Houghton Surname Project

Robert Dixon¹

M, #14761

Father*: Nils Dixon
Mother*: Laura E. Houghton b. Apr 1891

Biography

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Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Christopher Vincent Houghton, 1996.

Dorothy Eldeane Fontaine¹

F, #14762, b. 22 October 1912, d. 24 February 2001

Family: Robert Lewis Houghton b. 15 Jul 1899, d. 7 May 1954

Marriage*: Dorothy Eldeane Fontaine married Robert Lewis Houghton, son of Alfred Houghton and Annie Atherton, on 1935.^1,4

Sharill E. Houghton¹ b. c 1939
Patty Houghton¹ d. 1996

Biography

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Birth

Oct 22, 1912

Portland, OR, USA, age 26 in 1940 census^1,2,3

Marriage

1935

^1,4

1940 Census

1940

Washington Co., OR, USA, age 39, road construction stone mason³

Death

Feb 24, 2001

Portland, OR, USA¹

Obituary

Mar 1, 2001

Portland, OR, USA, Oregonian, The (Portland, OR) - March 1, 2001
Deceased Name: Darothy Eldeane Houghton
A memorial service will be at 1 p.m., Friday, March 2, 2001, in Willamette National Cemetery for Darothy Eldeane Houghton, who died Feb. 24 at age 88.

Mrs. Houghton was born Oct. 22, 1912, in Portland, where she lived most her life. Her maiden name was Fontaine. She was a homemaker and a clerk for Coronet's Variety Store in St. Johns until her retirement in 1978. In 1935, she married Robert Houghton; he died in 1954.

Survivors include her daughter, Sharill Griffin; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Her daughter Patty Griner died in 1996.¹

Burial

Mar 2, 2001

Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR, USA, Section K Site 1676²

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator.: Houghton surname.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census ,, Washington, Oregon; Roll: T627_3383; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 34-46; line 55, dwl 199.
[S415] E-mail from Christopher Vincent Houghton, 1996.

Robert L. Houghton¹

M, #14763, b. circa 1925

Father*: Robert Lewis Houghton b. 15 Jul 1899, d. 7 May 1954
Mother*: Erma D. (?)² b. c 1905

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

circa 1925

OR, USA, age 5 in 1930 census; age 16 in 1940 census²

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Christopher Vincent Houghton, 1996.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon; Roll: 1953; Enumeration District: 470; Sheet: 4B; line 70, dwl 1554-112-119.

Ernest Vrooman¹

M, #14764

Family: Ava A. Houghton b. c 1908

Marriage*: Ernest Vrooman married Ava A. Houghton, daughter of Alfred Houghton and Annie Atherton.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Christopher Vincent Houghton, 1996.

Josie Vrooman¹

F, #14765

Father*: Ernest Vrooman
Mother*: Ava A. Houghton b. c 1908

Family: Larry Pope

Marriage*: Josie Vrooman married Larry Pope.

Biography

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Birth

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Christopher Vincent Houghton, 1996.

Richard Vrooman¹

M, #14766

Father*: Ernest Vrooman
Mother*: Ava A. Houghton b. c 1908

Biography

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Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Christopher Vincent Houghton, 1996.

Larry Pope¹

M, #14767

Family: Josie Vrooman

Marriage*: Larry Pope married Josie Vrooman, daughter of Ernest Vrooman and Ava A. Houghton.

Biography

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Birth

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Christopher Vincent Houghton, 1996.

Stevens Thompson Mason¹

M, #14768, b. 3 July 1880, d. 1950

Family: Marion Jeanette Houghton b. 22 Nov 1882, d. 2 Oct 1968

Marriage*: Stevens Thompson Mason married Marion Jeanette Houghton, daughter of Alfred Augustus Houghton and Caroline Garlinghouse, on Aug 8, 1911 at Hartford, CT, USA.²

Helen Houghton Mason+² b. 11 Mar 1913
Stevens T. Mason Jr² b. 22 Aug 1915, d. 1937
Adelaide Houghton Mason² b. 19 Jan 1918

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

Jul 3, 1880

Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, USA²

Occupation

an attorney³

Marriage

Aug 8, 1911

Hartford, CT, USA²

Residence

1920

Detroit, MI, USA⁴

Residence

Grosse Pointe, MI, USA³

Death

1950

Leaming: 1951^5,1

Burial

Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, MI, USA

ParentsS

John T. Mason and Helen Jackson

Pedigree

Citations

[S1519] Dr Margaret Houghton Hooker PhD, Then and Now : A Family History, p. 39.
[S811] Unknown author Am. Biog. Libr.: Amer. Women, p. 364.
[S1378] Thomas William Herringshaw, American Elite, p. 450.
[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 189.
[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 0.

Edward B. Adams^1,2

M, #14769, b. 28 July 1878, d. 12 January 1972

Family: Marion Jeanette Houghton b. 22 Nov 1882, d. 2 Oct 1968

Marriage*: Edward B. Adams married Marion Jeanette Houghton, daughter of Alfred Augustus Houghton and Caroline Garlinghouse, on Apr 24, 1956 at Los Angeles Co., CA, USA.

Biography

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Birth

Jul 28, 1878

Westport, CT, USA

Marriage

Apr 24, 1956

Los Angeles Co., CA, USA

Death

Jan 12, 1972

Pasadena, CA, USA

Burial

Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum, Altadena, CA, USA

Biography

First married to Charlotte Jane Irvine Adams ( 1870–1948);
He was author of the Adams Genealogy, containing the records of 1400 families, a copy of which is recorded in the Library of Congress, and was an authority on the history of hymns.

