Mary Forrester Sears1

F, #9391, b. circa 1836, d. 1892

Family: Levi Houghton b. 15 Mar 1825, d. 1880

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Birthcirca 1836ME, USA, age 24 in 1860 census; age 34 in 1870 census; age 44 in 1880 census2
OriginWiscasset, Lincoln Co., ME, USA3
Marriage18574,5,3
1860 Census1860Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 32, mechanic6
1870 Census1870Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 44, works in a shop, property $1000-300; next door to brother Abner2
1880 Census1880Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, USA, age 54, works in a currier shop7
Death18924,3
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  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405 #1363s.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., MA, Box 655, p. 271, line 12, dwl 321.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405.
  5. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 32 (Francis Walter Houghton's Genealogy).
  6. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Microfilm: M653; Page: 29, line 38, dwl 227-275.
  7. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T9_563; Family History Film: 1254563; Page: 521D; Enumeration District: 827; sheet 16, line 33, dwl 168-202.

Olivia Ann Houghton1,2,3

F, #9392, b. 15 January 1829, d. after 1898

Family: Henry J. Marsh b. c 1823, d. 28 Nov 1893

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BirthJan 15, 1829Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA, age 20 in 1850 census; age 26 in 1855 census; age 27 in 1860 census4
MarriageJul 9, 1851New York, New York Co., NY, USA5,1,6,7
1860 Census1860Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA, age 75, grocer8
ResidenceBrooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA, 48 S. 8th St.9
Deathafter 1898Marshville, MI, USA9,6
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  1. [S565] James P. Maher, NY Herald Mar & Death Index I, p. 194.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5090.
  3. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , New York Ward 10, New York, New York; Roll: M432_545; Page: 154; 14, dwl 107-173.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Kenyon, May 23, 2000, from Bible of Theophilus L. Houghton.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
  7. [S1108] Henry B. Hoff Long Island Genealogies II, p. 119.
  8. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Brooklyn, Ward 11 Destrict 3, Kings Co., New York; Microfilm: M653; Page: 156, line 18, dwl 762-1182.
  9. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.

Henry J. Marsh1,2

M, #9393, b. circa 1823, d. 28 November 1893

Family: Olivia Ann Houghton b. 15 Jan 1829, d. a 1898

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Birthcirca 1823NY, USA, age 36, VT, in 1855 census; age 37, NY, in 1860 census3
MarriageJul 9, 1851New York, New York Co., NY, USA4,5,6,1
ResidenceBrooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA4
DeathNov 28, 1893Marshville, Oceana Co., MI, USA, JWH, MLM: 23 Nov.4,7,6
BurialGreenwood Cemetery, Long Island, NY, USA8
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Citations

  1. [S1108] Henry B. Hoff Long Island Genealogies II, p. 119.
  2. [S566] Gideon J. Tucker, New York Marriages previous to 1784, p. 194.
  3. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Brooklyn, Ward 11 Destrict 3, Kings Co., New York; Microfilm: M653; Page: 156:ITAL], line 18, dwl 762-1182.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 405.
  5. [S565] James P. Maher, NY Herald Mar & Death Index I, p. 194.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
  7. [S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Kenyon, May 23, 2000, from Bible of Theophilus L. Houghton.
  8. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.

Carlos Palafox Houghton1

M, #9394, b. 4 February 1816, d. 3 May 1883

Family: Anjelica Maria Taylor b. 12 Jul 1812, d. 26 Jul 1898

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BirthFeb 4, 1816Goshen, NY, USA, age 34 in 1850 census; age 41 in 1860 census; age 54 in 1870 census; age 60 in 1880 census; 1910 census of son Harry gives NJ3,4,5,6
MarriageNov 30, 18363,4,6,2
1860 Census1860Rahwah, Union, NJ, USA, age 41, clerk; and mother in law Hannah Taylor, 75, NY7
ResidenceWashington, DC, USA, 3300 O St.3,8
1870 Census1870Georgetown, Washington, DC, USA, age 54, manufacturer; and mother in law, Hannah Taylor, 85, NY and Ophelia Williams, 50, NY9
1880 Census1880Georgetown, Washington, DC, USA, age 60, nervous10
DeathMay 3, 1883Washington, DC, USA, DFPA Lineage, MLM: May 13,4,11,2,12
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Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1365.
  2. [S931] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 289.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.
  4. [S523] Pilgrims Lineages, p. 477.
  5. [S535] Timothy Hopkins, John Hopkins of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1634, p.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136, 167.
  7. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Rahway, Union, New Jersey; Roll: M653_710; Page: 333; Sheet 175, line 1092-1311.
  8. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, District of Columbia, DC, Roll 127, p. 637.
  9. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , District of Columbia, DC, Roll 127, p. 637, line 15, dwl 1781-1951.
  10. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Georgetown, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia; Roll: T9_121; Family History Film: 1254121; Page: 233C; Enumeration District: 11; sheet 11, line 27, dwl 72-31-38.
  11. [S524] DFPA Lineage Book, 20 [1931]: 116.
  12. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 167.
  13. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey; Roll: M432_455; Page: 25; line 33, dwl 344-361.

Mary Houghton1,2,3

F, #9395, b. 13 August 1817, d. 2 October 1894

Family: Godfrey Louis Beck b. 1828, d. 16 Oct 1924

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BirthAug 13, 1817Goshen, NY, USA, age 30 in 1850 census4,5
MarriageMar 30, 1853Rahway, NJ, USA, Kenyon: no evidence for Goshen, NY given in JWH4,6,5
1860 Census1860Rahway, NJ, USA, a farmer
Residencecirca 1861Kensington, MD, USA6
1870 Census1870Washington, DC, USA, a policeman
DeathOct 2, 1894Washington, DC, USA, death cert.5,7
BurialRahway Cemetery, Rahway, NJ, USA, Godfrey's name is also on that stone, but he is not buried there.2
BiographyKenyon: One interesting family legend says that they lived on the Bonifant farm in Kensington, MD during the Civil War and Mary carried a pearl-handled revolver in her apron pocket as protection against Confederate raiders. My father later owned this revolver but my mother made him sell it!6
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Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1366.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Norwood (Beck) Kenyon, Jan. 25, 2000.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5094.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
  6. [S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Norwood (Beck) Kenyon, Jan. 23, 2000.
  7. [S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Norwood (Beck) Kenyon, October 23, 2013.

Daniel Farrand Houghton1,2

M, #9396, b. 3 October 1819, d. 15 March 1896

Family: Susan Emily Jaques b. Dec 1816

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BirthOct 3, 1819Goshen, Orange Co., NY, USA, age 38 in 1860 census; age 53 in 1870 census3,4
Marriage3,5,6,7
1860 Census1860Ddover, Racine Co., WI, USA, age 38, farmer8
1870 Census1870Racine, Racine Co., WI, USA, age 53, a gentleman, property $-40009
DeathMar 15, 18963,7
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Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1367.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5095, 168.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
  5. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 44.
  6. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 82.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136, 168.
  8. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Dover, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1427; Page: 737; sheet 117, line 13, dwl 850-853.
  9. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Racine, Racine Co., WI, Reel 1733, p. 449, line 1, dwl 33-31.

George Houghton1,2

M, #9397, b. 26 September 1821, d. 7 February 1822

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BirthSep 26, 1821JWH: 1891 (CJV: error)3,4
DeathFeb 7, 18224,3
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Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1368.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5096.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.

George Henry Houghton1,2

M, #9398, b. 8 January 1823, d. 7 February 1825

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BirthJan 8, 1823NY, USA3,4
DeathFeb 7, 18253,4
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  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1369.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5097.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.

Anna Eliza Houghton1,2

F, #9399, b. 26 August 1825, d. 9 March 1911

Family: Fredrick Levi Post b. 1 Mar 1823, d. 19 Apr 1887

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BirthAug 26, 1825NY, USA3,4,5
Marriagecirca Mar 23, 1850New York, New York Co., NY, USA3,6,4
Residence1895San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA3
DeathMar 9, 1911San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA5
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Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1370.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5098.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://members.tripod.com/Tesslyn2/houghton.htm
  6. [S565] James P. Maher, NY Herald Mar & Death Index I, p. 194.

