Houghton Surname Project

Henrietta Houghton¹

F, #68161, b. 22 September 1903, d. November 1991

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Sep 22, 1903

Death

Nov, 1991

Pedigree

Citations

[S1042] Social Security Death Index, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index, Dec. 2001.

Kathleen Knapp¹

F, #68162, b. 23 July 1933, d. 9 July 1983

Family: Lee Paul Houghton

Marriage*: Kathleen Knapp married Lee Paul Houghton, son of William Joseph Houghton and Mary Ella Boone Blyther, on Feb 25, 1956 at Arlington, Bennington Co., VT, USA.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 23, 1933

Bennington, Bennington Co., VT, USA¹

Marriage

Feb 25, 1956

Arlington, Bennington Co., VT, USA¹

Residence

Kent, King Co., WA, USA²

Death

Jul 9, 1983

WA, USA

Burial

Washington Memorial Park, SeaTac, WA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1074] Town Records: East Arlington, VT; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-31352, VT Vital Records 1955-1979.
[S1042] Social Security Death Index, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index, Dec. 2001.

(?) Houghton¹

F, #68163

Biography

Birth

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Residence

NY, USA¹

Death

Pedigree

Citations

[S1042] Social Security Death Index, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index, Dec. 2001.

(?) Houghton¹

F, #68164

Biography

Birth

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Residence

NY, USA¹

Death

Pedigree

Citations

[S1042] Social Security Death Index, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index, Dec. 2001.

(?) Houghton¹

F, #68165

Biography

Birth

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Residence

NY, USA¹

Death

Pedigree

Citations

[S1042] Social Security Death Index, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index, Dec. 2001.

(?) Houghton¹

F, #68166

Biography

Birth

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Residence

NY, USA¹

Death

Pedigree

Citations

[S1042] Social Security Death Index, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index, Dec. 2001.

Lillian F. Houghton¹

F, #68167, b. 14 February 1927, d. 19 December 2001

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Feb 14, 1927

Residence

Sebastian, Indian River Co., FL, USA¹

Death

Dec 19, 2001

Sebastian River Medical Center, Sebastian, FL, USA, age 74^1,2

Obituary

Dec 20, 2001

Vero Beach, FL, USA, Vero Beach Press Journal (FL) - December 20, 2001
Deceased Name: Paid Obituary
Lillian Houghton known to all as "Mama Mia" died December 19, 2001, at the age of 74 at Sebastian River Medical Center. Born on Valentine's Day Lillian moved to Fla. in 1955 with her family and to Sebastian in 1974, where she founded the original "Mama Mia's" Restaurant in Winter Beach, FL.

She is survived by her son, Paul LoBue; daughters, Paulette VanderWiede, Bridget Morelli, and Ann LoBue; step-daughters, Linda Stokes, and Paula McDonald; 5 grandchildren; & 4 great- grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 3-6 p.m., Friday at the Strunk Funeral Home, Sebastian, FL.

A funeral service will be held at 6 p.m., Friday in the funeral home chapel.²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1042] Social Security Death Index, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index, Dec. 2001.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Sophronia (?)¹

F, #68168, b. 12 November 1902, d. May 1969

Family: Beecher Benjamin Houghton

Marriage*: Sophronia (?) married Beecher Benjamin Houghton, son of Joseph E. Houghton and Ellen Moon.

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Nov 12, 1902

Marriage

1950 US Census

1950

Amsterdam, NY, USA, age 59, no occup

Death

May, 1969

Residence

Schenectady, Schenectady Co., NY, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1042] Social Security Death Index, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index, Dec. 2001.

Concetta Houghton¹

F, #68169, b. 5 December 1899, d. August 1966

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Dec 5, 1899

Death

Aug, 1966

Residence

Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1042] Social Security Death Index, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index, Dec. 2001.

