Houghton Surname Project

Walter W. Muesing¹

M, #42001, b. 1893, d. 1944

Family: Eva A. Lanphier

Marriage*: Walter W. Muesing married Eva A. Lanphier, daughter of Burton W. Lanphier and Sarah Triphenia Houghton, on 1917.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

1893

Marriage

1917

Death

1944

Pedigree

Citations

[S906] Houghton, Rev. Oren, Journal;, Letter from law office of Jay Coupe to Mrs. Harry Hull, May 24 1974.

Corinna Grace Lanphier¹

F, #42002, b. August 1896, d. before 1972

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

Aug, 1896

SD, USA, age 3 in 1900 census²

Death

before 1972

no issue¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S906] Houghton, Rev. Oren, Journal;, Letter from law office of Jay Coupe to Mrs. Harry Hull, May 24 1974.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Nance, Beadie Co., South Dakota; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 8; Sheet: 3A; line 4, dwl 41-41.

Jean Anne Houghton¹

F, #42003, b. 22 November 1922, d. 27 December 1999

Family: Dr. Charles Roquet Sempere

Marriage*: Jean Anne Houghton married Dr. Charles Roquet Sempere on Feb 17, 1946 at Randolph, NY, USA.^1,2

Biography

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Birth

Nov 22, 1922

Rochester, Monroe Co., NY, USA²

Marriage

Feb 17, 1946

Randolph, NY, USA^1,2

Living

1991

Gaylord, MI, USA

Death

Dec 27, 1999

Iron Mountain, MI, USA²

Children+

4 children

Pedigree

Citations

[S906] Houghton, Rev. Oren, Journal;, Letter from law office of Jay Coupe to Mrs. Harry Hull, May 24 1974.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9427878/person/-508737535

Dr. Charles Roquet Sempere^1,2

M, #42004, b. 5 February 1921, d. 27 December 1999

Family: Jean Anne Houghton

Marriage*: Dr. Charles Roquet Sempere married Jean Anne Houghton, daughter of Dr. Milton Oren Houghton MD and Eva V. Wells, on Feb 17, 1946 at Randolph, NY, USA.^1,2

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

Feb 5, 1921

Grant, FL, USA²

Marriage

Feb 17, 1946

Randolph, NY, USA^1,2

Death

Dec 27, 1999

Gaylord, MI, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S906] Houghton, Rev. Oren, Journal;, Letter from law office of Jay Coupe to Mrs. Harry Hull, May 24 1974.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/9427878/person/-508737535

Gail Elizabeth Houghton^1,2

F, #42005, b. 6 September 1944

Family: Arthur Morrow Clarke

Marriage*: Gail Elizabeth Houghton married Arthur Morrow Clarke on Dec 29, 1965 at Randolph, NY, USA.^2,3

Biography

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Birth

Sep 6, 1944

Jamestown, NY, USA³

Occupation

After I finished college, and before Art took a job with Westinghouse Corp. in Pittsburgh, PA, my first paid teaching job was at Douglass Houghton Elementary School in Waterford, MI. I wasn't married yet, and I sometimes wonder if one of the reasons I got the job was because of my last name.

Marriage

Dec 29, 1965

Randolph, NY, USA^2,3

Contributn

Research

2020

Gail Houghton Clarke is a major researcher of Richardson Houghton. Both have done some Houghton research.⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://awt.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
[S906] Houghton, Rev. Oren, Journal;, Letter from law office of Jay Coupe to Mrs. Harry Hull, May 24 1974.
[S415] E-mail from Gail Clarke, Sep 24, 2020.
[S415] E-mail from Gail Clarke, Sep 21, 2020.

Arthur Morrow Clarke^1,2

M, #42006, b. 19 October 1944, d. 25 August 2017

Family: Gail Elizabeth Houghton

Marriage*: Arthur Morrow Clarke married Gail Elizabeth Houghton, daughter of Dr. Milton Oren Houghton MD and Theresa Zephrena "Rena" Gravelle, on Dec 29, 1965 at Randolph, NY, USA.^1,2

Biography

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Birth

Oct 19, 1944

Randolph AFB, TX, USA^1,2

Marriage

Dec 29, 1965

Randolph, NY, USA^1,2

Death

Aug 25, 2017

Seward, NE, USA, of heart attack³

Pedigree

Citations

[S906] Houghton, Rev. Oren, Journal;, Letter from law office of Jay Coupe to Mrs. Harry Hull, May 24 1974.
[S415] E-mail from Gail Clarke, Sep 24, 2020.
[S415] E-mail from Gail Clarke, Sep 23, 2020.

Ella Betsey Houghton^1,2

F, #42007, b. 7 February 1915, d. 22 January 1992

Family: Harry Garfield Hull Jr

Marriage*: Ella Betsey Houghton married Harry Garfield Hull Jr on Jul 20, 1945 at Bolivar, NY, USA.^1,3

Biography

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Birth

Feb 7, 1915

Hartsville, Steuben Co., NY, USA, age 4 11/12 in 1920 census²

Marriage

Jul 20, 1945

Bolivar, NY, USA^1,3

Death

Jan 22, 1992

Meriden, New Haven Co., CT, USA²

Burial

Evergreen Cemetery, Watertown, CT, USA, ashes buried and there is a small plate on the headstone of her husband, Harry G. Hull, Jr.

