Thomas Prescott1

M, #129, b. 19 August 1950

Family: Sherrie (?)

  • Marriage*: Thomas Prescott married Sherrie (?) on May 27, 1972.3

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BirthAug 19, 1950Adams, Mower Co., MN, USA, Grahek: 19511,2
MarriageMay 27, 19723
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 502, #569.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Karl Grahek, Apr. 11, 2001.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Karl Jerome Grahek, Apr. 11, 2001.

Gayle Prescott1

F, #130, b. 28 September 1952

Biography

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BirthSep 28, 1952Austin, Mower Co., MN, USA, Uran: Adams1,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 498, #564.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Karl Grahek, Apr. 11, 2001.

Mary Prescott1

F, #131, b. 3 September 1950

Family: Ross Knippel

Biography

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BirthSep 3, 1950Austin, Mower Co., MN, USA, Uran: Adams1,2
MarriageSep 2, 19722
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 498, #563.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Karl Grahek, Apr. 11, 2001.

Allen Prescott1

M, #132, b. 19 March 1949

Family: Fran (?)

  • Marriage*: Allen Prescott married Fran (?) on Aug 7, 1971.2

Biography

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BirthMar 19, 1949Austin, Mower Co., MN, USA, Uran: Adams1,2
MarriageAug 7, 19712
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 498, #526.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Karl Grahek, Apr. 11, 2001.

Alice Irene Ekstrand1

F, #133, b. 11 October 1952

Family: Victor Joseph Scavarda

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BirthOct 11, 1952Cokato, Wright Co., MN, USA1
MarriageAug 19, 19792
Residence1989Idylwild, CA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 497, #561.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Karl Jerome Grahek, Apr. 11, 2001.

Jon Lenus Ekstrand1

M, #134, b. 3 October 1950

Family: Cindy Kidder

  • Marriage*: Jon Lenus Ekstrand married Cindy Kidder on Jun 22, 1979.2

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BirthOct 3, 1950Cokato, Wright Co., MN, USA1
MarriageJun 22, 19792
Occupation1989a civil engineer with Corps of Engineers
Residence1989Twentynine Palms, CA, USA
BiographyHe spent 2.5 years in Africa with the Peace Corps. Then went to Anchorage, Alaska.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 497, #560.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Karl Jerome Grahek, Apr. 11, 2001.

William Dennis Woodward1

M, #135, b. 2 October 1942

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BirthOct 2, 1942Marshalltown, Marshall Co., IA, USA1
Residence1953Tucson, Pima Co., AZ, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, III, p. 14.

Suzanne Laura Roels

F, #140, b. 26 May 1954

Family: Vaughn Dennis Longanecker b. 11 Oct 1947

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BirthMay 26, 1954San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA1
MarriageMay 25, 1975
BiographyLara did most of the home schooling of the children.
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Citations

  1. [S26] Self.

Leonard Calvin Longanecker Jr

M, #148, b. 11 March 1921, d. 30 August 1995

Family 1:

Family 2: Margaret Uran b. 13 Oct 1917, d. 21 Mar 1998

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BirthMar 11, 1921Lawrence, Douglas Co., KS, USA2,3
GraduationHigh School, Alhambra, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, and of the California College of Mortuary Science in Los Angeles, CA.4
Occupationa mortician
Milit-Begin WWII, seving with the 506th parachute infantry.4
MarriageJan 25, 1947Hapeville, Cobb Co., GA, USA, at Presbyterian Parsonage5
SSNCA, USA, 550-16-7372
DivorceJan 27, 1950Osage, IA, USA6
Residence1995Felton, Santa Cruz Co., CA, USA
DeathAug 30, 1995Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo Co., CA, USA7
BiographyHe was the son of L. C. Longanecker. Graduate of Alhambra CA high school and Calif. College of Mortuary Science in Los Angeles, CA. WWII veteran. Employed in funeral home in Atlanta GA. First home in Hapeville, GA in 1947, and in same year went to Ft. Dodge, IA, then Central City IA. In 1948 Leonard went west and Margaret and Vaughn went to Riceville. In 12/51 she moved to San Francisco with brother Donald and Vaughn. Married 4 times. Res. Felton, CA. Vaughn reunited with him in 1992, after an absence of 40 years.



