William Chester Fairbanks1,2,3

M, #5461, b. 11 July 1857

Family: Eva M. Cowles b. 13 Feb 1864

  • Marriage*: William Chester Fairbanks married Eva M. Cowles on Nov 17, 1883.5

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJul 11, 1857Welshfield, OH, USA4
MarriageNov 17, 18835
Residence1912Osago, Nelson, ND, USA6,5

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 206 #1065sc, 265 #1607.
  2. [S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 673, 806.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 77.
  4. [S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 673, 806.
  5. [S537] Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America 1633-1897, p. 806.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 206, 265.

Martha Jane Crafts1

F, #5462, b. 15 December 1837, d. 14 June 1900

Family: Stephen B. Houghton b. 31 Jul 1835, d. 1 Nov 1887

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthDec 15, 1837Auburn, OH, USA, age 22 in 1860 census; age 32 in 1870 census; age 42 in 1880 census; 1930 census of son Jerome gives IL3
MarriageJan 21, 1858Geauga Co., OH, USA4,5,6
1860 Census1860Newbury, Geauga Co., OH, USA, age 24, farmer2
1870 CensusMar 21, 1870Russell, Geauga Co., OH, USA, S.B., age 35, a day laborer7
1870 CensusJul 18, 1870Russell, Geauga Co., OH, USA, Martha and children, without Stephen, are listed twice in 1870 census8
1880 Census1880Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, USA, age 42, keeps house3
DeathJun 14, 19009
BurialForest Home Cemetery, Forest Hills, Cook Co., IL, USA
ResidenceAuburn, OH, USA4
ParentsDBenjamin, b. CT, and Elsey, b. OH, Crafts; her 1880 census: father born in NY, mother in MA;
(Ancestry John", Major Edward", Thomas', Ephraim', John", Lieut. Griffin')

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 206 #1066s.
  2. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Troy, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: M653_967; Page: 46, line 19, dwl 393-374.
  3. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T9_1008; Family History Film: 1255008; Page: 255D; Enumeration District: 51; sheet 4, line 3, dwl 2082-31-32.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 206.
  5. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 77.
  6. [S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZCG-SF7 : accessed 14 December 2015), Stephen B. Houghton and Martha J. Crafts, 21 Jan 1858; citing Geauga, Ohio, United States, reference pg 261; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 873,462.
  7. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Russell, Geauga Co., OH, Reel 1204, p. 311, line 15, dwl 133-133.
  8. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Russell, Geauga Co., OH, Reel 1204, p. 299, line 3, dwl 119-116.
  9. [S415] E-mail from Jack Edward Houghton, Oct. 31, 1999.

Henry Wealand1

M, #5463

Family: Lucy Sophronia Houghton b. 16 Nov 1837

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
MarriageDec 8, 1858Geauga Co., OH, USA, w/1; JWH: Dec 272,3,4

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 206 #1067s.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 206.
  3. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 77.
  4. [S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZCG-SFM : accessed 14 December 2015), Henry Wealand and Lucy S. Houghton, 29 Dec 1857; citing Geauga, Ohio, United States, reference pg 260; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 873,462.

John R. Taggart1

M, #5464

Family: Lucy Sophronia Houghton b. 16 Nov 1837

Biography