Houghton Surname Project

Donna Deem Lukens^1,2

F, #72151, b. 27 July 1931

Family 1: Richard Lee Houghton

Marriage*: Donna Deem Lukens married Richard Lee Houghton, son of Hugh William Houghton and Helen May Allman, on Sep 29, 1949 at Stark Co., OH, USA.¹

Family 2: James Reed

Marriage*: Donna Deem Lukens married James Reed on Sep 4, 1974 at Wionchester, VA, USA.²

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jul 27, 1931

Canton, OH, USA

Marriage

Sep 29, 1949

Stark Co., OH, USA¹

Marriage

Sep 4, 1974

Wionchester, VA, USA²

Living

2011

Canton, Stark Co., OH, USA

ParentsD

Foster and Anna Lukens²

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Edwin D. Houghton, Feb. 11, 2003.
[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/cantonrep/obituary.aspx

Robert Gordon Houghton¹

M, #72152, b. 29 November 1934

Family: Renate Marlene Deitrick (Gernan)

Marriage*: Robert Gordon Houghton married Renate Marlene Deitrick (Gernan) on Apr 24, 1959.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Nov 29, 1934

Canton, Stark Co., OH, USA, age 5 in 1940 census²

Mil. Serv.

MSG, US Army

Marriage

Apr 24, 1959

Residence

2005

AL, USA³

Living

2015

Burial

Huntsville Memory Gardens, Huntsville, AL, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Edwin D. Houghton, Feb. 11, 2003.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/o/u/…
[S93] Newspaper Obituary, Richard Lee Houghton - Repository (Aug/4/2005), Canton, OH.

Renate Marlene Deitrick (Gernan)¹

F, #72153, b. 26 May 1939

Family: Robert Gordon Houghton

Marriage*: Renate Marlene Deitrick (Gernan) married Robert Gordon Houghton, son of Hugh William Houghton and Helen May Allman, on Apr 24, 1959.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

May 26, 1939

Marriage

Apr 24, 1959

Living

2015

Burial

Huntsville Memory Gardens, Huntsville, AL, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Edwin D. Houghton, Feb. 11, 2003.

Twila Amelia Geib¹

F, #72154, b. 15 April 1922, d. 27 March 2015

Family: Hugh William Houghton

Marriage*: Twila Amelia Geib married Hugh William Houghton, son of James William Houghton and Nellie D. Thompson, on Dec, 1944 at Canton, Stark Co., OH, USA.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr 15, 1922

Canton, Stark Co., OH, USA

Marriage

Dec, 1944

Canton, Stark Co., OH, USA¹

1950 US Census

1950

Canton, OH, USA, age 42, form printing co., printer

Death

Mar 27, 2015

McKinley Health Care Center, Canton, Stark Co., OH, USA

Obituary

Mar 29, 2015

Twila A. Houghton
Age 92, of Canton, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015, in McKinley Health Care Center. She was born in Canton, a daughter of the late Orlo and Cornelia (Goodrich) Geib, and was a life resident. Twila was a member of Dueber United Methodist Church.
Preceded in death by her husband, Hugh W. Houghton, on Feb. 18, 1983. Survived by her daughter, Dorothy Butler, of Canton; her son and daughter-in-law, Edwin and Thelma Houghton, of Dayton; two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, Lori Ann and Greg Bossick and daughters, Faith and Lucy Casler and Annabele Bossick, of Mogadore, and Michael and Kelly Houghton, and their children, Ashton and Avery, of Vandalia, Ohio.
Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the Formet-Clevenger & Gordon Funeral Home with Dr. Chester Harris officiating. Interment in Sunset Hills Burial Park. Friends may call one hour before the services on Monday from 10-11 a.m.
Published in The Repository on Mar. 29, 2015²

Burial

Sunset Hills Burial Park, Canton, Stark Co., OH, USA

ParentsD

Orlo Laverne Geib and Cornelia Francis Goodrich

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Edwin D. Houghton, Feb. 11, 2003.
[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/cantonrep/obituary.aspx

Thelma Roberts¹

F, #72155, b. 24 May 1943

Family: Edwin Dwain Houghton

Marriage*: Thelma Roberts married Edwin Dwain Houghton, son of Hugh William Houghton and Twila Amelia Geib, on Jul 9, 1966 at Dayton, OH, USA.^1,2

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

May 24, 1943

Leslie, KY, USA²

Marriage

Jul 9, 1966

Dayton, OH, USA^1,2

ParentsD

Rathburn Clayton Roberts and Abby Morgan

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Edwin D. Houghton, Feb. 11, 2003.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/o/u/…

Dorothy Louise Houghton¹

F, #72156, b. 10 February 1947

Family: Robert Butler

Marriage*: Dorothy Louise Houghton married Robert Butler.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Feb 10, 1947

Canton, Stark Co., OH, USA

Marriage

Living

2015

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Edwin D. Houghton, Feb. 11, 2003.

Robert Butler¹

M, #72157

Family: Dorothy Louise Houghton

Marriage*: Robert Butler married Dorothy Louise Houghton, daughter of Hugh William Houghton and Twila Amelia Geib.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Edwin D. Houghton, Feb. 11, 2003.

