Carrie R. Palmer1

F, #18181, b. May 1875, d. 23 June 1958

Family: William Mitchel Houghton b. 4 Sep 1871, d. 5 Mar 1959

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BirthMay, 1875PA, USA, age 25 in 1900 census; age 35 in 1910 census; age 44 in 1920 census; age 53 in 1930 census; age 65 in 1940 census2
Marriage1896mar 14 y in 1910 census1
1900 Census1900Pittsfield Twp, Warren Co., PA, USA3
1920 Census1920Corry, Erie Co., PA, USA, age 47, factory inspector4
1930 Census1930Corry, Erie Co., PA, USA, age 59, grocery store manager; living with mother in law Carrie M. Palmer, 87, NY5
1940 Census1940Corry, Erie Co., PA, USA, age 68, retail grocery manager6
Residence1953Corry, Erie Co., PA, USA, 335 Mead Ave1
DeathJun 23, 19587
ParentsDCarrie M. Palmer; father born in PA, mother born in NY4
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  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 29.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Pillsfield Twp, PA, Reel 221, Vol. 215, E.D. 146, S. 7, Ln. 24.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Pittsfield Twp, Warren Co., PA, Reel 221, Vol. 215, E.D. 146, S. 7, Ln. 24.
  4. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Corry Ward 1, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1567; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 65; line 33, dwl 311-121-161.
  5. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Corry, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2035; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 8; line 51, dwl 335-368-484.
  6. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Corry, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3500; Page: 63B; Enumeration District: 25-10; line 42, dwl 335.
  7. [S989] Corrections to Descendants of Capt. William Houghton and Marilla Clay II: p. 75.

Lt. Randall Scott Houghton1

M, #18182, b. 27 December 1896, d. 29 September 1918

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BirthDec 27, 1896PA, USA, age 3 in 1900 census; age 13 in 1910 census1,2
Milit-Beg1917in the US Army in WWI; Randall S. Houghton, Garland, Second Lieutenant, Co. A, 112th Regt., Corporal at Camp Hancock and Sergeant when regiment went overseas. Made Second Lieutenant in August.1918. He was killed in action September 29, 1918, in the battle of Argonne Forest, France.1
Research1917
NoteRandall S. Houghton, Garland, Second Lieutenant, Co. A, 112th Regt., Corporal at Camp Hancock and Sergeant when regiment went overseas. Made Second Lieutenant in August.1918. He was killed in action September 29, 1918, in the battle of Argonne Forest, France.3
DeathSep 29, 1918Argonne Forest, France, "Lt. Randall Scott Houghton was commanding his company, only twenty years of age, when he was killed in the Argonne engagement in the First World War."4
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Citations

  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 29.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Pittsfield Twp, Warren Co., PA, Reel 221, Vol. 215, E.D. 146, S. 7, Ln. 24.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.familyoldphotos.com/pa/2r/randall_s_houghton.htm
  4. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 28-29.

Col. William Stuart Houghton1

M, #18183, b. 26 January 1898

Family 1: Genevieve G. Morris b. c 1898, d. 25 Oct 1954

Family 2: Daisy Clark b. 1902, d. 1996

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BirthJan 26, 1898PA, USA, Jan. 1897, age 3 in 1900 census; age 12 in 1910 census; age 22 in 1920 census; age 32 in 1930 census; age 42 in 1940 census1,2
Milit-Begbetween 1917 and 1943WWI-WWII
Researchbetween 1917 and 1943
Occupation1920factory operator
Marriage1921age 23 and 231
1930 Census1930Corry, Erie Co., PA, USA, age 32, grocery traveling salesman3
1940 Census1940Corry, Erie Co., PA, USA, age 42, insurance4
Residence1953Corry, PA, USA, 154 E. Congress1
Residence1957Corry, PA, USA5
Marriage1957Warren, PA, USA5
BiographyLove: "Stuart, or "Bill" Houghton was one of the few members of Company of the 112th Infantry of the 28th Division to return from the First World War. He remained with the 112th Infantry until 1943. [CJV: not in 1930] At the outbreak of World War II, he was Captain of the reorganized Company A, when they were inducted into the Federal service. He became Major in 1941, Lt. Colonel in 1942, and since then has been made a full Colonel. He was severely wounded during the Normandy invasion and spent many months in the hospitals. He was "Col. Bill" to his men and dubbed by them "Wild Bill".6
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Citations

  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 29.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Pillsfield Twp, PA, Reel 221, Vol. 215, E.D. 146, S. 7, Ln. 24.
  3. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Corry, Erie Co., Pennsylvania; Roll: T626_2035; Enumeration District: 9; sheet 2B, line 52, dwl 324-31a-48.
  4. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Corry, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3500; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 25-8; line 61, dwl 154.
  5. [S989] Corrections to Descendants of Capt. William Houghton and Marilla Clay II: p. 73.
  6. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 28.

Genevieve G. Morris1

F, #18184, b. circa 1898, d. 25 October 1954

Family: Col. William Stuart Houghton b. 26 Jan 1898

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Birthcirca 1898PA, USA, age 32 in 1930 census; age 42 in 1940 census2
Marriage1921age 23 and 231
1930 Census1930Corry, Erie Co., PA, USA, age 32, grocery traveling salesman2
1940 Census1940Corry, Erie Co., PA, USA, age 42, insurance3
Residence1953Corry, PA, USA, 154 E. Congress1
DeathOct 25, 19544
ParentsDparents born in PA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 29.
  2. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Corry, Erie Co., Pennsylvania; Roll: T626_2035; Enumeration District: 9; sheet 2B, line 52, dwl 324-31a-48.
  3. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Corry, Erie, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3500; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 25-8; line 61, dwl 154.
  4. [S989] Corrections to Descendants of Capt. William Houghton and Marilla Clay II: p. 6.

