Houghton Surname Project

Charles A. Nourse Sr¹

M, #101082

Family: Eunice Anna Houghton b. 4 Jan 1905, d. 20 Mar 1989

Marriage*: Charles A. Nourse Sr married Eunice Anna Houghton, daughter of William Walter Houghton and Etta B. Hodgdon.¹

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[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Michael Horton¹

M, #101083

Father*: (?) Horton¹
Mother*: Martha Louise Houghton¹ b. 24 Sep 1949

Family: Jayme (?)

Marriage*: Michael Horton married Jayme (?)¹

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2011

Hanson, MA, USA

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[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/wickedlocal-marshfield/…

Jayme (?)¹

F, #101084

Family: Michael Horton

Marriage*: Jayme (?) married Michael Horton, son of (?) Horton and Martha Louise Houghton.¹

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[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/wickedlocal-marshfield/…

Christopher Horton¹

M, #101085

Father*: (?) Horton¹
Mother*: Martha Louise Houghton¹ b. 24 Sep 1949

Family: Michele (?)

Marriage*: Christopher Horton married Michele (?)¹

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2011

Marshfield, MA, USA

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[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/wickedlocal-marshfield/…

Michele (?)¹

F, #101086

Family: Christopher Horton

Marriage*: Michele (?) married Christopher Horton, son of (?) Horton and Martha Louise Houghton.¹

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[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/wickedlocal-marshfield/…

Mark Horton¹

M, #101087

Father*: (?) Horton¹
Mother*: Martha Louise Houghton¹ b. 24 Sep 1949

Family: Cheryl (?)

Marriage*: Mark Horton married Cheryl (?)¹

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2011

Windham, NH, USA¹

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[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/wickedlocal-marshfield/…

Cheryl (?)¹

F, #101088

Family: Mark Horton

Marriage*: Cheryl (?) married Mark Horton, son of (?) Horton and Martha Louise Houghton.¹

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[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/wickedlocal-marshfield/…

Ida May Houghton¹

F, #101089

Family: Walter Thomas

Marriage*: Ida May Houghton married Walter Thomas.¹

Ruth Marion Thomas+¹ b. 1 Nov 1919, d. 28 Jun 2011

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

Walter Thomas¹

M, #101090

Family: Ida May Houghton

Marriage*: Walter Thomas married Ida May Houghton.¹

Ruth Marion Thomas+¹ b. 1 Nov 1919, d. 28 Jun 2011

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Providence, RI, USA

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

Ruth Marion Thomas¹

F, #101091, b. 1 November 1919, d. 28 June 2011

Father*: Walter Thomas¹
Mother*: Ida May Houghton¹

Family 1: Rev. Hollier Tomlin d. 1989

Marriage*: Ruth Marion Thomas married Rev. Hollier Tomlin.¹

David Tomlin¹

Family 2: Ed Gronneberg

Marriage*: Ruth Marion Thomas married Ed Gronneberg on circa 1999.¹

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Birth

Nov 1, 1919

Summit, NJ, USA¹

Marriage

circa 1999

Death

Jun 28, 2011

South Kingstown, RI, USA¹

Obituary

Jul 6, 2011

South Kingstown, RI - Ruth Gronneberg, widow of the Rev. Hollier Tomlin who was associate rector of Christ Episcopal Church during the 1970s and 1980s, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at South County Hospital in Wakefield, Rhode Island. She was 91. Mrs. Gronneberg died while attempting to recover from serious injuries she suffered at the Kingston, RI, railroad station on June 17 when a Boston-bound Acela express train sped past the platform. The wind of its passing pushed her backward and she fell to the ground, fracturing her left hip and wrist. "She will be missed in all of the many places she lived and is still remembered," said her son, David Tomlin. "She radiated joy, warmth, modesty and goodness. Her smile and the sound of her voice, often raised in a song, made her a welcome presence wherever she went." Born Ruth Marion Thomas on Nov. 1, 1919, in Summit, NJ, Mrs. Gronneberg was the youngest of four children. Her father, Walter Thomas, worked on Wall Street and later as a traveling salesman in New England. Her mother was the former Ida May Houghton. The Thomas family settled in Providence, RI, when Mrs. Gronneberg was very young. She graduated from Classical High School and the Katherine Gibbs School. She attended Cavalry Baptist Church, where she met and later married the late Mr. Tomlin, son of the church's pastor, the Rev. Earl Hollier Tomlin. The couple moved to Florida, where Mr. Tomlin was in flight training with the U.S. Navy, and continued to move throughout the next 14 years from one posting to the next until Mr. Tomlin left the Navy in 1955 to enter seminary in preparation to become an Episcopal minister. He was founding rector of St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Corpus Christi before coming in 1971 to Christ Church, where his wife was church secretary for several years, sang in the church choir, participated in Bible study groups and taught Sunday school. The Rev. Mr. Tomlin retired in 1986 and died in 1989. Ten years later, Mrs. Gronneberg married Ed Gronneberg, a native and lifelong resident of Rhode Island who owned and operated real estate and insurance businesses in Cranston, RI.
The two had known each other well for many years. Mr. Gronneberg was married to Hollier Tomlin's sister Bonnie until her death in 1996, and the two couples had all been close friends. Following their marriage in 1999, Ruth and Ed Gronneberg divided their time for many years between homes in San Antonio and South County, Rhode Island. Mrs. Gronneberg remained active in Christ Church affairs, serving on the vestry and on the church school faculty. In recent years the Gronnebergs settled permanently at Brightview Commons in Wakefield, RI. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Gronneberg is survived by her son, David Tomlin of New York, NY, stepdaughters Linda Gaulin of West Greenwich, RI; Kathy Pazera of Jamestown, RI ; Andrea Richardson of Narragansett, RI; and Bonnie Harbourt of Roanoke, VA; three grandchildren, 11 step grandchildren, one great grandchild and one step great grandchild.
Memorial services will be held at Christ Episcopal Church at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 9. In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions be made in Mrs. Gronneberg's name to Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island, 1085 North Main St., Providence, RI 02904.
Published in Express-News on July 6, 2011¹

