LaVanchia Nianetta Houghton1,2,3

F, #24601, b. 22 April 1845, d. 9 April 1898

Family: George Edward Weston

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthApr 22, 1845Conneaut, PA, USA, White: c. 1844, age 6 in 1850 census4,1,2,3
Marriage1
DeathApr 9, 1898Incline, IA, USA1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Sam Taylor, 2/1999.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Richard Lewis, May 22, 2001.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Conneaut, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_778; Page: 461; line 41, dwl 181-183.
  4. [S36] Letter, from Nancy White, 1/1999.

Embrazia Houghton1,2

F, #24602, b. 7 April 1846, d. 17 February 1930

Family: John Hiram Leonard

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Corresponded with authorN
BirthApr 7, 1846Erie Co., PA, USA, age 5 in 1850 census; age 34 in 1880 census3,4,2
Marriage1866Vinton, Benton Co., IA, USA3
Residencebefore 1880LaSalle, IL, USA, per 1880 census, children 4,5,6 born there5
1880 Census1880Johnson Co., IA, USA, and 7 children6
DeathFeb 17, 1930Marietta Twp, Marshall Co., IA, USA, of mycarditis3
BurialAlbion Cemetery, Albion, Marshall Co., IA, USA3
ContributnNancy Leonard White contributed 1880 census data.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Nancy White, 10/1998.
  2. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Conneaut, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_778; Page: 461; line 41, dwl 181-183.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Nancy White, 1/1999.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Sam Taylor, 2/1999.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Nancy Whitel, 10/1998.
  6. [S415] E-mail from Nancy Leonard White, 10/1998.

Luke Houghton1

M, #24603, b. circa 1846

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1846PA, USA, age 4 in 1850 census; Taylor: c 1847; White: 18362,3,1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Conneaut, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_778; Page: 461; line 41, dwl 181-183.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Nancy White, 2/1999.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Sam Taylor, 2/1999.

Maria M. Houghton1,2

F, #24604, b. 13 July 1834, d. 27 April 1924

Family: George A. Durand

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJul 13, 1834NY, USA, age 16 in 1850 census; age 35 in 1870 census1,2,3
Marriage1862PA, USA1,2
1870 Census1870Iowa Twp, Benton Co., IA, USA, age 39, farmer (White: Florence Twp)1,4
DeathApr 27, 1924Franklin, NE, USA2,5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Nancy White, 1/1999.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Sam Taylor, 2/1999.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Conneaut, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_778; Page: 461; line 41, dwl 181-183.
  4. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Iowa, Benton, Iowa; Roll: M593_376; Page: 129B, ln 37, 42-38.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Nancy White, 1/1999.

Carl Houghton

M, #24605

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth
Deathat 2 years
Pedigree

Brandon Houghton

M, #24606

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth
Deathat 13 years
Pedigree

John A. Houghton1,2,3

M, #24607, b. 21 July 1832, d. 31 January 1904

Family: Mary Bower

  • Marriage*: John A. Houghton married Mary Bower on circa 1857 mar 43 years in 1900 census.2,6