Sherman Otis Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #9400, b. 10 April 1828, d. 31 August 1914

Family 1: Mary Martha Donner b. c 1839, d. 21 Jun 1860

Family 2: Eliza Poor Donner b. 8 Mar 1843, d. 19 Feb 1922

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BirthApr 10, 1828New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 31 in 1860 census; age 43 in 1870 census; age 53 in 1880 census; age 82 in 1910 census; MLM: also 1818 (error)5,6,2,7,3,8,9,10
EducationNY, USA, attended private schools and then Collegiate Institute8,3
Research1846
Milit-Begbetween Jun, 1846 and Oct, 1848He enlisted as a private in the 1st Reg. N.Y. Vols. for Mexican war; went with reg. to CA via Cape Horn, 1846, and arrived in San Francisco on March 26, 1847, then to Mex; first Sergeant ; Company A; apptd. Lt. and Adj. 1847; served until close of war. Honorably discharged at Monterey, CA. He proceeded to the gold mines in 1848-49, then in 1849 commenced business in San Jose. He gained knowledge of the Spanish language and of Spanish and Mexican land laws; Mexican War Pension: srv Co. A, 1st NY Vols (Stevenson's) as a Sgt and Act'g Lt., 1846-8

also Bancroft's History of California, Vol V (pgs 499-523), pub 1886,6,2,7,3,8,11
Office1854deputy clerk of the state supreme court8
MarriageAug 23, 1859San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, USA, JWH: Aug 29 18595,6,12,13
1860 Census1860San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, USA, age 31, a lawyer, personal property $1000; and Elizabeth Brown, nurse, black, 45, LA14
MarriageOct 10, 1861Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA, mar 49 y in 1910 census5,6,12,15
1870 Census1870San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, USA, age 43, a lawyer, property $231,000; $13, 30010,16
Author1876... Argument, with map: Submitted by S.O. Houghton, of California, on behalf of homestead claimants and actual settlers, to the Committee on the judiciary of the Senate and House of representatives, Forty-fourth Congress - first session, contesting the right of the Southern Pacific railroad co ...
Authors     Sherman Otis Houghton, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary, United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher     s.n., 1876
Length     30 pages
1880 Census1880San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, USA, age 53, a lawyer17
Note1881San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, appointed by President Arthur a commissioner to investigate the United States Mint8,3
Immigration1886Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, and continued working as a lawyer2,8,3
City Dirctbetween 1888 and 1890Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, Houghton, Silent & Campbell, (Sherman O. Houghton; Charles Silent;Alexander Campbell), attorneys at law, 239 South Main; 5-8 Temple Block18
LetterJul 14, 1894Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, Letter in Pension file of Abijah Houghton Jr (his ancestor): Letter head of Houghton, Silent, & Campbell, Lawyers, requesting an official documentation of military service of his ancestor19
Retirement1903
Living1911Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA
DeathAug 31, 1914Compton, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, Johnson: Los Angeles; Mexican War Pension: Hynes, CA12,8,20,11
BurialRosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA8,20
PensionInxAug 26, 1915CA, USA, Eliza P., WC-16131 and SC-19313, both CA11
BiographyJWH: "m. Mary Donner. After her death he m. Eliza P. Donner. He enlisted in the First Regiment of the New York Volunteers in June, 1846, commanded by Col. J.D. Stevenson, which was accepted and mustered into the service of the U.S. the following month. He went with his regiment around Cape Horn in 1846, arriving at San Francisco 3, 26, 1847, and soon after accompanied the detachment of his regiment, commanded by Lieut. Col. H. S. Burton to Mexico and while there participated in several conflicts with Mexican troops. He remained in Mexico until the close of the war, returning to California in Oct., 1840 [sic; 1848]. In 1847 he was promoted to a lieutenancy and made adjutant of his command. After his return to California he engaged in mining for a short time and in 1849 settled at San Jose, where he remained until 1886, when he removed to Los Angeles, where he now resides. [practiced law since 1857; pres. city council, 1854]. He was mayor of San Jose in 1855-56. He represented the First District of California in 42d Congress. He was renominated by acclamation for a third term but defeated by a combination of Democrats and Grangers. He served two years on the staff of Maj. Gen. H.W. Halleck with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of California in 1860, and to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1871. He has been leading counsel in numerous important cases involving titles under Spanish land grants in California, and also under the laws of the United States, in which he was successful before the Supreme Court of the State and the United States. He is still engaged in the practice of law in Los Angeles. In 1882, he was one of the five veterans of the Mexican war selected by their society to represent them. He was elected director in 1882 and served actively until 1884, when he resigned. Judge Houghton has won many well contested land suits, the particulars of which are well known to his brother members of the bar."

Biog. Dict. of Notable Amer. 5:

Houghton, Sherman Otis, representative, was born in New York city, April 10, 1828; son of Abijah otis and Eliza (Farrand) Houghton; grandson of Abijah and Mary (Sawyer) Houghton, and of Daniel and Rhoda (Smith) Farrand; great-grandson of Abijah Houghton and of Lieut. Bethuel and Eliza (Plume) Farrand, and a direct descendant of John Houghton who settled in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay colony, in 1635. His grandfathers Houghton and Farrand were among the minutemen at Lexington and Concord, and Abijah Houghton was twice wounded at Bunker Hill. His great grandfathers on both sides were also soldiers both in the French and Indian war, and in the patriot army during during the Revolution. Sherman received a thorough commercial education at private schools in the city of New York, and in 1846 enlisted as a private in the volunteer army for service during the Mexican war, and went with his regiment that year around Cape Horn to California and thence to Mexico. He served until the close of the war, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He returned to California in 1848; engaged in gold mining with success, 1848-49; and in 1849 commenced business at San Jose. He gained a thorough knowledge of the Spanish language and of Spanish and Mexican land laws; was admitted to the bar in 1857, and acquired a large practice before the federal courts in settling titles to lands in California, under grants from Spain and Mexico. He was ordnance officer and inspector of the National Guard of California, 1861-65; was president of the city council of San Jose in 1854, and maor of that city, 1855-56. He was elected by the Republican party a representative in the 42d and 43d congresses, serving 1871-1875. In 1881 was appointed by President Arthur a commissioner to investigate the affairs of the U.S. mint in San Francisco. He removed from San Jose to Los Angeles in 1886, where he continued to practise his profession in 1900.

A. N. Marquis, 1910, p. 948: same as above, "In Civil war as ordinance officer, lt.-col. on staff Maj.-Gen. H. W. Halleck. Mem. Congress, 1st Cal. dist., 1871-3, from 4th dist., 1873-5; apptd. by Pres. Arthur on commn. to investigate U.S. Mint, 1881. Address: Haynes, Los Angeles Co., California."

McGlashan: "Eliza P. Donner, on the tenth of October, 1861, was married to Sherman O. Houghton. Mr. Houghton was born in New York City, April 10, 1828, served in the Mexican war, was Mayor of San Jose in 1855 and 1856, represented California in the Forty-second and Forty-third Congress, and is at present a prominent member of the San Jose bar. Mr. and Mrs. Houghton have six children. The youngest living was born in Washington, D.C., at which city his family resided during the four years he served as member of Congress. Their children are: Eliza P., Sherman 0., Clara H., Charles D., Francis J., and Stanley W. Their youngest born, Herbert S., died March 18, 1878, aged twenty months. Mary M. Donner, daughter of Jacob Donner, was adopted into the family of Mr. James F. Reed, in 1848. She continued a member of this family until her marriage with Hon. S.O. Houghton, of San Jose, August 23, 1859. June 21, 1860, Mrs. Mary M. Houghton died, leaving an infant daughter, Mary M., who is now a young lady, and a member of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Houghton."

His father served in War of 1812 and his grandfather in the Revol. War. He spoke French and Spanish. During the Civil War he served as inspector of militia He was elected to congress as a Republican, serving from 1871 to 1875. In 1881 he was appointed a commissioner to investigate the affairs of the U.S. mint in San Francisco.

Congressional Statement:
HOUGHTON, Sherman Otis, a Representative from California; born in New York City on April 10, 1828; completed preparatory studies and attended Collegiate Institute, New York; during the Mexican War enlisted in the First Regiment, New York Volunteers, in June 1846; honorably discharged at Monterey, Calif., in October 1848; proceeded to the gold mines and thence to San Jose; deputy clerk of the State supreme court in 1854; mayor of San Jose, Calif., in 1855 and 1856; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in San Jose; during the Civil War was commissioned captain and promoted to lieutenant colonel, and served successively as inspector and ordnance officer; elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1875); chairman, Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures (Forty-third Congress); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress; appointed commissioner to investigate the affairs of the United States Mint at San Francisco in 1881; moved to Los Angeles in 1886 and continued the practice of law; died in Compton, Los Angeles County, Calif., August 31, 1914; interment in Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.