The story of Leonard Longanecker by Nancy Larsen
8/2/2008
Several days ago, I got an email from a total stranger, Monica M. (below), who had found a possible link between her half brother, Darryl, and our Uncle Jim Morgan’s granddaughter, Margaret Uran, who had a son named Vaughn. Uncle Jim was the brother of Martha Morgan Hauser and son of Hardin Morgan.
Monica had found our Margaret and Leonard Longanecker and their son, Vaughn listed in my Morgan family tree. She asked for any information that I might have. Her brother, Darryl had been trying to find information on possible siblings. Previously to this, he did not know about Vaughn.
I sent her all of the info I had, including the story from The Morgan Genealogy and everything that I had found while searching the many available databases. According to Monica, Leonard left Darryl’s mother (and her mother) and married Margaret Uran, Our cousin, Vaughn, was born in October of 1947, seven months after Darryl was born. Leonard had left at least one other son behind, prior to leaving Darryl and his mom.
And after a time, Leonard left Margaret and Vaughn. Monica discovered through various searches that he subsequently may have had two more wives and possibly three daughters (by the first of these two wives). This is still under investigation. As time went by, we both found more information. Vaughn is alive and living with his wife in Oregon, at the same address for many years.
Well, some stories have a happy ending. Monica called Vaughn’s home and has established contact with Darryl’s long lost brother, who has been looking for his siblings, too. According to later communications with Vaughn, he located his father, Leonard, prior to his death and has forgiven him. Vaughn and his family are very devoted Christians.
PS- 9/2008: Vaughn and Darryl have now met!!! See picture below.

Emails from Monica:

My name is Monica M. My mother’s name was P. S. Longanecker. She was married to Leonard Longanecker Jr. They had a son (my brother Darryl) born in March 1947. Len left my mom when she was pregnant with my brother. She did not know what happened to him.
I see that Len was married to a Margaret, who is part of your family tree. I know that Len also had a son who is older than my brother.

Thank you for your time.


I am not sure when Leonard and my mom were married. I know he married a woman named D. B. S. in Jan 1940 I found the vital record on ancestry.com as well as the vital recordfor a son born in Feb 1942. I think that his name is Cifford. My mom had a picture of him for years. 

In Dec. 1946, Len dropped my older sisters and my mom at the movies in E. C., CA. He and my mom both worked at a mortuary. He told my mom that he had some work to do at the mortuary, that he would pick them up when the movie was over. They got out of the show and waited and waited for Len to pick them up. At the time E. C. was a small town. A police officer stopped and asked my mom if she and the girls needed a ride home. When they got home they found a note saying he was leaving. He took everything they owned. My brother Darryl was born on 9 March 1947. Leonard married Margaret on 25 Jan. 1947. He was still married to my mom.

My mom told me that sometime in the late 40’s a man who was a physician hired to private eye to try and find Len. She was told that he had married the doctor’s daughter (Margaret) and left her just like he did my mom. I found the wedding announcementfor Margaret and Len and it stated that she was the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Uran.

I found someone named M. J. M. married a Leonard Longanecker on 1 Oct 1955. I am not sure if it is the same man or not. They lived in Ohio and had 3 daughters D. S., born 23 Jan 1958, J. born 16 June 1959 and J. K., born 11 July 1960. He married a woman in California named C. W. on 17 July 1977.

When I got older I found out that my mom and dad had to wait years before they were legally married. She never could find Len to get a divorce and his family told my mom they had no idea where he was. So Leonard had three sons, C. D. born in 1942, my brother Darryl and Vaughn. I did not know for a long time that Darryl and I did not have the same dad. 


