Houghton Surname Project

Virginia Woodward¹

F, #66991, b. 11 August 1915, d. 17 July 2007

Family: Thomas Reuss Houghton b. c 1909, d. May 1970

Marriage*: Virginia Woodward married Thomas Reuss Houghton, son of Thomas Davis Houghton and Ella May (?), on Jun 6, 1940.²

Thomas Woodward Houghton+^1,3 b. 5 Feb 1943, d. 27 May 2002
Dudley Woodward Houghton⁴ b. c 1946

Biography

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Birth

Aug 11, 1915

Boulder, Boulder Co., CO, USA²

Graduation

1936

University of Texas, Austin, Travis Co., TX, USA

Marriage

Jun 6, 1940

1950 US Census

1950

Midland, TX, USA, age 40, glass co. ass. messenger

Immigration

1970

Dallas, TX, USA

Death

Jul 17, 2007

Austin, Travis Co., TX, USA, age 91²

Obituary

Jul 22, 2007

Houston, TX, USA, Houston Chronicle (TX) - July 22, 2007
Deceased Name: VIRGINIA WOODWARD HOUGHTON²

ParentsD

Dudley K. Woodward Jr. of Dallas, was chairman of the board of regents of the University of Texas from 1944 to 1953, the unsettled period following the firing of UT's controversial president, Homer Price Rainey.

UT regents fired Rainey as UT president after he protested board actions that he said limited academic freedom.

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/births: Texas Birth Records, Houghton Surname.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
[S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1943_0005.
[S415] E-mail from Ann Bleigh Powers, Feb. 5, 2005: copied from a Houghton Bible, by Jane Bleigh Lucal.

Thomas Woodward Houghton^1,2

M, #66992, b. 5 February 1943, d. 27 May 2002

Father*: Thomas Reuss Houghton^3,2 b. c 1909, d. May 1970
Mother*: Virginia Woodward^1,2 b. 11 Aug 1915, d. 17 Jul 2007

Family: Dorothy Knox Howe b. 16 Jul 1944, d. 9 Nov 2018

Marriage*: Thomas Woodward Houghton married Dorothy Knox Howe on Jun 4, 1968 at Harris Co., TX, USA.^4,5

Rowena Woodward Houghton+^4,7 b. 23 Oct 1974
Adele Birdsall Houghton⁸ b. 13 Mar 1977

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Feb 5, 1943

Dallas, Dallas Co., TX, USA^1,3,2

Graduation

1965

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA

Marriage

Jun 4, 1968

Harris Co., TX, USA^4,5

Author

Landscape, Houses, Interiors, 1824-1914.

Residence

Houston, Harris Co., TX, USA³

Death

May 27, 2002

Houston, TX, USA, of pancreatic cancer, age 59^3,6

Obituary

Tom died of pancreatic cancer May 27, 2002, in Houston. A native of Dallas, his forebears included two of the "Old Three Hundred" Anglo-Americans who colonized Texas with Stephen F. Austin. He was an Eagle Scout. At Princeton, Tom was a University Scholar, majoring in mathematics. In 1968 he graduated first in his class from UT Law School, where he was articles editor of the Texas Law Review. After clerking for a district judge, he joined Butler, Binion, Rice, Cook and Knapp. In 1982 he was a founding partner of Mayor, Day and Caldwell, which he left in 1992 to practice alone. He was a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, a life member of the American Law Institute, and active in the American Bar Assn. He was clerk of the vestry, president of the endowment fund of Christ Church Cathedral, and president of the Princeton Alumni Assn. of Houston. He was active in historic preservation and the arts. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Knox; his mother; his daughters, Adele ’99 and Rowena ’97; and his son-in-law, Kevin Dasch ’97. Raised in Midland TX. Descended from the Fontaine family of South Caroline and the Mau^3,4

Burial

Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris Co., TX, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/births: Texas Birth Records, Houghton Surname.
[S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1943_0005.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.findagrave.com, Jul 2003.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://class-1965.princeton.edu/memorials/houghton.html
[S97] Marriage Certificate, Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Houghton Surname Search.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
[S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, 1974_0007.
[S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1977_0008.

