Houghton Surname Project

Harriet Poor^1,2

F, #11701, b. 27 August 1815, d. 27 May 1883

Family: William Hileary Houghton b. 18 Apr 1809, d. 8 Feb 1885

Marriage*: Harriet Poor married William Hileary Houghton, son of William Houghton and Celia Ann McKay, on Mar 17, 1836 at Mt. Pleasant, Daviess Co., IN, USA, also Martin Co., IN.^6,7,8,2,9

Silas Houghton¹⁶ b. 24 Dec 1836, d. 3 Aug 1839
Aaron Houghton¹⁶ b. 3 May 1838, d. 25 Jan 1842
Major William Houghton^1,17 b. 28 Oct 1839, d. b 1920
John Houghton¹⁸ b. 29 May 1841, d. 4 Oct 1848
Jeanette Houghton+¹⁹ b. 11 Nov 1843, d. 25 Aug 1899
Walter Raleigh Houghton A. M.+ b. 3 Oct 1845, d. 23 Jan 1929
Eugene Houghton+¹ b. 2 Aug 1847, d. 10 Jul 1910
Hileary Q. Houghton+²⁰ b. 16 Jun 1855, d. 4 Jun 1924
Harriet Houghton¹ b. 18 Feb 1857, d. 11 Mar 1939

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Aug 27, 1815

Newburyport, MA, USA, age 35 in 1850 census; age 46 in 1860 census; age 56 in 1870 census; age 64 in 1880 census^3,4,5

Marriage

Mar 17, 1836

Mt. Pleasant, Daviess Co., IN, USA, also Martin Co., IN^6,7,8,2,9

1850 Census

1850

Barr Twp, Daviess Co., IN, USA, age 41, a farmer, property $1000¹⁰

1860 Census

1860

Barr, Daviess Co., IN, USA, age 51, farmer¹¹

1870 Census

1870

Barr Twp, Daviess Co., IN, USA, age 61, a farmer, property $9600-1500¹²

Death

May 27, 1883

Mt. Pleasant, Daviess Co., IN, USA^3,13

ParentsD

John Poor and Hannah Chute, both b. in MA¹⁴

Burial

Reilly Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Daviess, IN, USA³

Biography

Harriet Poor Houghton By Judge Hileary Q. Houghton, Her Son.

I approach the subject in hand with a mingled feeling of pleasure and sadness. Pleasure as I recall the devotion of my mother to her family, her kind disposition and pure and unselfish life. Sadness that she could not longer abide with us. The various members of the family have furnished me with data concerning incidents associated with her life, and with their views of her life and character. These matters I have appropriated and embraced in what I have to say, so my remarks will be in the nature of a contribution by her living children to the memory of their mother.

