Jonas Houghton1,2

M, #8971, b. 10 June 1835, d. 6 November 1867

Biography

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BirthJun 10, 1835MA, USA, age 13 in 1850 census; age 25 in 1860 census; MLM: June 10, 18253,4,5
1860 Census1860Oscrow, Henry Co., IL, USA, age 25, a farmer, with his 2 syblings6
ResidenceJun, 1863CA, USA
Marriagemarried
DeathNov 6, 1867Austin, NV, USA, MLM: Jan. 33,4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 386 #1119.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 105 #4001.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 386.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 105.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_340; Page: 122; line 20, dwl 89-97.
  6. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Oscrow, Henry Co., IL, p. 933, line 30, dwl 96-89.

Henry Stevens Houghton1,2

M, #8972, b. 15 June 1837, d. 25 April 1839

Biography

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BirthJun 15, 1837MA, USA, MLM: 18273,4
DeathApr 25, 1839MA, USA, MLM: 18293,4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 386 #1120.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 105 #4002.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 386.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 105.

Albert Lyman Houghton1,2

M, #8973, b. 24 September 1839, d. June 1905

Biography

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BirthSep 24, 1839MA, USA, age 10 in 1850 census; age 20 in 1860 census; Sep. 1840, age 59 in 1900 census; MLML Sep. 93,4,5,6
ResidenceJun, 1863Geneseo, IL, USA
Immigration1870Manhattan, KS, USA, Sheriff of Albert Co.
1880 Census1880Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 40, a farm laborer7
Note1880Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 1st cousins; next door to each other
DeathJun, 1905Manhattan, KS, USA, MLM: died on same day as birth8,4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 386 #1121.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 105 #4003.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 386.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 105.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Manhattan, Riley Co. KS, Box 52, Vol. 85, E.D. 107, Sh. 30, Ln. 58.
  6. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_340; Page: 122; line 20, dwl 89-97.
  7. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_563; Family History Film: 1254563; Page: 363B; Enumeration District: 815; sheet 30, line 16, dwl 269-283.
  8. [S36] Letter, from Edwina Lee Anderson, 9/1998.

Mary Brown Houghton1,2

F, #8974, b. 9 September 1841, d. 1916

Family: George Peirce

  • Marriage*: Mary Brown Houghton married George Peirce on Mar 21, 1872 no guardianship in 1863 at father's death.3,4

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 9, 1841MA, USA, age 8 in 1850 census; age 18 in 1860 census; age 28 in 1870 census; age 68 in 1910 census3,4,5
ResidenceJun, 1863Lunenburg, MA, USA
MarriageMar 21, 1872no guardianship in 1863 at father's death3,4
1900 Census1900Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 58, widow; next door is Arthur Pierce, Apr 1863, MA and wife Cora6,7
1910 Census1910Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 68, widow, 3 children born, 2 living; none8
Death1916
BurialSouth Cemetery, Lunenburg, MA, USA
Problemdate of marriage and bd of son George
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 386 #1122.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 105 #4004.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 386.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 105.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_340; Page: 122; line 20, dwl 89-97.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 87, E.D. 1624, Sh. 6, Ln. 48.
  7. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Fitchburg, Ward 6, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 692; Enumeration District: 1624; Sheet 6A; line 45, dwl 15-101-129.
  8. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Fitchburg Ward 6, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_628; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 1745; line 15, dwl 15-146-201.

Charlotte Elizabeth Houghton1,2

F, #8975, b. 16 June 1843, d. 23 November 1932

Family: Orin Clare Bennett

Biography

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BirthJun 16, 1843MA, USA, age 6 in 1850 census; age 17 in 1860 census; age 26 in 1870 census3,4,5
Guardiansp1863Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 309306
MarriageFeb 1, 1871w/23,4
DeathNov 23, 1932Peabody, MA, USA
BurialSouth Cemetery, Lunenburg, MA, USA
ResidenceShirley, Middlesex Co., MA, USA3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 386 #1123.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 105 #4005.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 386.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 105.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_340; Page: 122; line 20, dwl 89-97.
  6. [S683] Guardianship File, Worcester Co., MA.

Alfred Staples Houghton1,2

M, #8976, b. 25 October 1845, d. 27 February 1918

Family 1: Marcia Anne Gardner

  • Marriage*: Alfred Staples Houghton married Marcia Anne Gardner on Sep 22, 1869 at Manhattan, Riley Co., KS, USA,
    Marriage License: Riley County, State of Kansas, September 28, 1869.

    Mr. Alfred S. Houghton of Manhattan, aged 23 and Miss Marcia A. Gardner, of Manhattan, aged 21.
    R. J. Camper, Probate Judge. State of Kansas, County of Riley.

    I James H. Lee do hereby certify, that in accordance with the authorization of the within License, I did on the 28 day of September A.D. 1869 at Manhattan in said County, join and unite in Marriage the within named Alfred S. Houghton and Marcia A. Gardner.

    WITNESS my hand and seal this day and year above written. James H. Lee. R. J. Campin(?) Probate Judge. Minister P. E. Church.



    Anderson: 29 Sep; Lock Sep. 28.8,6,9,10

Family 2: Edith L. Meyer

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
BirthOct 25, 1845Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 4 in 1850 census; age 14 in 1860 census; age 24 in 1870 census; age 34 in 1880 census; Oct. 1845, age 54 in 1900 census; age 65 in 1910 census3,4,5,6,2
Guardiansp1863Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, W.P. Case # 308937
MarriageSep 22, 1869Manhattan, Riley Co., KS, USA,
Marriage License: Riley County, State of Kansas, September 28, 1869.

Mr. Alfred S. Houghton of Manhattan, aged 23 and Miss Marcia A. Gardner, of Manhattan, aged 21.
R. J. Camper, Probate Judge. State of Kansas, County of Riley.

I James H. Lee do hereby certify, that in accordance with the authorization of the within License, I did on the 28 day of September A.D. 1869 at Manhattan in said County, join and unite in Marriage the within named Alfred S. Houghton and Marcia A. Gardner.

WITNESS my hand and seal this day and year above written. James H. Lee. R. J. Campin(?) Probate Judge. Minister P. E. Church.



