Houghton Surname Project

Beverly Campbell¹

F, #107761, b. circa 1935

Father*: Daniel Campbell¹ b. c 1892
Mother*: Beatrice Houghton¹ b. Apr 1893

Biography

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Birth

circa 1935

NE, USA, age 5 in 1940 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2275; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 94-178.

Gerald Campbell¹

M, #107762, b. circa 1920

Father*: Daniel Campbell¹ b. c 1892
Step-mother*: Beatrice Houghton¹ b. Apr 1893

Family: Bernice (?) b. c 1921

Marriage*: Gerald Campbell married Bernice (?)¹

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Birth

circa 1920

IA, USA, age 20 in 1940 census¹

Occupation

1940

music teacher; own studio

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2275; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 94-178.

Bernice (?)¹

F, #107763, b. circa 1921

Family: Gerald Campbell b. c 1920

Marriage*: Bernice (?) married Gerald Campbell, son of Daniel Campbell and Beatrice Houghton.¹

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Birth

circa 1921

NE, USA, age 19 in 1940 census¹

Occupation

1940

stenographer; abstract co.

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2275; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 94-178.

Nellie Genevieve Furr¹

F, #107764, b. 29 November 1909, d. 25 May 1987

Father*: Archie Marion Furr¹ b. c 1884, d. 7 Jun 1961
Mother*: Mattie Belle Houghton¹ b. 16 Jul 1890, d. 9 Feb 1976

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Birth

Nov 29, 1909

Lincoln, NE, USA, age 4/12 in 1910 census; age 10 in 1920 census;^1,2

Death

May 25, 1987

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Lincoln Ward 7, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: T624_850; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1374863.
[S415] E-mail from Bailey Houghton McAllister, April 12, 2024.

Thais M. Furr¹

F, #107765, b. 10 August 1916, d. 1 April 1986

Father*: Archie Marion Furr¹ b. c 1884, d. 7 Jun 1961
Mother*: Mattie Belle Houghton¹ b. 16 Jul 1890, d. 9 Feb 1976

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Birth

Aug 10, 1916

NE, USA, age 3 5/12 in 1920 census; age 13 in 1930 census^1,2

Death

Apr 1, 1986

Pedigree

Citations

[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: 1285; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0028; Image: 906.0; FHL microfilm: 2341020.
[S415] E-mail from Bailey Houghton McAllister, April 12, 2024.

Dr. Coleman Furr PHD¹

M, #107766, b. 22 February 1925, d. 15 May 2015

Father*: Archie Marion Furr¹ b. c 1884, d. 7 Jun 1961
Mother*: Mattie Belle Houghton¹ b. 16 Jul 1890, d. 9 Feb 1976

Family: Lois Stewart b. 22 Mar 1932, d. 11 Sep 2010

Marriage*: Dr. Coleman Furr PHD married Lois Stewart hey were married in the 1950's and divorced in 2004. They had 5 children.²

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Birth

Feb 22, 1925

Lincoln, NE, USA, age 5 in 1930 census; age 15 in 1940 census¹

Marriage

hey were married in the 1950's and divorced in 2004. They had 5 children²

Notable

1963

Founded Coleman College

Death

May 15, 2015

La Jolla, CA, USA

Obituary

SAN DIEGO – Dr. Coleman Furr, who founded the information technology institution Coleman University in San Diego nearly 50 years ago, passed away at 90, it was announced Wednesday.

Furr was surrounded by loved ones when he passed Monday at 10:40 a.m. at the Vie care facility in La Jolla.

Furr devoted himself to the computer industry for over six decades, from its beginnings to the current day’s sophisticated level of technology. He held a Doctor of Education from USIU (Alliant).

In 1946, Furr served in the U.S. Army in China for two years during World War II guiding convoys on a mountainous segment of the Burma Road. After his return from service, Furr trained at IBM, then became a manager of data processing with The Furr Company, a family-owned grocery business in Nebraska.

Later, he consulted with the government of Puerto Rico, where he was responsible for improving food distribution systems through the use of computers. While in Puerto Rico, Furr found that he could not find the qualified data processing personnel he needed to run the complex automated operations.