Harriet Poor was the ninth child of John Poor and his wife, Hannah Chute, and was born at Newburyport, Massachusetts, on the 27th day of August,
1815. When less than two years old her father with his family left the ancestral home and in October, 1819, settled on a farm which he had purchased, about twelve miles east of the city of Salem, on Elk Creek, in Washington county, Indiana. About the same time and during the same year William Houghton, a native of New Jersey, but fresh from Kentucky, settled on a farm in Daviess county, two miles west of the place on which I now stand with his family, one of whom was William H. Houghton, then a boy of nine summers, whose wife she afterward became. So "ar as I know, I am the only one of the relatives who was ever in the locality where grandfather settled. Over thirty years ago I spent the holidays with a college classmate, who lived in that county. We went from Salem to his home on horseback, and while on (he way fell in with a man who told me that he knew my grandmother when he was a boy, and that he had gone to school either to or with my Aunt Susan during his school days. We crossed a small stream which I was informformed
was Elk Creek, and the man pointed out the location of the place where grandfather settled. Though very young, mother remembered two incidents
of her life on that farm which occurred soon after they settled there. She has told me that soon after they moved in the little cabin on the farm on Elk
Creek, that her lather took the children fishing in that stream; that he made fish hooks by bending pins, fastened them to strings which were tied to poles cut from the trees The fish favored her line and she caught several small ones much to the pleasure of her father, who commended her to the other children on account of her success. That was the one distinct memory she had of her father. The other presents a different scene. About two months after they located on this farm, her father one day in December was taken suddenly ill, four hours later he was no more. No one save the family was there at the time. They were three miles from the nearest neighbor, and no male present except her sixteen-year-old brother Alvin, and the infant John.
Thus she was left fatherless when less than five years of age ; but her mother kept the family together until the older girls were married. In 1826 her sister, Betsy Chute, married Walter Wright. They lived in Greencastle and mother made her home with her from that time until her sister's death, which occurred two years later. She then lived with her sister, Hannah Prosser, at Orleans, Indiana, for about two years, when her sister Susan, married
Thomas J. Brooks, after which she made her home in his family at Mt. Pleasant until her marriage. Though there were no schools in her girlhood
days of account, she had a good education for the time. It came principally from her mother and sisters, with perhaps two school terms at Greencastle.
And yet she could not recall the time when she could not read, and so beautiful was her style that to listen to her read aloud was like listening to the notes of sweet music. As a reader of the liible she could not be excelled, for being possessed of a poetic nature, she threw the poetry of that nature into the poetry of her text. The quality of her mind was such that she was able to take such hold on the subjects she studied that she mastered them. To those of us who have had better advantages in this behalf, thanks to her, when we consider her opportunities compared to ours, and note her knowledge of affairs, her attainments seem to be remarkable.
In Mount Pleasant she met William H. Houghton, whom she married on the 17th of March, 1836. He at the time lived with his mother on a farm two miles west of that place. He was a blacksmitli by trade and was also a farmer. He was a high t^-pe of a pioneer young man, honest, his name a synonym for integrity, industrious, energetic and courageous. His capital was his strong right arm. His ambition was to conquer the forest before him, to do his part in the development of his adopted state, and turn a wilderness into a happy home. He succeeded. They were both of New England ancestry. The
Poors settled in Massachusetts in 1635, the Houghtons in 1654; but one of the Houghtons later settled in New Jersey and there our grandfather Houghton was born.
The young couple settled on a farm in Daviess county, Indiana, which father bought some time after their marriage. Here they lived most of their lives.
She was an ideal wife and mother. She loved her home, her children and her friends. She was of a sunny disposition, and when amused her laughter came in ripples, her eves would sparkle and her frame shake. Those about her she made cheerful, and her hearty laugh was the comment of her friends, who said that it made them happy to hear it. She lost no occasion to point a moral from an object. Being in the field one day in early spring, where she was gathering wild flowers, she called me to her and pointing to the newly whitewashed buildings which sparkled in the rays of the setting sun
asked me if I did not think them pretty, and on answering in the affirmative, she said that they were pretty because they were clean and pure. And then she admonished me that if I would gain the confidence of my fellows, I must live a clean pure life. She was frank with her children and come what
may, they always got the absolute truth from her. Santa Claus brought the children presents on Christmas morning, but when the question was put to her as to who he was, the answer came that the good fairy was father and mother. She did her part as a pioneer's wife in the support of the family. Hers was not an idle life. From the fleece from the back of the sheep she spun the yarn and from it made the foot wear for the whole family. From cloth woven in the loom of a neighbor, she cut and made the clothes for the whole household. From the products of the farm, the dishes were prepared by her hands that furnished the family sustenance. Into her home riches, as riches go, neve came, but there was plenty for the ordinary comforts of life, as comforts were in her day. But that home was always rich in love and purity, and in the confidence the husband and wife had in each other.
She was a great entertainer and lover of children. Often from church on Sunday many persons with children would be invited home by her for dinner, and
the ease with which she made all of them feel at home and kept the children in a good humor was a wonder to all. She performed to the letter any duty imposed up on her, and shrunk from none. She possessed this characteristic from childhood. Traveling with a family from Greencastle to Orleans when about twelve years old, they camped in the forest by an old mill on a stream of water. The darkness was dense. She was directed by the woman of the family to take a chicken back from the camp and kill it for their supper. As she proceeded, the dogs about began to bark, and looking in the direction of the sound all she could see, peering at her through the inky darkness, were dog's eyes looking like balls of tire suspended in the air. She never retreated, but dischargd tiie duty.
But the crucial test of her life came when the Civil War broke out. At that time she had among her children three boys aged respectively 21, 16 and 14
years. Before that conflict ended all three of them had seen service in that war, and two of them carry on their persons battle scars caused by wounds received in action while fighting in defense of the flag. There was no protestation that she was the victim of a cruel fate. A condition confronted her. The
country was in peril She and her husband had descended from Revolutionary ancestry. Her grandparents on both sides had fought for liberty at Lexington
and Bunker Hill. His great grandfather was with Washington's army at Long Island, was in the retreat of that army across the short hills of New Jersey and
the Delaware, fought in the battles of Long Island and White Plains, and for a time commanded a regiment in the brigade of General Nathaniel Green. Their fathers had done their part in establishing the Republic Their children would help preserve it. She first saw her oldest living son depart to the front. No mother and son were ever more attached to each other. She had lost two boys older than he and her affection for them all seemed to center in him. This affection was reciprocated by the son. They were bound to each
other as by bands of steel. I saw tliat parting, and though a mere child, it made an impression on me I will never forget. Impressing upon him the danger that threatened the country, the peril of the undertaking into which he was about to enter, and choking back the rising tears with Spartan fortitude, she bade him go and do his duty in the defense of his country's flag. She afterwards sent the other two sons to add to the force, with the same injunction; and with a fervent prayer that their Hves be spared, and that they all
be returned to her. Her prayer was answered. They all returned and helped to lighten the burden of her cares.
She was as familiar with the Bible as with the ABC. She made the stories of Holy Writ so interesting in the telling that her children sought no sweeter pleasure than to gather around her and listen to her many narrations. She possessed to a strong degree that wonderful combination of virtues which go to form a great character, a nature filled with loving tenderness, and yet with the firmness of a stoic, God fearing and strong in all of her convictions, and tempered with that loving tenderness that marks the womanly woman. She loved her home and family, neither seeking nor desiring greater position than that of queen of her own household, looking ever to the Most High for guidance in the rearing of her children, and her duty to home and society. Nine children were born to her, six of whom: William, Jeanette, Walter, Eugene, Hileary and Harriet
lived to mature years, Silas, Aaron and John died in infancy. Jeanette, the first to go of the first six named, passed to the "hills beyond" nine years ago.
She spent her declining years on the old homestead where she had returned after an absence of a few years at Bloomington, where the family had gone to give the children better educational facilities. She lived to see the children spared to her, settled in business; and after an unselfish life spent for those she loved, and after having struggled on through the hardships of a pioneer woman from a home in a primeval forest to a home on a well appointed farm which she had helped to develop, she passed away on the 27th
day of May, 1883, at the old homestead on which she had lived for almost forty years, beloved by all who knew her.
She was a Puritan by birthright and training, and was blessed by a mother whose excellencies were so many that she must be regarded as one of the most remarkable women among the early pioneers who crossed the Alleghenies in the westward march of the nation. This aged woman had a memory like a book, and a mind like that of a sage. Harriet possessed in a great measure the qualities of her mother, among which was her knowledge of the Sacred Writings, and her deep conviction of the perfect life they set forth.
She strove through her influence and opportunity to imbue the minds of her ciiildren with the excellencies of the hijjhest moral and religious life. To this end she would gather her children around her, and through precept and interesting stor' create in them a dislike of evil and wrong, and inspire in them a love for the higher life, and a determination to reach the high plane which she ever held up to their view. The circle around her knees was a school in which her children inhaled the breath of nobler things.
She was a lover of nature, often seeking it in the solitude of the woods near our home, where she had her secret nooks, that no one might intrude when she wished to commune with God and drink in the poetry of the trees, the birds, the air and the skies. Often in the summer months, when the sun's rays were declining, she would be seen walking with her children over the flowering meadow or in the refreshing grove. An attractive flower, a beautiful sunset, a shooting star, an impressive landscape would elicit from her vivid mind some marked expression worthy of a record in permanent form. She was a woman of great industry, and in the rearing of her family accomplished what to the average woman of the present day, with modern conveniences, would seem an impossibility. Her environments, the condition of her family and her pioneer farm life required this effort. Yet her children feel that with less expense of energy on her part in their behalf in the early years of her life, she may have lived to a riper old age than the number of days accorded her. She knew tlie value of a mind well stored with worthy and lasting impressions, and felt that the road to this was through the channel of an education. Moved by this conviction she endeavored to keep her children in the best local schools that could be secured. Our public schools were then a thing unknown, and a good instructor of children was the exception rather than the rule. Mt. Pleasant, however, through the efforts of her brother-in-law, Thomas J. Brooks, was blessed with well trained teachers from the East, and to these she sent her older children. But good as these schools were, they could be nothing more than elementary, and she accordingly held high in view the value of a college education. Her frequent conversations on this theme fixed in the mind of her children the views which she herself maintained. Such was regarded at first as impossible, but she and her husband overcame all obstacles in that behalf, and she lived to see a part of her children in the possession of a degree granted them by the university of their native state upon graduation therefrom, and she realized in a measure the golden dream of her active and devoted life. She was a great reader of such books as she could command. A book or an article worthy of perusal, when read by her, was the property of her mind. She would delight her children by narrating the facts
that she had thus gathered. In this way she was both entertaining and instructive. Impressions from this source remain as the permanent and pleasing possessions of her children derived when thoughts could be impressed most vividiy.
She was of a poetic turn of mind and committed to memory long selections of poetry, and often recited them to her children. Here is one of her quotations from "The Lady of the Lake" : It is the wail of Blanch of Devon: "Oh. were I now where Allan grlides. To hear my native Devon's tides. So sweetly would I rest and pray 'Twas thus my hair they bade me braid. They bade me to the church repair; It was my bridal morn they said, And my true love would meet me there. But woe betide the cruel gruile That drowned in blood the morning smile: And woe betide the fairy dream, I only waked to sob and scream." And we can in memory hear her sweet pathetic voice as she repeats:
"It was a stag, a stae of ten. Bearing his branches steadily. And he came safely down the glen. Ever sing hardily, hardily. 'Twas there he met with a wounded doe And she was bleeding deathfully; She warned him of the toils below O. so faithfully, faithfully,"
These few lines give us a glimpse of her poetic mood. Her soul could be nothing short of a lover of the beautiful in all of its phases of language and art, a conclusion to which we must arrive when we reflect upon her deep communion with nature, and with that great creative soul that fills all space and time. She passed through life with confidence and assurance that she had stored awa' in the summer land of song such abundance of treasure as would meet her fullest needs in the lapse of endless time. She is sleeping beside her husband beneath a green mound in the cemetery near by. They trod life's stony and rugged path together, hand in hand. She rests in death beside him she loved in life, but her words and hopes and influence, her motives and her faith are alive and active and growing and powerful; and her soul gently brooding over her abiding works on earth, looks down upon the world as the arena of her endless activity, and lends approving smile to this gathering of children, relatives and friends, who meet to honor her illustrious mother whose excellence shines on as a brilliant star.¹⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 118.
[S978] Liahona Research, Indiana Marriages: 1826 to 1850, p. 440.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 129.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Barr Twp., Daviess Co., IN, p. 167,, line 3, dwl 1148.
[S5] Death Certificate, http://www.footnote.com: Texas Death Records, Houghton surnames, of son Eugene.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 118, 124, 129, 134.
[S415] E-mail Indiana State Library Genealogy Div.: www.statelib.lib.in.us.
[S415] E-mail Ancestery.Com: Marriages--Indiana to 1850.
[S1453] Unknown author, Brooks and Houghton Reunion, p. 42.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Barr Twp., Daviess Co., IN, Box 140, p. 167, line 3, dwl 1148-1148.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Barr, Daviess Co., Indiana; Microfilm: M653; Page: 61, line 19, dwl 492-488.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Barr Twp, Daviess Co., IN, Roll 306, p. 166, line 14, dwl 397-389.
[S1453] Unknown author, Brooks and Houghton Reunion, p. 46.
[S1453] Unknown author, Brooks and Houghton Reunion, p. 1.
[S1453] Unknown author, Brooks and Houghton Reunion, p. 40-50.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 140.
[S1453] Unknown author, Brooks and Houghton Reunion, p. 13.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 147.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 115.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage.