Edited Appletons Encyclopedia
Sherman 0. Houghton
HOUGHTON, Sherman 0., lawyer, born in New York, 10 April, 1828. His grandfather served in the Revolution, and his father was a captain of artillery during the war of 1812. The son was educated at a commercial institute in New York, and entered the army as a private in 1846, serving throughout the war with Mexico, and being promoted to the rank of lieutenant. In 1846 he went to California by Cape Horn. He became interested in gold mining, and was mayor of San Jose in 1855-'6. In 1857 he was admitted to the bar, and, owing to his knowledge of French and Spanish, and Spanish and Mexican land grants, he soon acquired a large practice. During the civil war he served as inspector of militia. He was elected to congress as a Republican, serving from 1871 till 1875 on the committees on post offices and post roads, the Pacific railroad, and weights and measures. In 1881 he was appointed a, commissioner to investigate the affairs of the United States mint in San Francisco. He now (1887) resides in Los Angeles, California, and practises law.


HOUGHTON, Sherman O. , Sergeant ; Company A : Native of New York. Prominent lawyer in Santa Clara county. Mayor of San Jose, county recorder, member of Congress 1871-1875. First wife was Mary M. Donner who died in 1860 leaving one daughter, Mary M. second wife was Eliza P. Donner, who still lived in 1885 with 7 children, Eliza P., Sherman O., Clara H., Chas D., Francis J., Stanley W., and Herbert S. (died 1876). iii-788


Sherman Otis Houghton
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Sherman Otis Houghton (April 10, 1828—August 31, 1914) was an American politician from California.
Born in New York City, he completed preparatory studies and attended Collegiate Institute in New York. During the Mexican-American War, Houghton enlisted in the First Regiment, New York Volunteers, in June 1846. He arrived in San Francisco, California in 1847 with the rest of his regiment after sailing around Cape Horn. The regiment garrisoned Santa Barbara, before capturing the city of La Paz in Baja California. He was honorably discharged as a lieutenant at Monterey, California, in October 1848.
Houghton then proceeded to mine for gold during the California Gold Rush, and after about 6 months of mining, he moved to San Jose and entered various commercial businesses. He served as the deputy clerk of the Supreme Court of California in 1854, the same year he was elected to the San Jose Common Council; he was elected the fourth mayor of San Jose, and served from 1855 to 1856. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in San Jose. In 1859 he married Mary Martha Donner, a survivor of the Donner Party; she died a year later, most likely from complications related to the birth of their only child, also named Mary. In 1861 he married his late wife's first cousin and fellow Donner Party survivor Eliza Poor Donner, with whom he had an additional seven children.
During the Civil War he was commissioned as a captain and promoted to lieutenant colonel, and served successively as inspector and ordnance officer. After the war, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1875) and was the chairman of the House Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures for the Forty-third Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress.
He was appointed commissioner to investigate the affairs of the United States Mint at San Francisco in 1881, and moved to Los Angeles in 1886 and continued the practice of law. Sherman Houghton died in Compton, Los Angeles County on August 31, 1914, and is interred in Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.

References
Biological Directory of the United States Congress
utahcrossroads.org genealogy of the Donner Family
Santa Clara County Biographies
Preceded by
O. H. Allen     Mayor of San Jose
1855–1856     Succeeded by
Lawrence Archer
Preceded by
Samuel B. Axtell     United States Representative for the 1st District of California
1871–1873     Succeeded by
Charles Clayton

Answers.Com:
Sherman Otis Houghton (April 10, 1828—August 31, 1914) was an American politician from California.

Born in New York City, he completed preparatory studies and attended Collegiate Institute in New York. During the Mexican-American War, Houghton enlisted in the First Regiment, New York Volunteers, in June 1846. He arrived in San Francisco, California in 1847 with the rest of his regiment after sailing around Cape Horn. The regiment garrisoned Santa Barbara, before capturing the city of La Paz in Baja California. He was honorably discharged as a lieutenant at Monterey, California, in October 1848.

Houghton then proceeded to mine for gold during the California Gold Rush, and after about 6 months of mining, he moved to San Jose and entered various commercial businesses. He served as the deputy clerk of the Supreme Court of California in 1854, the same year he was elected to the San Jose Common Council; he was elected the fourth mayor of San Jose, and served from 1855 to 1856. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1857 and commenced practice in San Jose. In 1859 he married Mary Martha Donner, a survivor of the Donner Party; she died a year later, most likely from complications related to the birth of their only child, also named Mary. In 1861 he married his late wife's first cousin and fellow Donner Party survivor Eliza Poor Donner, with whom he had an additional seven children.

During the Civil War he was commissioned as a captain and promoted to lieutenant colonel, and served successively as inspector and ordnance officer. After the war, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1875) and was the chairman of the House Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures for the Forty-third Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress.

He was appointed commissioner to investigate the affairs of the United States Mint at San Francisco in 1881, and moved to Los Angeles in 1886 and continued the practice of law. Sherman Houghton died in Compton, Los Angeles County on August 31, 1914, and is interred in Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.

WDH:

Sherman Otis Houghton (1828-1914)
Sherman Houghton was an American politician from California who was born in New York City and attended the Collegiate Institute in New York. During the Mexican-American War, Sherman Houghton enlisted in the First Regiment, New York Volunteers, in June 1846. He arrived in San Francisco, California in 1847 with the rest of his re-giment after sailing around Cape Horn, like James Hough-ton would do two years later. The regiment garrisoned at Santa Barbara, before capturing the city of La Paz in Baja California. He was honorably discharged as a Lieutenant at Monterey, California, in October 1848.
Houghton then proceeded to mine for gold during the California Gold Rush, and after about six months of min-ing, he moved to San Jose and entered various commercial businesses. He served as the deputy clerk of the Supreme Court of California in 1854, the same year he was elected to the San Jose Common Council. He was elected the fourth mayor of San Jose, and served in that capacity from 1855 to 1856. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1857, and practiced law in San Jose. In 1859, he married Mary Martha Donner, a survivor of the infamous Donner Party; she died a year later, most likely from complications related to the birth of their only child, who was also named Mary. In 1861, he married his late wife's first cousin and fellow Donner Party survivor Eliza Poor Donner, with whom he had an additional seven children. 216 | P a g e : H o u g h t o n / H o u g h t o n A n c e s t o r s
During the Civil War he was commissioned as a captain and promoted to lieutenant colonel, and served successively as inspector and ordnance officer. After the war, he was elected as a Republican to the 42nd and 43rd US Congresses (March 4, 1871-March 3, 1875) and was the Chairman of the House Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Measures for the Forty-Third Congress. He was an unsuccessful can-didate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-Fourth Congress.
He was then appointed commissioner to investigate the affairs of the United States Mint at San Francisco in 1881, and moved to Los Angeles in 1886 and continued to prac-tice law. On August 31, Sherman Houghton died at age 86 in Compton, California.
The Donner-Houghton House, a historic building in downtown San Jose, was built by Sherman Houghton in 1881. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. A number of proposals were made to either restore or renovate the historic building, but the structure was almost completely destroyed by a fire on the morning of July 9, 2007.5,6,21,22,23,24,25,26
ResearchCA, USA, History & Biog. Record of Southern CA, Vol. 1, p. 548
Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Six volumes. Edited by James Grant Wilson and John Fiske. New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1888- 1889. (ApCAB)
Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States. During its first century; from original and official sources. By Charles Lanman. Washington, DC: James Anglim, 1876. (BiAUS)
Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. The Continental Congress (September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788) and the Congress of the United States (from the first through the ninety- first Congress March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, inclusive). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971. Biographies begin on page 487. (BiDrAC)
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1989. The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788 and the Congress of the United States from the first through the one hundredth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1989, inclusive. Bicentennial Edition. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989. Biographies begin on page 507. (BiDrUSC)
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Volume 7. New York: James T. White & Co., 1892. Use the Index to locate biographies. (NatCAB 7)
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Brief biographies of authors, administrators, clergymen, commanders, editors, engineers, jurists, merchants, officials, philanthropists, scientists, statesmen, and others who are making American history. 10 volumes. Edited by Rossiter Johnson. Boston: The Biographical Society, 1904. (TwCBDA)
Who Was Who in America. A component volume of Who's Who in American History. Volume 4, 1961-1968. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1968. (WhAm 4)27,28
Notablewas Mayor of San Jose, CA and a CA Congressman; the Naval ship USS Sherman Houghton was named after him. Husband of Mary Poor of Donner Party.
Gen. Soc.#58; SAR through Pvt. Abijah Houghton Jr.29
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1371.
  2. [S768] Unknown author Cyclopaedia of Amer. Biog. III, p. 272.
  3. [S810] Earl Cranston Am. Biog. Libr.: Notable Amer., V, p. 359.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5099, 168, 185 #8042.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.
  6. [S110] Marquis, Who's Who in America VI, p. 948.
  7. [S779] Unknown author Encyclopedia of Amer. Biog., Herringshaw's, p. 500.
  8. [S812] Unknown author, Biog. Dir. of the Am. Congress, p. 1333.
  9. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136, 168, 185.
  10. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 Soundex, San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, Box 88, p. 292, Ln. 37, dwl 225-228.
  11. [S925] Virgil D. White, Mexican War Pension Files, p. 256.
  12. [S415] E-mail Kristin Johnson, New Light on the Donner Party, www.metrogournet.com/crossroads/KJbullet.htm, 1997.
  13. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136, 168.
  14. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, p. 341, line 18, dwl 1002-493.
  15. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 168.
  16. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, Box 88, p. 292, Ln. 37, dwl 243-228.
  17. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, Reel 13, Vol. 14, ED. 243, Sh. 41, Ln. 35, dwl 409-409.
  18. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, 1890 Census Subsitute: Los Angeles, California City Directories, 1888-90.
  19. [S1492] Fold3.com, online www.fold3.com, http://www.fold3.com/image/1/24002669/
  20. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 168, 185.
  21. [S517] Charles F. McGlashan, The History of the Donner Party, p.
  22. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl
  23. [S768] Unknown author Cyclopaedia of Amer. Biog. III.
  24. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Otis_Houghton
  25. [S1348] Rossiter Johnson Biog. Dict. of Notable Amer. 5.
  26. [S1394] William D. Houghton, Houghton Ancestors:, p. 216.
  27. [S958] Barbara Ross Close, CA Surname Index, p. 139.
  28. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI): Houghton Surname.
  29. [S302] Richard Hoag Breithaupt Jr., Sons of the Revolution in the State of California Centennial Register 1893-1993, p. 551.
  30. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 462.
  31. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 464.
  32. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 463.