Troy Lee Houghton^1,2,3,4

M, #66993, b. 1 May 1931, d. 25 March 1996

Father*: Herman Monroe Houghton^5,4 b. 16 Jun 1903, d. 6 Feb 1970
Mother*: Lucy Irene Clardy^1,4 b. 5 Feb 1898, d. 11 Aug 1991

Family: Margie Gail Burks b. 3 Apr 1929, d. 10 Jul 2013

Marriage*: Troy Lee Houghton married Margie Gail Burks.⁵

Lydia Houghton⁵
Lynda Ann Houghton^5,7 b. 5 May 1952
Joe Herman Houghton+^5,8 b. 4 May 1953
Denna Sue Houghton⁵ b. 8 Aug 1954
Gayla Marie Houghton⁵ b. 2 Nov 1955
Lana Paulette Houghton⁹ b. 18 Aug 1970

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

May 1, 1931

Cherokee Co., TX, USA, age 8 in 1940 census^1,4

Marriage

⁵

Death

Mar 25, 1996

Smith Co., TX, USA⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/births: Texas Birth Records, Houghton Surname.
[S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1959_0008.
[S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1955_0008.
[S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1931_0004.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Ancestry.com, Houghton Surname Forum, post by Kitty Kirkland, May 4, 2003.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/death: Texas Death Records, Houghton Surname.
[S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1952_0007.
[S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1953_0007.
[S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1970_0008.

Virginia Lois Houghton^1,2

F, #66994, b. 24 June 1947

Father*: Eugene Houghton^3,2 b. 5 Mar 1909, d. 11 Apr 1996
Mother*: Ollie Florice Whitley^1,2 b. 23 Dec 1912, d. 19 Dec 1951

Family: Frank Bell

Marriage*: Virginia Lois Houghton married Frank Bell.

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jun 24, 1947

Jones Co., TX, USA^1,2

Note

Raised Virginia Houghton after Ollie's death

Marriage

Residence

Alamogordo, NM, USA³

Living

2017

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/births: Texas Birth Records, Houghton Surname.
[S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 24 Jun 1947.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.oshelp.com/houghtonfamily.

Edith Esther Culver^1,2

F, #66995, b. 19 May 1908, d. 6 November 1993

Family: Cecil Edgar Houghton b. 7 May 1907, d. 19 May 1986

Marriage: Edith Esther Culver married Cecil Edgar Houghton, son of Edgar Fairbanks Houghton and Harriet Allen, on Nov 3, 1927 both age 19.²

Allen Cecil Houghton+³ b. 17 Jan 1929, d. 27 Sep 2015
Dolores Mae Houghton⁴ b. 1 Apr 1931, d. Apr 1986
Willne Alice Houghton¹ b. 6 Nov 1936
Gary Dean Houghton+ b. 17 Oct 1943

Biography

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Birth

May 19, 1908

Horton, Brown Co., KS, USA, age 21 in 1930 census; age 31 in 1940 census²

1930 Census

1930

Chanute, Neosho Co., KS, USA, age 21, state highway laborer³

1940 Census

1940

Hutchinson Co., TX, USA, age 31, natural gas compression plant stationary gas engine oiler⁴

Death

Nov 6, 1993

Richland, Benton Co., WA, USA²

ParentsD

Ellis Lafayette Culver 1883 – 1961 & Golda Mae Underwood 1889 – 1930; father born in MO, mother born in NE

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/births: Texas Birth Records, Houghton Surname.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/3834484/person/-1681679139
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Chanute, Neosho Co., Kansas; Roll: 713; Enumeration District: 7; sheet 22B, line 74, dwl 412-584-598.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census ,, Hutchinson, Texas; Roll: T627_4073; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 117-8.

Willne Alice Houghton¹

F, #66996, b. 6 November 1936

Father*: Cecil Edgar Houghton² b. 7 May 1907, d. 19 May 1986
Mother*: Edith Esther Culver¹ b. 19 May 1908, d. 6 Nov 1993

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Nov 6, 1936

Hutchinson Co., TX, USA, age 3 in 1940 census^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/births: Texas Birth Records, Houghton Surname.
[S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1936_0004.

