Houghton Surname Project

Jacob Senteney

M, #99391, b. 1832

Father*: Joab Houghton Senteney b. 6 Dec 1794
Mother*: Elizabeth Doing b. 1798

Family: Martha McNeil

Marriage*: Jacob Senteney married Martha McNeil.¹

Walter Sentney Clayton+¹ b. 5 Nov 1872

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Birth

1832

Maysville, Mason Co., KY, USA¹

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[S415] E-mail Donald G. Clayton, Aug. 22, 2010.

Helen Hazel Sears¹

F, #99392, b. 8 December 1917, d. 9 August 2010

Family: Donald Edward Houghton b. 11 Mar 1909, d. 28 May 1992

Marriage*: Helen Hazel Sears married Donald Edward Houghton, son of Edward Simon Houghton and Alta Van Pelt, on 1977.¹

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Birth

Dec 8, 1917

IA, USA¹

Marriage

1977

Death

Aug 9, 2010

Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA¹

Obituary

Aug 18, 2010

Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, Helen Hazel Houghton (1917-2010)
December 8, 1917 - August 9, 2010
Helen passed away on August 9, 2010 at the age of 92. Born in 1917 to parents Charles and Mary Sears, she was one of 9 children raised in Iowa. She migrated to California, worked in various jobs and eventually landed at Lockheed. Married to Robert Lyon in 1949, they shared many adventures together. He passed away in 1972. Helen married Don Houghton in 1977 with whom she traveled to 48 states and resided in Manhattan Beach. Don passed away in 1992. Helen was a long time member and past house chair of Manhattan Beach Neptunian Club and the Westchester Elks. An active volunteer, she also won National Sales Person of the Year with Tupperware. She is survived by her nieces, Grace Gieger and Pat (Joe) Doyle; nephews, Clifford (Polly) Nentwig and Bud (Ginger) Nentwig; her wonderful care giver, Gladiz Keneker; many friends; and neighbors. Helen was a stylish, beautiful lady with a great sense of humor who led a full, active and wonderful life, serving as an inspiration to many. Please sign the guest book at www.dailybreeze.com/obits.
Published in Daily Breeze on August 18, 2010¹

ParentsD

Charles and Mary Sears

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[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailybreeze/obituary.aspx

Martha McNeil¹

F, #99393

Family: Jacob Senteney b. 1832

Marriage*: Martha McNeil married Jacob Senteney, son of Joab Houghton Senteney and Elizabeth Doing.¹

Walter Sentney Clayton+¹ b. 5 Nov 1872

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Marriage

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Citations

[S415] E-mail Donald G. Clayton, Aug. 22, 2010.

Walter Sentney Clayton¹

M, #99394, b. 5 November 1872

Father*: Jacob Senteney¹ b. 1832
Mother*: Martha McNeil¹

Family: Velma Clytia Jordan

Marriage*: Walter Sentney Clayton married Velma Clytia Jordan on Oct 9, 1906 at Wayne Co., IL, USA.¹

George E. Clayton+ b. 18 Oct 1911, d. 1972

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Birth

Nov 5, 1872

Matton, IL, USA¹

Marriage

Oct 9, 1906

Wayne Co., IL, USA¹

Research

Donald Clayton: (Jacob did not accept Martha's four children as his); Walter was raised by David Clayton and took his name.¹

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Citations

[S415] E-mail Donald G. Clayton, Aug. 22, 2010.

Velma Clytia Jordan¹

F, #99395

Family: Walter Sentney Clayton b. 5 Nov 1872

Marriage*: Velma Clytia Jordan married Walter Sentney Clayton, son of Jacob Senteney and Martha McNeil, on Oct 9, 1906 at Wayne Co., IL, USA.¹

George E. Clayton+ b. 18 Oct 1911, d. 1972

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Marriage

Oct 9, 1906

Wayne Co., IL, USA¹

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Citations

[S415] E-mail Donald G. Clayton, Aug. 22, 2010.

Donald Glynn Clayton¹

M, #99396

Father*: George E. Clayton b. 18 Oct 1911, d. 1972
Mother*: Mital Wittke (?)

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Birth

Address

Aug 22, 2010

wittke50@wideopenwest.com

Research

2013

Joab Houghton was ancestor; Y-DNA E1b1b1 & Shorthand E-M35.1

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My grandfather was Walter Senteney and was raised by David Clayton and took the name Clayton when he got married

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[S415] E-mail Donald G. Clayton, Aug. 22, 2010.