Anderson: 29 Sep; Lock Sep. 28;8,6,9,10
1870 Census1870Elk Twp, Cloud Co., KS, USA, age 24, a retail grocer, property $200-250011
1880 Census1880Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 34, a farmer12,13
Immigration1884Manhattan, KS, USA
1900 Census1900Junction, Geary Co., KS, USA, age 54, widowed, dairy man; 8 boarders5,14
MarriageOct 12, 190315
1910 Census1910Manhattan, Riley Co., KS, USA, age 65, retired; and mother in law Henrietta Meyer, 83, widow, Germany16
Census1915Manhatten, Riley Co., KS, USA, age 69, livery man17
ResidenceManhattan, KS, USA3
DeathFeb 27, 1918Manhattan, Riley Co., KS, USA18
ObituaryFeb 28, 1918The Junction City Union. February 28, 1918. Fred S. Houghton Dead
Prominent Manhattan Pioneer Succumbed to Pneumonia

Manhattan.
Fred S. Houghton, a Manhattan pioneer, died at his home at 1002 Houston street at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Death was due to pneumonia. Mr. Houghton was 75 years of age, and first came to Manhattan about 1867.

He was a prominent horse dealer here for a number of years and
for a time owned a hotel at Junction City. For the last several years Mr. Houghton owned and managed a livery stable here in Manhattan.


Between Harry Wareham and Alfred Stephen Houghton, they owned Manhattan. They organized the Blumont Golf Course and the charter. The family on down was supposed to be able to be members.
(from Bud Horton.)


Receipt from Geo. M. Southern Licensed Embalmer Undertaker and Funeral Director. Lady Assistant.
Manhattan, March 1, 1918. For funeral of Mr. A. S. Houghton. February 28: Casket and Vault, $200; Hearse, $12; No.2 Auto Carriages at $10; Pall Bearers' Carriage $4; Digging Grave $7. March 9 Paid in Full $233.10
DeedMar 9, 1918Quit Claim Deed.
This deed, made this 9th day of March, 1918 between Winifred Houghton Buck and Con. M. Buck, her husband, of Shawnee County, Kansas; Mayme Houghton Brock, single, of Multnomah County, Oregon; Lura Houghton Horton and Halbert G. Horton, her husband, of Multnomah County, Oregon; Albert S. Houghton of Ysvapai County, Arizona; and Ernest A. Houghton and
Josephine M. Houghton, his wife, of Navajo County, Arizona; all parties of the first part, and Edith Meyer Houghton of Riley County, in the State of Kansas of the second part:

Witnesseth, That the said parties of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of One and no/100 Dollars the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, do by these presents, Release, Remise and Quit Claim unto said party of the second part, her heirs and assigns all the following described real estate situated in the County of Riley, and State ofKansas, namely:
Lots Five (5), Seven (7), Eight (8) and Ten (10) all in Ward Two (2) in the City of Manhattan, County and State aforesaid. Etc., Signed by the above.10
BurialSouth Cemetery, Lunenburg, MA, USA
BurialSunset Cemetery, Manhattan, Riley Co., KS, USA, Burial: Sunset Cemetery, Manhattan, Kansas Lot 7-276
Cemetery Certificate: September 27, 1907, Lot no.276, in Block no.7. The Cemetery of the City of Manhattan (Sunset Cemetery)10
Contributn
ResearchWorcester Co., MA by Ellery B. Crane6
BiographyJudy Lock: Notes for Alfred Stephen Houghton:
The Central Hotel of Junction City, Kansas has a capacity for entertaining about 50 guests and enjoys a good trade because of its general excellence. As an early settler in this area, Alfred S. Houghton conducted a first-class livery stable in Junction City and later purchased the hotel in that town. He made a specialty of matching teams of horses for sale. He dealt in high-finance blooded stock. He always had a large number of exceptionally fast-movers and was known as the best dealer in raising, buying and selling horses and cattle in the West. He was born in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, on October 25,1845, on a farm and like other New England farm boys, spent his time feeding chickens, milking the cows and driving oxen. His school days were spent at the Lunenburg Common Schools, Appleton Academy New - Ipswich, New Hampshire and at Fitchburg, Massachusetts Commercial School. When 13 years of age he clerked in a store in Shirley Village a short time, but when he reached his 18th year he started for California to seek his fortune in the gold fields, paying $225 for a first-cabin passenger ship from New York to San Francisco. [From a written history about coming around the Horn to California about 1862: the meals were salt beef, sea bread and black tea sweetened with East Boston brown sugar. Of the voyage, the Captain promises better. It could not have been worse.] While on the coast he was engaged in driving cattle and sheep from Stockton, California, to Austin, Reese River, Nevada, with Major and John Bradle and a number of others. He crossed the Sierra Nevada Mountains 16 times on the Big Tree Route. It was said they built a house on one stump --32 feet across. At that time an exhibition was made in New England of the barks of two trees taken to the height of 50 feet, which was not more than a third of the distance to the top. MI. Houghton said he did not measure the distance but he rode into a hollow tree on horseback and turned around after reconnoitering.
After being in the mines of Virginia City and Austin he began freighting with a train of three wagons drawn by horses and mules from Sacramento to Austin. Freight charges from Virginia City to Austin, Nevada, were only 10 cents a pound. In this freighting enterprise his companion was Mr. Marshall-- the man who first discovered gold in California. From Sacramento he and Mr. Marshall hauled loads of wine and fruit to Austin. He was at Carson, Nevada the time Curly Bill drove Horace Greeley over a Sierra stage route and came near frightening the later to death before he reached Placerville to make a campaign speech. Mr. Houghton himself drove turkeys over the same route and experienced as much trouble as Greeley, as when there were any trees in the vicinity at nightfall, the turkeys invariable "went straight up." After remaining three years in California, ASH returned to Massachusetts but remained there only a short time before coming to Kansas and settling in Manhattan where he took a contract for carrying government mail to Lake Sibley, during which service, several exciting experiences occurred, among others the capture of Mrs. Morgan and Miss White by Indians, who killed several white people. Mr. Houghton was within six miles of the scene which is now the location of Concordia. He was interested in cattle which were driven from Waco, Texas, to Abilene, Kansas, while Wild Bill was marshal of Abilene. Later, Mr. Houghton moved his family to his farm in Massachusetts and they remained there for seven years while he shipped cattle and horses from Canada and the West to his farm and to Boston.
Alfred S. Houghton has a brother named Albert L. Houghton who was with him in Junction City and in Manhattan. ASH continues in the stock business, owning some very fast trotters and will ship a car load to Lawton, Oklahoma where he expects to make his future on a farm.
MI. Houghton has three daughters, Miss Lura B. Houghton, now residing with his sister, Mrs. G. S. Pierce at Fitchburg, Mass; Mrs. R. J. Brock of Manhattan and Mrs. C. M. Buck of Topeka. One son, Ernest A., is in Trinidad, Colorado. His other son, Albert S., and a brother Albert L. Houghton, are with him in Junction City, Kansas at present, while he has a sister, Mrs. 0. M. Bennett at Shirley Center, Massachusetts, and a brother G. B. Houghton at Lunenburg, Massachusetts.