Alice Jeralene (?)^1,2

F, #66997, d. 13 January 1995

Family: Lawrence Rayford Houghton b. c 1936, d. 21 Aug 1994

Marriage*: Alice Jeralene (?) married Lawrence Rayford Houghton, son of Eugene Houghton and Ollie Florice Whitley.²

Jeffery Thomas Houghton² b. 22 Sep 1959

Biography

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Marriage

Death

Jan 13, 1995

Dallas Co., TX, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/death: Texas Death Records, Houghton Surname.
[S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1959_0008.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/deaths: Texas Death Records, Houghton Surname.

Alice V. Hakala

F, #66998, b. 15 November 1907, d. 23 July 1977

Family: John Herman Houghton b. 12 May 1912, d. 5 Oct 1989

Marriage*: Alice V. Hakala married John Herman Houghton.¹

John R. Houghton¹ b. c 1939

Biography

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Birth

Nov 15, 1907

Conneaut, OH, USA, age 31 in 1940 census

Marriage

1940 Census

1940

Erie, Erie Co., PA, USA, age 28, corrugated boxes presspunch¹

Death

Jul 23, 1977

Whitesboro, Grayson Co., TX, USA, age 69²

Burial

Oakwood Cemetery, Whitesboro, Grayson Co., TX, USA

ParentsD

Finland, Thomas Hakala & Sarah Hautamaki; both born in Finland

Pedigree

Citations

[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3649; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 68-60; line 51, dwl 1140.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/deaths: Texas Death Records, Houghton Surname.

Annie C. Houghton¹

F, #66999, d. 22 November 1976

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Death

Nov 22, 1976

Harris Co., TX, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/deaths: Texas Death Records, Houghton Surname.

Arrilla Houghton¹

F, #67000, d. 19 November 1976

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Death

Nov 19, 1976

Tarrant Co., TX, USA¹

Research

Tarrant Co., TX, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/deaths: Texas Death Records, Houghton Surname.

Thomas Henry Plampin¹

M, #67001, b. 22 May 1871

Father*: James Plampin¹ d. 1873
Mother*: Eliza Augusta Houghton¹ b. 30 Sep 1847, d. 10 Jan 1941

Biography

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Birth

May 22, 1871

Aston, Warwickshire, England¹

Immigration

1896

NY, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Dianne Houghton Scoles, Jan 14, 2003.

John Houghton¹

M, #67002

Father*: Stephen Houghton¹ b. c 1782, d. 1850
Mother*: Sarah Downing¹

Family: Mary Charlotte Chamerovzow

Marriage*: John Houghton married Mary Charlotte Chamerovzow.¹

Charles Houghton+¹ b. 15 Sep 1846, d. 21 Jul 1934

Biography

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Birth

England

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Dianne Houghton Scoles, Jan 14, 2003.

Mary Charlotte Chamerovzow¹

F, #67003

Family: John Houghton

Marriage*: Mary Charlotte Chamerovzow married John Houghton, son of Stephen Houghton and Sarah Downing.¹

Charles Houghton+¹ b. 15 Sep 1846, d. 21 Jul 1934

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Dianne Houghton Scoles, Jan 14, 2003.

Emelie Victoire Arden¹

F, #67004, d. 15 April 1912

Family: Charles Houghton b. 15 Sep 1846, d. 21 Jul 1934

Marriage*: Emelie Victoire Arden married Charles Houghton, son of John Houghton and Mary Charlotte Chamerovzow, on Jul 1, 1873.¹

Alexis Charles Houghton¹ b. 1 Aug 1874, d. 11 Oct 1941

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

England²

Marriage

Jul 1, 1873

Death

Apr 15, 1912

Birmingham, England¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Dianne Houghton Scoles, Jan 14, 2003.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Detroit, Ward 14, Wayne Co., Michigan; Roll:T623; Enumeration District: 150; Sheet: 14A; line 13, dwl 141-250-267.