He was the President of the Brooklyn Institute Chess Club in the 1930s.

Pedigree

Citations

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn, p. 0.
[S1519] Dr Margaret Houghton Hooker PhD, Then and Now : A Family History, p. 10.

Elizabeth Ballard¹

F, #14770

Family: Richard Houghton Hepburn b. 8 Sep 1911, d. 18 Oct 2000

Marriage*: Elizabeth Ballard married Richard Houghton Hepburn, son of Dr. Thomas Norval Hepburn M.D. and Katharine Martha Houghton.¹
Divorce*: Elizabeth Ballard and Richard Houghton Hepburn were divorced.

Biography

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Marriage

Divorce

Pedigree

Citations

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn.

Estelle Morrison¹

F, #14771

Family: Richard Houghton Hepburn b. 8 Sep 1911, d. 18 Oct 2000

Marriage*: Estelle Morrison married Richard Houghton Hepburn, son of Dr. Thomas Norval Hepburn M.D. and Katharine Martha Houghton, on Oct 25, 1954.^1,2
Divorce*: Estelle Morrison and Richard Houghton Hepburn were divorced.

Mundy Morrison Hepburn+² b. 10 May 1955
Tor Morrison Hepburn+² b. 5 Mar 1957
Kuy Morrison Hepburn+² b. 15 Jun 1959
Aile Morrison Hepburn² b. 15 Jun 1961

Biography

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Marriage

Oct 25, 1954

^1,2

Divorce

Pedigree

Citations

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com, Descendants of ?Hepburn/Hepbron, Jan. 29, 2002.

Susanna Floyd¹

F, #14772, b. 4 October 1919

Family: Dr. Robert Houghton Hepburn b. 4 Apr 1913, d. 26 Nov 2007

Marriage*: Susanna Floyd married Dr. Robert Houghton Hepburn, son of Dr. Thomas Norval Hepburn M.D. and Katharine Martha Houghton, on Jan 17, 1943.^1,3

David Powell Hepburn³ b. 24 Aug 1951
Susanna Hepburn+² b. 22 Jun 1954

Biography

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Birth

Oct 4, 1919

Marriage

Jan 17, 1943

^1,3

Living

1983

Pedigree

Citations

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb. Com, Death Reocrds, Houghton Surname, Jan. 28, 2002.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com, Descendants of ?Hepburn/Hepbron, Jan. 29, 2002.

Dr. Thomas Perry PhD¹

M, #14773, b. 11 September 1913

Family: Margaret Houghton Hepburn b. 17 May 1920, d. 20 Feb 2006

Marriage*: Dr. Thomas Perry PhD married Margaret Houghton Hepburn, daughter of Dr. Thomas Norval Hepburn M.D. and Katharine Martha Houghton, on Aug 4, 1941 at Elkton, MD, USA.^3,2
Divorce*: Dr. Thomas Perry PhD and Margaret Houghton Hepburn were divorced.⁴

Thomas Hepburn Perry+ b. 19 Jun 1942, d. 10 May 1968
Margaret Hepburn Perry+² b. 19 Jun 1942
Robert Gibbs Perry+² b. 11 Feb 1950
Scott Houghton Perry+² b. 12 Apr 1952
Lansford Wilder Perry+² b. 29 Dec 1955

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

Sep 11, 1913

OR, USA²

Occupation

1941

Washington, DC, USA, physicist

Marriage

Aug 4, 1941

Elkton, MD, USA^3,2

Divorce

⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S58] Leaming, Katharine Hepburn.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com, Descendants of ?Hepburn/Hepbron, Jan. 29, 2002.
[S254] Anne Edwards, A Remarkable Woman A Biography of Katharine Hepburn, p. 227.
[S1251] A. Scott Berg, Kate Remembered, P. 54.

Mathew Houghton¹

M, #14774, b. 15 August 1827, d. 26 August 1877

Family: Jemima Bell b. 10 Sep 1829, d. 1 Jul 1907

Marriage*: Mathew Houghton married Jemima Bell on Jun 8, 1852 at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, at the Wesleylan Methodist Church.^2,4

John R. Houghton¹ b. 14 Feb 1853, d. 28 Dec 1871
Mathew Houghton³ b. 21 Aug 1854, d. 2 Jan 1855
Eliza Jane Houghton¹ b. 4 Oct 1855, d. 3 Apr 1952
Carline Houghton³ b. 6 Apr 1857, d. 10 May 1858
Jemima Gordon Houghton b. 5 Apr 1859, d. 2 Feb 1927
Laura Maney Houghton b. 21 Jan 1861, d. 11 Sep 1886
William Edward Houghton+ b. 22 Mar 1863, d. 9 Feb 1937
Susan Ann Houghton b. 21 Apr 1865, d. 8 Jul 1941
Margaret Bell Houghton b. 22 Oct 1867, d. 26 Sep 1900
Sarah H. Houghton+ b. 16 Feb 1870, d. 1 Mar 1967
Grace Middleton Houghton b. 19 Dec 1873, d. 15 Feb 1927

Biography

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Birth

Aug 15, 1827

Hollyfort, County Wexford, Ireland, age 40 in 1870 census^2,3

Immigration

circa 1850

Quebec, Canada²

Marriage

Jun 8, 1852

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, at the Wesleylan Methodist Church^2,4

1870 Census

1870

Carrollton, Carroll Co., KY, USA, age 40, a hotel keeper, property $3000-2000¹

Death

Aug 26, 1877

Carrollton, Carroll Co., KY, USA^2,3

Burial

Oddfellows Cemetery, Carrollton, Carroll Co., KY, USA

Contributn

Biography

Biography: Per Merritt Mullen, 2007: Matt used to joke about his 'kinsman', Lord Houghton, in the 'old country'.