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
BirthJul 21, 1832Tioga Co., PA, USA, age 18 in 1850 census; age 28 in 1860 census; age 37 in 1870 census; age 47 in 1880 census; Jul 1832, age 67 in 1900 census4,5,2,3
Marriagecirca 1857mar 43 years in 1900 census2,6
1860 Census1860Cue, Benton Co., IA, USA, age 28, a farmer, property $2000-6107
1870 Census1870Florence Twp, Benton Co., IA, USA, age 37, a farmer, property $5000-1550, and mother in law Hannah Bowers, 70, England8
1880 Census1880Florence, Benton Co., IA, USA, age 47, a farmer9
1900 Census1900Florence, Benton Co., IA, USA, age 67, farmer2,10
DeathJan 31, 1904Vinton, Benton Co., IA, USA4
BurialMound Cemetery, Watkins, IA, USA11
BiographyJOHN A. HOUGHTON, who died at his comfortable and widely known homestead in Florence township on the 31st of January, 1904, had then passed fifty years of his useful life in that locality. Still a hale, intelligent and beloved old man, he was so suddenly cut off by apoplexy that his relatives and friends could scarcely realize that his cheerful, helpful and inspiring earthly presence had gone from them forever. Up to the
time of his death he was known as one of the four surviving charter members of the old Masonic lodge known as St. Clair No. 164, of Florence township, and, in the conduct of his daily life, was a credit to the highest standard of the order. While never a constant church attendant, he was liberal in his donations to local charities and offered the warm hand of friendship and timely assistance to those in trouble, without knowledge of their religious creed. He was also a liberal patron of magazines and newspapers, and widely read on social, political and religious topics. A stalwart Republican, he was simply a firm beliver(sic) in the principles of his party, never using it as a personal leverage. He
did employ it to advance the public interest of the township which he assisted in organizing, but during the half century of his residence therein neither sought nor held office. He was a remarkably intelligent man, an unusually disinterested citizen and a Christian in practice, if there ever was one in this world.
Mr. Houghton was born in Tioga county, Pennsylvania, July 21, 1832, and was a son of Frederick and Lois Ann (Hampton) Houghton. His father was of old Massachusetts stock-a shrewd, intelligent, popular Yankee-who long conducted a hotel near Buffalo, New York, before he came west to Benton county in 1865. By his first wife (nee Hampton) he had one son and three daughters, his second wife being Miss Mary Whittington. His brother settled in Michigan during the early days and was one of the pioneer traders in the present locality of Houghton. A good father and citizen, a Mason of high degree, and a man who inspired general respect, Frederick Houghton passed away in 1867, his second wife dying eleven years later.
The son, John A., migrated from Pennsylvania to Michigan when he was a very young man, his first employment in that state being to cut timber for the pioneer railway which was built through the southern peninsular to Chicago. When the line was pronounced in working order he boarded the first train for the Illinois town which pulled out of Detroit. It was a trip teeming with thrills and hardships, as the train ran off the
track half a dozen times and the brave adventurers were obliged to go without food for thirty-six hours. But the muddy city at the foot of the lake did not appeal to Mr. Houghton, and he went to work for a farmer in DeKalb county, Illinois, by the name of Ben Darnell. In 1854 his employer started with his family, household goods and cattle, for the wild prairies of Benton county, and his useful "farm hand" was one of the party. Mr. Houghton took up a quarter section himself and, after working for Mr. Darnell for some time, married Miss Mary Bower and set up his own household. This move in his life marked the commencement of his career of permanent prosperity and advancement. He afterward purchased forty acres more. His wife (the present widow) had been born in Yorkshire, daughter of John and Hannah Bower, also of that English county; had emigrated to Canada in her girlhood and to Benton county in the fall of 1854. As her father was a highly educated man and considerate as well, the daughter received a good education, and Mrs. Houghton is considered a remarkably intelligent lady, both highly respected and beloved. She is the mother of five children, of whom four survive as honored men and women. Hannah Lois, has been a teacher in the Benton county schools for several years; William Anthony, is now conducting the home farm for his mother and sister; John Frederick Houghton, the third born, is the only one of the children to leave Benton county, is now a merchant in the south; Martha Jane, the youngest, has been a teacher in the Benton county schools but is now looking after home duties.

Transcribed from:
History of Benton County Iowa, p. 702-705
Compiled under the editorial supervision of Mr. Luther B. Hill,
General Historian, and a corps of local editors.
Published 1910 by The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago12
Relativea niece2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Nancy White, 1/1999.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Florence, Benton Co., IA, Box 60, Vol. 4, E.D. 10, Sh. 10, Ln. 73.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Conneaut, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_778; Page: 461; line 41, dwl 181-183.
  4. [S36] Letter, from Nancy White, 1/1999.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Sam Taylor, 2/1999.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Florence Twp, Benton Co., IA, Roll 376, p. 86, ln 24, dwl 45-48.
  7. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Cue, Bention Co., IA, p. 930, line 13, dwl 1396-1276.
  8. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Florence Twp, Benton Co., IA, Roll 376, p. 86, ln 24, dwl 45-48.
  9. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Florence, Benton, Iowa; Roll: T9_326; Family History Film: 1254326; Page: 166C; Enumeration District: 27; sheet 11, line 7, dwl 20-20.
  10. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Florence, Benton Co., Iowa; Roll:T623; Enumeration District: 10; Sheet: 10B; line 78, dwl 196-200.
  11. [S1484] Billion Graves.com, online Billion Graves.com, http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/MaryHoughton/9713001
  12. [S1262] Unknown author, History of Benton County Iowa, p. 702-705.

