Houghton Surname Project

Charles Hubley Houghton¹

M, #56941, b. 24 August 1906, d. 4 February 1988

Father*: John Clark Houghton b. 28 Jan 1880, d. 1949
Mother*: Bessie Hubley b. c 1880

Biography

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Birth

Aug 24, 1906

PA, USA, age 3 in 1910 census; age 13 in 1920 census¹

Note

Jul 20, 1931

arriving at New York on the "Exeter" from Beirut, Lebanon on 20 Jul 1931.

Mil. Enls

Jan 9, 1943

US Army, Quartermaster Corps

1950 US Census

1950

Lancaster, PA, USA, age 43, private educ. educator

Death

Feb 4, 1988

Lancaster, PA, USA

Obituary

Feb 8, 1988

HOUGHTON - Entered inte rest in Lancaster, PA, on February 4, 1988. CHARLES HUBLEY HOUGHTON, ot 534 North Duke Street, Lancaster, PA, in his 82nd year. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from the St. James Episcopal Church, Duke and Orange Streets, on Tuesday a» 2:00PM with the Rev. Canon Stanley F. Imboden and the Rev. Mary Louise Broucht officiating. Interment in Woodward Hill Cemetery. Lancaster

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 133, V.N. 91, Ln. 196.

Maude Edith Lohr¹

F, #56942, b. 3 September 1887, d. 16 October 1942

Family: John Higham Haughton b. 27 Nov 1883, d. 25 Sep 1971

Marriage*: Maude Edith Lohr married John Higham Haughton, son of James Albert Haughton and Alice Ann Higham, on Oct 27, 1908 at Cambria Co., PA, USA.¹

Eleanor R. Haughton b. c 1909
William Gordon Haughton+⁴ b. 25 Feb 1913, d. 1965
Barbara J. Haughton⁴ b. c 1916

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Birth

Sep 3, 1887

Johnstown, Cambria Co., PA, USA, age 21 in 1910 census; age 43 in 1930 censu¹

Marriage

Oct 27, 1908

Cambria Co., PA, USA¹

1910 Census

1910

Johnstown, Cambria Co., PA, USA, age 26, steel works moulder; and aunt Ellen Lohr, 46, PA^1,2

1920 Census

1920

Johnstown, Cambria Co., PA, USA, age 36, steel works moulder³

1930 Census

1930

Johnstown, Cambria Co., PA, USA, age 46, steel works foreman⁴

1940 Census

1940

Johnstown, Cambria Co., PA, USA, age 56, steel works forman⁵

Death

Oct 16, 1942

Whitemarsh, PA, USA

ParentsD

William R. Lohr (1860 - 1945)

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Johnstown, Cambria Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 72, V.N. 138, Ln. 92.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Johnstown Ward 17, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1324; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0138; FHL microfilm: 1375337.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Johnstown Ward 17, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1547; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 199.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2013; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 2341747.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3455; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 11-98.

Eleanor R. Haughton¹

F, #56943, b. circa 1909

Father*: John Higham Haughton b. 27 Nov 1883, d. 25 Sep 1971
Mother*: Maude Edith Lohr b. 3 Sep 1887, d. 16 Oct 1942

Biography

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Birth

circa 1909

PA, USA, age 9/12 in 1910 census

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Johnstown, Cambria Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 72, V.N. 138, Ln. 92.

John J. Houghton¹

M, #56944, b. circa 1850

Family: Mary E. (?) b. c 1867

Marriage*: John J. Houghton married Mary E. (?) on circa 1890 mar 20 y in 1910 census.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1850

MA, USA, age 60 in 1910 census¹

Marriage

circa 1890

mar 20 y in 1910 census¹

1910 Census

1910

Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA, USA, age 60, RR building contractor^1,2

ParentsS

parents born in England

No Childrn

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 39, V.N. 618, Ln. 180.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Pittsburgh Ward 25, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1307; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 618; line 38, dwl 1744-156-185.