Alfred Stephen Houghton, known as Fred was 18 years old in 1863 when he left for California. His older brother Jonas was already out west, probably mining in Austin, Nevada. Fred stayed in California and Nevada for three
years and probably left when his brother Jonas died either on Jan. 3, 1867 or Nov. 6, 1867.
His obituary says he was in Manhattan, Kansas around 1867. His brother Albert L. was Sheriff of Riley County. Alfred Stephen Houghton married his first wife in 1869, and his second wife in 1903.

He and his brother Albert had made the Oklahoma "Run" when the territory was opened up for homesteading. Perhaps he was one of the lucky ones.

However, instead of moving to Oklahoma he married Ida L. Meyer in 1903, and made their home in Manhattan, Kansas. Alfred had a beard until he married Ida. She didn't like it, so from that time on he kept it shaved.
After he died she sold his livery stable for $3,000. It was torn down in 1918 and replaced with a new building that housed the Moore Car Dealership. The corner that it was on is now also gone, as the city of Manhattan incorporated several blocks into a downtown mall.

From the Mercury newspaper, September 10, 1884: "Harry Wareham and A.S. Houghton have formed a co-partnership, we understand, and will commence the building of a skating rink in the walls of Keables' old carriage factory."

From the Nationalist newspaper, April 4, 1890: Houghton Building. "The second story of the new Houghton building is ready for the opening of court on Monday."

From the Nationalist: November 5, 1903. A. S. Houghton ill.

Bud Horton said that his mother, Lura, who was Alfred Stephen's daughter from his first marriage, related that Buffalo Bill stayed with the Houghton family several times when she was growing up. He bought horses from her father. Alfred Stephen also personally knew Wild Bill Hickok. This helps confirm what my father, Edwin Houghton told me about Buffalo Bill coming to the house when he was a boy.

Bud said that west of Manhattan the carnivals would park their equipment. He wondered if it was Buffalo Bill's company. -.-Edwina

November 21, 1996 --I went to Manhattan, and found information that ASH owned land 1014 Houston, which was eventually sold to his daughter Mayme and her husband R. Brock. The lady, Dr. Dixie West who now lives in the house on that property at 1014 Houston calls a certain room on the second floor the nursery. I wonder if it wasn't the Brock's little girl, Adelaid's room. Sadly she died very young and they never had another child. --Edwina

Alfred Houghton was the co-executor of the will of James Fones Gardner, his father-in-law - mountains of paperwork there. He was threatened to be sued for not paying the legacies and was ordered to court several times, once by the GAR Post in Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas, for not distributing their $100.00 legacy.




Judy Lock
Amarillo, Texas"10
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 105 #4006.
  2. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lunenburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_340; Page: 122; line 20, dwl 89-97.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 386.
  4. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 89.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Junction, Geary, KS, Box 52, Vol. 20, E.D. 49, Sh. 8, Ln. 32.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 105.
  7. [S683] Guardianship File, Worcester Co., MA.
  8. [S36] Letter, from Edwina Lee Anderson, 9/1998.
  9. [S415] E-mail from Judy Lock, Oct. 24, 2002.
  10. [S415] E-mail from Judy Lock, Nov 8, 2006.
  11. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Elk Twp, Cloud Co., KS, Roll 430, p. 222B, line 21, dwl 105-109.
  12. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 33, ED 815, Sh 16, Ln 44.
  13. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 33, ED 815, Sh 16, Ln 44, dwl 143-154.
  14. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Junction City, Geary Co., Kansas; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 49; Sheet 8A; line 32, dwl 172-178.
  15. [S36] Letter, to Charles Vella from Edwina Lee Houghton, 9/1998.
  16. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Manhattan Ward 4, Riley, Kansas; Roll: T624_454; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 119; line 1, dwl 1002-50-52.
  17. [S235] U.S. Census, 1915 State Census, Manhatten City, Riley Co., KS, KSHS205.
  18. [S415] E-mail Edwina Houghton Anderson, 6/1998.

George Peirce1,2

M, #8977, b. 1844, d. before 1900

Family: Mary Brown Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth18443
MarriageMar 21, 1872no guardianship in 1863 at father's death4,3
Deathbefore 1900wife a widow
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 386 #1122s.
  2. [S36] Letter, to Charles Vella from Edwina Lee Anderson, 9/1998.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 105.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 386.

Sherley W. Peirce1

F, #8978

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth
ResidenceFitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 386 #1122c.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 386.

Orin Clare Bennett1,2

M, #8979, b. 21 April 1831, d. 20 February 1921

Family: Charlotte Elizabeth Houghton

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthApr 21, 18312
MarriageFeb 1, 1871w/23,2
DeathFeb 20, 1921Marblehead, MA, USA
ObituaryThis person is recorded as Owen M. Bennett in cemetery record and in Massachusetts death index in Lunenburg and Marblehead . An obituary is found in the Fitchburg Sentinel Feb 23, 1921 pg 11. as Orrin M. Bennett. He died in Marblehead, funeral in Marblehead and burial in Shirley.

Mr. and Mrs. Bennett had been living in Marblehead with his daughter Mrs. F. L. Keith since the fall and died in her home. He lived most of his life in Lunenburg and Shirley. He ran a farm and also engaged in buying and selling woodlots and farm property.
He is survived by his 2nd wife Charlotte, his daughter Mrs. Minnie B.Keith of Marblehead and 2 grandaughters, daughters of Mrs. Keith , Mrs. Mary Stickney in Peabody and Mrs. Margaret Burgess in California.
Another daughter died many years ago.

His daughter Minnie Keith died Dec 30, 1922 in Oakland California leaving her invalid husband Frank L. Keith.

Burial in Freedom Bennett's lot who is a brother to Orren McClure Bennett.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 386 #1123s.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 105.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 386.

