burial

1915

Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington Co., NE, USA²

Death

1915

Washington Co., IA, USA²

ParentsD

John W. Holeton (1855 - 1901) & Cynthia Elvira McManigal (1850 - 1930); Father b. in IA, mother in OH

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[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Blair Ward 1, Washington, Nebraska; Roll: T624_855; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1374868.
[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Avie Carmichael¹

M, #110163

Family: Mildred I. Houghton b. Oct 1892, d. 1935

Marriage*: Avie Carmichael married Mildred I. Houghton, daughter of Charles Alexander Houghton and Mary E. Hayhurst.¹

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[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.houghton/745/mb.ashx

Clarence Rimerman¹

M, #110164

Family: Myrtle I. Houghton b. Sep 1896, d. 1944

Marriage*: Clarence Rimerman married Myrtle I. Houghton, daughter of Charles Alexander Houghton and Mary E. Hayhurst.¹

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[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.houghton/745/mb.ashx

Rachel Houghton¹

F, #110165, b. 1845, d. May 1928

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Birth

1845

Death

May, 1928

Burial

Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington Co., NE, USA¹

Research

Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington Co., NE, USA

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[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Margaret Houghton Joy

F, #110166, b. 11 September 1922, d. 2 May 2015

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Birth

Sep 11, 1922

Death

May 2, 2015

Obituary

May 10, 2015

Seattle, WA, USA, Margaret Houghton Joy

September 11, 1922 ~ May 2, 2015

Margaret Houghton Joy passed away May 2, 2015. She was a voracious reader, world traveler and an excellent bridge player. In 1984 she was given a Life Master Certificate for her achievement in the world of duplicate bridge. She graduated from the University of Arizona in 1943 with a degree in Education and taught in California and Washington schools. She was an avid gardener and enjoyed gardening and garden tours throughout her life.

She leaves behind her four children Claire (Mark), Frances (Ed), Charles, Paul (Christie), her niece Diana, five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Feel free to honor her memory by reading a good book, enjoying a PBR or by writing a check to Doctors Without Borders .

A Celebration of Life will be held at Women's University Club on Saturday, June 6 from 2 to 4 pm.
Published in The Seattle Times on May 10, 2015¹

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[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx

James Haughton¹

M, #110167, b. 8 October 1929, d. 17 April 2016

Father*: James Haughton Sr¹
Mother*: Mary Miller

Family: Eleanor Burke Leacock d. 1987

Marriage*: James Haughton married Eleanor Burke Leacock.

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Birth

Oct 8, 1929

Brooklyn, NY, USA¹

Mil. Serv.

Korea, US Army, Lt., in Korean War

Marriage

Death

Apr 17, 2016

Obituary

May 5, 2016

James Haughton, Who Fought Racial Barriers in Building Trades, Dies at 86

By SAM ROBERTSMAY 5, 2016
James Haughton during a news conference in 1979. Credit John Sotomayor/The New York Times

James Haughton, a civil rights advocate who aggressively challenged racial barriers to hiring at construction sites in the 1960s and ’70s and promoted programs to train black and Hispanic apprentices in the building trades, died on April 17 in Manhattan. He was 86.

The cause was a chronic urinary tract infection, his partner, Ronnie Asbell, said.

Mr. Haughton, a construction worker’s son, was best known for breaking with more moderate proponents of equal opportunity in hiring and housing to form what became known in 1969 as Fight Back, a group based in Harlem.

Fight Back documented discrimination; staged boycotts, protests and sit-down strikes; and filed lawsuits (sometimes with Columbia University’s Center on Social Welfare Policy and Law) against contractors and unions that were closed to newcomers, a consequence, the group said, of nepotism and racism.

Fight Back also provided counseling and placement services when jobs became available.

In 1972, racial minorities made up more than a third of New York City’s population but accounted for only about 2 percent of union members in skilled construction jobs. Today, minorities make up about two-thirds of the city’s population and about half the membership of unions affiliated with the Building and Construction Trades Council, the organization says.

“The construction trades have changed a lot since then,” said Michael Merrill, dean of the Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Center for Labor Studies at Empire State College of the State University of New York. “Houghton was part of the tide, and he brought visibility and prominence to the issue.”

Mr. Haughton also lobbied for greater investment by the federal government in housing, both to improve living conditions and to provide employment. Timothy J. Cooney, an assistant city housing administrator, was so impressed with Mr. Haughton, who had been picketing his office in 1967 seeking more minority jobs, that he quit his municipal post and joined Fight Back.

“He was the first black man I’d ever met who had a real feeling for the potential power of a housing public-works program to put black and Puerto Rican people to work,” Mr. Cooney told The New Yorker in 1970.