Walter Raleigh Houghton A. M.^1,2

M, #11702, b. 3 October 1845, d. 23 January 1929

Father*: William Hileary Houghton b. 18 Apr 1809, d. 8 Feb 1885
Mother*: Harriet Poor b. 27 Aug 1815, d. 27 May 1883

Family: Alice Margaret Neely b. Oct 1857

Marriage*: Walter Raleigh Houghton A. M. married Alice Margaret Neely on Jan 24, 1878 at Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN, USA, Atwater: Dec. 23, 1878 at Bloomington IN home of Alice Neely.^1,11,3

Carl Roy Houghton+¹⁶ b. 1 Oct 1879
Gail Houghton b. 1882, d. 1889
Leila Houghton¹⁶ b. Oct 1884, d. 1912
Gleda Houghton b. Dec 1887
Prof. Dale Neely Houghton MA¹⁶ b. 13 Jun 1893, d. Nov 1975

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 3, 1845

IN, USA, age 5 in 1850 census; age 14 in 1860 census; age 24 in 1870 census; age 34 in 1880 census; Oct 1845, age 54 in 1900 census;
age 64 in 1910 census; age 73 in 1920 census^1,3,4,5

Mil. Enls

Jul 10, 1863

Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. F/G, 137th Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), a private; H. Houghton: "He was one of the youngest Indiana soldiers in the Civil War, having enlisted at the time of the Morgan raid into Indiana and served for the remainder of the war. He served in Company F, 137^th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers and was a member of the Connersville post of the G.A.R.."^1,6,7,8,9

Research

Jul 10, 1863

IN, USA

1870 Census

1870

Perry, Monroe Co., IN, USA, age 24, a student with the Franklin Alford Family¹⁰

Graduation

1871

Indiana University, IN, USA, A.B. and A.M.¹

Occupation

1871

an instructor in Latin and Greek at Bedford Female College for seven months, then an instructor of Latin and History at Indiana University for 10 years. He authored several books on literature, religion, and politics. He later served as a Christian minister to several churches in Indiana and Iowa.¹

