Stephen Houghton

M, #97501

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Candace Houghton1

F, #97502

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Birth1
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Micah Houghton1

F, #97503

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Birth1
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Susan Mildred Buss Small1

F, #97504, b. 1889

Family: (?) McAdam

  • Marriage*: Susan Mildred Buss Small married (?) McAdam.1

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth18891
Marriage1
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

(?) McAdam1

M, #97505

Family: Susan Mildred Buss Small b. 1889

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage1
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Mildred McAdam

F, #97506, b. 1917

Family: (?) Mara

  • Marriage*: Mildred McAdam married (?) Mara.1

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Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth1917
Marriage1
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

(?) Mara1

M, #97507

Family: Mildred McAdam b. 1917

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
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Marriage1
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Daniel Mara

M, #97508, b. 1943

Family:

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1943
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(?) Mara

F, #97509

Family: Michael Bedford b. 1961

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
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Michael Bedford

M, #97510, b. 1961

Family: (?) Mara

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Corresponded with authorY
Birth1961
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Rufus Wheelwright Clark IV1

M, #97511, b. 11 May 1911, d. 23 December 2003

Family: Elise D. Houghton b. 20 Jun 1914, d. 17 Aug 2000

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Corresponded with authorN
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BirthMay 11, 1911USA2
Graduation1934Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
Marriage19401
ResidenceLa Habra Heights, CA, USA
DeathDec 23, 20032
ObituaryJun 9, 2004RUFUS WHEELWRIGHT CLARK ’34

Rufe Clark, who retired in 1977 from the engineering staff of the California State Lands Division after a career in “Big Oil,” as he called it, died Dec. 23, 2003.

“My claim to fame,” he once wrote a classmate,” is national records (in US Masters Swimming) in the 200-meter breaststroke in 1976 and 1977, and runner-up in 1978.” He took up swimming “when a foot went bad,” and he recommended “this pastime for those interested in physical well-being and hard work.”

Rufe was married in 1940 to Elise Houghton, who predeceased him. The couple had three children, Susan, Rufus, and Katherine, and they lived for many years “on our small parcel in La Habra Heights [Calif.].” Since 2000 Rufe lived in Wauna, Wash., “a spot that consists of a post office, firehouse, gas station, and market” in an area “rapidly becoming populated by out-of-state refugees seeking greener pastures.”

The Class of 19341
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.princeton.edu/paw/archive_new/PAW03-04/15-0609/…
  2. [S1042] Social Security Death Index.

Susan Clark1

F, #97512

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Birth1
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.princeton.edu/paw/archive_new/PAW03-04/15-0609/…

Rufus W. Clark V1

M, #97513, b. circa 1944

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Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 19441
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.princeton.edu/paw/archive_new/PAW03-04/15-0609/…

Katherine Clark1

F, #97514

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.princeton.edu/paw/archive_new/PAW03-04/15-0609/…

Marion Jensen

F, #97515, b. circa 1926

Family: William Henry Houghton b. 13 Apr 1925, d. 10 Feb 2002

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1926
Marriage1
LivingFeb, 2002Pnte Vedra Beach, FL, USA
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  1. [S5] Death Certificate.

William Henry Houghton

M, #97516

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Michael F. Houghton1

M, #97517

Family: Maria (?)

  • Marriage*: Michael F. Houghton married Maria (?)1

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1
Marriage1
Living2008
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Maria (?)1

F, #97518

Family: Michael F. Houghton

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Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Marriage1
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Timothy T. Houghton1

M, #97519

Family: Lynn (?)

  • Marriage*: Timothy T. Houghton married Lynn (?)1

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Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth1
Marriage1
Living2008
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Lynn (?)1

F, #97520

Family: Timothy T. Houghton

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Corresponded with authorN
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Marriage1
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Katherine G. Houghton1

F, #97521, b. circa 1958

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1958NJ, USA1
Living2011a Paramus lawyer
ResearchJoseph M Soriano
Ana L Soriano
Timothy T Houghton
Michael F Houghton
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Herbert D. Houghton1

M, #97522, b. circa 1968

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
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Birthcirca 19681
Website2011http://www.herbhoughton.com/
Living2011
BiographyJul 24, 2011NJ, USA, A self taught nature and wildlife photographer, Herb Houghton spent most of his life in New Jersey, traveling up and down the east coast from Maine to Florida. He has also explored and photographed fish and game in various venues throughout Mexico. Having been a bird lover since childhood, Herb has more recently concentrated in avian photography, capturing amazing images of birds in flight and on the hunt, from hummingbirds to the great bald eagles now re-populating the Garden State. Herb also enjoys all wildlife and landscape photography, sometimes dabbling in macro photography of insects, dragonflies, and flowers.

