Lydia A. Smith1,2

F, #67141, b. circa 1828

Family: Lewis Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1828NY, USA, age 33 in 1860 census; age 42 in 1870 census; age 53 in 1880 census1
Marriage1
1870 Census1870Trempealeau, Trempealeau Co., WI, USA, age 40, teaming, property $1600-800, 15 houses from father Aaron3
1880 Census1880Trempealeau, Trempealeau Co., WI, USA, age 53, widowed4
ParentsDparents born in NY
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Trempealeau, Trempealeau Co., WI, Reel 1737, p. 266, line 23, dwl 108-106.
  2. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Harrison, Lee, Iowa; Roll: M653_330; Page: 68; line 5, dwl 491-471.
  3. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Trempealeau, Trempealeau Co., WI, Reel 1737, p. 266, line 23, dwl 108-106.
  4. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1448; Family History Film: 1255448; Page: 171B; Page: 175A; Enumeration District: 72.

Stephen V. R. Haughton

M, #67142, b. circa 1817

Family: Sarah M. (?)

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Research1817, NY
Birthcirca 1817NY, USA, age 28 in 1850 census; age 40 in 1860 census; age 53 in 1870 census1
Marriage1
1850 Census1850Fairfield, Dodge Co., WI, USA, age 28, farmer2
1860 Census1860Trempealeau, Trempealeau Co., WI, USA, age 40, farmer3
1870 Census1870Trempealeau, Trempealeau Co., WI, USA, age 53, a farmer, property $2000-8001,4
1880 Census1880Oak Grove, Dodge Co., WI, USA, age 63, drugs & medicines?5
ResearchTrempealeau, WI, USA, Abel's children ended up in WI
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Trempealeau, Trempealeau Co., WI, Reel 1737, p. 273B, line 17, dwl 212-211.
  2. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Fairfield, Dodge, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_996; Page: 68A; Image: 140; line 25, dwl 281-288.
  3. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1434; Page: 50; Image: 56; Family History Library Film: 805434; line 33, dwl 1020-212.
  4. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin; roll: M593_1737; Page: 273A; Image: 549; Family History Library Film: 553236; line 17, dwl 212-211.
  5. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Oak Grove, Dodge, Wisconsin; Roll: 1423; Family History Film: 1255423; Page: 346A; Enumeration District: 021; line 42, dwl 365-378.

Sarah M. (?)1

F, #67143, b. July 1827

Family: Stephen V. R. Haughton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJul, 1827NY, USA, age 23 in 1850 census; age 35 in 1860 census; age 43 in 1870 census; age 53 in 1880 census; age "45" in 1900 census; age 85 in 1910 census2
Marriage1
1850 Census1850Fairfield, Dodge Co., WI, USA, age 28, farmer3
1860 Census1860Trempealeau, Trempealeau Co., WI, USA, age 40, farmer4
1870 Census1870Trempealeau, Trempealeau Co., WI, USA, age 53, a farmer, property $2000-8001,5
1880 Census1880Oak Grove, Dodge Co., WI, USA, age 63, drugs & medicines?6
1910 Census1910Vernon County Insane Asylum, Viroqua, Vernon Co., WI, USA, age 85, inmate7
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Trempealeau, Trempealeau Co., WI, Reel 1737, p. 273B, line 17, dwl 212-211.
  2. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Juneau, Dodge Co., Wisconsin; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 95; Sheet 5B; line 83, dwl 100-104.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Fairfield, Dodge, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_996; Page: 68A; Image: 140; line 25, dwl 281-288.
  4. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1434; Page: 50; Image: 56; Family History Library Film: 805434; line 33, dwl 1020-212.
  5. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin; roll: M593_1737; Page: 273A; Image: 549; Family History Library Film: 553236; line 17, dwl 212-211.
  6. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Oak Grove, Dodge, Wisconsin; Roll: 1423; Family History Film: 1255423; Page: 346A; Enumeration District: 021; line 42, dwl 365-378.
  7. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Viroqua, Vernon, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1740; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1375753.