Contributn

Sep 20, 2020

Research

Betsey's baptismal certificate gave her name as Ella Elizabeth Adelaide (reason unknown), name never seen elsewhere, nor used. She went by her middle name after her marriage to Harry, who had known some horrible unkempt old woman named Ella. Hartsville is now known as Purdy Creek. Betsey was cremated 24 Jan 92 in Waterbury; a memorial service was held at the Masonic Home in Wallingford, where she & Harry had both been residing, on 25 Jan. Betsey Hull outlined her father's life by dates of events--that is the source of this info.⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S906] Houghton, Rev. Oren, Journal;, Letter from law office of Jay Coupe to Mrs. Harry Hull, May 24 1974.
[S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, Ford Genealogy, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tracks/ford/…, June 12, 2002.
[S415] E-mail from Nancy Lucinda Hull Bruner, Sep 20, 2020.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://awt.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi

Harry Garfield Hull Jr^1,2

M, #42008, b. 27 March 1919, d. 3 January 1997

Family: Ella Betsey Houghton

Marriage*: Harry Garfield Hull Jr married Ella Betsey Houghton, daughter of Rev. Oren Josiah Houghton and Mabel Daisy Claus, on Jul 20, 1945 at Bolivar, NY, USA.^1,3

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Mar 27, 1919

Stratford, CT, USA³

Marriage

Jul 20, 1945

Bolivar, NY, USA^1,3

Death

Jan 3, 1997

Wallingford, CT, USA³

ParentsS

Harry Garfield Hull
1881–1921 & Agda Katherine Krantz
1880–1945

Pedigree

Citations

[S906] Houghton, Rev. Oren, Journal;, Letter from law office of Jay Coupe to Mrs. Harry Hull, May 24 1974.
[S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, Ford Genealogy, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tracks/ford/…, June 12, 2002.
[S415] E-mail from Nancy Lucinda Hull Bruner, Sep 20, 2020.

Jane Hudson Haven¹

F, #42009, b. 1 September 1841, d. 21 February 1910

Family: Joseph Franklin Turpin

Marriage*: Jane Hudson Haven married Joseph Franklin Turpin on Jul 8, 1855.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

Sep 1, 1841

Marriage

Jul 8, 1855

Death

Feb 21, 1910

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Dr. M. Monte Tatom, Nov. 1, 1999.

Joseph Franklin Turpin¹

M, #42010, b. 21 February 1837, d. 14 September 1914

Family: Jane Hudson Haven

Marriage*: Joseph Franklin Turpin married Jane Hudson Haven, daughter of Unconnected Haven, on Jul 8, 1855.¹

Biography

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Birth

Feb 21, 1837

Marriage

Jul 8, 1855

Death

Sep 14, 1914

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Dr. M. Monte Tatom, Nov. 1, 1999.

Nancy Elizabeth Hamma¹

F, #42012, b. 1931

Family: (?) Nichols

Marriage*: Nancy Elizabeth Hamma married (?) Nichols.²

Biography

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Birth

1931

Marriage

Contributn

her great grandmother

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Nancy Hamma Nichols, Nov. 3, 1999.
[S415] E-mail from Nancy Nichols, Nov. 9, 1999.

Christian Hamma¹

M, #42013, b. 7 November 1827, d. 6 December 1910

Family: Elizabeth Houghton

Marriage*: Christian Hamma married Elizabeth Houghton, daughter of David Houghton and Elizabeth Rowell, on Apr 18, 1851 at Orange Co., VT, USA.^1,4

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

Nov 7, 1827

Hanover, Germany, 7 nov 1817, GS; age 42 in 1870 census; Nov 1827, age 72 in 1900 census²

Emigration

Oct 3, 1846

Breman, Germany, on ship "Emmigrant", with his step father and family named, Stelzner; 1900 census gives 1843³

