Houghton Surname Project

Peter C. Comeau

M, #85981, b. circa 1861, d. 1925

Family: Hallie Hartzell b. 12 Dec 1859, d. 1 Apr 1913

Marriage*: Peter C. Comeau married Hallie Hartzell on 1903 at Salt Lake, UT, USA.¹

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Birth

circa 1861

Canada, age 49 in 1910 census

Marriage

1903

Salt Lake, UT, USA¹

1910 Census

1910

Township 6, Jefferson Co., MT, USA²

Death

1925

MT, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from William G. Crowell, Jan 9, 2009.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Township 6, Jefferson, Montana; Roll: T624_832; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 40; line 78, dwl 220.

Cooper Mitchell Atkins¹

M, #85982, b. 18 October 2006

Father*: Rowdy Joe Atkins¹ b. 4 Jan 1970
Mother*: Sondra Denise Hooks¹ b. 18 Aug 1974

Biography

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Birth

Oct 18, 2006

Plano, TX, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Rowdy Joe Atkins, Nov. 2, 2006.

Sylvia O. Houghton¹

F, #85983, b. circa 1924, d. 22 June 2006

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Birth

circa 1924

dd calc

Death

Jun 22, 2006

White City, OR, USA, age 82¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, OR Mail Tribune; 2006-6-22; lfkes.

Erastus Johnson¹

M, #85984, b. circa 1826

Family: Lucetta Houghton b. 24 Apr 1832, d. 29 Mar 1897

Marriage*: Erastus Johnson married Lucetta Houghton, daughter of William Houghton and Orilla Elmira Cornish.²

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Birth

circa 1826

VT, USA, age 24 in 1850 census¹

Origin

Poynette, WI, USA²

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Lagrange, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_1007; Page: 372; line 41, dwl 564-580(574-588).
[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.

Capt. James Kenyon¹

M, #85985

Family: Lucy E. Houghton b. 12 Oct 1839

Marriage*: Capt. James Kenyon married Lucy E. Houghton, daughter of William Houghton and Orilla Elmira Cornish.¹

Biography

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Origin

New Hampton, IA, USA¹

Mil. Serv.

in the Civil War¹

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.

William D. Duffin¹

M, #85986

Family: Jessie Elmina Houghton b. 21 Mar 1867

Marriage*: William D. Duffin married Jessie Elmina Houghton, daughter of Horace Houghton and Elizabeth Hudson Wishart.¹

Biography

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Marriage

ParentsS

John L. Duffin (1829-1888), b. England, and Sarah Means, dau. of Peter Means and Mary Gudgeon¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.

Janice Parks¹

F, #85987

Biography

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Residence

1970

Rte 7, Box 690, Bremerton, Kitsap Co., WA, USA

Research

1970

Janice Parks sent family group sheets of William Houghton of Walworth Co., WI to Ellen Uran Wilson¹

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.

Rev. Anton Stury¹

M, #85989, b. 1894, d. 1992

Family: Cecile Lucetta Houghton b. 29 May 1881, d. Jan 1971

Marriage*: Rev. Anton Stury married Cecile Lucetta Houghton, daughter of Horace Houghton and Elizabeth Hudson Wishart, on Sep 22, 1921 at La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, on Houghton farm.^1,2

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Birth

1894

Marriage

Sep 22, 1921

La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, on Houghton farm^1,2

Occupation

between 1929 and 1934

Hebron, WI, USA, pastor, Methodist Church¹

Death

1992

Burial

Round Priaire Cemetery, Elkhorn, WI, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.
[S1394] William D. Houghton, Houghton Ancestors:, p. 261.