Helen Marie Houghton1,2,3

F, #8980, b. 22 September 1896, d. 24 April 1943

Family: Robert Gilman

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 22, 1896Fitchburg, MA, USA, Sep 1896, age 3 in 1900 census; age 13 in 1910 census; age 23 in 1920 census2,4,5
Occupation1920tool company secretary
Marriage5
DeathApr 24, 1943Springfield, VT, USA, of respiratory failure and diabetes5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 386 #1125c.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 127, Vol. 87, E.D. 1622, Sh. 6, Ln. 75.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 105.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Fitchburg, Worcester Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 135, E.D. 56, Sh. 10, Ln. 84.
  5. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Laura Houghton1,2,3

F, #8981, b. circa 13 July 1825, d. 24 April 1826

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca Jul 13, 1825Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA, dd calc
DeathApr 24, 1826Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 9 m 11 d4,3
BurialMiddle of Town Cemetery, Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA4,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 387 #1133.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 106 #4017.
  3. [S1074] Town Records: Grafton, Windham Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 106.

Laura Lavina Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #8982, b. 23 March 1828, d. 12 September 1862

Family: Lucius Stillman Wiley

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMar 23, 1828Houghtonville, Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 22 in 1850 census3,4,5
1850 CensusAug 21, 1850Rockingham, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 22, with Lucius Wiley, 32, lawyer, and Mary Wiley, 26
Origin1851Houghtonville, Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA4,7
MarriageFeb 2, 1851Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA, w/2; MLM: 1880 (CJV: typo); all but Grafton VRS give 1850; Guilford VT Hx: Rockingham, VT8,9,10,3,4,7
DeathSep 12, 1862Rockingham, Windham Co., VT, USA, aged 349,3,4,5
BurialSaxton's River Cemetery, Saxtons River, Windham Co., VT, USA11,5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 387 #1134.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 106 #4018, 152.
  3. [S914] Pedigree of Marshall L. McClanahan;, p. 1.
  4. [S984] Marshall Loring McClanahan, Wiley Family Genealogy, p. 23.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 152.
  6. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Rockingham, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 352; line 10, dwl 497-523.
  7. [S1074] Town Records: Grafton, Windham Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  8. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 387.
  9. [S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 791.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 106, 152.
  11. [S984] Marshall Loring McClanahan, Wiley Family Genealogy, p. 24.

Lois Augusta Houghton1,2

F, #8983, b. 1830, d. 1896

Family: George Leander Carter

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1830Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 20 in 1850 census; MLM: ca. 18283,4
ResidenceLeominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA5
MarriageMay 4, 18525,6
Death1896Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA7
BurialEvergreen Cemetery, Leominster, MA, USA8
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 387 #1135.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 106 #4019, 152.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 152.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Grafton, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 319; line 11, dwl 228-236.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 387.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 106, 152.
  7. [S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  8. [S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Royal Aurin Houghton1,2

M, #8984, b. 18 November 1832, d. 17 May 1863

Family: Jemima Piper Hayden

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthNov 18, 1832Houghtonville, Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA, twin of Lewis Curtis; age 18 in 1850 census; MLM: Dec. 18, 18323,2
MarriageApr 5, 1857Henry Co., IL, USA, Lic. 1857041, Book A, p. 294,5,6
OccupationClover Twp, Henry Co., IL, USA, a farmer3
Mil. EnlsSep 25, 1861Oneida, IL, USA, in the Union Army, aged 29 years, in Capt. Waterhouse's First Illinois Light Artillery, a first Sergeant, Waterhouse Battery, Comp. E4,3,7
ResearchSep 25, 1861IL, USA
DeathMay 17, 1863Battle of Vicksburg, Vicksburg, MS, USA4,3
BurialRockford, IL, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 106 #4020, 153.
  2. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Grafton, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 319; line 11, dwl 228-236.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 153.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 387.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 106, 153.
  6. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
  7. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.

Lewis Curtis Houghton1,2,3

M, #8985, b. 18 November 1832, d. 11 November 1917

Family: Mary F. Munroe

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov 18, 1832Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 18 in 1850 census; age 28 in 1860 census; age 37 in 1870 census; age 48 in 1880 census; Nov 1834, age 65 in 1900 census; age 77 in 1910 census; JWH: Dec. 44,3,5,6
OccupationCity market master and inspecter; R.R. agent4
ResidenceDenver, Douglas Co., CO, USA, 1045 Bannock St.4,7
ResidenceIL, USA, 25 years, R.R. agent4
Marriagecirca 1855Woodhull, IL, USA, mar 43 years in 1900 census; JWH: 18344,3,5
1860 Census1860Oscrow, Henry Co., IL, USA, age 28, farmer8
1870 Census1870Clover, Henry Co., IL, USA, age 37, a RR station agent, property $7000-8509
1880 Census1880Woodhull, Henry Co., IL, USA, age 48, a railroad agent10
1900 Census1900Denver, Arapahoe Co., CO, USA, age 65, agent, water, Carlsbad?11
1910 Census1910Denver, Denver Co., CO, USA, age 77, widower, meat sausage manufacturer12
DeathNov 11, 1917Denver, Denver Co., CO, USA, Henry Co. Inscriptions, MLM: 11 Nov 1907 [CJV: typo for 1917?]3,5,13
BurialWoodhull Cemetery, Woodhull, IL, USA, in lot #196 which he owned; a 10 foot granite shaft marks the grave.5
BiographyHe was the first station agent for the C.S. & Q. RY Co., at Woodhull, IL, on the branch line from Galva to New Boston, IL, completed in 1870. He was an agent there for over forty years, leaving for Denver, Co., becoming City market master. He was associated with his son, John, for a while, in the real estate business. He was bearded and always wore his stove pipe hat and cutaway coat. He was a Republican. He owned 80 acres of land. He belonged to the I.O.O.F. He had a family genealogical tree according to his granddaughter Blanche.5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388 #1137.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 106 #4021, 153.
  3. [S914] Pedigree of Marshall L. McClanahan;, p. 1.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 153.
  6. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Grafton, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 319; line 11, dwl 228-236.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 106.
  8. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Clover, Henry, Illinois; Roll: M653_182; Page: 904; sheet 358, line 16, dwl 3-8.
  9. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Clover, Henry Co., IL, Roll 229, p. 345B, line 16, dwl 182-199.
  10. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Woodhull, Henry, Illinois; Roll: T9_213; Family History Film: 1254213; Page: 222C; Enumeration District: 104; sheet 35, line 5, dwl 291-295.
  11. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Denver, Arapahoe Co., Colorado; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 86; Page: 9A; line 40, dwl 1045-168-206.
  12. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Denver, Denver Co., Colorado; ED 139, p. 11B; line 75, dwl 1045.
  13. [S1462] Henry Co. IL. Historical Society, Henry County IL, Cemetery Inscriptions, p. 18.