Marriage

Apr 18, 1851

Orange Co., VT, USA^1,4

Immigration

before 1857

Hancock Co., IL, USA, where they raised a large family¹

1870 Census

1870

Sonora, Hancock Co., IL, USA, age 42, farmer⁵

Death

Dec 6, 1910

Keokuk, Lee Co., IA, USA, at home of Mary Carss, his daughter⁶

Burial

Golden Point Cemetery, Sonora, Hancock Co., IL, USA³

Biography

Aunt Nell Diton said. "He came to America at the age of 16 years. With him were his mother and his brother, Henry , and two half brothers by the name of Stelzner. The party arrived in Charleston, South Carolina. They made their way to Chicago area for a time before arriving in Nauvoo, Illinois. He had married Melissa shortly before coming to Nauvoo and were to have 13 children." Christian's brother Henry had preceded them to Nauvoo. Christian is buried in the Golden's Point Cemetery which is located across the road from the church of that name. (Its south of Nauvoo and north of Hamilton, Illinois)
(February 2002- I have just found the ships passenger list for the STELZNER Family arrival: They left from Breman and arrived in New York on October 3, 1846 on the ship named the Emigrant. The party consisted of Ludn (?) Stelzner age 48 male shoemaker from Prussia; Antoinette Stelzner age 46 female from Prussia; Hemrich Stelzner age 22 male from Prussia; Christian Stelzner age 19 male from Prussia; and August Stelzner age 11 male from Prussia. Now I must try to understand why this is so different from Aunt Nell's story. I wish I had asked how she got this info. Now it appears that there was only one Stelzner half brother, August, and that Hemrich is Henry HAMMA and Christian is Christian HAMMA. I now believe that Christian and Melissa married in IL, IA, or MO as I have found them both in Hancock county in 1850. I have been unable to find any connection to Charleston but I'm still on the look out. There was mention in Melissa's obituary of Christian and Melissa spending time in Chicago before coming back to Sonora township to raise their family.)
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August 16, 2000: Recieved a letter from Margie Hamma Litchfield in answer to my question of Christian's home place. She confirms my guess (from the Hancock Co. Atlas of 1874) that the farm where she grew up was the place that Christian lived and ran a garden nursery. She remembers pine trees that he planted south of the house.
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"Nauvoo Independent" Wednesday December 7, 1910

THE LAST OF EARTH

"Death of Christain Hamma and Sol Bertschi, two well known residents of this vicinity.
     The many friends in this city and vicinity will be surprised and shocked to learn of the death of Mr. Christian Hamma, one of the old settlers of Sonora Township, which occurred yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Carss, in Keokuk, with whom he has been staying much of the time of late. Mr. Hamma was in Nauvoo only ten days ago when he seemed in his old time vigor. On November 7th he celebrated his 83 birthday. The Independent, in making mention of of the event , said Mr. Hamma was lively and enjoyed good health for his age. and this was true. And now he is dead.
     Mr. Hamma took sick only last Saturday evening. His death was due to paralysis of the bowels.
     The deceased was born in Hanover, Germany and came to this country when a young man. He settled in Sonora Township where he had been a resident for about fifty years. He was married to Miss Melissa Houghton, and to the union twelve children were born. The mother passed away four years ago and two children, Christian and Mrs. Frank Enright, also preceded him in death. The surviving children are: Mrs Lizzie Noles and Mrs. Sadie Ballinger of Montrose; Mrs. Mary Carss and Mrs. Robert Trickett of Keokuk, Iowa, Mrs. Ed Herbert, Mrs. Burt Crosby and Frank Hamma of Hamilton, Illinois; David, William, and Henry of Sonora Township. There are also thirty grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren.
     The deceased was of the old settlers of this community and helped clear the forest and blaze the way for civilization. As a farmer he worked hard and successfully, and reaped his reward in the fruition out of a rugged constitution, good health and an ample sustenance. He reared a large family. He was a lover of his home and he loved to see his children to manhood and womanhood. Mr. Hamma was of a genial, happy disposition and was always in a happy mood. He was a good citizen, a kind father and husband, and he was held in high regard by all classes of citizens. To the bereaved ones is extended the sympathy of all.
     The funeral will take place from the Golden Point Church tomorrow at 11 o’clock A.M. Rev. McArthar officiating. Burial in Curry Cemetery." (Also known as the Oak Grove Cemetery of Sonora township)
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Written by Ida Pearl HAMMA KRUSE: "My paternal Grandfather was born in Hanover Germany and came to America via Charleston Harbor at age 16. He met and married my Grandmother Elizabeth Houghton who was born in Vermont. They had 13 children, one died at an early age.
     They lived on a farm near Nauvoo, IL in a two story house with eight rooms and a full basement with a big wooden trough where milk was cooled in water, and bin for apples, potatoes and root crops were stored for winter use. South of the house stood a row of pine and hemlock trees with a dozen or more bee hives near by, which furnished honey all year long. They butchered both beef and pork, which provided smoked ham and bacon, lard and sausages as well as turkeys, chickens, ducks and geese as there were 14 mouths to feed. Peach, apple, plum, and cherry orchards provided jams, jellies, canned and fresh fruit. A vineyard of Concord grapes some of which were made into wine. Cows furnished milk and butter. A large truck garden furnished potatoes, sweet potatoes, cabbage to make kraut and to use fresh and many other vegetables. Down the middle of the garden was a row of current and goosebury bushes. Along the fence was ruhbarb and asparagus.
     When all were married and had families, holidays at Grampa's was really something and April 2, 1902 they celebrated their Golden Wedding and in the program I spoke a long piece and they gave me a ten dollar gold piece. Then one by one the golden links were broken and after many years these things are but a memory to those who remain."

As written by Ida Pearl HAMMA KRUSE: "My Grandfather HAMMA (Christian HAMMA) was born in Hanover Germany. He had a brother Henry who is buried in the Nauvoo Cemetery. When they were young their Father (My Great Grandfather) died and their Mother married a man named STEZLER. When Grandpa (Christian) was 16 years old his Mother, Stepfather, Stepbrothers, and his brother Henry came to America via the Charleston Harbor in Carolina settling near Chicago and later in Nauvoo, where he lived to the ripe old age of 85. He was the Father of 13 children, raising 12 of them, they (the children) married and had 37 grandchildren. Granpa (Christian) lies buried in Oak Grove Cemetery near Golden Point Church."