My great-grandparents, Mathew HOUGHTON and Jemima BELL, migrated from Ireland to Quebec about 1847 (probably separately, although they lived within about 10 miles of each other in Ireland), where they married in 1852. They lived in Quebec City until late 1860 (where Mathew was a tavern keeper on Rampart Street), when they moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and soon after to Carrollton, Kentucky, where Mathew and Jemima owned and operated an inn. Mathew was mayor of Carrollton for one term. They were Protestant (Anglican/Presbyterian). In Ireland and Quebec, the name is spelled "Oughton" (no "H") in a few records, but is consistently "Houghton" in the USA. They had eleven children, but only one of the boys (William) survived to adulthood and lived to marry and have a child and that child was a girl, so that ended the Houghton surname. They have many descendants with other surnames. Matt used to joke about his 'kinsman', Lord Houghton, in the 'old country'. There was a Houghton family of "landed gentry" living in Counties Wexford and Waterford, Ireland, but it is not known if Mathew is related to that family.

Mathew HOUGHTON was born 15 Aug 1927 at Hollyfort (near Gorey), Co. Wexford, Ireland. I have not found his parents or siblings and I do not know if he came to Quebec alone or with other members of his family. There is a Thomas HOUGHTON and an Albert Alfred HOUGHTON living in Quebec at the same time as Mathew, and they are possibly his brothers or cousins He married Jemima BELL 8 Jun 1852 at the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Quebec City. He died 26 Aug 1877 in Carrollton, Carroll County, Kentucky. Mathew and Jemima (and some of their children) are buried at the Oddfellows Cemetery in Carrollton. Their gravestones provide their birth and death dates, as well as Mathew's birthplace in Ireland.

Jemima BELL was born 10 Sep 1829 at Carnew, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, and died 1 Jul 1907 in Carrollton, Kentucky. Her parents were Edward and Elizabeth BELL (Elizabeth's maiden name unknown). Edward's occupation was smith. Jemima had siblings named Thomas, Ann, Joshua, John, James, Eliza, Sarah Jane, Susan, and Mary. The whole Bell family is listed on a document "Intention to Emigrate" dated 1847, as a result of the clearing of Earl Fitzwilliam's estate in County Wicklow, because of the potato famine. Family history says the Earl provided passage to Quebec, however, I have found only Jemima in Quebec. Some of the other siblings are found in Cincinnati, OH. I have searched the 1851 census for Quebec City and surrounding counties and have not found either the Houghtons or the Bells (but portions of the 1851 census are apparently missing). Jemima died on1 Jul 1907 in Carrollton, Carroll Co., KY, USA.

Per Merritt Mullen, 1996: Migrated from Ireland to Quebec City, CAN, shortly after marriage. They lived there for about 10 years; their older children were born there. He was a tavern owner there. About 1860 they moved to Cincinnati, then to Henry Co KY, finally settling in Carrollton, Carroll Co, KY about 1866, where they operated a hotel. Matt died there in 1977. They had eleven children, but only one of the boys (William) survived to adulthood and lived to marry and have a child and that child was a girl, so that ended the Houghton surname. They have many descendants with other surnames. While in Ireland, name was spelled Oughton. The H was addded while they were in Quebec (spelled both ways in Church records). Matt used to joke about his 'kinsman', Lord Houghton, in the 'old country'.

He was mayor of Carrollton for one term.

I have searched the 1851 census for Quebec City and surrounding counties and have not found either the Houghtons or the Bells (but portions of the 1851census are apparently missing).²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Carrollton, Carroll Co., KY, p. 13, line 1, dwl 1-1.
[S415] E-mail from Merritt Mullen, 1996.
[S415] E-mail from Merritt Mullen, Sep 29 2007.
[S415] E-mail from Merritt Mullen, Feb 20, 2004.

Jemima Bell¹

F, #14775, b. 10 September 1829, d. 1 July 1907

Family 1: Mathew Houghton b. 15 Aug 1827, d. 26 Aug 1877

Marriage*: Jemima Bell married Mathew Houghton on Jun 8, 1852 at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, at the Wesleylan Methodist Church.^1,3

John R. Houghton⁴ b. 14 Feb 1853, d. 28 Dec 1871
Mathew Houghton⁸ b. 21 Aug 1854, d. 2 Jan 1855
Eliza Jane Houghton⁴ b. 4 Oct 1855, d. 3 Apr 1952
Carline Houghton⁸ b. 6 Apr 1857, d. 10 May 1858
Jemima Gordon Houghton² b. 5 Apr 1859, d. 2 Feb 1927
Laura Maney Houghton² b. 21 Jan 1861, d. 11 Sep 1886
William Edward Houghton+² b. 22 Mar 1863, d. 9 Feb 1937
Susan Ann Houghton² b. 21 Apr 1865, d. 8 Jul 1941
Margaret Bell Houghton² b. 22 Oct 1867, d. 26 Sep 1900
Sarah H. Houghton+² b. 16 Feb 1870, d. 1 Mar 1967
Grace Middleton Houghton² b. 19 Dec 1873, d. 15 Feb 1927