Phoebe Josephine Houghton1,2,3

F, #9401, b. 25 August 1830, d. 4 February 1899

Family: John Peter Mills b. 5 Aug 1829, d. 9 Sep 1906

Biography

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BirthAug 25, 1830Derby, Orleans Co., VT, USA, age 20 in 1850 census; age 29 in 1860 census4,2,5
MarriageNov 14, 1855Derby, Orleans Co., VT, USA4,2,5
ResidenceNew Baltimore, MD, USA6
DeathFeb 4, 1899Rahway, NJ, USA6,2,7
BiographyJWH: 'Her early life was spent in New York City, and later her father made his home in Houghtonville, named after him; later changed to Colona. From her obituary we take this sketch: 'She was a great granddaughter of two Revolutionary officers, Col. Houghton and Lieut. Farrand. Her paternal ancestors were among the earliest settlers and active participants in the colonial and Indian wars. Her grandfather, Abijah Houghton was one of the minute men of Lexington and Concord. He received a bullet wound at the battle of Bunker Hill. Mrs. Mills was a woman of unusual strength of character, of cheerful and unselfish disposition, fulfilling mentally and physically and spiritually the characteristics one would expect from her double line of ancestry unto all whose lives touched hers, whether closely or more remote, and leaves the memory of a blessed and most beautiful life.6'
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 407 #1372.
  2. [S183] Virkus, Abr. Comp. of Amer. Gen., p. 877.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5100, 170.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 407.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136, 170.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 408.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 170.

Clara Electa Houghton1

F, #9402, b. 24 August 1833

Family: Alexander J. Mills d. 2 Oct 1894

Biography

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BirthAug 24, 1833Derby, Orleans Co., VT, USA, age 17 in 1850 census2,3
Marriage2,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5101, 170.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 408.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136,170.

Theophilus Lilly Houghton1,2

M, #9403, b. 21 April 1837

Family: Fanny Jenkins b. c 1844

  • Marriage*: Theophilus Lilly Houghton married Fanny Jenkins on Dec 6, 1864.3,4

Biography

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BirthApr 21, 1837NY, USA, age 13, NY, in 1850 census; age 23, NJ, in 1860 census; age 33, NY, in 1860 census; age 43, NJ, in 1880 census3,4,5
MarriageDec 6, 18643,4
1870 Census1870Ware Creek, New Kent Co., VA, USA, age 33, a farmer, personal property $1200-5005
1880 Census1880Ware Creek, New Kent Co., VA, USA, age 43, fisherman6
Occupationcity gauger4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 408 #1374.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136 #5102.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 408.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
  5. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Ware Creek, New Kent Co., VA, Reel 1665, p. 534, line 26, dwl 18-18.
  6. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Ware Creek, New Kent, Virginia; Roll: 1379; Family History Film: 1255379; Page: 379D; Enumeration District: 58; line 38, dwl 37-38.
  7. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Richmond Marshall Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T624_1645; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 129; line 43, dwl 3003-44-41.

Anjelica Maria Taylor1

F, #9404, b. 12 July 1812, d. 26 July 1898

Family: Carlos Palafox Houghton b. 4 Feb 1816, d. 3 May 1883

Biography

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BirthJul 12, 1812NY, USA, age 36 in 1850 census; age 40 in 1860 census; age 54 in 1870 census; age 60 in 1880 census; Lineages: 18192,3,4,5
MarriageNov 30, 18366,7,8,9
1860 Census1860Rahwah, Union, NJ, USA, age 41, clerk; and mother in law Hannah Taylor, 75, NY10
1880 Census1880Georgetown, Washington, DC, USA, age 60, nervous4
DeathJul 26, 1898Lineages: 18892
BiographyJWH: "She was dau. of James Taylor (CJV: & Hannah Dalbear?). His house was taken possession of by the British army. It stood on the present site of the Steven House and around their premises their cow found ample pasturage. During th occupancy by the British the family went to Tappan, on the Hudson."; MLM: Jame6, Sgt. Moses4, Moses4, etc; both parents b. in NY6,11,12
ResearchKitchel, Robt: 3913
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1365s.
  2. [S522] Mrs. Edward J. Merkle, Lineages Sons/Daug Pilgrims II, p. 2.
  3. [S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 20, 1931, p. 116.
  4. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Georgetown, Washington, D.C., District of Columbia; Roll: T9_121; Family History Film: 1254121; Page: 233C; Enumeration District: 11; sheet 11, line 27, dwl 72-31-38.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey; Roll: M432_455; Page: 25; line 33, dwl 344-361.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.
  7. [S523] Pilgrims Lineages, p. 477.
  8. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136, 167.
  9. [S931] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 289.
  10. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Rahway, Union, New Jersey; Roll: M653_710; Page: 333; Sheet 175, line 1092-1311.
  11. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 167.
  12. [S1481] Mrs. M. E. Woodward, DAR Library version of 1912 Houghton Gen. by JWH, p. 406.
  13. [S34] American Genealogical Biographical Index.
  14. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , District of Columbia, DC, Roll 127, p. 637, line 15, dwl 1781-1951.

