Houghton Surname Project

Silvester Houghton¹

M, #93421, b. circa 1901

Biography

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Birth

circa 1901

GA, USA, age 19 in 1920 census¹

1920 Census

1920

Pauper Farm and County Chain Gang, Orrs, Spalding Co., GA, USA, age 19, prisoner, chain gang¹

ParentsS

parents born in GA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Orrs, Spalding, Georgia; Roll: T625_277; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 172; line 45.

Susie Houghton¹

F, #93422, b. circa 1880

Mother*: Bettie Houghton¹ b. c 1855

Family:

Reselle Tisinger¹ b. c 1905
Jinnie Belle Tisinger¹ b. c 1908

Biography

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Birth

circa 1880

GA, USA, age 40 in 1920 census¹

1920 Census

1920

Redbone, Upson Co., GA, USA, age 40, farmer, widowed¹

ParentsD

parents born in GA¹

Research

Pedigree

Citations

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Redbone, Upson, Georgia; Roll: T625_282; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 182; line 31, dwl 63-64.

Reselle Tisinger¹

F, #93423, b. circa 1905

Mother*: Susie Houghton¹ b. c 1880

Biography

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Birth

circa 1905

GA, USA, age 15 in 1920 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Redbone, Upson, Georgia; Roll: T625_282; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 182; line 31, dwl 63-64.

Jinnie Belle Tisinger¹

F, #93424, b. circa 1908

Mother*: Susie Houghton¹ b. c 1880

Biography

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Birth

circa 1908

GA, USA, age 12 in 1920 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Redbone, Upson, Georgia; Roll: T625_282; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 182; line 31, dwl 63-64.

Bettie Houghton¹

F, #93425, b. circa 1855

Family:

Susie Houghton+¹ b. c 1880
George A. Houghton¹ b. c 1882

Biography

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Birth

circa 1855

GA, USA, age 65 in 1920 census¹

ParentsD

parents born in GA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Redbone, Upson, Georgia; Roll: T625_282; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 182; line 31, dwl 63-64.

George A. Houghton¹

M, #93426, b. circa 1882

Mother*: Bettie Houghton¹ b. c 1855

Biography

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Birth

circa 1882

GA, USA, age 38 in 1920 census¹

ParentsS

parents born in GA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Redbone, Upson, Georgia; Roll: T625_282; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 182; line 31, dwl 63-64.

Emily Hoover¹

F, #93427

Family: Christopher Malek b. 24 Dec 1976

Marriage*: Emily Hoover married Christopher Malek, son of Steven Malek and Cynthia Miller.¹

Jilliann Violet Malek¹

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Mary Ann Thombs, Jan. 29, 2009.

Jilliann Violet Malek¹

F, #93428

Father*: Christopher Malek¹ b. 24 Dec 1976
Mother*: Emily Hoover¹

Biography

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Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Mary Ann Thombs, Jan. 29, 2009.

Violet Delores Nelson¹

F, #93429, b. 12 April 1922, d. 20 December 2008

Family: Grover Richard Houghton b. 19 Mar 1916, d. 8 Mar 2009

Marriage*: Violet Delores Nelson married Grover Richard Houghton, son of Grover Cleveland Houghton and Alice Louelle Burch, on circa 1937 for 71 years.

Biography

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Birth

Apr 12, 1922

Wilton, ND, USA¹

Marriage

circa 1937

for 71 years

1950 US Census

1950

Sacramento, CA, USA, age 34, truck driver

Occupation

1950

census enumerator

Death

Dec 20, 2008

Placerville, CA, USA¹

Obituary

Jan 16, 2009

HOUGHTON, Violet D.
April 12, 1922 - Dec. 20, 2008
With great sadness we announce the passing of Violet Houghton, devoted wife for 71 years of Grover R. Houghton. Vi was born in Wilton, North Dakota, daughter of Karl and Ollie Nelson. She is fondly remembered by her two surviving sisters, Doris Williams and Lenora Albericci of Sacramento, California, also by her many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by two brothers Lee and Duney Collins, and sister Caroline Dolly Williams. Violet was devoted to her country in civilian service working with her three sisters on the P38 line at McClellan Army Depot during World War II. The four sisters were the subjects of a war poster "the four sisters," depicting the valuable service women were contributing to the war effort. After the war, Violet worked as Office Manager for several establishments in the Sacramento area, among a few are Bon Marche' and Robinsons (womens apparel), Cotting Enterprises (R.E. Development), and Cameron Pontiac. She passed away quietly at her residence in Placerville (Swansboro) CA.¹

ParentsD

Karl and Ollie Nelson

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, HOUGHTON, Violet D (NELSON); 86; Wilton ND>Placerville CA; Sacramento Bee; 2009-1-16
http://www.legacy.com/SacBee/DeathNotices.asp

Myrtle Elizabeth Brock¹

F, #93430, b. circa 1913

Family: Gival Leon Houghton b. 7 Dec 1906, d. 5 Mar 1985

Marriage*: Myrtle Elizabeth Brock married Gival Leon Houghton, son of David Henry Houghton and Eva Ann Dole, on Sep 21, 1960 at Lawrence Co., MO, USA.²

