James Houghton1,2

M, #25111, b. 28 December 1797, d. 22 December 1856

Family 1: Hannah Morris b. 8 Dec 1800, d. 3 Jan 1852

Family 2: Susannah (?)

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BirthDec 28, 1797Swanwick, Titchfield, Hants, England, age 52 in 1850 census3,4,5
MarriageSep 2, 1824Rush Co., IN, USA, 31 Aug 1824 also6,7,8,9,10,11
Immigration1836Union Twp, Marshall Co., IN, USA, when he entered 160 acres of government land. After clearing and lowing a large portion, he sold it and purchased a farm near Culver, which remained his homestead until his death. In early life he was a wagon maker, following that trade while a resident of Rush Co.10
Naturalizationbetween 1839 and 1845Marshall Co., IN, USA, Vol. A., p. 6632
Residencebetween 1839 and 1845Marshall Co., IN, USA2
1840 Census1840Marshall Co., IN, USA, 9 Total: 1 male under 5 (1836-1840), 2 male 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 2 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 1 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 female 30 to 40 (1800-1809)12
1850 Census1850My Division, Marshall Co., IN, USA, age 52, a farmer, property $8005
Marriageafter 18524
DeathDec 22, 1856Culver, Marshall Co., IN, USA13,4
BurialBurr Oak Cemetery, Marshall Co., IN, USA3
BiographySilva: James Houghton (brother of the above John) b. Nov 10, 1797 in England d. Dec 12, 1856 and is buried in Marshall County, IN, came to NY os a young man. He settled either in Fayette, or, more likely, Rush County, IN (here on the 1830 c) and then to Marshall County, IN by 1850. He had nine children.
History of Marshall Co.: a pioneer of Union Twp, IN, born in England in 1797, came to US when a young man, and located on a farm in Rush county, a farmer and a wagon maker13,10
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Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, My Division, Marshall Co., IN, Box 160, p. 481, line 10, dwl 479.
  2. [S532] Unknown author, Indiana Natrualization Records, p. 72.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Kathy Brummel, Nov. 5, 2001.
  4. [S415] E-mail from John William Houghton, Ph.D., Sep. 17, 2002, Descendants of William Houghton.
  5. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , My Division, Marshall, Indiana; Roll: M432_160; Page: 481; line 10, dwl 479-479.
  6. [S415] E-mail Ancestery.Com: Marriages--Indiana to 1850.
  7. [S415] E-mail Indiana State Library Genealogy Div.: www.statelib.lib.in.us.
  8. [S417] Unknown volume, Indiana Marriages early to 1825: p. 150, 1991, unknown repository.
  9. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, No Division, Marshall Co., IN, Box 160, p. 481, line 10, dwl 479.
  10. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online sites.rootsweb.com, History of Marshall Co., IN, p. 434, www.freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~berta/mcbk1908/bio1.htm, Aug. 2, 2002.
  11. [S415] E-mail from Scott Wayne Houghton, 11/5/2007: Gedcom File.
  12. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Marshall Co., Indiana; Roll: 99; Page: 6; line 16.
  13. [S415] E-mail from Mary Silva, Nov. 2001.

