Charles Henry Houghton1,2

M, #29071, b. 18 March 1845, d. 13 August 1910

Family: Alice Estes b. Dec 1846, d. b 1910

  • Marriage*: Charles Henry Houghton married Alice Estes on Dec 19, 1867.5,1

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BirthMar 18, 1845Rappahannock Co., VA, USA, age 5 in 1850 census; age 12 in 1860 census; age 27 in 1870 census; age 36 in 1880 census; Sep 1844, age 56 in 1900 census; age 67 in 1910 census1,2
Milit-Beg1863On September 1, 1863, he enlisted in Company B of the 6th Virginia Cavalry of the Confederate Army. He was wounded on Octrober 11, 1863 and paroled at Winchester on May 18, 1865.1,3,4
MarriageDec 19, 18675,1
1870 Census1870Hampton, Rappanhannock Co., VA, USA, age 27, farm labor6
1880 Census1880Piedmont Dist., Rappahannock Co., VA, USA, age 36, in a tannery5,7
1900 Census1900Hartwood, Stafford Co., VA, USA, age 31, single, teamster; father Charles, 56, farmer8
ResidenceThey resided for about 15 years in Rappahannock and then relocated to Stafford Co., VA.
DeathAug 13, 1910Stafford Co., VA, USA1
Children+7 children born, 6 living
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Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Sam Sutton, Oct. 6, 2006.
  2. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , District 69, Warren, Virginia; Roll: M432_980; Page: 10; Line 8, dwl 128-132.
  3. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
  4. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Piedmont Dist., Rappahannock Co., VA, Reel 32, Vol. 27, E.D. 130, S. 2, Ln. 27.
  6. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Hampton, Rappahannock, Virginia; Roll: M593_1674; Page: 101A; Image: 205; Family History Library Film: 553173; line 7, dwl 180-180.
  7. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Piedmont Dist., Rappahannock Co., VA, Roll: T9_1386; Family History Film: 1255386; Page: 316B; Enumeration District: 130; Reel 32, Vol. 27, E.D. 130, S. 2, Ln. 27, dwl 12-11.
  8. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Hartwood, Stafford, Virginia; Roll: 1729; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 88; FHL microfilm: 1241729; line 15, dwl 43-44.
  9. [S415] E-mail from Sam Sutton, Sep. 26, 2006.

