Houghton Surname Project

Mary Ethel Walter¹

F, #28141, b. before 1916

Father*: Norville Crutcher Walter¹ b. 9 Nov 1847, d. 21 Dec 1916
Mother*: Pamelia Mattie Haughton¹ b. 29 Dec 1857, d. 20 Mar 1947

Biography

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Birth

before 1916

Dallas, TX, USA¹

Residence

1952

Dallas, TX, USA, 726 Lowell St.

Gen. Soc.

1952

#4521, DFPA

Address

Sep, 1975

4420 Westway, Dallas, TX, USA, Gen. Helper query

Research

Gen. Helper: Contributed genealogy of Charles Haughton, Sr.²

Pedigree

Citations

[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 29, 1952, p. 27.
[S552] "Unknown short article title", Gen. Helper, Sep. 1975.

Gladys Darlington Walter¹

F, #28142, b. before 1916

Father*: Norville Crutcher Walter¹ b. 9 Nov 1847, d. 21 Dec 1916
Mother*: Pamelia Mattie Haughton¹ b. 29 Dec 1857, d. 20 Mar 1947

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Birth

before 1916

Pueblo, CO, USA¹

Residence

1952

Dallas, TX, USA, 726 Lowell St.¹

Gen. Soc.

#4522, DFPA

Pedigree

Citations

[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 29, 1952, p. 28.

Mary Eliza Haughton¹

F, #28143, b. 8 March 1853, d. 20 June 1944

Father*: Edward Haughton¹ b. 27 Oct 1822, d. 19 Jun 1890
Mother*: Catherine E. Harris¹ b. 6 Aug 1831, d. 26 Jan 1888

Family: Julian Burke b. 26 Feb 1850, d. 9 Nov 1897

Marriage*: Mary Eliza Haughton married Julian Burke on Dec 24, 1872.¹

Katherine Burke¹ b. b 1897

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Birth

Mar 8, 1853

NC, USA, age 8 in 1860 census; age 16 in 1870 census^1,2

Marriage

Dec 24, 1872

Death

Jun 20, 1944

25 June also³

Pedigree

Citations

[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 29, 1952, p. 120.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Federal Census, Pillsboro, Chatham Co., NC, Reel 1129, p. 66, line 7, dwl 43-43.
[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, 29 [1952]: 120.

Julian Burke¹

M, #28144, b. 26 February 1850, d. 9 November 1897

Family: Mary Eliza Haughton b. 8 Mar 1853, d. 20 Jun 1944

Marriage*: Julian Burke married Mary Eliza Haughton, daughter of Edward Haughton and Catherine E. Harris, on Dec 24, 1872.¹

Katherine Burke¹ b. b 1897

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Birth

Feb 26, 1850

Marriage

Dec 24, 1872

Death

Nov 9, 1897

Pedigree

Citations

[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 29, 1952, p. 120.

Katherine Burke¹

F, #28145, b. before 1897

Father*: Julian Burke¹ b. 26 Feb 1850, d. 9 Nov 1897
Mother*: Mary Eliza Haughton¹ b. 8 Mar 1853, d. 20 Jun 1944

Family: William James Moran

Marriage*: Katherine Burke married William James Moran on before 1952.¹

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Birth

before 1897

Dallas, TX, USA¹

Marriage

before 1952

Residence

1952

El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA, 3728 Cumberland St.¹

Gen. Soc.

1952

#4636, DFPA

Pedigree

Citations

[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 29, 1952, p. 120.

William James Moran¹

M, #28146

Family: Katherine Burke b. b 1897

Marriage*: William James Moran married Katherine Burke, daughter of Julian Burke and Mary Eliza Haughton, on before 1952.¹

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Marriage

before 1952

Pedigree

Citations

[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 29, 1952, p. 120.

Frank Nelson Wells^1,2

M, #28163

Family: Louise Etta Houghton b. 6 May 1888

Marriage*: Frank Nelson Wells married Louise Etta Houghton, daughter of Rev. Frederick Mason Houghton and Alice Josephine Bucknam, on Jun 14, 1913 at ME, USA.^2,1,4,3

Paul Wells⁵

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Origin

1913

Portland, ME, USA³

Marriage

Jun 14, 1913

ME, USA^2,1,4,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 27, 1943, p. 147.
[S96] NEHGR, 90 [1936]: 138.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/me/marriage: Maine Marriage Records, 1892-1965, Houghton Surname.
[S28] DAR Lineage Book, 105: 270.
[S415] E-mail from Joan Houghton, Nov. 28, 2000.