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

Rev. Hollier Tomlin¹

M, #101092, d. 1989

Family: Ruth Marion Thomas b. 1 Nov 1919, d. 28 Jun 2011

Marriage*: Rev. Hollier Tomlin married Ruth Marion Thomas, daughter of Walter Thomas and Ida May Houghton.¹

David Tomlin¹

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1989

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

Ed Gronneberg¹

M, #101093

Family: Ruth Marion Thomas b. 1 Nov 1919, d. 28 Jun 2011

Marriage*: Ed Gronneberg married Ruth Marion Thomas, daughter of Walter Thomas and Ida May Houghton, on circa 1999.¹

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circa 1999

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

David Tomlin¹

M, #101094

Father*: Rev. Hollier Tomlin¹ d. 1989
Mother*: Ruth Marion Thomas¹ b. 1 Nov 1919, d. 28 Jun 2011

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2011

New York, New York Co., NY, USA

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

Sallie Ruth Petitt¹

F, #101095, b. circa 1949, d. 1 May 2011

Father*: Everett J. Petitt¹
Mother*: Esther Louise Houghton¹ b. c 1906

Family: Harold Nolder

Marriage*: Sallie Ruth Petitt married Harold Nolder.¹

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Birth

circa 1949

Milford, MA, USA¹

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Death

May 1, 2011

North Broward County Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA, age 62¹

Obituary

Jul 6, 2011

Sally Ruth Nolder, 62 of Pompano Beach, Fl. died Sunday May 1, 2011 at the North Broward County Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. after a short illness. Born in Milford, MA, the daughter of the late Everett J. and Esther (Houghton) Petitt. Mrs. Nolder lived in Franklin many years before moving to Florida 47 years ago. She was employed with the Florida State Authority dept. and Walmart for many years. She is survived by her husband, Harold NJolder and a son, Harold Nolder and wife Margaret of Beaverton, Or. one daughter, Tracie Prestridge and husband David of Branson, MO. and three gtrandchildren, five sisters; Betty Harper and Marjorie Latourneau of Melbourne, Fl., Frances Wrenne and Roselyn Grenier of Sebastian, FL. and Sandra Gagliani of Medway, MA She was also the sister of the late Bruce, Everett, Warren, Arthur, Donald Petitt, and Howard Arnold, Vivian Renzulli, Mary Paquette, Eunice Muccillo, and Barbasra Backinsale. A memorial service was held in Vero Beach Fl. on May 11, 2011.

Published in The Country Gazette from June 29 to July 6, 2011¹

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[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/wickedlocal-bellingham/…

Harold Nolder¹

M, #101096

Family: Sallie Ruth Petitt b. c 1949, d. 1 May 2011

Marriage*: Harold Nolder married Sallie Ruth Petitt, daughter of Everett J. Petitt and Esther Louise Houghton.¹

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[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/wickedlocal-bellingham/…

Harold Nolder¹

M, #101097

Father*: Harold Nolder¹
Mother*: Sallie Ruth Petitt¹ b. c 1949, d. 1 May 2011

Family: Margaret (?)

Marriage*: Harold Nolder married Margaret (?)¹

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2011

Beaverton, OR, USA¹

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[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/wickedlocal-bellingham/…

Margaret (?)¹

F, #101098

Family: Harold Nolder

Marriage*: Margaret (?) married Harold Nolder, son of Harold Nolder and Sallie Ruth Petitt.¹

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[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/wickedlocal-bellingham/…

Tracie Nolder¹

F, #101099

Father*: Harold Nolder¹
Mother*: Sallie Ruth Petitt¹ b. c 1949, d. 1 May 2011

Family: David Prestridge

Marriage*: Tracie Nolder married David Prestridge.¹

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2011

Branson, MO, USA

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[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/wickedlocal-bellingham/…

David Prestridge¹

M, #101100

Family: Tracie Nolder

Marriage*: David Prestridge married Tracie Nolder, daughter of Harold Nolder and Sallie Ruth Petitt.¹

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[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/wickedlocal-bellingham/…