Charles Houghton¹

M, #99397

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Residence

1861

Mil. Enls

between 1861 and 1862

MA, USA, Corporal, Company E, 22nd Mass Inf; Sep 9,1861-Apr 18, 1862; 7 m - 9 d¹

1890 Veterans Census

1890

Quincy, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, Corporal, Company E, 22nd Mass Inf; Sep 9,1861-Apr 18, 1862; 7 m - 9 d; residence, 106 Hancock St; chronic rheumatism; works 1/2 time^1,2

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[S1409] Unknown record type, unknown repository address, Year: 1890; Census Place: Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll 11; Page: 0; Enumeration District: 669; line 11, dwl 217-280.
[S1409] Unknown record type, unknown repository address, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 11; Page: 0; Enumeration District: 669.

Georgiana Houghton

F, #99398

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Notable

Author

1882

Houghton, Georgiana. "Chronicles of the Photographs of Spiritual Beings." London: 1882, 273p

Notable

A famous English spiritualist and spirit photographer

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Documents Houghtons

?, #99399

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Houghton Documents in my possession:

Houghton:

Ralph Houghton Signature and print - jpeg
Houghton Critique by Snow - Word Doc.
Jonathan Houghton Bible - pdf
Florence Houghton Marshall Publications List
Sketches of the Town of Lancaster MA by Joseph Willard, 1826 - pdf
Diary of Rev. Royall Houghton, circa 1830- pdf
Shevah Houghton Rev. Manuscripts, 1832 - pdf
Reports of Wm. A. Burt and Bela Hubbard: esqs., on the geography, topography of ...South Shore of Lake Superior by Jacob Houghton (Jr.) and T. W. Bristol, 1846 -pdf
The Life of Spencer Houghton Cone, 1856 - pdf
Houghton Family Tree Ornate Graphic, prob. Francis W. Houghton 1858 - jpeg
Comprehensive Philosophy by Horace Hoskins Houghton, 1862 - pdf
Houghton Genealogy of Francis W. Houghton of NY, 1869 - long sheet original
Report to Houghton Association, Columbus Smith, 1869 - pdf
Report of the directors of the Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad Company, 1871 - pdf
Poems by Horace Hoskins Houghton, 1872 - pdf
System of Philosophy by Horace Hoskins Houghton, 1875 - pdf
Drift from York Harbor by George W.W. Houghton, 1879 - pdf
Legend of St. Olaf's Kirk by George W.W. Houghton, 1880 - pdf
Niagara, and other poems by George W.W. Houghton, 1882 - pdf
Evenings at home in Spiritual Seance, Georgiana Houghton, 1882 - pdf
Agricultural physics (Houghton Farm, Lawson Valentine), 1883 -pdf
Memoirs of Samuel Prentiss and Lucretia Houghton, by Charles J. F. Binney, 1883 - pdf
Early Life and Public Career HOS. JAMES G. BLAISE by Walter R. Houghton, 1884 -pdf
Kings of Fortune by Walter R. Houghton, 1888 - pdf
Memoir of Douglass Houghton (signed) by Alvah Bradish, 1889 - pdf
Douglass Houghton, by Alexander Winchell, 1889 - pdf
Lancaster MA VRs - Nourse 1890 - pdf
Songs and Sonnets by Dr. A. S. Houghton, 1892 - pdf
Early Printing in America by Henry Oscar Houghton, 1894 - pdf
History of Town of Berlin MA by William A. Houghton, 1895 - pdf
Proceedings at Dedication of Houghton Memorial, 1895 - pdf
Arthur Boyd Houghton: A Selection of His Work - Arthur Boyd Houghton - pdf
Henry Oscar Houghton by Horace E. Scudder, 1897 - Word Doc. and pdf
Houghton Genealogy by D. A. Keizer, 1897 - pdf
Holstein-Friesian cattle. A history of the breed and its development in America by Frederick Lowell Houghton, 1897 - pdf
Houghton Memorial Chapel Address, 1899 - pdf
Edwin and Eleanor by A. C. Houghton, 1899 - pdf
Brooks and Houghton Reunion, 1908 by Jefferson Brooks - pdf
Ornamental Concrete without Molds by A. A. Houghton, 1910 - pdf
The Houghton Pond by William A. Houghton, 1911 - pdf
John Wesley Houghton's Introduction Letter soliciting information for 1912 Genealogy - Word Doc
The Houghton Genealogy, 1912, J.W. Houghton (electronic version by Ralph Houghton)
The Houghton Genealogy, 1912, J.W. Houghton (reprint) and pdf
Two Boys in the Civil War and After by William Robert and M. B. Houghton, 1912 - Word Doc.
Moral Significance of Animals as indicated in Greek Proverbs - Herbert Pierpoint Houghton, 1915 - pdf
The Business of the College by Herbert Pierrepont Houghton, 1916 - pdf
Elements of Public Speaking by Harry Garfield Houghton, 1916 - pdf
The Shelleys of George by Beatrice York Houghton, 1917- pdf
The Ropers of Sterling and Rutland by Ella E. Roper, 1921 - pdf
The archeology of the Genesee country, by Frederick Houghton, 1922 -pdf
Genealogical Memoirs of the Reding, Conover, Hoagland and Houghton Families by Clara Primm, 1930 (Donated to Sutro)
We Houghtons by Luella Houghton Pringle, 1938 - pdf
Houghton Genealogy 1066-1953 by Imogene Uran, 1953 - original handwritten copy (Donated to Sutro Library) and typed copies
Rowland Houghton's Theodolate, article in American Surveyor, 2004 - pdf
Houghton Vital Records in Vermont 1760-1980 Compiled by Charles J. Vella (A 400 page handwritten compilation of every Houghton surname vital record from 1760 to 1980 at the Middlesex VT Division of Records. 2004 Donated to the Sutro Library in San Francisco.)
Alanson B. Houghton by Jeffrey J. Matthews, 2004 - book
Houghton Ancestors by William D. Houghton, 2009 - book and pdf
The Memoirs of Orley Clifton Houghton, 1950s; edited by William D. Houghton, 2010 -pdf
Descendents of Rev. Ralph Wheelock by R. Sullivan, 2010 - pdf
Michigan's Columbus the Life of Douglass Houghton by Steve Lehto, 2010