Godfrey Louis Beck1,2

M, #9405, b. 1828, d. 16 October 1924

Family: Mary Houghton b. 13 Aug 1817, d. 2 Oct 1894

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Corresponded with author?
Birth1828Wurttemberg, Germany3
Immigrationcirca 1833per 1900 census4
MarriageMar 30, 1853Rahway, NJ, USA, Kenyon: no evidence for Goshen, NY given in JWH3,5,6
1860 Census1860Rahway, NJ, USA, a farmer
Mil. Serv.in the Civil War, Union army
1870 Census1870Washington, DC, USA, a policeman
1880 Census1880Washington, DC, USA
1900 Census1900Washington, DC, USA, states that he had lived here for 67 years, and was naturalized.
DeathOct 16, 1924Washington, DC, USA7
BurialSuitland, MD, USA, without a stone, according to family records and the cemetery; but name appears on wife Mary's tombstone in Rahway NJ4
BiographyHe was a policeman and later, an expressman. (Censuses). Godfrey is in the 1880, 1900. and 1910 censuses. After his wife died in 1894 he lived with his son James.2
ContributnElizabeth Beck contributed all the information on Houghton/Beck/Kenyon line, based on DAR proofs from family Bibles, tombstones, and misc. papers.5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1366s.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Norwood (Beck) Kenyon, October 23, 2013.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Norwood (Beck) Kenyon, Jan. 25, 2000.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Norwood (Beck) Kenyon, Jan. 23, 2000.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
  7. [S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Norwood (Beck) Kenyon, Feb. 9, 2000.

Susan Emily Jaques1,2

F, #9406, b. December 1816

Family: Daniel Farrand Houghton b. 3 Oct 1819, d. 15 Mar 1896

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
BirthDec, 1816NY, USA, age 40 in 1860 census; age 52 in 1870 census; age 62 in 1880 census; age 83 in 1900 census3
Marriage4,5,6,7
1860 Census1860Ddover, Racine Co., WI, USA, age 38, farmer8
Note1900widow; 8 children born, 6 living
ParentsDMoses Jaques, Jr. and Susan Marsh; both b. NJ6,9
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1367s, 462.
  2. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 44, p. 298.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Racine, Racine Co., WI, Reel 1733, p. 449, line 1, dwl 33-31.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.
  5. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 44.
  6. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 82.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136, 168.
  8. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Dover, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1427; Page: 737; sheet 117, line 13, dwl 850-853.
  9. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Racine, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1443; Family History Film: 1255443; Page: 345B;.

Fredrick Levi Post1

M, #9407, b. 1 March 1823, d. 19 April 1887

Family: Anna Eliza Houghton b. 26 Aug 1825, d. 9 Mar 1911

Biography

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BirthMar 1, 1823Erie Co., PA, USA2,3
Marriagecirca Mar 23, 1850New York, New York Co., NY, USA2,4,3
DeathApr 19, 1887Bolinas, CA, USA2,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1370s.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
  4. [S565] James P. Maher, NY Herald Mar & Death Index I, p. 194.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://members.tripod.com/Tesslyn2/houghton.htm

Mary Martha Donner1,2,3

F, #9408, b. circa 1839, d. 21 June 1860

Family: Sherman Otis Houghton b. 10 Apr 1828, d. 31 Aug 1914

Biography

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NotableY
Birthcirca 1839Sangamon, IL, USA, age 21 in 1860 census3,4
MarriageAug 23, 1859San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, USA, JWH: Aug 29 18595,2,3,6
1860 Census1860San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, USA, age 31, a lawyer, personal property $1000; and Elizabeth Brown, nurse, black, 45, LA4
DeathJun 21, 1860San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, USA, JWH: May 18605,2,3
BiographyParents were Jacob Donner and Elizabeth Blue of the Donner Party. She was 7 during the expedition. Her feet were badly frostbitten and she lost four toes. Adopted by James F. Reed in 1848 and was raised in San Jose. She died less than a year after she married Sherman Houghton, probably of complications from childbirth. Her first cousin Eliza married Sherman and raised her daughter Mollie.

Money from thier father's estate was used to buy lots in San Francisco for George and Mary, but a complicated legal battle ensued with squatters went on for years. Mary's legal battle was waged after her death by Sherman on behalf of their daughter Mollie.3
Notablewas a survivor of the infamous Donner Party who resorted to cannabalism in order to survive
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1371s.
  2. [S110] Marquis, Who's Who in America VI, p. 948.
  3. [S415] E-mail Kristin Johnson, New Light on the Donner Party, www.metrogournet.com/crossroads/KJbullet.htm, 1997.
  4. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, p. 341, line 18, dwl 1002-493.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136, 168.

Eliza Poor Donner1,2,3

F, #9409, b. 8 March 1843, d. 19 February 1922

Family: Sherman Otis Houghton b. 10 Apr 1828, d. 31 Aug 1914

Biography

NotableY
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BirthMar 8, 1843Springfield, Sangamon, IL, USA, age 27, IL, in 1870 census; age 37 in 1880 census; age 67 in 1910 census; age 75 in 1920 census; Who's Who: only Springfield IL [location of where family left from]2,3,4
MarriageOct 10, 1861Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA, mar 49 y in 1910 census5,2,3,6
1870 Census1870San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, USA, age 43, a lawyer, property $231,000; $13, 3004,7
1880 Census1880San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, USA, age 53, a lawyer8
Author1911The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate:
Imprint:      Los Angeles : Grafton Pub. Corp., 1920.
Description:      xxi, [2] 374, [1] p. : ill., plates, ports; 21 cm.
Subject(s):      Donner Party.
This book was written 65 years after the events. Given that Eliza was only 3 at the time of the expedition, this is not true history, but a collection of family traditions. Most of the account can be traced to previously published sources, her older sisters' recollections, and the statement of Jean Baptist Trudeau, who visted her in 1884.

Main Author:      Houghton, Eliza Poor Donner.
Title:      The expedition of the Donner Party and its tragic fate / by Eliza P. Donner Houghton.
Imprint:      Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c1997.
Description:      xxxi, 374 p. : ill; 21 cm.
Notes:      Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published: Chicago : A.C. McGlurg, 1911.9,10,11,12
PensionInxAug 26, 1915CA, USA, Eliza P., WC-16131 and SC-19313, both CA13
1920 Census1920Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 75, widow14,15
DeathFeb 19, 1922Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA3
BurialRosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA
Gen. Soc.DAR: #8652
The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 9
page 244

Mrs. Eliza Poore Houghton.
DAR ID Number: 8652
Born in Illinois.
Wife of Sherman Otis Houghton.
Descendant of Capt. William Eustis, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of George Donner and Tamsen Eustis, his wife.
Granddaughter of William Eustis and Tamsen Wheelwright, his wife.
William Eustis, 1776, enlisted in Capt. Thomas Bolter's company as an artificer and in 1778, while serving on the [p.244] “Count d' Estaing,” he was taken prisoner. He was a pensioner when he died in 1843.16
BiographyYoungest daughter of George Donner, b. NC, and Tamzene Eustis, b. MA. George Donner was one of two Springfield Illinois brothers who organized the ill-fated 1846-1847 Donner Party expedition across the Sierra Nevada, in which cannabilism occurred. Named after her mother's sister Eliza, who had married Jonathan Poor. She was said to have closely resembled her mother. Five daughters survived the ordeal, being rescued by relief parties that made their way to the stranded travellers at Donner Lake, but their parents perished. They arrived in Sutter's Fort in 1847. Eliza and Georgia, who were very close, the youngest two daughters, spent 7 years with a Swiss couple Christian and Mary Brunner, living first near Sutter's Fort and then Sonoma until 1854. They live then for 6 years with their older half sister Elitha and her husband Benjamin W. Wilder in Sacramento. Eliza attended St. Catherine's Academy at Benicia and the public schools of Sacramento.

In 1879 she began a lengthy correspondence with historian C. F. McGlashan. They became close friends and she collaborated with him on his History of the Donner Party (1879), and even wrote some of the text.

Main Author:      McGlashan, C. F. (Charles Fayette), 1847-1931.
Title:      From the desk of Truckee's C.F. McGlashan : his letters to Eliza Donner Houghton, Donner Party survivor, investigative report of a massacred wagon train, Truckee-Tahoe adventures, and more / edited by M. Nona McGlashan and Betty H. McGlashan.
Edition:      1st ed.
Imprint:      [Truckee, Calif.] : Truckee-Donner Historical Society, [1986?]

