Elizabeth Ina Klumb1

F, #33781, b. 20 May 1892, d. 11 June 1986

Family: Henry Oliver Turner d. 31 Jan 1943

Biography

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BirthMay 20, 1892Hampton, Hamilton, NE, USA1
MarriageApr 19, 1914Centralia, Lewis Co., WA, USA1
DeathJun 11, 1986Olympia, WA, USA1
BurialJun 20, 1986Masonic Cemetery, Olympia, WA, USA2
BiographyMom's Eulogy at EE's graveside funeral at Masonic Memorial Park, June 20, 1986:
Elizabeth Ina Turner was born May 20, 1892 in Hampton, Nebraska, the youngest of 6 children born to John Jacob and Ida Lurinda Klumb.
With her four brothers (Ray, Harry, Guy and June) older and in their own homes, she and her sister Minnie spent their teen years in Aurora, Nebraska living above the Hamilton County jail where their father was the sheriff.
She was graduated from Aurora High School in 1910 and left Nebraska with her parents and sister a few weeks later to settle in Lynden, Washington. Two years later the family moved to Olympia where Ray and Guy had set up the Capital City Creamery.
Elizabeth entered nurses' training at St. Joseph Hospital in Tacoma. A few years later she became one of the first women in the state to be a licensed embalmer.
In 1914 she was married to Henry Oliver Turner in Centralia, where a year later they had their only child, Phyllis Anne.
They made their home in San Diego for a short time while Mr. Turner was in the U.S. Navy, then came to Olympia.
While their daughter attended McKinley elementary school, both Mr. and Mrs. Turner were active in the school PTA. Mr. Turner was a traditional feature of the school carnival performing his slight-of-hand and magical tricks and the two conducted popular booths with their taffy pulls.
They then moved to Tacoma where Mr. Turner was employed by the Tuell Funeral Home. Their daughter attended Jason Lee Junior High, graduated form Stadium High School, and then from the University of Washington.
Mr. Turner died in 1943 and their daughter, Mrs. Fredd Bonney, in 1973.

Life had many disappointments for Mrs. Turner and she was frequently alone. She did practical nursing and housekeeping for many years, worked at the Olympia Cannery, shucked Olympia oysters during the early days of World War II, and frequently filled in as a seamstress for her sister at the Castle Cleaners. She loved babies and was called upon by many friends and neighbors, as well as family, to welcome newborn babies to the world. Among the happiest occasions were tending to the early needs of her four grandchildren...
She traditionally spent Christmas and the coldest winter months with her daughter and son-in-law in San Carlos, California.
Fraternal affiliations for Mrs. Turner included for many years the Pythian Sisters and the Degree of Honor Protective Association.
An avid gardener, Libbie -- as her mother called her -- grew prize vegetables along with an old fashioned garden of sweet peas, roses, daisies, delphinium, peonies, lilacs and rhododendrons.
She furnished bouquets from early spring to the latest chrysanthemum for countless neighbors and friends. She shared her baked goodies -- applesauce cake and overnight cookies -- and her homegrown string beans and luscious raspberries at all the family gatherings.
She faithfully trimmed her hedges, clipped her shrubs and tied her raspberry bushes until in her 90's.
Her 90th birthday was celebrated in 1982 at the home of her sister, Minnie, with family and friends gathered for the special day. Her grad daughter, Lisa Bonney of Seattle, entertained the guests with a magic performance that would have undoubtedly pleased her great-grandfather. Libbie was the "stooge" that happy afternoon, holding the empty box from which the live doves fluttered out.
Mrs. Turner was blessed with some wonderful neighbors in addition to her family. Family members appreciate the tender loving care extended day after day the past 5 years by Joan Crosbie... and by neighbors such as Mr. and Mrs. Bert Holmes and Dave and Dorothy Garrett.
Mrs. Garrett expressed some of Libbie's unique qualities in a note saying of "Grandma Turner"... "She was always offering a helping hand and to our daughters she was a loving substitute for their own grandmother who lived so far away. She shared with us her wisdom, the lovely flowers from her garden, and her enthusiasm for baseball. Those were good years and we loved her dearly."
It was ironic (and yet, perhaps, symbolic) that the 2 sisters, Minnie and Libbie, would end up at St. Peters Hospital on the same day in May 3 years ago -- never either one of them to return again to their own homes.
They have been daily companions the past 3 years at the Evergreen Convalescent Center -- sharing family memories into their 96th and 94th years. To all her nieces, grand nieces and grand nephews on the Castle side, she will always be: Aunt EE.
She passed away after torturous surgery and complications on a sunny Wednesday afternoon, June 11 at the age of 94 years and 22 days.
... It is fitting that we commemorate her ashes and place them back to the bosom of her mother --- alongside her father. It was Elizabeth who nursed and tended her dying mother the last year of her 94 years of life. They are together again -- the youngest child of the JJ and Ida Klumb family.
We salute Elizabeth... a life spent busily working, gardening, nursing and helping others... her memory will be treasured.