Randall Martin Houghton1

M, #18185, b. 27 November 1922, d. 2 July 1927

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BirthNov 27, 1922PA, USA1
DeathJul 2, 1927Corry, PA, USA1
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  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 29.

Phyllis Josephine Houghton1

F, #18186, b. 11 January 1925, d. 31 December 2008

Family: Frank Cervola

  • Marriage: Phyllis Josephine Houghton married Frank Cervola on 1946.1

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BirthJan 11, 1925PA, USA, age 4 3/12 in 1930 census; age 14 in 1940 census1,2
Residence1953Corry, PA, USA, 357E Columbus Ave.1
DeathDec 31, 2008Corry, PA, USA
ObituaryJan 3, 2009PA, USA, Phyllis J. Cervola Phyllis Josephine Houghton Cervola, 82, who resided in Corry for most of her life, passed with peace and dignity from the Rouse Warren County Home in Youngsville, Pa. to the house of the Lord on Wednesday the 31st day of December 2008. In departing, Phyllis joins in communion with her God, who has held for her, her loving parents W. S. and Genevieve Morris Houghton and her brother, Randall Houghton. Phyllis was born in Corry on January 11, 1926. She was raised and educated in Corry where she graduated from Corry High School and then attended Mercyhurst College. Over the years, she worked for various businesses in Corry including Rosen’s Men’s Store and Leo’s Men’s Wear. For many years, Phyllis worked at Corry Jamestown Corp where she was supervisor of the computer room. Her position enabled her to travel across the country as a computer trouble shooter. Following her retirement, she owned and operated a novelty shop, Something Special in Corry. This fulfilled her life-long dream of owning a business. She enjoyed playing bridge and traveling. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Corry, a former Sunday School and Vacation Bible School teacher and was ordained as an Elder. She also was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and served as the Worthy Matron two terms. Phyllis leaves to honor her memory and the many contributions and sacrifices she made to their lives, her daughters, Amy Beason and her husband, Carl of Columbus, Pa., Camila Johnston and her husband, William of Blue Bell, Pa., Penni Panza and her husband, Joseph of Vandergrift, Pa and her son, William Cervola and his wife, Monica of Long Beach, Calif. Also by eleven grandchildren, Travis Eckstrom (Carrie), James Eckstrom (Carole), Phillip Eckstrom, Joshua Johnston (Happiness), Colby Johnston (Tina), Kara Johnston, Todd Knapp (Renee’), Tony Knapp (Sarah), Timothy Knapp, Christopher Cervola and Nicholis Cervola and nine great grandchildren, Alexis Eckstrom, Gabrielle Eckstrom, Allison Eckstrom, Maison Eckstrom, T. J. Knapp, Michelle Knapp, Micah Knapp and Shannon Knapp. Friends may call at the First Presbyterian Church, 607 W. Smith St., Corry, Pa. on Monday from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral service there at 12 noon. Rev. Dr. Karen Anderson will officiate. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery Corry, Pa. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 607 W. Smith St., Corry, PA 16407, to the Erie County Diabetes Association, 1128 State St., Suite 302, Erie, PA 16501, or to the Corry City Chapter # 17, Order of Eastern Star, 144 N. Center St., Corry, PA 16407.
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  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 29.
  2. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Corry, Erie Co., Pennsylvania; Roll: T626_2035; Enumeration District: 9; sheet 2B, line 52, dwl 324-31a-48.
  3. [S415] E-mail from William Cervola, Mar 5, 2008.

Frank Cervola1,2

M, #18187

Family: Phyllis Josephine Houghton b. 11 Jan 1925, d. 31 Dec 2008

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Marriage19461
Residence1953Corry, PA, USA, 357E Columbus Ave.1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 29.
  2. [S415] E-mail from William Cervola, Mar 5, 2008.

Amy Geneveive Cervola1

F, #18188, b. 24 March 1948

Family: Mike Eckstrom

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BirthMar 24, 19481
Residence2008Corry, PA, USA2
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  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 29.
  2. [S415] E-mail from William Cervola, Mar 5, 2008.

Camila Jo Cervola1

F, #18189, b. 29 September 1950

Family: Bill Johnston Jr.

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BirthSep 29, 19501
Residence2008Philadelphia, PA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 29.
  2. [S415] E-mail from William Cervola, Mar 5, 2008.

Friend Miller M. Hull1,2

M, #18190, b. circa 1878

Family: Mary Florence Houghton b. 28 Jul 1876

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Birthcirca 1878NY, USA, age 32 in 1910 census; age 42 in 1920 census; age 61 in 1940 census2
Marriage1901mar 8 y in 1910 census1
1910 Census1910Wolcott, Wayne Co., NY, USA, age 32, high school principal2
1920 Census1920Wolcott, Wayne Co., NY, USA, age 42, truck farmer; and Louise Houghton, "50", given as "aunt"3
1940 Census1940Clinton, Oneida Co., NY, USA, age 61, high school arithmetic teacher4
ParentsSparents born in NY
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Citations

  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 29.
  2. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Wolcott, Wayne, New York; Roll: T624_1094; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 168; line 96, dwl 83-89.
  3. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Wolcott, Wayne, New York; Roll: T625_1274; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 170; line 26, dwl 214-232.
  4. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Clinton, Oneida, New York; Roll: T627_2700; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 33-21; line 67, dwl 371.
  5. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 30.
  6. [S989] Corrections to Descendants of Capt. William Houghton and Marilla Clay II: p. 77.

