Elizabeth Johnston1

F, #77221

Family: (?) Shaw

  • Marriage*: Elizabeth Johnston married (?) Shaw.1

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Birth1
Marriage1
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  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname:      Alice Davis (Johnston) Houghton - Cape Cod Times (7/4/2004).

(?) Shaw1

M, #77222

Family: Elizabeth Johnston

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Marriage1
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  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname:      Alice Davis (Johnston) Houghton - Cape Cod Times (7/4/2004).

Gordon Weston Houghton1,2,3

M, #77223, b. 12 May 1922, d. 3 December 2000

Family: Pearl Alice Peterson b. 28 Jul 1923, d. 5 Nov 2002

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BirthMay 12, 1922Cooperstown, Griggs Co., ND, USA, age 8 in 1930 census; age 17 in 1940 census5,2,4
1940 Census1940Cooperstown, Griggs Co., ND, USA, age 47, WPA time keeper6
Research1942
Milit-BegNov 18, 1942Rank: PVT; Branch: US Army2
Marriage2
Milit-EndOct 26, 19432
DeathDec 3, 2000Eagle, Dakota Co., MN, USA1,2,4
BurialDec 7, 2000Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN, USA, Section 1 Site 16222
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname: Glenn B. Houghton - Brainerd Daily Dispatch, The (7/11/2004).      
  2. [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.
  3. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
  4. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002.
  5. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Broadway, Griggs Co., ND, Roll: 1736; Page: ; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 379.0. line 59, dwl 36.
  6. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Cooperstown, Griggs, North Dakota; Roll: T627_3003; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 20-8.
  7. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Marilyn Luella Houghton1,2

F, #77224, b. 21 December 1919, d. 23 May 2003

Family: Raymond Clarence Husel b. 30 Sep 1920, d. 19 Jul 2002

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BirthDec 21, 1919Cooperstown, Griggs Co., ND, USA, age 5/12 in 1920 census; age 10 in 1930 census3
1940 Census1940Cooperstown, Griggs Co., ND, USA, age 20, maid, single, living with grandparents Magnus and Brita Magnuson4
Marriage1940
DeathMay 23, 2003Moorehead, Clay Co., MN, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname: Glenn B. Houghton - Brainerd Daily Dispatch, The (7/11/2004).      
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/46755416/person/6731591123
  3. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Cooperstown, Griggs, North Dakota; Roll: T625_1333; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 128; line 62, dwl 134-152.
  4. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Cooperstown, Griggs, North Dakota; Roll: T627_3003; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 20-8.

Berdella Elaine Houghton1

F, #77225, b. 5 March 1935, d. 10 October 2002

Family: Arthur Sauceda b. c 1934

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BirthMar 5, 1935Cooperstown, ND, USA, age 5 in 1940 census2,3
MarriageJan 14, 1956San Diego Co., CA, USA
DeathOct 10, 2002San Bernardino, CA, USA1,3
BurialMountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino, CA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname: Glenn B. Houghton - Brainerd Daily Dispatch, The (7/11/2004).      
  2. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Cooperstown, Griggs, North Dakota; Roll: T627_3003; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 20-8.
  3. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/46755416/person/6731599703

Kenneth M. Houghton1,2,3

M, #77226, b. 20 March 1929, d. 15 March 2019

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BirthMar 20, 1929ND, USA, age 2 in 1930 census; age 11 in 1940 census2,3
Mil. EnlsFeb 22, 1946Becker, MN, USA, WWII, Korea, Vietnam: SGM US Army BSM MSM; Name: Kenneth M Houghton Birth Year: 1929 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: North Dakota State: Minnesota County or City: Becker Enlistment Date: 22 Feb 1946 Enlistment State: Minnesota Enlistment City: Fort Snelling Branch: Transportation Corps Branch Code: Transportation Corps Grade Code: Private Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Truck Driver, Light Marital Status: Single, with dependents3
ResearchFeb 22, 1946
1950 US Census1950US Army Base, El Paso Co., CO, USA, age 21,
DeathMar 15, 2019
BurialWilliamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname: Glenn B. Houghton - Brainerd Daily Dispatch, The (7/11/2004).      
  2. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Broadway, Griggs Co., ND, Roll: 1736; Page: ; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 379.0. line 59, dwl 36.
  3. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record.