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Arthur Linden McDonald¹

M, #99400, b. 7 July 1905, d. 7 January 1993

Family: Virginia Louise Houghton b. 9 May 1908, d. 10 Oct 2003

Marriage*: Arthur Linden McDonald married Virginia Louise Houghton, daughter of Harry Garfield Houghton M.A. and Bertha Grace Killen, on Jul 8, 1931 at Detroit, MI, USA.¹

Anne McDonald b. c 1936
Jane Houghton McDonald b. c 1946

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Birth

Jul 7, 1905

LaJunta, CO, USA¹

Marriage

Jul 8, 1931

Detroit, MI, USA¹

1950 US Census

1950

Birmingham, MI, USA, age 44, building mfg, civil engineer

Death

Jan 7, 1993

Howell, MI, USA¹

ParentsS

Samuel Alexander McDonald and Lulu May Sears¹

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Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/i/m/…

Anne McDonald

F, #99401, b. circa 1936

Father*: Arthur Linden McDonald b. 7 Jul 1905, d. 7 Jan 1993
Mother*: Virginia Louise Houghton b. 9 May 1908, d. 10 Oct 2003

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Birth

circa 1936

MI, USA

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Jane Houghton McDonald

F, #99402, b. circa 1946

Father*: Arthur Linden McDonald b. 7 Jul 1905, d. 7 Jan 1993
Mother*: Virginia Louise Houghton b. 9 May 1908, d. 10 Oct 2003

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Birth

circa 1946

MI, USA

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Luther Leonard Houghton¹

M, #99403, b. 24 August 1874, d. 8 October 1877

Father*: James Warren Houghton¹ b. 6 Dec 1842, d. 17 Apr 1929
Mother*: Lydia Jane Ware¹ b. 2 May 1852, d. 12 Feb 1932

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Birth

Aug 24, 1874

Cohoctah, Livingston Co., MI, USA¹

Death

Oct 8, 1877

Cohoctah, Livingston Co., MI, USA¹

Pedigree

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[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/i/m/…

John Lane¹

M, #99404, b. circa 1804, d. 22 September 1878

Family: Elizabeth Sanford b. 15 Apr 1804, d. 28 Apr 1894

Marriage*: John Lane married Elizabeth Sanford on 1854 at Cohoctah, Livingston Co., MI, USA.¹

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Birth

circa 1804

NY, USA, age 66 in 1870 census¹

Marriage

1854

Cohoctah, Livingston Co., MI, USA¹

1860 Census

1860

Cohoctah, Livingston Co., MI, USA, age 55, farmer²

Death

Sep 22, 1878

Cohoctah, Livingston Co., MI, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/i/m/…
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Cohoctah, Livingston, Michigan; Roll: M653_552; Page: 337, sheet 95, line 15, dwl 709-700.

