Houghton Surname Project

Alvin Copeland¹

M, #31411, b. 16 January 1799

Family: Mary Houghton

Marriage*: Alvin Copeland married Mary Houghton, daughter of William Houghton and Sally Plumber, on Mar 8, 1821 at Thompson, Windham Co., CT, USA.^1,2

Sally Elliott Copeland² b. 28 Aug 1822
William Henry Copeland² b. 30 Jan 1824
Marcus Davis Copeland² b. 1 Jul 1826
Harriet Copeland² b. 1 Jul 1829
Albert Alvin Copeland² b. 7 Jul 1833
Harvey Francis Copeland² b. 2 Aug 1836
Nellie Maria Copeland² b. 11 Feb 1842
Mary Melissa Copeland² b. 26 Jun 1846

Biography

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Birth

Jan 16, 1799

Thompson, Windham Co., CT, USA²

Marriage

Mar 8, 1821

Thompson, Windham Co., CT, USA^1,2

Residence

Thompson, CT, USA

ParentsS

Alvin Copeland and Rachel Prince (Phineas COPELAND , William COPELAND , William COPELAND , Mary BASS , Ruth ALDEN , John Alden of the Mayflower)²

Pedigree

Citations

[S608] Thompson CT VRs,.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.alden.org/aldengen/pafg541.htm#86286

Edwin Meyer Houghton¹

M, #31412, b. 20 June 1909

Father*: Alfred Staples Houghton¹ b. 25 Oct 1845, d. 27 Feb 1918
Mother*: Edith L. Meyer b. 21 Feb 1866, d. 21 Aug 1927

Family: Thelma Bernice Carver b. 3 Jun 1911, d. 5 May 1993

Marriage*: Edwin Meyer Houghton married Thelma Bernice Carver on Jul 24, 1935.²

Edwina Lee Houghton+¹ b. 4 Dec 1938
Debra Sue Houghton² b. 29 Oct 1951, d. 18 Feb 1974

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

Jun 20, 1909

KS, USA, age 10/12 in 1910 census; age 5 in 1915 census; age 10 in 1920 census; age 30 in 1940 census²

Marriage

Jul 24, 1935

1940 Census

1940

Clifton, Clay Co., KS, USA, age 30, wholesale candy comp. salesman³

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail Email to Charles J. Vella from Eddee Anderson, 6/1998.
[S36] Letter, to Charles Vella from Edwina Lee Houghton, 9/1998.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Clifton, Clay, Kansas; Roll: T627_1224; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 14-22.

Edwina Lee Houghton¹

F, #31413, b. 4 December 1938

Father*: Edwin Meyer Houghton² b. 20 Jun 1909
Mother*: Thelma Bernice Carver³ b. 3 Jun 1911, d. 5 May 1993

Family: Donald Colburn Anderson b. 16 Jan 1933

Marriage*: Edwina Lee Houghton married Donald Colburn Anderson on Aug 16, 1958.^1,3

Cynthia Lynn Anderson+⁵ b. 26 Aug 1960
Jennifer Gwyn Anderson+⁵ b. 19 Feb 1963
Eric Allen Anderson⁵ b. 25 Apr 1964

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Dec 4, 1938

KS, USA, age 2 in 1940 census^3,4

Marriage

Aug 16, 1958

^1,3

Address

Jun, 1998

813 N.W. 3rd St., Abilene, Dickinson Co., KS, USA, [email protected]

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail Edwina Houghton Anderson, 6/1998.
[S415] E-mail Email to Charles J. Vella from Eddee Anderson, 6/1998.
[S36] Letter, to Charles Vella from Edwina Lee Houghton, 9/1998.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Clifton, Clay, Kansas; Roll: T627_1224; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 14-22.
[S36] Letter, from Edwina Lee Houghton to Charles Vella, 10/1998.