I was also able to find Vaughn listed in Oregon. I called the number and spoke to his wife. She was very nice. She told me that they had been searching for any siblings that Vaughn might have. I will share any info I find out on Vaughn and his family with you.
I called Darryl and told him of my findings, he was so happy. I told him how you had helped me, he told me to tell you thank you. I need to run. I want to call my sisters C. and PO. and let them know what I found out. Take care, and thank you again.
Monica

Story from “The Morgan Genealogy”, written in the mid 1950’s (edited)
Margaret Uran Longanecker
Born: October 13, 1917 at Wellsburg, Iowa
Mother: Vivian Imogene Morgan
Father: Dr. Joseph Alfred Uran

Husband: Leonard Calvin Longanecker
Married: Jan. 25, 1947
Husband born: March 11, __ in Kansas
-Margaret was the fourth child born to Dr. Joseph A. and Imogene (Morgan) Uran. She started grade school in Waterloo, Iowa continuing her grade school and high school education when the family moved to Riceville, Iowa. She graduated in May, 1936. While in High School she played tennis and basketball, learned to swim, ice and roller skate.
In June, 1937 Margaret with her sister Ellen Vivian went to St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn. where she worked in the diet kitchen until Jan. 1939 when she entered ALB Business College in Des Moines, Iowa. She was a member of the Phi Rho Zeta. On Oct., 1944 Margaret went to Atlanta, Ga. to join her sister Ellen Vivian. Margaret was a member of the Whitney Ave., Presbyterian Church of Hapeville, Ga. where she sang in the choir, was a member of the Sunday School and the Ladies Circle. Rev. William James Hazelwood was the pastor. She took voice lessons for 1 year and was to go on the Atlanta radio station as a guest singer when a strep throat interfered.
-Margaret and Leonard Calvin Longanecker were married in the church parsonage at Hapeville, Ga. on Saturday at 5 p.m. on Jan. 25, 1947 by Rev. Wm. James Hazelwood. Their first home was an apartment at 3455 Fulton Ave., Hapeville, Ga. Leonard was a mortician employed at a funeral home in Atlanta, Georgia. Leonard Calvin Longanecker, Jr. was born in Kansas March 11. He was a graduate of the Alhambra, Calif. High School and the California College of Mortuary Science in Los Angeles, Calif. He was a veteran of World War IT having served with the 506th parachute infantry. He rec'd a knee injury while making a parachute jump.
-In May, 1947 Leonard and Margaret left Ga. to visit Margaret's parents at Riceville. From July, 1947 to Dec., 1947 they lived in an apt. at Fort Dodge, Iowa where Leonard was employed at a funeral home. From Dec., 1947 to April 1948 Leonard and Margaret with their son Vaughn lived in Central City, Iowa where Leonard conducted a funeral parlor. They joined the United Church and both sang in the choir.
-After Leonard disposed of his mortuary in April, 1948 at Central City, he went west to look for another location. Margaret and Vaughn moved to Riceville, Iowa to live with her parents. She became a member of the Mitchell Co. Chorus, rejoined the Congregational Church, sang in the choir and was a Sunday School teacher. She assisted her father in his office, sold Fuller Brush Cosmetics and Greeting Cards.
On Dec. 19, 1951 Margaret, her son Vaughn and her brother Donald drove from Riceville to San Francisco, Calif. They arrived on Dec. 23, 1951. Margaret rented a cottage at 176 Peralta Ave. where she now resides with her son. She changed her church membership from Riceville to the Calvary Presbyterian Church at San Francisco where she sang with the choir. She was Pres. of the parents group of La Conte Day Center when Vaughn attended ,while his mother was at work and was Vice Pres. of the city wide P.T.A. and held an office in the Boys Club P. T.A. for several years. She votes the Republican ticket.
-Vaughn Dennis Longanecker only child born to Leonard Calvin and Margaret Uran Longanecker was born Oct. 11, 1947, at the Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Dodge, Iowa. He was baptized Easter, 1948 by Rev. Fred Samek at the United Church in Central city, Iowa. In Riceville, Iowa Vaughn was as faithful an attendant at Sunday School as he is at the Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. He attended the La Conte Day Care Center and Kindergarten school. In 1955 he belongs to the Boy's Club, is in second grade in La Conte.