Faith Haines

F, #85990, b. 7 November 1888, d. May 1954

Family: Orley Clifton Houghton b. 19 Mar 1877, d. 12 Feb 1965

Marriage*: Faith Haines married Orley Clifton Houghton, son of Horace Houghton and Elizabeth Hudson Wishart, on Jun 29, 1929.^2,3

Nancy Faith Houghton+² b. 8 Oct 1932, d. 20 Oct 2000

Biography

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Birth

Nov 7, 1888

Chicago, IL, USA, age 41 in 1930 census; age 51 in 1940 census¹

Origin

Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA

Occupation

1929

a school teacher

Marriage

Jun 29, 1929

^2,3

1930 Census

1930

Racine, Racine Co., WI, USA, age 52, factory farm impliments inventive engineer; and mother in law Harriet Jane Chamberlain, 66, IL, NH, WI¹

1940 Census

1940

Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 51, Marshall High school teacher; and mother Harriet Chamberlain, 76⁴

1950 US Census

1950

Chicago, IL, USA, age 60, married, city high school, English teacher

Death

May, 1954

Elkhorn, WI, USA

Obituary

May 24, 1954

Janesville, WI, USA, ELKHORN—Mrs. O. C. Houghton, 65, Rte. 1. Elkhom, Chicago teacher for many years, died Saturday in Lakeland Hospital here. The former Faith Haines, daughter of William and Harriet Haines, was bom Nov. 7, 1888. in Chicago. She was graduated from Northwestern University in 1910. where she was affiliated with Phi Beta Kappa. She was married to O. W. Houghton on June 29. 1929. She was a member of the David Ken- nisin Chapter, DAR. Chicago, and was active in the La Grange Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, and a daughter, Mrs. Nancy Cusham. Fort Atkinson. Burial will be in Round Prairie Cemetery. La Grange. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening.

ParentsD

Parents born in IL¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Racine, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: 2607; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 912.0; FHL microfilm: 2342341; line 52, dwl 1227.
[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.
[S1395] William D. Houghton, Memoirs of Orley Clifton Houghton, p. 3.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_996; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 103-2339; line 37, dwl 155.

William Phelps¹

M, #85991

Family: Nettie Elizabeth Taylor b. 1865, d. 1924

Marriage*: William Phelps married Nettie Elizabeth Taylor on 1897.¹

Biography

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Marriage

1897

Pedigree

Citations

[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.

Mary Grace Houghton¹

F, #85992, b. 26 May 1922, d. 31 August 1998

Father*: Orley Clifton Houghton¹ b. 19 Mar 1877, d. 12 Feb 1965
Mother*: Marion Maude Robertson¹ b. c 1885, d. 8 Mar 1928

Family: Laurence Wells Mitchell Jr b. 16 Jan 1921, d. 14 Oct 1996

Marriage*: Mary Grace Houghton married Laurence Wells Mitchell Jr on Jun 4, 1943 at San Antonio, TX, USA.^3,2

Laurence Wells Mitchell III+³ b. 13 Dec 1944
David Houghton Mitchell+² b. 18 Dec 1952
Lauren Sue Mitchell+² b. 9 Aug 1961

Biography

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Birth

May 26, 1922

La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, age 7 in 1930 census; age 17 in 1940 census^1,2

Marriage

Jun 4, 1943

San Antonio, TX, USA^3,2

Death

Aug 31, 1998

Riverside, Riverside Co., CA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.
[S415] E-mail from Heidi Mitchell Samuel, May 20, 2010.
[S415] E-mail from Heidi Mitchell Samuel, May 18, 2010.

Nancy Faith Houghton¹

F, #85993, b. 8 October 1932, d. 20 October 2000

Father*: Orley Clifton Houghton¹ b. 19 Mar 1877, d. 12 Feb 1965
Mother*: Faith Haines¹ b. 7 Nov 1888, d. May 1954

Family: Robert Cushman

Marriage*: Nancy Faith Houghton married Robert Cushman.³

Christopher R. Cushman b. 1960, d. 1967

Biography

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Birth

Oct 8, 1932

La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA, age 7 in 1940 census¹

1940 Census

1940

Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 51, Marshall High school teacher; and mother Harriet Chamberlain, 76²

Marriage

Residence

La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA

Death

Oct 20, 2000

Elkhorn, WI, USA⁴

Burial

2001

La Grange, Walworth Co., WI, USA⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_996; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 103-2339; line 37, dwl 155.
[S1395] William D. Houghton, Memoirs of Orley Clifton Houghton, p. 3.
[S415] E-mail from William D. Houghton, Feb. 5, 2010.

Ralph Duffin¹

M, #85994

Father*: William D. Duffin¹
Mother*: Jessie Elmina Houghton¹ b. 21 Mar 1867

Family: Gertrude Kruse

Marriage*: Ralph Duffin married Gertrude Kruse.¹

Biography

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Birth

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.

