Houghton Surname Project

Nathan Branch¹

M, #92071, b. circa 1842

Father*: Nathan Branch¹ b. c 1804
Mother*: Mary Ann Houghton¹ b. 23 Nov 1818, d. 8 Mar 1900

Biography

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Birth

circa 1842

PA, USA, age 8 in 1850 census; age 18 in 1860 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sheffield, Warren, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_832; Page: 365; line 4, dwl 2044-2047.

Mary Branch¹

F, #92072, b. circa 1844

Father*: Nathan Branch¹ b. c 1804
Mother*: Mary Ann Houghton¹ b. 23 Nov 1818, d. 8 Mar 1900

Biography

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Birth

circa 1844

PA, USA, age 6 in 1850 census; age 17 in 1860 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sheffield, Warren, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_832; Page: 365; line 4, dwl 2044-2047.

Hiram H. Branch¹

M, #92073, b. circa 1845

Father*: Nathan Branch¹ b. c 1804
Mother*: Mary Ann Houghton¹ b. 23 Nov 1818, d. 8 Mar 1900

Biography

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Birth

circa 1845

PA, USA, age 5 in 1850 census; age 15 in 1860 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sheffield, Warren, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_832; Page: 365; line 4, dwl 2044-2047.

Levi Branch¹

M, #92074, b. circa 1847

Father*: Nathan Branch¹ b. c 1804
Mother*: Mary Ann Houghton¹ b. 23 Nov 1818, d. 8 Mar 1900

Biography

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Birth

circa 1847

PA, USA, age 3 in 1850 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Sheffield, Warren, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_832; Page: 365; line 4, dwl 2044-2047.

Phillip Mershon¹

M, #92075

Biography

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Address

Oct 3, 2008

213 N. Mulberry St., Marshall, MI, USA, phm709@msn.com

Research

Oct 3, 2008

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Phillip Mershon, Oct. 3, 2008.

James Edward Brady Jr¹

M, #92076, b. 23 May 1941, d. 9 May 2006

Father*: James Edward Brady¹
Mother*: Martha Elizabeth Houghton¹ b. 12 Nov 1913, d. 5 Mar 1996

Family:

Lynne C. Brady²

Biography

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Birth

May 23, 1941

Kansas City, MO, USA¹

Death

May 9, 2006

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lynne C. Brady Wagner
, Oct. 3, 2008.
[S415] E-mail from Lynne C. Brady Wagner, Oct. 3, 2008.

Richard Lee Brady¹

M, #92077, b. 23 October 1943

Father*: James Edward Brady¹
Mother*: Martha Elizabeth Houghton¹ b. 12 Nov 1913, d. 5 Mar 1996

Biography

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Birth

Oct 23, 1943

Kansas City, MO, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lynne C. Brady Wagner, Oct. 3, 2008.

Lynne C. Brady¹

F, #92078

Father*: James Edward Brady Jr¹ b. 23 May 1941, d. 9 May 2006

Family: (?) Wagner

Marriage*: Lynne C. Brady married (?) Wagner.¹

Biography

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Birth

Marriage

Occupation

Oct 3, 2008

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Lynne C. Brady Wagner, MA, CCC-SLP
Director, Stroke Program and
Coordinator, Comprehensive Outpatient Services
Chair, Ethics Advisory Committee
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
125 Nashua Street
Boston, MA 02114
Office (617) 573-2448
Pager (617) 724-5700 #61026
lbradywagner@partners.org

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lynne C. Brady Wagner, Oct. 3, 2008.

(?) Wagner¹

M, #92079

Family: Lynne C. Brady

Marriage*: (?) Wagner married Lynne C. Brady, daughter of James Edward Brady Jr.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lynne C. Brady Wagner, Oct. 3, 2008.