Alexander Curtis Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #8986, b. 22 May 1855, d. 30 August 1936

Family: Maria Randella Wiley

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMay 22, 1855Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, MLM: "his statement"; age 5 in 1860 census; age 15, MA, in 1870 census; age 25 in 1880 census; May 1855, age 45 in 1900 census; age 56 in 1910 census; age "55" (error) in 1920 census; age 74 in 1930 census; 1900 census of daughter Nellie gives IL5,6,3,4,7
OccupationTucumcari, NM, USA, As a railway station agent, Albert taught Alex C. Houghton, telegraphy. Upon retirement, he operated an electrical appliance store.8
MarriageFeb, 1877Pittsfield, MA, USA, age 21 and 24; MLM: 1876;mar 30 y in 1910 census9,3,10
1880 Census1880Sudbury Center, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 25, a station agent11,12
1900 Census1900Clear Lake Twp, Stanhope, Hamilton Co., IA, USA, age 45, RR station agent; 6 children born, 3 living7,13
1910 Census1910Sioux, Woodbury Co., IA, USA, age 56, stock exchange telegrapher14
1920 Census1920Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA, USA, age 55, freight laborer15,16
1930 Census1930Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA, USA, age 74, a life insurance agent17
ResidenceSioux City, IA, USA18
DeathAug 30, 1936in a diabetic coma after an extended illness; MLM: also 19303,4,19
ObituaryAug 31, 1936A resident of Sioux City for the last 35 years, Alexander Curtis Houghton, 81, 1200 West Third street, died Sunday morning in a Sioux City hospital. Death came after an extended sickness.
Mr. Houghton was born May 23, 1855 at Boston, Mass. He married Maria Randella Wiley in 1886 at Pittsfield, Mass. After the marriage, the couple lived for a time at South Sudbury, Mass., and later mcved to Altoona, Ill. They moved to Sioux City in 1901.
Previous to his retirement eight years ago, Mr. Houghton was employed as a clerk at the Milwaukee railroad freight station here. He was a member of Whitfield Methodist church and of Landmark lodge, No. 103, A. F. & A. M.
BurialGraceland Cemetery, East Sioux City, IA, USA, Lot 834,19
ResearchJWH gives Alexander as son of his grandparents
Relativea niece
ResidenceAltoona, Knox Co., IL, USA20
BiographyMLM: The couple settled at Sudbury, MA, at which place cousin Albert Carter taught Alex (who had a beautiful handwriting) telegraphy, while he sold insurance. About 1878 they removed to Woodhull, IL, and grandfather became station agent at Nekoma, Ill, relieving his brother, John. About 1890 he left the railroad because of the 24 hour day schedule, with no pay for vacation, for Altona, ILL; sold insurance for three years, then left for Castana, IA, to work on Myron Wiley's farm. He sold insurance and carpentered, leaving for Stanhope, IA, as station agent. About 1900 he was relief agent for the Great Northern Railroad Co., alternating between station work and carpentry work when he was a freight clerk for the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. Co.,After retirement from the "Milwaukee Road," he sold insurance for his relative, Willard Frost, agent for northern and western Iowa districts.
He was a member of the Whitfield Methodist Church of Landmark, Lodge #103, A.F. & A. M., a charter member, Royal Arcanum, but dropped it when rates became too high. His last residence was 1282 3rd St., West., Sioux City, IA.
Mrs. Houghton supplimented the family income by making and selling fine tatting. In the last 10 years of her life were spent in almost total blindness from opthalmia.19
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 447 #1888.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 154 #5782, 177 #5873.
  3. [S914] Pedigree of Marshall L. McClanahan;, P. 1.
  4. [S984] Marshall Loring McClanahan, Wiley Family Genealogy, p. 33.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 447.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 154, 177.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Clear Lake Twp., Stanhope, Hamilton Co., IA, Box 60, Vol. 31, E.D. 104, Sh. 2, Ln. 86.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 152.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 152, 154, 177.
  10. [S984] Marshall Loring McClanahan, Wiley Family Genealogy, p. 24, 33.
  11. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Sudbury Center, Middlesex Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 15, ED 377, Sh 10, Ln 25.
  12. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Sudbury Center, Middlesex Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 15, ED 377, Sh 10, Ln 25, dwl 101-112.
  13. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Clear Lake, Hamilton Co., Iowa; Roll:T623; Enumeration District: 104; Sheet: 2B; line 86, dwl 42-42.
  14. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Sioux Ward 3, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: T624_429; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 191; line 87, dwl 1112-15-19.
  15. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Sioux City, Woodbury Co., IA, Film 849, Box 64, Vol. 89, E.D. 199, Sh. 11, Ln. 50.
  16. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Sioux City Precinct 2, Woodbury, Iowa; Roll: T625_520; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 199; line 50, dwl 1904-249-238.
  17. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Sioux City, Woodbury Co., Iowa; Roll: 689; Enumeration District: 32; sheet 13B, line 61, dwl 300-500.
  18. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 106.
  19. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 177.
  20. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388.

John M. Houghton1,2

M, #8987, b. between 1856 and 1858, d. 12 December 1906

Family: Carrie V. Wier

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthbetween 1856 and 1858IL, USA, (age 3 in 1860 census; age 14 in 1870 census; age 22 in 1880 census; MLM: 1853)3,4
MarriageApr 23, 1877Henry Co., IL, USA, Lic. 1763, Book 1, p. 1663,5
Immigration1880Nakoma, IL, USA, as station agent, and was appointed post master.3
1880 Census1880Nekoma, Henry Co., IL, USA, age 22, a R.R. agent; with Geo. Brooks6
ResidenceDenver, Douglas Co., CO, USA7
DeathDec 12, 1906Denver, CO, USA3
BiographyAfter his brother, Alexander C., relieved him as station agent at Nakoma, IL (agents were then on duty 24 hours a day, with no paid vacations). He went to Ogalallala, Nebraska, establishing a bank and real estate business. Later, he went to Denver, CO. He became quite wealth, only to lose his wealth thru weakness for "wine, women, and song." At one time he lost over $65,000 in one shot in a real estate "pool." he and his wife separated, but were reunited when dying of disease, practically penniless and without friends. She md. (2) a doctor.3
ResearchJWH gives him as son of his grandparents
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388 #1139, 447 #1890.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 153 #5782.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 153.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Clover, Henry Co., IL, Roll 229, p. 345B, line 16, dwl 182-199.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
  6. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Nekoma, Henry, Illinois; Roll: T9_213; Family History Film: 1254213; Page: 473B; Enumeration District: 121; 30, line 42, dwl 330-340.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388.