Stephen Brian Suddeth

M, #24608, b. 31 October 1960

Family: Margaret Mary Schmidt

Biography

Corresponded with authorY
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
BirthOct 31, 1960Washington, DC, USA
Occupationcomputer specialist
Marriage
Contributn
Pedigree

Carrie M. McKisson1

F, #24609, b. circa 1859

Family: Frederick Ernest Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1859IL, USA, age 21 in 1880 census2
MarriageNov 15, 1874LaSalle Co., IL, USA, Lic. 615, Book E1
1880 Census1880Bloomington, Franklin Co., NE, USA, age 26, a farmer; and mother in law Maria McKissing, 41, IL, and sister in law Lena McKissing, 13, IL2,3
ParentsDfather born in OH, mother born in IL
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Bloomington, Franklin Co., NE, Reel 8, Vol. 4, E.D. 37, S. 18, Ln. 23.
  3. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Bloomington, Franklin Co., NE, Roll: T9_748; Family History Film: 1254748; Page: 570B; Enumeration District: 37; Reel 8, Vol. 4, E.D. 37, S. 18, Ln. 23, dwl 190-193.

Maude Lee Mary Houghton

F, #24610, b. circa 1877

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1877IL, USA, age IL in 1880 census1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Bloomington, Franklin Co., NE, Reel 8, Vol. 4, E.D. 37, S. 18, Ln. 23.

Grace Helena Houghton

F, #24611, b. July 1885

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJul, 1885KS, USA, age 14 in 1900 census; age 25 in 1910 census1
Occupation1910grocery bookkeeper2
Duplicatevery likely, despite bds
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Guthrie, Logan Co., Oklahoma; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 137; Sheet: 12A, line 4, dwl 702-256-257.
  2. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Guthrie Ward 4, Logan, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1260; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 128;
    line 1, dwl 1016-297-298.

Bertha Beatrice Killoug1

F, #24612, b. 8 November 1872, d. 1 May 1958

Family: Frederick Ernest Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov 8, 1872Cowley Co., KS, USA, Feb 1872, age 28 in 1900 census; age 36 in 1910 census; age 44 in 1920 census; age "48" in 1930 census; age 66 in 1940 census2,3
MarriageAug 29, 1890Logan Co., OK, USA, he age 36; she, age 17; mar 16 years in 1900 census; Winfield, Cowley Co., KS also2
1900 Census1900Guthrie, Logan Co., OK, USA, age 46 grocer and dry goods merchant4
Residence1918Warner, Logan Co., OK, USA5
1920 Census1920Guthrie, Logan Co., OK, USA, age 65, auto dealer merchant6
1930 Census1930Enid, Garfield Co., OK, USA, age 68, grocery store proprietor7
1940 Census1940Guthrie, Logan Co., OK, USA, age 86, none8
1950 US Census1950Guthrie, OK, USA, age 69, widow, no occup
DeathMay 1, 1958Guthrie, Logan Co., OK, USA3
BurialSummit View Cemetery, Guthrie, Logan Co., OK, USA, Fred: Plot: Section 1, Block 5, Lot 38, Space EC;
Bertha: Plot: Section 1, Block 5, Lot 37, Space WC9
ParentsDFather: Carvalho Ogilvie Gilbert "Val" Killough and Mary D. BalleauBelyou; father born in OH, mother born in KY10
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Jacqueline Russell, Sep 2, 2009.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.rootsweb.com/~oklogan/marr/grooms.htm
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://kalloch.org/killough_ged/fam09289.htm
  4. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Guthrie, Logan Co., Oklahoma; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 137; Sheet: 12A, line 4, dwl 702-256-257.
  5. [S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1851806.
  6. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Guthrie Ward 4, Logan, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1470; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 55; line 31, dwl 1016-181-184.
  7. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma; Roll: 1902; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 584.0; FHL microfilm: 2341636; line 32, dwl 912.
  8. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3307; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 42-12; line 73, dwl 1016 1/2.
  9. [S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  10. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Guthrie Ward 4, Logan, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1260; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 128;
    line 1, dwl 1016-297-298.

Coralee Augusta Houghton

F, #24613, b. 17 September 1892

Family: Wilburn Walter Houser

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 17, 1892KS, USA, Sep 1892, age 7, KS, in 1900 census; age 18, KS, in 1910 census1
1910 Census1910Mt. Carmel Academy, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS, USA, age 18, student2
Marriage3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Guthrie, Logan Co., Oklahoma; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 137; Sheet: 12A, line 4, dwl 702-256-257.
  2. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Wichita Ward 5, Sedgwick, Kansas; Roll: T624_456; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 137;
    line 17.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://kalloch.org/killough_ged/fam09289.htm

Frederick Earl Houghton

M, #24614, b. 1890, d. 1891

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth1890
Death1891
Pedigree

Gladys Margurite Houghton

F, #24615, b. 6 June 1894, d. 30 March 1988

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJun 6, 1894OK, USA, age 5 in 1900 census; age 14 in 1910 census; age 23 in 1920 census1
1950 US Census1950Guthrie, OK, USA, age 48, single, clerk
DeathMar 30, 1988
BurialSummit View Cemetery, Guthrie, Logan Co., OK, USA, Plot: Section 1, Block 5, Lot 37, Space NN
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Guthrie, Logan Co., Oklahoma; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 137; Sheet: 12A, line 4, dwl 702-256-257.