Family 2:

M. N. Houghton⁶ b. Feb 1871

Biography

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Birth

Sep 10, 1829

Carnew, County Wicklow, Ireland, age 38 in 1870 census; age 50 in 1880 census; age 70 in 1900^1,2

Marriage

Jun 8, 1852

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, at the Wesleylan Methodist Church^1,3

1870 Census

1870

Carrollton, Carroll Co., KY, USA, age 40, a hotel keeper, property $3000-2000⁴

1880 Census

1880

Carrolton, Carroll Co., KY, USA, age 50, widowed, keeps a hotel^2,5

1900 Census

1900

Carrollton, Carroll Co., KY, USA, age 70, 8 children born, 7 living⁶

Death

Jul 1, 1907

Carrollton, Carroll Co., KY, USA¹

ParentsD

Edward Bell 1798 – & Elizabeth 1799 – 1857 ; father born in Scotland, mother born in Ireland; and parents born in Ireland⁷

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Merritt Mullen, 1996.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Carrolton, Dist. 2, Carroll Co., KY, Reel 32, Vol. 5, E.D. 35, S. 40, Ln. 13.
[S415] E-mail from Merritt Mullen, Feb 20, 2004.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Carrollton, Carroll Co., KY, p. 13, line 1, dwl 1-1.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Carrolton And Prestonville,, Dist. 2, Carroll Co., KY, Roll: T9_408; Family History Film: 1254408; Page: 446D; Enumeration District: 35; Reel 32, Vol. 5, E.D. 35, S. 40, Ln. 13, dwl 321-362.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Carrolton, Carroll Co., South Dakota; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 47; Sheet: 4B; line 79, dwl 72-72.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Carrolton And Prestonville,, Dist. 2, Carroll Co., KY, Roll: T9_408; Family History Film: 1254408; Page: 446D; Enumeration District: 35; Reel 32, Vol. 5, E.D. 35, S. 40, Ln. 13, dwl.
[S415] E-mail from Merritt Mullen, Sep 29 2007.

William Edward Houghton^1,2,3

M, #14776, b. 22 March 1863, d. 9 February 1937

Father*: Mathew Houghton b. 15 Aug 1827, d. 26 Aug 1877
Mother*: Jemima Bell² b. 10 Sep 1829, d. 1 Jul 1907

Family: Loulia B. Dailey b. c 1874

Marriage*: William Edward Houghton married Loulia B. Dailey on Jan 14, 1892.⁴

Ruth Susan Houghton+ b. 26 May 1895, d. 8 Jul 1966

Biography

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Birth

Mar 22, 1863

at the, Mouth of Drennon, Henry Co., KY, USA, age 7 in 1870 census; age 16 in 1880 census; age 56 in 1920 census; age 66 in 1930 census^2,4

Marriage

Jan 14, 1892

⁴

1910 Census

1910

Covington, Kenton Co., KY, USA, age 47, brewery foreman⁵

1920 Census

1920

Erlanger, Kenton Co., KY, USA, age 56, brewing company bookkeeper⁶

Death

Feb 9, 1937

Erlanger, Kenton Co., KY, USA⁴

Biography

Last male of this Irish line¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Merritt Mullen, 1996.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Carrolton, Dist. 2, Carroll Co., KY, Reel 32, Vol. 5, E.D. 35, S. 40, Ln. 13.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Carrollton, Carroll Co., KY, p. 13, line 1, dwl 1-1.
[S415] E-mail from Merritt Mullen, Sep 29 2007.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Covington Ward 2, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: T624_488; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 89; line 56, dwl 503-11-13.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Erlanger, Kenton, Kentucky; Roll: T625_584; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 138; line 94, dwl 25-134-142.

Ruth Susan Houghton^1,2

F, #14777, b. 26 May 1895, d. 8 July 1966

Father*: William Edward Houghton b. 22 Mar 1863, d. 9 Feb 1937
Mother*: Loulia B. Dailey² b. c 1874

Family: Chester Hogan Rice b. c 1893

Marriage*: Ruth Susan Houghton married Chester Hogan Rice on Oct 6, 1917 at Erlanger, Kenton Co., KY, USA, age 24 and 21.^1,2

Elizabeth Lee Rice¹ b. 9 Sep 1919
Kathleen Susan Rice¹ b. 5 May 1922, d. 23 Jul 2005

Biography

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Birth

May 26, 1895

KY, USA, age 14 in 1910 census; age 34 in 1930 census^1,2

Marriage

Oct 6, 1917

Erlanger, Kenton Co., KY, USA, age 24 and 21^1,2

1930 Census

1930

Erlanger, Kenton Co., KY, USA, age 37, a bank teller; William Houghton, age 66, gasoline station attendant³

Death

Jul 8, 1966

Kenton Co., KY, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Erianger, Kenton Co., Kentucky; Roll: 762; Enumeration District: 52; Sheet: 2B; line 30, dwl 220-44-49.
[S415] E-mail from Merritt Mullen, Sep 29 2007.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Erlanger, Kenton Co., Kentucky; Roll: 762; Enumeration District: 52; Sheet: 2B; line 30, dwl 220-44-49.