Van Haughton1

M, #67144, b. June 1850

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJun, 1850WI, USA, age 10 in 1860 census; age 19 in 1870 census; age 29 in 1880 census; age 49 in 1900 census2
1910 Census1910Wanpun, WI, USA, Hattie, 56, widow, homekeeper and brother Van, age 593
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Trempealeau, Trempealeau Co., WI, Reel 1737, p. 273B, line 17, dwl 212-211.
  2. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Juneau, Dodge Co., Wisconsin; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 95; Sheet 5B; line 83, dwl 100-104.
  3. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Wanpun Ward 2, Dodge, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1707; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1375720.

Harriet Houghton1

F, #67145, b. August 1854

Family: (?) Nelson

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthAug, 1854WI, USA, age 5 in 1860 census; age 15 in 1870 census; age 45 in 1900 census; age 56 in 1910 census1
Marriage1
1910 Census1910Wanpun, WI, USA, Hattie, 56, widow, homekeeper and brother Van, age 592
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Juneau, Dodge Co., Wisconsin; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 95; Sheet 5B; line 83, dwl 100-104.
  2. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Wanpun Ward 2, Dodge, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1707; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1375720.

John Spencer Haughton1

M, #67146, b. May 1867

Family: Anna Alma Hagenstein

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMay, 1867Trempealeau, WI, USA, age 3 in 1870 census; age 12 in 1880 census; age 33 in 1900 census; age 43 in 1910 census1
1900 Census1900Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 33, leather2
1910 Census1910Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 43, leather contractor3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Trempealeau, Trempealeau Co., WI, Reel 1737, p. 273B, line 17, dwl 212-211.
  2. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc Ward 2, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: 1797; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 72; FHL microfilm: 1241797; line 57, dwl 420-54-60.
  3. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc Ward 2, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1718; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 1375731.

Arthur Houghton1

M, #67147, b. circa 1854

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1854England, (age 16 in 1870 census)1
1870 Census1870Calamus, Dodge Co., WI, USA, age 16, a farm laborer, with George and Mary Kirk family2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Calamus, Dodge Co., WI, Reel 1710, p. 107B, line 2, dwl 80-82.
  2. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Calamus, Dodge Co., WI, Reel 1710, p. 107B, line 2, dwl 80-82.

Myrtle Ann Robinson1

F, #67148, b. 25 December 1883, d. 1915

Family: Roscoe Lee Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
BirthDec 25, 1883Gallatin, MO, USA, age 26 in 1910 census2
OriginDaviess Co., MO, USA1
Marriage19041
1910 Census1910Las Vegas, San Miguel Co., NM, USA, age 32, carpenter3
ImmigrationLas Vegas, Clark Co., NM, USA1
Death1915Las Vegas, NM, USA, from tuberculosis2
BurialLas Vegas, Clark Co., NM, USA1
Contributn
ParentsDfather born in IN, mother born in MO
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Denise Houghton Wood, Jan 24, 2003.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Denise Houghton Wood, Jan 30, 2003.
  3. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Las Vegas Ward 4, San Miguel, New Mexico; Roll: T624_917; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 200; line 15, dwl 812-27-29.

Denise Laureen Houghton1

F, #67149, b. 1968

Family: (?) Wood

  • Marriage*: Denise Laureen Houghton married (?) Wood.3

Biography

Corresponded with authorY
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Birth19682
Marriage3
Contributn
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Denis Houghton Wood, Jan 24, 2003.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Denise Houghton Wood, Jan 30, 2003.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Denis2 Houghton Wood, Jan 24, 2003.

(?) Wood1

M, #67150

Family: Denise Laureen Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Denis Houghton Wood, Jan 24, 2003.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Denis2 Houghton Wood, Jan 24, 2003.