Alma Gertrude Houghton

F, #24616, b. 16 September 1897, d. 19 September 1979

Family: Rev. Vernon Troy Suddeth

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 16, 1897OK, USA, Aug 1897, age 2 in 1900 census; age 11 in 1910 census; age 21 in 1920 census; age 29 in 1930 census; also 20 Sep 1896; Douglas, Butler Co., KS also; GS: Sep 16 18971
EducationGutherie High School, Gutherie, OK, USA, Classical.
Associate Editor Kynewisbok III
Associate Editor Royal Blue, ’15, 16.
Coliseum, ’16.     
President Senior Literary Society, 15.
Debate Team, T6.
Class Editor, ’15.
President Shakespeare Club, 14.
“With a smile on her lips and a tear in her eye.”
Marriage1920Lane Seminary, Lane, Franklin Co., KS, USA2
ResidenceLogan Co., OK, USA
Divorce
Residence1935Enid, OK, USA
1940 Census1940Gutherie, OK, USA, age 39, widow, 5 y of college, art class teacher; next door to father
1950 US Census1950Chicago, IL, USA, age 50, divorced, book saleswoman for book publisher
DeathSep 19, 1979Chicago, IL, USA3
BurialSummit View Cemetery, Guthrie, Logan Co., OK, USA, In Loving Memory of
Alma Houghton Suddeth
Sept. 16, 1897 - Dec. 19, 1979
She was courageous3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Guthrie, Logan Co., Oklahoma; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 137; Sheet: 12A, line 4, dwl 702-256-257.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://kalloch.org/killough_ged/fam09308.htm
  3. [S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Frank Ernest Houghton

M, #24617, b. 4 July 1899, d. February 1969

Family: Lorene Byars

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJul 4, 1899OK, USA, Jul 1899, age 10/12 in 1900 census; age 10 in 1910 census; age 19 in 1920 census1,2
Education1918University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Mil. DraftSep 12, 1918Guthrie, Logan Co., OK, USA, age 19, student, Univ. of OK1
MarriageSep 22, 1929Garfield, OK, USA3
1930 Census1930Seioling, OK, USA, age 39, grocery man; and stepson, Jack Byars, 144
Residence1935Enid, OK, USA
1940 Census1940Butte, MT, USA, age 40, coffee salesman5
DeathFeb, 1969Gravette, AR, USA, also 1971
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1851806.
  2. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Guthrie, Logan Co., Oklahoma; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 137; Sheet: 12A, line 4, dwl 702-256-257.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://kalloch.org/killough_ged/fam09308.htm
  4. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Seiling, Dewey, Oklahoma; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2341632.
  5. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Butte, Silver Bow, Montana; Roll: m-t0627-02230; Page: 81A; Enumeration District: 47-9.

Adolph Theodore Houghton

M, #24618, b. 6 August 1902, d. 10 December 1966

Family 1: Lola Myrtle Hughes

Family 2: Emma Jean (?)

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthAug 6, 1902OK, USA, age 7 in 1910 census; age 16 in 1920 census; age 28 in 1930 census1
Marriagecirca 1920age 18 and 172,1
1930 Census1930Enid, Garfield Co., OK, USA, age 28, grocery merchant1
1940 Census1940Enid, Garfield Co., OK, USA, age 37, city salesman, single
Mil. DraftFeb 14, 1942Enid, OK, USA, age 39, self employed
Marriage
1950 US Census1950Enid, OK, USA, age 47, real estate broker; Jean, a social worker, State dept. public welfare
DeathDec 10, 1966Enid, OK, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Enid, Garfield Co., Oklahoma; Roll: 1902; Enumeration District: 9; Sheet: 8B, line 60, dwl 606-107-156.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Sam Taylor, 2/1999.