Count All Houghtons

M, #67005

Biography

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Research

Houghton Surname Project: Descendancy Line Statistics, 2019

Houghton Yes flag: 97,587 individuals
Houghton surname: 45,437
Haughton surname - first in descendancy line: 5401 (26,321 descendants)
Houghton emigrant lines: 1146 Houghtons not born in USA and emigrated to USA

John Houghton of Lancaster, MA: 25,242 descendants
Ralph Houghton of Lancaster, MA: 19,383 descendants
John Houghton of New Jersey: 2626 descendants
Elijah Houghton of Virginia: 2358 descendants
Oliver Houghton of Dummerston, VT: 1370 descendants (genetically belong to John Houghton of Lancaster, MA)
Robert Houghton of England: 881 descendants
Thomas Haughton of NC: 1174 descendants

Alfred Haughton of England: 993 descendants
Richard Haughton of New London, CT: 695 descendants
Sampson Haughton of New York: 467 descendants (son of John Houghton, genetic line of John Houghton of Lancaster, MA)

Research

1500 descendants

Research

1063

Normandy, France, 248 descendants in 2018

Research

before 1535

33 members

Research

England, 26,000 descendants

Research

1660

1174 descendants in 2018

Research

1660

England, 2626 descendants in 2018

Research

1770

Genetically 1370 Desc of John Houghton

Research

1624

13383 descendants in 2021

Research

1759

VA, USA, 2358 descendants in 2018

Research

1824

166 descendants in 2018

Research

1146 Houghton emigrant lines; not born in USA; first person in line

Pedigree

Thomas Marcus Houghton¹

M, #67006, b. circa 1846

Father*: Thomas Houghton¹ b. 23 Jan 1818
Mother*: Eliza Augusta Brown¹ b. c 1824

Family:

Florence Amelia Houghton¹ b. 8 Sep 1878, d. 2 Mar 1962

Biography

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Birth

circa 1846

Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England²

Occupation

circa 1871

London, England, architect

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Dianne Houghton Scoles, Jan 14, 2003.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , https://digital.lib.washington.edu/architect/architects/…

Bennie Ray Houghton^1,2,3

M, #67007, b. 18 October 1910, d. 1 February 1993

Father*: Benjamin Ralph Houghton b. 7 Feb 1884, d. 14 Nov 1911
Mother*: Julia Baker² b. c 1890

Family: Flora Paulsen b. c 1907

Marriage*: Bennie Ray Houghton married Flora Paulsen on Sep 2, 1939 at Newton, Harvey Co., KS, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

Oct 18, 1910

Honey Island, Hardin Co., TX, USA, age 9 in 1920 census; age 19 in 1930 census; age 29 in 1940 census¹

Residence

1935

Wichita Falls, TX, USA

Marriage

Sep 2, 1939

Newton, Harvey Co., KS, USA¹

1940 Census

1940

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, USA, age 29, petroleum production derrick man; living with and cousin of Lloyd and Mildred Murray, OK⁴

1950 US Census

1950

Bronte, TX, USA, age 39, oil co. driller

Death

Feb 1, 1993

Liberty Co., TX, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Randall, Feb. 21, 2011: Joel A. Houghton Descendency File.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Precinct 2, Hardin Co.,Texas; Roll: 2340; Enumeration District: 2; Page 171, Sheet: 7A; line 38, dwl 160-162.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/deaths: Texas Death Records, Houghton Surname.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3345; Page: 63A; Enumeration District: 78-82.

Beth Carlyle Box¹

F, #67008, b. 2 April 1942, d. 23 March 1986

Family: Kenneth Binford Houghton b. 4 Sep 1942

Marriage: Beth Carlyle Box married Kenneth Binford Houghton, son of Charles Everett Houghton II and Dorothy Deloid Powell.¹

Cassandra Beth Houghton¹ b. 29 Jun 1977
Rhonda Lynn Houghton^3,1 b. 29 Jun 1977

Biography

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Birth

Apr 2, 1942

Death

Mar 23, 1986

Harris Co., TX, USA²

Burial

Brookside Memorial Cemetery, Houston, Harris Co., TX, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1977_0008.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/deaths: Texas Death Records, Houghton Surname.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Compiled from various U.S. public records.

Beulah H. Houghton¹

F, #67009, d. 8 September 1978

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Death

Sep 8, 1978

Harris Co., TX, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/deaths: Texas Death Records, Houghton Surname.