James Haughton Jr. was born in Brooklyn on Oct. 8, 1929, the son of West Indian immigrants, James Haughton Sr. and the former Mary Miller. He grew up near the Fort Greene section and graduated from Boys High School and, in 1951, the City College of New York. He received a master’s degree from New York University and served as an Army lieutenant during the Korean War.

His wife, Eleanor Burke Leacock, an anthropologist, died in 1987. Besides Ms. Asbell, he is survived by four stepchildren, Elspeth, Claudia, David and Robert Leacock; and six step-grandchildren.

After serving in Korea, Mr. Haughton worked as a youth counselor with street gangs in New York and Los Angeles and as an assistant to A. Philip Randolph, the president of what in 1960 was called the Negro American Labor Council. Mr. Haughton left in 1964 and founded the Harlem Unemployment Center, which also dealt with hiring in other industries.

In “Constructing Affirmative Action: The Struggle for Equal Employment Opportunity” (2011), David Hamilton Golland gave credit to Fight Back for increasing the number of skilled blacks employed in the construction of SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, the Harlem State Office Building and the World Trade Center.

Mr. Haughton’s assertive tactics, in which hundreds of demonstrators were arrested, won concessions from public agencies and private developers on hiring goals and job training, although a number of contractors complained of excessive pressure by some local groups to hire neighborhood residents, as community coordinators or security guards.

Mr. Haughton argued that “community pressure on contractors is the only way these workers can obtain jobs.”

“The criminality is with the government, for not giving jobs to black and Hispanic workers,” he said.
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[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/06/nyregion/…

James Haughton Sr¹

M, #110168

Family: Mary Miller

Marriage*: James Haughton Sr married Mary Miller.

James Haughton¹ b. 8 Oct 1929, d. 17 Apr 2016

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Birth

West Indies¹

Marriage

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[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/06/nyregion/…

Mary Miller

F, #110169

Family: James Haughton Sr

Marriage*: Mary Miller married James Haughton Sr.

James Haughton b. 8 Oct 1929, d. 17 Apr 2016

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Birth

West Indies

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Eleanor Burke Leacock

F, #110170, d. 1987

Family: James Haughton b. 8 Oct 1929, d. 17 Apr 2016

Marriage*: Eleanor Burke Leacock married James Haughton, son of James Haughton Sr and Mary Miller.

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Marriage

Death

1987

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Molly (?)¹

F, #110171

Family: Charles F. Houghton Jr b. 1952, d. 2 Jun 2016

Marriage*: Molly (?) married Charles F. Houghton Jr, son of Charles Francis Houghton Jr and Everitas Large, on 1976.¹

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Marriage

1976

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lohud/obituary.aspx

Jenny (?)¹

F, #110172

Family: Timothy Houghton

Marriage*: Jenny (?) married Timothy Houghton, son of Charles F. Houghton Jr and Molly (?).¹

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[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lohud/obituary.aspx

Howard Stanley Barber¹

M, #110173, b. 16 August 1910, d. 4 November 1984

Family: Marie Eleanor Houghton b. 9 Jul 1914, d. 9 Feb 2002

Marriage*: Howard Stanley Barber married Marie Eleanor Houghton, daughter of James Orrin Houghton and Mary Frances Howley.¹

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Birth

Aug 16, 1910

Marriage

Death

Nov 4, 1984

Burial

Calvary Cemetery, Port Leyden, Lewis Co., NY, USA

ParentsS

Parents: Alonzo L Barber (1879 - 1951)
Jennie E Chapman Barber (1887 - 1945)

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[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com

John W. LaQuay

M, #110174, b. 28 December 1897, d. 13 August 1975

Family: Mary A. Houghton b. 25 Aug 1915, d. 14 Feb 1998

Marriage*: John W. LaQuay married Mary A. Houghton, daughter of James Orrin Houghton and Mary Frances Howley.

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Birth

Dec 28, 1897

Marriage

Death

Aug 13, 1975

NY, USA

Burial

Calvary Cemetery, Port Leyden, Lewis Co., NY, USA

ParentsS

Parents: Roselle N Laquay (1857 - 1932)
Anna Woodcock Laquay (1872 - 1930)

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Sherrill W. Brooks

M, #110175, b. 1909, d. 2005

Family: Florence L. Houghton b. 1918, d. 1984

Marriage*: Sherrill W. Brooks married Florence L. Houghton, daughter of James Orrin Houghton and Mary Frances Howley.