Edwin Carter Houghton1,2

M, #8988, b. October 1864, d. 5 February 1924

Family 1: Laura (?)

  • Marriage*: Edwin Carter Houghton married Laura (?) on circa 1884 mar 16 y in 1900 census.4

Family 2: Louellyne (?)

  • Marriage*: Edwin Carter Houghton married Louellyne (?) on circa 1910 mar 0 y in 1910 census; his 2nd mar.8

Family 3: Ida Shoninger

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthOct, 1864IL, USA, age 5 in 1870 census; age 15 in 1880 census; age 35 in 1900 census; age 46 in 1910 census; age 55 in 1920 census; JWH: 18563,4,5,6
ResidenceWoodhull, IL, USA7
Marriagecirca 1884mar 16 y in 1900 census4
1900 Census1900Henderson, Knox Co., IL, USA, age 35, telegraph agent6
Marriagecirca 1910mar 0 y in 1910 census; his 2nd mar8
1910 Census1910Henderson, Knox Co., IL, USA, age 46, RR station agent8
MarriageAug 6, 1918Los Angeles Co., CA, USA9
DeathFeb 5, 1924Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, wife Ida a widow
BiographyMLM: "He and his wife were deeply religious, but Edward was very niggardly toward providing for the family welfare. It is said that his wife could stretch a dollar farther than any one else. This practice apparently affected her mind, so she was confined to the state insane asylum. Most of her moments were lucid ones, but occasionally it was necessary for three strong men to restrain her. Edwin unable to obtain a divorce, left the county, heading West. No one remembers where he died, but it is believed that it was in the south."4
ResearchJWH gives him as son of his grandparents
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388 #1140, 447 #1890.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 154 #5784.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 447.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 154.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Clover, Henry Co., IL, Roll 229, p. 345B, line 16, dwl 182-199.
  6. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Henderson, Knox, Illinois; Roll: T623 313; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 51; line 20, dwl 5-5.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388.
  8. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Henderson, Knox, Illinois; Roll: T624_299; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 168; line 25, age 7-7.
  9. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 42, E.D. 202, Sh. 2, Ln. 4.

Agnes Marie Houghton1,2,3

F, #8989, b. 16 October 1853

Family: DeWitt Clinton Howell

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthOct 16, 1853IL, USA, MLM: 16 Oct 1858; age 17? in 1870 census4,5
ResidenceWoodhull, IL, USA6
MarriageJun 19, 1889Henry Co., IL, USA, w/2; MLM: Oct. 16, 1871; IL Marriages: Lic. 32700, Book 10, p. 28306,5,7
Living19405
BurialWoodhull Cemetery, Clover Twp, Henry Co., IL, USA3
ResearchJWH gives her as daughter of her grandparents
Notea talented elocutionist and entertainer
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388 #1141, 447 #1891.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 154 #5785.
  3. [S1462] Henry Co. IL. Historical Society, Henry County IL, Cemetery Inscriptions, p. 18.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 447.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 154.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388.
  7. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.

Lucius Stillman Wiley1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #8990, b. 23 January 1818, d. 18 August 1882

Family 1: Mary Ann Thompson

Family 2: Laura Lavina Houghton

Family 3: Amanda Elizabeth Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJan 23, 1818Rockingham, Windham Co., VT, USA, Rockingham VT Hx: Feb. 23; age 32 in 1850 census3,4,7,8
Occupationa wool grower, with 80 sheep on 200 acres7
Note1838he came "over the hill" from his father's place to the farm one mile west of his grandfather's farm. He located two and one half miles east of Saxtons River on the road to Bellows Falls. In Wiley, later known as "Happy Valley", where he spent his lifetime. He had a sugar orchard of 225 trees.8
MarriageMay 29, 18447,8
1850 CensusAug 21, 1850Rockingham, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 22, with Lucius Wiley, 32, lawyer, and Mary Wiley, 29
MarriageFeb 2, 1851Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA, w/2; MLM: 1880 (CJV: typo); all but Grafton VRS give 1850; Guilford VT Hx: Rockingham, VT10,2,11,4,7,6
DeathAug 18, 1882Rockingham, Windham Co., VT, USA, of consumption on the farm one half mile west of his grandfather, Robert Wiley, now the State School for Abnormal Children10,4,7,8
BurialSaxton's River Cemetery, Saxtons River, Windham Co., VT, USA12,8
ParentsSJohn Wiley and Randilla Weaver of Saxtons River, VT4,7,8
Relative13
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 387 #1134s.
  2. [S47] Grange, Official History of Guilford, p. 791.
  3. [S548] Lyman S. Hayes, Rockingham VT Hx - Hayes, p. 791.
  4. [S914] Pedigree of Marshall L. McClanahan;, p. 1.
  5. [S984] Marshall Loring McClanahan, Wiley Family Genealogy, p. 23 #1050.
  6. [S1074] Town Records: Grafton, Windham Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  7. [S984] Marshall Loring McClanahan, Wiley Family Genealogy, p. 23.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 152.
  9. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Rockingham, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 352; line 10, dwl 497-523.
  10. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 387.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 106, 152.
  12. [S984] Marshall Loring McClanahan, Wiley Family Genealogy, p. 24.
  13. [S984] Marshall Loring McClanahan, Wiley Family Genealogy, p. 25.
  14. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 106.

George Leander Carter1

M, #8991, b. 14 January 1828, d. 18 March 1918

Family: Lois Augusta Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJan 14, 1828Leominster, MA, USA2
OriginLeominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
MarriageMay 4, 18524,5
DeathMar 18, 1918Leominster, MA, USA2
BurialEvergreen Cemetery, Leominster, MA, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 387 #1135s.
  2. [S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 152.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 387.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 106, 152.