NAUVOO INDEPENDENT - July 22, 1892 "The roof of the residence of Chrisitan Hamma, of Sonora township, caught fire last Friday but for the timely discovery the house would have no doublt burned to the ground. A large hole was burned in the roof, and it is supposed that it orginated from sparks from the chimney. Mr. Hamma first saw the blaze from the barn." (This is added to Chris Hamma Jr.'s notes also as I don't know which barn it was.)

NAUVOO INDEPENDENT - Jan. 13, 1906 - "Chris Hamma of Sonora, while in town Wednesday, was a pleasant caller and renewed his subscription for another year of the old reliable."

NAUVOO INDEPENDENT - August 29, 1908 - "Real Estate Transfer. Chritian Hamma, a few days ago, sold his farm in Sonora twp. to his son David, for the consideration of $3,822. The farm contains 60 acres and the latter will move upon it perhaps next spring."

NAUVOO INDEPENDENT - Dec. 11, 1907 - "Your esteemed old veteran, Chris Hamma, took Thanksgiving dinner with his daughter, Mrs. Ballinger."

NAUVOO INDEPENDENT - April 18, 1908 - "Christian Hamma has been quite ill this past week."⁷

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Nancy Nichols, Nov. 1, 1999.
[S415] E-mail from Nancy Hamma Nichols, Nov. 3, 1999.
[S415] E-mail from Nancy Nichols, Jan 5, 2003: Breman to new York Ships Passenger List, FHL #376272 Ship #899,.
[S36] Letter, from Raymond Marsh, Nov. 30, 2002: History of Lee County, Iowa , p. 291-293.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , 1870; Census Place: Sonora, Hancock, Illinois; Roll M593_227; Page: 326A; Image: 250; Family History Library Film: 545726; line 27, dwl 214.
[S415] E-mail from Nancy Nichols, Dec. 22, 1999.
[S415] E-mail from Nancy Nichols, Jan 5, 2003.

James Lowell Houghton J.D.¹

M, #42014, b. 19 December 1930, d. 24 February 2011

Family: Barbara Jane Bowdish

Marriage*: James Lowell Houghton J.D. married Barbara Jane Bowdish on Jun 5, 1954 at Lawrence, Douglas, KS, USA.²

Biography

Research

Haplogroup R-M269; with James Lowel Houghton, R-M173, the only two descendants of John of NJ; but differenct haplogroups DNA Note — John Houghton of Stony Brook, New Jersey
Two documented male-line descendants of John Houghton of New Jersey have contributed Y-chromosome samples to the Houghton/Haughton DNA Project at FamilyTreeDNA. James Lowell Houghton (entry 42014; b. 19 December 1930, Concordia, Kansas; d. 24 February 2011, Tulsa, Oklahoma), a ninth-generation descendant through John¹, Thomas², Joab³, Joab Jr.?, Oliver Perry?, William Dye?, Charles Mortimer?, Elmer Lowell?, was the first volunteer to contribute DNA to the Houghton DNA Project. He was typed as R-M173. Robert Walter Houghton (entry 106388; b. 9 September 1937), a tenth-generation descendant through John¹, Thomas², Absalom³, Jacob?, Richard?, Joseph?, John?, Horace Levan?, Edward Levan?, was typed as R-M269.
R-M173 is the parent clade of R-M269: every man carrying R-M269 is by definition also M173-positive. James's result, obtained early in the DNA project when downstream SNPs were not routinely tested, almost certainly represents an under-resolved R-M269. Both men are therefore consistent with the same R-M269 haplogroup. Neither result matches any other volunteer among the 88 participants in the Houghton/Haughton DNA Project, confirming that the New Jersey line is genetically distinct from all other tested Houghton and Haughton lines, including the John Houghton of Lancaster R-BY108230 subclade. The specific R-M269 subclade of the New Jersey line awaits deeper SNP testing.

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Notable

DNA notes

The English Origin of John Houghton of New Jersey — DNA Evidence
Among the most significant findings of the HSP DNA project is genetic evidence bearing on the origin of John Houghton of Stoney Brook, New Jersey, whose ancestry has never been established by documentary sources. James Lowell Houghton (REFN 42014), a confirmed descendant of the NJ line, shows a genetic distance of only 1 on Y-DNA37 from two volunteers whose lines trace directly to England: Neil Arthur Houghton (REFN 94170, Kit 151464), whose ancestry runs through Canada and Australia to England in the late 1700s, and James Robert Houghton (REFN 94812, Kit 156453), a descendant of Stephen Houghton of Warwickshire (b.abt.1782). Rex Edward Houghton is also at distance 1 from both James Lowell and James Robert, further tightening this cluster. The probability of a common ancestor within 24 generations is 67% — pointing to shared English ancestry in the 1400s–1600s, well before surviving documentary records. While this does not identify a specific English progenitor for John of NJ, it effectively rules out non-English origin and places his patriline within the same broad English Houghton genetic cluster as the Warwickshire and Australian lines. This remains the only DNA evidence bearing on the origin of John Houghton of NJ and should be a priority for future Big Y-700 testing if male-line descendants are willing to volunteer.