He saw one obvious solution to the dilemma: educate the staff himself. Thus, the early inspiration for Coleman College was conceived.

When he returned to the U.S., Furr was hired as controller at FedMart, the forerunner of Costco. He oversaw the installation of their first computer system and found that hiring competent people to operate computers was very difficult. As a result, Furr was determined to open a computer school.

In 1963, Coleman College was born along with the Coleman motto “Dreams into Reality” was fulfilled.

As founder and chairman of the Board of Coleman College, a private nonprofit accredited senior college, Furr established the premier information science undergraduate program in the country. In 1974, Coleman College was named by ComputerWorld Magazine as the “Best Data Processing School” in the country.

One of Dr. Furr’s famous quotes was, “Our finest accomplishment is happy graduates, a lot of them!”

Pedigree

Citations

[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: 1285; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0028; Image: 906.0; FHL microfilm: 2341020.
[S415] E-mail from Bailey Houghton McAllister, April 12, 2024.

Israel Houghton¹

M, #107767, d. 21 April 1801

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Death

Apr 21, 1801

Keene, NH, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll

Ray Houghton¹

M, #107768, b. circa 1888

Family: Edna (?) b. c 1895

Marriage*: Ray Houghton married Edna (?)¹

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Birth

circa 1888

IA, USA, age 52 in 1940 census¹

Marriage

1940 Census

1940

Omaha, Douglas Co., NE, USA, age 52, bank guard¹

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2271; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 94-63.

Edna (?)¹

F, #107769, b. circa 1895

Family: Ray Houghton b. c 1888

Marriage*: Edna (?) married Ray Houghton.¹

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Birth

circa 1895

IA, USA, age 45 in 1940 census¹

Marriage

1940 Census

1940

Omaha, Douglas Co., NE, USA, age 52, bank guard¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2271; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 94-63.

Clara Edmons¹

F, #107770, b. circa 1896

Family: Lee Roy Houghton b. 4 Jul 1888, d. 1955

Marriage*: Clara Edmons married Lee Roy Houghton, son of William George Houghton and Sadie J. McGuire.¹

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Birth

circa 1896

NE, USA, age 44 in 1940 census¹

Marriage

1940 Census

1940

Omaha, Douglas Co., NE, USA, age 49, retail surgical instruments factory salesman; living with wife's father Charles G. Edmons, 74, OH; widower; next door to mother Sadie¹

ParentsD

Charles G. Edmons, OH

Pedigree

Citations

[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2269; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 94-6.

Versa Lee Houghton¹

F, #107771, b. circa 1923

Father*: Earl Thomas Houghton¹ b. 20 Aug 1893, d. 30 Aug 1981
Mother*: Allie Melvina Hillman¹ b. c 1895, d. 12 Feb 1987

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Birth

circa 1923

WA, USA, age 17 in 1940 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: T627_4375; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 40-50.

Nancy Ann Houghton¹

F, #107772, b. circa 1935, d. 26 January 1996

Father*: Earl Thomas Houghton¹ b. 20 Aug 1893, d. 30 Aug 1981
Mother*: Allie Melvina Hillman¹ b. c 1895, d. 12 Feb 1987

Family: Niels Sorensen

Marriage*: Nancy Ann Houghton married Niels Sorensen on Jul 12, 1962 at Multinomah Co., OR, USA.

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Birth

circa 1935

WA, USA, age 5 in 1940 census¹

Marriage

Jul 12, 1962

Multinomah Co., OR, USA

Death

Jan 26, 1996

Seattle, WA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: T627_4375; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 40-50.

Ruth (?)¹

F, #107773, b. circa 1941

Family: Joseph Gregg Houghton b. c 1940, d. 14 Aug 2014

Marriage*: Ruth (?) married Joseph Gregg Houghton, son of Joseph York Houghton and Virginia Spear, on circa 1963 for 51 years.¹

Deborah G. Houghton+¹ b. c 1966

Biography

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Birth

circa 1941

Marriage

circa 1963

for 51 years¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/…

J. Gregg Houghton

M, #107774, b. circa 1987

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Birth

circa 1987

Bethesda, Montgomery Co., MD, USA

Living

2014

Research

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Virginia Spear

F, #107775

Family: Joseph York Houghton b. 8 Mar 1905, d. 4 Sep 1984

Marriage: Virginia Spear married Joseph York Houghton, son of William Keyes Houghton and Beatrice Averill York, on circa 1928 age 23 and 23.¹