Kathleen Houghton¹

F, #68170, b. 19 March 1903, d. February 1984

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Mar 19, 1903

Residence

Ithaca, Tompkins Co., NY, USA¹

Death

Feb, 1984

Pedigree

Citations

[S1042] Social Security Death Index, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index, Dec. 2001.

Lina Houghton¹

F, #68171, b. 16 December 1896, d. July 1971

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Dec 16, 1896

Death

Jul, 1971

Residence

East Brunswick, Middlesex, NJ, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1042] Social Security Death Index, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index, Dec. 2001.

Ruth E. Houghton¹

F, #68172, b. 21 October 1899, d. 16 April 1967

Family: Emerson Wirt Axe

Marriage*: Ruth E. Houghton married Emerson Wirt Axe on Sep 25, 1932.

Biography

Notable

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 21, 1899

Elizabeth, NJ, USA, Oct 1899, age 7/12 in 1900 census; age 10 in 1910 census; age 20 in 1920 census; age 30 in 1930 census; 21 Oct 1901 given in 1 bio²

Graduation

1920

Barnard College, Manhattan, NY, USA, AB

Occupation

ass. editor of The Annalist, a financial weekly of the N Y Times

Education

New School of Social Research, New York, New York Co., NY, USA

Notable

1932

The only woman to head a mutual fund. Axe-Houghton Associates traces its roots back to 1932 and a personal investment advisory firm founded by Ruth Houghton Axe, a multi-lingual financial analyst with AT&T and her husband, Emerson Wirt Axe, a Harvard educated economist working from the kitchen table of their home in Brooklyn, New York. When Emerson Axe died in the 1960’s, the company was managing five mutual funds and personal assets of over $400 million. Mrs. Axe maintained management control of the company until her death in the early 1970’s. After some ownership transition in the late 80's and early 90's Axe-Houghton was purchased by the Hoenig Group Inc. (a publicly traded financial services company) in 1993.

Marriage

Sep 25, 1932

Author

between 1934 and 1951

[ 1 ]      Houghton, R. E. (Ruth E.), 1901-      Inflation and the investor / [by E.W. Axe and R.E. Houghton].      [New York : E.W. Axe & Co.] c1951.
Location: OFFSITE      Call Number: 770 Ax211
[ 2 ]      Houghton, R. E. (Ruth E.), 1901-      Recovery [microform], by E.W. Axe and R.E. Houghton.      [New York, E.W. Axe & Company] 1934.
Location: BUTLER MICROFORM READING ROOM      Call Number: F g417¹

Note

1941

The Castle, Tarrytown on Hudson, NY, USA, In 1941, Emerson and Ruth Axe bought The Castle for all of $45,000, and turned it into the headquarters of E.W. Axe & Company, an investment counsel firm. Under their ownership, "Axe Castle" also became known as "High Finance on the Hudson".

Newspaper

Apr 6, 1967

Mrs. Axe, Investment Adviser, Named a Director of Katy Line; She Will Be the First Woman Member of Rail Board Since Mrs. Wallace
April 6, 1967, Thursday

Mrs. Ruth Houghton Axe, a woman of finance, who is president of E.W. Axe Co., investment adviser and underwriter of the several Axe Houghton mutual funds, has been invited to join the Board of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (the Katy).

Death

Apr 16, 1967

Tarrytown, NY, USA, age 67³

Obituary

Apr 28, 1967

Died. Ruth Houghton Axe, 67, economist and financier, the only woman to head a mutual fund, who met her writer-economist husband, Emerson Wirt Axe, while she was assistant editor of the Annalist, a financial weekly, in 1932 formed with him E. W. Axe & Co., investment counselors, helped run the firm until his death in 1964, then took the reins herself, directing with boundless energy its four mutual funds and private-investment accounts worth $500 million from a turreted 45-room Westchester County castle; of a heart attack; in Tarrytown, N.Y.

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Columbia University Libraries Online Catalog: Houghton Surname search, Nov. 2003.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://books.google.com/books
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: 1967.