Her obituary appeared in the Daily Olympian, Jun 13, 1986:

Elizabeth "Libbie" Ina Turner, 94, died Wednesday, Jun 11, 1986, in an Olympia convalescent center.
She was born May 20,1892, in Hampton, Neb., and moved to Washington with her parents in 1910. She enrolled in nurses training at St. Joseph Hospital, Tacoma, and was married to Henry Oliver Turner on April 19, 1914. They lived in California for two years before returning to Olympia. The couple lived for 5 years in Tacoma. Mrs. Turner lived the rest of her life in Olympia.
She was a practical nurse for many years and was an avid gardener. She was a long time member of the Pythian Sisters and the Degree of Honor.
Mr. Turner died in 1943 and their only daughter, Phyllis Bonnie, died in 1970. Her survivors include four grandchildren, Steven Bonney, Seattle; Fred Bonney, Midvale Utah; Marcia Fairon, Sonoma CA; and Marlene White, Walnut Creek CA. 11 great grandchildren and a sister, Minnie. Cremated.

From Minnie's oral history:

- Caught typhoid fever when visiting with family back to WI.

More About ELIZABETH INA KLUMB:
Fact 2: June 20, 1986, Cremated; ashes buried with mother at Masonic Merorial Park, Tumwater, Washingto
Fact 4: 1910, Aurora H.S., Iowa
Fact 8: Pythian Sisters; Degree of Honor
Fact 9: Nurse, licensed embalmer, canner, seamstress

More About HENRY OLIVER TURNER:
Fact 9: Magician, con artist
Fact 11: 1915, U.S. Navy2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Wayne L. Olsen, Sep. 18, 1998.

Randolph J. Holcomb1

M, #33782, b. 1850

Family: Elizabeth Klumb b. 1857

Biography

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Birth1850Green Co., CT, USA2
MarriageJun 18, 18741
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Wayne L. Olsen, Sep. 18, 1998.

Clara L. Holcomb1

F, #33783, b. 3 June 1877

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthJun 3, 18771
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.

Laura M. Holcomb1

F, #33784, b. 16 September 1879

Family: Sidney Stain

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 16, 18791
Marriage1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.

Sidney Stain1

M, #33785

Family: Laura M. Holcomb b. 16 Sep 1879

Biography

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Marriage1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.

Clayton Holcomb1

M, #33786, b. 23 June 1881

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthJun 23, 18811
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.

W. C. Bailey1

M, #33787

Family: Ellen Klumb b. 1858

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
Marriage1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.

Adith Blanche Bailey1

F, #33788, b. 8 July 1882

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJul 8, 18821
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.

Albert R. Baxter

M, #33789, b. 1880, d. 1944

Family: Rella Short b. 1865, d. 1931

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth18801
Marriage
Death1944Brodhead, Green Co., WI, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Wayne L. Olsen, Sep. 18, 1998.