Albert Phillip Hull1

M, #18191, b. 26 April 1903

Family: Regina Weller

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BirthApr 26, 1903NY, USA, age 6 in 1910 census; age 16 in 1920 census; age 29 in 1930 census1
1930 Census1930Wolcott, Wayne Co., NY, USA, age 29, a muck farm manager; and aunt Louisa, 85, single2
Marriage19321
Residence1953Wolcott, NY, USA, 24 Draper St.1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 30.
  2. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Wolcott, Wayne Co. New York; Roll: 1658; Enumeration District: 48; sheet 3B; line 83, dwl 66-68.

Regina Weller1

F, #18192

Family: Albert Phillip Hull b. 26 Apr 1903

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Marriage19321
Residence1953Wolcott, NY, USA, 24 Draper St.1
Pedigree

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  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 30.

William Albert Hull1

M, #18193, b. 2 June 1938

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BirthJun 2, 19381
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  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 30.

Grace Houghton Hull1

F, #18194, b. 19 December 1909

Family: Elmo Frank Edward Sherman

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BirthDec 19, 1909Wolcott, Wayne Co., NY, USA, age 3/12 in 1910 census; age 10 in 1920 census1,2
Marriage19311
Residence1953Oswego, NY, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 30.
  2. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Wolcott, Wayne, New York; Roll: T624_1094; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 168; line 96, dwl 83-89.

Elmo Frank Edward Sherman1

M, #18195

Family: Grace Houghton Hull b. 19 Dec 1909

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Marriage19311
Residence1953Oswego, NY, USA1
Pedigree

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  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 30.

Gordon Miller Sherman1

M, #18196, b. 31 October 1932

Family 1: Pearl Ann Smith

Family 2: Helen C. Mullen

  • Marriage*: Gordon Miller Sherman married Helen C. Mullen on between 1961 and 1962.3

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BirthOct 31, 19321
MarriageFeb 14, 1959Oswego, NY, USA2
Marriagebetween 1961 and 19623
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  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 30.
  2. [S989] Corrections to Descendants of Capt. William Houghton and Marilla Clay II: p. 75.
  3. [S989] Corrections to Descendants of Capt. William Houghton and Marilla Clay II: p. 77.

Gene Hull Sherman1

M, #18197, b. 7 March 1935

Family: Armeine Elizabeth Scanlon

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BirthMar 7, 19351
MarriageApr 8, 1961Fulton, NY, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 30.
  2. [S989] Corrections to Descendants of Capt. William Houghton and Marilla Clay II: p. 77.

Mary Lou Sherman1

F, #18198, b. 13 February 1937

Family:

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BirthFeb 13, 19371
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  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 30.
  2. [S989] Corrections to Descendants of Capt. William Houghton and Marilla Clay II: p. 77.

Richard Elmo Sherman1

M, #18199, b. 16 June 1940

Family:

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BirthJun 16, 19401
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  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 30.
  2. [S989] Corrections to Descendants of Capt. William Houghton and Marilla Clay II: p. 77.

Miller Houghton Sherman1

M, #18200, b. 11 May 1943

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BirthMay 11, 19431
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  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 30.

Nancy Semple Acheson1,2

F, #18201, b. 21 August 1876, d. 28 January 1962

Family: Walter Edwards Houghton b. 21 Mar 1873, d. 22 Mar 1941

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BirthAug 21, 1876Keokuk, IA, USA, age 33 in 1910 census; age 53 in 1930 census; age 42 in 1920 census; 1930 census of son Walter gives CT3
MarriageJun 6, 1903Pittsburg, CT, USA, age 31 and 27; mar 7 y in 1910 census1,4,2
1910 Census1910Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, USA, age 38, banker5
1920 Census1920Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, USA, age 46, bank secretary6
1930 Census1930Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, USA, age 58, independent broker3
1950 US Census1950Greenwich, CT, USA, age 74, widow, general city hospital receptionist
DeathJan 28, 1962London, England
ParentsDDavid Acheson (the "second David") (1830-1896; a. 1863 Jennie CAREY, 1838-1876); father born in PA, mother born in IA; father born in PA, mother born in Ireland in 1920 census
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Citations

  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 32.
  2. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: June 9, 1903.
  3. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; Roll: 259; Enumeration District: 159; Sheet: 3B; line 75, dwl 70-75.
  4. [S904] Houghton Family Records;, no page, Newspaper article.
  5. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Stamford Ward 2, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: T624_130; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 113; line 28, dwl 159-241.
  6. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Stamford Ward 4, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: T625_179; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 174; line 93, dwl 45-304-414.