Harl Lee Houghton1

M, #67151, b. 13 September 1938, d. 27 February 2007

Family: Roberta Mae Fritz

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep 13, 1938St. David, AZ, USA1
Mil. EnlsUS Navy x 20 years
Research
MarriageSep 16, 1961San Diego Co., CA, USA1,2
DeathFeb 27, 2007Beaverton, OR, USA, age 683
ObituaryMar 4, 2007Harl Lee Houghton
Saturday, March 03, 2007
A service will be at noon Wednesday, March 7, 2007, in Beaverton United Methodist Church for Harl Lee Houghton, who died Feb. 27 at age 68.
Mr. Houghton was born Sept. 13, 1938, in St. David, Ariz. He served in the Navy for 20 years and was an aircraft electrician for Garrett Aviation in California. He moved to Beaverton in 2005. In 1961, he married Roberta Mae Fritz. Survivors include his wife; daughters, Donna Houghton and Denise Wood; son, Damon; sister, Martha Hosenfeld; and three grandchildren. Remembrances to the church. Arrangements by Springer and Son.3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Denise Houghton Wood, Jan 30, 2003.
  2. [S1369] California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, online Ancestry. Com, State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.
  3. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, HOUGHTON, Harl Lee; 68; St David AZ>Beaverton OR; Oregonian; 2007-3-4; jirt.