Charles Alfred Nickelson^1,2

M, #72158

Family: Edna M. Houghton

Marriage*: Charles Alfred Nickelson married Edna M. Houghton, daughter of James William Houghton and Nellie D. Thompson.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Marriage

ParentsS

Charles P Nicholson and Eunice Isabel Chesshire.

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Edwin D. Houghton, Feb. 11, 2003.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/o/u/…

Charles Jerry Nickelson¹

M, #72159, b. 26 September 1922, d. 16 April 1996

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Sep 26, 1922

Canton, Stark Co., OH, USA²

Death

Apr 16, 1996

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Edwin D. Houghton, Feb. 11, 2003.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/o/u/…

Donald Nickelson¹

M, #72160

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Edwin D. Houghton, Feb. 11, 2003.

Jerry Nickelson¹

M, #72161

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Edwin D. Houghton, Feb. 11, 2003.

Nellie Nickelson¹

F, #72162

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Edwin D. Houghton, Feb. 11, 2003.

George Evans¹

M, #72163

Family: Florence M. Houghton

Marriage*: George Evans married Florence M. Houghton, daughter of James William Houghton and Nellie D. Thompson.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Edwin D. Houghton, Feb. 11, 2003.

Florence Evans¹

F, #72164

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Edwin D. Houghton, Feb. 11, 2003.

Shirley Evans¹

F, #72165, b. 1927

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

1927

Canton, Stark Co., OH, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Edwin D. Houghton, Feb. 11, 2003.

George Evans¹

M, #72166, b. 1926

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

1926

Canton, Stark Co., OH, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Edwin D. Houghton, Feb. 11, 2003.

Jerry Evans¹

M, #72167

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Adoption

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Edwin D. Houghton, Feb. 11, 2003.

Paul W. Coats

M, #72168, b. circa 1927

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1927

OH, USA

Pedigree

Alan B. Houghton¹

M, #72170, b. 11 February 1921, d. 8 February 1977

Family: Carole Vernell Smith

Marriage*: Alan B. Houghton married Carole Vernell Smith.⁴

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Feb 11, 1921

KS, USA, age 9 in 1930 census; age 19 in 1940 census^2,3

Marriage

⁴

1950 US Census

1950

Beloit, KS, USA, age 29, newspaper editor

Author

1958

Beloit, Mitchell Co., KS, USA, Author: Houghton, Alan B. Title: The frontier aflame; an account of the Bell-Bogardus Massacre and other Indian raids in Mitchell County and the Solomon Valley in August, 1868 ...
Imprint: [Beloit, Kan.] The Beloit Daily Call, 1958.⁵

Occupation

1961

Beloit, Mitchell Co., KS, USA, took over the "Beloit Daily Call" after his father's death. He was a graduate of the "William A.White School of Journalism" University of Kansas.

Death

Feb 8, 1977

KS, USA³

Obituary

Salina Journal February 9, 1977 Longtime Beloit newsman dies BELOIT - Alan B. Houghton, 55, publisher of the Beloit Daily Call, died Tuesday at the Mitchell County hospital here. Mr. Houghton was born Feb. 11, 1921, at Beloit, where he lived all his life. He was graduated from the Kansas University school of journalism in 1943, and was commissioned by the US Navy, which he served in both the Pacific and Mediterranean theaters during World War 2. He was commander of an LST, a naval landing craft. He returned to Beloit and coached basketball 2 years at St. John's high school. He joined his father, Harry K., on the staff of the Call in 1948. In 1953 he and Delmar Wicks bought the newspaper, and in 1968, Mr. Houghton became sole owner. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion posts, Beloit; he was a charter member and past-president of the Mitchell County Historical society, served the Beloit Rotary club 10 years as secretary, and was a member of the Beloit County club, Beloit Elks lodge and the Kansas Press association. Surviving are the widow, Carole, of the home; 2 daughters, Mrs. Anne Hilt and Mrs. Jeanne Hiserote, both of Beloit, and 4 grandchildren. The funeral will be at 10:30 am Thursday at the McDonald funeral home, Beloit, the Rev. Edward A. Piper officiating. Burial will be in the Elmwood cemetery, with VFW and American Legion military rites. Friends may call at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials to the Heart Fund.

Burial

Elmwood Cemetery, Beloit, Mitchell Co., KS, USA³

Notable

Publishers of Beloit Daily Call newspaper

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Corlyn Adams, Feb. 11, 2003.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Beloit, Mitchell, Kansas; Roll: 711; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 3; line 27, dwl 710-92-99.
[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/

Hardin K. Houghton^1,2

M, #72171, b. 22 January 1923, d. 2 April 1940

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jan 22, 1923

KS, USA, age 7 in 1930 census; age 17 in 1940 census^2,3

Death

Apr 2, 1940

Beloit, Mitchell Co., KS, USA, He was in his senior year at Beloit High School when he committed suicide.¹

Biography

Corlyn Adams: He was a strange young man, very, very intelligent.¹

Burial

Elmwood Cemetery, Beloit, Mitchell Co., KS, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Corlyn Adams, Feb. 11, 2003.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Beloit, Mitchell, Kansas; Roll: 711; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 3; line 27, dwl 710-92-99.
[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Jean McCluskey¹

F, #72172

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Jean McCluskey, Feb. 12, 2003.