Marriage

Jan 24, 1878

Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN, USA, Atwater: Dec. 23, 1878 at Bloomington IN home of Alice Neely^1,11,3

1880 Census

1880

Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN, USA, age 34, a prof. in college, and brother in law Arthur C. Neeley, 19, TN, and Frank T. Neely, 16, FL, and 1 servant^4,12

PensionInx

May 16, 1889

IN, USA, as invalid⁹

1900 Census

1900

Comersville Twp, Comersville, Fayette Co., IN, USA, age 54, teacher^3,13

Author

Prof. Walter R. Houghton, lately of Indiana University, editor of Neely's History of the Parliament of Religions¹¹

1910 Census

1910

Sigourney, Keokuk Co., IA, USA, age 64, teacher¹⁴

1920 Census

1920

Columbia, Fayette Co., IN, USA, age 73, farm at home¹⁵

Death

Jan 23, 1929

Richmond, IN, USA¹

Research

A Dictionary of North American Authors Deceased before 1950. Compiled by W. Stewart Wallace. Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1951. (DcNAA)
Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 2: August, 1949-August, 1952. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1953. (BioIn 2)
Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1816-1916. Biographical sketches of authors who published during the first century of Indiana statehood with lists of their books. Compiled by R.E. Banta. Crawfordsville, IN: Wabash College, 1949. (IndAu 1949)

Pedigree

Citations

[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 147.
[S589] Unknown author, Who's Who in the East, p. 445.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Comersville Twp, Comersville, Fayette Co., IN, Box 92, Vol. 19, E.D. 5, Sh. 7, Ln. 73.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN, Reel 36, Vol. 24, E.D. 283, Sh. 37, Ln. 41.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Barr Twp., Daviess Co., IN, Box 140, p. 167, line 3, dwl 1148-1148.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S1453] Unknown author, Brooks and Houghton Reunion, p. 32.
[S1515] Unknown name of person, unknown record type, unknown file number.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Perry, Monroe Co., IN, Roll 344, p. 401B, line 27.
[S542] Francis Atwater, Atwater History and Genealogy, p. 349.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN, Roll: T9_299; Family History Film: 1254299; Page: 79A; Enumeration District: 283; Reel 36, Vol. 24, E.D. 283, Sh. 37, Ln. 41, dwl 246-409.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Comersville, Fayette Co., Indiana; Roll:T623; Enumeration District: 5; Sheet: 7B; line 73, dwl 415-148-154.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: T624_409; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 55; line 97, dwl 163-167.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Columbia, Fayette, Indiana; Roll: T625_432; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 1; line 98, dwl 43-44.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 148.

Alice Margaret Neely^1,2

F, #11703, b. October 1857

Family: Walter Raleigh Houghton A. M. b. 3 Oct 1845, d. 23 Jan 1929

Marriage*: Alice Margaret Neely married Walter Raleigh Houghton A. M., son of William Hileary Houghton and Harriet Poor, on Jan 24, 1878 at Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN, USA, Atwater: Dec. 23, 1878 at Bloomington IN home of Alice Neely.^5,6,3

Carl Roy Houghton+¹⁰ b. 1 Oct 1879
Gail Houghton b. 1882, d. 1889
Leila Houghton¹⁰ b. Oct 1884, d. 1912
Gleda Houghton b. Dec 1887
Prof. Dale Neely Houghton MA¹⁰ b. 13 Jun 1893, d. Nov 1975

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct, 1857

AL, USA, age 22 in 1880 census; age 42 in 1900 census;
age 52 in 1910 census; 1910 census of son Carl give IN^3,4

Marriage

Jan 24, 1878

Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN, USA, Atwater: Dec. 23, 1878 at Bloomington IN home of Alice Neely^5,6,3

1880 Census

1880

Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN, USA, age 34, a prof. in college, and brother in law Arthur C. Neeley, 19, TN, and Frank T. Neely, 16, FL, and 1 servant^4,7

1900 Census

1900

Comersville Twp, Comersville, Fayette Co., IN, USA, age 54, teacher^3,8

1910 Census

1910

Sigourney, Keokuk Co., IA, USA, age 64, teacher⁹

ParentsD

parents born in NC

Pedigree

Citations

[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 140.
[S589] Unknown author, Who's Who in the East, p. 445.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Comersville Twp, Comersville, Fayette Co., IN, Box 92, Vol. 19, E.D. 5, Sh. 7, Ln. 73.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN, Reel 36, Vol. 24, E.D. 283, Sh. 37, Ln. 41.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 147.
[S542] Francis Atwater, Atwater History and Genealogy, p. 349.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN, Roll: T9_299; Family History Film: 1254299; Page: 79A; Enumeration District: 283; Reel 36, Vol. 24, E.D. 283, Sh. 37, Ln. 41, dwl 246-409.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Comersville, Fayette Co., Indiana; Roll:T623; Enumeration District: 5; Sheet: 7B; line 73, dwl 415-148-154.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa; Roll: T624_409; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 55; line 97, dwl 163-167.
[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 148.

Gleda Houghton¹

F, #11704, b. December 1887

Father*: Walter Raleigh Houghton A. M. b. 3 Oct 1845, d. 23 Jan 1929
Mother*: Alice Margaret Neely b. Oct 1857

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Dec, 1887

Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 12 in 1900 census; age 22 in 1910 census; age 32 in 1920 census; age 40 in 1930 census; age 52 in 1940 census^2,3

1920 Census

1920

Columbia, Fayette Co., IN, USA, age 73, farm at home⁴

1930 Census

1930

Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH, USA, age 40, art school dramatic teacher⁵

Residence

1935

Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH, USA

1940 Census

1940

Connersville, Fayette Co., IN, USA, age 52, single, lodger, none⁶

Gen. Soc.