Vaughn Darryl
2008 in Oregon
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , San Gabriel, Los Angeles Co., California; Roll: 173; Enumeration District: 1439; Sheet 10B; line.
  2. [S401] Interview with Margaret (Uran) Lovelife, 1996.
  3. [S990] E. Beulah Hauser & Vivian Imogene MORGAN (28), Morgan Genealogy - V. I. (Morgan) Uran, p. 167.
  4. [S990] E. Beulah Hauser & Vivian Imogene MORGAN (28), Morgan Genealogy - V. I. (Morgan) Uran, p. 168.
  5. [S990] E. Beulah Hauser & Vivian Imogene MORGAN (28), Morgan Genealogy - V. I. (Morgan) Uran, p. 166.
  6. [S1399] Unknown subject.
  7. [S36] Letter, to author from Vaughn, his son, 1996.

Thomas Hoghton1,2,3,4

M, #149, b. 1541, d. 21 November 1589

Family: Anne Keighley b. c 1549, d. 30 Oct 1609

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Birth1541England5,6,7
Marriage8,3
DeathNov 21, 1589Lea, England7,9,4
Biographyde Hoghton Pedigree I: "slain at Lea 1589. m. Anne dau. Henry Keighley of Keighley, who subsequently m. Sir Richard Sherburne of Stonyhurst. Sheriff of Lancashire 1563."

de Hoghton Pedigree II: "Thomas Hoghton, Sheriff of Lancaster, 6 Eliz, killed in the 49th year of his age, at Lea Hall, one of the family estates (in an encounter with Thomas Langton, of Walton-le-dale, Baron of Newton, in which many of their followers were engaged), 21 Nov., 32 Eliz., 1589."
JWH, p. 27-28: "Thomas, the younger, half-brother to Thomas, the elder. This Thomas was born in 1541 and was killed in 1589. In 1564 he was Sheriff of Lancashire. On the 21st of November, 1589, Thomas Langton, of Newton, commonly called the Baron of Walton and Newton, with a company of eight gentlemen and yeoman, armed themselves with "'Long Pickes' gunnes, long staves, daggers, bows and arrows, Welsh hookes upon long staves," and marched from Preston to Lea Hall, the seat of Thomas Hoghton, "to do him some displeasure,""being incited thereto by a pre-existing feud about some cattle." Thomas awaited the attack with some thirty friends, tenants, etc.
The watchword of Langton was, "The crow is white"; that of Hoghton was "Black is black." A desperate affray ensued in which Thomas Hoghton and Richard Waldroin, of Langton's company, were slain, but by whom does not appear. All the official documents respecting this affair are preserved in the British Museum, and are quite curious and interesting. Thomas Langton was arrested by the Earl of Derby, but it is said that he compounded with the Hoghton family by giving up Walton. At least Walton Le Dale has ever since remained in possession of the Hogthon family. This Thomas Hoghton built Hoghton Tower, during the reign of Queeen Elizabeth, from a quarry of stone in the hill on which the Tower stands. He married Anne, daughter of Henry Kighley, Esq. She afteward became second wife of Richard Sherburne, of Stonyhurst, Knight, and died October 30, 1609."

During Elizabeth's reign; sheriff of Lanc. 1563(1564?); killed at Lea by the Baron of Walton 21 Nov 31 Eliz. This Thomas was the third son of Sir Richard; the oldest son, also named Thomas, was his half-brother, and the second son was Alexander. The older Thomas had a daughter, Jane, who married James Bradsaw. As a result of a lengthy lawsuit, Alexander won the right of succession of the estate over the claim of James Bradshaw. As Alexander left no issue, the younger Thomas succeeded to the estate.

Thomas had built Hoghton Tower in 1565 (see JWH, p. 28-32 for description), in Lancaster, earlier in the reign of Elizabeth."

Hoghton Tower: Sheriff of Lancashire 1563. Slain at Lea 1589. Held 10 wind mills, 20 water mills, 400 cottages and 800 messuages and 16,000 acres.