William Edgar Houghton1

M, #29072, b. 16 September 1836, d. 9 February 1887

Family: Alida A. Albright b. 9 Jan 1843, d. 4 Jun 1907

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BirthSep 16, 1836NY, USA, age 13 in 1850 census; age 32 in 1870 census; age 43 in 1880 census; LA Soldiers: c 18393,4
MarriageOct 1, 1860Methodist Church, New York City, NY, USA5,3
ResidenceNew Orleans, LA, USA, married6,4
Mil. EnlsJun 7, 1861Tangipahoa, LA, USA, in the Confederate Army, Comp. A, 7th Louisiana Infantry, private. Rolls from June to Oct., 1861, Absent or present not stated. Roll for Jan. and Feb., 1862, Present. Roll for Jan. and Feb., 1863, Absent, sick, detailed in Hospl. at Richmond. Rolls from may, 1863, to Feb., 1864, present. Roll for April to Aug.,1864, Absent, sick, in Lynchburg, Va. Federal Rolls of Prisoners of War, Captured at Waynesboro, Va., March 2, 1865. Sent to Ft. Delaware, from Winchester, Va., March 12, 1865. Released on Oath, June 9, 1865. Record copied from Memorial Hall, new Orleans, La., by the War Dept., Washington, D.C., May, 1903. Born New York, occupation sailor. Res. new Orleans, age 22, married.6,7,4
1870 Census1870New Brunswick, Middlesex Co., NJ, USA, age 32, a machinist8
DeathFeb 9, 1887New Brunswick, Middlesex Co., NJ, USA3
BurialElmwood Cemetery, New Brunswick, Middlesex Co., NJ, USA, family plot2
BiographyHe was a Civil War veteran. While living In Brooklyn, New York about 1860 received a letter from a cousin (uncle ?) in Louisiana. Living in New Orleans, Louisiana. William was married at the time and his occupation was a sailor. This person offered / promised to give William Edger a share in a plantation if he, would be the overseer. It was said he did a good job.His wife Auda Ann had a child they named her Lily Alice. At the outbreak of the Civil War he substituted for his cousin/ uncle ?. He joined the 'Continental Guards' on June 7, 1861 at Tangipahoa, Louisiana. He was 22 years old and recorded as being 5'-8' tall, 130 lbs., having dark brown hair and dark complexion. The Continental Guards became Company A of the 7th Louisiana Infantry at the organization of the Regiment at Camp Moor with 944 men mustered into the regiment. The Colonel of the 7th. Louisiana was Harry T. Hays, who, in 1862 was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and commanded the Brigade to which the regiment belonged. The remaining company designations were as follows;Company B, The Baton Rouge Fencibles, Company C, The Sarsfield Rangers,Company D, The Virginia Guards, Company E, The Crescent City Rifles, Company F, The Irish Volunteers, Company G, The American Rifles, Company H, The Crescent City Rifles, Company I, The Verginia Blue, and Company K, The Livingston Rifles, Houghton's Company, commanded by Captain George Clark, along with the other Companys of the Regiment were immediately ordered toVirginia armed with a variety of obsolete .69 cal. smoothbore muskets imported from Europe. They camped near Manasses and participated in a skirmish at Blackburn's Ford on July 18th. In the Battle of 1st. Manasses (1st Bull Run) on July 21, 1861 the 7th. Louisiana helped attack and rout the Union Army's right flank, suffering light casualties. One week after 1st.Manassas the 7th. Louisiana along with the 6th. , 8th. and 9th. Louisiana Regiments and Wheat's Tiger Battalion, joined what came to be known as the 1st Louisiana Brigade. Captain Clark commanding Company A resigned on October 28th. and Edwin McFarland became the company's new Captain. In the spring of 1862 the Brigade joined Stonewall Jackson's Army in the Shenandoah Valley and played a major role in it's victories there. At the battle of Winchester, Virginia on May 25th. 1862 Houghton and the 7th.Louisiana participated in the assault by the Brigade which drove the enemy from the field. At the Battle of Port Republic on June 9th. the7th. Louisiana became separated from the Brigade and suffered casualties of near 50%. During the Seven Day's Battles Houghton fought at Gaines' Mill on June 27th and at Malvern Hill on July 1, 1862. After limited action at Cedar Mountain on August 9th. Houghton saw heavy action in the battles of the 2nd. Manasses (2nd Bull Run) Campaign from August 26, to August 30, 1862 and at Chantilly on September 1st. After being present at the capture of Harper's Ferry on September 14th. Houghton and the Regiment fought in the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam), Maryland onSeptember 17, 1862, losing 69 men in killing, wounded and missing. One of these casualties was Houghton's Captain, Edwin McFarland, who died of his wounds on September 19th, 1862. The vacant Captain's position in Company A was filled by William P. Thompson. The 7th. Louisiana was not engaged at Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862, but were in reserve near Hamilton's Crossing. While in reserve at the Crossing a Federal charge threatened to breakthrough a hole in A.P. Hill's line, but Early's Division, of which the 7th. was a part came at a double quick to their relief yelling, 'HereComes Old Jubal' ! 'Let Old Jubal Straighten That Fence' !. A desperate encounter followed but the line was held. Houghton became ill with dysenteryand chest congestion and possibly pneumonia in late December and was sent to the hospital in Richmond,Virginia. After spending January and Februaryin Chimborazo Hospital, Houghton recovered and returned to his Regimentin time to skirmish with the Federals on May 2, 3 and 4 in the area around Marye's Heights (Fredericksburg). After skirmishing with the Federals at Winchester on 13,1863 the 7th Louisiana was heavily engaged on June 14th. and captured two cannons in a small redoubt. Houghton's next experience in battle of major proportions was on July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg. Here Houghton and the men of the 7th. were commended by Colonel Davidson B. Penn in Hay's Brigade, Early's Division of R.S. Ewell's 2nd. Army Corps. During the fighting of the 1st. day Ewell'sCorps, entering the battle from the North came upon the flank and rear of the Union 11th Corps. The 7th. Louisiana advanced about 4:00 P.M. upon Barlow's position where an obstinate and bloody contest ensued before the Federal line broke and retreated through the the town. Houghton's Regiment entered the town of Gettysburg about 4:30 P.M. The following day July 2nd. , Houghton and the 7th. Louisiana were involved in a night attack on Cemetery Hill for which they received praise for their conduct. In this attack Houghton's Company lost another commanding officer as captain William P. Thompson was severely wounded and died July 21, 1963. Lawrence Pendergast replaced Thompson as Captain of Company A. On November 2nd. Union troops overran the entrenchments held by Houghton's Brigade at Rappshannock Station and 180 men were captured. Houghton evaded capture by Federals. In April of 1864 was again sick and left in Lynchburg, Virginia, possibly with typhoid fever. Houghton returned to his regiment at the end of August. While sick Houghton missed the battles of The Wilderness, Spotsylvania (The Muleshoe), Cold Harbor and Monocracy, but returned in time to participate in the battles at Winchester, September 19th; Fisher's Hill, September 22nd; and Cedar Creek, October 19th. So reduced in numbers had the regiment become by late November that it was consolidated with the 5th. and 6th. Louisiana Regiments into a single 'company'. Houghton saw duty in the trenches at Petersburg during thewinter of 1864-65 and on March 2, 1865, Houghton was captured at Waynesboro, Virginia and sent to Fort Delaware. His weight at the time was approximately 110 lbs. Houghton was released on June 9, 1865 on the 'Oath of Allegiance'. Houghton carved a pipe while imprisoned at Fort Delaware. (Diane Marie Houghton Osworth is in ownership of it) Of the 944 men who had originally enlisted in the 7th. Louisiana infantry in 1861 only 42 men remained when the Confederate Army surrendered at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. The forgoing information was given to Diane Marie Houghton Osworth and other information came from Edward S. Houghton in his book, The Houghton Genealogy, 1996, limited to family members.3
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Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Richard William Houghton, , Mar 29, 2001.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Richard William Houghton, Mar. 29, 2001.
  3. [S1021] Richard William Houghton, "Houghton, Silas, Descendants," Mar 2001.
  4. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Louisiana Confederate Soldiers, from Confederate Research Sources, Vol. 2, H., p. 360.
  5. [S889] William Scott Fisher, NYC Methodist Marriages, II: 309.
  6. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  7. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
  8. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , New Brunswick, Middlesex Co., NJ, Reel 873, Sh. 111b, Ln. 10, dwl 104-165.
  9. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, New Brunswick, Middlesex Co., NJ, Reel 19, Vol. 15, ED. 121, Sh. 18, Ln. 2.