DAR #133708⁷

1950 US Census

1950

Connersville, IN, USA, age 62, single, dramatic arts, dramatic teacher

Obituary

Jan 10, 1964

Richmond, IN, USA, Miss Gleda Houghton
CONNERSVILLE. - Miss Gleda Houghton, 76 years old, formerly of Connersville, died at Richmond Wednesday. Bom at Irving Park, Ill., she had been a private dramatic teacher in Connersville many years. She was a member of the Central Christian church. Her father was a widely-known educator and textbook author.
Survivors are a brother, Dale, of New York City; a sister-in- law, Mrs. Carl Houghton of Connersville.
Services for Miss Houghton will be at i:30 p. m. Saturday at the Myers funeral home with Rev. James Goode officiating. Burial will be in Dale cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p. m.

Pedigree

Citations

[S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 148.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 134: 215.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Comersville Twp, Comersville, Fayette Co., IN, Box 92, Vol. 19, E.D. 5, Sh. 7, Ln. 73.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Columbia, Fayette, Indiana; Roll: T625_432; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 1; line 98, dwl 43-44.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio; Roll: 1816; Enumeration District: 252; Page 124, Sheet: 11A; line 20, dwl 4264-203-248.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Connersville, Fayette, Indiana; Roll: T627_1042; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 21-4.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 134, p. 215.

George Petrie Penniman^1,2,3

M, #11705, b. 1854

Father*: James Penniman⁴ b. 13 Feb 1825, d. 1900
Mother*: Ann Eliza Houghton⁴ b. 13 Nov 1822, d. 1903

Family: Nellie Finley Barrows b. 1861

Marriage*: George Petrie Penniman married Nellie Finley Barrows on 1883.^1,2,3

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

1854

MA, USA, age 5 in 1860 census^1,2,3,4

Marriage

1883

^1,2,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 138: 76.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 136: 118.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 115.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_533; Page: 13; line 9, dwl 82-95.

Nellie Finley Barrows^1,2

F, #11706, b. 1861

Family: George Petrie Penniman b. 1854

Marriage*: Nellie Finley Barrows married George Petrie Penniman, son of James Penniman and Ann Eliza Houghton, on 1883.^3,4,5

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

1861

^1,2

Marriage

1883

^3,4,5

Pedigree

Citations

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 138, p. 76.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 136, p. 118.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 138: 76.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 136: 118.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 115.

Inez F. Penniman^1,2

F, #11707

Father*: George Petrie Penniman b. 1854
Mother*: Nellie Finley Barrows b. 1861

Family: Ernest D. Clark

Marriage*: Inez F. Penniman married Ernest D. Clark.^2,1

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA^1,2

Marriage

^2,1

Pedigree

Citations

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 136: 118.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 115.

Ernest D. Clark¹

M, #11708

Family: Inez F. Penniman

Marriage*: Ernest D. Clark married Inez F. Penniman, daughter of George Petrie Penniman and Nellie Finley Barrows.^2,3

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

^2,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 136, p. 118.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 115.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 136: 118.

Cora Lewis Penniman^1,2

F, #11709

Father*: George Petrie Penniman b. 1854
Mother*: Nellie Finley Barrows b. 1861

Family: George S. McFarland

Marriage*: Cora Lewis Penniman married George S. McFarland.^1,2

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Worcester, Worcester Co., MA, USA¹

Marriage

^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 138: 76.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 115.

George S. McFarland¹

M, #11710

Family: Cora Lewis Penniman

Marriage*: George S. McFarland married Cora Lewis Penniman, daughter of George Petrie Penniman and Nellie Finley Barrows.^2,3

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Marriage

^2,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 138, p. 76.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 138: 76.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 115.

Helen Collart¹

F, #11711

Father*: Martin Christianson Collart b. 1845, d. 1910
Mother*: Stella Mary Jacobus b. 1856

Family: Otto J. Sieplein

Marriage*: Helen Collart married Otto J. Sieplein.¹

Biography

Marriage

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 146, p. 236.

Otto J. Sieplein¹

M, #11712

Family: Helen Collart

Marriage*: Otto J. Sieplein married Helen Collart, daughter of Martin Christianson Collart and Stella Mary Jacobus.¹

Biography

Marriage

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Pedigree

Citations

[S28] DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 146, p. 236.

Adaline Aurilla Bishop^1,2

F, #11713, b. 15 August 1866

Father*: Harvey William Bishop b. 25 Aug 1848
Mother*: Isabella Marcia Russell b. 5 May 1843

Family: Charles D. Platt b. 29 Jan 1850

Marriage*: Adaline Aurilla Bishop married Charles D. Platt on Jul 5, 1884.^3,4

Charles Judson Platt b. 24 Jun 1885, d. 17 Sep 1887
Frank Bishop Platt b. 16 Nov 1887
Maribel Bishop Platt b. 18 Oct 1889
Roxanna Platt b. 9 Oct 1890, d. 5 Jan 1891
Mahala Platt b. 1 Dec 1892, d. 20 Feb 1893
Charles Grandison Platt b. 6 Oct 1899

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Aug 15, 1866

^3,4

Residence

Stratford, NH, USA³

Marriage

Jul 5, 1884

^3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506 #2779, 509.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 179 #8551 (6551).
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 179.

John Nathan Bishop^1,2

M, #11714, b. 11 August 1868

Father*: Harvey William Bishop b. 25 Aug 1848
Mother*: Isabella Marcia Russell b. 5 May 1843

Family: Lucy Lampman b. 1872, d. 27 Feb 1898

Marriage*: John Nathan Bishop married Lucy Lampman on Mar 27, 1894.^3,4

Harvey William Bishop b. 7 Feb 1897

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Aug 11, 1868

^3,4

Marriage

Mar 27, 1894

^3,4

Residence

West Glover, Orleans Co., VT, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506 #2780.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 179 #8552.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 179.

Albert Richardson Bishop^1,2

M, #11715, b. 12 November 1873

Father*: Harvey William Bishop b. 25 Aug 1848
Mother*: Isabella Marcia Russell b. 5 May 1843

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Nov 12, 1873

^3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506 #2781.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 179 #8553.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 179.