Almeda Minerva Houghton^1,2,3

F, #31415, b. 6 August 1848, d. 14 September 1922

Father*: David Houghton³ b. 4 Apr 1812, d. 28 Jan 1874
Mother*: Rua Elwell³ b. 10 Nov 1812, d. 9 Aug 1902

Family: Robert Henry Warner b. 3 Jul 1836, d. 15 Aug 1903

Marriage*: Almeda Minerva Houghton married Robert Henry Warner on Mar 8, 1863 at Wayne Sta., Wayne Co., MI, USA.^1,2

William Henry Warner² b. c 1864
Myrtle Lois Warner+² b. 8 Oct 1865, d. 22 May 1925
Walter Warner+² b. 7 Dec 1867, d. 1 Jun 1916
Herbert M. Warner² b. 12 Feb 1870, d. 28 Feb 1952
Olive May Warner² b. 25 Dec 1873, d. 6 Oct 1905
Robert L. Warner+² b. 28 Sep 1874, d. 27 Oct 1958
Mary E. Warner² b. 4 May 1880
Grace Nell Warner⁶ b. 20 Nov 1881, d. 20 Nov 1881
Stanley A. Warner+² b. 18 Oct 1882, d. Jun 1968
Ethel Warner² b. 24 May 1887, d. Apr 1913
Cecil Warner+² b. 13 May 1889, d. 18 Jul 1918

Biography

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Birth

Aug 6, 1848

VT, USA, age 1, NY, in 1850 census; age 6 in 1855 census; age 11, VT, in 1860 census^1,4,3

Marriage

Mar 8, 1863

Wayne Sta., Wayne Co., MI, USA^1,2

Immigration

after 1903

FL, USA

Death

Sep 14, 1922

Orange Springs, Marion Co., FL, USA, ae. 74^2,1

Burial

Sep 18, 1922

Elkland Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola Co., MI, USA⁵

Research

Carrie gives Elias as father

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Carrie at e-mail address, Jun 1998.
[S415] E-mail Document sent by Jan Beebe, July 1998.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Middlesex, Yates, New York; Roll: M432_618; Page: 41; line 3, dwl 197-198.
[S415] E-mail from Barbara Young via Marilyn Dickerson, Mar. 3, 2002.
[S415] E-mail from Kathleen Moss-DeLong, June 16, 2004.
[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Jan Beebe, 10/1998.

Robert Henry Warner^1,2

M, #31416, b. 3 July 1836, d. 15 August 1903

Family: Almeda Minerva Houghton b. 6 Aug 1848, d. 14 Sep 1922

Marriage*: Robert Henry Warner married Almeda Minerva Houghton, daughter of David Houghton and Rua Elwell, on Mar 8, 1863 at Wayne Sta., Wayne Co., MI, USA.^2,1

William Henry Warner¹ b. c 1864
Myrtle Lois Warner+¹ b. 8 Oct 1865, d. 22 May 1925
Walter Warner+¹ b. 7 Dec 1867, d. 1 Jun 1916
Herbert M. Warner¹ b. 12 Feb 1870, d. 28 Feb 1952
Olive May Warner¹ b. 25 Dec 1873, d. 6 Oct 1905
Robert L. Warner+¹ b. 28 Sep 1874, d. 27 Oct 1958
Mary E. Warner¹ b. 4 May 1880
Grace Nell Warner⁴ b. 20 Nov 1881, d. 20 Nov 1881
Stanley A. Warner+¹ b. 18 Oct 1882, d. Jun 1968
Ethel Warner¹ b. 24 May 1887, d. Apr 1913
Cecil Warner+¹ b. 13 May 1889, d. 18 Jul 1918

Biography

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Birth

Jul 3, 1836

Ray, Macomb Co., MI, USA

Milit-Beg

Co. F, 2nd MI Infantry

Marriage

Mar 8, 1863

Wayne Sta., Wayne Co., MI, USA^2,1

Death

Aug 15, 1903

Novesta, Tuscola, MI, USA¹

Burial

Elkland Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola Co., MI, USA³

ParentsS

Robert Henry Warner and Lois Willey

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail Document sent by Jan Beebe, July 1998.
[S415] E-mail from Carrie at e-mail address, Jun 1998.
[S415] E-mail from Kathleen Moss-DeLong, June 16, 2004.
[S601] Family Group Sheet, from Jan Beebe, 10/1998.