Mary E. (?)¹

F, #56945, b. circa 1867

Family: John J. Houghton b. c 1850

Marriage*: Mary E. (?) married John J. Houghton on circa 1890 mar 20 y in 1910 census.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1867

PA, USA, age 43 in 1910 census¹

Marriage

circa 1890

mar 20 y in 1910 census¹

1910 Census

1910

Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA, USA, age 60, RR building contractor^1,2

No Childrn

ParentsD

parents born in PA

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 39, V.N. 618, Ln. 180.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Pittsburgh Ward 25, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1307; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 618; line 38, dwl 1744-156-185.

Hannah Marie Bratton¹

F, #56946, b. 6 September 1884, d. 16 June 1954

Family: John Joseph Houghton b. 20 Dec 1877, d. 22 Dec 1950

Marriage*: Hannah Marie Bratton married John Joseph Houghton, son of William Houghton and Mary Gallagher, on Apr 28, 1909 at Delaware, DE, USA, age 22 and 19 at first mar.²

Mary W. Houghton² b. 6 Jun 1910
Rose R. Houghton² b. c 1915
William Bernard Houghton+² b. 29 Oct 1915, d. 1 Sep 1987
David John Houghton+² b. 12 Oct 1918, d. 30 Aug 2003

Biography

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Birth

Sep 6, 1884

Ireland, age 23 in 1910 census; age 30 in 1920 census; age 40, PA, in 1930 census¹

Marriage

Apr 28, 1909

Delaware, DE, USA, age 22 and 19 at first mar.²

1910 Census

1910

Chester, Delaware Co., PA, USA, age 29, worsted weaver^1,3

1920 Census

Jan 28, 1920

Chester, Delaware Co., PA, USA, age 35, textile mill labor⁴

1930 Census

1930

Chester, Delaware Co., PA, USA, age 47, textile mill weaver²

1940 Census

1940

Chester, PA, USA, age 65, none⁵

1950 US Census

1950

Chester, PA, USA, age 72, no occup

Death

Jun 16, 1954

Chester, PA, USA

ParentsD

Father: David Bratton
Mother: Hannah Dougherty; father born in PA, mother born in Ireland in 1910 census; parents born in PA per 1930 census²

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Chester, Delaware Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 101, V.N. 108, Ln. 151.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Chester, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania; Roll: T626_2029; Enumeration District: 21; page 254, sheet 1A, line 10, dwl 621-2-3.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Chester Ward 5, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 108;
line 40, dwl 509-150-151.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Chester Ward 5, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1561; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 128; line 27, dwl 621-373-426.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03488; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 23-24.

Laura Houghton¹

F, #56947, b. circa 1890

Biography

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Birth

circa 1890

PA, USA, age 20 in 1910 census¹

1910 Census

1910

Bloomsburg, Columbia Co., PA, USA, age 20, single, waitress, state, normal school, with Helen M. Ent^1,2

ParentsD

parents born in PA

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Bloomsburg, Columbia Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 92, V.N. 10, Ln. 252.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Titusville Ward 1, Crawford, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1333; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 44;
line 26, dwl 56-181-185.

Lilly Jeanette Puttick¹

F, #56948, b. 1871, d. 1937

Family: George Houghton b. 27 Jun 1881, d. 27 Oct 1950

Marriage*: Lilly Jeanette Puttick married George Houghton on circa 1905 age 25 and 32; mar 5 y in 1910.

Margaret Houghton+ b. c 1907
George Stanley Houghton⁶ b. 20 Nov 1914, d. 6 Sep 1977

Biography

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Birth

1871

England, age 35 in 1910 census; age 46 in 1920 census; age 52 in 1930 census²

Marriage

circa 1905

age 25 and 32; mar 5 y in 1910

Immigration

1909

1908 in 1920 census

1910 Census

1910

Radnor, Delaware Co., PA, USA, age 28, coachman; servants with Henry H. Horrocks^3,4

1920 Census

1920

Nether Providence, Delaware Co., PA, USA, age 38, gardener⁵

1930 Census

1930

Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, USA, age 45, an insurance company messenger⁶

Death

1937

PA, USA²

Burial

Media Cemetery, Delaware Co., PA, USA²

ParentsD

parents born in PA⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, 1877947.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.findagrave.com, Jul 2003.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Delaware Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 104, V.N. 154, Ln. 325.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1340; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 154;
line 41, dwl 322-325.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Nether Providence, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1562; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 186; line 21, dwl 49-50.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania; Roll: 2140; Enumeration District: 502; sheet 17B, line 89, dwl 5408-359-451.