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Birth

1909

Marriage

Death

2005

Burial

Calvary Cemetery, Port Leyden, Lewis Co., NY, USA

Pedigree

Carl F. Shue

M, #110176

Family: Ann Carrol Houghton b. 1921, d. 2005

Marriage*: Carl F. Shue married Ann Carrol Houghton, daughter of James Orrin Houghton and Mary Frances Howley.

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Marriage

Burial

Wildwood Cemetery, Lyons Falls, Lewis Co., NY, USA

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Thomas Elmore

M, #110177

Family: Fannie Houghton b. c 1858, d. 27 Dec 1916

Marriage*: Thomas Elmore married Fannie Houghton, daughter of George Farr Houghton and Ann Aurelia Nichols.

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Charles F. Houghton¹

M, #110178

Family: Susan Brent

Marriage*: Charles F. Houghton married Susan Brent.
Divorce*: Charles F. Houghton and Susan Brent were divorced on Aug 16, 1968 at Bronx, NY, USA, Volume Number:      8
Page Number:      237
File Number:      7474
Location:      The Office of the Bronx County Clerk
CD Name:      B 1961-1970
Subfolder:      B 1968.

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Marriage

Divorce

Aug 16, 1968

Bronx, NY, USA, Volume Number:      8
Page Number:      237
File Number:      7474
Location:      The Office of the Bronx County Clerk
CD Name:      B 1961-1970
Subfolder:      B 1968

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Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll,%20USA&msypn=35&msypn_PInfo=5-|0|1652393|0|2|0|35|0|0|0|0|&msypn_x=1&msypn__ftp_x=1&MSAV=0&cpxt=1&cp=12&catbucket=rstp&uidh=3d2&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=20717421&recoff=7%208%209&db=BronxDivorce&indiv=1&ml_rpos=36.

Susan Brent

F, #110179

Family: Charles F. Houghton

Marriage*: Susan Brent married Charles F. Houghton.
Divorce*: Susan Brent and Charles F. Houghton were divorced on Aug 16, 1968 at Bronx, NY, USA, Volume Number:      8
Page Number:      237
File Number:      7474
Location:      The Office of the Bronx County Clerk
CD Name:      B 1961-1970
Subfolder:      B 1968.

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Marriage

Divorce

Aug 16, 1968

Bronx, NY, USA, Volume Number:      8
Page Number:      237
File Number:      7474
Location:      The Office of the Bronx County Clerk
CD Name:      B 1961-1970
Subfolder:      B 1968

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(?) Kramer

M, #110180

Family: Clara A. Houghton b. c Mar 1910, d. 1957

Marriage*: (?) Kramer married Clara A. Houghton, daughter of Robert Houghton and Minnie LeRoy.

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Allen Houghton¹

M, #110181

Father*: Albert Giles Houghton¹ b. 7 Aug 1848, d. May 1932
Mother*: Ruth A. Williams¹ b. 25 May 1847, d. 2 Nov 1914

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Birth

Burial

Prospect Hill Cemetery, Schuylerville, Saratoga Co., NY, USA, No dates

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Citations

[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Addie Houghton¹

F, #110182

Father*: Albert Giles Houghton¹ b. 7 Aug 1848, d. May 1932
Mother*: Ruth A. Williams¹ b. 25 May 1847, d. 2 Nov 1914

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Birth

Burial

Prospect Hill Cemetery, Schuylerville, Saratoga Co., NY, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Blanche E. Houghton¹

F, #110183, b. circa August 1873, d. 14 September 1875

Father*: Charles D. Houghton¹ b. 1 Mar 1827
Mother*: Sarah E. Dickinson¹ b. 31 Jul 1836, d. 22 May 1919

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Birth

circa Aug, 1873

Jefferson Co., NY, USA, dd calc

Death

Sep 14, 1875

Jefferson Co., NY, USA, a 2 y 1 m¹

Burial

Woodside Cemetery, Belleville, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, Houghton Blanch? E 1875 2y1m?

Daughter of C D & S E¹

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Citations

[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Sidney Hawkins¹

M, #110184

Family: Arlene Catherine Houghton b. 12 May 1890, d. 9 May 1989

Marriage*: Sidney Hawkins married Arlene Catherine Houghton, daughter of William R. Houghton and Addie May Barber, on Jun 21, 1913.¹

William Houghton Hawkins² b. 8 Apr 1924, d. 3 Mar 2013

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Marriage

Jun 21, 1913

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[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

William Houghton Hawkins¹

M, #110185, b. 8 April 1924, d. 3 March 2013

Father*: Sidney Hawkins¹
Mother*: Arlene Catherine Houghton¹ b. 12 May 1890, d. 9 May 1989

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Birth

Apr 8, 1924

Death

Mar 3, 2013

Center Moriches, Suffolk Co., NY, USA¹

Obituary

Mar 5, 2013

HAWKINS - William H., of Center Moriches, on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 88. Son of Sidney and Arlene Hawkins. Beloved husband of Gladys (nee Brown). Devoted father of Trish (Roy) Bartel. Step-father of Robert, Kathleen, Russell and Douglas. Loving Papa to Roy W. and Courtney (John) Frame. Step-grandfather to David, Douglas, Jr., Steven, Kim and Lauren.