Hannah Morris1,2

F, #25112, b. 8 December 1800, d. 3 January 1852

Family: James Houghton b. 28 Dec 1797, d. 22 Dec 1856

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BirthDec 8, 1800OH, USA, Brummel: Dec 12, 18001,3,2
MarriageSep 2, 1824Rush Co., IN, USA, 31 Aug 1824 also4,5,6,7,3,8
1850 Census1850My Division, Marshall Co., IN, USA, age 52, a farmer, property $8002
DeathJan 3, 1852Culver (Burr Oak), Marshall Co., IN, USA1,9
BurialBurr Oak Cemetery, Marshall Co., IN, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Kathy Brummel, Nov. 5, 2001.
  2. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , My Division, Marshall, Indiana; Roll: M432_160; Page: 481; line 10, dwl 479-479.
  3. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online sites.rootsweb.com, History of Marshall Co., IN, p. 434, www.freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~berta/mcbk1908/bio1.htm, Aug. 2, 2002.
  4. [S415] E-mail Ancestery.Com: Marriages--Indiana to 1850.
  5. [S415] E-mail Indiana State Library Genealogy Div.: www.statelib.lib.in.us.
  6. [S417] Unknown volume, Indiana Marriages early to 1825: p. 150, 1991, unknown repository.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, No Division, Marshall Co., IN, Box 160, p. 481, line 10, dwl 479.
  8. [S415] E-mail from Scott Wayne Houghton, 11/5/2007: Gedcom File.
  9. [S415] E-mail from John William Houghton, Ph.D., Sep. 17, 2002, Descendants of William Houghton.

John Houghton1,2,3

M, #25113, b. 20 January 1791, d. 1877

Family 1: Rachel Logan b. Sep 1797, d. 22 Jan 1842

Family 2: Elizabeth Mcloughlin b. c 1804

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BirthJan 20, 1791Swanwick, Titchfield, Hampshire, England, age 40-50 in 1840 census; age 59 in 1850 census; age 80 in 1870 census3,5,4
Occupationlearned the shipwright carpenter trade and worked in the King's navy yard during the reign of George IV, at Portsmouth.5
Immigration1820USA5
ResidenceRush Co., IN, USA, an early settler6
MarriageJan 1, 1822Fayette, IN, USA, IN Marriages: Jan. 107,1,8,9,4
OfficeMay 3, 1836Marshall Co., IN, USA, appointed the first treasurer of Marshall Co., IN, by the board of commissioners on May 3, 1836. He was elected, in August, 1836, qualified Sept. 5th, and held the office under the election until Aug. 1839, when he was again reelected, holding the office until 1850.5
1840 Census1840Marshall Co., IN, USA, 10 Total: 2 male under 5 (1836-1840), 1 male 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 male 40 to 50 (1790-1799) // 1 female under 5 (1836-1840), 1 female 5 to 10 (1830-1835), 2 female 10 to 15 (1825-1830), 1 female 15 to 20 (1820-1825), 1 female 40 to 50 (1790-1799)10
MarriageApr 14, 1844Marshall Co., IN, USA1,7,2
1850 Census1850Marshall Co., IN, USA, age 59, a butcher, property $770011
1870 Census1870Union Twp, Marshall Co., IN, USA, age 80, a farmer, property $50012
Death1877Plymouth, Marshall Co., IN, USA5,4
BiographyEnglish ancester John Houghton had five children: John, Thomas (followed below), Edward d. 1666 apparently without children, Margery b. 1620 married John Osmand, William d. 1672
Thomas (named as deceased in will of brother Edward, 1666
Thomas d. 1688 known as Thomas Houghton of Swanwick Sr
Thomas d. 1724 Thomas Houghton of Swanwick, Jr

Thomas (bp 1687)

Thomas Houghton b 1725 d. 1790 married Ann d. 1803
John Houghton of Swanwick, Hampshire, England married Rachel