Thomas Benjamin Houghton¹

M, #14778, b. 5 June 1792, d. 5 October 1886

Father*: Jesse Houghton² b. 31 May 1761, d. 19 Jun 1847
Mother*: Abigail Ross² b. 6 Apr 1765

Family: Susanna Meigs Fowler b. c 1793, d. b 1870

Marriage*: Thomas Benjamin Houghton married Susanna Meigs Fowler on Mar 18, 1821 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.⁵

Samuel F. Houghton b. 22 Feb 1822, d. 8 Mar 1843
Thomas Baldwin Houghton+ b. 25 Sep 1826, d. 7 Nov 1870
(?) Houghton

Biography

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Birth

Jun 5, 1792

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 58 in 1850 census; age 78 in 1870 census^1,3

Research

1813

Milit-Beg

between Sep 29, 1813 and Mar 12, 1814

11th US Infantry, Capt. Holly commander, 5'5", blue eyes, farmer, b. Boston, MA; enlisted Sep 29, 1813, Burlington, for 5 years; discharged 12 Mar 1814

La Casse: Benjamin S. Edgerton's Company of the Vermont Militia; MLM: Fred B. Houghton stated that his great grandfather went to war in 1812 and became ill. He was paroled to his sister. They apparently never reported back, so rec.d no pension. He was a gardener.^4,1

Marriage

Mar 18, 1821

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA⁵

1850 Census

1850

Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 58, laborer⁶

Occupation

1870

Gridley, IL, USA, a gardener³

Death

Oct 5, 1886

Gridley, Mclean Co., IL, USA¹

ParentsS

parents born in MA

Contributn

Note

MLM: "Mr. Fred B. Houghton wrote that his Gr. Grandfather Houghton went to war (1812), fell sick, and was payrolled to his sister for care...Apparently never reported back, so may have been listed as a deserter. He was a Gardner. Also for my grandmother, Taunt. Brattleboro, Vermont, seems to be the home of my branch of Houghtons." He and Ira France are historians for the Las Vegas, NM, Masonic Lodge.⁷

Research

CJV: very likely a son of Jesse and Abigail Houghton of Dorchester MA, and a brother of Isaac Houghton; Thomas b. 1792, MA; next door to Isaac Houghton in Gridley IL for several censuses; with Thomas in 1860 census; as well as Roxbury connections

Research

MLM note about Fred B. Houghton's grandfather in Abel's notes⁷

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Don LaCasse, July 4, 1999.
[S16] CJV opinion.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Gridley Twp, McLean Co., IL, Reel 259, p. 439B, line 29, dwl 182-185.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 121.
[S415] E-mail from Don LaCasse, Aug 8, 2002.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_330; Page: 217; line 9, dwl 2639-3434.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 90.

Samuel F. Houghton¹

M, #14779, b. 22 February 1822, d. 8 March 1843

Father*: Thomas Benjamin Houghton b. 5 Jun 1792, d. 5 Oct 1886
Mother*: Susanna Meigs Fowler b. c 1793, d. b 1870

Biography

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Birth

Feb 22, 1822

Death

Mar 8, 1843

at sea

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Jude LaCasse, 1995.

(?) Houghton¹

F, #14780

Father*: Thomas Benjamin Houghton b. 5 Jun 1792, d. 5 Oct 1886
Mother*: Susanna Meigs Fowler b. c 1793, d. b 1870

Biography

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Birth

Death

in infancy

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Jude LaCasse, 1995.

Thomas Baldwin Houghton^1,2

M, #14781, b. 25 September 1826, d. 7 November 1870

Father*: Thomas Benjamin Houghton b. 5 Jun 1792, d. 5 Oct 1886
Mother*: Susanna Meigs Fowler b. c 1793, d. b 1870

Family: Sarah Jane Taunt b. 15 Jul 1828, d. 3 Jul 1914

Marriage*: Thomas Baldwin Houghton married Sarah Jane Taunt on Jun 8, 1851.^1,3

Samuel Edgar Houghton¹ b. 25 Jun 1852, d. 2 Apr 1904
Benjamin Franklin Houghton³ b. 26 Jul 1854, d. 16 Oct 1856
Harriet Ella Houghton+³ b. 24 Aug 1856, d. 28 May 1925
Grace Edie Houghton¹¹ b. 27 Dec 1858, d. 14 Feb 1878
Eva Houghton¹¹ b. 25 Sep 1860, d. 13 Jul 1939
Ettie Houghton¹¹ b. 30 Jun 1863, d. 19 Mar 1946
Thomas B. Houghton¹⁰ d. 7 Aug 1865
Frederick Boies Houghton+¹² b. 6 Nov 1866, d. 19 May 1950

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

Sep 25, 1826

MA, USA, (age 32, MA, in 1860 census; age 42, MA, in 1870 census; LaCasse: Montpelier VT)¹

Marriage

Jun 8, 1851

^1,3

1860 Census

1860

Bloomington, McLean Co., IL, USA, age 32, a blacksmith, property $200; Isaac Houghton is listed, age 37, MA, painter.⁴

Immigration

Gridley, Mclean Co., IL, USA¹

Mil. Enls

Feb 9, 1865

Little Mickinaw, IL, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. A, 150th Illinois Regiment, a private, in the Civil War, where he contracted dysentary and died shortly after his release from the army.^5,6,2