Robert Houghton¹

M, #92080

Family: Mary Burns

Marriage*: Robert Houghton married Mary Burns.¹

William Houghton+¹ b. 12 Apr 1790, d. 16 Aug 1867

Biography

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Birth

England

Marriage

Research

England, Related DNA: Stephen - Warwichshire & Hampshire; Robert - Lancashire

Research

Miller Houghton's record's indicate Rothwell Houghton and Mary Houghton, born in Yatebank, Lancashire, England as the parents of William Houghton. Florence Houghton Marshall says that according to the birth record from Manchester, Lancashire, England, the father is Robert Houghton and the mother is Mary Burns. Apparently Florence has a book, purchased in Liverpool to prove this.¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lori and Rex Houghton, Oct. 3, 2008.

Mary Burns¹

F, #92081

Family: Robert Houghton

Marriage*: Mary Burns married Robert Houghton.¹

William Houghton+¹ b. 12 Apr 1790, d. 16 Aug 1867

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lori and Rex Houghton, Oct. 3, 2008.

Elizabeth Houghton¹

F, #92082, b. 9 February 1816, d. 26 January 1855

Father*: William Houghton¹ b. 12 Apr 1790, d. 16 Aug 1867
Mother*: Alice Beardsworth¹ b. c Dec 1798, d. 19 Jul 1832

Biography

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Birth

Feb 9, 1816

Leyland, Clayton, le Woods, Lancashire, England¹

Death

Jan 26, 1855

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lori and Rex Houghton, Oct. 3, 2008.

Ann Houghton¹

F, #92083, b. 21 March 1820

Father*: William Houghton¹ b. 12 Apr 1790, d. 16 Aug 1867
Mother*: Alice Beardsworth¹ b. c Dec 1798, d. 19 Jul 1832

Biography

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Birth

Mar 21, 1820

Freckleton, Lancashire, England¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lori and Rex Houghton, Oct. 3, 2008.

Ruth Houghton¹

M, #92084, b. 30 January 1825, d. 1830

Father*: William Houghton¹ b. 12 Apr 1790, d. 16 Aug 1867
Mother*: Alice Beardsworth¹ b. c Dec 1798, d. 19 Jul 1832

Biography

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Birth

Jan 30, 1825

Leyland, Clayton, le Woods, Lancashire, England¹

Death

1830

Davenport, Scott Co., UT, USA, as a child¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lori and Rex Houghton, Oct. 3, 2008.

Aaron Houghton¹

M, #92085, b. 2 May 1827

Father*: William Houghton¹ b. 12 Apr 1790, d. 16 Aug 1867
Mother*: Alice Beardsworth¹ b. c Dec 1798, d. 19 Jul 1832

Biography

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Birth

May 2, 1827

Flintshire, England¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lori and Rex Houghton, Oct. 3, 2008.

Margaret Houghton¹

F, #92086, b. 22 August 1829

Father*: William Houghton¹ b. 12 Apr 1790, d. 16 Aug 1867
Mother*: Alice Beardsworth¹ b. c Dec 1798, d. 19 Jul 1832

Family: (?) Summer

Marriage*: Margaret Houghton married (?) Summer.¹

Biography

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Birth

Aug 22, 1829

Lancashire, England¹

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lori and Rex Houghton, Oct. 3, 2008.

(?) Summer¹

M, #92087

Family: Margaret Houghton b. 22 Aug 1829

Marriage*: (?) Summer married Margaret Houghton, daughter of William Houghton and Alice Beardsworth.¹

Biography

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Origin

St. Louis, MO, USA

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lori and Rex Houghton, Oct. 3, 2008.

John Houghton¹

M, #92088, b. 2 July 1832

Father*: William Houghton¹ b. 12 Apr 1790, d. 16 Aug 1867
Mother*: Alice Beardsworth¹ b. c Dec 1798, d. 19 Jul 1832

Biography

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Birth

Jul 2, 1832

Lancashire, England¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lori and Rex Houghton, Oct. 3, 2008.

Benjamin Houghton¹

M, #92089, b. 7 April 1835

Father*: William Houghton¹ b. 12 Apr 1790, d. 16 Aug 1867
Mother*: Elizabeth Whitehead¹ b. c 1796, d. b 1855

Biography

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Birth

Apr 7, 1835

Lancashire, England¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lori and Rex Houghton, Oct. 3, 2008.