Benjamin Dean Meritt1,2

M, #67152, b. 31 March 1899, d. 7 July 1989

Family 1: Elizabeth Kirkland

Family 2: Lucy Taxis Shoe

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
NotableY
BirthMar 31, 1899Durham, NC, USA1
DescendantBoth Tayntors and Meritts in Eaton, NY
GraduationHamilton College, Clinton, Oneida Co., NY, USA
Marriagecirca 1923
1930 Census1930Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, USA, age 31
Letter1949She owned a Houghton Family Bible, and loaned it to Benjamin Meritt in 1949. He in turn gave a copy of his manuscript to her.3,4
AuthorJan 20, 1949The Houghton Family, his ancestry through Lemuel Houghton2
Marriage
DeathJul 7, 1989Austin, Travis Co., TX, USA1
BiographyOne of the most distinguised classicists of this century, his lifelong work being Athenian epigraphy, the reconstruction and interpretation of the legislative, financial, and other documents that the ancient Athenians recorded in inscriptions on marble and that survived today in thousands of broken fragments. He was the first humanist-historian to be appointed in 1935 to the newly established Institute for Advanced Study, School of Humanistic Studies, in Princeton, NJ, and at the University of Texas at Austin as Visiting Professor of Classics since 1972. He wrote 14 books, and more than 200 journal articles. The four volumes of The Athenian Tribute Lists was his greatest achievement, his monument.
Epigrapher, ancient historian; born in Durham, N.C. Along with Albert Einstein, he was one of the original members of Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study, where he was professor of Greek epigraphy, the study of ancient inscriptions (1935--69). He published widely on topography and epigraphy and his Athenian Tribute Lists (with M. F. McGregor and H. T. Wade-Gery, 1939--53) made possible detailed study of the growth of the Athenian empire in the 5th century B.C. His work on the Athenian calendar culminated in The Athenian Year (1961).
ObituaryJul 8, 1989Classics scholar Meritt dead at 90
Classical studies scholar and lecturer Benjamin Dean Meritt, 90, of Austin died Friday morning at his home.
Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Weed-Corley Funeral Home with the Rev. Bruno Schmidt officiating. Burial will be in Austin Memorial Park. Meritt was born March 31, 1899, in Durham, N.C. He developed an interest in classical studies at an early age and studied Greek by himself in high school. After a career of teaching and scholarly writing, Meritt retired in 1969 and moved to Austin, where he continued writing and gave graduate-level seminars on Greek history and Greek epigraphs, or inscriptions, at the University of Texas. His last formal graduate seminar was given in the late 1970s, said Dr. Karl Galinsky, chairman of UT’s classics department. “He kept working with individual graduate students," Galinsky said. “It was great having him around for students and faculty." He was a member of the American Philosophical Society and was listed in publications such as Who’s Who of America, Biographical E cyclopaedia of Greece and Dictionary of American Scholars.
Survivors include his wife, Lucy Shoe Meritt of Austin; two sons James Kirkland Meritt of Turnersville, N.J. and Arthur Dean Merit of Newark, Del; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
NoteIN MEMORIAM BENJAMIN DEAN MERITT
Benjamin Dean Meritt, one of the most distinguished American classi- cists of this century, died at his Austin home on July 7, 1989, at the age of 90. Upon moving to Austin in 1972, he taught at The University of Texas at Austin as a Visiting Professor of Classics and since then held the title of Visiting Scholar while continuing his association with the Department of Classics and offering several informal courses for graduate students.
His lifelong work was Athenian epigraphy, the reconstruction and interpretation of the legislative, financial, and other documents that the ancient Athenians recorded in inscriptions on marble and that survive today in thousands of broken fragments. So notable was Meritt’s early work in this field that in 1935 he was the first humanist-historian to be appointed to the faculty of the newly established Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. This remained his academic home till retirement and became, in large measure through his influence, a major international center for the study of classical antiquity. Another opportunity in the 1930s arose from the start of the American Excavations in the Athenian Agora: Athenian Inscriptions were turning up in these excavations in unprecedented numbers, and Meritt assumed charge of their study, publishing new texts in a long string of usually annual and often book-length articles that stretched down into the late 1960s. Since these reports cover the full spectrum of Athenian history and epigraphy from the 6th century B.C. to the 3rd century of our era, there is pro- bably no better proof of the range of his erudition.
His name, however, will always be most closely linked with those few special areas of investigation to which he returned time and time again and which are the subjects of most of his fourteen books: the organiza- tion of the Athenian calendar, the reconstruction of the list of Athenian archons in the Hellenistic period, and, above all, the inscribed finan- cial accounts and lists of tribute assessments from the time of the Athenian empire in the 5th century B.C. The four volumes of The Athenian Tribute Liats published with the collaboration of H. T. Wade-Gery and M. F. McGregor between 1939 and 1953 stand as his greatest achievement, his monument. All students of the Athenian empire depend on them.
On his 75th birthday in Austin, close colleagues and former students presented him with a festschrift entitled PHOROS ("Tribute"). It is pre- faced by a short, affectionate account of the man and his work and by his huge bibliography, which, in annual clusters of publications from 1923 to 1974, runs to seven pages and includes 200 articles, reviews, and monographs. To these must be added the articles that he continued to produce after 1974. Other lists give some indication of the recognition that this work has received. In addition to his undergraduate and gra- duate degrees (Hamilton College, Princeton University), he was awarded honorary degrees by four American universities and by the Universities of Oxford, Glasgow, and Athens. He lectured as Eastman Professor at Oxford and held the three major lectureships in Classical Studies in America, as Martin Lecturer at Oberlin, Sather Professor at Berkeley, and Semple Lecturer at Cincinnati. Before his affiliation with The University of Texas at Austin, he had held regular teaching appointments at five other American universities.
Upon retirement to emeritus status at the Instítute of Advanced Study, Ben moved to Austin with his second wife, the archaeologist and architectural historian, Lucy Shoe Meritt, to take up residence in the old lonic-revival Herblin-Shoe house off West Avenue. There he wrote, met with graduate students, entertained, and enjoyed the freedom of for- mal retirement. Deeply touched by the hospitality extended to him by The University of Texas at Austin, he eagerly welcomed every invitation to address a class or teach a seminar or conference course. Those fortunate enough to have him teach their graduate classes have vivid memories of the unassuming yet authoritative manner with which he would demonstrate the tools of the epigraphist's trade — squeezes, brushes, and the rest -- and the way in which he would introduce students, as equal participants, to current research, new inscriptions, and very often, scho- larly controversy: Ben was nothing if not an academic in-fighter for what he believed in, so that not a few scholars-in-the-making were encouraged by the sense that academic truth, and their specialty, were things well worth fighting for -- to their great benefit.
Drawing on a lifetime of experiences and his prodigious memory, he rarely addressed a historical topic that did not have strong personal associations. He himself had written on so many of these problems, and he liked to reminisce about his encounters with legendary figures of scholarship who had also been involved and about the pioneering con- ditions of archaeology in Greece back in the 1920s and ‘30s. Through him many colleagues and friends in Austin were put in touch with an earlier, grander era of scholarship, which was represented too in his modest, gentlemanly manner. For despite all his accomplishments and learning, what is easily most memorable about him was what Thucydides termed the most noble of human characteristics, his simplicity. Faculty, students and friends of the U. T. Austin Department of Classics are fortunate to have had the opportunity to know this fine man, and to have learned from him.