Katherine Olson1

F, #33790, b. 1880, d. 1914

Family: Fred Ray Klumb b. 9 Jun 1872, d. 1935

Biography

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Birth1880Sweden2
MarriageSep 8, 1907Fairkanks, AK, USA1
Death1914Olympia, WA, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Wayne L. Olsen, Sep. 18, 1998.

Mae Howe1

F, #33791

Family: Harry J. Klumb b. 4 Jan 1875, d. 6 Dec 1959

Biography

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Marriage18971
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Wayne L. Olsen, Sep. 18, 1998.

Hattie A. Southworth1

F, #33792, b. 1878

Family: Guy Ernest Klumb b. 3 Jun 1877, d. 9 Oct 1954

Biography

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Birth1878NE, USA2
Marriage19041
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Wayne L. Olsen, Sep. 18, 1998.

Marie McDowell1

F, #33793

Family: Guy Ernest Klumb b. 3 Jun 1877, d. 9 Oct 1954

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
MarriageDec 24, 1929Thurston Co., WA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.

Bertha Whitney1

F, #33794

Family: Guy Ernest Klumb b. 3 Jun 1877, d. 9 Oct 1954

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Marriage19441
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.

Esther Anderson1

F, #33795, b. 1880, d. 13 December 1958

Family: Jesse June Klumb b. 27 Jun 1879, d. 1 Jan 1967

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth1880Princeton, IL, USA2
Marriage19071
DeathDec 13, 19582
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Wayne L. Olsen, Sep. 18, 1998.

Lewis Edward Castle1

M, #33796, b. 16 March 1881, d. 22 March 1969

Family: Minnie Estelle Klumb b. 29 Nov 1889, d. 18 Jul 1986

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMar 16, 1881Dubuque, IA, USA2
MarriageJul 29, 1915Chehalis, Lewis Co., WA, USA1
DeathMar 22, 1969Olympia, WA, USA2
ParentsSJohn Castle and Sarah Francis
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Wayne L. Olsen, Sep. 18, 1998.

Henry Oliver Turner1

M, #33797, d. 31 January 1943

Family: Elizabeth Ina Klumb b. 20 May 1892, d. 11 Jun 1986

Biography

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MarriageApr 19, 1914Centralia, Lewis Co., WA, USA1
DeathJan 31, 19432
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail to Charles Vella from Wayne Olsen, 9/1998.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Wayne L. Olsen, Sep. 18, 1998.

Florence Evangaline Mayer1,2

F, #33798, b. 3 January 1892, d. 29 January 1982

Family: Emmett Forgus Houghton b. 18 Apr 1891, d. 29 Jun 1969

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJan 3, 1892KS, USA, age 28 in 1920 census; age 38 in 1930 census; age 48 in 1940 census2,3
MarriageJan 13, 1912Abilene, Dickinson Co., KS, USA1
1920 Census1920Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA, age 28, baker3,4
1930 Census1930Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA, age 38, bakery proprietor5
1940 Census1940Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA, age 48, bakery manager6
1950 US Census1950Salina, KS, USA, age 58, local bakery proprietor
DeathJan 29, 1982Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA2
ParentsSfather born in Germany, mother born in OH4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Craig Houghton, 10/1998.
  2. [S36] Letter, containing a descendancy chart of Asa Houghton from Carolyn Houghton, Aug. 14, 2000.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Salina, Saline Co., KS, Reel 47, Film 850, Vol. 53, E.D. 147, S. 14, Ln. 82.
  4. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Salina Ward 3, Saline, Kansas; Roll: T625_548; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 147; line 78, dwl 904-333-364.
  5. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Salina, Saline Co., Kansas; Roll: 719; Enumeration District: 31; sheet 19A, page 258, line 50, dwl 1100-473-482.
  6. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Salina, Saline, Kansas; Roll: T627_1257; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 85-29.