Eliza Poor Donner

Daughter of George Donner and Tamzene Eustis
Age: 3
Survived

b. 08 Mar 1843 Sangamon Co., IL
m. 10 Oct 1861 Sacramento, CA to Sherman Otis Houghton
Ch: Eliza Poor, Sherman Otis, Clara Helen Sally, Charles Donner, Francis Irving, Stanley Washington, Herbert Sutter
d. 19 Feb 1922 Los Angeles, CA

George and Tamzene Donner's youngest child was named after her mother’s sister Eliza, who had married Jonathan Poor. Eliza was said to have resembled her mother.
Eliza and Georgia, the two youngest children of George and Tamzene Donner, were very close. Although Hiram O. Miller had been appointed their legal guardian, they were taken in by an elderly Swiss couple, Christian and Mary Brunner, living first near Sutter’s Fort and later at Sonoma. The girls were with the Brunners until 1854, then went to live with their half-sister Elitha, whose husband, Benjamin W. Wilder, became their guardian in place of Miller. Eliza attended St. Catherine’s Academy at Benicia and the public schools of Sacramento.
Eliza married Sherman Otis Houghton, the widower of her cousin Mary. Sherman, a lawyer, was a prominent citizen of San Jose and served a term in Congress from 1871 to 1875. He, Eliza, and their family lived until in San Jose until 1886, when they moved to Southern California. Eliza belonged to several organizations, including the Red Cross, the Native Daughters of the Golden West, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and was also active in her church.
In 1879 Eliza began a lengthy correspondence with historian C. F. McGlashan. They became close friends. She collaborated with him on his History of the Donner Party (1879), and even wrote some of the text. Her own book, The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate, was published in 1911, sixty-five years after the events it describes. Although she wrote authoritatively, as though she remembered the events she described, most of her account of the Donner Party can be traced to previously published sources, her older sisters’ recollections, and the statement of Jean-Baptiste Trudeau, who visited her in 1884. For more information about her book, see the introduction to the 1997 University of Nebraska reprint.


Eliza Poor Donner
Daughter of George Donner and Tamzene Eustis
Age: 3
Survived
b. 08 Mar 1843 Sangamon Co., IL
m. 10 Oct 1861 Sacramento, CA to Sherman Otis Houghton
Ch: Eliza Poor, Sherman Otis, Clara Helen Sally, Charles Donner, Francis Irving, Stanley Washington, Herbert Sutter
d. 19 Feb 1922 Los Angeles, CA
George and Tamzene Donner's youngest child was named after her mother’s sister Eliza, who had married Jonathan Poor. Eliza was said to have resembled her mother.
Eliza and Georgia, the two youngest children of George and Tamzene Donner, were very close. Although Hiram O. Miller had been appointed their legal guardian, they were taken in by an elderly Swiss couple, Christian and Mary Bruner, living for a few months near Sutter’s Fort, then moving to Sonoma in the fall of 1847. The girls called the Bruners "Grandpa" and "Grandma," learned to speak German, and helped with the dairy work and other chores. They were with the Brunners until 1854, then went to live with their half-sister Elitha, whose husband, Benjamin W. Wilder, became their guardian in place of Miller. Eliza attended St. Catherine’s Academy at Benicia and the public schools of Sacramento.
Eliza married Sherman Otis Houghton, the widower of her cousin Mary. Sherman, a lawyer, was a prominent citizen of San Jose and served a term in Congress from 1871 to 1875. He, Eliza, and their family lived until in San Jose until 1886, when they moved to Southern California. Eliza belonged to several organizations, including the Red Cross, the Native Daughters of the Golden West, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and was also active in her church.
In 1879 Eliza began a lengthy correspondence with historian C. F. McGlashan. They became close friends. She collaborated with him on his History of the Donner Party (1879), and even wrote some of the text. Her own book, The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate, was published in 1911, sixty-five years after the events it describes. Although she wrote authoritatively, as though she remembered the events she described, most of her account of the Donner Party can be traced to previously published sources, her older sisters’ recollections, and the statement of Jean-Baptiste Trudeau, who visited her in 1884. For more information about her book, see the introduction to the 1997 University of Nebraska reprint.

Eliza died on February 19, 1922, exactly 75 years after the arrival of the First Relief. She and her husband are buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles.17,18,19
Notablewas a child survivor of the infamous Donner Party, in which members committed cannabalism to survive.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406 #1371s.
  2. [S110] Marquis, Who's Who in America VI, p. 948.
  3. [S415] E-mail Kristin Johnson, New Light on the Donner Party, www.metrogournet.com/crossroads/KJbullet.htm, 1997.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 Soundex, San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, Box 88, p. 292, Ln. 37, dwl 225-228.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 406.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 168.
  7. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, Box 88, p. 292, Ln. 37, dwl 243-228.
  8. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , San Jose, Santa Clara Co., CA, Reel 13, Vol. 14, ED. 243, Sh. 41, Ln. 35, dwl 409-409.
  9. [S518] Eliza Poor Donner, The Expedition of the Donner Party.
  10. [S415] E-mail Library of Congress Catalogue, 2000.
  11. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/
  12. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Columbia University Libraries Online Catalog: Houghton Surname search, Nov. 2003.
  13. [S925] Virgil D. White, Mexican War Pension Files, p. 256.
  14. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 41, E.D. 179, Sh. 12, Ln. 79.
  15. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_107; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 179; line 79, dwl 982-61-61.
  16. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 9, p. 244.
  17. [S517] Charles F. McGlashan, The History of the Donner Party, p.
  18. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.utahcrossroads.org/DonnerParty/DonnerG.htm
  19. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.utahcrossroads.org/DonnerParty/…
  20. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 462.
  21. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 464.
  22. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
  23. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 463.

John Peter Mills1,2,3

M, #9410, b. 5 August 1829, d. 9 September 1906

Family: Phoebe Josephine Houghton b. 25 Aug 1830, d. 4 Feb 1899

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BirthAug 5, 1829PA, USA, age 30 in 1860 census; 1930 census of daughter Lillian gives MD; MLM: Powhattan4,2,3,5
MarriageNov 14, 1855Derby, Orleans Co., VT, USA6,2,7
1860 Census1860Rahway, Union Co., NJ, USA, age 30, grocer5
ResidenceNew Baltimore, MD, USA4
DeathSep 9, 1906Rahway, NJ, USA4,2,3
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 407 #1372s.
  2. [S183] Virkus, Abr. Comp. of Amer. Gen., p. 877.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 170.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 408.
  5. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Rahway, Union, New Jersey; Roll: M653_710; Page: 305; Sheet 147, line 38, dwl 980-1099.
  6. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 407.
  7. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136, 170.

Alexander J. Mills1

M, #9411, d. 2 October 1894

Family: Clara Electa Houghton b. 24 Aug 1833

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Marriage2,3
DeathOct 2, 1894Washington, DC, USA4
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 408 #1373s.
  2. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 408.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136,170.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 170.

Fanny Jenkins1

F, #9412, b. circa 1844

Family: Theophilus Lilly Houghton b. 21 Apr 1837

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Birthcirca 1844VA, USA, age 26 in 1870 census; age 37 in 1880 census2
MarriageDec 6, 18643,4
1880 Census1880Ware Creek, New Kent Co., VA, USA, age 43, fisherman5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 408 #1374s.
  2. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Ware Creek, New Kent Co., VA, Reel 1665, p. 534, line 26, dwl 18-18.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 408.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 136.
  5. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Ware Creek, New Kent, Virginia; Roll: 1379; Family History Film: 1255379; Page: 379D; Enumeration District: 58; line 38, dwl 37-38.

Albert Scott Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #9413, b. 18 November 1835, d. 3 April 1899

Family: Harriet L. Morris b. 8 Mar 1841, d. 11 Feb 1877

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BirthNov 18, 1835Nunda, Livingston Co., NY, USA, age 14 in 1850 census; age 19 in 1855 census; age 24 in 1860 census; age 33 in 1870 census; age 44 in 1880 census5,2,6
Mil. EnlsNunda, NY, USA, in the military7
Research
Occupationa civil engineer; city clerk; shoe merchant5
MarriageFeb 19, 1866MLM: 18695,2,6
1870 Census1870Nunda, Livingston Co., NY, USA, age 33, a shoe merchant, personal property $2000, living next to parents8
ResidenceNunda, Livingston Co., NY, USA9
1880 Census1880Nunda, Livingston Co., NY, USA, age 44, a painter, a widower10,11
AssociationDelphic Society12
ResidenceSyracuse, NY, USA, 543 Gifford St.5
DeathApr 3, 1899Syracuse, NY, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 409 #1375.
  2. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 29.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 127 #4830, 163.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Nunda, Livingston, New York; Roll: M432_524; Page: 57;
    line 24, dwl 480-488.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 409.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 127, 163.
  7. [S1113] H. Wells Hand, Nunda NY Hx, p. 577.
  8. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Nunda, Livingston Co., NY, Box 966, p. 337, line 18, dwl 31-31.
  9. [S1113] H. Wells Hand, Nunda NY Hx, p. 310.
  10. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Nunda, Livingston Co., NY, Reel 72, Vol. 40, ED. 34, Sh. 4, Ln. 17.
  11. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Nunda, Livingston Co., NY, Reel 72, Vol. 40, ED. 34, Sh. 4, Ln. 17, dwl 39-39.
  12. [S1113] H. Wells Hand, Nunda NY Hx, p. 328.

