Reuben Wheeler Wilder

M, #24592, b. 6 July 1761

Family: Eunice Bayley b. 19 Jan 1761

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BirthJul 6, 1761Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Marriage BannDec 28, 1782Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2

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  1. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 90.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 142.

George Leon Houghton1,2

M, #24594, b. 5 October 1876, d. 13 July 1930

Family 1: Katherine Leona Gray b. 31 Oct 1871, d. 20 Mar 1911

Family 2: Catherine Shaeffer

Family 3: Lena Angelina Wing b. 22 Aug 1892, d. 17 Aug 1936

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BirthOct 5, 1876Indian Village, Tama Co., IA, USA, Oct 1876, age 23 in 1900 census; age 43 in 1920 census2,4
Milit-Beg1900San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, Spanish American War: US Army, Comp L, 20th US Inf and Comp G, 22nd KS Inf; a private at the Presidio Army Base5
1900 Census1900Presidio Reservation, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, age 24, private5,6
PensionInxDec 27, 1901KS, USA, as invalid7
Marriage19062
Mil. Draftbetween 1917 and 1918Nada, Beaver Co., UT, USA, age 42, blacksmith helper, Salt Lake RR Co., Los Vegas NV2
MarriageMar 22, 19178,9
Marriageshe age 2110,9
1920 Census1920Lomita, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 43, tool works machinist10,11
BurialJul 13, 1930Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, Plot: 73, 7/R12
DeathJul 13, 1930Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA12,4
ObituaryJul 18, 1930WAR VETERAN LAID TO REST LOMITA July 18— A number of Lomita friends including many members of the Odd Fellows lodge attended the funeral services for George Leon Houghton of Acacia street who was buried with military honors Wednesday morning at 9 am at the Soldiers’ Home at Saw-telle Chaplain Drummond reading the service Mr Houghton was a veteran of the Spanish war having served two enlistments in the 20th infantry seeing service in Japan and the Philippines Born in Montour Iowa 54 years ago he came to Lomita 11 years ago and with his brother-in-law Jesse Johnson bought property on Acacia street In December 1927 he suffered a stroke from which he never recovered In March 1928 he entered the Soldiers’ hospital at Sawtelle where he passed away Sunday His widow Lena Houghton and three small children survive him Georgia age ten lone seven and Matthew four
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Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Ronard Broschart, Apr. 21, 1997.
  2. [S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1983881.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Emmett Twp, Norton Co., KS, Box 52, Vol. 39, E.D. 91, Sh. 4, Ln. 69.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex California, Box 75, Vol. 34, E.D. 240, Sh. 13, Ln. 84.
  6. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: Various; Sheet 13B; line 84.
  7. [S1515] Unknown name of person, unknown record type, unknown file number.
  8. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.geocities.com/kdthompsoncook/FIRST-FAMILY.html
  9. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
  10. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Lomita, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 34, E.D. 67, Sh. 7, Ln. 80.
  11. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Lomita, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_103; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 67; line 80, dwl 144-154.
  12. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.findagrave.com, Jul 2003.
  13. [S415] E-mail from Pat Decano, Oldest granddaughter of Everett Lee Shellenbarger, July 29, 2012.
  14. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Lomita, Los Angeles Co., California; Roll: 131; Enumeration District: 1056; page 195, sheet 1A, line 27, dwl 2803-7-7.

Lena Angelina Wing1,2

F, #24595, b. 22 August 1892, d. 17 August 1936

Family: George Leon Houghton b. 5 Oct 1876, d. 13 Jul 1930

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BirthAug 22, 1892Lehi, AZ, USA, age 27 in 1920 census; age 37 in 1930 census1,3
Marriageshe age 211,4
PensionInxAug 30, 1930CA, USA, as widow5
DeathAug 17, 1936Fresno, CA, USA
ParentsDCharles Wing and Angelina Biggs, born in UT

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Lomita, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 34, E.D. 67, Sh. 7, Ln. 80.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.geocities.com/kdthompsoncook/FIRST-FAMILY.html
  3. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Lomita, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_103; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 67; line 80, dwl 144-154.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
  5. [S1515] Unknown name of person, unknown record type, unknown file number.
  6. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Lomita, Los Angeles Co., California; Roll: 131; Enumeration District: 1056; page 195, sheet 1A, line 27, dwl 2803-7-7.
  7. [S1326] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, online Ancestry. Com, Birthdate: 5 Mar 1920; Birth County: Los Angeles.
  8. [S1326] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, online Ancestry. Com, Birthdate: 5 Mar 1923; Birth County: Los Angeles.

Anne Houghton

F, #24596

Family: Pershing Emmanuel Beglau

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Residencebetween 1920 and 1930Lincoln Valley, ND, USA

Pershing Emmanuel Beglau

M, #24597

Family: Anne Houghton

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Residencebetween 1920 and 1930Lincoln Valley, ND, USA

Mary Robinson Bours

F, #24598, b. 3 February 1813, d. 26 February 1899

Family: Alfred Stowe b. 19 Apr 1811, d. b 1879

  • Marr ???*: It is unclear whether Mary Robinson Bours married Alfred Stowe; given by Craig Rice.

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BirthFeb 3, 1813Newport, RI, USA
Marr ???before 1844given by Craig Rice
ResidenceStockton, CA, USA
DeathFeb 26, 1899Newport, RI, USA

Elizabeth Robinson Stowe

F, #24599, b. 14 June 1844, d. 22 November 1870

Family: Edward Henry Cortney Taylor b. 27 Jan 1840, d. 13 Aug 1905

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BirthJun 14, 1844
Marriage1866Stockton, CA, USA
ResidenceNY, USA, native of
DeathNov 22, 1870Stockton, CA, USA, died of malignant facial erysipelas
BurialNov 23, 1870Stockton Rural Cemetery, Stockton, CA, USA, in Taylor family block; lot 18, block 13

Steele Robert Houghton

M, #24600

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Research1936Philadelphia Orphan Court Index: A 1606 Dkt 2 1936