Houghton Surname Project

Ralph Lincoln Marble¹

M, #16354, b. 1899, d. 1952

Family: Alein Young

Marriage*: Ralph Lincoln Marble married Alein Young.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1899

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, also 1898^1,2

Marriage

Death

1952

Pedigree

Citations

[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 373.
[S1031] Ellery Bicknell Crane, Worcester Co. MA Memoirs, p. 265.

Alein Young¹

F, #16355, b. 1905

Family: Ralph Lincoln Marble

Marriage*: Alein Young married Ralph Lincoln Marble, son of Albert Curtis Marble and Lilla Bessie Houghton.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

1905

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 373.
[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 374.

Roger Houghton Marble¹

M, #16356, b. 1906, d. 5 October 1983

Family 1: Lydia King

Marriage*: Roger Houghton Marble is said to have married Lydia King Marble: doubts marriage.^1,2

Family 2: Laura Margaret Walker

Mar 2*: Roger Houghton Marble second marriage was to Laura Margaret Walker on Mar 4, 1944 at Berkeley, Alameda Co., CA, USA.^1,2

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1906

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Marble: doubts marriage^1,2

Mar 2

Mar 4, 1944

Berkeley, Alameda Co., CA, USA^1,2

Residence

Holden, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Oct 5, 1983

Roswell, Chaves Co., NM, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 373.
[S415] E-mail from Roger W. Marble, Mar 20, 2004: Gedcom of ancestry of Lilla B. Houghton.

Lydia King¹

F, #16357

Family: Roger Houghton Marble

Marriage*: Lydia King is said to have married Roger Houghton Marble, son of Albert Curtis Marble and Lilla Bessie Houghton, Marble: doubts marriage.^1,2

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Marriage

Marble: doubts marriage^1,2

Research

You list Lydia King (F) #16448 as 1st wife of Roger Houghtom Marble. So far I have only been able to find a single unsustantiated reference to this union. This single source, the Lynn R Marble database was copied from unpublished and un documented Forest marble research of the 50's.³

Pedigree

Citations

[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 373.
[S415] E-mail from Roger W. Marble, Mar 20, 2004: Gedcom of ancestry of Lilla B. Houghton.
[S415] E-mail from Roger Marble, Mar 20, 2004.

Laura Margaret Walker¹

F, #16358, b. 28 February 1916, d. 15 March 1985

Family: Roger Houghton Marble

Mar 2*: Roger Houghton Marble second marriage was to Laura Margaret Walker on Mar 4, 1944 at Berkeley, Alameda Co., CA, USA.^1,2

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Feb 28, 1916

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Mar 2

Mar 4, 1944

Berkeley, Alameda Co., CA, USA^1,2

Residence

Holden, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Death

Mar 15, 1985

Dallas, TX, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 373.
[S415] E-mail from Roger W. Marble, Mar 20, 2004: Gedcom of ancestry of Lilla B. Houghton.

Roger Walker Marble¹

M, #16359

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

White Plains, NY, USA, Not for publication: 30 Jan 1945
Bouley: Worcester, MA^2,3

Correspond

Jun 24, 2013

Roger Marble

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 373.
[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 374.
[S415] E-mail from Roger W. Marble, Mar 20, 2004: Gedcom of ancestry of Lilla B. Houghton.

William Houghton Marble¹

M, #16360

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Not for publication: 1950²

Pedigree

Citations

[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 373.
[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 374.

Catherine Pierce¹

F, #16361, b. 1771, d. 1841

Family: Silvester Roper

Marriage*: Catherine Pierce married Silvester Roper, son of Ephraim Roper and Michal Houghton, on before 1805.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1771

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

before 1805

Death

1841

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 431.

Martin Roper¹

M, #16362, b. 1805, d. 1889

Family: Persis Welch Stanley

Marriage*: Martin Roper married Persis Welch Stanley on before 1839.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1805

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

before 1839

Death

1889

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Biography

"He inherited part of the homestead and engaged in farming and in cattle raising."; six children¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 431.

Persis Welch Stanley¹

F, #16363, b. 1813, d. 1896

Family: Martin Roper

Marriage*: Persis Welch Stanley married Martin Roper, son of Silvester Roper and Catherine Pierce, on before 1839.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

1813

NH, USA¹

Marriage

before 1839

Death

1896

Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 431.

George Stanley Roper¹

M, #16364, b. 1839, d. 1896

Family: Nettie Robbins

Marriage*: George Stanley Roper married Nettie Robbins on before 1869.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1839

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

before 1869

Death

1896

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Biography

farmer; highway surveyor, overseer of the por and assessor; 3 children²

Pedigree

Citations

[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 431.
[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 430.

Nettie Robbins¹

F, #16365, b. before 1869

Family: George Stanley Roper

Marriage*: Nettie Robbins married George Stanley Roper, son of Martin Roper and Persis Welch Stanley, on before 1869.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

before 1869

Birth

before 1869

Upton, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 431.