Hours at Sinnickson's Funeral Home, Center Moriches, Wednesday, March 7, 2-4 and 7-9pm. Burial at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery following service at Sinnickson's at 12 noon, Thursday.

In lieu of flowers,donations may be made to your favorite local charity.

Published in NY Newsday on March 5, 2013

Burial

Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Center Moriches, Suffolk Co., NY, USA¹

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[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

(?) Suttell

M, #110186

Family: Ida B. Houghton b. Jun 1889, d. 1933

Marriage*: (?) Suttell married Ida B. Houghton, daughter of LeRoy Houghton and Addie May (?).

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Joseph Thomas Houghton¹

M, #110187, b. 9 March 1949

Father*: Timothy Houghton¹ d. b 2016
Mother*: Vivian Dunn d. b 2016

Family 1: Carolyn K. Hensley

Marriage*: Joseph Thomas Houghton married Carolyn K. Hensley.
Divorce*: Joseph Thomas Houghton and Carolyn K. Hensley were divorced on Nov 2, 1980 at Hardin, KY, USA.

Family 2: Linda A. Block b. c 1957

Marriage*: Joseph Thomas Houghton married Linda A. Block on 1981.¹

Tyler Conrad Houghton¹ b. c 1984, d. 4 Jun 2016
Angela Houghton

Biography

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Birth

Mar 9, 1949

Marriage

Divorce

Nov 2, 1980

Hardin, KY, USA

Marriage

1981

Living

2016

Louisville, KY, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1518] Legacy.com, online www.legacy.com, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/louisville/obituary.aspx

Linda A. Block¹

F, #110188, b. circa 1957

Family: Joseph Thomas Houghton b. 9 Mar 1949

Marriage*: Linda A. Block married Joseph Thomas Houghton, son of Timothy Houghton and Vivian Dunn, on 1981.¹

Tyler Conrad Houghton¹ b. c 1984, d. 4 Jun 2016
Angela Houghton

Biography

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Birth

circa 1957

Marriage

1981

ParentsD

Ken and Phyllis Kemper

Pedigree

Citations

[S1518] Legacy.com, online www.legacy.com, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/louisville/obituary.aspx

Tyler Conrad Houghton¹

M, #110189, b. circa 1984, d. 4 June 2016

Father*: Joseph Thomas Houghton¹ b. 9 Mar 1949
Mother*: Linda A. Block¹ b. c 1957

Biography

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Birth

circa 1984

Death

Jun 4, 2016

Louisville, KY, USA¹

Obituary

Jun 7, 2016

Tyler Conrad Houghton, age 32, of Louisville, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016. He attended Fern Creek High School and graduated in 2001 from Seneca "The Redhawks" High School. Tyler graduated from ITT Tech with an Associate degree, where he was a National Honor Society designee. He was a member of Parkland Baptist Church, and was employed as a System Manager at Builders Surplus. Tyler journeyed through his life with great love of God, family, friends, helping others and participating in sports. He will be remembered for touching many lives by his numerous mission trips, donating his time at boy's camps and Habitat for Humanity. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ken and Phyllis Kemper Block and Timothy Houghton and Vivian Dunn Houghton Miller.

Tyler is survived by his parents, Linda Block Houghton and Joseph Houghton; sister, Angela Houghton (Tyrell Maddox); nieces, Denver Boyd and Dakota Houghton; several aunts and uncles; and a host of relatives and friends.

Visitation will be 3-7pm Wednesday, June 8, 2016 and Thursday, June 9th from 2pm until 6pm. A celebration of Tyler's life will be at 6pm Thursday.

Memorials may be made to Habitat for Humanity. To leave a special message for the family, please visit www.Newcomerkentuckiana.com.
Published in The Courier-Journal on June 7, 2016

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[S1518] Legacy.com, online www.legacy.com, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/louisville/obituary.aspx

Timothy Houghton¹

M, #110190, d. before 2016

Family: Vivian Dunn d. b 2016

Marriage*: Timothy Houghton married Vivian Dunn.

Joseph Thomas Houghton+¹ b. 9 Mar 1949

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Marriage

Death

before 2016

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[S1518] Legacy.com, online www.legacy.com, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/louisville/obituary.aspx