Violet Dora Bundy¹

F, #68173, b. 29 October 1904, d. 14 August 1993

Family: Edward Oliver Houghton

Marriage*: Violet Dora Bundy married Edward Oliver Houghton, son of Royal Edward Houghton and Margaret A. Oliver, on Dec 11, 1924 age 29 and 20.²

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 29, 1904

PA, USA, age 34 in 1940 census^1,2

Marriage

Dec 11, 1924

age 29 and 20²

1930 Census

1930

Buffalo, Erie Co., NY, USA, age 33, a furniture finisher²

1940 Census

1940

Kenmore, Erie Co., NY, USA, age 43, furniture company, furniture finisher³

1950 US Census

1950

Kenmore, NY, USA, age 53, retail furniture store furniture finisher

Residence

Tonawanda, Erie Co., NY, USA¹

Death

Aug 14, 1993

Tonawanda, Erie Co., NY, USA¹

ParentsD

Ambrose John Bundy 1872 – 1950 & Lillie Verna Rickard 1882 – 1972; parents born in PA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1042] Social Security Death Index, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index, Dec. 2001.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: 1433; Sheet 6B; Enumeration District: 321; line 57, dwl 31-60-111.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Kenmore, Erie, New York; Roll: T627_2531; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 15-169; line 72, dwl 388.

Virginia M. Houghton¹

F, #68174, b. 1 August 1913, d. 10 June 2001

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Aug 1, 1913

Residence

Olean, Cattaraugus Co., NY, USA¹

Death

Jun 10, 2001

Pedigree

Citations

[S1042] Social Security Death Index, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index, Dec. 2001.

Harriet E. Brown¹

F, #68175, b. 24 February 1899

Family: Hamor Josiah Houghton

Marriage: Harriet E. Brown married Hamor Josiah Houghton, son of Josiah Isaiah Houghton and Lydia Parker.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Feb 24, 1899

NY, USA, age 20 in 1920 census; age 31 in 1930 census; age 41 in 1940 census^1,2

1950 US Census

1950

Long Lake, NY, USA, age 57, building and repairing carpenter

1950 US Census

1950

Long Lake, Hamilton Co., NY, USA, age 51, married; no occup; living with father John W. Brown, 96, widowed, Canada

Burial

Long Lake Cemetery, Long Lake, Hamilton Co., NY, USA

Residence

Speculator, Hamilton Co., NY, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Long Lake, Hamilton Co., New York; Roll: 1441; Sheet 2B; Enumeration District: 8; line 74, dwl 40-45.
[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
[S1042] Social Security Death Index, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index, Dec. 2001.

Minnie Houghton¹

F, #68176

Family: William Rivenburg

Marriage*: Minnie Houghton married William Rivenburg.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Residence

Schoharie Montgomery Co., NY, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Cathleen Ciephy, Feb. 27, 2003.

William Rivenburg¹

M, #68177

Family: Minnie Houghton

Marriage*: William Rivenburg married Minnie Houghton.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Cathleen Ciephy, Feb. 27, 2003.

(?) Rivenburg¹

M, #68178

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

New Baltimore, NY, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Cathleen Ciephy, Feb. 27, 2003.

Pearl Houghton¹

F, #68180, b. circa 1899

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1899

IN, USA, age 21 in 1920 census¹

1920 Census

1920

Licking Twp, Hartford, Blackford Co., IN, USA, age 21, living with parents Newton and Bertha Cline, b. OH and IN^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, US Census, Liching, Blackford Co., IN, Roll 625-423, p. 8A, ED 13.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Hartford Ward 4, Blackford, Indiana; Roll: T625_423; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 13; line 26, dwl 318-179-187.