Curtis Emmett Houghton1

M, #33799, b. 13 April 1916, d. 25 December 1994

Family: Leone Margaret Paul b. 10 Mar 1917

Biography

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BirthApr 13, 1916Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA, age 3 9/12 in 1920 census; age 15 in 1930 census1,2
Occupationbetween 1930 and 1959Salina, KS, USA, both were bakers and owned the Houghton Bakery; Curtis started the Bakery in the early 1900's1
MarriageOct 16, 1938Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA2
1940 Census1940Salina, KS, USA, age 24, bakery, dest mgr3
Research
Mil. Serv.US Army in the Pacific in WWII
1950 US Census1950Salina, KS, USA, age 33, bakery proprietor
DeathDec 25, 1994Bellevue, King Co., WA, USA1,2
ObituaryDec 31, 1994Seattle, WA, USA, HOUGHTON, Curtis E., 78, of Issaquah, Dec. 25.
ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Curtis E. Houghton, 78, Issaquah, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 1994, at Bellevue. Mr. Houghton was born April 13, 1916, at Salina, Kan., and was a resident of Issaquah since 1981. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He and his father owned and operated Houghton Baking Company in Salina. He also worked in the lumber and hardware business in California, retiring in 1981. He was a Boy Scout master in Salina for several years. A son, James Curtis, died in 1967. Survivors include his wife, Leone M. of Issaquah; a son, Craig of Issaquah; two sisters, Ethel Heichen of Dodge City, Kan., and Doris Jean Seusey of Salina; and two grandchildren. There will be no service.
ResearchClaimed he was second cousin to Katherine Hepburn, that he played with her when he was a child. Curtis served in the US Army in the Pacific in WWII. Curtis and Leone moved to Lindsborg in 1945 and owned and lived in what is now the Rosburg Mansion Bed & Breakfast. Curtis operated the Lindsborg City Bakery. In 1948 we moved back to Salina where Curtis and Emmett owned and operated the Houghton Bakery on Santa Fe Avenue until 1961. In 1961 Curtis and family moved to Downey, California.4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Craig Houghton, 10/1998.
  2. [S36] Letter, containing a descendancy chart of Asa Houghton from Carolyn Houghton, Aug. 14, 2000.
  3. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Salina, Saline, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01257; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 85-28.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Craig Houghton, Oct 2, 2003.

Mildred Houghton1

F, #33800, b. circa 1906, d. 16 November 1979

Family: Daniel Vernon (Kurtin) Riley b. c 1895

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1906Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA, age 5 in 1910 census; age 15 in 1920 census2
Marriagebefore 19382
DeathNov 16, 1979Yuma, Yuma Co., AZ, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Craig Houghton, 10/1998.
  2. [S36] Letter, containing a descendancy chart of Asa and Susan Houghton from Carolyn Houghton, Aug. 14, 2000.

Marion E. Houghton1

F, #33801, b. 18 March 1907, d. 29 March 1957

Family 1: Horace Eugene Wallis b. 7 Aug 1902, d. 28 Jul 1967

Family 2: Kenneth Anderson

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMar 18, 1907Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA, age 3 in 1910 census; age 12 & 13 in 1920 census1
MarriageAug 25, 1923LaJunta, Otero Co., CO, USA1
DeathMar 29, 1957Salem, Salem Co., NJ, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, containing a descendancy chart of Asa and Susan Houghton from Carolyn Houghton, Aug. 14, 2000.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Craig Houghton, 10/1998.

Editha Wilma Houghton1,2

F, #33802, b. 16 July 1910, d. 3 April 1990?