Jemima Piper Hayden1

F, #8992, b. 30 November 1838, d. 5 November 1880

Family 1: Royal Aurin Houghton

Family 2: Thomas Farley

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov 30, 1838IN, USA2,3
MarriageApr 5, 1857Henry Co., IL, USA, Lic. 1857041, Book A, p. 292,4,1
PensionInxMar 28, 1864as widow
Marriage
DeathNov 5, 1880IL, USA5
BurialRockford, IL, USA
ResearchData is from Charles Center Case, Jr., former dean, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL., and the rest from Mr. Herbert Moore Houghton. Center was the son of Chas. Center Case by Charlotte, Jennie's (Jemima's) sister. Rebecca md. Alvah Reynolds. Her son, Charles was a Henry Co. farmer, of "Greystone Acres," now owned and farmed by their son, Ward Reynolds.
Jemima was b. Nov. 30, 1838; md. (2), Thomas Farley. Their daug. Eunice, had her mother's first husband's body and her mother's removed to Rockford, Ill, without Houghton permission. Both Farley sisters Res. Rockford; many of Jemima's brothers and sisters resided in Blairstown, Iowa, and are still (1960) living.6
ParentsDof the preacher of Turkey Run Church, who built the first brick house in Clover Twp, and the Henry County School House.6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 387.
  3. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago Ward 32, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_279; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 1416; line 9, dwl 10554-130-133.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 106, 153.
  5. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/23432509/person/1388646542
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 153.

Mary F. Munroe1

F, #8993, b. January 1833, d. 12 February 1902

Family: Lewis Curtis Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJan, 1833Ross Shire, Scotland, (age 27 in 1860 census; age 38 in 1870 census; age 44 in 1880 census; age 65 in 1900 census2,3,4
ResidenceDenver, Douglas Co., CO, USA, 1045 Bannock St.2,5
Marriagecirca 1855Woodhull, IL, USA, mar 43 years in 1900 census; JWH: 18342,6,3
1860 Census1860Oscrow, Henry Co., IL, USA, age 28, farmer7
1870 Census1870Clover, Henry Co., IL, USA, age 37, a RR station agent, property $7000-8508
1880 Census1880Woodhull, Henry Co., IL, USA, age 48, a railroad agent9
1900 Census1900Denver, Arapahoe Co., CO, USA, age 65, agent, water, Carlsbad?4
DeathFeb 12, 1902Woodhull, IL, USA, of cramps of the stomach.6,3
BurialWoodhull Cemetery, Woodhull, IL, USA, in lot #196 which he owned; a 10 foot granite shaft marks the grave.3
ParentsDAlexander Monroe, who was born in Ross Shire, Scotland. He also farmed a 160 acres of land. He died Nov. 15, 1897, aged 65; both parents born in Scotland3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388 #1137s, 447.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 153.
  4. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Denver, Arapahoe Co., Colorado; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 86; Page: 9A; line 40, dwl 1045-168-206.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 106.
  6. [S914] Pedigree of Marshall L. McClanahan;, p. 1.
  7. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Clover, Henry, Illinois; Roll: M653_182; Page: 904; sheet 358, line 16, dwl 3-8.
  8. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Clover, Henry Co., IL, Roll 229, p. 345B, line 16, dwl 182-199.
  9. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Woodhull, Henry, Illinois; Roll: T9_213; Family History Film: 1254213; Page: 222C; Enumeration District: 104; sheet 35, line 5, dwl 291-295.

DeWitt Clinton Howell1,2

M, #8994, b. 4 June 1855, d. 4 June 1907

Family: Agnes Marie Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJun 4, 1855Rochester, NY, USA3
MarriageJun 19, 1889Henry Co., IL, USA, w/2; MLM: Oct. 16, 1871; IL Marriages: Lic. 32700, Book 10, p. 28304,2,5
DeathJun 4, 19073
BurialWoodhull Cemetery, Clover Twp, Henry Co., IL, USA3
ParentsSChauncey and Adellia Howell; desc. of General Cadwall Aber Howell of Civil War fame, C.S.A. Gen. Howell was b. Jul. 21, 1793, D. 1892, Woodhull, IL.2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388 #1141s.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 154.
  3. [S1462] Henry Co. IL. Historical Society, Henry County IL, Cemetery Inscriptions, p. 18.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.

John Houghton1,2,3

M, #8995, b. 3 January 1841, d. 2 March 1919

Family: Harriett Ann Divol

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJan 3, 1841Houghtonville, Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 9 in 1850 census; age 39 in 1880 census; Jan. 1841, age 59 in 1900 census; MLM: also 18474,5,6,7,8
MarriageFeb 24, 1867Chester, Windsor Co., VT, USA, he age 26, a farmer; JWH, MLM: 18619,6,10,3
1870 Census1870Lochnane Twp, Brown Co., KS, USA, age 27, farmer, property $240011,12
1880 Census1880Powhattan Twp, Brown Co., KS, USA, age 39, a farmer5,13
1900 Census1900Walnut Twp, Brown Co., KS, USA, age 59, farmer; 7 children born, 4 living6,14
ResidencePowhattan, Brown Co., KS, USA4,15
DeathMar 2, 1919Woodhull, Henry Co., IL, USA8,15
BurialPowhattan, KS, USA15,8
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388 #1142, 516 #3028s.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 107 #4026, 108, 155.
  3. [S1074] Town Records: Chester, Windsor Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Powhattan Twp, Brown Co., KS, Reel 19, Vol. 2, E.D. 18, Sh. 24, Ln. 19.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Walnut Twp, Brown Co., KS, Box 52, Vol. 5, E.D. 35, Sh. 12, Ln. 9.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 107, 155.
  8. [S415] E-mail from Patty Chiles, Feb. 2, 2002.
  9. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388, 516.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 107, 108, 155.
  11. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Lochnane Twp, Brown Co., KS, Roll 429, p. 637, ln 22, dwl 133-185.
  12. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Lachnane, Brown, Kansas; Roll: M593_429; Page: 637A; Image: 539; Family History Library Film: 545928; line 22, dwl 133-135.
  13. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Powhattan Twp, Brown Co., KS, Reel 19, Vol. 2, E.D. 18, Sh. 24, Ln. 19, dwl 199-204.
  14. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Walnut, Brown Co., Kansas; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 35; Sheet 12A; line 9, dwl 210-211.
  15. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 155.