Thomas Houghton¹

M, #92090, b. circa 1838

Father*: William Houghton¹ b. 12 Apr 1790, d. 16 Aug 1867
Mother*: Elizabeth Whitehead¹ b. c 1796, d. b 1855

Biography

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Birth

circa 1838

England¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lori and Rex Houghton, Oct. 3, 2008.

Ann Houghton¹

F, #92091, b. 1 March 1840

Father*: William Houghton¹ b. 12 Apr 1790, d. 16 Aug 1867
Mother*: Elizabeth Whitehead¹ b. c 1796, d. b 1855

Biography

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Birth

Mar 1, 1840

England¹

Note

She was listed on the passenger list of the ship"Hanover", arriving in New Orleans. Ann must have died young, as there is no record of her after 1842 in Davenport, IA.¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lori and Rex Houghton, Oct. 3, 2008.

David Clow¹

M, #92092

Family: Nettie Ann Houghton b. 12 Aug 1856

Marriage*: David Clow married Nettie Ann Houghton, daughter of William Houghton and Martha Thomas.¹

Martha Annette Clow+² b. 16 May 1889

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lori and Rex Houghton, Oct. 3, 2008.
[S415] E-mail from Lori and Rex Houghton, Oct. 5, 2008.

Rex Edward Houghton¹

M, #92093, b. 26 June 1944, d. 30 June 2016

Father*: Edward Wilbur Houghton² b. 19 Apr 1918, d. 18 Jan 1993
Mother*: Marietta Clara Story² b. 4 May 1918, d. 23 Nov 1996

Family: Lorraine Anne Weis b. 1943

Marriage*: Rex Edward Houghton married Lorraine Anne Weis on May 18, 1968 at Springbrook, Jackson Co., IA, USA.¹

Tyrone A. Houghton b. c 1969
Dr. Heidi Elizabeth Houghton

Biography

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Birth

Jun 26, 1944

Davenport, Scott Co., IA, USA¹

Research

1962

Mil. Enls

between 1962 and 1965

Friedburg, Germany, U.S. Army, 3rd Armored Division. He was stationed in

Marriage

May 18, 1968

Springbrook, Jackson Co., IA, USA¹

Address

between Oct 3, 2008 and 2016

1603 E. 33rd St., Davenport, Scott Co., IA, USA, Lahoughton@aol.com¹

DNA Project

Oct 4, 2008

Robert Houghton of England

Death

Jun 30, 2016

Davenport, IA, USA

Obituary

Rex Edward Houghton, 72, of Davenport, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at St. Mary’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2016 in the Runge Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, 2016 and also from 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Wednesday before the service at the mortuary. Burial will be in the Walcott Cemetery.Rex Edward Houghton was born in Davenport, Iowa on June 26, 1944 to Edward Houghton and Marietta Story Houghton. He grew up in Walcott, Iowa and graduated from West High School in Davenport in 1962.Rex served in the U.S. Army, 3rd Armored Division, from 1962 to 1965. He was stationed in Friedburg, Germany. He was a member of American Legion Post 548, Walcott, Iowa and lifetime member of VFW. He was a 32nd degree Mason with the Fraternal Lodge. He was employed through Labor Local 309 where he took pride in showing the family the roads he “built”.Rex married Lorraine Weis on May 18, 1968 in Springbrook, Iowa. Rex is survived by his wife, Lorraine and two children, Tyrone (Kris) Houghton and Dr. Heidi Houghton Harrington and a grandson, Brennan Harrington, and a brother, Glenn Houghton, in laws and nieces and nephews, and his little dog, “Snickers”. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, James (Sid).The family wishes to thank the staff from Medic EMS, Davenport Fire Department, Motto Dialysis, Genesis Hospital, St. Mary’s Nursing and Rehab and Genesis Hospice for their compassionate care. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Legion Post 548 in Walcott, Iowa. Online condolences may be expressed at www.rungemortuary.com.