George Houghton¹

M, #56949, b. 27 June 1881, d. 27 October 1950

Family 1: Lilly Jeanette Puttick b. 1871, d. 1937

Marriage*: George Houghton married Lilly Jeanette Puttick on circa 1905 age 25 and 32; mar 5 y in 1910.

Margaret Houghton+ b. c 1907
George Stanley Houghton⁷ b. 20 Nov 1914, d. 6 Sep 1977

Family 2: Myrtle R. Ivins b. 1903, d. 1992

Marriage*: George Houghton married Myrtle R. Ivins.

Biography

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Birth

Jun 27, 1881

England, age 28 in 1910 census; age 38 in 1920 census; age 45 in 1930 census;
WWII: 27 Jun 1883^2,3,4

Marriage

circa 1905

age 25 and 32; mar 5 y in 1910

Immigration

1909

1908 in 1920 census

1910 Census

1910

Radnor, Delaware Co., PA, USA, age 28, coachman; servants with Henry H. Horrocks^1,5

Mil. Draft

Sep 12, 1918

Ridley Park, Delaware Co., PA, USA, age 37, gardener³

1920 Census

1920

Nether Providence, Delaware Co., PA, USA, age 38, gardener⁶

1930 Census

1930

Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, USA, age 45, an insurance company messenger⁷

Residence

Apr 27, 1942

Darby, Delaware Co., PA, USA, occupation: North American Insurance Co.

Marriage

1950 US Census

1950

Radnor, PA, USA, age 68, insurance co. messenger

Death

Oct 27, 1950

PA, USA²

Obituary

Oct 29, 1950

1George Houghton
Funeral services • for George Houghton, of St. Davids Park, a retired insurance man, will be held at 2 P. M. Tuesday at Andrew A. Bair and Sons. 3925 Chestnut st. He died Friday in Bryn Mawr Hospital. Mr. Houghton recently retired after 26 years* service with the Insurance Company of North America. He was 68. He is survived by his wife. Myrtle: a daughter. Mrs. Margaret Lether- bury, of Media; a son. George S., of Upper Darby; a brother, and a grandson. Interment will be in Media Cemetery.

Burial

Media Cemetery, Delaware Co., PA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Delaware Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 104, V.N. 154, Ln. 325.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.findagrave.com, Jul 2003.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, 1877947.
[S1323] "WWII Draft Registration 1942", WW2_2240438.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1340; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 154;
line 41, dwl 322-325.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Nether Providence, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1562; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 186; line 21, dwl 49-50.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania; Roll: 2140; Enumeration District: 502; sheet 17B, line 89, dwl 5408-359-451.

Louise Houghton¹

F, #56950, b. circa 1897

Mother*: Emma Houghton¹ b. c 1880

Biography

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Birth

circa 1897

PA, USA, age 13 in 1910 census¹

ParentsD

parents born in PA

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Berks Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 53, V.N. 83, Ln. 27.

Margaret Houghton¹

F, #56951, b. circa 1907

Father*: George Houghton b. 27 Jun 1881, d. 27 Oct 1950
Mother*: Lilly Jeanette Puttick b. 1871, d. 1937

Family: Elwood Letherbury b. c 1903

Marriage: Margaret Houghton married Elwood Letherbury.³

Francis Letherbury³ b. c 1930

Biography

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Birth

circa 1907

England, age 3 in 1910 census; age 13 in 1920 census; age 33 in 1940 census¹

Immigration

1908

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Delaware Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 104, V.N. 154, Ln. 325.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Nether Providence, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1562; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 186; line 21, dwl 49-50.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Media, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3493; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 23-116A.