Lucia A. Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #8996, b. 2 March 1843, d. 9 October 1903

Family: Alexander Maher

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMar 2, 1843Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 7 in 1850 census5,3,4
MarriageApr 23, 1863Henry Co., IL, USA, Lic. 1863063, Book A, p. 1116,5,7
Children+also Charles E., Jennie A., Henry E., Masade? S., and Ira L. Maher
DeathOct 9, 1903MLM: Aug. 17, 1896 (CJV: [husband's dd])6,5
ResidenceWoodhull, IL, USA6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388 #1143.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 107 #4027.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Patty Chiles, Feb. 2, 2002.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Grafton, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 311; line 9, dwl 84-88.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 107.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388.
  7. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.

Wilhelmina Rebecca Houghton1,2

F, #8997, b. 27 April 1845, d. 28 March 1931

Family: Lewis Woodruf Slauson

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthApr 27, 1845Chester, Windsor Co., VT, USA, Chiles: Grafton, VT; age 5 in 1850 census; MLM: 18463,4,5
ResidenceWoodhull, IL, USA3
MarriageDec 25, 1866Henry Co., IL, USA, Lic. 1866262, Book A, p. 1703,6
DeathMar 28, 1931Woodhull, IL, USA1
BurialWoodhull Cemetery, Clover Twp, Henry Co., IL, USA7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 155.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Patty Chiles, Feb. 2, 2002.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Grafton, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 311; line 9, dwl 84-88.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 107, 155.
  7. [S1462] Henry Co. IL. Historical Society, Henry County IL, Cemetery Inscriptions, p. 38.

Charles Eleazer Houghton1,2,3

M, #8998, b. 10 June 1848, d. 5 June 1925

Family: Lucinda Elvira Clough

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJun 10, 1848Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA, bp as VT in 1850 census; age 22 in 1870 census; age 31 in 1880 census; Jun 1847, age 52 in 1900 census; age 61 in 1910 census; MLM: Woodhull, IL4,5,3
MarriageFeb 25, 1869Rockingham, Windham Co., VT, USA, Rockingham VRs: age 22; MLM: also 18664,6,3
1880 Census1880Clover, Henry Co., IL, USA, age 31, a farmer7
Note1880Clover, Henry Co., IL, USA, 2 houses apart
1900 Census1900Clover, Henry Co., IL, USA, age 52, farmer8
1910 Census1910Clover, Henry Co., IL, USA, age 61, own income; next door to son Leon9
ResidencePittsburg, KS, USA4
1920 Census1920Clover, Henry Co., IL, USA, age 71, widowed, none, with servant and companion10
DeathJun 5, 1925Woodhull, Henry Co., IL, USA, Cert. 0370132, filed June 6, 1925; MLM: Jun 2, 19255,11
BurialWoodhull Cemetery, Clover, Henry Co., IL, USA12
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388 #1145.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 107 #4029, 154.
  3. [S1074] Town Records: Rochingham, VT, p. 1247: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, F-30270.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 154.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 107, 154.
  7. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Clover, Henry, Illinois; Roll: T9_212; Family History Film: 1254212; Page: 215C; Enumeration District: 104; sheet 19, line 16, dwl 168-173.
  8. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Clover, Henry Co., Illinois; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 7; Sheet: 6A; line 25, dwl 108-110.
  9. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Clover, Henry, Illinois; Roll: T624_291; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0112; Image: 753; FHL Number: 1374304; line 80, dwl 308-316.
  10. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Clover, Henry, Illinois; Roll: T625_371; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 117; line 44, dwl 13-13.
  11. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916-1950: Houghton Surname search.
  12. [S1462] Henry Co. IL. Historical Society, Henry County IL, Cemetery Inscriptions, p. 18.

Martha Alwilda Houghton1,2

F, #8999, b. 27 August 1850, d. 3 November 1852

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthAug 27, 1850Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA3,4,5
DeathNov 3, 1852Houghtonville, Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 2 y 2 m3,4,6
BurialHoughtonville, Grafton, Windham Co., VT, USA6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388 #1146.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 107 #4030.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 107.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Patty Chiles, Feb. 2, 2002.
  6. [S1074] Town Records: Grafton, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Harriett Ann Divol1,2

F, #9000, b. 23 May 1847, d. 9 October 1903

Family: John Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMay 23, 1847Lunenburg, MA, USA, age 33 in 1880 census; May 1847, age 53 in 1900 census; 1930 census of son Shadrach gives VT3,4,5,6
MarriageFeb 24, 1867Chester, Windsor Co., VT, USA, he age 26, a farmer; JWH, MLM: 18613,4,7,8
1870 Census1870Lochnane Twp, Brown Co., KS, USA, age 27, farmer, property $24009,10
1880 Census1880Powhattan Twp, Brown Co., KS, USA, age 39, a farmer5,11
1900 Census1900Walnut Twp, Brown Co., KS, USA, age 59, farmer; 7 children born, 4 living4,12
ResidencePowhattan, Brown Co., KS, USA13,14
DeathOct 9, 1903Powhattan, KS, USA6
BurialOct 11, 1903Grand Prairie, Powhattan, KS, USA6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388 #1142s, 516 #3028.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 108 #4059.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388, 516.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Walnut Twp, Brown Co., KS, Box 52, Vol. 5, E.D. 35, Sh. 12, Ln. 9.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Powhattan Twp, Brown Co., KS, Reel 19, Vol. 2, E.D. 18, Sh. 24, Ln. 19.
  6. [S415] E-mail from Patty Chiles, Feb. 2, 2002.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 107, 108, 155.
  8. [S1074] Town Records: Chester, Windsor Co., VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.
  9. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Lochnane Twp, Brown Co., KS, Roll 429, p. 637, ln 22, dwl 133-185.
  10. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Lachnane, Brown, Kansas; Roll: M593_429; Page: 637A; Image: 539; Family History Library Film: 545928; line 22, dwl 133-135.
  11. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Powhattan Twp, Brown Co., KS, Reel 19, Vol. 2, E.D. 18, Sh. 24, Ln. 19, dwl 199-204.
  12. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Walnut, Brown Co., Kansas; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 35; Sheet 12A; line 9, dwl 210-211.
  13. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 388.
  14. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 155.