Mary Sawyer

F, #31417, b. 4 February 1651/52, d. 1711

Father*: Thomas Sawyer b. Aug 1616, d. 12 Sep 1706
Mother*: Mary Prescott b. 24 Feb 1630/31

Family: Nathaniel Wilder b. 5 Nov 1650, d. 31 Jul 1704

Marriage*: Mary Sawyer married Nathaniel Wilder on Jan 24, 1673/74 at Lancaster/Sudbury, MA, USA, Nourse: 24.11.73; Sawyer: 24 Nov 1673.^6,4,5

Nathaniel Wilder⁷ b. 1675
Dorothy Wilder+

Biography

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Birth

Feb 4, 1651/52

Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, J.W. Houghton: 14 Feb 1653; Torrey: 1652; Nourse: 4 11m 1652; Sawyer: 4 Nov 1653^1,2,3,4,5

Marriage

Jan 24, 1673/74

Lancaster/Sudbury, MA, USA, Nourse: 24.11.73; Sawyer: 24 Nov 1673^6,4,5

Death

1711

⁴

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 91.
[S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 314.
[S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
[S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 816.
[S701] Eleanor Grace Sawyer, Sawyer Families, p. 166.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 14.
[S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 452.

Elias Houghton¹

M, #31419

Family: Rina Willits

Marriage*: Elias Houghton married Rina Willits.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Research

Carrie gives Elias as father

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Carrie at e-mail address, Jun 1998.

Rina Willits¹

F, #31420

Family: Elias Houghton

Marriage*: Rina Willits married Elias Houghton.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Carrie at e-mail address, Jun 1998.

Clay Claven

M, #31421

Family: Nancy Houghton

Marriage*: Clay Claven married Nancy Houghton.

Biography

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Marriage

Children+

Ancestral file lists them as parents of: Thamas Claven, 1848; Rhode Williams, 1850; Matilda Burnett, 1852; Georgia Fuan, 1854 (unclear if their children)

Pedigree

Nancy Houghton

F, #31422

Family: Clay Claven

Marriage*: Nancy Houghton married Clay Claven.

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Marriage

Children+

Ancestral file lists them as parents of: Thamas Claven, 1848; Rhode Williams, 1850; Matilda Burnett, 1852; Georgia Fuan, 1854 (unclear if their children)

Pedigree

Sarah Cross¹

F, #31440, b. circa 1802

Family: William Houghton b. c 1805

Marriage*: Sarah Cross married William Houghton on 1826.^1,2

Thomas Houghton^4,2 b. 1828
Sarah A. Houghton^4,2 b. 1832
Joseph Houghton+^4,2 b. Sep 1833, d. 11 Jul 1901
John Houghton+^4,2 b. Oct 1835
Mary Houghton^4,2 b. 1841
Elizabeth Houghton^4,2 b. 1843
Jane Houghton^4,2 b. 1845
Peter Houghton+^1,2 b. Apr 1847, d. 1912

Biography

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Birth

circa 1802

England, age 48 in 1850 census²

Marriage

1826

^1,2

Immigration

circa 1830

Paterson, Passaic, NJ, USA, around 1829-1830¹

1850 Census

1850

Paterson, Passaic Co., NJ, USA, age 45, shoemaker²

1860 Census

1860

Paterson, Passaic Co., NJ, USA, age boot maker³

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Barbara H. Houghton, 7/1998.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey; Roll: M432_461; Page: 281; line 3, dwl 983-1410.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Paterson Ward 5, Passaic, New Jersey; Roll: M653_706; Page: 415; sheet 7, line 23, dwl 22-50.
[S415] E-mail from Betty Morris, 11/1998.