Prof. Walter Edwards Houghton Jr., Ph.D.1,2,3,4,5

M, #18202, b. 21 September 1904, d. 11 April 1983

Family: Esther Lowrey Rhoads b. 30 Mar 1901, d. 22 Feb 1987

  • Engagement: Prof. Walter Edwards Houghton Jr., Ph.D. and Esther Lowrey Rhoads were engaged on Apr 28, 1929.
  • Marriage*: Prof. Walter Edwards Houghton Jr., Ph.D. married Esther Lowrey Rhoads on Jun 22, 1929 age 24 and 28.1,6,3,9

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NotableY
BirthSep 21, 1904Stamford, CT, USA, age 5 in 1910 census; age 15 in 1920 census; age 25 in 1930 census; Love: 9 Feb1,6,3,7
Graduation1924Yale University, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA, Ph.B.6,2,3
Residence1929Stamford, CT, USA8
MarriageJun 22, 1929age 24 and 281,6,3,9
1930 Census1930New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA, age 25, none10
Occupationeducator; Instr. Hill Sch., Pottstown, PA. 1924-25; instr. Phillips Andover acad., 1927-29; Istr., tutor in history and lit. Harvard and Radcliffe Coll., 1931-38, asst. prof., English lit. Wellesley Coll., 1942-48; prof. English Lit. 1948-59; Sophie C. Hart prof. English Lit. 1959-693,4
Authorbetween 1938 and 1970The Formation of Thomas Fuller's Holy & Profane States, 1938; The Art of Newman's Apologia, 1945; The Victorian Frame of Mind, 1830-1870, 1957 (Christian Gauss award). Editor: British Literature from Blake to the Present Day (with Hazelton Spencer and Herbert Barrows), 1952 (3d ed., 1974); Victorian Poetry and Poetics (with G. Robert Strange), 1959 (2d ed., 1968); The Poetry of Clough, 1963. Gen. Editor The Wellesley Index to Victorian periodicals, 1824-1900, Vol. 1, 1966, Vol. II, 1972; adv. editor Victorian Studies, 1960-69; Victorian Poetry, 1963-76.

[ 1 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Art of Newman's Apologia, by Walter E. Houghton.      [Hamden, Conn.] Archon Books, 1970 [c1945]
Location: MILSTEIN (BUTLER LIBRARY)      Call Number: BX4705.N5 A38 1970      
[ 2 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Art of Newman's Apologia, by Walter E. Houghton.      New Haven, Pub for Wellesley college by Yale university press; London, H. Milford, Oxford university press, 1945.
[ 3 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Arthur Hugh Clough; a descriptive catalogue; poetry, prose, biography, and criticism, by Richard M. Gollin, Walter E. Houghton, and Michael Timko.      [New York] New York Public Library [1967]
Location: BUTLER STACKS      Call Number: Z8176.7 .G6
[ 4 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Formation of Thomas Fuller's Holy and profane states.      Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1938.
Location: OFFSITE      Call Number: 823F95 R31
[ 5 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Poetry of Clough; an essay in revaluation.      New Haven, Yale University Press, 1963.
Location: BARNARD      Call Number: 82C62 DH      
[ 6 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Poetry of Clough : an essay in revaluation / by Walter E. Houghton.      New York : Octagon Books, 1979, c1963.
Location: BUTLER STACKS      Call Number: PR4459 .H6 1979      
[ 7 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Victorian frame of mind, 1830-1870.      New Haven, Published for Wellesley College by Yale University Press [1966, c1957]
Location: MILSTEIN (BUTLER LIBRARY)      Call Number: DA533 .H85 1966
[ 8 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Victorian frame of mind, 1830-1870.      New Haven, Published for Wellesley College by Yale University Press, 1957.
[ 9 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Victorian poetry and poetics [by] Walter E. Houghton [and] G. Robert Stange. [Under the general editorship of Gordon N. Ray]      Boston, Houghton Mifflin [1968]
Location: BUTLER STACKS      Call Number: PR1223 .H6 1968      
[ 10 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Victorian poetry and poetics [edited by] Walter E. Houghton [and] G. Robert Stange. [Under the general editorship of Gordon N. Ray]      Boston, Houghton Mifflin [1959]
Location: BUTLER STACKS      Call Number: 825.11 H81
[ 11 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals, 1824-1900 [electronic resource] / Walter E. Houghton; editor ; Esther Rhoads Houghton, associate editor ; Jean Harris Slingerland, executive editor.      London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
Location: BUTLER REFERENCE (Non-Circulating)      Call Number: CD-ROM R050 AW4591      
[ 12 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals, 1824-1900; tables of contents and identification of contributors, with bibliographies of their articles and stories. Walter E. Houghton: editor. Josef L. Altholz [and others] associate editors.      [Toronto] University of Toronto Press [1966-
Location: BUTLER REFERENCE (Non-Circulating)      Call Number: R050 AW459
[ 13 ]      Houghton, Walter Edwards, 1904-      Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals, 1824-1900. Walter E. Houghton, editor.      [Toronto] University of Toronto Press; [London] Routledge & K. Paul [c1966]-c1989.11,4,12