Eben R. Bishop^1,2

M, #11716, b. 12 April 1875

Father*: Harvey William Bishop b. 25 Aug 1848
Mother*: Isabella Marcia Russell b. 5 May 1843

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr 12, 1875

^3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506 #2782.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 179 #8554.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 179.

Charles Henry Bishop^1,2

M, #11717, b. 24 April 1880

Father*: Harvey William Bishop b. 25 Aug 1848
Mother*: Isabella Marcia Russell b. 5 May 1843

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr 24, 1880

^3,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506 #2783.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 179 #8555.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 179.

Charles D. Platt¹

M, #11718, b. 29 January 1850

Family: Adaline Aurilla Bishop b. 15 Aug 1866

Marriage*: Charles D. Platt married Adaline Aurilla Bishop, daughter of Harvey William Bishop and Isabella Marcia Russell, on Jul 5, 1884.^2,3

Charles Judson Platt b. 24 Jun 1885, d. 17 Sep 1887
Frank Bishop Platt b. 16 Nov 1887
Maribel Bishop Platt b. 18 Oct 1889
Roxanna Platt b. 9 Oct 1890, d. 5 Jan 1891
Mahala Platt b. 1 Dec 1892, d. 20 Feb 1893
Charles Grandison Platt b. 6 Oct 1899

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jan 29, 1850

^2,3

Marriage

Jul 5, 1884

^2,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506 #2779s.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 179.

Lucy Lampman¹

F, #11719, b. 1872, d. 27 February 1898

Family: John Nathan Bishop b. 11 Aug 1868

Marriage*: Lucy Lampman married John Nathan Bishop, son of Harvey William Bishop and Isabella Marcia Russell, on Mar 27, 1894.^2,3

Harvey William Bishop b. 7 Feb 1897

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

1872

MLM: 1871^2,3

Marriage

Mar 27, 1894

^2,3

Death

Feb 27, 1898

MLM: Feb. 17^2,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506 #2780s.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 179.

Harvey William Bishop^1,2

M, #11720, b. 7 February 1897

Father*: John Nathan Bishop b. 11 Aug 1868
Mother*: Lucy Lampman b. 1872, d. 27 Feb 1898

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Feb 7, 1897

^3,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506 #2780c.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 179.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506.

Dr. Eugene Arthur Stanley M.D.^1,2

M, #11721, b. 10 June 1875

Father*: William John Stanley
Mother*: Dora Estella Russell b. 23 Mar 1851

Family: Eva Fairbrother b. 1874

Marriage*: Dr. Eugene Arthur Stanley M.D. married Eva Fairbrother on Sep 22, 1901.^3,4

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jun 10, 1875

^3,4

Occupation

a physician

Marriage

Sep 22, 1901

^3,4

Residence

Waterbury, Washington Co., VT, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506 #2784.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 180 #8566.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 180.

Henry Houghton Stanley^1,2

M, #11722, b. 14 April 1877

Father*: William John Stanley
Mother*: Dora Estella Russell b. 23 Mar 1851

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 14, 1877

^3,4

Residence

Lisbon, NH, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 507 #2785.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 180 #8567.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 507.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 180.

Eva Fairbrother¹

F, #11723, b. 1874

Family: Dr. Eugene Arthur Stanley M.D. b. 10 Jun 1875

Marriage*: Eva Fairbrother married Dr. Eugene Arthur Stanley M.D., son of William John Stanley and Dora Estella Russell, on Sep 22, 1901.^2,3

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

1874

^2,3

Marriage

Sep 22, 1901

^2,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506 #2784s.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 506.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 180.

Fannie Ellen Houghton^1,2

F, #11724, b. 18 October 1877, d. 2 May 1963

Father*: Franklin Jerome Houghton¹ b. 14 May 1846, d. 20 May 1903
Mother*: Harriet Chase¹ b. 24 Apr 1843, d. 23 Sep 1905

Family: Elton J. Ottaway b. 10 Oct 1873, d. 28 Oct 1952

Marriage*: Fannie Ellen Houghton married Elton J. Ottaway on Dec 31, 1898 at South Ripley, Chautauqua Co., NY, USA.²

Eleanor M. Ottaway² b. 23 May 1900, d. 24 Apr 1995
Frances H. Ottaway² b. 11 Feb 1903, d. 6 Feb 2008
Marjorie E. Ottaway² b. 10 Jan 1911, d. 8 Mar 2003

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 18, 1877

Ripley, NY, USA, age 3 in 1880 census^3,2

Marriage

Dec 31, 1898

South Ripley, Chautauqua Co., NY, USA²

Death

May 2, 1963

North East, PA, USA²

Biography

She was born and raised in Ripley, Chautauqua, NY. She married Elton Jay Ottaway (1873 - 1952) on 31 Dec 1898 in South Ripley, Chautauqua, NY. They lived in Ripley, Chautauqua, NY for most of their lives. In 1960, the couple was living in Gainesville, FL. Fannie died in North East, Erie, PA. from cerebral thrombosis. Fannie and Elton are buried in the North East Cemetery in North East, Erie, PA.⁴

Research

JWH gives her as daughter of Aunt Olive; as Fannie E. Reynolds³

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Ripley Twp, Chautauqua Co., NY, Reel 72, Vol. 10, ED. 69, Sh. 34, Ln. 49.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://fp.enter.net/~mkuhn/b172.htm#P5853, 2009.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 507 #2787.
[S415] E-mail from Gail Clarke, Oct. 9, 2020.

Thomas B. Houghton¹

M, #11725, b. 10 September 1879, d. 6 July 1884

Father*: Franklin Jerome Houghton² b. 14 May 1846, d. 20 May 1903
Mother*: Harriet Chase² b. 24 Apr 1843, d. 23 Sep 1905

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Sep 10, 1879

Ripley, NY, USA, age 9/12 in 1880 census^2,1

Death

Jul 6, 1884

NY, USA³

Research

JWH gives him as son of Aunt Olive; as Thomas Reynolds⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 507 #2788.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Ripley Twp, Chautauqua Co., NY, Reel 72, Vol. 10, ED. 69, Sh. 34, Ln. 49.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 507.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 507 #27878.