James W. Houghton¹ b. c 1930, d. b 2014
Joseph Gregg Houghton+² b. c 1940, d. 14 Aug 2014
Donald York Houghton b. c 1942

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Birth

Bethesda, Montgomery Co., MD, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Bethesda, Montgomery Co., Maryland; Roll: 877; Enumeration District: 22 Sheet: 43B; line 68, dwl 402-1040-1047.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Montgomery, Maryland; Roll: T627_1554; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 16-26B.

Deborah G. Houghton¹

F, #107776, b. circa 1966

Father*: Joseph Gregg Houghton¹ b. c 1940, d. 14 Aug 2014
Mother*: Ruth (?)¹ b. c 1941

Family: James McFarland b. c 1949

Marriage*: Deborah G. Houghton married James McFarland.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1966

Bethesda, Montgomery Co., MD, USA¹

Marriage

Living

2014

Germantown, MD, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/…

James McFarland¹

M, #107777, b. circa 1949

Family: Deborah G. Houghton b. c 1966

Marriage*: James McFarland married Deborah G. Houghton, daughter of Joseph Gregg Houghton and Ruth (?).¹

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Birth

circa 1949

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/…

James McFarland

M, #107778

Father*: James McFarland b. c 1949
Mother*: Deborah G. Houghton b. c 1966

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Birth

Pedigree

Katrina McFarland

F, #107779

Father*: James McFarland b. c 1949
Mother*: Deborah G. Houghton b. c 1966

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Birth

Pedigree

Donald York Houghton¹

M, #107780, b. circa 1942

Father*: Joseph York Houghton¹ b. 8 Mar 1905, d. 4 Sep 1984
Mother*: Virginia Spear

Biography

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Birth

circa 1942

Living

2014

Chevy Chase, MD, USA¹

Research

Jean Houghton
Brooke Houghton
Aaron Houghton

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/…

Helen A. (?)¹

F, #107781, b. circa 1910

Family: James Frank Houghton b. 24 Oct 1893

Marriage*: Helen A. (?) married James Frank Houghton, son of Charles William Houghton and Ada Keach.¹

William Runyan Houghton+¹ b. 25 Dec 1949
Raymond Keach Houghton¹ b. 5 Aug 1950

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Birth

circa 1910

MO, USA

Marriage

1950 US Census

1950

St. Petersburg, FL, USA, age 56, self employed lawyer; and mother in law Bertha Smith, 71, KS,

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Joshua James Houghton, August 17, 2014.

William Runyan Houghton¹

M, #107782, b. 25 December 1949

Father*: James Frank Houghton¹ b. 24 Oct 1893
Mother*: Helen A. (?)¹ b. c 1910

Family:

Joshua James Houghton+¹ b. 16 May 1972, d. 9 Sep 2020

Biography

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Birth

Dec 25, 1949

FL, USA¹

Living

2014

FL, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Joshua James Houghton, August 17, 2014.

Joshua James Houghton¹

M, #107783, b. 16 May 1972, d. 9 September 2020

Father*: William Runyan Houghton¹ b. 25 Dec 1949

Family:

Samantha Sara Houghton¹ b. 25 Sep 2003

Biography

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Birth

May 16, 1972

Address

Aug 17, 2014

joshh0516

Death

Sep 9, 2020

FL, USA

Burial

Sunnyside Cemetery, St Petersburg, FL, USA

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Joshua James Houghton, August 17, 2014.

Raymond Keach Houghton¹

M, #107784, b. 5 August 1950

Father*: James Frank Houghton¹ b. 24 Oct 1893
Mother*: Helen A. (?)¹ b. c 1910

Biography

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Birth

Aug 5, 1950

FL, USA¹

Living

2014

Saint Petersburg, FL, USA

No Childrn

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Joshua James Houghton, August 17, 2014.