1940 Census1940Cambridge, MA, USA, age 35, Harvard University teacher13
1950 US Census1950Wellesley, MA, USA, age 45, a private college English teacher
Residencebetween 1953 and 1964Wellesley, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, 19 Summit Rd.1
Authorbetween 1966 and 1989Title:      The Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals, 1824-1900 / Walter E. Houghton, editor.
Imprint:      [Toronto] : University of Toronto Press, c1966-c1989.
Description:      5 v; 26 cm.
Notes:      For each periodical there is a table of contents and identification of contributors, a bibliography of each contributor, and an index of pseudonyms.
Vol. 4 includes corrections and additions to vol. 1-3.
Contents:      v. 1. Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine. The Contemporary review. The Cornhill magazine. The Edinburgh review (including the years 1802-1823). The Home and foreign review. Macmillan's magazine. The North British review. The Quarterly review -- v. 2. Bentley's quarterly review. The Dublin review. The Foreign quarterly review. The Fortnightly review. Fraser's Magazine. The London Review (1829). The National review (1883- ). The New quarterly magazine. The Nineteenth century. The Oxford and Cambridge magazine (1856). The Rambler (1848-1862). The Scottish Review. (1882- ) -- v. 3. Ainsworth's Magazine. The Atlantis. The British and Foreign review. The London Review (1835-1836). The London and Westminster review (1836-1840). The Modern review. The Monthly Chronicle. The National review (1855-1864). The New Monthly magazine (1821-1854). The New review. The Prospective review. Saint Pauls Temple Bar. The Theological Review. The Westminster review (1824-1836, 1840-1900) -- v. 4. Bentley's miscellany. The British quarterly review. The Dark Blue. The Dublin University magazine. The London quarterly review. Londman's magazine. Tait's Edinburgh magazine (1832-1855). The University magazine -- v. 5. Epitome and index / edited by J.H. Slingerland

Title:      The Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals, 1824-1900 [electronic resource] / Walter E. Houghton; editor ; Esther Rhoads Houghton, associate editor ; Jean Harris Slingerland, executive editor.
Edition:      New ed.
Physical Description:      1 computer optical disc ; 4 3/4 in. + user guide (40 p. : ill; 24 cm.)
Publisher/ Date:      London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.14,12
Education1976Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, USA, hon. D.L.H.4
SSNMA, USA, 017-26-3988
Address197819 Summit Rd., Wellesley, MA, USA4
Last LocNyack, Rockland Co., NY, USA, zip 109607
DeathApr 11, 1983Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA, USA, age 78, of viral pneumonia7,15
ObituaryApr 13, 1983Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Boston Globe, The (MA) - April 13, 1983
Deceased Name: WALTER E. HOUGHTON, 78, SCHOLAR Walter Edwards Houghton, 78, an internationally recognized Victorian scholar, editor and professor emeritus at Wellesley College, died of viral pneumonia Monday in Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Dr. Houghton was awarded a doctor of humane letters degree at Wellesley in 1976. He was the only man to receive an honorary degree from the school. Born in Stamford, Conn., he graduated from Hotchkiss School in 1920 and received his Ph.B., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Yale University. He taught 11 years at Harvard before going to Wellesley in 1942. Earlier, he had taught at The Hill School and at Phillips Academy in Andover. He retired in 1969 as the Sophie C. Hart professor of English after 27 years at Wellesley. After retirement, he editor in chief of "The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900," which identifies more than 10,000 writers of some 84,000 articles to British monthlies and quarterlies during the Victorian period when anonymity was a self-imposed rule for authors. At the time of his death, Dr. Houghton was involved in the fourth volume. His interest in the work grew out of his research of "The Victorian Frame of Mind, 1830-1870," a book for which he earned the Christian Gauss Award in 1957 from the Senate of Phi Beta Kappa. He also was author of "The Poetry of Clough: An Essay in Revaluation" (1963), "The Art of Newman's Apologia' " (1948), "The Formation of Thomas Fuller's Holy and Profane States' " (1938) and numerous articles in literary journals. He had been working on a new book about Matthew Arnold. Dr. Houghton was named a Guggenheim fellow in 1965-1966, a fellow of the American Assn. of Arts and Sciences in 1964, a Ford Fellow in 1953-54 and a Sterling Fellow of Yale University in 1930-31.
He had been honorary president of the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals since 1969 and had specialized in 19th Century literature for several decades; before that on the 17th Century. He lived in Wellesley and Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard. He leaves his wife, Esther (Lowrey) Rhoads Houghton of Bala-Cynwyd, Penn; two daughters, Nancy Brown of Grand View-on-Hudson, N.Y., and Esther Cidis of Huntington, N.Y; and four grandchildren.
A funeral service is private. A memorial service will be announced later. Copyright (c) 1983 Globe Newspaper Company16
BiographyDr. Walter Edwards Houghton, the only man to receive an honorary degree from Wellesley College. This leader among Victorian scholars, whose work brought international recognition to Wellesley College, was born in Stamford, CT, on September 21, 1904. Houghton graduated from The Hotchkiss School, a boarding school in the foothills of the Connecticut Berkshires, in 1920. He then enrolled at Yale, where he earned Ph.B., M.A. and Ph.D degrees, the last of which was granted to him in 1931. As an undergraduate at Yale, he was elected to the Skull and Bones.

He held teaching positions at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, and at The Hill School, in Pottstown, PA. He then joined the Harvard faculty teaching literature and history. Following 11 years of teaching at Harvard, Houghton became a member of the faculty at Wellesley College in 1942.

At Wellesley, Houghton held the Sophie C. Hart Professorship of English. As a teacher, he exuded his fascination with Victorian ideas, attitudes and values. His first book, "The Art of Newman's 'Apologia", was a scholarly examination of John Henry Cardinal Newman's "Apologia pro Vita Sua". Jane Carman '46, closed her review of the book by noting, "The reader cannot close the book without a sense of having been absorbed in an exciting literary exploration."

The undertaking for which Houghton is best known was The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900 (University of Toronto Press). With his wife, Associate Editor Esther Lowrey Rhoads Houghton, he developed "The Index" as a system for the identification of authors, and the location of articles, originally published in 19th century British periodicals, covering topics including literature, religion, politics, social science, political economy, women's writing, archaeology, science and the arts.