Photographer records lives of the birds of North Jersey
Sunday, July 24, 2011 LBY JAMES M. O'NEILL
STAFF WRITER
The Record

Herb Houghton is an electrician by trade. But when his herniated discs blew out again a few years ago and he faced 10 tediously idle months recovering from surgery, he began an unusual new career — bird photography.
Houghton's photograph of a snowy owl, below, was taken at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst.
Houghton's photograph of a snowy owl, below, was taken at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst.

He started with an inexpensive point-and-shoot camera to capture the birds in his back yard. Just five years later, Houghton, who still runs his own electrical company, has an emerging reputation as a go-to photographer for artful shots of birds in flight. A photo he took of a northern flicker will grace the autumn cover of New Jersey Audubon magazine — his third cover shot in two years.

"I loved his work as soon as I saw it," said Mimi Sabatino, the Flyway Gallery curator.

Many of Houghton's photos have been taken at the Palisades, in the Meadowlands and at the Celery Farm in Allendale, but he has photographed birds from Mexico to Maine.

The Lyndhurst exhibition includes pictures of bald eagles snatching fish from the water and black skimmers in search of prey. There are also butterflies, minks and black bears.

"Herb has a very good eye for composition, and his photos truly are gorgeous," said Joan R. Snider, the graphic designer for New Jersey Audubon magazine.

"It takes patience to be a great photographer, and Herb has a lot of that," Snider said. "He's able to wait and not intrude on the bird. He has gone from a hobbyist to a professional in a very short time."

Houghton's favorites are birds of prey — hawks, eagles and owls. "They're up at the top of the food chain, and you can really get a sense of how they interact and feed," he said.

"Spending so much time watching them, you start understanding them," he said. "Eagles are slow to wake in the morning. Then they go fishing, and if one makes a catch, the others will chase the bird with the fish."


Houghton grew up in Franklin Lakes, the youngest of five children who often played in the woods and fished. His older sister, Katherine Houghton, a Paramus lawyer, remembers him coming home covered with bee stings. Houghton attended Indian Hills High School in Oakland then moved to Maryland with a relative and learned the electrician's trade. He moved back to North Jersey in the late 1980s.

His wish list includes shooting kites and roseate spoonbills in Florida, vermillion flycatchers in southwestern Texas and great gray owls in Canada.

In summer, Houghton, 47, carries plenty of insect repellant. In winter, he parks his truck with the sun behind him and sits in the cab occasionally to warm up. He wears earth tones when shooting, and recently bought brown shoes because he worried his white sneakers would scare birds away.

He has an iPod app called iBird Explorer, which plays birdcalls.

"I might play the call of the kingfisher, and the next thing you know, a kingfisher will be buzzing by my head. But I use it sparingly — you have to be careful and not get them confused thinking there's a nesting bird nearby," he said.

He likes shooting between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. or 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. because of the beautiful light at those times of day.

Though incredibly chatty in person, Houghton is perfectly content to spend eight or nine hours alone, huddled among the bushes, waiting for the perfect shot.

"I don't mind being by myself," Houghton said. "That's when I get my best shots. A lot of it is stealth. And patience is huge. A lot of people might set up to shoot for a half hour, an hour, see nothing, say 'This stinks,' and leave. The second hour is when that osprey might have come by and pulled a fish out of the water."



Quiet, I'm working



Occasionally, he is frustrated with birders who are less careful about making noise.

"I'll be set up for an hour or two waiting quietly, and some birders will come along talking, saying, 'Hey Charlie, how was your birding trip to Peru? or something, and I'm like, 'You just scared away the herons!' " Houghton said, laughing.

His admirers say Houghton doesn't merely get portraits of birds, he gets action shots of them living their lives — attacking a fish, feeding their young, dueling in midflight. His striking images include a puffin munching on tiny krill and an egret with a small crab dangling from its beak.

"There's a whole realm of the animal kingdom that most people miss, but thanks to photographers like Herb we can appreciate those moments," Snider, of New Jersey Audubon magazine, said. "Herb doesn't just capture a bird's image — he captures its soul."2
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
  2. [S95] Newspaper, http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/…

Timothy T. Houghton II1

M, #97523

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Birth1
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Llana Delany1

F, #97524

Family: (?) Lemke

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1
Marriage1
Living2008
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

(?) Lemke1

M, #97525

Family: Llana Delany

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
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Marriage1
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Nicholas Delany1

M, #97526

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Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birth1
Living2008
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Donald Ray Houghton1

M, #97527, b. 6 December 1933, d. 23 April 2011

Family: Mary Ann Hoop b. 3 Apr 1935, d. 16 Apr 2008

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
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BirthDec 6, 1933Mulberry, KS, USA, age 6 in 1940 census2
Mil. EnlsUS Navy, Korean War
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MarriageJun 9, 1953Mulberry, KS, USA1
Living2008Mulberry, KS, USA
DeathApr 23, 2011Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, KS, USA, age 77
ObituaryApr 27, 2011Mulberry, KS, USA, Donald “Donnie” Ray Houghton, 77, of Mulberry died at 11:33 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2011 at Via Christi Hospital at Pittsburg, Kansas.