William H. Cunninghan, President
The University of Texas at Austin

H. Paul Kelley, Secretary V
The General Faculty
NotableOne of the most distinguised classicists of the 20th century, his lifelong work being Athenian epigraphy, the reconstruction and interpretation of the legislative, financial, and other documents that the ancient Athenians recorded in inscriptions on marble and that survived today in thousands of broken fragments.
ParentsDboth parents born in NY5
Descendant
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Document wrtitten by Benjamin D. Meritt, dated Jan. 20, 1949, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton NJ.
  2. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository.
  3. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 5.
  4. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1930 US Census, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, p. 5b, ED 11, line 67.

Caroline Amanda Knights1

F, #67153, b. 29 August 1866

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthAug 29, 1866Russia, NY, USA2
Residence1949Prospect, Oneida Co., NY, USA, care of Solon W. Russell1
Letter1949She owned a Houghton Family Bible, and loaned it to Benjamin Meritt in 1949. He in turn gave a copy of his manuscript to her.1,3
NoteShe never married.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1195] Lemuel Houghton, Jan 20, 1949 unknown repository, p. 5.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.
  3. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003.

Lucy Taxis Shoe

F, #67154

Family: Benjamin Dean Meritt

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Marriage
ParentsDWilliam B. Shoe and Mary Esther Dunning
Pedigree

Elizabeth Kirkland

F, #67155, b. circa 1897

Family: Benjamin Dean Meritt

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1897TN, USA, age 33 in 1930 census1
Marriagecirca 1923
1930 Census1930Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, USA, age 31
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1930 US Census, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, p. 5b, ED 11, line 67.

James Kirkland Meritt1

M, #67156, b. circa 1925

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1925TN, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1930 US Census, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, p. 5b, ED 11, line 67.

Benjamin Dean Meritt

M, #67157, b. circa 1928

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1928MI, USA, age 1 4/12 in 1930 census
ResearchUstick, Whiteside Co., IL, USA
Pedigree

David Barclay Houghton1

M, #67158, b. 3 September 1948

Family: Debi Smith

Biography

Corresponded with authorY
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
BirthSep 3, 1948Medford, OR, USA2
MarriagePortland, OR, USA2
DNA ProjectMar 18, 2006Test: YDNA 12; John Houghton (via son John) descendant
DNA ProjectMar 18, 2006John Houghton, via son Justice John
Living2018
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.

Trevor Jeffrey Houghton1

M, #67159

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003.

Elijah Houghton

M, #67160

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Pedigree

Harrison Levi Houghton1,2

M, #67161, b. 1 December 1831, d. 22 December 1911

Family: Clarissa A. Blodgett

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthDec 1, 1831Russia, Herkimer Co., NY, USA, age 18 in 1850 census; age 28 in 1860 census; age 38 in 1870 census; age 48 in 1880 census; Dec 1831, age 68 in 1900 census; age 78 in 1910 census2,3
MarriageMar 15, 1857Mt. Carroll, Carroll Co., IL, USA, Book OMR, p. 1231,2,4
1860 Census1860Ustick, Whiteside Co., IL, USA, age 28, a farmer, personal property $4003
1870 Census1870Ustick, Whiteside Co., IL, USA, age 38, farmer; and Emily Blagett, 26, teaching school; and Alice Hoaton, 23, domestic servant5
1880 Census1880Union Grove, Whiteside Co., IL, USA, age 31, a farmer6
ResidenceUstick, IL, USA7
1900 Census1900Fulton, Whiteside Co., IL, USA, age 68, landlord; 3 children born, 1 living8
DeathDec 22, 1911Fulton, Whiteside Co., IL, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1196] Unknown author, Whiteside Co. IL Portrait and Biog. Album, p. 247.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.
  3. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Ustick, Whiteside Co., IL, p. 672, line 1, dwl 380-361.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
  5. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Ustick, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M593_290; Page: 353; line 9, dwl 18-18.
  6. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Union Grove, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: T9_259; Family History Film: 1254259; Page: 329C; Enumeration District: 215; sheet 11, line 12, dwl 91-93.
  7. [S1196] Unknown author, Whiteside Co. IL Portrait and Biog. Album, p. 838.
  8. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Fulton, Whiteside Co., Illinois; Roll: T623, Enumeration District: 144; Sheet: 1A; line 5, dwl 2-2.