Gertrude Kruse¹

F, #85995

Family: Ralph Duffin

Marriage*: Gertrude Kruse married Ralph Duffin, son of William D. Duffin and Jessie Elmina Houghton.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.

Kenneth Duffin¹

M, #85996

Father*: William D. Duffin¹
Mother*: Jessie Elmina Houghton¹ b. 21 Mar 1867

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.

Orley Duffin¹

M, #85997

Father*: William D. Duffin¹
Mother*: Jessie Elmina Houghton¹ b. 21 Mar 1867

Family: Ona Mary Knight

Marriage*: Orley Duffin married Ona Mary Knight.¹

Biography

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Birth

Marriage

Immigration

Springfield, MA, USA, where he was a teacher

Pedigree

Citations

[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.

Mildred Duffin¹

F, #85998

Father*: William D. Duffin¹
Mother*: Jessie Elmina Houghton¹ b. 21 Mar 1867

Family: Royal Woodchick

Marriage*: Mildred Duffin married Royal Woodchick.¹

(?) Woodchick¹

Biography

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Birth

Marriage

Residence

1935

Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.

Ona Mary Knight¹

F, #85999

Family: Orley Duffin

Marriage*: Ona Mary Knight married Orley Duffin, son of William D. Duffin and Jessie Elmina Houghton.¹

Biography

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Origin

KS, USA

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.

Royal Woodchick¹

M, #86000

Family: Mildred Duffin

Marriage*: Royal Woodchick married Mildred Duffin, daughter of William D. Duffin and Jessie Elmina Houghton.¹

(?) Woodchick¹

Biography

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Marriage

Residence

1935

Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.

(?) Woodchick¹

M, #86001

Father*: Royal Woodchick¹
Mother*: Mildred Duffin¹

Biography

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Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Janice Parks to Ellen Uran Wilson, Sept. 1970.

Major Richard Adams

M, #86002

Family: Philomena Simmons b. c 1925

Marriage*: Major Richard Adams married Philomena Simmons.

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Arthur Julian De Sauluiers¹

M, #86003, b. 16 June 1920, d. 23 December 1944

Family: Charlotte Jean Filer b. 25 Apr 1920, d. 23 Aug 1991

Marriage*: Arthur Julian De Sauluiers married Charlotte Jean Filer, daughter of Glen Kils Filer and Ferne Leona Rank, on Aug, 1941 at CA, USA.¹

Gregory De Sauluiers¹ b. 25 Jan 1945

Biography

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Birth

Jun 16, 1920

CA, USA

Marriage

Aug, 1941

CA, USA¹

Mil. Enls

1942

Army Air Corps

Death

Dec 23, 1944

Germany, shot down over¹

Burial

Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Rex George Houghton to Imogene Uran, circa 1952.

Gregory De Sauluiers¹

M, #86004, b. 25 January 1945

Father*: Arthur Julian De Sauluiers¹ b. 16 Jun 1920, d. 23 Dec 1944
Mother*: Charlotte Jean Filer¹ b. 25 Apr 1920, d. 23 Aug 1991

Biography

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Birth

Jan 25, 1945

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Rex George Houghton to Imogene Uran, circa 1952.

Stanley Grimes

M, #86005

Family: Charlotte Jean Filer b. 25 Apr 1920, d. 23 Aug 1991

Marriage*: Stanley Grimes married Charlotte Jean Filer, daughter of Glen Kils Filer and Ferne Leona Rank, on Dec 6, 1947.¹

John W. Grimes¹ b. 1952?
LeAnn Grimes

Biography

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Marriage

Dec 6, 1947

Residence

1953

Marshalltown, IA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Rex George Houghton to Imogene Uran, circa 1952.

John W. Grimes

M, #86006, b. 1952?

Adoptive father*: Stanley Grimes¹
Adoptive mother*: Charlotte Jean Filer¹ b. 25 Apr 1920, d. 23 Aug 1991

Biography

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Birth

1952?

Adoption

Jun 14, 1952

Living

1991

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Rex George Houghton to Imogene Uran, circa 1952.