Houghton Surname Project

Ira Root¹

M, #72091, b. circa 1895

Family: Blanche Houghton

Marriage*: Ira Root married Blanche Houghton, daughter of Thomas Houghton and Mary Vandergrift, on circa 1916 at Tioga Co., PA, USA, age 21 and 25.^1,2

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1895

PA, USA, age 25 in 1920 census; age 35 in 1930 census¹

Marriage

circa 1916

Tioga Co., PA, USA, age 21 and 25^1,2

1930 Census

1930

Delmar, Tioga Co., PA, USA, age 35, a dairy farmer³

1940 Census

1940

Delmar, PA, USA, age 45, farmer⁴

ParentsS

parents born in PA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Delmar, Tioga Co., NY, p. 2B/6468, ED 145, SD 12, line 53, dwl 43-43.
[S415] E-mail from Wendy Roblyer Schwartz, Feb. 22, 2011.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Delmar, Tioga Co., Pennsylvania; Roll: 2151; Enumeration District: 11; sheet 6B, line 78, dwl 130-131.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Delmar, Tioga, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03614; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 59-11.

Dorothy I. Root¹

F, #72092, b. circa 1919

Family: Roy Bauman

Marriage*: Dorothy I. Root married Roy Bauman at Tioga Co., PA, USA.²

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1919

PA, USA, age 1 in 1920 census; age 10 in 1930 census¹

Marriage

Tioga Co., PA, USA²

Living

2011

No Childrn

Pedigree

Citations

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Delmar, Tioga Co., NY, p. 2B/6468, ED 145, SD 12, line 53, dwl 43-43.
[S415] E-mail from Wendy Roblyer Schwartz, Feb. 22, 2011.

Lylie H. Root¹

M, #72093, b. circa 1920

Family: Ruth (?)

Marriage*: Lylie H. Root married Ruth (?) at Tioga Co., PA, USA.²

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1920

PA, USA, age 4/12 in 1920 census; age 10 in 1930 census¹

Marriage

Tioga Co., PA, USA²

Living

2011

Pedigree

Citations

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Delmar, Tioga Co., NY, p. 2B/6468, ED 145, SD 12, line 53, dwl 43-43.
[S415] E-mail from Wendy Roblyer Schwartz, Feb. 22, 2011.

John S. Wiley¹

M, #72094, b. circa 1842

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1842

WI, USA, age 19 in 1860 census; age 38 in 1880 census¹

Occupation

1880

Monticello, WI, USA, a census enumerator¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Monticello, Lafayette Co., WI, p. 11, ED 209, SD 2, line 10, dwl 64-64.

Benjamin Wiley¹

M, #72095, b. 9 April 1852, d. 10 April 1939

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 9, 1852

Lafayette Co., WI, USA, age 4 in 1860 census; age 23 in 1880 census¹

Death

Apr 10, 1939

Warren, IL, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Monticello, Lafayette Co., WI, p. 11, ED 209, SD 2, line 10, dwl 64-64.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/15530574/person/277031811

Wesley H. Wiley¹

M, #72096, b. circa 1858, d. 1940

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1858

WI, USA, age 2 in 1860 census; age 22 in 1880 census²

Death

1940

age 81¹

Note

1940

inheritance, 2nd cousins:
NY Times, Aug 2, 1953, Amboy, IL:¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: Aug 3, 1953.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Monticello, Lafayette Co., WI, p. 11, ED 209, SD 2, line 10, dwl 64-64.

Eugene Madden¹

M, #72097, b. circa 1862

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1862

NY, USA, age 18 in 1880 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Harrisville, Alcona Co., MI, Dist. 3, p. 27/28, SD 3, line 3, dwl 258-258.

Frank Madden¹

M, #72098, b. circa 1867

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1867

NY, USA, age 13 in 1880 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Harrisville, Alcona Co., MI, Dist. 3, p. 27/28, SD 3, line 3, dwl 258-258.

Edna Madden¹

F, #72099, b. circa 1872

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1872

MI, USA, age 8 in 1880 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Harrisville, Alcona Co., MI, Dist. 3, p. 27/28, SD 3, line 3, dwl 258-258.

John William Davis¹

M, #72100, b. 19 January 1879

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jan 19, 1879

Mountain Home, Baxter Co., AR, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Charleen, Nov. 2, 2003.