Corresponded with author

Birth

Dec 19, 1930

Concordia, Cloud Co., KS, USA, age 9 in 1940 census²

1950 US Census

1950

Alpha Tau Omega College Fraternity, Lawrence, KS, USA, age 19, single

Graduation

University of Kansas, KS, USA, J.D.

Marriage

Jun 5, 1954

Lawrence, Douglas, KS, USA²

Milit-Beg

between Dec, 1954 and Dec, 1956

a Budget and Accounting Officer, 1st Lieutenant in the US Air Force from December 1954 to December 1956 and in the inactive reserves for several more years.

Research

Occupation

1956

Arthur Young & Company, later Ernst & Young, for 35 years;
Certified Public Accountant, Oklahoma. Member American Institute Certified Public Accountant's, Oklahoma Society Certified Public Accountant's (chairman tax committee 1977), Oklahoma Institute Taxation (president Oklahoma City chapter 1966), Indiana Petroleum Association American (tax committee since 1978; Tax staff, tax manager Ernst & Young, Tulsa, 1956-1963, office director taxes Oklahoma City, 1963-1973, partner Oklahoma City and Tulsa, since 1966, southwest regional director taxes, 1973-1986, office director taxes Tulsa, since 1985. Coordinator Energy Advisers, Tulsa, 1984-1985.

Author

1977

Editor Ernst & Young Oil and Gas Federal Income Taxation, 1977, Taxation of Mining Operations, 1982. Associate editor Oil and Gas Tax Quarterly, 1960-1963. Contributor articles to professional journals.

Research

1988

Who's Who in the South and Southwest. 21st edition, 1988-1989. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1988. (WhoSSW 21)

Notable

2004

James Lowell Houghton was the first contributor to the Houghton DNA Project.

DNA Project

Mar 14, 2004

Test: Y-DNA12; John Houghton line of NJ: Originally R1b- now R-M173 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 29

DNA Project

Mar 17, 2004

Haplogroup: R-M173. FTDNA Kit 19391. Y-DNA12. Genetic distance 1 from Neil Arthur Houghton (REFN 94170, Kit 151464, Australian line) and genetic distance 1 from James Robert Houghton (REFN 94812, Kit 156453, Stephen Houghton of Warwickshire line). These matches provide DNA evidence that John Houghton of NJ had English ancestry, with a common ancestor estimated within 24 generations (67% probability).

Death

Feb 24, 2011

Tulsa, OK, USA³

Obituary

Mar 6, 2011

St. Petersburg, FL, USA, HOUGHTON, James Lowell passed away on Feb. 24, 2011. He lived in Tulsa, OK and was a frequent winter visitor to St. Petersburg. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Barbara, and children Beth Anne Houghton and her husband, Scott Wagman of St. Petersburg, and their children, Eric, Michael and Melissa, Scott Houghton and his wife Joanmarie of Damascus, Maryland, and their children, Ashley and Glenn, and Mark Houghton of Washington, D.C. Jim was an avid golfer, having won state titles in high school and playing varsity golf for the University of Kansas, where he earned his degrees in business and law. He had a distinguished career as an oil and gas specialist and Regional Tax Partner with Arthur Young & Company, later Ernst & Young. Jim was active in the Tulsa community as the member and officer of numerous boards. From 1990, until his death, Jim served as a trustee of The J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation of Tulsa. In St. Petersburg, he supported Great Explorations, the Houghton-Wagman Children's Museum and the St. Petersburg Free Clinic. Services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, Tulsa at 2 pm on Monday, March 7, 2011. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Great Explorations or the St. Petersburg Free Clinic.

Published in the St. Petersburg Times on March 6, 2011³

Burial

2012

First Presbyterian Church Columbarium, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, USA, Plot: S Q-7

Biography

He was editor of the Commerce Clearinghouse publication "Oil & Gas Federal Income Taxation" for 12 years, and co-author of the Matthew Bender publication "Taxation of Mining Operations".
The biographical information on directors of Pioneer Natural Resources Company (PXD on the New York Stock Exchange) in its Proxy Statement is as follows:
"James L. Houghton. Mr. Houghton is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of the Kansas University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, as well as a Bachelor of Laws degree. Mr. Houghton has served as a director of the Company since August 1997, and as a director of Parker & Parsley from October 1991 until August 1997. Until October 1, 1991, Mr. Houghton was the lead oil and gas tax specialist for the accounting firm of Ernst & Young, was a member of Ernst & Young's National Energy Group, and had served as its Southwest Regional Director of Tax. Mr. Houghton is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, a member of the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants and a former Chairman of its Federal and Oklahoma Taxation Committee, and past President of the Oklahoma Institute on Taxation. He has also served as a Director for the Independent Petroleum Association of America and as a member of its Tax Committee. Mr. Houghton presently serves as a Trustee of the J. E. and L. E. Mabee Foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma." In 2005 he served as Chairman of Pioneer's Audit Committee.⁴

Contributn

and his DNA to the Houghton DNA project

Research

James is an R-M173; Robert is an R-M269; both are documented descendants of John Houghton of NJ; R-M173 usually turns out to be R-M269, so perhaps they are in the same R1b major haplogroup. Therefore, perhaps they are from the same documented line. But at only YDNA 12 allelles, I would not hazard a guess.