Frederick Elijah Rundell¹

M, #11726, b. 12 April 1870, d. 4 March 1958

Family: Gertrude Elizabeth Houghton b. 4 Sep 1872, d. 26 Nov 1944

Marriage*: Frederick Elijah Rundell married Gertrude Elizabeth Houghton, daughter of Franklin Jerome Houghton and Harriet Chase, on Feb 20, 1890.³

Harriett A. Rundell² b. 1890
Frank Edward Rundell² b. 14 Feb 1895, d. 18 Dec 1918
Floris Louise Rundell² b. 18 Jun 1901, d. 29 Mar 1938

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 12, 1870

Mina, NY, USA²

Marriage

Feb 20, 1890

Death

Mar 4, 1958

North East, PA, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 507 #2786s.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://fp.enter.net/~mkuhn/b172.htm#P5853, 2009.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 507.

Leon Eugene Houghton^1,2

M, #11727, b. 23 November 1874, d. 15 June 1943

Father*: Henry Richardson Houghton b. 24 Apr 1849, d. 30 Mar 1937
Mother*: Effie A. Rhinehart b. Jan 1853, d. 10 Oct 1942

Family: Lyda Mattice b. Apr 1874

Marriage*: Leon Eugene Houghton married Lyda Mattice on Nov 26, 1895 at Westfield, NY, USA, age 21 and 22.^3,1

Harold Eugene Houghton^6,1 b. 16 Nov 1896, d. 27 May 1918
Hazel Houghton+⁶ b. 3 Mar 1898, d. 10 Mar 1958

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Nov 23, 1874

Ripley, Chautauqua Co., NY, USA, age 5 in 1880 census; Nov 1874, age 25 in 1900 census; age 36 in 1910 census; age 46 in 1920 census; age 57 in 1930 census^3,4,1

Marriage

Nov 26, 1895

Westfield, NY, USA, age 21 and 22^3,1

1900 Census

1900

Ripley, Chautauqua Co., NY, USA, age 25, farmer⁵

1910 Census

1910

Millcreek, Erie Co., PA, USA, age 36, farmer^6,7

Mil. Draft

Sep 12, 1918

Erie, Erie Co., PA, USA, age 44, laborer, perfect²

1920 Census

1920

Erie, Erie Co., PA, USA, age 46, paving company steam fitter⁸

1930 Census

1930

Millcreek, Erie Co., PA, USA, age 57, gasoline and oil merchant⁹

1940 Census

1940

Millcreek, PA, USA, age 66, wholesale gasoline¹⁰

Death

Jun 15, 1943

Erie, PA, USA

Burial

Quincy Rural Cemetery, Ripley, NY, USA

Biography

JWH: 'He was a farmer. Probably the largest man of the Houghton family, being six feet, six inches high, and weighing two hundred and two when eighteen years of age.'
Gail Clarke: They lived in Ripley, Chautauqua, NY in 1900 and 1905 where Eugene was a farmer. They lived in Mill Creek, Erie, PA in 1910 and 1920 where he was a farmer. Eugene registered for the draft in WW1. In 1920 they lived in Erie, Erie, PA where he was a steam fitter for a paving company. They returned to Mill Creek, Erie, PA by 1930 – 1940 where he owned a service station. Eugene died in Erie, Erie, PA and they are buried in the Quincy Rural Cemetery in Ripley, Chautauqua, NY.³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1152] John P., and Fenwick Y. Hedley Downs, Chautauqua Co. NY Hx 3, p. 387.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 2022696.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 507.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Ripley Twp, Chautauqua Co., NY, Reel 72, Vol. 10, ED. 69, Sh. 39, Ln. 4.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Ripley, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: 1015; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1241015.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Erie Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 110, V.N. 124, Ln. 234.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Millcreek, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1343; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 124; line 93, dwl 225-234.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Erie Ward 6, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1566; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 112; line 99, dwl 2421-91-106.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Millcreek, Erie Co., Pennsylvania; Roll: T626_2037; Enumeration District: 128; sheet 7B, line 64, dwl 164-168.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Millcreek, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03501; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 25-39.

James Bennett Houghton^1,2

M, #11728, b. 6 April 1881, d. 16 December 1948

Father*: Henry Richardson Houghton² b. 24 Apr 1849, d. 30 Mar 1937
Mother*: Effie A. Rhinehart² b. Jan 1853, d. 10 Oct 1942

Family: Mary Elizabeth Marwood b. 15 Jun 1873, d. 22 May 1951

Marriage*: James Bennett Houghton married Mary Elizabeth Marwood on Feb 17, 1904 at Canada.²

Ralph Marwood Houghton+² b. 20 Feb 1905, d. 6 Sep 1946
Laura Jane Houghton² b. 22 Nov 1906, d. 12 Dec 1984
Marjorie C. Houghton+² b. 15 Mar 1910, d. 1 Sep 1969

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr 6, 1881

Ripley, Chautauqua Co., NY, USA, Apr 1881, age 19 in 1900 census; age 29 in 1910 census; age 38 in 1920 census; age 49 in 1930 census; age 59 in 1940 census^3,2

Marriage

Feb 17, 1904

Canada²

1910 Census

Apr 25, 1910

Ripley, Chautauqua Co., NY, USA, age 29, fruit farmer⁴

Residence

South Ripley, NY, USA³

Mil. Draft

Sep 12, 1918

Chautauqua Co., NY, USA, age 37, farmer⁵

1920 Census

1920

Ripley, Chautauqua Co., NY, USA, age 38, farmer⁶

Office

He was elected as Town Constable in Ripley, Chautauqua Co., NY

1930 Census

1930

Ripley, Chautauqua Co., NY, USA, age 49, fertilizer training salesman⁷

1940 Census

1940

Ripley, Chautauqua Co., NY, USA, age 59, fertilizer co. salesman⁸

Death

Dec 16, 1948

Ripley, NY, USA⁹

Burial

Quincy Rural Cemetery, Ripley, NY, USA

Biography

Chautauqua Co. NY Hx: "was educated in the schools of his native town; has always followed the occupation of farming; like his father he is prominent in social and fraternal circles in Ripley, being a member of the local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he is past noble grand, also past member of the Grand Lodge; a member of the local lodge of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, a member of Ripley Grange, No. 65, Patrons of Husbandry; is an active participant in the affairs of the Republican party having been supervisor of elections for twelve years; he has held the office of township assessor for two years, his present term expiring in 1921; he attends the Methodist Episcopal church."
Gail Clarke: They lived in Ripley, Chautauqua, NY. He was a fruit farmer in 1910 and 1920 and a fertilizer salesman in 1930 and 1940. He registered for the Draft in WW 1. He 54also registered for the Draft in WW2. James’ mother lived with them in 1940. James and Lizzie are buried in the Quincy Rural Cemetery in Ripley, Chautauqua, NY.^2,10