Houghton won the Phi Beta Kappa Christian Gauss Award for his book "The Victorian Frame of Mind, 1830 - 1870" (Yale University Press, 1963). Among his other written works were "The Poetry of Clough: An Essay in Revaluation" (1963), "The Formation of Thomas Fuller's 'Holy and Profane States" (1938), "Victorian Poetry and Poetics" (co-authored with G.R. Stange) and many literary journal articles. He was named a Sterling Fellow of Yale University in 1931, a Ford Fellow in 1954 and a Guggenheim Fellow in 1966. He served as President of the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals.

Houghton teaching class

Professor Houghton retired from Wellesley College in 1969 after a tenure of 27 years. He continued his work on "The Index" and was working on a book that examined the writing of Matthew Arnold. As part of Wellesley College's 100th Anniversary celebration, Houghton was awarded the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree in 1976.

Walter Houghton, who resided in Wellesley and on Martha's Vineyard, died on April 11, 1983, of pneumonia.

Houghton by door

Written by Mur Wolf

Instructor, Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 1924-1925, Phillips Andover Academy, 1927-1929. Instructor, tutor in history and literature Harvard, Radcliffe College, 1931-1938, assistant professor, tutor history and literature, 1938-1941. Associate Professor of English literature Wellesley College, 1942-1948, Professor of English literature, 1948-1969, Sophie C. Hart Professor of English, 1957-1969.

Active in Civil Def., Cambridge and Wellesley, Mass., during World War II. Mem. Modern Lang. Assn.
Descendant of Jonathan Edwards6,11,4
NotableDr. Walter Edwards Houghton, Jr, PhD (1904-1983) was a professor at both Harvard University and Wellesley College and a noted Victorian period scholar.
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Esther Lowrey Rhoads1,2

F, #18203, b. 30 March 1901, d. 22 February 1987

Family: Prof. Walter Edwards Houghton Jr., Ph.D. b. 21 Sep 1904, d. 11 Apr 1983

Biography

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BirthMar 30, 1901Philadelphia, PA, USA, Obit: Bala, PA2,3
Graduation1924Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Montgomery Co., PA, USA, A.B; M.A., 1929; and studied at the Sorbornne in Paris2
EngagementApr 28, 1929Philadephia, PA, USA, ESTHER RHOADS BETROTHED; Bryn Mawr Graduate Is to Wed Walter Edwards Houghton. Fox--Lederer.

Special to The New York Times.

April 29, 1929, Monday4
NewspaperApr 29, 1929Philadelphia, PA, USA, ESTHER RHOADS BETROTHED; Bryn Mawr Graduate Is to Wed Walter Edwards Houghton.

April 29, 1929, Monday5
MarriageJun 22, 1929age 24 and 281,6,7,2
1930 Census1930New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, USA, age 25, none8
Occupation1930private school teacher
1940 Census1940Cambridge, MA, USA, age 35, Harvard University teacher9
1950 US Census1950Wellesley, MA, USA, age 45, a private college English teacher
Residencebetween 1953 and 1964Wellesley, Norfolk Co., MA, USA, 19 Summit Rd.1
Last LocNyack, Rockland Co., NY, USA, zip 109603
SSNMA, USA, 025-36-3666
Authorbetween 1966 and 1989Title:      The Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals, 1824-1900 / Walter E. Houghton, editor.
Imprint:      [Toronto] : University of Toronto Press, c1966-c1989.
Description:      5 v; 26 cm.
Notes:      For each periodical there is a table of contents and identification of contributors, a bibliography of each contributor, and an index of pseudonyms.
Vol. 4 includes corrections and additions to vol. 1-3.
Contents:      v. 1. Blackwood's Edinburgh magazine. The Contemporary review. The Cornhill magazine. The Edinburgh review (including the years 1802-1823). The Home and foreign review. Macmillan's magazine. The North British review. The Quarterly review -- v. 2. Bentley's quarterly review. The Dublin review. The Foreign quarterly review. The Fortnightly review. Fraser's Magazine. The London Review (1829). The National review (1883- ). The New quarterly magazine. The Nineteenth century. The Oxford and Cambridge magazine (1856). The Rambler (1848-1862). The Scottish Review. (1882- ) -- v. 3. Ainsworth's Magazine. The Atlantis. The British and Foreign review. The London Review (1835-1836). The London and Westminster review (1836-1840). The Modern review. The Monthly Chronicle. The National review (1855-1864). The New Monthly magazine (1821-1854). The New review. The Prospective review. Saint Pauls Temple Bar. The Theological Review. The Westminster review (1824-1836, 1840-1900) -- v. 4. Bentley's miscellany. The British quarterly review. The Dark Blue. The Dublin University magazine. The London quarterly review. Londman's magazine. Tait's Edinburgh magazine (1832-1855). The University magazine -- v. 5. Epitome and index / edited by J.H. Slingerland

Title:      The Wellesley index to Victorian periodicals, 1824-1900 [electronic resource] / Walter E. Houghton; editor ; Esther Rhoads Houghton, associate editor ; Jean Harris Slingerland, executive editor.
Edition:      New ed.
Physical Description:      1 computer optical disc ; 4 3/4 in. + user guide (40 p. : ill; 24 cm.)
Publisher/ Date:      London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.10,11
Residence1983Bala-Cynwyd, PA, USA
DeathFeb 22, 1987Old Tappan, NJ, USA, SSec: 15 Feb 19873
ObituaryMar 11, 1987Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, Boston Globe, The (MA) - March 11, 1987
Deceased Name: ESTHER HOUGHTON, 85 WAS WELLESLEY INDEX EDITOR
Memorial services will be held at a later date for Esther (Lowrey) Rhoads Houghton, 85, former associate editor of a periodicals index, who died Feb. 22 in a nursing home in Old Tappan, N.J. after a brief illness.