Burial

Walcott Cemetery, Davenport, IA, USA

Contributn

and DNA to the Houghton DNA project

Relative

Lorraine Anne Houghton, Lorri Houghton, Tyrone A Houghton, Heidi Elizabeth Houghton

Research

1 distant in YDNA67

Research

1 distant in YDNA12

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lori and Rex Houghton, Oct. 3, 2008.
[S415] E-mail from Lori and Rex Houghton, Oct. 5, 2008.

Lorraine Anne Weis¹

F, #92094, b. 1943

Family: Rex Edward Houghton b. 26 Jun 1944, d. 30 Jun 2016

Marriage*: Lorraine Anne Weis married Rex Edward Houghton, son of Edward Wilbur Houghton and Marietta Clara Story, on May 18, 1968 at Springbrook, Jackson Co., IA, USA.²

Tyrone A. Houghton b. c 1969
Dr. Heidi Elizabeth Houghton

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1943

Marriage

May 18, 1968

Springbrook, Jackson Co., IA, USA²

Address

between Oct 3, 2008 and 2016

1603 E. 33rd St., Davenport, Scott Co., IA, USA, Lahoughton@aol.com²

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lori and Rex Houghton, Oct. 5, 2008.
[S415] E-mail from Lori and Rex Houghton, Oct. 3, 2008.

James Bernard Marshall¹

M, #92095, b. 2 April 1910, d. 23 September 1999

Family: Florence Elaine Houghton b. 6 Feb 1925

Marriage*: James Bernard Marshall married Florence Elaine Houghton, daughter of LaRue Henry Houghton and Anna Elizabeth Hall, on May 6, 1944.

JoAnn E. Marshall¹ b. 7 Jul 1950

Biography

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Birth

Apr 2, 1910

Charter Grove, IL, USA¹

Education

DeKalb, IL, USA, Northern Illinois State Teachers College

Marriage

May 6, 1944

Death

Sep 23, 1999

DeKalb, DeKalb Co., IL, USA¹

ParentsS

Robert Henry Marshall and Katherine Redmond

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Lori and Rex Houghton, Oct. 5, 2008.

Tyrone A. Houghton

M, #92096, b. circa 1969

Father*: Rex Edward Houghton b. 26 Jun 1944, d. 30 Jun 2016
Mother*: Lorraine Anne Weis b. 1943

Family: Kris (?)

Marriage*: Tyrone A. Houghton married Kris (?)

Biography

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Birth

circa 1969

Marriage

Living

2008

age 39

Pedigree

Phebe (?)¹

F, #92097, b. circa 1815

Family: Archy Houghton b. c 1819

Marriage*: Phebe (?) married Archy Houghton.¹

Morris M. Houghton¹ b. c 1838
Newton Houghton¹ b. c 1841, d. b 1920
Lucyette Houghton¹ b. c 1844
Caroline Houghton¹ b. c 1847
Elizabeth Houghton¹ b. c 1849

Biography

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Birth

circa 1815

Canada, age 35 in 1850 census¹

Marriage

1850 Census

1850

Bradford, McKean Co., PA, USA, age 31, farmer¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_795; Page: 31; line 13, dwl 471-471.

Caroline Houghton¹

F, #92098, b. circa 1847

Father*: Archy Houghton¹ b. c 1819
Mother*: Phebe (?)¹ b. c 1815

Biography

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Birth

circa 1847

PA, USA, age 3 in 1850 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_795; Page: 31; line 13, dwl 471-471.

Elizabeth Houghton¹

F, #92099, b. circa 1849

Father*: Archy Houghton¹ b. c 1819
Mother*: Phebe (?)¹ b. c 1815

Biography

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Birth

circa 1849

PA, USA, age 1 in 1850 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_795; Page: 31; line 13, dwl 471-471.

Cyrus David¹

M, #92100, b. circa 1836

Family: Lucyette Houghton b. c 1844

Marriage*: Cyrus David married Lucyette Houghton, daughter of Archy Houghton and Phebe (?).¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1836

NY, USA, age 34 in 1870 census¹

Marriage

1870 Census

1870

Bradford, McKean Co., PA, USA, age 34, farmer¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1372; Page: 652; line 6, dwl 160-165.