CJV: Unfortunately we have only 2 volunteers on the Houghton DNA group who have documentary evidence of descendancy from John Houghton of Stony Brook, New Jersey. James Lowell Houghton, who has passed away, had solid evidence for this descendancy and has a DNA haplogroup of R-M173; Robert turns out to be haplogroup R-M269. Neither James or Robert's DNA matches any other Houghton DNA volunteer's DNA out of 81 volunteers. I originally was hoping Robert would prove the lineage of John Houghton of NJ, but this turns out not to be the case. When I looked at Robert's DNA matches at FTDNA (and there are hundreds of listed persons) there was not a single match that was a Houghton. His closest DNA matches are to males with surnames of Walker and MacCordle, both of which have a genetic distance of 2 out of 67, which means they are very related. So we have a real genetic mystery. We cannot currently conclude either James or Robert are descendant's of John Houghton, without getting more volunteers.

Research

1 step distance at 12 markers

Research

James Lowell Houghton of John of NJ, Rex Edward Houghton, and James Robert Houghton are 11/12 identical

Research

1 distance on YDNA37; 67% in 24 generations

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 1, 1999.
[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Feb. 6, 2000.
[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sptimes/obituary.aspx
[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Mar 27, 2005.

Mary Lelissa McMains¹

F, #42015, b. April 1865, d. 1921

Family: Mark Albert Houghton

Marriage*: Mary Lelissa McMains married Mark Albert Houghton, son of Oliver Perry Houghton and Marion Louisa Van Winkle, on Nov 16, 1882 mar 17 y in 1900 census.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr, 1865

IA, USA, age 35 in 1900 census; age 45 in 1910 census; age 55 in 1920 census^2,3

Marriage

Nov 16, 1882

mar 17 y in 1900 census¹

1900 Census

1900

Parnell, Sheridan Co., KS, USA, age 49, farmer³

1910 Census

1910

Parnell, Sheridan Co., KS, USA, age 56, farmer; few houses from father⁴

Residence

Sep 12, 1918

Shelden, Sheridan Co., KS, USA

1920 Census

1920

Parnell, Sheridan Co., KS, USA, age 55, farmer^2,5

Death

1921

KS, USA

ParentsD

father born in KY, mother born in OH⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 1, 1999.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Sheridan Co., KS, Reel 47, Film 850, Vol. 60, E.D. 194, S. 2, Ln. 55.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Parnell, Sheridan, Kansas; Roll: T623 501; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 157; line 63, dwl 220-220.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Parnell, Sheridan, Kansas; Roll: T624_454; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 182; line 25, dwl 4-4.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Parnell, Sheridan, Kansas; Roll: T625_551; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 194; line 55, dwl 34-34-35.

Mary Susan Murrow¹

F, #42016, b. 5 October 1858, d. 30 September 1895

Family: Robert Amasa Houghton

Marriage*: Mary Susan Murrow married Robert Amasa Houghton, son of Oliver Perry Houghton and Marion Louisa Van Winkle, on Nov 15, 1879 James Lowell Houghton: 15 nov 1881; w/2.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 5, 1858

Mahaska Co., IA, USA

Marriage

Nov 15, 1879

James Lowell Houghton: 15 nov 1881; w/2¹

Death

Sep 30, 1895

Courtland, Republic Co., KS, USA¹

Burial

Courtland Cemetery, Courtland, Republic Co., KS, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 1, 1999.

Susan Isadora Houghton¹

F, #42017, b. 26 April 1859, d. 28 February 1892

Family: Caleb Newton Murrow

Marriage*: Susan Isadora Houghton married Caleb Newton Murrow on Nov 9, 1887 at Stafford Co., KS, USA.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr 26, 1859

Parke Co., IN, USA, age 12 in 1870 census^1,2

Marriage

Nov 9, 1887

Stafford Co., KS, USA¹

Death

Feb 28, 1892

Stafford Co., KS, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 1, 1999.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Pleasant Grove Twp, Mahaska Co., IA, Roll 408, p. 391B, line 10, dwl 115-112.

Caleb Newton Murrow

M, #42018, b. 22 July 1850, d. 2 October 1922

Family: Susan Isadora Houghton

Marriage*: Caleb Newton Murrow married Susan Isadora Houghton, daughter of Oliver Perry Houghton and Marion Louisa Van Winkle, on Nov 9, 1887 at Stafford Co., KS, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

Jul 22, 1850

Parke Co., IN, USA

Marriage

Nov 9, 1887

Stafford Co., KS, USA¹

Death

Oct 2, 1922

Woods Co., OK, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 1, 1999.

Noah Houghton¹

M, #42019, b. 13 February 1840, d. 19 April 1948

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Feb 13, 1840

IN, USA^1,2

Death

Apr 19, 1948

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 1, 1999.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/11109107/…
[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Feb. 4, 2000.

Calvin Houghton¹

M, #42020, b. 14 November 1843, d. before 1850

Biography

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Birth

Nov 14, 1843

IN, USA¹

Death

before 1850

at an early age¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 1, 1999.