Dorothea Vernon Houghton

F, #24619, b. 30 September 1906, d. 16 December 1945

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 30, 1906Guthrie, OK, USA, age 3 in 1910 census; age 12 in 1920 census; age 22 in 1930 census1
Occupation1945teacher
DeathDec 16, 1945St. Joseph Hospital, Houston, Harris Co., TX, USA, of infectious polyneuritis2,1
BurialDec 19, 1945Summit View Cemetery, Guthrie, Logan Co., OK, USA3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S5] Death Certificate, http://www.footnote.com: Texas Death Records, Houghton surnames.
  2. [S1382] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, online Ancestry.Com, Houghton surname.
  3. [S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Russell Beverly Houghton

M, #24620, b. 8 April 1908, d. 30 September 1992

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthApr 8, 1908Guthrie, OK, USA, age 2 in 1910 census; age 11 in 1920 census; age 21 in 1930 census1
GraduationUniversity of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA2
Residence1935Enid, OK, USA
1940 Census1940Hallettsville, Lavaca Co., TX, USA, age 31, 5 years of college, single, seismographic survey observer3
Mil. DraftOct 16, 1940Guthrie, OK, USA, age 32, Occupation: Petty Geophysical Laboratories
Mil. Serv.in the Army during World War II as an officer in the Signal Corps. He made the landings on the Normandy beachhead and later served with units that sometimes slipped behind German lines.
Research
1950 US Census1950Baltimore, MD, USA, age 42, household co. salesman
DeathSep 30, 1992Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, USA2
ObituaryOct 9, 1992Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, USA, Sun, The (Baltimore, MD) - October 9, 1992
Deceased Name: Russell B. Houghton
Engineer, businessman
Russell B. Houghton, a retired electrical engineer and a businessman, died Sept. 30 at Franklin Square Hospital after a stroke. He was 84. Graveside services for Mr. Houghton, who lived for 34 years on Leeanne Road in Essex, were held Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery. He retired nearly 30 years ago as an electrical engineer for what is now the Martin Marietta Corp., but he continued to operate several mail-order sales businesses from his home and also worked as a tax preparer for H&R Block. He had also operated other businesses, including a shoe repair shop. Born in Guthrie, Okla., he was a graduate of the University of Oklahoma.
He served in the Army during World War II as an officer in the Signal Corps. He made the landings on the Normandy beachhead and later served with units that sometimes slipped behind German lines. He was a self-taught computer technician who, as a volunteer, taught courses on computers at Essex and Orems elementary schools. His survivors include a sister, Marjorie H. Bates of Longview, Wash; and a brother, Gordon Houghton of Fort Worth, Texas.2
BurialOct, 1992Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co., VA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Guthrie Ward 4, Logan, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1260; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 128;
    line 1, dwl 1016-297-298.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
  3. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas; Roll: T627_4092; Page: 81A; Enumeration District: 143-1.

Marjorie Louise Houghton

F, #24621, b. 15 April 1910

Family: Dana Barker Bates

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthApr 15, 1910OK, USA, age 0 in 1910 census; age 9 in 1920 census; age 18 in 1930 census1,2
1940 Census1940Dallas, Dallas Co., TX, USA, age 29, single, 5 years of college, commercial adv. co., commercial artist3
Marriage
Living2001Longview, WA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Sam Taylor, 2/1999.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Nancy White, 1/1999.
  3. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: T627_4178; Page: 63A; Enumeration District: 255-198.

Gordon Sumner Houghton

M, #24622, b. 21 October 1911, d. 7 November 2001

Family: Mary Elizabeth Moore

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthOct 21, 1911Guthrie, OK, USA, age 7 in 1920 census; age 16 in 1930 census; White: 19121,2
1940 Census1940Enid, Garfield Co., OK, USA, age 27, single, lodger, 5 years of college, grocery clerk3
Mil. DraftOct 16, 1940Medford, OK, USA, age 27, Occupation: Carroll Brough And Robinson
Mil. Serv.served in Europe during World War II.
Research
Marriage19414
1950 US Census1950Forth Worth, TX, USA, age 37, aircraft factory, field and service mechanic; Mary, a primary school teacher
Residence2001Forth Worth, Tarrant Co., OK, USA
DeathNov 7, 2001Austin, Travis Co., TX, USA
ObituaryNov 10, 2001Forth Worth, TX, USA, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX) - November 10, 2001
Deceased Name: Gordon S. Houghton
AUSTIN - Gordon S. Houghton, 90, longtime Fort Worth resident, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2001, in Austin.

Memorial service: Family service will be held in Austin.

Memorials: Those wishing to make memorial contributions may do so to a charity of their choice.

Gordon S. Houghton was born to Fred and Bertha Houghton in Guthrie, Okla. He graduated from Phillips University, attended law school, and worked in the grocery business prior to serving in Europe during World War II. In 1946, he took a position with General Dynamics, and moved his family to Fort Worth. Gordon retired from his final career as a real estate broker with John Campbell Realty in 1976. A long and happy retirement focused on family, travel and golf. He moved to Austin in 1998.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 58 years, Mary Elizabeth Moore Houghton.