Mary Harold¹

F, #72101

Family: George Howton

Marriage*: Mary Harold married George Howton.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Doris Dickerson, Sep. 2003, based on work of Norman Robards.

Emma Holmes

F, #72102, b. circa 1847

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1847

age 33 in 1880 census¹

1880 Census

1880

Great Barrington, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 33, Emma Houghton, with father Augustine Holmes, 58, and brother Herbert Holmes, 17²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts,.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, p. 43, ED 49, SD 425, line 40, dwl 383-425.

Milan J. Wellman¹

M, #72103, b. circa 1838

Family: Angelina Matilda Houghton

Marriage*: Milan J. Wellman married Angelina Matilda Houghton, daughter of Thomas Houghton and Rhoda Edgcomb.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1838

NH, USA, age 52 in 1880 census¹

Research

1860

Milan and Arthur are listed in 1860 and 1870 census of Lenox, Berkshire Co., MA with wife Mary E., age 30; and a son Frank E., 5; Angelina, age 33 is listed with mother as Angelina M. Houghton.

Marriage

1880 Census

1880

New Marlborough, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 52, a farmer¹

ParentsS

of parents born in NH¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , New Marlborough, Berkshire Co., MA, p. 12, ED 34, SD 60, line 27, dwl 114-123.

Arthur Wellman¹

M, #72104, b. circa 1857

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1857

MA, USA, age 23 in 1880 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , New Marlborough, Berkshire Co., MA, p. 12, ED 34, SD 60, line 27, dwl 114-123.

Harley N. Wellman¹

M, #72105, b. circa 1867

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1867

MA, USA, age 13 in 1880 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , New Marlborough, Berkshire Co., MA, p. 12, ED 34, SD 60, line 27, dwl 114-123.

Anna Houghton¹

F, #72106, b. circa 1866

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1866

VT, USA, age 14 in 1880 census¹

1880 Census

1880

North Adams, Berkshire Co., MA, USA, age 14, in school, a boarder with Jane E. Joy¹

ParentsD

of parents born in VT¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , North Adams, Berkshire, MA, Box 28, Vol. 2, ED 53, Sh 37, Ln 20, dwl 258-390.

George Barker¹

M, #72107, b. 1845

Family: Anna E. Houghton

Marriage*: George Barker married Anna E. Houghton, daughter of William M. Houghton and Eliza M. Mason, on Aug, 1869.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1845

MA, USA¹

Marriage

Aug, 1869

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Ann-Marie Cunniff, Nov 13, 2004.

John P. Houghton¹

M, #72108, b. circa 1803

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1803

MA, USA, age 77 in 1880 census¹

1880 Census

1880

Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, USA, age 77, a pauper, in a home for paupers¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, p. 10, ED 105, SD 1, line 28, dwl pauper house.

John Houghton¹

M, #72109, b. 1841, d. 23 January 1894

Family: Eliza Wood

Marriage*: John Houghton married Eliza Wood, daughter of Mary Ann Lee.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1841

England, age 32 in 1871 census; age 42 in 1880 census¹

Marriage

Census

1871

Stockport, Cheshire, England, age 32, cotton spinner

Immigration

circa 1874

1880 Census

1880

Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, USA, age 42, works in a cotton mill¹

Death

Jan 23, 1894

age 53²

Burial

Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, USA, Plot: OG2156²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, p. 16, ED 85, SD 60, line 47, dwl 84-177.
[S415] E-mail from Betty Govoni, Dec 5, 2005.

Eliza Wood¹

F, #72110, b. circa 1841, d. 28 May 1889

Family: John Houghton

Marriage*: Eliza Wood married John Houghton, son of Joseph Houghton and Kate Cross.²

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1841

Stockport, Cheshire, England, age 39 in 1880 census^2,1

Marriage

Census

1871

Stockport, Cheshire, England, age 32, cotton spinner

1880 Census

1880

Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, USA, age 42, works in a cotton mill²

Death

May 28, 1889

Fall River, MA, USA, age 49¹

Burial

Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, USA, Plot: OG2156¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Betty Govoni, Dec 5, 2005.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, p. 16, ED 85, SD 60, line 47, dwl 84-177.

Mary Ann Houghton¹

F, #72111, b. circa 1862

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1862

England, age 18 in 1880 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, p. 16, ED 85, SD 60, line 47, dwl 84-177.

Louisa W. (?)¹

F, #72112, b. circa 1848

Family: Lewis W. Houghton

Marriage*: Louisa W. (?) married Lewis W. Houghton, son of Dr. Lewis Willard Houghton M.D. and Mary Ann Nourse.