Born in Bala, Pa., Mrs. Houghton was a resident of Wellesley for more than 30 years and previously lived in Cambridge. In 1984, she moved to Huntington, N.Y.

Mrs. Houghton received a bachelor's degree in French literature from Bryn Mawr College in 1924. She completed work for a master's degree at Bryn Mawr in 1929 and was awarded the Mary Elizabeth Garrett European Fellowship.

She and her late husband, Walter Edwards Houghton, a professor at Harvard and Wellesley colleges and a Victorian scholar, were the editors of The Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodical Literature 1824 to 1900.

In 1945, Mrs. Houghton was a founder of the Wellesley Cooperative Clothing Exchange and was a volunteer with the Wellesley Consumer's Cooperative.

She leaves two daughters, Nancy Brown of Grandview on the Hudson, N.Y. and Esther Cidis of Huntington, N.Y; and four grandchildren.

Copyright (c) 1987 Globe Newspaper Company
ParentsDJ. Howard Rhoads and Elise Logan; both b. PA; granddaughter of Judge James A. Logan, general counsel of Pennsylvania Railroad2,8
BiographyAsst. alumnae sec. Bryn Mawr Coll., 1924-26, warden, 1927-29; research asst. in early Canadian history to private scholar, 1934-38; an editor of Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1959--; Founder, co-chmn. Wellesley Coop. Clothing Exchange, 1945--. Me. Bryn Mawr Alumnae Ass.(chmn. N.E. regional scholarship com. 1958--). Club Bryn Mawr (pres. 1952-54, bd. mem.) (Boston).2
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  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 32.
  2. [S939] Downs, Who's Who in New York, p. 489.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, Social Security Death Index for Dec. 2001.
  4. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Apr 28, 1929.
  5. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: April 29, 1929.
  6. [S589] Unknown author, Who's Who in the East, p. 446.
  7. [S934] Who's Who, 1958, p. 960.
  8. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut; Roll: 276; Enumeration District: 48; Page 122, Sheet 2A; line 23, dwl 121-30-31.
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Nancy Acheson Houghton1,2

F, #18204, b. 18 December 1933

Family: Howard Howland Brown Jr

Biography

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BirthDec 18, 1933Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA1
Graduation1955Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Montgomery Co., PA, USA
Education1960Harvard University, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, working on doctorate
EngagementApr 2, 1960Hartford, CT, USA3,4
Living1987Grand View-on-Hudson, NY, USA5
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Citations

  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 32.
  2. [S589] Unknown author, Who's Who in the East, p. 446.
  3. [S939] Downs, Who's Who in New York, p. 489.
  4. [S989] Corrections to Descendants of Capt. William Houghton and Marilla Clay II: p. 76.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Esther Edwards Houghton1,2

F, #18205, b. 29 January 1938

Family 1: Thomas Gordan Foxworth

Family 2: Dr. Demetrios A. Cidis

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BirthJan 29, 1938Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA1
EducationVassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
MarriageJun, 19593
Marriage4
Living1987Huntington, NY, USA
Residence2009NY, USA, age 71
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Citations

  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 32.
  2. [S589] Unknown author, Who's Who in the East, p. 446.
  3. [S939] Downs, Who's Who in New York, p. 489.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Nancy Acheson Houghton1

F, #18206, b. 30 July 1906, d. 1971

Family: Major General Sir Duncan Cameron Cumming b. 10 Aug 1903, d. 10 Dec 1979

Biography

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BirthJul 30, 1906Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, USA, age 3 in 1910 census; age 13 in 1920 census; age 24 in 1930 census1
Occupation1930assist. head, private school, Rosemary Hall
MarriageAug 28, 1930Giggleswick Chapel, Giggleswick, England1
Residence1953London, England1
Death1971
ObituaryJan 12, 1971STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 11— Lady Cumming, the former Nancy Acheson Houghton of Shippan Point, wife of Sir Duncan Cumming, the last British chief administrator of Eritrea, died yesterday in Lon don after a long illness. She was 64 years old.

Lady Cumming was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Edwards Houghton. She prepared at Rosemary Hall for Vassar and returned to teach there after receiving her degree in 1927. She was mar ried in 1930 to the then Mr. Cumming, a member of the Sudan Political Service.
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  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 32.