Billie Faye Stokes¹

F, #67010, b. 2 January 1968, d. 4 June 1996

Family: David Paul Houghton b. 24 Oct 1966, d. 20 Dec 2012

Marriage*: Billie Faye Stokes married David Paul Houghton, son of Paul George Houghton and Rita Elaine Barron, on Jun 4, 1988 at Midland Co., TX, USA.^1,2

Timothy Paul Houghton¹ b. 17 Jul 1990, d. 6 Aug 2012

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jan 2, 1968

Marriage

Jun 4, 1988

Midland Co., TX, USA^1,2

Death

Jun 4, 1996

Ector Co., TX, USA³

Burial

Sunset Memorial Gardens, Odessa, TX, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1990_0010.
[S97] Marriage Certificate, Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Houghton Surname Search.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/deaths: Texas Death Records, Houghton Surname.

(?) Houghton¹

F, #67011

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Death

TX, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/deaths: Texas Death Records, Houghton Surname.

Byrdie Sue Houghton¹

F, #67012, d. 19 September 1994

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Death

Sep 19, 1994

Fisher Co., TX, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/deaths: Texas Death Records, Houghton Surname.

Elizabeth Houghton¹

F, #67013, b. circa 1857

Father*: Robert Houghton¹ b. 22 Jun 1833
Mother*: Elizabeth Keyworth¹ b. 21 Jun 1830, d. 9 Apr 1898

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1857

NY, USA, age 4 in 1860 census; age 13 in 1870 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Paraboo, WI, Box 1739, p. 15, line 34, dwl 224-222.

Amy Houghton¹

F, #67014, b. circa 1866

Father*: Robert Houghton¹ b. 22 Jun 1833
Mother*: Elizabeth Keyworth¹ b. 21 Jun 1830, d. 9 Apr 1898

Biography

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Birth

circa 1866

WI, USA, (age 4 in 1870 census)¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Paraboo, WI, Box 1739, p. 15, line 34, dwl 224-222.

Charles Houghton¹

M, #67015, b. circa 1868

Father*: Robert Houghton¹ b. 22 Jun 1833
Mother*: Elizabeth Keyworth¹ b. 21 Jun 1830, d. 9 Apr 1898

Biography

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Birth

circa 1868

WI, USA, (age 2 in 1870 census; age 12 in 1880 census)¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Paraboo, WI, Box 1739, p. 15, line 34, dwl 224-222.

Franklin Houghton¹

M, #67016, b. circa 1860

Father*: Carlos C. Houghton¹ b. 9 Oct 1836, d. 2 Feb 1916
Mother*: Eunice A. (?)¹ b. c 1837, d. 10 Jan 1860

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1860

WI, USA, age 10 in 1870 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Prairie du Sac, Suak Co., WI, Box 1739, p. 200, line 28, dwl 377-46.

Clarissa (?)¹

F, #67017, b. circa 1822

Family: William Houghton b. 5 Apr 1802, d. 15 Dec 1889

Marriage*: Clarissa (?) married William Houghton, son of Jonas Houghton and Phebe Rixford.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1822

VT, USA, age 42 in 1860 census; age 48 in 1870 census¹

Marriage

1860 Census

1860

La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, age 58, farmer; property $4400-2000²

1870 Census

1870

La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, age 68, a farmer, property $5000-300³

1880 Census

1880

La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, age 78, lives without work, next door to son Horace⁴

Death

VT, USA⁵

ParentsD

father born in CT, mother in NY

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, LaGrange, Walworth Co., WI, Box 1741, p. 169B, line 14, dwl 102-85.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , La Grange, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1434; Page: 419; sheet 28, line 16, dwl 181-180.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , LaGrange, Walworth Co., WI, Box 1741, p. 169B, line 14, dwl 102-85.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , La Grange Twp, Walworth Co., WI, Reel 18, Vol. 29, ED. 229, Sh. 9, Ln. 18, dwl 3-3.
[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.