Margaret Sara Haughton¹

F, #56952, b. 7 July 1906, d. 7 October 1945

Father*: William Allport Haughton b. 19 Jan 1879, d. 23 Sep 1909
Mother*: Sarah Rebecca Guenther b. 16 Jun 1878, d. 26 Apr 1962

Biography

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Birth

Jul 7, 1906

Philadelphia, PA, USA, age 3 in 1910 census; age 33 in 1940 census²

Death

Oct 7, 1945

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Reading, Berks Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 52, V.N. 54, Ln. 245.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03679; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 70-57.

Marion Houghton¹

F, #56953, b. circa 1905

Biography

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Birth

circa 1905

NY, USA, age 5 in 1910 census¹

1910 Census

1910

Sayre, Bradford Co., PA, USA, age 5, enumerated as niece of Thomas and Marion Young^1,2

ParentsD

parents born in NY

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Sayre, Bradford Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 61, V.N. 28, Ln. 21.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Sayre Ward 1, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1318; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 28;
line 75, dwl 109-16-21.

Mary Houghton¹

F, #56954, b. circa 1877

Biography

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Birth

circa 1877

England, age 33 in 1910 census¹

1910 Census

1910

Sewickley, Allegheny Co., PA, USA, age 33, private family servant, with Alexander C. Robinson family^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Sewickley, Allegheny Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 28, V.N. 223, Ln. 266?
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Sewickley Ward 2, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1297; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 223;
line 89, dwl 26-163-166.

Charles Houghton Haight¹

M, #56955, b. 23 May 1848, d. 25 March 1913

Father*: Levi H. Haight b. 23 Aug 1821, d. 24 Jun 1879
Mother*: Margaret Houghton² b. 5 Jun 1827, d. 2 Sep 1905

Family 1: Ellen Ball b. May 1850, d. 6 Jun 1879

Marriage*: Charles Houghton Haight married Ellen Ball on Nov, 1868 at Coldwater, Branch Co., MI, USA.⁴

Edith Haight⁴ b. 1872, d. 1907
Cora Haight⁴ b. 1874

Family 2: Clara Belle Norman b. 1862, d. 1940

Marriage*: Charles Houghton Haight married Clara Belle Norman on Oct 10, 1880.⁵

Frederick Norman Haight⁵ b. 1882, d. 1899
Andrew Levi Haight+³ b. 1884, d. 1950

Biography

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Birth

May 23, 1848

Morenci, Seneca Twp, Lenawee Co., MI, USA^3,2

Occupation

a band saw filer and sawyer, who followed the lumber business through Michigan to the Upper Peninsula and then to British Columbia⁴

Marriage

Nov, 1868

Coldwater, Branch Co., MI, USA⁴

Marriage

Oct 10, 1880

⁵

Death

Mar 25, 1913

Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada³

Hobby

He made a violin and other woodworking items

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Steve Erickson, Oct 01, 2001.
[S415] E-mail from Sheila Houghton-Antonucci, 8 Apr 2002.
[S415] E-mail from Steve Erickson, Mar 25, 2002.
[S415] E-mail from Steve Erickson, May 2002.
[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Steve Erickson, Apr 22, 2002.

Isaac F. Houghton^1,2,3

M, #56956, b. circa 1834

Father*: (?) Haughton⁴

Biography

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Birth

circa 1834

County Cork, Ireland, age 26 in 1860 census⁴

Residence

1863

Stewart Co., GA, USA¹

Mil. Enls

Jul 1, 1863

Stewart Co., GA, USA, in the Confederate Army, Comp. F, 22nd Battalion, GA Heavy Artillery, a private, a POW; and, Comp. B, 1st (Olmstead's) GA Infantry^5,1,3,2

Research

Jul 1, 1863

Note

Nov 25, 1863

Missionary Ridge, TN, USA, was captured²

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S1342] Lillian Henderson, Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, p. 991.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Savannah District 4, Chatham, Georgia; Roll: M653_115; Page: 335; Image: 335; Family History Library Film: 803115; line 11, dwl 2430-2420.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.