1870 Census

Aug 11, 1870

Gridley Twp, McLean Co., IL, USA, age 42, Blacksmith, property $300-350, MA⁷

Death

Nov 7, 1870

Gridley, McLean Co., IL, USA, 7 Nov 1869, Aged 41 years, 1 month, and 15 days; but listed in 1870 census;; MLM: Marmaton, KS; LaCasse: I have no idea why Thomas Benjamin Houghton is listed in the 1870 census. I have numerous references indicating he died on 7 November 1869, including the Family Bible, Headstone at the cemetery in Gridley and the “Declaration for Original Pension of a widow” that was filed so that his wife Sarah and the children could receive Civil War veteran’s survivor benefits. I have no answer for the census listing; CJV: Headstone sheet gives Nov. 7, 1870 death^8,9

Research

1939

At the time of the Memorial Day celebration on May 30, 1939, the cemetery association held a service to dedicate the new stone pillars at the Gridley Cemetery center gate and the newly planted landscaping to the old settlers of the Gridley community. Reverend Osceola McNemar, a pioneer of this community, officiated. Eleven of the older Gridley families had cooperated to place several hundred evergreens and shrubs throughout the cemetery and had erected the stone gate pillars. The inscription on the north pillar reads: “This memorial gateway has been erected and dedicated to the memory of the founders and organizers of this community by their descendants 1939.” Each family helping with this project placed a name on the south pillar and are as follows: W. D. Castle, Jasper Gilmore, James M. Michell, W. H. Boies, C. F. Hoobler, Sr., W. J. Niergarth, Richard Breese, Sarah Breese, John Pfeffinger, Pauline A. Pfeffinger, Kent family, Thomas B. Houghton, Sarah J. Houghton, and J. F. Ropp. Although this gateway is no longer used as an entrance, the gate and pillars silently serve to honor our early pioneer families.¹⁰

Research

Gridley, McLean Co., IL, USA, living together in 1860 census; 10 houses apart, 1870 census, both b. MA; likely cousins

Research

MLM: erroneously attributes marriage and children of Thomas Baldwin Houghton to Thomas Butman Houghton⁸

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Jude LaCasse, 1995.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S415] E-mail from Don LaCasse, May 25, 2009: Family Bible of Thomas B. Houghton.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Bloomington, McLean Co., IL, p. 517, line 15, dwl 169-168.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Gridley Twp, McLean Co., IL, Reel 259, p. 439B, line 29, dwl 182-185.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 121.
[S415] E-mail from Don LaCasse, May 23, 2009.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.villageofgridley.org/cemetery.htm
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Gridley Twp, McLean Co., IL, Reel 259, p. 439B, line 29, dwl 182-185.
[S938] Who's Who, Vol. 21, p. 1204.

Samuel Edgar Houghton¹

M, #14782, b. 25 June 1852, d. 2 April 1904

Father*: Thomas Baldwin Houghton¹ b. 25 Sep 1826, d. 7 Nov 1870
Mother*: Sarah Jane Taunt b. 15 Jul 1828, d. 3 Jul 1914

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Notable

Birth

Jun 25, 1852

Dorchester, MA, USA, age 8 in 1860 census; age 19 in 1870 census; age 28 in 1880 census; b. Dorchester, MA, per family bible^1,2,3,4

Research

1869

A Sketch of the life of Maj. Sam'l E. Houghton, the smallest man in the world.
Chicago : Robert Fergus' Sons, printers, 1869.
Description: 16 p; 10 cm.
[at Library of Congress]
biographical sketches, with notices of the press, of Samuel Edgar Houghton, who at the time was aged twenty, 31 inches tall and weighed 41 pounds.

Midget performer photograph album, 1868 ( )
1 edition published in 1868 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Album of cartes-de-visite of midget performers presented to Bettie Clapton from her friend patti Cobbs, Memphis, Tennessee, May 19, 1868. Includes 16 original cartes-de-visite of various circus performers, including Commodore Foote, Iliza Foote, Sophie Schultz, Baron Littlefingers his family and Count Rosebud his brother, Rosie Wolf, Queen Midget, the German Rose, Maj. S.E. Houghton and others.⁵

Notable

was a circus midget with Thumbiana & Lilliputian Opera Company run by Tom Thumb's widow; He was 31 inchs tall and travelled the country selling a little booklet about himself; Known as Major Samuel Edgar Houghton. He went overseas and performed for Queen Victoria.

Occupation

1870

Gridley, IL, USA, a farm laborer

1900 Census

1900

Gridley, McLean Co., IL, USA, age 72, hotel keeper; widow; 7 children born, 5 living⁶

Death

Apr 2, 1904

Gridley, McLean Co., IL, USA⁷

Notable

was a circus midget with Thumbiana & Lilliputian Opera Company

Biography

Per Don LaCasse, he was a midget who travelled the country selling a little booklet about himself; he also performed in a Lilliputian troupe run by Tom Thumb's widow. He may also have been with either the Barnum and Bailey Circus or the Sells Brothers Circus. Known as Major Samuel Edgar Houghton. He went overseas and performed for the Queen; while on board he was married but his wife died and was buried at sea.

Chenango American, Sept. 14, 1871

Major Samuel E. Houghton, said to be the smallest man in the world, was a guest at the Rogers House last week Tuesday, and attracted a good deal of attention. He is 31 inches in height, 20 years of age, and weighs 41 pounds. He would make a good conductor for the passenger train on the Smithville Railroad. - Times.