Robert E. Houghton1,2

M, #77227, b. circa 1929

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Birthcirca 1929ND, USA, age 1 in 1930 census; age 12 in 1940 census; WWII: 19273,2
Mil. EnlsFeb 22, 1946Fort Snelling, MN, USA, Name: Robert E Houghton Birth Year: 1927 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: North Dakota State: Minnesota County or City: Becker Enlistment Date: 22 Feb 1946 Enlistment State: Minnesota Enlistment City: Fort Snelling Branch Code: Transportation Corps Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Source: Enlisted Man, Regular Army, after 3 months of Discharge Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Laborer Marital Status: Single, with dependents2
ResearchFeb 22, 1946
LivingJul, 2004
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname: Glenn B. Houghton - Brainerd Daily Dispatch, The (7/11/2004).      
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record.
  3. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Broadway, Griggs Co., ND, Roll: 1736; Page: ; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 379.0. line 59, dwl 36.

Alice Houghton1

F, #77228, b. circa 1933

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Birthcirca 1933ND, USA, age 7 in 1940 census2
LivingJul, 2004
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname: Glenn B. Houghton - Brainerd Daily Dispatch, The (7/11/2004).      
  2. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Cooperstown, Griggs, North Dakota; Roll: T627_3003; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 20-8.

Gladys Houghton1

F, #77229, b. circa 1923

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Birthcirca 1923ND, USA, age 7 in 1930 census; age 16 in 1940 census2
LivingJul, 2004
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname: Glenn B. Houghton - Brainerd Daily Dispatch, The (7/11/2004).      
  2. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Broadway, Griggs Co., ND, Roll: 1736; Page: ; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 379.0. line 59, dwl 36.

Vernon Dale Houghton1,2

M, #77230, b. 26 May 1926, d. 18 July 1930

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BirthMay 26, 1926Cooperstown, Griggs Co., ND, USA, age 3 in 1930 census1,2
DeathJul 18, 1930Griggs Co., ND, USA2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Broadway, Griggs Co., ND, Roll: 1736; Page: ; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 379.0. line 59, dwl 36.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/46755416/person/6731598864

Hellon Leola McLamb1

F, #77231, b. 3 June 1935, d. 10 July 2004

Family: Charles Frederick Houghton b. 14 Apr 1931, d. 11 Jan 2010

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BirthJun 3, 1935Hope Mills, Cumberland Co., NC, USA
Marriage1
Residence2004Roseboro, NC, USA1
DeathJul 10, 2004Sampson Regional Medical Center, Clinton, NC, USA, age 691
ObituaryJul 14, 2004Hellon M. Houghton

ROSEBORO - Mrs. Hellon Leola McLamb Houghton, 69, of 3225 Autryville Road, died Saturday, July 10, 2004, in Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton.

Mrs. Houghton was a homemaker.

The funeral will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Butler Funeral Home chapel in Roseboro by the Rev. Casey Welker. Burial will be in Sunrise Memorial Gardens in Salemburg.

Mrs. Houghton is survived by her husband, Charles F. Houghton of the home; five sons, Frederick A. Houghton of Florida, James G. Houghton of Texas, Charles A. Houghton of Fayetteville, Joseph C. Houghton of Smithfield and Michael A. Houghton of Roseboro; four daughters, Donna L. Blackwell of Autryville, Helen M. Gabbard of Roseboro, Katrina R. Lagos of Fayetteville and Lucille D. Phillips of Hope Mills; two brothers, Junior C. McLamb and Samuel L. McLamb, both of Fayetteville; two sisters, Elsie Lambert and Laverne Bain, both of Hope Mills; 25 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at the funeral home.1

BurialSunrise Memorial Gardens, Salemburg, NC, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname:      Hellon Leola McLamb Houghton - Fayetteville Observer, The (7/14/2004).     