Christopher Houghton¹

M, #56957

Biography

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Milit-Beg

Aug 13, 1861

Trenton, MI, USA, in the Union Army, Comp K, 1st Michigian Cavalry, a private, age 34, and Comp. E, 124th OH Infantry, age 34, on 10/04/1862^1,2

Research

Aug 13, 1861

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.

Charles Seymour Houghton^1,2

M, #56958, d. circa 1893

Biography

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Milit-Beg

Sep 9, 1861

Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. B, 2nd MI Cavalry, a private^3,4,1

Research

Sep 9, 1861

MI, USA

Death

circa 1893

wife a widow

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S1515] Unknown name of person, unknown record type, unknown file number.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.

Solomon Houghton¹

?, #56959

Biography

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Mil. Enls

Mar 30, 1864

Louisville, KY, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. C, 3rd Kentucky Cavalry, a private^2,1,3

Research

Mar 30, 1864

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.

Christopher Houghton¹

M, #56960, d. circa 1892

Family: Catherine (?)

Marriage*: Christopher Houghton married Catherine (?)²

Biography

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Milit-Beg

Oct 4, 1862

OH, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. E, 124 Ohio Infantry, a private^1,2

Research

Oct 4, 1862

Marriage

PensionInx

Feb 23, 1882

PA, USA, as invalid²

Death

circa 1892

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S1515] Unknown name of person, unknown record type, unknown file number.

Nicholas Houghton¹

M, #56961, b. circa 1843

Biography

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Birth

circa 1843

age 18 in 1861 enlistment²

Mil. Enls

Sep 3, 1861

OH, USA, in the Union Army, a private, age 18^1,2

Research

Sep 3, 1861

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.

George W. Houghton¹

M, #56963

Biography

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Milit-Beg

Feb 1, 1864

Xenia, IL, USA, in the Union Army, a private²

Research

Feb 1, 1864

IL, USA

Death

in the Civil War²

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.

Charles W. Houghton¹

M, #56964

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Milit-Beg

Mar 21, 1865

PA, USA, in the Union Army¹

Research

Mar 21, 1865

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.

James O. Houghton¹

M, #56965

Biography

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Research

Mar 28, 1865

RI, USA

Milit-Beg

between Mar 28, 1865 and Jul 9, 1865

Providence, RI, USA, in the Union Army, Battery F, 1st Rhode Island, Light Artillery, a private; length 3 m 11 d^1,2

PensionInx

Jun 21, 1880

invalid

1890 Veterans Census

1890

Fitchburg, Worchester Co., MA, USA³

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 14; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 994.

Edwin R. Houghton¹

M, #56966, b. circa 1835

Biography

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Birth

circa 1835

Mil. Enls

Aug 27, 1861

PA, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. I, 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry, a private^1,2

Research

Aug 27, 1861

PA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.

Orson Houghton^1,2,3

M, #56967, b. circa 1804

Family: Mary (?) b. c 1803

Marriage*: Orson Houghton married Mary (?)^2,4

Hiram Houghton^2,4 b. c 1835
Naham Houghton⁴ b. c 1837
Lucinda Houghton⁴ b. c 1839
Emily Houghton⁴ b. c 1842
Ella V. Houghton² b. c 1852

Biography

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Birth

circa 1804

VT/NH, USA, age 47, VT, in 1850 census; age 56, NH, in 1860 census^2,4

Marriage

^2,4

1830 Census

1830

Morristown, Saint Lawrence Co., NY, USA, 3 Total: 1 male 20 to 30 (1801-1810)// 1 female under 5 (1826-1830), 1 female 20 to 30 (1801-1810)³

1850 Census

1850

De Kalb, Saint Lawrence Co., NY, USA, age 47, farmer⁴

1860 Census

1860

Amboy, Lee Co., IL, USA, age 56, a teamster, personal property $800; and Martha Jerria, 27, NY; and Albert Jerria, 2, IL²

Mil. Enls

Feb 28, 1862

Pontiac, Livingston Co., IL, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. G, 53rd Illinois Infantry, a private^5,1

Research

Feb 28, 1862

IL, USA

PensionInx

Jun 18, 1863

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Amboy, Lee Co., IL, p. 417, line 24, del 1380-1259.
[S1224] 1830 U.S. Federal Census , Morristown, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: 107; Page: 194.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , De Kalb, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: M432_590; Page: 358; line 17, dwl 103-103.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.