George Sidney Houghton1,2,3,4

M, #9414, b. 30 March 1838, d. 18 July 1854

Family: Mary M. (?) b. Sep 1839, d. 11 Jun 1880

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BirthMar 30, 1838NY, USA, age 12 in 1850 census5,2,6,4
Marriage6
DeathJul 18, 1854Nunda, Livingston, NY, USA5,2,6
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 409 #1376.
  2. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 30.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 127 #4831.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Nunda, Livingston, New York; Roll: M432_524; Page: 57;
    line 24, dwl 480-488.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 409.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 127.

Adelaide Houghton1,2,3

F, #9415, b. 22 March 1841, d. 26 June 1846

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BirthMar 22, 1841NY, USA4,2,5
DeathJun 26, 1846Nunda, Livingston, NY, USA, MLM: 18484,2,5
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 409 #1377.
  2. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 30.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 127 #4832.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 409.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 127.

Stella Amelia Houghton1,2,3

F, #9416, b. 1 July 1843, d. 1 September 1929

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BirthJul 1, 1843NY, USA, age 7 in 1850 census; age 11 in 1855 census; age 17 in 1860 census; age 29 in 1870 census; age 35 in 1880 census; Jul 1844, age 55 in 1900 census; age 67 in 1910 census; age 76 in 1920 census5,2,6,4
Graduation1864Houghton Seminary, Clinton, Oneida Co., NY, USA7
No Marrbetween 1910 and 1920
DeathSep 1, 1929Town of Wolcott, Red Creek, NY, USA2
Duplicate
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 409 #1378.
  2. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 30.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 127 #4833.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Nunda, Livingston, New York; Roll: M432_524; Page: 57;
    line 24, dwl 480-488.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 409.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 127.
  7. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 55.

Louisa A. Houghton1,2,3,4

F, #9417, b. 6 July 1845, d. 18 February 1932

Biography

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BirthJul 6, 1845NY, USA, age 5 in 1850 census; age 10 in 1855 census; age 15 in 1860 census; age 32 in 1880 census; Apr 1846, age 54 in 1900 census; age "50" in 1920 census; age 85 in 1930 census5,2,6,4
1930 Census1930Wolcott, Wayne Co., NY, USA, age 29, a muck farm manager; and aunt Louisa, 85, single7
DeathFeb 18, 1932Red Creek, NY, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 409 #1379.
  2. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 30.
  3. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 127 #4834.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Nunda, Livingston, New York; Roll: M432_524; Page: 57;
    line 24, dwl 480-488.
  5. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 409.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 127.
  7. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Wolcott, Wayne Co. New York; Roll: 1658; Enumeration District: 48; sheet 3B; line 83, dwl 66-68.

Harriet L. Morris1,2

F, #9418, b. 8 March 1841, d. 11 February 1877

Family: Albert Scott Houghton b. 18 Nov 1835, d. 3 Apr 1899

Biography

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BirthMar 8, 1841NY, USA, (age 28 in 1870 census)3,4,5
MarriageFeb 19, 1866MLM: 18693,2,6
1870 Census1870Nunda, Livingston Co., NY, USA, age 33, a shoe merchant, personal property $2000, living next to parents7
DeathFeb 11, 18773,4
ResidenceSyracuse, NY, USA, 543 Gifford St.3
Duplicate
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 409 #1375s.
  2. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 29.
  3. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 409.
  4. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 163.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, US Census, 1870, Nunda, Livingston Co., NY, Box 966, p. 337, line 18, dwl 31-31.
  6. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 127, 163.
  7. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Nunda, Livingston Co., NY, Box 966, p. 337, line 18, dwl 31-31.

Mary M. Houghton1,2,3

F, #9419, b. 1 September 1839, d. 11 June 1880

Biography

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BirthSep 1, 1839NY, USA, age 10 in 1850 census; age 15 in 1855 census; age 20 in 1860 census; age 30 in 1870 census; age 39 in 1880 census)1,2,4
Occupation1870a millner
DeathJun 11, 1880Nunda, Livingston, NY, USA2,1
ResearchJWH gives her as wife, not sister of, George Sidney Houghton1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 409.
  2. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 30.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Nunda, Livingston Co., NY, Reel 72, Vol. 40, ED. 34, Sh. 4, Ln. 17.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Nunda, Livingston, New York; Roll: M432_524; Page: 57;
    line 24, dwl 480-488.

James Clay Houghton Jr.1,2,3,4,5

M, #9420, b. 2 September 1841, d. 4 March 1902

Family: Grace Rittenhouse Blackwell b. 7 Jan 1850, d. 21 Mar 1923

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BirthSep 2, 1841Dana, MA, USA, age 8 in 1850 census; age 18, MA, in 1860 census; age 28, MA, in 1870 census; age 38, CT, in 1880 census; Sep. 1841, age 58, MA, in 1900 census; 1930 census of son Edward gives CT; MLM: Petersham, MA8,6,9,7,10,11,12
Graduation1862Amherst College, Amherst, Hampshire Co., MA, USA, MLM: 18718,7,13,14
MarriageOct 12, 1869Amherst Col. Biog. Record: Oct. 138,15,7,10,14
1870 Census1870Chelsea, Orange Co., VT, USA, age 28, a bank cashier, property $50016
Occupation1873Montpellier, VT, USA, a cashier12
1880 Census1880Montpelier, Chittenden Co., VT, USA, age 38, a cashier, and an Anna Foley, 19, VT, relationship unstated17,18
Residence1894Montpelier, Chittenden Co., VT, USA, VT Gazetteer Index: iv. 54919,20
Estatebetween 1897 and 1915His executor was Harry M. Cutler, treasurer of National Life Insurance Co.11
Gen. Soc.SAR7
1900 Census1900Montpelier, Chittenden Co., VT, USA, age 58, Vice President Insurance; also Persis J. Blackwell, Grace's mother, b. June 1820, age 79, VT (parents MA); and 2 servants9,21
DeathMar 4, 1902Naples, Italy3,7,13
BurialBurial Green Mount Cemetery Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, USA
BiographyVT Gen. & Family Hx: He attended East Windsor Hill CT Academy. He was a cashier of the Orange Co. National Bank until 1871. In 1874 he joined the directorate of the National Life Insurance Co. until his death. He became the treasurer in 1885. He became Vice President in 1897 and President in 1901. He was a Republican, state representative in 1886. He attended the Episcopalian Church and was a Mason.