Biography

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Birth

circa 1913

Marriage

Sep 21, 1960

Lawrence Co., MO, USA²

Burial

Verona, MO, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Missouri Marriages: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Missouri Marriages: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=MOmarriages

Carolanne Miller

F, #93431, b. 1962, d. 1962

Father*: James Miller b. 24 Dec 1931
Mother*: Maryann Cunningham b. 24 Oct 1931, d. 23 Feb 1997

Biography

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Birth

1962

Death

1962

Pedigree

Robert A. Malek¹

M, #93432, b. 1974, d. 1974

Father*: Steven Malek¹ b. 26 Dec 1953
Mother*: Cynthia Miller¹ b. 6 Feb 1953, d. 28 Jan 2015

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Death

1974

Birth

1974

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Mary Ann Thombs, Jan. 30, 2009.

Marquis Mills Converse¹

M, #93433, b. 23 October 1861, d. 1931

Family: Alice Houghton Sargent b. 18 Jul 1862

Marriage*: Marquis Mills Converse married Alice Houghton Sargent, daughter of Cyrus Edwin Sargent and Maria Antoinette Houghton, on Oct 23, 1884 at Lebanon, Grafton Co., NH, USA.¹

Frieda Converse² b. 28 May 1888
Harold Marquis Converse² b. 21 Mar 1890
John Kendrick Converse² b. 29 Jan 1898

Biography

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Notable

Birth

Oct 23, 1861

Lyme, NH, USA¹

Marriage

Oct 23, 1884

Lebanon, Grafton Co., NH, USA¹

Death

1931

Research

both descendants of Marquis Converse 6, Joel5, Thomas4, Samuel3, Seargant Samuel2, Deacon Edward Converse1¹

ParentsS

Major Peter Mills Converse7, Marquis6, Joel5, Thomas4, Samuel3, Seargant Samuel2, Deacon Edward Converse1¹

Biography

He was educated in the Lyme school and at the North Thetford Academy. For a year he was in service of the Passumpic Railroad Company at Sherbrooke, P. Q., in the station there, during his brother Charles Henry's agency of that railroad in that town. In 1880 he entered employmenat at the department store of Houghton and Dutton, in Boston, where he remained two years as buyer and six years as general superintendent. Failing health necessitating his return to the country, he brought the dry-goods store of George M. Houghton at Lebanon, NH, and, in 1887, removed to that place, where he remained for 2 years. In 1890 he removed to Boston, MA, and built up a large business as a wholesale rubber boot and shoe merchant, as a member of the firm of Converse and Pike, on Federal St., which in 1908, was changed to M. M. Converse, 220 Congress St. From 1884 to 1887, the family resided in Winchester, MA; from 1887 to 1890 in Lebanon, NH; and since 1890, their residence has been at Medford, MA, where Mr. Converse is a member of the Mystic Congregational Church, Salem St., and Treasurer of the Church Society. Ill health, in consequence of overwork, obliged him to relinquish business cares for a time, and to seek in rest, a restoration of health. He is now manager of the Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe Co., manufacturer of rubber shoes, with office at 181 Congress St.¹

Notable

Converse Shoes: In 1908, Marquis M. Converse, in his late 30's and previously a respected manager at a footwear manufacturing firm, opened the Converse Rubber Shoe Company for business in Malden, Massachusetts and begins providing winterized rubber soled footwear for men, women, and children. By 1910 Converse Rubber Company was producing 4,000 pairs of shoes daily, but it wasn't until 1915 that the company began manufacturing athletic shoes for tennis. Basketball, less than 25 years old, was revolutionized in 1917 when Converse designed and produced the world's first performance basketball shoes, the Converse All Star.
. The company closed its last U.S. factory and moved manufacturing to Asia when the company changed hands, and in July 2003, Converse accepted an offer from Nike to buy out the company for $305 million.

Pedigree

Citations

[S1380] Charles Allen Converse, Anc. & Desc. of Samuel Converse, Jr, p. 557.
[S1380] Charles Allen Converse, Anc. & Desc. of Samuel Converse, Jr, p. 558.

Frieda Converse¹

F, #93434, b. 28 May 1888

Father*: Marquis Mills Converse¹ b. 23 Oct 1861, d. 1931
Mother*: Alice Houghton Sargent¹ b. 18 Jul 1862

Biography

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Birth

May 28, 1888

Lebanon, Grafton Co., NH, USA¹

Education

Medford, MA, USA, Grammar School¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1380] Charles Allen Converse, Anc. & Desc. of Samuel Converse, Jr, p. 558.

Harold Marquis Converse¹

M, #93435, b. 21 March 1890

Father*: Marquis Mills Converse¹ b. 23 Oct 1861, d. 1931
Mother*: Alice Houghton Sargent¹ b. 18 Jul 1862

Biography

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Birth

Mar 21, 1890

Medford, Grafton Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1380] Charles Allen Converse, Anc. & Desc. of Samuel Converse, Jr, p. 558.