Major General Sir Duncan Cameron Cumming1,2

M, #18207, b. 10 August 1903, d. 10 December 1979

Family: Nancy Acheson Houghton b. 30 Jul 1906, d. 1971

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BirthAug 10, 1903
Origin1930Kassala, Egyptian Sudan3
Residence1930Great Harward, England3
MarriageAug 28, 1930Giggleswick Chapel, Giggleswick, England1
Milit-Beg1941Africa, British Army2
Residence1953London, England1
DeathDec 10, 1979
BiographyMajor General Sir Duncan Cumming K.B.E., C.B.E., O.B.E. (10 August 1903 – 10 December 1979), was a twentieth century British colonial administrator. m 1930, Nancy Acheson Houghton (d 1971). Cumming attended Giggleswick School in North Yorkshire and Caius College, Cambridge, where he read history. Whilst at Cambridge he played rugby for England in 1925. From Cambridge Cumming joined the Sudan Political Service. In 1941 he was sent to Eritrea when it was captured during the second world war, to establish British military administration. He became Chief Administrator of Cyrenaica in 1942. In 1945 he became Chief Civil Affairs Officer, Middle East as a Major-General responsible to the War Office, 1945–48. From 1948 the military administrations were transferred to the Foreign Office under his influence. He became Governor of Kordofan Province, Sudan, 1949 and Deputy Civil Secretary to the Sudan Government, 1950–51.[1] During, and after, the war he was responsible for the civil administration of all of the occupied Italian Colonies in the Middle East, of which Eritrea was one.[2] Subsequently he worked for BOAC as managing director of Associated Companies Ltd, 1955–59 and Adviser on African Affairs, 1959–64.[3] He was also a biographer of the traveller Mansfield Parkyns.
Cumming was knighted in 1953.[1] He was the honorary treasurer of the Royal Geographical Society (1971–74) and president (1974–77). He was president of the Society for Libyan Studies (1969–74).[4] He was a member of the Mount Everest Foundation 1971–77 and the British Institute in Eastern Africa.

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1. ^ a b Sir Duncan Cumming Wartime administration in Africa, The Times, 13 Dec 1979, p 14, Issue 60499
2. ^ "The U. N. Disposal of Eritrea". African Affairs. 1953. pp. 127-136. http://afraf.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/52/207/127. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
3. ^ "Aviation in Africa". African Affairs. 1962. http://www.jstor.org/pss/718505. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
4. ^ Sir Duncan Cumming, KBE, CB 1903-1979, LIBYAN STUDIES, 11, 1979-1980
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Citations

  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 32.
  2. [S904] Houghton Family Records;, no page, Newspaper article.
  3. [S95] Newspaper, http://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf

Ann Cameron Cumming1

F, #18208, b. 26 May 1934

Family: Nicholas Schlee

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BirthMay 26, 1934Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT, USA1
MarriageJul, 19572
BiographyAnn Schlee FRSL (born 1934) is an English novelist. She won the annual Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for The Vandal (1979), a once-in-a-lifetime book award judged by a panel of British children's writers.[1] She was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1997.
As a child, Ann Schlee was brought up in the United States by her mother and grandparents until the end of the Second World War.[3] Afterward she began to settle in Cairo, Egypt, with her parents. They later moved to Sudan and Eritrea. Inter alia she attended boarding school in England and later studied at Somerville College, Oxford. Schlee has spent much of her writing career in London being quite active in the 1970s to the 1990s. Awards and honours The Vandal (Macmillan, 1980) is a science fiction novel set in the future. Beside winning the 1980 Guardian Prize, it was a commended runner up for the Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject. Rhine Journey (Henry Holt & Co, 1981) was shortlisted for the 1981 Booker Prize, recognising the year's best novel. Ann Schlee lives with her husband, the artist Nick Schlee, in Berkshire. They have four children. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Schlee has written a number of books including:
The Strangers (1971)
The Consul's Daughter (1972)
Guns of Darkness (1973)
Ask Me No Questions (1979)
The Vandal (Macmillan, 1980)
Rhine Journey (Henry Holt & Co, 1981)
The Proprietor (1983)
Laing (1987)
The Proprietor (1996)
The Time in Aderra (Macmillan, 1998)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wikipedia
NotableEnglish novelist
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  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 32.
  2. [S989] Corrections to Descendants of Capt. William Houghton and Marilla Clay II: p. 74.

Katherine Evans Darling1,2

F, #18209, b. circa 1878

Family: Frederick Morton Houghton b. 3 Sep 1876, d. 23 Jan 1943

Biography

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Birthcirca 1878Acushnet, MA, USA, age 31 in 1910 census; age 52 in 1930 census; age 61 in 1940 census3
MarriageMay 25, 1904Stamford, CT, USA, age 27 and 251,2
1910 Census1910Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, USA, age 33, bank teller; and mother in law Mary H. Darling, 54, MA, and sister in law Eleanor L. Darling, 30, MA4
1920 Census1920Stamford, CT, USA, age 43, banker5
1930 Census1930Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, USA, age 50, bank treasurer3
1940 Census1940Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, USA, age 63, loan banker6
Living1943Stamford, CT, USA
1950 US Census1950Simsbury, CT, USA, living with brother Robert Darling, 72, explosives supply mfg, and sister Margaret Bower, 63, all widowed; 3 servants
ParentsDD. H. Darling; parents born in MA
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Citations

  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 32.
  2. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: May 26, 1904.
  3. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; Roll: 260; Enumeration District: 203; Page 18, Sheet: 18A; line 28, dwl 76-318-346.
  4. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Stamford Ward 4, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: T624_130; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 117; line 42, dwl 147-166.
  5. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Stamford Ward 4, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: T625_179; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 174.
  6. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: T627_498; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1-141; line 33, dwl 70.

David Morton Houghton1

M, #18210, b. 12 December 1907, d. 11 July 1938

Family: Edith Byrne

  • Marriage*: David Morton Houghton married Edith Byrne on 1930.1

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BirthDec 12, 1907CT, USA, age 3 in 1910 census; age 23 in 1930 census1
Marriage19301
DeathJul 11, 1938Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, USA, in an airplane crash1
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Citations

  1. [S59] Love, Descendants of Capt. William Houghton, p. 32.