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 507 #2790.
[S1152] John P., and Fenwick Y. Hedley Downs, Chautauqua Co. NY Hx 3, p. 387.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 507.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Ripley, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: T624_930; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 183; line 13, dwl 194-195.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1712293.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Ripley, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: T625_1092; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 184; line 94, dwl 230-252.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Ripley, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: 1414; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 94; line 99, dwl 18-176-187.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Ripley, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: T627_2512; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 7-125; line 19, dwl 18.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://fp.enter.net/~mkuhn/b172.htm#P5853, 2009.
[S415] E-mail from Gail Clarke, Oct. 9, 2020.

Lyda Mattice¹

F, #11729, b. April 1874

Family: Leon Eugene Houghton b. 23 Nov 1874, d. 15 Jun 1943

Marriage*: Lyda Mattice married Leon Eugene Houghton, son of Henry Richardson Houghton and Effie A. Rhinehart, on Nov 26, 1895 at Westfield, NY, USA, age 21 and 22.^4,1

Harold Eugene Houghton^2,1 b. 16 Nov 1896, d. 27 May 1918
Hazel Houghton+² b. 3 Mar 1898, d. 10 Mar 1958

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr, 1874

Canada, age 26, Canada, in 1900 census; age 35, Canada, in 1910 census; age 47, Canada, in 1920 census; age 58, PA, in 1930 census; age 67, Can, in 1940 census; Chautauqua Co. NY Hx: Canada, c. 1875^2,1,3

Immigration

1885

1892 in 1920 census

Marriage

Nov 26, 1895

Westfield, NY, USA, age 21 and 22^4,1

1900 Census

1900

Ripley, Chautauqua Co., NY, USA, age 25, farmer³

1910 Census

1910

Millcreek, Erie Co., PA, USA, age 36, farmer^2,5

1920 Census

1920

Erie, Erie Co., PA, USA, age 46, paving company steam fitter⁶

1940 Census

1940

Millcreek, PA, USA, age 66, wholesale gasoline⁷

Burial

Quincy Rural Cemetery, Ripley, NY, USA

ParentsD

parents born in Canada⁸

Pedigree

Citations

[S1152] John P., and Fenwick Y. Hedley Downs, Chautauqua Co. NY Hx 3, p. 387.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Erie Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 110, V.N. 124, Ln. 234.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Ripley, Chautauqua, New York; Roll: 1015; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1241015.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 507.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Millcreek, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1343; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 124; line 93, dwl 225-234.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Erie Ward 6, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1566; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 112; line 99, dwl 2421-91-106.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Millcreek, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03501; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 25-39.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Millcreek, Erie Co., Pennsylvania; Roll: T626_2037; Enumeration District: 128; sheet 7B, line 64, dwl 164-168.

Arthur Bennett Carris^1,2

M, #11730, b. 24 September 1872, d. 26 August 1953

Father*: Alonzo Dumont Carris b. 14 Apr 1837, d. 19 Mar 1913
Mother*: Ellen J. Houghton b. 25 Aug 1853, d. 16 Oct 1887

Family: Eunice B. McDonald b. 20 May 1879, d. 1910

Marriage*: Arthur Bennett Carris married Eunice B. McDonald.

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Sep 24, 1872

Ripley, NY, USA³

Residence

North Ripley, NY, USA, R.D. No. 2³

Marriage

Children+

Children were: Ellen Marie CARRIS, Lloyd Romain CARRIS, Donna Margerite CARRIS.
Ellen Marie Carris m John HOPKINS July 1 1899 d 1955 b Quincy; LLoyd Romaine Carris 1904 1990 m Katherine FRALICK; Donna Marguerite Carris m Ira Eugene Hopkins

Marriage

Jan 13, 1925

Della SINDEN

Death

Aug 26, 1953

Ripley, NY, USA²

Burial

South Ripley Cemetery, South Ripley, NY, USA

Biography

Arthur Bennet CARRIS was born on 24 Sep 1872. He died on 26 Aug 1953. He was buried on 29 Aug 1953 in S. Ripley Cemetery, Ripley, Chautauqua Co., NY. He was Insurance Adjuster for the Grange in S. Ripley Cemetery, Ripley, Chautauqua Co., NY. Spouse: Unice MACDONALD. Arthur Bennet CARRIS and Unice MACDONALD were married on 5 Jan 1898 in Ripley, Chautauqua Co., NY. Arthur Carris married Jan 5, 1898 in Ripley to Eunice Mac Donald, both of S. Ripley, by Reverand Bray of M E Church. Children were: Ellen Marie CARRIS, Lloyd Romain CARRIS, Donna Margerite CARRIS. Spouse: Della SINDEN. Arthur Bennet CARRIS and Della SINDEN were married on 13 Jan 1925.

Gail Clarke: was born and raised in Ripley, Chautauqua, NY. He married 1) Eunice B. McDonald (1879 - 1910) on 5 Jan 1898 in Ripley, Chautauqua, NY. and 2) married Della Sinden on 13 Jan 1925. He registered for the draft in WW1 and named his daughter, Ellen as his nearest relative. He lived in North Ripley, Chautauqua, NY and was a farmer.
He is buried in the South Ripley Cemetery in Ripley, Chautauqua, NY.^2,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 507 #2791.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://fp.enter.net/~mkuhn/b172.htm#P5853, 2009.
[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 507.
[S415] E-mail from Gail Clarke, Oct. 9, 2020.