Henry Houghton¹

M, #68181, b. circa 1840

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1840

NY, USA, (age 20 in 1860 census)¹

1860 Census

1860

Hastwick, Otsego Co., NY, USA, age 20, living with John and Eve Phillops family¹

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Hastwick, Otsego Co., NY, Box 841, p. 548, line 6, dwl 213-213.

James Bentley¹

M, #68182, b. 5 February 1720, d. 29 January 1813

Family: Mary Tozer

Marriage*: James Bentley married Mary Tozer on circa 1741.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Feb 5, 1720

Marriage

circa 1741

Death

Jan 29, 1813

Middlebury, Addison Co., VT, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Sue Richardson, Feb. 28, 2003.
[S415] E-mail from Sue Richardson, Mar 16, 2003.

Mary Tozer¹

F, #68183

Family: James Bentley

Marriage*: Mary Tozer married James Bentley, son of William Bentley Jr and Mary Elliot, on circa 1741.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

circa 1741

Relative

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Sue Richardson, Feb. 28, 2003.

Laura Haughton¹

F, #68184, b. circa 1820

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1820

NY, USA¹

1860 Census

1860

Troy, Rensselaer Co., NY, USA, age 50, a servant, property -$50²

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Rensselaer Co., NY, Box 846, p. 344, line 11, dwl 1481-2444.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Troy, Ward 4, Rensselaer Co., NY, Box 846, p. 344, line 11, dwl 1481-2444.

William A. Houghton^1,2

M, #68185, b. circa 1838

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1838

Rensselaer Co., NY, USA, age 12 in 1850 census; age 17 in 1855 census; age 22 in 1860 census^1,2

Occupation

1860

a clerk

Duplicate

likely

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Hoosick, Rensselaer Co., NY, Box 849, p. 777, line 6, dwl 1326-1481.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Cambridge, Washington, New York; Roll: M432_611; Page: 407; line 6, dwl 336-337.

Mary Houghton¹

F, #68186, b. circa 1832

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1832

NY, USA, (age 28 in 1860 census)¹

1860 Census

1860

Lansingburgh, Rensselaer Co., NY, USA, age 57, a hotel keeper, property $5600-2000²

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, Lansingburgh, Rensselaer Co., NY, Box 849, p. 825, line 11, dwl 153-195.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: M653_849; Page: 825, Sheet 25, line 11, dwl 153-195.

Lydia Houghton¹

F, #68187, b. circa 1856

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1856

NY, USA, age 4 in 1860 census¹

Living

1900

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, East Greenbush, Rensselaer Co., NY, Box 849, p. 1104, line 21, dwl 648-688.

John M. Houghton¹

M, #68188, b. circa 1835

Family: Sarah M. (?)

Marriage*: John M. Houghton married Sarah M. (?)¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1835

NY, USA, (age 25 in 1860 census)¹

Marriage

1860 Census

1860

West Troy, Albany Co., NY, USA, age 25, a grocer, personal property $300; also listed is Victoria N. Sannep?, 14, NY²

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, West Troy, Albany Co., NY, Box 722, p. 201, line 1, dwl 1210-1534.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , West Troy, Albany Co., NY, Box 722, p. 201, line 1, dwl 1210-1534.

Sarah M. (?)¹

F, #68189, b. circa 1832

Family: John M. Houghton

Marriage*: Sarah M. (?) married John M. Houghton.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1832

NY, USA¹

Marriage

1860 Census

1860

West Troy, Albany Co., NY, USA, age 25, a grocer, personal property $300; also listed is Victoria N. Sannep?, 14, NY²

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, West Troy, Albany Co., NY, Box 722, p. 201, line 1, dwl 1210-1534.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , West Troy, Albany Co., NY, Box 722, p. 201, line 1, dwl 1210-1534.

Nina M. Houghton¹

F, #68190, b. circa 1858

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1858

NY, USA, (age 2 in 1860 census)¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1860 US Census, West Troy, Albany Co., NY, Box 722, p. 201, line 1, dwl 1210-1534.