Aaron T. Houghton^1,2

M, #67018, b. circa 1813, d. before 1880

Father*: John Houghton³ b. 30 May 1782, d. 6 Jan 1850
Mother*: Elizabeth Willis b. c 1786

Family: Diana Dean b. Mar 1818, d. 1907

Marriage*: Aaron T. Houghton married Diana Dean on May 26, 1840 at Reading, Windsor Co., VT, USA.^1,2

Adeline Houghton⁷ b. c 1844
Ceylon Houghton⁵ b. 1845, d. 1862
Maryett Houghton⁵ b. c 1848
Emma L. Houghton¹ b. Feb 1854, d. 1913
Jennie Houghton¹ b. c 1858

Biography

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Birth

circa 1813

VT, USA, age 47 in 1860 census; age 57 in 1870 census¹

Residence

1840

Windsor, Windsor Co., VT, USA²

Marriage

May 26, 1840

Reading, Windsor Co., VT, USA^1,2

1840 Census

1840

Reading, Windsor Co., VT, USA, 2 Total: 1 male 20 to 30 (1810-1819) // 1 female 20 to 30 (1810-1819)⁴

1860 Census

1860

Troy, Walworth Co., WI, USA, age 47, laborer⁵

1870 Census

1870

Troy, Walworth Co., WI, USA, age 57, a farmer, property $750-100⁶

Death

before 1880

wife a widow

Burial

Little Prairie Cemetery, Troy, Walworth Co., WI, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Troy, Walworth Co., WI, Box 1741, p. 260B, line 18, dwl 72-72.
[S1074] Town Records: Reading, VT: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, , F-30270.
[S16] CJV opinion.
[S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Reading, Windsor, Vermont; Roll: 548; Page: 279.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Troy, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1434; Page: 614; sheet 154, line 34, dwl 1158-142.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Troy, Walworth Co., WI, Box 1741, p. 260B, line 18, dwl 72-72.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Troy, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1450; Family History Film: 1255450; Page: 232C; sheet 19, line 43, dwl 196-199.

Diana Dean^1,2

F, #67019, b. March 1818, d. 1907

Family: Aaron T. Houghton b. c 1813, d. b 1880

Marriage*: Diana Dean married Aaron T. Houghton, son of John Houghton and Elizabeth Willis, on May 26, 1840 at Reading, Windsor Co., VT, USA.^1,2

Adeline Houghton⁴ b. c 1844
Ceylon Houghton³ b. 1845, d. 1862
Maryett Houghton³ b. c 1848
Emma L. Houghton¹ b. Feb 1854, d. 1913
Jennie Houghton¹ b. c 1858

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Mar, 1818

VT, USA, age 43 in 1860 census; age 52 in 1870 census; age 60 in 1880 census; age 82 in 1900 census¹

Marriage

May 26, 1840

Reading, Windsor Co., VT, USA^1,2

1860 Census

1860

Troy, Walworth Co., WI, USA, age 47, laborer³

PensionInx

Feb 12, 1863

as mother of Ceylon Houghton

1880 Census

1880

Troy, Walworth Co., WI, USA, age 60, a widow⁴

Note

1900

7 children born, 4 living

Death

1907

WI, USA

Burial

Little Prairie Cemetery, East Troy, WI, USA

ParentsD

parents born in VT

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Troy, Walworth Co., WI, Box 1741, p. 260B, line 18, dwl 72-72.
[S1074] Town Records: Reading, VT: VT Division of Records, Middelesex, VT, , F-30270.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Troy, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1434; Page: 614; sheet 154, line 34, dwl 1158-142.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Troy, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1450; Family History Film: 1255450; Page: 232C; sheet 19, line 43, dwl 196-199.

Emma L. Houghton^1,2

F, #67020, b. February 1854, d. 1913

Father*: Aaron T. Houghton¹ b. c 1813, d. b 1880
Mother*: Diana Dean¹ b. Mar 1818, d. 1907

Family: Dr. F. W. Bromley b. Nov 1851, d. 1932

Marriage*: Emma L. Houghton married Dr. F. W. Bromley on circa 1885 mar 15 years in 1900 census.³

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Feb, 1854

WI, USA, age 7 in 1860 census; age 17 in 1870 census; age 46 in 1900 census¹

Marriage

circa 1885

mar 15 years in 1900 census³

1900 Census

1900

Palmyra, Jefferson Co., WI, USA, age 49, physician³

Death

1913

Burial

Round Prairie Cemetery, Elkhorn, WI, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Troy, Walworth Co., WI, Box 1741, p. 260B, line 18, dwl 72-72.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Troy, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1450; Family History Film: 1255450; Page: 232C; sheet 19, line 43, dwl 196-199.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Palmyra, Jefferson Co., Wisconsin; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 149; Sheet 3B; line 52, dwl 70-75.