Marcellus S. Roper¹

M, #16366, b. 1869, d. 1949

Family: Rose Edith Willard

Marriage*: Marcellus S. Roper married Rose Edith Willard on before 1906.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1869

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

before 1906

Death

1949

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Biography

"He attended the grade schools of Sterling, graduated from Sterling High School in 1886, followed by a course at Hinsman's Business College in Worcester. He began his career in Worcester as bookkeeper for the firm of Brown & Simpson, manufacturers and dealers in piano and organs, at the Hammond Organ Reed Company on May Street, also having charge of the retail business. When the business was incorporated in 1892 as the Brown & Simpson Company, Mr. Roper became a director with Andrew Hammond being named president."²

Pedigree

Citations

[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 431.
[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 430.

Rose Edith Willard¹

F, #16367, b. before 1905, d. 1949

Family: Marcellus S. Roper

Marriage*: Rose Edith Willard married Marcellus S. Roper, son of George Stanley Roper and Nettie Robbins, on before 1906.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

before 1905

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

before 1906

Death

1949

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 431.

Marcellus S. Roper Jr.¹

M, #16368, b. 1906

Family: Alice Holmquist

Marriage*: Marcellus S. Roper Jr. married Alice Holmquist.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1906

Sterling, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 431.

Alice Holmquist¹

F, #16369

Family: Marcellus S. Roper Jr.

Marriage*: Alice Holmquist married Marcellus S. Roper Jr., son of Marcellus S. Roper and Rose Edith Willard.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 431.

Dawn Roper¹

F, #16370

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 431.

Gayle Roper¹

F, #16371

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S163] Bouley, Pioneer Settlers of New England, p. 431.

Harriet Elizabeth Hale¹

F, #16372, b. 23 August 1843

Family: Henry Luther Houghton

Marriage*: Harriet Elizabeth Hale married Henry Luther Houghton, son of Captain Luther Houghton and Ruth P. Jewett, on Sep 3, 1863 at Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA.^1,4
Marriage: Harriet Elizabeth Hale married Henry Luther Houghton, son of Captain Luther Houghton and Ruth P. Jewett.⁹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Aug 23, 1843

Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA, age 27 in 1870 census; age 36 in 1880 census; Aug 1843, age 56 in 1900 census; age 66 in 1910 census; age 76 in 1920 census^1,2,3

Marriage

Sep 3, 1863

Waterford, Oxford, ME, USA^1,4

1870 Census

1870

Portland, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, age 29, clerk in store; and Henry W. Hale, 36; and Betsy W. Kimball, 69⁵

1880 Census

1880

Portland, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, age 39, a hardware dealer⁶

1900 Census

1900

Portland, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, Henry L., Apr. 1841, age 41, hardware merchant; 2 children born, none living; a servant and boarder^7,8

PensionInx

Sep 8, 1908

ME, USA, as widow⁹

1910 Census

1910

Escondido, San Diego Co., CA, USA, age 66, widow, own income; with John V. Larzalese^10,11

1920 Census

1920

Portland, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, age 76, widow, none; and boarder Annie W. Davis, 63, ME^2,12

1930 Census

1930

Portland, Cumberland Co., ME, USA, age 86, a widow¹³

ParentsD

Oliver Hale and Harriet Waite, both born in ME, and granddaughter of Oliver and Eunice (Fletcher) Hale, who came from Harvard, Massachusetts.¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 904.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Portland, Cumberland Co., ME, Film 853, Box 27, Vol. 9, E.D. 55, Sh. 10, Ln. 36.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 172A, 185.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 143, 172A, 185.
[S235] U.S. Census, Portland Ward 5, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: M593_541; Page: 165; line 34, dwl 258-328.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: T9_479; Family History Film: 1254479; Page: 176C; Enumeration District: 51; sheet 43, line 17, dwl 23-354-508.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Maine, Box 31, Vol. 7, E.D. 72, Sh. 14, Ln. 71.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Portland, Cumberland Co., Maine; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 72; Sheet 14B; line 71, dwl 36-245-290.
[S1515] Unknown name of person, unknown record type, unknown file number.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Escondido, San Diego Co., CA, Film 527, Box 100, Vol. 79, E.D. 132, Sh. 149.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Escondido, San Diego, California; Roll: T624_95; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 132; line 36, dwl 145-149.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Portland Ward 8, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: T625_640; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 55; line 36, dwl 41-179-225.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Portland, Cumberland, Maine; Roll: 831; Enumeration District: 59; sheet 12B; line 95, dwl 216-224-341.

Mary Elizabeth Houghton¹

F, #16373, b. circa 1834

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1834

ME, USA, age 16 in 1850 census²

Pedigree

Citations

[S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 904.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, Box 262, p. 179, line 8, Dwl 432-448.

Helen Maria Houghton¹

F, #16374, b. circa 1839

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1839

ME, USA, age 11 in 1850 census; brother was youngest^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S164] Little, Gen. and Family History of Maine, p. 904.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, Box 262, p. 179, line 8, Dwl 432-448.