Charles Ansel Houghton^1,2

M, #28164, b. 13 June 1846, d. 4 February 1921

Father*: Daniel Gunn Houghton^1,2 b. Nov 1817, d. 21 Jan 1877
Mother*: Susan Jane Jacobs^1,2 b. Mar 1826, d. 1 Mar 1902

Family: Alice Frances Soule b. 26 Apr 1855, d. 28 Mar 1912

Marriage Bann: Charles Ansel Houghton and Alice Frances Soule declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 9, 1875 Augusta, Kennebec Co., ME, USA.¹¹
Marriage*: Charles Ansel Houghton married Alice Frances Soule on Nov 24, 1875.¹

Ella M. Houghton⁶ b. 1876, d. 1964
Maude Alice Houghton+ b. 19 Mar 1878
George A. Houghton+³ b. Aug 1881, d. 1939
Lizzie B. Houghton+³ b. Jun 1885
Frank Eugene Houghton+³ b. 29 Jan 1889, d. 31 Aug 1949

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Birth

Jun 13, 1846

ME, USA, age 3 in 1850 census; age 13 in 1860 census; age 34 in 1880 census; June 1846, age 53, MA, in 1900 census; age 63 in 1910 census; age 73 in 1920 census; PDFA: 13 Jun 1838, 7 years before marriage of parents;^3,4,5,2

Marriage

Nov 24, 1875

1880 Census

1880

Sidney, Kess Co., ME, USA, age 34, a farmer^6,7

1900 Census

1900

Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, USA, age 53, farmer; 5 children born and living^3,8

Residence

between 1904 and 1908

Waterville, ME, USA⁹

1910 Census

1910

Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, USA, age 63, farmer¹⁰

Death

Feb 4, 1921

Sidney, ME, USA^1,5

Burial

Springer Cemetery, Sidney, ME, USA, Odd Fellow⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 30, 1955, p. p. 74.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Waterford, Oxford Co., ME, Box 262, p. 177, line 28, dwl 393-411.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Maine, Box 31, Vol. 11, E.D. 130, Sh. 5, Ln. 16.
[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, 30 [1955]:74.
[S972] Maine Old Cemetery Association, MaineCemetery Insc. IV, p. 2523.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Sidney, Kess Co., ME, Reel 12, Vol. 6, ED. 104, Sh. 11, Ln. 19.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, Reel 12, Vol. 6, ED. 104, Sh. 11, Ln. 19, dwl 78-83.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Sidney, Kennebec Co., Maine; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 130; Sheet 5A; line 16, dwl 112-113.
[S1193] Wayne Clark Gilman ME Family Census 1900-1912; Kennebeck Region VIII, p. 153.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Sidney, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: T624_542; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 118; line 88, dwl 119-121.
[S641] Augusta ME VRs I, p. 376.

Alice Frances Soule¹

F, #28165, b. 26 April 1855, d. 28 March 1912

Family: Charles Ansel Houghton b. 13 Jun 1846, d. 4 Feb 1921

Marriage Bann: Alice Frances Soule and Charles Ansel Houghton declared their intentions of marriage on Nov 9, 1875 Augusta, Kennebec Co., ME, USA.¹⁰
Marriage*: Alice Frances Soule married Charles Ansel Houghton, son of Daniel Gunn Houghton and Susan Jane Jacobs, on Nov 24, 1875.¹

Ella M. Houghton⁵ b. 1876, d. 1964
Maude Alice Houghton+¹ b. 19 Mar 1878
George A. Houghton+² b. Aug 1881, d. 1939
Lizzie B. Houghton+² b. Jun 1885
Frank Eugene Houghton+² b. 29 Jan 1889, d. 31 Aug 1949

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Birth

Apr 26, 1855

ME, USA, age 25 in 1880 census; Apr 1855, age 45 in 1900 census; age 55 in 1910 census^2,3,4

Marriage

Nov 24, 1875

1880 Census

1880

Sidney, Kess Co., ME, USA, age 34, a farmer^5,6

1900 Census

1900

Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, USA, age 53, farmer; 5 children born and living^2,7

1910 Census

1910

Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, USA, age 63, farmer⁸

Death

Mar 28, 1912

Sidney, ME, USA^9,4

Burial

Springer Cemetery, Sidney, ME, USA⁴

ParentsD

parents born in ME

Note

Mayflower Ancestral Index, Descendants of Brewster, Chilton, Eaton, Fuller, More, Rogers, Soule, White

Pedigree

Citations

[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 30, 1955, p. p. 74.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Maine, Box 31, Vol. 11, E.D. 130, Sh. 5, Ln. 16.
[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, 30 [1955]: 74.
[S972] Maine Old Cemetery Association, MaineCemetery Insc. IV, p. 2523.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Sidney, Kess Co., ME, Reel 12, Vol. 6, ED. 104, Sh. 11, Ln. 19.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Sidney, Kennebec Co., ME, Reel 12, Vol. 6, ED. 104, Sh. 11, Ln. 19, dwl 78-83.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Sidney, Kennebec Co., Maine; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 130; Sheet 5A; line 16, dwl 112-113.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Sidney, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: T624_542; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 118; line 88, dwl 119-121.
[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 30, 1955, p. 74.
[S641] Augusta ME VRs I, p. 376.