Survivors: Son, John Houghton and wife, Karen Krog, of Austin; daughter, Ginny Mausullo and husband, Nick, of Fayetteville, Ark; sister, Marjorie Houghton Bates and husband, Barker Bates, of Longview, Wash; grandchildren, Deborah, Stephanie, Yarri, Daniel, and Christopher; and four great-grandchildren. Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home Austin, (512) 452-88114
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Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Nancy White, 1/1999.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Sam Taylor, 2/1999.
  3. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3292; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 24-10; line 68, dwl 1017.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Rev. Vernon Troy Suddeth

M, #24623, b. 20 September 1896, d. 20 August 1969

Family: Alma Gertrude Houghton

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BirthSep 20, 1896Douglas, KS, USA
Marriage1920Lane Seminary, Lane, Franklin Co., KS, USA1
Divorce
DeathAug 20, 1969Sun City, Maricopa Co., AZ, USA1
ObituaryMaj. Vernon T. Suddeth (Ret.), was a veteran of both World Wars and former Post Chaplain at Ft. MacArthur, CA USA. He was born in Douglas, Kansas, USA to James Milton Suddeth and Sarah Amanda Yohe Suddeth. Vernon married Alma Gertrude Houghton in 1920 at Lane Seminary and had a son David Houghton Suddeth. Vernon married Signe Marie Peterson on Sep 6, 1941 and had 2 children, Melvin Lawrence Suddeth and Marilyn Ann Suddeth. On 8 Aug 1966 he married Hellen Hubler who remained with him until his death. Vernon served in the Navy in WW1 in France as a medical corpsman on the U.S.S. Marietta, on a mine-laying ship, and on the USS Marietta between 1917 and 1919. As an ordained Presbyterian minister and a captain in the Chaplain Corps when the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps were established, he coordinated the camps in four Western states. He served as an Army Chaplain in Africa in WW II, and then became post chaplain at Ft. MacArthur until retirement. At the time of his death, he was survived by his wife, Helen, of the home in Sun City; sons Melvin Lawrence and David Houghton Suddeth; daughter Marilyn Ann; brothers Milton Sparks and Ivan Roger, and a sister, Mrs. Pauline Constance Suddeth Holman. He is buried in Riverside Memorial Park in Spokane, WA next to his wife Signe Marie Peterson Suddeth who died in October 1965.
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Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://kalloch.org/killough_ged/fam09308.htm

David Houghton Suddeth

M, #24624, b. 3 January 1929, d. 25 January 1992

Family: Persis Burns

  • Marriage*: David Houghton Suddeth married Persis Burns on 1950.

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
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BirthJan 3, 1929Rugby, ND, USA, age 1 in 1930 census
Residence1935Enid, OK, USA
1940 Census1940Gutherie, OK, USA, age 39, widow, 5 y of college, art class teacher; next door to father
Marriage1950
NotableNASA scientist; the major developer of mono-propellant hydrazine-fueled rocket steering engine used in most satellites
DeathJan 25, 1992Bowie, Prince Georges Co., MD, USA
ObituaryDavid Houghton Suddeth, retired NASA spacecraft engineer, mountaineer, social and political activist, recreational sailor, bibliophile and avid rifle and pistol marksman, died in his home in Bowie, Maryland, of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, non-Hodgkins Lymophoma, and Pneumonia, January 25th, 1992 at the age of 63.

Born January 3, 1929 in Rugby, North Dakota to Rev. Vernon Troy Suddeth and Alma Houghton Suddeth. At age eight he became one of the youngest members of the National Inventors' Congress, having developed a unique window washer, a potato peeler and masher, and a shampooing device and was a featured speaker at their annual meeting. He built his first flying model airplane at 10, discovered science fiction at 12, built his first gunpowder rocket at 13, and at fifteen, when he got his first glasses and saw the beauty of the Oklahoma stars for the first time, he conceived his life's ambition, to work with rockets and satellites "to bring mankind closer to the stars." He was told there were no such careers. He proved them wrong.

In the early 1960s as a NASA engineer, he heard about the proposed "Voyager" Grand Tour of the outer planets and realized that it could not be achieved without development of a reliable long-term rocket control system that could survive the multi-year voyage, yet none existed. He became the major developer of mono-propellant hydrazine-fueled rocket steering engines first used for guidance on Applications Technology Satellite (ATS-3) in 1967. The spacecraft rocket guidance and control systems he designed are now standard on most satellites and other weather, observation, and communications spacecraft, and flew on the Viking Mars Lander in 1976, and Voyager which exited our solar system.