John Houghton of Swanwick, b. 1790 d. 1877 married Rachel Logan b. Sept 1797 in Xenia, OH This John worked in the Royal Navy yard and served as a merchant seaman in his trade as a ship's carpenter. He sailed from Southhampton to New York, via Havre de Grace, in 1817; from NY to Jamaica in 1818; from Jamaica to England in 1819; and from England back to NY in 1820. From NY he proceeded to the "New Purchase". He bought property at the land sale at Brookville, in Franklin County, and settled on his purchase in Rush County, IN. and is named as an early settler of Union Twp, Rush County in an 1888 History of Rush County, IN. John and Rachel had 10 children.13
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Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail Indiana State Library Genealogy Div.: www.statelib.lib.in.us.
  2. [S978] Liahona Research, Indiana Marriages: 1826 to 1850, p. 440.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1850 US Census, Marshall Co., IN, Box 160, p. 467, line 18, dwl 322-322.
  4. [S415] E-mail from John William Houghton, Ph.D., Sep. 17, 2002, Descendants of William Houghton.
  5. [S1076] Rootsweb.Com, online sites.rootsweb.com, History of Marshall Co., IN, p. 126, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~berta/mcbk1908/…, July 17, 2002.
  6. [S415] E-mail from Susan Fogle, 9/1998.
  7. [S415] E-mail Ancestery.Com: Marriages--Indiana to 1850.
  8. [S417] Unknown volume, Indiana Marriages early to 1825: p. 150, 1991, unknown repository.
  9. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 64, p. 157.
  10. [S1225] 1840 U.S. Federal Census , Marshall Co., Indiana; Roll: 99; Page: 2; line 6.
  11. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , My Division, Marshall, Indiana; Roll: M432_160; Page: 470; line 18, dwl 322-322.
  12. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , 1870 US Census, Union Twp, Marshall Co., IN, Roll 342, p. 212, line 8, dwl 187-187.
  13. [S415] E-mail from Kathy Brummel, Oct. 30, 2001.
  14. [S415] E-mail from Mary Silva, Nov. 2001.

Rachel Logan1

F, #25114, b. September 1797, d. 22 January 1842

Family: John Houghton b. 20 Jan 1791, d. 1877

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BirthSep, 1797Xenia, Butler Co., OH, USA2
MarriageJan 1, 1822Fayette, IN, USA, IN Marriages: Jan. 103,4,1,5,6
DeathJan 22, 1842Marshall Co., IN, USA6,7
ParentsDPatrick Logan and Sarah Nancy Harper of Rush Co., IN5
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Citations

  1. [S417] Unknown volume, Indiana Marriages early to 1825: p. 150, 1991, unknown repository.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Mary Silva, Nov. 2001.
  3. [S415] E-mail Ancestery.Com: Marriages--Indiana to 1850.
  4. [S415] E-mail Indiana State Library Genealogy Div.: www.statelib.lib.in.us.
  5. [S28] DAR Lineage Book, V. 64, p. 157.
  6. [S415] E-mail from John William Houghton, Ph.D., Sep. 17, 2002, Descendants of William Houghton.
  7. [S415] E-mail from Scott Wayne Houghton, 11/5/2007: Gedcom File.
  8. [S415] E-mail from Kathy Brummel, Oct. 30, 2001.

Cyrus A. Stinson

M, #25133, b. circa 1850

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Birthcirca 1850OH, USA, age 10 in 1860 census;1,2
Residencecirca 1880Pike Station, Wayne, OH, USA3
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Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, Medina Co., OH, p. 196, #648.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1860, Medina Co., OH, p. 157, #516.
  3. [S409] Probate Records , Medina Co. OH Probate Court, Will #2727, civil Docket Book D, p. 574.

James Francis Stinson1

M, #25134, b. 1852, d. 1926

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Birth1852Medina Co., OH, USA1
Residencecirca 1880Collin, TX, USA2
Death1926Collin Co., TX, USA1
Relativegreat grandfather
NotableRichardson, TX, USA, Stinson Elementary School was named after him: : http://k-12.pisd.edu/schools/stinson/index.html
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Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Rebecca Morris, Apr 2005.
  2. [S409] Probate Records , Medina Co. OH Probate Court, Will #2727, civil Docket Book D, p. 574.

Ambrose Stinson1

M, #25135

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Birth
Residencecirca 1880Collin, TX, USA1
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Citations

  1. [S409] Probate Records , Medina Co. OH Probate Court, Will #2727, civil Docket Book D, p. 574.

Allen Stinson

M, #25136

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Birth
Residencecirca 1880Talmage, Newton Co., MO, USA1
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Citations

  1. [S409] Probate Records , Medina Co. OH Probate Court, Will #2727, civil Docket Book D, p. 574.