Charles Frederick Houghton1

M, #77232, b. 14 April 1931, d. 11 January 2010

Family: Hellon Leola McLamb b. 3 Jun 1935, d. 10 Jul 2004

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BirthApr 14, 1931Port Lynden, NY, USA, age 8 in 1940 census
SSNbefore 1951NY, USA
Mil. Serv.Korea, CPL US Army, truck driver
Research
Marriage1
Residence2004Roseboro, NC, USA1
DeathJan 11, 2010Roseboro, Sampson Co., NC, USA, age 783
ObituaryJan 14, 2010Fayetteville, NC, USA, Fayetteville Observer, The (NC) - January 14, 2010
Deceased Name: Charles F. Houghton
ROSEBORO — Charles Frederick Houghton, 78, of 3225 Autryville Road, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2010.

Services: Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday in Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro. Burial in Sunrise Memorial Gardens. Visitation, 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.

Survived by: Children, Helen Gabbard, Katrina Lagus, Lucille Phillips, Frederick, James, Charles, Joseph and Michael; sister, Joan Kustra; 23 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren.

ROSEBORO

Mr. Charles Frederick Houghton, 78 of 3225 Autryville Road, died on Monday, January 11, 2010 at his home.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 15, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. at Butler Funeral Home with Rev. Wade Thomson officiating. Burial will follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens in Salemburg.

Mr. Houghton was born on April 14, 1931 in Port Lynden, New York, to the late Charles Grant and Leona Dugal Houghton. He is preceded in death by: his parents; his wife, Hellon M. Houghton; one daughter, Donna H. Blackwell; and one sister, Marilyn Johnson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in the Korean War, and worked as a Truck Driver.

Mr. Houghton is survived by: three daughters, Helen H. Gabbard of Roseboro, Katrina H. Lagus of Autryville, and Lucille H. Phillips of Hope Mills; five sons, Frederick A. Houghton of Bradenton, FL, James G. Houghton of Colorado Springs, CO, Charles A. Houghton of Fayetteville, Joseph C. Houghton of Clayton, and Michael A. Houghton of Salemburg; one sister, Joan Kustra of Texas; 28 grandchildren, and 35 great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 7 to 9 P.M. at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro, and other times at the home.

Arrangements by Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro.3
BurialSunrise Memorial Gardens, Salemburg, NC, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname:      Hellon Leola McLamb Houghton - Fayetteville Observer, The (7/14/2004).     
  2. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Lyons Falls, Lewis, New York; Roll: T627_2622; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 25-38; line 53, dwl 102.
  3. [S1389] Genealogybank.Com, online http://www.genealogybank.com, http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries/doc/obit/… surname.

Frederick Allen Houghton1

M, #77233, b. 24 February 1953, d. 14 February 2015

Family 1: Lucille Irene Radliff b. c 1957

Family 2: Carol (?)

  • Marriage*: Frederick Allen Houghton married Carol (?)

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BirthFeb 24, 1953Manchester, NC, USA, Ft. Bragg also
Mil. EnlsVietnam, Vietnam veteran serving in the USMC.
Research
Marriage2
Marriage
DeathFeb 14, 2015Bradenton, Manatee Co., FL, USA
ResearchRoseboro, NC
Fairmont, NC
Quinlan, TX
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname:      Hellon Leola McLamb Houghton - Fayetteville Observer, The (7/14/2004).     
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-6102530.html
  3. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/jsonline/obituary.aspx

James Grant Houghton1

M, #77234, b. February 1959

Family: Wilma Lanette Lively b. c 1962

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BirthFeb, 19592
MarriageDec 3, 1993Hunt Co., TX, USA3
LivingJul, 2004TX, USA2
Residence2010Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., CO, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1994_0010.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname:      Hellon Leola McLamb Houghton - Fayetteville Observer, The (7/14/2004).     
  3. [S97] Marriage Certificate, Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Houghton Surname Search.
  4. [S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1990_0010.
  5. [S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number: 1996_0010.