Eleanor Pearl Haughton¹

F, #72173, b. 19 December 1880, d. 9 June 1966

Family: Moseley Fitch Sherfesee

Marriage*: Eleanor Pearl Haughton married Moseley Fitch Sherfesee on Jun 20, 1907 at Raleigh, Wake Co., NC, USA, at home of sister Love.¹

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Dec 19, 1880

Wake Co., NC, USA, Dec 1880, age 19 in 1900 census^2,3

1900 Census

1900

Raleigh, Wake Co., NC, USA, age 61, widower, boarding house³

Marriage

Jun 20, 1907

Raleigh, Wake Co., NC, USA, at home of sister Love¹

Children+

1908

Charles Moseley SHERFESEE 1908 – 1999 & William Augustus SHERFESEE 1913 – 1998

Death

Jun 9, 1966

Throckmorton Co., TX, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Jean McCluskey, Feb. 12, 2003.
[S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online www.rootsweb.com, http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.haughton/12/mb.ashx
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Raleigh Ward 1, Wake, North Carolina; Roll: 1221; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0139; FHL microfilm: 1241221.

Moseley Fitch Sherfesee¹

M, #72174, b. 8 May 1872, d. 19 May 1946

Family: Eleanor Pearl Haughton

Marriage*: Moseley Fitch Sherfesee married Eleanor Pearl Haughton, daughter of Madison Haywood Haughton and Mary Adelaide Hinton, on Jun 20, 1907 at Raleigh, Wake Co., NC, USA, at home of sister Love.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

May 8, 1872

NC, USA

Marriage

Jun 20, 1907

Raleigh, Wake Co., NC, USA, at home of sister Love¹

Residence

Raleigh, NC, USA

Death

May 19, 1946

Legion, Kerr Co., TX, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Jean McCluskey, Feb. 12, 2003.

Dr. Andrew Watson Goodwin¹

M, #72175, b. 1863

Family: Love Caswell Haughton

Marriage*: Dr. Andrew Watson Goodwin married Love Caswell Haughton, daughter of Madison Haywood Haughton and Mary Adelaide Hinton, on 1887.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1863

Marriage

1887

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Jean McCluskey, Feb. 12, 2003.

Richard Phinney¹

M, #72176, b. 7 July 1929, d. 8 May 2005

Family 1: Wanda Ellen Mann

Marriage*: Richard Phinney married Wanda Ellen Mann on May 19, 1949.¹
Divorce*: Richard Phinney and Wanda Ellen Mann were divorced in 1962.

Family 2: Glenna (?)

Marriage*: Richard Phinney married Glenna (?) on circa 1990.²

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 7, 1929

OH, USA¹

Marriage

May 19, 1949

Divorce

1962

Marriage

circa 1990

Death

May 8, 2005

Creston, OH, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from David Holcomb, Feb. 12, 2003.
[S415] E-mail from David Brian Holcomb, March 12, 2010.

Wanda Ellen Mann¹

F, #72177, b. 24 December 1930

Family: Richard Phinney

Marriage*: Wanda Ellen Mann married Richard Phinney, son of Carl Fremont Phinney and Edith M. Fulton, on May 19, 1949.¹
Divorce*: Wanda Ellen Mann and Richard Phinney were divorced in 1962.

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Dec 24, 1930

Marriage

May 19, 1949

Divorce

1962

ParentsD

Ancel Mann and Hazel Lance¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from David Holcomb, Feb. 12, 2003.

Richard Alan Phinney¹

M, #72178, b. 18 December 1955

Family: Linda Boome Lowe

Marriage*: Richard Alan Phinney married Linda Boome Lowe on Nov 25, 1979.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 18, 1955

Marriage

Nov 25, 1979

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from David Holcomb, Feb. 12, 2003.

Linda Boome Lowe¹

F, #72179, b. 9 December

Family: Richard Alan Phinney

Marriage*: Linda Boome Lowe married Richard Alan Phinney, son of Richard Phinney and Wanda Ellen Mann, on Nov 25, 1979.¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Dec 9

Marriage

Nov 25, 1979

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from David Holcomb, Feb. 12, 2003.

Thelma Frances Morgan^1,2

F, #72180, b. 5 December 1942

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Dec 5, 1942

Rogersville, Hawkins Co., TN, USA³

Immigration

1961

Lothian, MD, USA^4,2

Notable

Pat and Thelma have been major contributors to the line of Pleasant Benjamin Morgan in 2012

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Norma Warren, Sep 8, 2003.
[S401] Interview of Thelma Morgan Young by telephone, Mar. 17, 2012.
[S401] Interview by phone with Patricia Morgan Phillips, Apr 7, 2012.
[S415] E-mail from Pat Morgan, Mar 15, 2012.