JAMES CLAY HOUGHTON.
James Clav Houghton, deceased, for many years an active and honored citizen of Alontpdier, was born at Petersham, AJassachusetts,
September 2, 1841, and died at Naples, Italy, March 4, 1902, whither he had gone in search of rest. He was a son of the late Rev. James Clay
Houghton, and a direct descendant in the eighth generation from John Houghton, the immigrant, the line of descent being as follows : John, John,
Jacob, Ensign Jacob, Abraham, Captain William IT., RCA-. James C. and James C. John Houghton (2), the first of the family of whom we have any definite record, was born in 1650, and for sixteen terms, from 1690 until 1724, represented the town of Leicester, Massachusetts, in the general court. He married Mary Farrar, who was born in 1648. Jacob Houghton, born April 17, 1674, married Rebecca Whitcomb, who was born December 9, 1671. Ensign Jacob Houghton, born in 1696, served in the Leicester, Massachusetts, militia as ensign of his company. He married Mary Willard, who was born in 1705. Abraham Houghton, born November 27, 1725, served as a soldier in 1744. His wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Duvall, was born March
22, 1733-34-Capt. William H. Houghton was born March 23, 1774. He married Marilla Clay, who was born July 14, 1780, a daughter of Lieutenant
James Clay, and granddaughter of Captain James Clay. Captain Clay, who married Lydia Walker, was a man of prominence in the Revolution, serving as captain of a company in the Continental army, and being chairman of the committee of safety in 1776. Lieutenant James Clay, who married Elizabeth Warren, was also in the Revolutionary army, receiving his commission as first lieutenant in Captain Wilson's company, Colonel Putney's regiment, October 19, 1779. Rev. James C. Houghton was born in Sutton, Vermont, May 13, 1810, and died April 29, 1880. He was a man of scholarly attainments, obtaining his education at Amherst and Dartmouth Colleges and at the theological, school at East Windsor Hill, Connecticut. Entering upon his professional labors as a Congregational minister, he had charge of churches in Petersham and South Wilbraham, Massachusetts, and in Chelsea,
Middletown and Royalton. Vermont, having successful pastorates in each place. After his retirement from the ministry, he lived for a time in Burlington,
Vermont, but died at the home of his son, James Clay Houghton, in Alontpdier. He married, in 1840, Julia Morton, who through one of her ancestors, Eleanor Barnett, was a descendant of the Earl of Yorkshire, or Leicestershire, England, whose eldest son inherited the paternal estate, while the other three sons emigrated to America. These three brothers had money, also a dowry, which they sold to a gentleman in Boston. One of these three brothers, Robert Morton, settled in East Windsor, Connecticut, where he became a large landholder. His son, John Morton, was the father of James Morton,
whose daughter, Julia Morton, married Rev. James C. Houghton. Of their union three children were born, namely: James Clay, the subject of this sketch; Joseph Goodhue, of Stamford, Connecticut, and Julia M., of Montpelier, Vermont. James Clay Houghton attended the public schools of Petersham, Massachusetts, the East Windsor Hill (Connecticut) Academy, and received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College in 1862. After his graduation from that institution he studied law for two years, was afterwards deputy clerk of the Orange county court at Chelsea, Vermont, for
a short time, resigning to become cashier of the Orange County National Bank, a position that he retained until 1871, when he accepted the cashiership of the First National Bank at Alontpdier. In 1874 Mr. Houghton was made one of the directorate of the National Life Insurance Company, with which he was identified until his sudden death, as above mentioned. Entering the office of the company as its treasurer in 1885, he performed the responsible
duties of that position with great ability and fidelity until 1897, when he was chosen vice president, in January, 1901, being elected its president. During the twenty-eight years in which Mr. Houghton was connected with this company, he devoted his time and energies to advancing its interests, enlarging its operations, and being largely instrumental in making it one of the most popular and successful institutions of the kind in New England. His untiring industry, zeal and sterling integrity ivere recognized by his associates, who keenly felt their loss. Although not an aspirant for political honors, Mr. Houghton served as treasurer of the Montpelier board of public instruction for many years: was several times a delegate to county, district and state Republican conventions, and in 1886 represented his city in the state legislature. He was also treasurer of the town of Montpelier. Although a Congregationalist in his religious faith, he attended the Episcopal church. At the time of his death he was president of the Wood Art Gallery, a trustee of
the Washington county grammar school, and a director of the First National Bank, all of Montpelier. Fraternally he was identified with the Masonic order, being a Knight Templar. AJr. Houghton married, in 1869, Miss Grace R. Blackweli, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their children were born of their union, namely: Edward Rittenhouse Houghton, of Boston. Massachusetts: and Grace Morton Houghton, of Montpelier. From the many encomiums and resolutions of esteem and respect passed by the various societies and business organizations of which Mr. Houghton was a member, the following appreciative words from Hon. J. A. De Boer, vice president of the National Life Insurance Company, sent out to all agents of the company, are selected
as representatives:
"The essential characteristics of James C. Houghton were absolute honesty, a faculty for constant work, fidelity to every trust, and a certain charming personality, which, coupled with many acts of kindness, brought and held him the friendship of men. No one in the community where he lived and did his work enjoyed a larger measure of profound personal affection and respect, and no man's death could bring to those who knew him best a more sincere
sense of personal loss. While he discharged innumerable services for his banks, his town, its schools and all its other forms of educational and moral life, to say nothing of recurring private trusts, it was essentially as a director and officer of the National Life Insurance Company that he gave his largest and most conspicuous sendee. The burden of his thought and work was placed there, and it is not wholly incorrect to suppose that in some degree its responsibilities and care contributed to his comparatively early death. "It is impossible for us under this sudden and heavy blow to properly inventory our feelings, and make a true estimate of the man whom we have so intimately known as an associate and so sincerely respected as an officer and a
man. He left us but yesterday for the seas in search of well earned rest. The seas return him to his home and his native shores to rest forever,
leaving us the memory of a good, strong, faithful and noble life spent in the service of his race."
And also a portion of the resolution of the Society of Colonial Wars; "Mr. Houghton was a man of sterling character. He bore the burden
of important private and public trusts with marked ability and the highest fidelity. He rendered valuable service in many local and responsible offices. He fulflillcd his duties as a citizen with constant and unselfish attention. In his private life he Avas all that was estimable and of good report, exemplifying the character of a Christian gentleman, and winning by his unvarying courtesy and kindness the esteem of all who were brought in contact with him in the various relations of life."

JWH: "Vice-president National Life Insurance Company of Vermont. Graduate of Amherst College, 1862. City treasurer 1873 to 1878, and member of the legislature 1866 to 1868"

Love: "His son James Jr. at the time of his death in 1902 was president of the National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier Vt. He graduated from Amherst College in 1862 and was a member of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity."

MLM: First Nat'l Bank cashier. Upon change from Vermont Bank name in 1865, he was made one of the four cashiers. Elected Dec. 1880. Treasurer, mt. Zion Commandery #9, Knights Templar, Montpelier.


Amherst College Biog. Record:
Prepared E. Windsor (Conn.) Acad. Studied law with William Hebard, Chelsea, Vt., 1862-64; cashier Orange Co. (Vt.) Bank, 1864-65; Orange Co. (Vt.) National Bank, 1865-71; 1st National Bank, Montpelier, Vt., 1871-74; director National Life Insurance Co., 1874-85; treasurer, 1885; vice-president, 1897-1901; president, 1901-02. Asst. clerk Vt. House of Representatives, 1862, 1863; member Vt. Legislature, 1886. D. Naples, Italy, Mch. 4, 1902.8,6,22,13,23
ResearchBarre, Washington Co., VT, USA, Estate Papers, 1897-1915, Vermont Historical Society Library11
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 409 #1380.
  2. [S46] Boston Transcript, mar. 12, 1937 - 3717.
  3. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 31-32.
  4. [S104] Who's Who 22, p. 1114.
  5. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 127 #4835, 163.
  6. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 31.
  7. [S570] Hon. Hiram Carleton, Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont, p. 97.
  8. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 409.
  9. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Vermont, Box 17, Vol. 11, E.D. 231, Sh. 11, Ln. 54.
  10. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 127, 163.
  11. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://arccat.uvm.edu: Houghton surname, James C. Houghton estate papers.
  12. [S1074] Town Records: Montpellier, VT, p. 1130: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
  13. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 163.
  14. [S1003] Unknown compiler, Amherst College Biog. Record, Internet, Amherst College Biographical Record, Centennial Edition (1812--1921), http://www.amherst.edu/~rjyanco/genealogy/acbiorecord/…
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  16. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Chelsea, Orange Co., VT, Reel 1622, p. 279, Ln 6, dwl 161-170.
  17. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Montpelier, Washington Co., VT, Reel 6, Vol. 7, ED. 210, Sh. 8, Ln. 45.
  18. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Montpelier, Washington Co., VT, Reel 6, Vol. 7, ED. 210, Sh. 8, Ln. 45, dwl 66-90.
  19. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 57.
  20. [S579] Abbie M. Hemenway, VT Historical Gazetter Index, p. 467.
  21. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Montpelier, Washington Co., Vermont; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 231; Sheet 11B; line 54, dwl 17-191-240.
  22. [S567] Dorman Kent, Vermonters, p. 137.
  23. [S570] Hon. Hiram Carleton, Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont, p. 131.
  24. [S1074] Town Records: Montpellier, VT, p. 1155: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.