Charles A. Houghton1

M, #77235

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Birth1
Living2010Fayetteville, NC, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname:      Hellon Leola McLamb Houghton - Fayetteville Observer, The (7/14/2004).     

Joseph C. Houghton1

M, #77236

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Birth1
LivingJul, 2004Smithfield, NC, USA
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Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname:      Hellon Leola McLamb Houghton - Fayetteville Observer, The (7/14/2004).     

Michael A. Houghton1

M, #77237

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Birth1
LivingJul, 2004Roseboro, NC, USA1
Residence2010Salemburg, NC, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname:      Hellon Leola McLamb Houghton - Fayetteville Observer, The (7/14/2004).     

Donna Lynn Houghton

F, #77238, b. 24 February 1954, d. 29 September 2006

Family: Raymond Allen Blackwell Sr b. 5 May 1954

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BirthFeb 24, 1954Rockfish, NC, USA, Feb 27 1954 on GS
ResidenceJul, 2004Autryville, NC, USA1
DeathSep 29, 2006Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Autryville, NC, USA
BurialSunrise Memorial Gardens, Salemburg, Sampson Co., NC, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname:      Hellon Leola McLamb Houghton - Fayetteville Observer, The (7/14/2004).     

Raymond Allen Blackwell Sr

M, #77239, b. 5 May 1954

Family: Donna Lynn Houghton b. 24 Feb 1954, d. 29 Sep 2006

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BirthMay 5, 1954
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Helen M. Houghton1

F, #77240

Family: (?) Gabbard

Biography

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Birth1
Marriage1
Residence2015Roseboro, NC, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname:      Hellon Leola McLamb Houghton - Fayetteville Observer, The (7/14/2004).     

(?) Gabbard1

M, #77241

Family: Helen M. Houghton

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Marriage1
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  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname:      Hellon Leola McLamb Houghton - Fayetteville Observer, The (7/14/2004).     

Katrina R. Houghton1

F, #77242

Family: (?) Lagos

  • Marriage*: Katrina R. Houghton married (?) Lagos.1

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Birth1
Marriage1
ResidenceJul, 2004Fayetteville, NC, USA1
Living2015Autryville, NC, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname:      Hellon Leola McLamb Houghton - Fayetteville Observer, The (7/14/2004).     

(?) Lagos1

M, #77243

Family: Katrina R. Houghton

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Marriage1
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Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname:      Hellon Leola McLamb Houghton - Fayetteville Observer, The (7/14/2004).     

Lucille D. Houghton1

F, #77244

Family: (?) Phillips

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Birth1
Marriage1
Residence2015Hope Mills, NC, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname:      Hellon Leola McLamb Houghton - Fayetteville Observer, The (7/14/2004).     

(?) Phillips1

M, #77245

Family: Lucille D. Houghton

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Marriage1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname:      Hellon Leola McLamb Houghton - Fayetteville Observer, The (7/14/2004).     

Martha Tracy Houghton1

F, #77246, b. 14 December 1928, d. 19 October 2018

Family 1: William Thomas Lee b. 4 Apr 1925

  • Marriage*: Martha Tracy Houghton married William Thomas Lee on Jun 26, 1948 at Salem, MA, USA.
  • Divorce*: Martha Tracy Houghton and William Thomas Lee were divorced in 1954.

Family 2: Ralph Starr d. b 2018

  • Marriage*: Martha Tracy Houghton married Ralph Starr on Aug, 1954.1

Family 3: Elizabeth Hill d. b 2018

  • Partner*: Elizabeth Hill was the long term partner of Martha Tracy Houghton.