Samantha Sara Houghton¹

F, #107785, b. 25 September 2003

Father*: Joshua James Houghton¹ b. 16 May 1972, d. 9 Sep 2020

Biography

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Birth

Sep 25, 2003

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Joshua James Houghton, August 17, 2014.

Michael Peter Dutt

M, #107786, b. 27 October 1956, d. November 2011

Father*: Heinz Joachim Dutt b. 4 Mar 1931, d. 11 Jul 2013
Mother*: Mildred Kathleen Houghton b. 8 Mar 1931, d. 21 Nov 1971

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Birth

Oct 27, 1956

St. Louis, MO, USA

Death

Nov, 2011

Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Pedigree

Romona Konert¹

F, #107787, b. 15 March 1909, d. July 1984

Family: William August Houghton b. 10 Aug 1907, d. 19 Oct 1985

Marriage*: Romona Konert married William August Houghton, son of August Ellsworth Houghton and Clara Belle Middleton, on Apr 12, 1933 at Greeley, NE, USA.¹

Clara Ann Houghton¹ b. c 1934
LaVern Houghton¹ b. c 1936
Donald Houghton¹ b. c 1937
Virginia Houghton b. c 1944

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Birth

Mar 15, 1909

Humphrey, Platte Co., NE, USA, age 32 in 1940 census¹

Marriage

Apr 12, 1933

Greeley, NE, USA¹

1940 Census

1940

Dublin, Boone Co., NE, USA, age 33, farmer¹

1950 US Census

1950

Wisner, NE, USA, age 42, farmer

Death

Jul, 1984

NE, USA

Obituary

Jul 19, 1984

Ramona Houghton’s funeral July 16
The funeral of Ramona Margaret Houghton, 75, of Wisner, was held Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, with Rev John Koros officiating at the 10:30 a. m. Mass and interment in Ihe parish cemetery.
Visitation was Sunday from 3-9 p. m. at the Ku/.elka Funeral Home. A 7:3n p%m rosary was recited.
The daughter of Joseph and Anna Wiegers¹ Konert was horn March 15. 1909, at Humphrey, and died Friday at SI. Francis Hospital in West Point She and William Houghton were married April 12. 1933. at Greeley. They farmed in Greeley County and came to the Wisner area in 1941. They retired to Wisner in 1970 She was a member of St. Joseph's Church.
Survivors include her husband; two sons. LaVern of Wisner and Donald of Dodge; two daughters. Mrs. John Clara Ann» Kubr Jr . Stanton, and

Mrs. Raymond (Virgini Pieper. Dodge; 15 grandchildren; one greatgrandchild; one brother. Gerald Konert. Columbus, and two sisters. Mrs Alverez Michel. Omaha, and Mrs Walter (Oda» Fleek. Yureka. Calif. She was preceded in death by a granddaughter and one sister

Burial

Saint Josephs Catholic Church Cemetery, Wisner, NE, USA

ParentsD

Joseph and Anna (Wiegers) Konert

Pedigree

Citations

[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Dublin, Boone, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2236; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 6-11.

Clara Ann Houghton¹

F, #107788, b. circa 1934

Father*: William August Houghton¹ b. 10 Aug 1907, d. 19 Oct 1985
Mother*: Romona Konert¹ b. 15 Mar 1909, d. Jul 1984

Family: John Kubr

Marriage*: Clara Ann Houghton married John Kubr.

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Birth

circa 1934

NE, USA, age 6 in 1940 census¹

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Dublin, Boone, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2236; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 6-11.

LaVern Houghton

M, #107789, b. circa 1936

Father*: William August Houghton¹ b. 10 Aug 1907, d. 19 Oct 1985
Mother*: Romona Konert¹ b. 15 Mar 1909, d. Jul 1984

Biography

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Birth

circa 1936

NE, USA, age 4 in 1940 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Dublin, Boone, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2236; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 6-11.

Donald Houghton¹

M, #107790, b. circa 1937

Father*: William August Houghton¹ b. 10 Aug 1907, d. 19 Oct 1985
Mother*: Romona Konert¹ b. 15 Mar 1909, d. Jul 1984

Biography

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Birth

circa 1937

NE, USA, age 3 in 1940 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Dublin, Boone, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2236; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 6-11.