John Kendrick Converse¹

M, #93436, b. 29 January 1898

Father*: Marquis Mills Converse¹ b. 23 Oct 1861, d. 1931
Mother*: Alice Houghton Sargent¹ b. 18 Jul 1862

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jan 29, 1898

Medford, MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1380] Charles Allen Converse, Anc. & Desc. of Samuel Converse, Jr, p. 558.

Alonzo Clark¹

M, #93437, b. circa 1853

Father*: John Clark¹ b. c 1828
Mother*: Mary Ellen Houghton¹ b. 18 Jun 1826

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

circa 1853

NY, USA, age 7 in 1860 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Brooklyn Ward 15 District 2, Kings, New York; Roll: M653_773; Page: 206; line 29, dwl 567.

Eugenia Clark¹

F, #93438, b. circa 1859

Father*: John Clark¹ b. c 1828
Mother*: Mary Ellen Houghton¹ b. 18 Jun 1826

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

circa 1859

NY, USA, age 10/12 in 1860 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Brooklyn Ward 15 District 2, Kings, New York; Roll: M653_773; Page: 206; line 29, dwl 567.

Frederick Houghton¹

M, #93439

Family: Sarah Jane (?)

Marriage*: Frederick Houghton married Sarah Jane (?)¹

Biography

Birth

England¹

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Origin

Manchester, England¹

Marriage

Note

came to America in the very early 1900's; we pronouce it Hoe - ton¹

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Barbara Houghton, Jan. 31, 2009.

Sarah Jane (?)¹

F, #93440

Family: Frederick Houghton

Marriage*: Sarah Jane (?) married Frederick Houghton.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Barbara Houghton, Jan. 31, 2009.

Barbara Houghton¹

F, #93441

Biography

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Address

Jan 31, 2009

"[email protected]"

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Barbara Houghton, Jan. 31, 2009.

Charles Houghton¹

M, #93442, b. circa 1903

Step-father*: Samuel D. Jackson b. c 1868
Mother*: Mary A. Houghton¹ b. c 1880

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1903

IL, USA, age 17 in 1920 census¹

ParentsS

parents born in IL¹

Duplicate

IL, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Lima, Adams, Illinois; Roll: T625_296; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 16; line 44, dwl 9-9.

Mary A. Houghton¹

F, #93443, b. circa 1880

Family: Samuel D. Jackson b. c 1868

Marriage*: Mary A. Houghton married Samuel D. Jackson.¹

Charles Houghton¹ b. c 1903
James E. Jackson¹ b. c 1907
William O. Jackson¹ b. c 1909

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

circa 1880

IL, USA, age 40 in 1920 census¹

Marriage

ParentsD

parents born in IL¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Lima, Adams, Illinois; Roll: T625_296; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 16; line 44, dwl 9-9.

Samuel D. Jackson¹

M, #93444, b. circa 1868

Family: Mary A. Houghton b. c 1880

Marriage*: Samuel D. Jackson married Mary A. Houghton.¹

Charles Houghton b. c 1903
James E. Jackson¹ b. c 1907
William O. Jackson¹ b. c 1909

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

circa 1868

IL, USA¹

Marriage

1920 Census

1920

Lima, Adams Co., IL, USA, age 62, farm laborer; Charles is listed as stepson¹

ParentsS

parents born in IL¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Lima, Adams, Illinois; Roll: T625_296; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 16; line 44, dwl 9-9.

James E. Jackson¹

M, #93445, b. circa 1907

Father*: Samuel D. Jackson¹ b. c 1868
Mother*: Mary A. Houghton¹ b. c 1880

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1907

IL, USA, age 13 in 1920 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Lima, Adams, Illinois; Roll: T625_296; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 16; line 44, dwl 9-9.

William O. Jackson¹

M, #93446, b. circa 1909

Father*: Samuel D. Jackson¹ b. c 1868
Mother*: Mary A. Houghton¹ b. c 1880

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1909

IL, USA, age 11 in 1920 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Lima, Adams, Illinois; Roll: T625_296; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 16; line 44, dwl 9-9.

Grace Houghton¹

F, #93447, d. 29 June 1917

Family: (?) McDonald

Marriage*: Grace Houghton married (?) McDonald.¹

Biography

Marriage

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Death

Jun 29, 1917

Olmsted, MN, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002.

(?) McDonald¹

M, #93448

Family: Grace Houghton d. 29 Jun 1917

Marriage*: (?) McDonald married Grace Houghton.¹

Biography

Marriage

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Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002.

Belle Houghton¹

F, #93449, d. 18 April 1952

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Death

Apr 18, 1952

Ramsey Co., MN, USA¹

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002.

(?) Richardson¹

F, #93450

Family:

Eunice Melissa (?)+¹ b. 2 May 1907, d. 26 Jul 1992

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Pedigree

Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002.