John F. Houghton¹

M, #56968, b. 17 September 1841, d. 13 October 1866

Father*: James M. Houghton Jr² b. 17 Jun 1810, d. 1 Apr 1888
Mother*: Margaret Bowman² b. 13 Feb 1813, d. 6 Sep 1898

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Sep 17, 1841

Lewisburg, Union Co., PA, USA, age 10 in 1850 census; age 19 in 1860 census³

Residence

1862

Union Co., PA, USA⁴

Mil. Enls

Sep 11, 1862

Lewisburg, PA, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. F, 106th Pennsylvania Infantry, a corporal and sergeant; Enroll. 9-12-62; discharge 9-25-62; an artist^5,1

Research

Sep 11, 1862

PA, USA

Death

Oct 13, 1866

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lewisburg South Ward, Union, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1188; Page: 852; line 4, dwl 987-1065.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://person.ancestry.com/tree/48532672/person/13899256329/…
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Digitalarchives.state.pa.us.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.

Samuel N. Houghton^1,2

M, #56969, b. 6 February 1842, d. 17 March 1930

Father*: Levi Houghton² b. 26 Mar 1805, d. 24 Jan 1892
Mother*: Clarissa Beech Jackson² b. c 1815, d. 25 Oct 1861

Family: May McDaniels b. c 1846, d. b 1910

Marriage*: Samuel N. Houghton married May McDaniels on Sep 15, 1870 at Whiteside Co., IL, USA, They had no issue.^2,6

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Feb 6, 1842

Lewis Co., NY, USA, age 8 in 1850 census; age 28 in 1870 census; age 38 in 1880 census; age 68 in 1910 census³

Mil. Enls

Aug 5, 1862

Ustick, IL, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. C, 8th Illinois Cavalry, a private. He was injured in one of the battles in Virginia.^1,4,5

Research

Aug 5, 1862

IL, USA

Marriage

Sep 15, 1870

Whiteside Co., IL, USA, They had no issue^2,6

Residence

NE, USA, IL, CO, and IA before settling in Oregon for the last part of his life.^2,3

1880 Census

1880

Thomson, Carroll Co., IL, USA, age 38, a laborer; and cousin Alice Houghton⁷

1910 Census

1910

Newport, Lincoln Co., OR, USA, age 68, widower, own income⁸

Death

Mar 17, 1930

Newport, OR, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S1196] Unknown author, Whiteside Co. IL Portrait and Biog. Album, p. 838.
[S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Thomson, Carroll, Illinois; Roll: T9_178; Family History Film: 1254178; Page: 645D; Enumeration District: 24; sheet 32, line 11, dwl 256-253.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Newport Ward 2, Lincoln, Oregon; Roll: T624_1281; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 173;
line 38, dwl 157-159.

Rufus W. Houghton¹

M, #56970, d. circa 1865

Family: Minerva S. (?)

Marriage*: Rufus W. Houghton married Minerva S. (?)

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Obituary

between 1856 and 1859

Mattoon, IL, USA, Journal Gazette (Mattoon, IL) - August 17, 2005
Deceased Name: R. W. Houghton
Established Mattoon's first weekly independent newspaper The Gazette June 7, 1856, and sold it autumn 1856, but bought it back in the spring 1857, then sold it fall 1859.²

Marriage

Milit-Beg

Aug 1, 1862

Mattoon, IL, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. H, 123rd Illinois Infantry, a private and Sergeant Major¹

Research

Aug 1, 1862

IL, USA

Death

circa 1865

in the Civil War³

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.