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Jude LaCasse, 1995.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Gridley Twp, McLean Co., IL, Reel 259, p. 439B, line 29, dwl 182-185.
[S415] E-mail from Don LaCasse, May 23, 2009.
[S415] E-mail from Don LaCasse, May 25, 2009: Family Bible of Thomas B. Houghton.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Gridley, McLean Co., Illinois; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 107; Sheet: 4A; line 27, dwl 73-74.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8971091/person/-649211788

Harriet Ella Houghton¹

F, #14783, b. 24 August 1856, d. 28 May 1925

Father*: Thomas Baldwin Houghton¹ b. 25 Sep 1826, d. 7 Nov 1870
Mother*: Sarah Jane Taunt b. 15 Jul 1828, d. 3 Jul 1914

Family: Henry F. Andrews b. 10 Mar 1854, d. 24 Apr 1925

Marriage*: Harriet Ella Houghton married Henry F. Andrews on Oct 1, 1876 at McLean Co., IL, USA, Book H, p. 25.³

Thomas Jay Andrews⁴ b. 12 Aug 1877, d. 28 Feb 1958
Frank D. Andrews⁵ b. 24 Aug 1879, d. 15 Nov 1946
Sadie E. Andrews⁶ b. 14 Oct 1881, d. 20 Sep 1968
Walter Lee Andrews+ b. 5 Jun 1884, d. 2 Jan 1966
Charles Andrews⁷ b. 19 Aug 1886, d. 25 Apr 1947
Amanda Mae Andrews⁸ b. 9 Aug 1891, d. 13 Jan 1942
Belle Marie Andrews⁹ b. 4 Nov 1895, d. 25 Dec 1943

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Aug 24, 1856

Bloomington, McLean Co., IL, USA, 10 Mar 1854 also; age 4 in 1860 census; age 12 in 1870 census²

Marriage

Oct 1, 1876

McLean Co., IL, USA, Book H, p. 25³

Death

May 28, 1925

Gridley, McLean Co., IL, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Don LaCasse, May 25, 2009: Family Bible of Thomas B. Houghton.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Gridley Twp, McLean Co., IL, Reel 259, p. 439B, line 29, dwl 182-185.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8971091/person/-868296994
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8971091/person/-668210377
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8971091/person/-668207094
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8971091/person/-668205787
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8971091/person/-668203012
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8971091/person/-668199160

Henry F. Andrews¹

M, #14784, b. 10 March 1854, d. 24 April 1925

Family: Harriet Ella Houghton b. 24 Aug 1856, d. 28 May 1925

Marriage*: Henry F. Andrews married Harriet Ella Houghton, daughter of Thomas Baldwin Houghton and Sarah Jane Taunt, on Oct 1, 1876 at McLean Co., IL, USA, Book H, p. 25.²

Thomas Jay Andrews⁴ b. 12 Aug 1877, d. 28 Feb 1958
Frank D. Andrews⁵ b. 24 Aug 1879, d. 15 Nov 1946
Sadie E. Andrews⁶ b. 14 Oct 1881, d. 20 Sep 1968
Walter Lee Andrews+ b. 5 Jun 1884, d. 2 Jan 1966
Charles Andrews⁷ b. 19 Aug 1886, d. 25 Apr 1947
Amanda Mae Andrews⁸ b. 9 Aug 1891, d. 13 Jan 1942
Belle Marie Andrews⁹ b. 4 Nov 1895, d. 25 Dec 1943

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Mar 10, 1854

Mt. Pleasant, PA, USA

Marriage

Oct 1, 1876

McLean Co., IL, USA, Book H, p. 25²

Death

Apr 24, 1925

Gridley, McLean Co., IL, USA³

ParentsS

Joseph Andrews and Sarah Freed

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Jude LaCasse, 1995.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8971091/person/-682731339
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8971091/person/-868296994
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8971091/person/-668210377
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8971091/person/-668207094
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8971091/person/-668205787
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8971091/person/-668203012
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8971091/person/-668199160

Walter Lee Andrews^1,2

M, #14785, b. 5 June 1884, d. 2 January 1966

Father*: Henry F. Andrews b. 10 Mar 1854, d. 24 Apr 1925
Mother*: Harriet Ella Houghton b. 24 Aug 1856, d. 28 May 1925

Family: Eliza Pritchett b. 18 Jun 1896, d. Oct 1980

Marriage*: Walter Lee Andrews married Eliza Pritchett.³

Madelyn Ann Andrews+ b. 23 Apr 1926, d. 16 Jan 1993

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jun 5, 1884

Gridley, McLean Co., IL, USA²

Marriage

Death

Jan 2, 1966

Bloomington, McLean Co., IL, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Jude LaCasse, 1995.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8971091/person/-668206363
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8971091/person/377866521

Madelyn Ann Andrews¹

F, #14786, b. 23 April 1926, d. 16 January 1993

Father*: Walter Lee Andrews b. 5 Jun 1884, d. 2 Jan 1966
Mother*: Eliza Pritchett² b. 18 Jun 1896, d. Oct 1980

Family: Thomas W. McConnell b. 27 Mar 1921, d. Jan 1978

Marriage*: Madelyn Ann Andrews married Thomas W. McConnell.