Dianna Biglow¹

F, #99405, b. circa 1819, d. 5 July 1864

Family: William M. Houghton b. c 1830, d. 15 Dec 1864

Marriage*: Dianna Biglow married William M. Houghton, son of Luther Houghton and Elizabeth Sanford, on 1856.¹

Sylvester L. Houghton+ b. 18 Sep 1859
Emma S. A. Houghton+ b. 4 May 1864, d. b 1930

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Birth

circa 1819

OH, USA¹

Marriage

Unknown Bigelow

Diana Bigelow
1844 – 1931

Alfred Bigelow
1848 –

Marriage

1856

Death

Jul 5, 1864

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/i/m/…

(?) Higgins¹

M, #99406

Family: Edna Houghton b. 8 Oct 1891

Marriage*: (?) Higgins married Edna Houghton, daughter of Sylvester L. Houghton and Ellen C. Downer.¹

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Marriage

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[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/i/m/…

(?) Codell¹

M, #99407

Family: Ruby Houghton b. c 1910

Marriage*: (?) Codell married Ruby Houghton, daughter of Sylvester L. Houghton and Ellen C. Downer.¹

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Marriage

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[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/i/m/…

Diana Houghton¹

F, #99408, b. 28 March 1844, d. circa 1931

Family: Lester Newman b. 25 Nov 1839, d. c 1894

Marriage*: Diana Houghton married Lester Newman.¹

May Newman² b. c 1878

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Birth

Mar 28, 1844

Milan, OH, USA, age 36 in 1880 census¹

Marriage

Death

circa 1931

Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA¹

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sister

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Milan, OH, USA

ParentsD

parents born in NY²

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Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/i/m/…
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Vassar, Tuscola, Michigan; Roll: 607; Family History Film: 1254607; Page: 267C; Enumeration District: 412; line 33, dwl 48-49.

Lester Newman¹

M, #99409, b. 25 November 1839, d. circa 1894

Family: Diana Houghton b. 28 Mar 1844, d. c 1931

Marriage*: Lester Newman married Diana Houghton.¹

May Newman² b. c 1878

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Birth

Nov 25, 1839

PA, USA, age 41 in 1880 census¹

Marriage

1880 Census

1880

Vassar, Tuscola Co., MI, USA, age 41, farmer; and father Johnathan Newman, 65, carpenter, PA, CT, CT; and sister in law, Emma Houghton, 16, MI, NY, NY²

Death

circa 1894

Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA

ParentsS

Johnathan Newman, parents born in PA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/i/m/…
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Vassar, Tuscola, Michigan; Roll: 607; Family History Film: 1254607; Page: 267C; Enumeration District: 412; line 33, dwl 48-49.

Robert James Houghton¹

M, #99410, b. circa 1937, d. 27 August 2010

Father*: Sylvester Eugene Houghton¹ b. 3 Sep 1896, d. Sep 1966
Mother*: Elsie Overly¹ b. c 1900

Family: Jacqueline Eggleston b. c 1936

Marriage*: Robert James Houghton married Jacqueline Eggleston.¹

Keith Allen Houghton¹ b. c 1965
Calvin R. Houghton¹ b. c 1967

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Birth

circa 1937

Ensley Center, MI, USA¹

Marriage

Death

Aug 27, 2010

Cedar Springs, MI, USA¹

Obituary

Aug 29, 2010

Grand Rapids, MI, USA, Robert Houghton
HOUGHTON Cedar Springs Mr. Robert Houghton, age 73, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, August 27, 2010. He grew up on the family farm in Ensley Center, was the youngest of 12 children, and loved every minute of growing up on the farm. After a November fire at the farm, Bob went to work at W.W.W., retiring after 31.8 years. Since 1960 Bob and Jackie have been members of First Baptist Church of Cedar Springs where Bob served as Deacon. After leaving W.W.W., Bob worked at Cedar Springs Public Schools as a Junior High Custodian. He is survived by his loving wife, the former Jacqueline Eggleston; children, Keith and Samantha Houghton and Calvin Houghton; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchild; brothers and sisters, Mrs. Donna Groenke, Milo "Mike" and Dorothy Houghton, Lloyd and Mazel Houghton, Gaylord and Pat Houghton; sister-in-law, Mrs. Lois Houghton; brother-in-law, J.C. Nielsen; several nieces and nephews; Jackie's family, Donald and Myrne Eggleston, Mrs. Donna Kossen, Melvin and Mary Eggleston, and Mary Kay and Charles Doane. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Kenneth, Francis, LaVern, Theodore, and sister, June. The Service of Praise and Thanksgiving for the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ for Mr. Houghton will be Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Cedar Springs with Pastor Jim Howard officiating. Interment in Elmwood Cemetery. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider The Memorial Fund at First Baptist Church of Cedar Springs. Relatives and friends may meet with the family at the Pederson Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. The Pederson Funeral Home, Rockford www.pedersonfuneralhome.com

Published in Grand Rapids Press on August 29, 2010¹

Burial

Elmwood Cemetery, Cedar Springs, MI, USA¹

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