Family: Benjamin Joseph Pate b. 25 Sep 1909

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJul 16, 1910Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA, age 9 & 10 in 1920 census; age 19 in 1930 census2
1930 Census1930Salina, Saline Co., KS, USA, age 63, divorced, next door to son Claire3
Occupation1930saleswoman for Houghton Bakery
Marriage2
DeathApr 3, 1990?Amarillo, Potter Co., TX, USA, 199? given2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Craig Houghton, 10/1998.
  2. [S36] Letter, containing a descendancy chart of Asa and Susan Houghton from Carolyn Houghton, Aug. 14, 2000.
  3. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Salina, Saline Co., Kansas; Roll: 719; Enumeration District: 18; sheet 1A, page 172, line 31, dwl 328-9-9.

Craig Allen Houghton1,2

M, #33803, b. 11 January 1947

Family: Cathryn Durham b. 25 Jul 1953

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Corresponded with authorY
BirthJan 11, 1947Lindsborg, McPherson Co., KS, USA2,3
Addressbetween 1978 and Sep, 2003Issaquah, WA, USA, cahtmo@aol.com1
MarriageNov 9, 1981Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA, USA2
BiographyIn 1978, I (Craig) relocated to Issaquah, Washington where I am a structural engineer.4
Contributn
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Craig Houghton, 10/1998.
  2. [S36] Letter, containing a descendancy chart of Asa Houghton from Carolyn Houghton, Aug. 14, 2000.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Craig Houghton, 10/1998 and Oct 2, 2003.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Craig Houghton, Oct 2, 2003.

Susannah Leathers1

F, #33804, b. circa 1760, d. 8 September 1802

Family: Joshua Reed 3d b. 11 Sep 1756, d. 8 Sep 1826

Biography

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Birthcirca 1760Lexington, MA, USA
MarriageSep 11, 17801
DeathSep 8, 1802Lexington, MA, USA, 42nd year1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 333.

Elizabeth Brooks1

F, #33805

Family: Joshua Reed 3d b. 11 Sep 1756, d. 8 Sep 1826

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Marriage1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 333.

Charles Reed1

M, #33806, b. 10 July 1781, d. 19 May 1846

Family 1: Elmira Muzzy b. 21 Oct 1794, d. 15 Nov 1819

Family 2: Martha Wellington d. 10 May 1838

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJul 10, 1781Lexington, MA, USA1
MarriageOct 23, 1817Lexington, MA, USA1
MarriageJun 28, 1821Lexington, MA, USA1
DeathMay 19, 1846Lexington, MA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 333.

Elmira Muzzy1

F, #33807, b. 21 October 1794, d. 15 November 1819

Family: Charles Reed b. 10 Jul 1781, d. 19 May 1846

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthOct 21, 1794Lexington, MA, USA1
MarriageOct 23, 1817Lexington, MA, USA1
DeathNov 15, 1819Lexington, MA, USA1
Biographydau. of Amos and Lydia (Boutelle) Muzzy
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 333.

Martha Wellington1

F, #33808, d. 10 May 1838

Family: Charles Reed b. 10 Jul 1781, d. 19 May 1846

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
MarriageJun 28, 1821Lexington, MA, USA1
DeathMay 10, 18381
Biographydau. of Benjamin and Martha (Ball) Wellington
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 333.

Susanna Reed1

F, #33809, b. 30 January 1783, d. 21 August 1863

Family: John Mulliken Jr. b. 26 Apr 1782, d. 5 Aug 1855

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJan 30, 1783Lexington, MA, USA1
MarriageNov 30, 1813Lexington, MA, USA1
DeathAug 21, 1863Lexington, MA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 333.

John Mulliken Jr.1

M, #33810, b. 26 April 1782, d. 5 August 1855

Family: Susanna Reed b. 30 Jan 1783, d. 21 Aug 1863

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthApr 26, 1782Lexington, MA, USA1
MarriageNov 30, 1813Lexington, MA, USA1
DeathAug 5, 1855Lexington, MA, USA1
Biographyson of John and Lydia (Whiting) Mulliken
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S670] Nora E. Snow Snow-Estes Ancestry, p. 333.