Eliza Jane Carlisle¹

F, #42021, b. 23 May 1840, d. 17 April 1910

Family: Joab Houghton

Marriage*: Eliza Jane Carlisle married Joab Houghton, son of Oliver Perry Houghton and Marion Louisa Van Winkle, on Nov 24, 1861 at Indianapolis, Mahaska Co., IA, USA.^1,3,4

Biography

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Birth

May 23, 1840

Akron or Steubenville, Tuscorawa Co., OH, USA, age 30 in 1870 census; age 40 in 1880 census; age 68 in 1910 census^1,2,3

Immigration

1848

IA, USA¹

Church

1853

Methodist Episcopal Church¹

Marriage

Nov 24, 1861

Indianapolis, Mahaska Co., IA, USA^1,3,4

1870 Census

1870

Pleasant Grove, Mahaska Co., IA, USA, age 31, a farmer, property $800-287⁵

Immigration

Jun, 1872

Beaver Twp, Republic Co., KS, USA, in two covered wagons, with several horses, 20 head of cattle, a dog named Major, and Joab's brother Oliver Perry. They built a dug out on the place one mile south of where Kackley later was built. The atlas of 1884 shows Joab owning the west half of sec. 22. They started a peach orchard. They quarried stone on their land to build a yellow stone house. Later they moved to Kackley. Joab was on the school board of Dist. 82, Peasant View, organized in Sept. 1872 and of Dist. 121, Kackley, when organized in 1895. He helped organize the Grand Lodge in Kackley. He was one of the pillars of the Baptist Church.¹

1880 Census

1880

Beaver Twp, Republic Co., KS, USA, age 41, a farmer^2,6

1900 Census

1900

Beaver, Republic Co., KS, USA, age 61; next door to Charles Mortimer Houghton⁷

1910 Census

1910

Beaver, Republic Co., KS, USA, age 71, own income⁸

Note

1910

4 children born, 2 living

Death

Apr 17, 1910

Kackley, KS, USA, of an accident (cellar door fell on her head)^1,3

Burial

Church of Saran Cemetery, 2 1/2 miles NE, Jamestown, KS, USA⁹

Association

Kackley, KS, USA, president of Aid Society and member of Relief Corps of Courtland, KS

Church

Baptist Church, Kackley, KS, USA¹

ParentsD

parents born in OH

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 1, 1999.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Beaver Twp, Republic Co., KS, Reel 19, Vol. 17, E.D. 279, Sh. 26, Ln. 43.
[S27] DAR Application, of Gladts Irene Houghton, 1960.
[S401] Interview by phone with Dave E. Anderson, April 22, 2012.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Pleasant Grove Twp, Mahaska Co., IA, Roll 408, p. 393B, line 27, dwl 146-141.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Beaver Twp, Republic Co., KS,Roll: T9_394; Family History Film: 1254394; Page: 99B; Enumeration District: 279; Reel 19, Vol. 17, E.D. 279, Sh. 26, Ln. 43, dwl 201-201.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Beaver, Republic Co., Kansas; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 86; Sheet 11A; line 22, dwl 201-201.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Beaver, Republic, Kansas; Roll: T624_454; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 94; line 55, dwl 119-119.
[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 5, 1999.

Cora Olena Houghton¹

F, #42022, b. 9 June 1863, d. 29 October 1950

Family: David Jay Churchill

Marriage*: Cora Olena Houghton married David Jay Churchill on Oct 31, 1883.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

Jun 9, 1863

IA, USA, age 7 in 1870 census; age 17 in 1880 census^2,1,3

Marriage

Oct 31, 1883

Residence

1916

Concordia, Cloud Co., KS, USA¹

Death

Oct 29, 1950

San Bernardino Co., CA, USA^1,3

Burial

Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 1, 1999.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Beaver Twp, Republic Co., KS, Reel 19, Vol. 17, E.D. 279, Sh. 26, Ln. 43.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.

David Jay Churchill¹

M, #42023

Family: Cora Olena Houghton

Marriage*: David Jay Churchill married Cora Olena Houghton, daughter of Joab Houghton and Eliza Jane Carlisle, on Oct 31, 1883.¹

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Marriage

Oct 31, 1883

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 1, 1999.

Perry Neal Houghton¹

M, #42024, b. 21 November 1866, d. 3 September 1887

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Nov 21, 1866

IA, USA, dd calc; age 3 in 1870 census; age 13 in 1880 census^1,2

Death

Sep 3, 1887

single, 20.9.12¹

Burial

Church of Saran Cemetary, 2 1/2 miles NE, Jamestown, KS, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 1, 1999.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Beaver Twp, Republic Co., KS, Reel 19, Vol. 17, E.D. 279, Sh. 26, Ln. 43.
[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 5, 1999.

Eunice Grace Houghton¹

F, #42025, b. 7 December 1873

Family: Charles A. Crebbs

Marriage*: Eunice Grace Houghton married Charles A. Crebbs on Nov 13, 1892.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Dec 7, 1873

KS, USA, age 6 in 1880 census^1,2

Marriage

Nov 13, 1892

Residence

1916

Sterling, KS, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 1, 1999.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Beaver Twp, Republic Co., KS, Reel 19, Vol. 17, E.D. 279, Sh. 26, Ln. 43.