Ettie Hodges

F, #25137, b. 31 July 1867, d. 6 June 1959

Family: Fredrick Houghton b. 27 Apr 1869, d. 1 Apr 1937

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BirthJul 31, 1867Coldwater, Branch Co., MI, USA, Jul 1867, age 32 in 1900 census; age 42 in 1910 census; age 52 in 1920 census; age 62 in 1930 census; age 72 in 1940 census1,2
MarriageJan 26, 1898Roxbury, McPherson, KS, USA1,3
1900 Census1900Delmore, McPherson Co., KS, USA, age 31, music teacher; two houses fromr sister Fay G.2,4
1910 Census1910Bonaville, McPherson Co., KS, USA, age 41, dairy and creamery business5
1930 Census1930Bear Creak, Searcy Co., AR, USA, age 60, farmer6
Occupation1930cream buyer
1940 Census1940Marshall, Searcy Co., AR, USA, age 72, widow, none7
DeathJun 6, 1959Fredonia, Wilson, KS, USA
BurialJun 9, 1959Canaan Cemetery, Marshall, Searcy Co., AR, USA
ParentsDSeth Blowers Hodges and Lois Messenger, both of Coldwwater, MI8
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Citations

  1. [S484] Justine Harris, The Houghton-Dale Family History.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Delmore Twp, McPherson Co., KS, Box 52, Vol. 31, E.D. 128, Sh. 1, Ln. 75.
  3. [S5] Death Certificate.
  4. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Delmore, McPherson Co.., Kansas; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 128; Sheet 1B; line 75, dwl 16-17.
  5. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Bonaville, McPherson, Kansas; Roll: T624_446; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 54; line 9, dwl 40-40.
  6. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Bear Creek, Searcy, Arkansas; Roll: 89; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 2; line 7, dwl 96-96.
  7. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Marshall, Searcy, Arkansas; Roll: T627_173; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 65-1.
  8. [S415] E-mail from Penny S. Smith, Oct. 28, 2001.

Lois Ardell Houghton1

F, #25138, b. 25 December 1898, d. 28 July 1984

Family: George Andrew Smith b. 6 Oct 1877, d. 7 May 1960

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BirthDec 25, 1898Roxbury, McPherson, KS, USA, Dec. 1898, age 1 in 1900 census; age 11 in 1910 census; age 21 in 1920 census; IGI: Bonaville twp vice Roxbury; Harris : Bonnerville Twp.2,1,3
Residencecirca 1920Atlas, AR, USA4
MarriageJun 6, 1920McPherson, McPherson, KS, USA
DeathJul 28, 1984Hutchinson, McPherson, KS, USA2
BurialJul 31, 1984Fairlawn Cemetery, Hutchinson, McPherson, KS, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S484] Justine Harris, The Houghton-Dale Family History.
  2. [S5] Death Certificate.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Delmore Twp, McPherson Co., KS, Box 52, Vol. 31, E.D. 128, Sh. 1, Ln. 75.
  4. [S97] Marriage Certificate.

George Andrew Smith

M, #25139, b. 6 October 1877, d. 7 May 1960

Family: Lois Ardell Houghton b. 25 Dec 1898, d. 28 Jul 1984

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BirthOct 6, 1877Paulding, OH, USA
Residencebefore 1920Elson, OH, USA1
MarriageJun 6, 1920McPherson, McPherson, KS, USA
DeathMay 7, 1960Hutchinson, McPherson, KS, USA2
BurialMay 10, 1960Fairlawn Cemetery, Hutchinson, McPherson, KS, USA
Biographyson of Isaac Smith and Linna Barnard
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Citations

  1. [S97] Marriage Certificate.
  2. [S5] Death Certificate.

Edna Ardell Smith

F, #25140, b. 14 January 1928

Family: Earl Leon Roberts

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BirthJan 14, 1928Hutchinson, McPherson, KS, USA1
MarriageMay 30, 1953Hutchinson, McPherson, KS, USA2
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  1. [S4] Birth Certificate.
  2. [S97] Marriage Certificate.