Mr. Houghton was born December 6, 1933 at Mulberry, Kansas the son of George Webster and Ethel Mae Jameson Houghton. Donnie was a retired construction worker who lived in Mulberry most of his life. He was raised in Mulberry-Mindenmines area and graduated from Mulberry High School in 1951 where he played sports. He was a construction worker, farmer, and coal miner. Donnie loved his family, hunting, fishing, gardening, working his cattle, and reading a good book. He married Mary A. Hoop on June 9, 1953 at the Mulberry Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Houghton preceded him in death April 16, 2008. He was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the U.S. Navy. Survivors include five daughters, Maricia Stafford and her husband Dave of Mulberry, Kimberly Waggener and her husband Jerry of Weir, Dana Shaffer and her husband Bill of Mulberry, Pamela Houghton of Girard, and Kristin Netherton and her husband Jim of Richards, Missouri, a sister, Beverly Lane of Wichita, a brother, George Houghton of Kansas City, Kansas, seven grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. Don was preceded in death by his parents, wife, a sister, Janice Houghton McCracken, and a grandson, Donnie Stafford.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Bedene Funeral Home at Arma with Father John Hunter officiating. Burial will be at the Rosebank Cemetery at Mulberry. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Bedene Chapel at Arma where friends may call after 11 a.m. Friday. The family will be at the home of Bill Shaffer, 410 E. Croweburg Road, Mulberry, Kansas. The family suggests memorials to the Mulberry Funeral Dinner Fund or the Alzheimers Association. Donations may be sent to or left at the Bedene Funeral Home, 517 E. Washington, Box 621, Arma, Kansas 66712.2
BurialRosebank Cemetery, Mulberry, KS, USA
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.morningsun.net/article/20110427/News/…

Mary Ann Hoop1

F, #97528, b. 3 April 1935, d. 16 April 2008

Family: Donald Ray Houghton b. 6 Dec 1933, d. 23 Apr 2011

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
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BirthApr 3, 1935Mulberry, KS, USA1
MarriageJun 9, 1953Mulberry, KS, USA1
DeathApr 16, 2008Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center, Pittsburg, KS, USA1
ObituaryApr 17, 2008Pittsburg, KS, USA, Morning Sun, The (Pittsburg, KS) - April 17, 2008
Deceased Name: Mary A. Houghton
Mary A. Houghton, 73, of Mulberry died at 12:29 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center at Pittsburg, Kansas.

Mrs. Houghton was born April 3, 1935 at Mulberry the daughter of Karl W. and Myrtle A. Walker Hoop. Mary was a homemaker and also worked Home Health Care. Mary was raised in Mulberry and graduated from Mulberry High School in 1953. She married Donald R. Houghton on June 9, 1953 at the Mulberry Presbyterian Church. Mr. Houghton survives at the home. Additional survivors include five daughters, Maricia Stafford and her husband Dave of Mulberry, Kimberly Waggener and her husband Jerry of Weir, Dana Shaffer and her husband Bill of Mulberry, Pamela Houghton of Arma, and Kristin Netherton and her husband Jim of Richards, Missouri, one sister, Bonnie Compton of Pittsburg, seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, stepfather, Buford Reeder, three sisters, Lorene Wilson, Nadine Egender, and Deloris Goodloe, three brothers, Carl, Norman, and Bob Hoop, and a grandson, Donnie Stafford.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 19, 2008 at the Bedene Funeral Home at Arma with the Rev. Schuyler McCracken officiating. Burial will be at the Rosebank Cemetery at Mulberry. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Bedene Chapel where friends may call after 11 a.m. Friday. The family will be at the home of Bill Shaffer, 410 E. Croweburg Road at Mulberry. The family suggests memorials to the Mulberry Senior Citizens Building Fund. Donations may be sent to or left at the Bedene Funeral Home, 517 E. Washington, Box 621, Arma, Kansas 66712.1
ParentsDKarl W. and Myrtle A. Walker Hoop
BurialRosebank Cemetery, Mulberry, KS, USA
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Maricia Houghton1

F, #97529, b. circa 1956

Family: David Stafford

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
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Birthcirca 1956KS, USA1
Marriage1
Living2014Mulberry, KS, USA
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

David Stafford1

M, #97530

Family: Maricia Houghton b. c 1956

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Marriage1
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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.