Beatrice Light¹

F, #28166

Father*: Bertram Light¹ b. 12 May 1876, d. 2 Apr 1948
Mother*: Maude Alice Houghton¹ b. 19 Mar 1878

Family: Ezra B. White

Marriage*: Beatrice Light married Ezra B. White.¹

Biography

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Birth

Waterville, ME, USA¹

Marriage

Gen. Soc.

1955

PDFA: #5124; DAR 5903¹

Residence

1955

Waterville, ME, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 30, 1955, p. p. 74.

Ezra B. White¹

M, #28167

Family: Beatrice Light

Marriage*: Ezra B. White married Beatrice Light, daughter of Bertram Light and Maude Alice Houghton.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 30, 1955, p. p. 74.

Ida Florine Johnson¹

F, #28168, b. 20 February 1858, d. 18 November 1907

Family: Elijah Wilde Houghton b. 23 Apr 1852, d. 21 Dec 1915

Marriage*: Ida Florine Johnson married Elijah Wilde Houghton, son of Joseph Warren Houghton and Mary Jean Brown, on Sep 15, 1875 at Harlem, New York Co., NY, USA.^1,2

Warren Minor Houghton² b. 15 Sep 1876, d. Feb 1877
(?) Houghton² b. c 1878, d. c 1878
Ida May Houghton+² b. 27 Sep 1883, d. 24 Jun 1950
Hubert Scoville Houghton+⁵ b. 9 Dec 1886, d. 10 Feb 1969
Edna Florine Houghton¹ b. 23 Sep 1892, d. 1980

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Birth

Feb 20, 1858

Providence, Providence Co., RI, USA, age 26 in 1880 census; Feb 1855, age 45, NY, in 1900 census^1,2,3

Marriage

Sep 15, 1875

Harlem, New York Co., NY, USA^1,2

1900 Census

1900

Manhattan, New York Co., NY, USA, age 45, a bookkeeper⁴

Death

Nov 18, 1907

New York, New York Co., NY, USA^1,2

ParentsD

David Minor Johnson and Mary Elizabeth Brown; both b. in RI²

Pedigree

Citations

[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 34, 1972, p. p. 220.
[S415] E-mail from Bob McManaway, Sep. 8, 2003.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Manhattan, New York Co., New York; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 690; Sheet 3A; line 51, dwl 106-26-42.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Manhattan, New York Co., New York; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 690; Sheet 3A; line 50, dwl 106-26-42.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.

Edna Florine Houghton¹

F, #28169, b. 23 September 1892, d. 1980

Father*: Elijah Wilde Houghton¹ b. 23 Apr 1852, d. 21 Dec 1915
Mother*: Ida Florine Johnson¹ b. 20 Feb 1858, d. 18 Nov 1907

Family: Edwin Boardman Houghton Esq. b. Nov 1867, d. 27 Feb 1942

Marriage*: Edna Florine Houghton married Edwin Boardman Houghton Esq., son of Jason Edwin Houghton and Mary Amanda Boardman, on Apr 21, 1936.^1,2

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Notable

Birth

Sep 23, 1892

New York, New York Co., NY, USA, Sep 1892, age 7 in 1900 census; age 17 in 1910 census; age 24 in 1920 census^1,2

1910 Census

1910

Manhattan, New York Co., NY, USA, age 17, ward of D. R. Botassi, 75, Greece, General Counsel for Greece³

1920 Census

1920

Lawrence, Douglas Co., KS, USA, age 24, private secretary, YMCA^4,5

Marriage

Apr 21, 1936

^1,2

Notable

1941

was a genealogist who apparently compiled the Houghton Family Records on Family History Center Microfilm # 0924681 item 2, which documented descendants of Deacon Jason Houghton's descendants;
Bob McManaway: My aunt was Edna Florine Houghton. I still have the original - I got it in exchange for binding it. A copy was microfilmed at the LDS archives, and I understand available for review through any of the Family History Libraries.^6,7

Letter

Apr 2, 1941

510 Poplar St., Waukegan, IL, USA, Genealogical correspondence in which Bert confirms information from Houghton Family Records (FHC # 0924681 item 2); mentions Hub, Harry, and Lois (no surname)⁸

1950 US Census

1950

Waukegan, IL, USA, age 55, widow

Gen. Soc.