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1951 graduate of the University of Chicago with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree. There he met Persis Burns whom he married in 1950. At U. of C. he was founder, vice-president, designer and machinist for the University of Chicago Rocket Society where he originated, designed and built a liquid oxygen / alcohol fueled rocket motor of 20 pounds thrust and also a remote-controlled, instrumented test stand for the motor which the club ground test-fired. He worked at the Institute for Study of Metals and the Dept. of Neurosurgery as a technician, designer, and machinist and designed and built a new type of strain gauge for metallurgical research and oscillograph pen-drivers for brain research.

1951 to 1955 - Boeing Aircraft engineer for BOMARC air defense missile project in Seattle, WA. Responsible for high temperature pressure instrumentation and ramjet engines. Developed ways to stabilize instrument performance in supersonic conditions. Joined the Seattle Mountaineers and climbed Mt. Saint Helens and all but one of the other major peaks in the Cascade range.

1955 - Drafted as United States Army engineer, Fort Detrick, Maryland in Chemical Corps for warfare defense systems. Studied particle detection/counting methods, microbiology and explosives.

1957 - Research engineer, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in Columbia, Maryland on TYPHON ICBM project and responsible for high temperature instrumentation and signal conditioning equipment. Helped setup an early Sputnik tracking station.

1957-1959 - Launch crew for Naval Research Lab/NASA's Vanguard Operations Group. General engineer in charge of rocket sensor instruments and close-up engineering motion pictures.

1959 - A founding employee of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Maryland. Research engineer in the "Measurement and Instrumentation Systems, Stabilization and Control Branch," for ground tests of "Scout" missile, procurement and application of Goddard's first system for alignment of a spacecraft by optical means and design and test of spacecraft propulsion systems.

Early 1960s - Developer of hydrazine-fueled guidance engines.

1966-76 - Propulsion Systems Manager of "Spacecraft Propulsion Branch," working on design, development, validation and launch of propulsion systems on numerous spacecraft and responsible for spacecraft mechanical and pyrotechnic systems and optical alignment.

In 1976 he was awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal for the development and application of long-life propulsion systems for spacecraft.

1976-84 - Design Manager of the "Preliminary Systems Design Group" GSFC. He was responsible for the preliminary design of potential spacecraft projects including the "Dynamics Explorer," and a preliminary version of Fairchild Industries "Leasecraft."

1983 - Determined a way for "International Sun-Earth Explorer-3 (ISEE-3)" to pass through the moon's shadow without freezing, allowing it to intercept comet Giacobini-Zinner in 1985 and become the first spacecraft to pass through a comets' tail to record non-visual data in a mission NASA named the "International Cometary Explorer (ICE)"

1984 - Deputy Manager for Customer Accommodation on NASA's "Space Station Freedom Project" Johnson Space Center, and worked on the configuration of both the manned and unmanned space station platforms.

1986 - GSFC "Manager for User Systems Requirements" in the Space Station Project Office.

1990 -NASA "Advanced Missions Analysis Office" to guide NASA's goals for future missions.

Retired in 1990 ending his 43-year aerospace career, but he consulted on several NASA and commercial spacecraft projects afterward. He also worked on other missions during his career including: Delta 85-89, Titan III-C, ATS 1-5 & F-I, Intelstat IV, SMS, RAE-B, and spacecraft design for launch on the Shuttle Orbiter.

He raised his family in Bowie, Maryland since 1962, and was active in local and national social and political issues:

Treasurer for PTA
Preservationist for Whitemarsh Park
Supported Charter for the City of Bowie
Supported Maryland "Bottle Bill" for recycling glass
Involved in the 1960's and 1970's civil rights movement, bringing food and clothing for the poor into riot damaged Washington, DC.
Officer in "Berwyn Rod and Gun Club" Bowie, Maryland.
Certified firearm safety and marksmanship instructor.
Life member of the NRA and supporter of other civil rights and public safety organizations.
Board of Directors, Maryland State Rifle and Pistol Association.
Member of "Citizens Against the Gun Ban," "The Firearms Coalition," "The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms."

He is survived by his wife Persis Burns Suddeth of Bowie, Maryland, daughter Deirdre Suddeth - Glen Burnie, Maryland, son Stephen Brian Suddeth - Bowie, Maryland, and son Peter Dylan Suddeth - Boonville, California and their spouses and his grandchildren.