Clarissa A. Blodgett1,2

F, #67162, b. July 1831, d. 18 August 1900

Family: Harrison Levi Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJul, 1831Jefferson Co., NY, USA, age 28 in 1860 census; age 38 in 1870 census; age 48 in 1880 census; age 68 in 1900 census3
MarriageMar 15, 1857Mt. Carroll, Carroll Co., IL, USA, Book OMR, p. 1234,3,2
1860 Census1860Ustick, Whiteside Co., IL, USA, age 28, a farmer, personal property $4005
1870 Census1870Ustick, Whiteside Co., IL, USA, age 38, farmer; and Emily Blagett, 26, teaching school; and Alice Hoaton, 23, domestic servant6
1880 Census1880Union Grove, Whiteside Co., IL, USA, age 31, a farmer7
1900 Census1900Fulton, Whiteside Co., IL, USA, age 68, landlord; 3 children born, 1 living8
DeathAug 18, 1900Fulton, IL, USA3
ParentsDCanfield Blodgett and Emily Sylvester, natives of Jefferson Co. NY3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1196] Unknown author, Whiteside Co. IL Portrait and Biog. Album, p. 838.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
  3. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.
  4. [S1196] Unknown author, Whiteside Co. IL Portrait and Biog. Album, p. 247.
  5. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Ustick, Whiteside Co., IL, p. 672, line 1, dwl 380-361.
  6. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Ustick, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M593_290; Page: 353; line 9, dwl 18-18.
  7. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Union Grove, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: T9_259; Family History Film: 1254259; Page: 329C; Enumeration District: 215; sheet 11, line 12, dwl 91-93.
  8. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Fulton, Whiteside Co., Illinois; Roll: T623, Enumeration District: 144; Sheet: 1A; line 5, dwl 2-2.

George Houghton1

M, #67163, d. 10 October 1836

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthRussia, Herkimer Co., NY, USA2
DeathOct 10, 1836probably, Russia, Hekimer Co., NY, USA, in childhood1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1196] Unknown author, Whiteside Co. IL Portrait and Biog. Album, p. 838.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.

Amelia Clarissa Houghton1,2

F, #67164, b. 8 March 1841, d. 7 July 1933

Family 1: Peter Bent Sylvester

Family 2: Benona Peters

Family 3: Giles B. Conkey

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthMar 8, 1841Lewis Co., NY, USA, age 10 in 1850 census; age 79 in 1920 census2
MarriageDec 25, 1854Whiteside Co., IL, USA, Lic. 221, Book B3
Marriage2
MarriageMay 4, 18981
1920 Census1920Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, USA, age 79, widow, none4
DeathJul 7, 1933Grand Rapids, MI, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1196] Unknown author, Whiteside Co. IL Portrait and Biog. Album, p. 838.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
  4. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll T625_778; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 68; line 94, dwl 42-309-329.

Giles B. Conkey1,2

M, #67165, b. January 1833, d. 13 January 1908

Family: Amelia Clarissa Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJan, 1833NY, USA2
OriginGrand Rapids, MI, USA1
MarriageMay 4, 18981
DeathJan 13, 1908Grand Rapids, MI, USA, 73 y 11 m 18 d2
ParentsSChauncy Conkey and Sarah Charles2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1196] Unknown author, Whiteside Co. IL Portrait and Biog. Album, p. 838.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.