Allan N. Houghton: Re; builder of Hoghton Tower, wrong Thomas is given: It was the elder Thomas (JWH: 45), 1565, not the younger Thomas (JWH: 48). Re: Children of Thomas (45) He had a Son, also Thomas who was debarred from inheriting because he was a Priest. The remaining story of the Daughter may or may not be true.7,10,3
NotablePreston, England, He built the current Hoghton Tower.11
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Citations

  1. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 27, #48.
  2. [S166] Cutter, New England Families II, p. 962.
  3. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  4. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  5. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 135.
  6. [S22] E.V. Uran, Family Genealogy, p. 11.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 27 #48.
  8. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 26.
  9. [S243] Hoghton Tower, p. 6.
  10. [S415] E-mail from Allan N. Houghton, Nov. 12, 2002.
  11. [S1259] Unknown author, Video,, Lecture by Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Oct 17, 2003, Seattle University, Seattle, WA.
  12. [S200] Smith, Report to Houghton Association, p. 63 (Genealogy of Francis Walter Houghton).
  13. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella):.
  14. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella): in Sir Bernard's handwritten note.

Sir Richard de Hoghton1

M, #150, b. 1498, d. 1558

Family 1: Alice Assheton

Family 2: Alice Morley d. b 1570

Family 3: Anne Browne

Family 4: Elizabeth Gregson

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Birth1498England, Houghton: 14723,4,5
Residencebetween 1501 and 1559Hoghton Tower, Preston, Lancashire, England, Lord of Hoghton6
Marriage2,1
Mar 27,2,1
Mar 3Third wife.8,2,1
MarriageFourth9,2,1
Death1558England, Houghton: 1558; De Hoghton Pedigree I, JWH 15594,5,1
Biographyde Hoghton Pedigree I: "Earl of Surrey's deputy as Steward of Amounderness; Sheriff of Lancashire 1540. Knight of the Shire 1553."
de Hoghton Pedigree II: "Richard Hoghton, son and heir, aged 30, knight of the shire for the county I Ed. 6, 154, married 3rd, Elizabeth, daughter of John Grigson; and 4th, Anne, daughter of Roer Browne, of Whitney."

JWH: "Sir Richard, Knight, was born in 1472 and died in 1558. He and Thomas Butler served as knights of the Shire for the County of Lancaster in 1547. He married four wives: first, Alice, daughter and co-heir of Sir Thomas Ashton under the line Lancashire, Knight and cousin and heir of Sir James Harrington, of Woolphage, in Northamtonshire, Knight. Second, Elizabeth, daughter of Francis Morley, eldest son of John Morley, of Lancashire. Third, Elizabeth, daughter of John Grigson. Fourth, Anne, daughterr of Roger Brown, of Whitney. By the last two, Sir Richard left no issue. By the former he had the following children."

Knight of the Shire 1 Ed VI; died 1 Eliz (1559)

Hoghton Tower: Born 1498. Colourful and virile personality: in context of holding second oldest Freedom of Preston contested mayorial elections of 1515 & 1527. Earl of Surrey's deputy as Steward of Amounderness. Sheriff of Lancashire 1540. Knight of the shire 1553. Married 4 times, children from each wife.4,5
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Citations

  1. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  2. [S1264] De Hoghton Pedigree II Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella).
  3. [S3] Vivian Imogene Uran, Houghton Genealogy - V.I. Uran, p. 134.
  4. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 26 #44.
  5. [S243] Hoghton Tower, p. 5.
  6. [S244] Frank Singleton, Hoghton Tower, Lancashire, p. 22.
  7. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 26.
  8. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 27 #44s.
  9. [S1] Dr. John Wesley Houghton M.D., Houghton Genealogy of 1912, p. 27.
  10. [S1265] De Hoghton Pedigree I Chart;,, from Sir Bernard de Hoghton, BT, Apr 2004 (in possession of Charles J. Vella): in Sir Bernard's handwritten note.