Judith McConnell b. c 1950

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Apr 23, 1926

Gridley, McLean Co., IL, USA

Marriage

Death

Jan 16, 1993

Normal, McLean Co., IL, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Jude LaCasse, 1995.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8971091/person/377866521

Judith McConnell¹

F, #14787, b. circa 1950

Father*: Thomas W. McConnell b. 27 Mar 1921, d. Jan 1978
Mother*: Madelyn Ann Andrews b. 23 Apr 1926, d. 16 Jan 1993

Family: Donald E. LaCasse b. c 1946

Marriage*: Judith McConnell married Donald E. LaCasse.²

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1950

Marriage

Address

between 1997 and 1999

901 W. Cromer Ave., Muncie, IN, USA, [email protected]; delacasse|bsuvc.bsu.edu¹

Residence

2009

Muncie, IN, USA, [email protected]
309-454-2036 (Home)
309-830-0223 (Cell)

Occupation

2010

Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN, USA, Jude LaCasse, McLean County Administration

115 E. Washington Street, Rm. 401

Bloomington, IL 61702-2400

Phone: 888-5112

[email protected]

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Jude LaCasse, 1995.
[S415] E-mail from Don LaCasse, July 4, 1999.

Susanna Meigs Fowler¹

F, #14789, b. circa 1793, d. before 1870

Family: Thomas Benjamin Houghton b. 5 Jun 1792, d. 5 Oct 1886

Marriage*: Susanna Meigs Fowler married Thomas Benjamin Houghton, son of Jesse Houghton and Abigail Ross, on Mar 18, 1821 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA.³

Samuel F. Houghton b. 22 Feb 1822, d. 8 Mar 1843
Thomas Baldwin Houghton+ b. 25 Sep 1826, d. 7 Nov 1870
(?) Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1793

ME, USA, age 57 in 1850 census²

Marriage

Mar 18, 1821

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA³

1850 Census

1850

Roxbury, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, age 58, laborer²

Death

before 1870

Not in 1870 census with husband⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Jude LaCasse, 1995.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_330; Page: 217; line 9, dwl 2639-3434.
[S415] E-mail from Don LaCasse, Aug 8, 2002.
[S16] CJV opinion.

Sarah Jane Taunt¹

F, #14790, b. 15 July 1828, d. 3 July 1914

Family: Thomas Baldwin Houghton b. 25 Sep 1826, d. 7 Nov 1870

Marriage*: Sarah Jane Taunt married Thomas Baldwin Houghton, son of Thomas Benjamin Houghton and Susanna Meigs Fowler, on Jun 8, 1851.^1,6

Samuel Edgar Houghton b. 25 Jun 1852, d. 2 Apr 1904
Benjamin Franklin Houghton⁶ b. 26 Jul 1854, d. 16 Oct 1856
Harriet Ella Houghton+ b. 24 Aug 1856, d. 28 May 1925
Grace Edie Houghton⁴ b. 27 Dec 1858, d. 14 Feb 1878
Eva Houghton⁴ b. 25 Sep 1860, d. 13 Jul 1939
Ettie Houghton⁴ b. 30 Jun 1863, d. 19 Mar 1946
Thomas B. Houghton¹³ d. 7 Aug 1865
Frederick Boies Houghton+^14,15 b. 6 Nov 1866, d. 19 May 1950

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 15, 1828

Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA, age 32 in 1860 census; age 42 in 1870 census; age 50 in 1880 census; age 72 in 1900 census; age 81 in 1910 census^2,3,4,5

Origin

Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA³

Marriage

Jun 8, 1851

^1,6

1860 Census

1860

Bloomington, McLean Co., IL, USA, age 32, a blacksmith, property $200; Isaac Houghton is listed, age 37, MA, painter.⁷

Immigration

Gridley, Mclean Co., IL, USA¹

1870 Census

Aug 11, 1870

Gridley Twp, McLean Co., IL, USA, age 42, Blacksmith, property $300-350, MA⁸

1880 Census

1880

Gridley, McLean Co., IL, USA, age 50, a widow⁹

PensionInx

May 15, 1880

as widow¹⁰

1900 Census

1900

Gridley, McLean Co., IL, USA, age 72, hotel keeper; widow; 7 children born, 5 living¹¹

Note

1910

7 children born, 4 living

1910 Census

Apr 19, 1910

Gridley, McLean Co., IL, USA, age 81, widow, own income¹²

Death

Jul 3, 1914

Gridley, McLean Co., IL, USA⁵

ParentsD

father born in NH, mother in MA; 1900 census: parents born in NY; 1910 census: father born in MA, mother born in NH

Research

Only MLM gives this marriage³

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Jude LaCasse, 1995.
[S68] Vital Records of Lynn MA, p. 198.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 121.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Gridley Twp, McLean Co., IL, Reel 259, p. 439B, line 29, dwl 182-185.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8971091/person/-668236968
[S415] E-mail from Don LaCasse, May 25, 2009: Family Bible of Thomas B. Houghton.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Bloomington, McLean Co., IL, p. 517, line 15, dwl 169-168.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Gridley Twp, McLean Co., IL, Reel 259, p. 439B, line 29, dwl 182-185.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Gridley, Mc Lean, Illinois; Roll: T9_230; Family History Film: 1254230; Page: 448B; Enumeration District: 173; sheet 34, line 21, dwl 310-310.
[S1515] Unknown name of person, unknown record type, unknown file number.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Gridley, McLean Co., Illinois; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 107; Sheet: 4A; line 27, dwl 73-74.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Gridley, McLean, Illinois; Roll: T624_305; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 106; line 89, dwl 104-104.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.villageofgridley.org/cemetery.htm
[S938] Who's Who, Vol. 21, p. 1204.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.