May McDaniels1

F, #67166, b. circa 1846, d. before 1910

Family: Samuel N. Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1846MA, USA, age 34 in 1880 census2
MarriageSep 15, 1870Whiteside Co., IL, USA, They had no issue1,3
ResidenceNE, USA, IL, CO, and IA before settling in Oregon for the last part of his life.1,4
1880 Census1880Thomson, Carroll Co., IL, USA, age 38, a laborer; and cousin Alice Houghton2
Deathbefore 1910husband a widower
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1196] Unknown author, Whiteside Co. IL Portrait and Biog. Album, p. 838.
  2. [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.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
  4. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.

Mary Dunshee French1,2

F, #67167, b. 24 September 1855, d. 8 February 1905

Family: Clarence Barclay Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep 24, 1855Carroll Co., IL, USA, age 24 in 1880 census; Dec 1862, age 37 in 1900 census2
Mar 2Oct 5, 1876Carroll Co., IL, USA, Lic. 1448, Book B, p. 373,4
1880 Census1880Union Grove, Whiteside Co., IL, USA, age 31, a farmer, 2 houses from brother Harrison5
1900 Census1900York, Carroll Co., IL, USA, age 516
DeathFeb 8, 19052
BurialLower York Cemetery, York, Carroll Co., IL, USA2
ParentsDNorman Dartt French and Mary Dunshee, both born VT2,5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1196] Unknown author, Whiteside Co. IL Portrait and Biog. Album, p. 838.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
  4. [S1196] Unknown author, Whiteside Co. IL Portrait and Biog. Album, p. 247.
  5. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Union Grove, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: T9_259; Family History Film: 1254259; Page: 329C; Enumeration District: 215; sheet 11, line 19, dwl 93-95.
  6. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , York, Carroll Co., Illinois; Roll: T623, Enumeration District: 27; Sheet: 2A; line 19, dwl 31-31.

Sedate W. Houghton1

F, #67168, b. May 1854, d. after 1900

Family: James F. Ward

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMay, 1854Utsick, Whiteside Co., IL, USA, age 6 in 1860 census; age 16 in 1870 census2
MarriageNov 26, 1878Fulton, Whiteside Co., IL, USA, Lic. 48581,3
Deathafter 1900was in 1900 IL census
No Childrn
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1196] Unknown author, Whiteside Co. IL Portrait and Biog. Album, p. 838.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.

James F. Ward1

M, #67169, b. 4 January 1853, d. 1923

Family: Sedate W. Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJan 4, 1853Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, USA2
OriginFulton, IL, USA1
MarriageNov 26, 1878Fulton, Whiteside Co., IL, USA, Lic. 48581,3
Death1923Whiteside Co., IL, USA2
ParentsSJames N. Ward and Sara J. Thatcher2
No Childrn
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1196] Unknown author, Whiteside Co. IL Portrait and Biog. Album, p. 838.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.

Stewart Daniel Houghton1

M, #67170, b. April 1860, d. 7 April 1930

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthApr, 1860Ustick, Whiteside Co., IL, USA, age 1 in 1860 census; age 21 in 1880 census; age 58 in 1920 census; dd calc = 23 May 1855; Harriett Guldahl: Apr 18611
ResidenceDakota Territory, USA, Never married. No issue2,1
1900 Census1900Fulton, Whiteside Co., IL, USA, age 39, livery stable keeper, single, boarder3
Notecirca 1920He lived with his sister Amelia Clarissa Conkey in Grand Rapids from at least the 1920 census until his death in 1930.1
1920 Census1920Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI, USA, age 79, widow, none4
Occupation1920laborer
DeathApr 7, 1930Grand Rapids, MI, USA, age 74 y 10 m 15 d1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.
  2. [S1196] Unknown author, Whiteside Co. IL Portrait and Biog. Album, p. 838.
  3. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Fulton, Whiteside Co., Illinois; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 144; Sheet: 9A; line 15, dwl 164-166.
  4. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll T625_778; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 68; line 94, dwl 42-309-329.