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BirthDec 14, 1928Lancaster, PA, USA, age 1 4/12 in 1940 census; age 11 in 1940 census1
MarriageJun 26, 1948Salem, MA, USA
Divorce1954
MarriageAug, 19541
Children+Peter, Nan, Ellen, Will, and Emmy Starr
Partner
ResidenceJul, 2004Haverford, PA, USA1
DeathOct 19, 2018Bryn Mawr, PA, USA
ObituaryNov 4, 2018MARTHA STARR (1928 - 2018)
STARR MARTHA HOUGHTON STARR Known as Marty to friends and Gammer to family died on October 19, 2018 at age 89 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. She passed peacefully of natural causes--surrounded, as she was for most of her life, by family and music. Marty was born on December 14, 1928, to William Maxwell Houghton and Elizabeth Richards Houghton. In her early years in Boston, she developed a love for music from her grandmother and for heated debate from her father, both of which continued to the end of her life. Her father's engineering career at the height of the Depression demanded that the family move so that, by age eight, Marty had attended seven different schools. She landed at Vassar College, where she studied botany. On leaving Vassar, she channeled her love of gardening into a career as a plant propagator. In August 1954, Marty married Ralph Starr, a businessman in the specialty foods business. Together, in the suburbs of Philadelphia, they raised five children: Peter, Nan, Ellen, Will, and Emmy. One of her favorite places was the family's camp on Upper Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks. An avid hiker - famous for drilling holes in her toothbrush and clipping tea bags to lighten her backpack - Marty climbed most of the 46 Adirondack mountains that rise above four thousand feet. As her children grew, Marty cultivated an interest in social justice. She helped build pocket parks in North Philadelphia and, in the 1970s, traveled to Washington for antiwar and women's rights marches. In 1978, Marty met Elizabeth Hill, the mother of her future daughter-in-law and a kindred soul with deep intellectual curiosity, an interest in feminist politics, and a love for debate. Together, they created a series of literary calendars, published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, and eventually founded Starr-Hill Press, a successful publisher of small books with an academic bent. After her marriage with Ralph ended, Marty shared a home with Liz for nearly 25 years, first in Washington, DC, then in Haverford, PA. Marty is predeceased by her ex-husband Ralph and her partner Liz. She is survived by her sisters, Audie Duane and Janie Stephenson; her children and their spouses; and 12 grandchildren. Marty will be deeply missed by everyone who loved her, including all of Liz's children and their families, as well as her devoted caregivers. Marty was a quiet trailblazer. Though born into a society that limited a woman's ambitions, she stood up for what she believed in and found happiness by living her life fully and unapologetically. Her story continues to inspire those who hear it to do the same. Service scheduled for a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Marty's memory may be made to Nature Conservancy (support.nature.org).Service scheduled for a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Marty's memory may be made to Nature Conservancy (support.nature.org).
Published in The Washington Post on Nov. 4, 2018
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Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname: Elizabeth Houghton, Swampscot Reporter, Jul 15, 2004.

Ralph Starr1

M, #77247, d. before 2018

Family: Martha Tracy Houghton b. 14 Dec 1928, d. 19 Oct 2018

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MarriageAug, 19541
Deathbefore 2018
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname: Elizabeth Houghton, Swampscot Reporter, Jul 15, 2004.

Audrey Colt Houghton1,2

F, #77248, b. circa 1933

Family 1: Frederic William Hartman

Family 2: Harry Duane

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Birthcirca 1933PA, USA, age 7 in 1940 census1,3
Education1952University of Paris, Paris, France
GraduationWheaton College, Norton, NH, USA, BA in French Literature
EngagementJan 4, 19552
Marriage1
ResidenceJul, 2004Dalton, NH, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname: Elizabeth Houghton, Swampscot Reporter, Jul 15, 2004.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf
  3. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1585; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 5-241; line 24, dwl 7.

Harry Duane1

M, #77249

Family: Audrey Colt Houghton b. c 1933

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Marriage1
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  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname: Elizabeth Houghton, Swampscot Reporter, Jul 15, 2004.

Jane B. Houghton1

F, #77250, b. circa 1938

Family: George Stephenson

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Birthcirca 1938MA, USA, age 2 in 1940 census1,2
Marriage1
ResidenceJul, 2004Marblehead, MA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Obituaries: Houghton Surname: Elizabeth Houghton, Swampscot Reporter, Jul 15, 2004.
  2. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1585; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 5-241; line 24, dwl 7.