1972

PFDA: #7321⁹

Residence

1972

Waukegan, IL, USA, 209 North West St.^1,10

Death

1980

Waukegan, Lake Co., IL, USA²

Research

Hist. of Lancaster by Marvin; MSRV; cemetery R, Greewood, Brooklyn NY; Hist. of Milton by Teele; DFPA 3776, 4234¹

Research

The original documents you refer to were in the possession of my great aunt (Eda Florine Houghton) who had me retype her Houghton Family History. She had differences in some dates that were reported by genealogists, and used the dates she found in her parents' Bible.¹¹

Contributn

Edna Florine Houghton, in her Houghton Genealogy of Elijah Houghton, made a historical contribution to the Houghton Project

Pedigree

Citations

[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 34, 1972, p. p. 220.
[S415] E-mail from Bob McManaway, Sep. 8, 2003.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Manhattan Ward 21, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1037; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 1262;
line 99, dwl 52.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Lawrence, Douglas Co., KS, Reel 47, Film 850, Vol. 19, E.D. 68, S. 14, Ln. 86.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Lawrence Ward 3, Douglas, Kansas; Roll: T625_531; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 68; line 36, dwl 1020-335-361.
[S904] Houghton Family Records;, Letter to Edna Houghton from Hubert S. Houghton, Apr. 2, 1941.
[S415] E-mail from Bob McManaway, Sep. 4, 2003, her nephew.
[S904] Houghton Family Records;, Letter to Edna Houghton from Bert Houghton, Apr. 2, 1941.
[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, 34 [1972]: 220.
[S904] Houghton Family Records;, no page.
[S415] E-mail from Bob McManaway, Sep. 4, 2003, her son.

Harry Ballentine Houghton^1,2,3

M, #28170, b. 4 August 1877, d. 19 September 1942

Father*: Harry Sherwood Houghton^4,5 b. 24 Jun 1848, d. 11 Jun 1925
Mother*: Alice Virginia Ballentine^4,5 b. 17 Jun 1856, d. 1945

Family: Edna Rosanna Wescott b. 3 Jan 1878

Marriage*: Harry Ballentine Houghton married Edna Rosanna Wescott on Jun 3, 1903 at Washington, DC, USA, age 25 and 25.^1,6,7,8

Sara Jeannette Houghton⁴ b. 20 Jul 1905
Edward Wescott Houghton+⁷ b. 14 Jul 1911, d. 26 Jan 1975

Biography

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Birth

Aug 4, 1877

Norfolk, VA, USA, age 2 in 1880 census; age 32 in 1910 census; age 52 in 1930 census^1,6,3,5

Marriage

Jun 3, 1903

Washington, DC, USA, age 25 and 25^1,6,7,8

1910 Census

1910

Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN, USA, age 32, general merchandise commercial traveler⁹

Mil. Draft

Sep 12, 1918

Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, USA, age 41, office force sales manager, Stamford Rolling Mills¹⁰

1930 Census

1930

Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT, USA, age 52, foundry president; personal property $25,000¹¹

Living

1931

1940 Census

1940

Washington, DC, USA, age 62, private attorney firm, law clerk¹²

Death

Sep 19, 1942

Washington, DC, USA, Sep 20 per son Wescott¹³

Note

LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., ILL, 1901 (Phi Alpha Delta). With Marshall Field & Co., wholesale, 1898-1904; sales mgr., Turner & Seymour Mfg., Co., Torrington, CT, Stamford Rolling Mills; pres. The Bridgeport Castings Co. A Presbyterian and a Republican. Clubs: Brooklawn Country, Algonquin, Rotary, Fairfield Beach, Contemporary. Residence: 600 Brooklawn Av. Bridgeport, CT⁷

Pedigree

Citations

[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, 20 [1931]: 116.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 182 #8790, 184 #8240.
[S931] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 289.
[S524] DFPA Lineage Book, Vol. 20, 1931, p. 116.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Norfolk, Norfolk Co., VA, Reel 32, Vol. 23, E.D. 68, S. 14, Ln. 35.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 182, 184.
[S931] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 290.
[S1481] Mrs. M. E. Woodward, DAR Library version of 1912 Houghton Gen. by JWH, p. 508 (2086).
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Minneapolis Ward 4, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: T624_701; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 66; line 70.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1561928.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; Roll: 254; Enumeration District: 31; Page 270, Sheet: 20A; line 18, dwl 600.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Roll: m-t0627-00562; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 1-286.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://records.ancestry.com/Harry_B_Houghton_records.ashx