Charles A. Crebbs¹

M, #42026

Family: Eunice Grace Houghton

Marriage*: Charles A. Crebbs married Eunice Grace Houghton, daughter of Joab Houghton and Eliza Jane Carlisle, on Nov 13, 1892.¹

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Marriage

Nov 13, 1892

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 1, 1999.

George Carlisle Houghton¹

M, #42027, b. 24 April 1880, d. 27 January 1908

Family: Emma Marie Nelson

Marriage*: George Carlisle Houghton married Emma Marie Nelson on Sep 30, 1903.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 24, 1880

KS, USA, age 1/12 in 1880 census^1,2

Marriage

Sep 30, 1903

Death

Jan 27, 1908

in an accident³

Burial

Republic Co., KS, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 1, 1999.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Beaver Twp, Republic Co., KS, Reel 19, Vol. 17, E.D. 279, Sh. 26, Ln. 43.
[S27] DAR Application, of Gladts Irene Houghton, 1960.

Emma Marie Nelson¹

F, #42028, b. 4 September 1881, d. 29 October 1970

Family 1: George Carlisle Houghton

Marriage*: Emma Marie Nelson married George Carlisle Houghton, son of Joab Houghton and Eliza Jane Carlisle, on Sep 30, 1903.¹

Family 2: Victor Alfred Falk

Marriage*: Emma Marie Nelson married Victor Alfred Falk on Sep 22, 1910.²

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Sep 4, 1881

Kackley, KS, USA, age 28 in 1910 census; age 37 in 1920 census^2,3

Marriage

Sep 30, 1903

1910 Census

1910

Beaver, Republic Co., KS, USA, age 28, poultry farmer²

Marriage

Sep 22, 1910

Death

Oct 29, 1970

James Lowell Houghton: 17 Jan 1908¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 1, 1999.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Beaver, Republic, Kansas; Roll: T624_454; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 94; line 60, dwl 46-46.
[S27] DAR Application, of Gladts Irene Houghton, 1960.

Martha Jane Mayberry¹

F, #42029, b. 16 August 1845, d. 26 November 1875

Family: William Dye Houghton

Marriage*: Martha Jane Mayberry married William Dye Houghton, son of Oliver Perry Houghton and Marion Louisa Van Winkle, on Jan 1, 1867.¹

Biography

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Birth

Aug 16, 1845

OH, USA²

Marriage

Jan 1, 1867

1870 Census

1870

Pleasant Grove, Mahaska Co., IA, USA, age 23, a farmer, property $408, next door to brother Joab³

Death

Nov 26, 1875

⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 1, 1999.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Pleasant Grove Twp, Mahaska Co., IA, Roll 408, p. 393, line 31, dwl 147-142.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Pleasant Grove Twp, Mahaska Co., IA, Roll 408, p. 393, line 31, dwl 147-142.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/11109107/…

George Washington Houghton^1,2

M, #42030, b. 29 October 1871, d. 21 February 1952

Family 1: Mary Ward

Marriage*: George Washington Houghton married Mary Ward on circa 1893 mar 7 years in 1900 census.⁴

Family 2: Merle Coil

Marriage*: George Washington Houghton married Merle Coil on circa 1918 age 21 and 24 at first marriage.¹

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

Oct 29, 1871

IA, USA, Oct 1871, age 28 in 1900 census; age 37 in 1910 census
; age 48 in 1920 census; age 58 in 1930 census; age 68 in 1940 census^1,3

Marriage

circa 1893

mar 7 years in 1900 census⁴

1900 Census

1900

Center Twp, Wapello, Louisa Co., IA, USA, age 28, farmer^5,6

1910 Census

1910

Sutter, Sacramento Co., CA, USA, age 37, grocery store salesman^4,7

Marriage

circa 1918

age 21 and 24 at first marriage¹

1920 Census

1920

Westwood, Lassen Co., CA, USA, age 48, grocery store clerk^1,8

1930 Census

1930

Township 14, Gold Hill, Placer Co., CA, USA, age 58, fruit ranch rancher; and brother in law, William Warn?, 57, IA⁹

Residence

1935

rural, Placer Co., CA, USA

1940 Census

1940

Roseville, Placer Co., CA, USA, age 68, he divorced, none; both listed as lodgers next to each other; she widowed¹⁰

Death

Feb 21, 1952

Placer Co., CA, USA, age 80^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Westwood, Lassen Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 30, E.D. 36, Sh. 15, Ln. ?
[S415] E-mail from James Lowell Houghton, Nov. 1, 1999.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Sacramento Co., CA, Film 527, Box 100, Vol. 71, E.D. 132, Sh. 549.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Center Twp, Wapello, Louisa Co., IA, Box 60, Vol. 77, E.D. 116, Sh. 8, Ln. 89.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Center, Wapello Co., Iowa; Roll:T623; Enumeration District: 116; Sheet: 8B; line 89, dwl 164-170.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Sutter, Sacramento, California; Roll: T624_92; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 132; line 69, dwl 3711-527-549.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Westwood, Lassen, California; Roll: T625_101; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 36; line 1, dwl 321-130-146.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Township 14, Gold Hill, Placer Co., California; Roll: 182 ; Enumeration District: 27; sheet 6B; line 92, dwl 173-173.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Roseville, Placer, California; Roll: T627_275; Page: 81A; Enumeration District: 31-6; line 6.