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1848

ME, USA, age 32 in 1880 census¹

Marriage

1880 Census

1880

Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, USA, Louis W., age 30, a "cripple"; and Louisa W., 32; boarders with Joseph J. Thayer; unclear of relationship of Louis and Louisa, both b. ME¹

ParentsD

parents born in ME

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Fall River, Bristol Co., MA, p. 13, ED 92, SD 60, line 13, dwl 43-47-133.

Elizabeth Houghton¹

F, #72113, b. circa 1835

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1835

at sea, from England; age 45 in 1880 census¹

1880 Census

1880

New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, USA, age 45, with John P. and Mary H. Taylor¹

ParentsD

of parents born in England

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA, p. 27, SD 60, ED 117, line 42, dwl 63-278-309.

Floyd James Houghton¹

M, #72114, b. circa 1938

Family: Sue Ann Corwin

Marriage*: Floyd James Houghton married Sue Ann Corwin.²

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1938

MI, USA

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from her sister Joan Ross, Sep. 9, 2003.
[S415] E-mail from Joan Ross, Mar 5, 2004.

Jacob Houghton¹

M, #72115

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Will

May 12, 1778

Northampton Co., VA, USA, NAME Houghton, Jacob.
DATE 1778.
SOURCE Wills & Inventories No. 26, 1777-1783 (Reel 35)
p. 97-98. Will pro. 12 May 1778.
NOTE Part of index to Northampton County Wills and Administrations
(1632-1800)
PLACE Northampton County (Va.)
FORM Wills. aat.
COLLECTION Virginia wills and administrations.¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1252] "Listserve Message," listserve message , e-mail address, Sep. 2003.

Elizabeth Jane Hatten¹

F, #72116, b. circa 1846

Family: Elijah Augustus Houghton

Marriage*: Elizabeth Jane Hatten married Elijah Augustus Houghton, son of Elijah Houghton and Elizabeth Stoddard Hathaway, on Mar 15, 1866.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1846

NY, USA, age 34 in 1880 census²

Marriage

Mar 15, 1866

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bob McManaway, Sep. 8, 2003.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Roll: 1538; Enumeration District: 868; page 193, sheet 19A; line 36; dwl 592-41-590.

Annie Emily Kent¹

F, #72117, b. 17 July 1855, d. 25 October 1907

Family: Addison Hathaway Houghton

Marriage*: Annie Emily Kent married Addison Hathaway Houghton, son of Elijah Houghton and Elizabeth Stoddard Hathaway, on Apr 4, 1883 at Manhatten, NY, USA.^1,2

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jul 17, 1855

Marriage

Apr 4, 1883

Manhatten, NY, USA^1,2

Death

Oct 25, 1907

New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 52; cert. 34126^3,4

Burial

Oct 27, 1907

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA, Lot 8105 54⁵

ParentsD

Charles Kent and Ann Anderson

Research

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA, Lot 8105 54

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bob McManaway, Sep. 8, 2003.
[S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, "New York Marriages, 1686-1980," database, FamilySearch.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.germangenealogy.group.com.
[S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Oct 27, 1907.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.green-wood.com

Berniece Edna Payne¹

F, #72118, b. circa 1881

Family: James Lincoln Houghton

Marriage*: Berniece Edna Payne married James Lincoln Houghton, son of Joseph Warren Houghton and Mary Jean Brown, on May 29, 1917.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1881

PA, USA, age 39 in 1920 census²

Marriage

May 29, 1917

1920 Census

1920

Scranton, Lackawanna Co., PA, USA, age 51, railroad clerk claim dept; and mother in law Maria E. Payne, 75, widow, PA²

ParentsD

Maria E. Payne; both parents born in PA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bob McManaway, Sep. 8, 2003.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Scranton Ward 17, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1580; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 174; line 83, dwl 319-16-28.

Warren Minor Houghton¹

M, #72119, b. 15 September 1876, d. February 1877

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Sep 15, 1876

New York, New York Co., NY, USA¹

Death

Feb, 1877

New York, New York Co., NY, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bob McManaway, Sep. 8, 2003.

(?) Houghton¹

M, #72120, b. circa 1878, d. circa 1878

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1878

New York, New York Co., NY, USA¹

Death

circa 1878

New York, New York Co., NY, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bob McManaway, Sep. 8, 2003.