Mr. Suddeth has been cremated and his ashes scattered privately. A portion of his ashes are being kept in a hand blown bottle made of volcanic glass from Mt. St. Helens, as a family heirloom. His ashes are to be taken along when one of his direct descendants leaves Earth for the first time to bring him "closer to the stars."


Mr. Suddeth's ashes have been scattered in multiple locations:

Ashes scattered at his favorite family property in Accokeek, MD.
Ashes launched in a model rocket Sunday, June 21, 1982 over NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD USA by his son and grandson.
Ashes launched into space for the first time on a UP Aerospace SpaceLoft XL rocket by Celestis Memorial Space Flights April 28, 2007 on their Legacy Flight from Spaceport America, New Mexico and ashes returned to Earth.
Ashes scattered at Cocoa Beach, Florida by his widow when the family attended a SpaceX orbital launch attempt.
Ashes launched into Earth orbit by Celestis Memorial Space Flights May 22, 2012 on their New Frontier Flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and ashes remained in orbit until the second stage's orbit decayed a month after launch, and the spacecraft and ashes burned together on reentry, scattering his ashes around the globe he had circled.
A final set of ashes has been sealed into a handblown bottle made from volcanic ash from Mt. St. Helens which he lead a mountaineering team to the top of so that his ashes may fly again offworld with the first of his decedents to fly into space while living.

Ref:
https://www.celestis.com/participants-testimonials/david-houghton-suddeth/
https://www.celestis.com/launch-schedule/legacy-flight/
https://www.celestis.com/launch-schedule/new-frontier-flight/
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/spacex-launch-falcon-rocket-carries-cremated-ashes-james/story?id=16398839
OccupationNASA rocket scientist
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Persis Burns

F, #24625

Family: David Houghton Suddeth

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage1950
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Margaret Mary Schmidt

F, #24626

Family: Stephen Brian Suddeth

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Oscar Andrus1

M, #24627, b. 1 August 1866, d. 3 September 1925

Family: Lucy Emeline Houghton

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthAug 1, 1866Dry Creek, Salt Lake, UT, USA, Dickerson: Draper, UT2,3
NoteMar 31, 1890New Zealand, departed, with George Hales of Spanish Fork for his mission to3
DeathSep 3, 1925Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA, USA3
BurialSep 8, 1925Spanish Fork, UT, USA3
AFN3 J9M-RP
ParentsSMilo Andrus and Francenia Lucy Tuttle3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S265] J. P. Little Letter, 1997.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Paul E. Reed, June 1998.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Marilyn Dickerson, Feb. 25, 2001: Life Sketch of Lucy Emeline Houghton Andrus by her daughter Hazel Andrus Chatwin Robbins.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Robert Lee Houghton, Aug. 22, 2000.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Elaine Houghton Fontana, Apr 4, 2002.

Hazel Aroha Andrus1

F, #24628, b. 9 November 1890

Family 1: Arthur Ray Chatwin

Family 2: Jesse Mon's Robbins

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov 9, 1890Lakeshore, Utah, UT, USA1
MarriageNov 24, 19391,2
DeathSantaquin, Utah Co., UT, USA
NoteShe was a piano teacher and an organist.
AFN6PPD-VX
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Citations

  1. [S265] J. P. Little Letter, 1997.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Marilyn Dickerson, Feb. 25, 2001.

Jesse Mon's Robbins1

M, #24629, b. 1884, d. 28 May 1965

Family: Hazel Aroha Andrus

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1884dd calc; Reed: 18902
MarriageNov 24, 19391,3
DeathMay 28, 1965age 81
AFNDPPQ-WP
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Citations

  1. [S265] J. P. Little Letter, 1997.
  2. [S415] E-mail to Charles J. Vella from Paul E. Reed, June 1998.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Marilyn Dickerson, Feb. 25, 2001.

Arthur Ray Chatwin1

M, #24630, b. 12 January 1888, d. 17 December 1932

Family: Hazel Aroha Andrus

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJan 12, 1888Santaquin, Utah, UT, USA2
NoteFeb 20, 1911He was ordained an Elder
MarriageJun 21, 1911Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT, USA1,3
DeathDec 17, 1932Santaquin, Utah Co., UT, USA
AFN1ZHZ-JB
ParentsSJoseph Isaac Chatwin and Arietta Carter
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S265] J. P. Little Letter, 1997.
  2. [S415] E-mail to Charles J. Vella from Paul E. Reed, June 1998.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Marilyn Dickerson, Feb. 25, 2001.