Dr. Edward B. Haughton MD1,2

M, #29073, b. circa 1830

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Birthcirca 1830NC, USA, age 20 in 1850 census; age 30 in 1860 census1
1850 Census1850Tyrrell Co., NC, USA, age 20, student; with Dr. Henry Lewis1
1860 Census1860Washington Co., NC, USA, age 30, "Phis" [physician]4
Milit-BegConfederate Army, General & Staff Officers Corps, Division and Brigade Staffs, Non-Com. Staffs and Bands, Enlisted Men, Staff Dept., Assistant Surgeon5
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1870 Census1870Cool Spring, Washington Co., NC, USA, age 40, white, M.D; and Mary Spruill, 72, white, NC; and 3 black servants2
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Citations

  1. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Tyrrell Co., North Carolina; Roll: M432_646; Page: 399; line 17, dwl 635-635.
  2. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Cool Spring, Washington, North Carolina; roll: M593_1164; Page: 700B; Image: 485; Family History Library Film: 552663; line 36, dwl 150-150.
  3. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7475471/person/-637069468/…
  4. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census ,, Washington, North Carolina; Roll: M653_917; Page: 339; Image: 71; Family History Library Film: 803917; line 8, dwl 516-516.
  5. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.

E. L. Houghton1,2,3

M, #29074, d. 13 February 1865

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ResidenceLA, USA1
Milit-BegJul 20, 1862Floyd, LA, USA, in the Confederate Army, Comp. B., 13th Louisiana Battalian (Partisan Rangers), a private. Rolls from Nov. 1862, to April, 1863, Present. Federal Rolls of Prisoners of War, Captured, Checot, Ark., April 25, 1864. Forwd. to Vicksburg, Miss., May 3, 1863. Recd. Cairo, Ill., June 9, 1864. Transfd. to Camp Chase, Ohio, June 20, 1864.1,2,3
DeathFeb 13, 1865of pnuemonia3
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Citations

  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
  3. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Louisiana Confederate Soldiers, from Confederate Research Sources, Vol. 2, H., p. 360.

James A. Houghton1

M, #29075

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ResidenceTX, USA1
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  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.

James Redic Houghton1

M, #29076, b. 13 September 1838, d. 7 November 1904

Family: Orphelia T. Gentry b. 29 Jan 1843, d. 13 Oct 1925

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BirthSep 13, 1838Greene Co., GA, USA, age 11 in 1850 census; age 21 in 1860 census; age 31 in 1870 census; age 44 in 1880 census; Sep 1838, age 61 in 1900 census; 30 Sep 1829 also given3
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Mil. Enlsbetween 1861 and 1865Greene Co., GA, USA, in the Confederate Army, Comp. A, Greene Rifles, Phillips Legion, 1st corporal; residence GA4,5,6
MarriageDec 18, 1866Greene Co., GA, USA7
1870 Census1870White Plains, Greene Co., GA, USA, age 31, farmer8
1880 Census1880District 107, Hancock Co., GA, USA, age 36, a farmer; and mother in law Cynthia Gentry, 749
PensionInxMorgan Co., GA, USA, Houghton, J. R., srv Co A Phillips' Lgn, he filed Morgan Co GA

Houghton, James R., srv Co A Phillips' Lgn, see Orphelina T. Houghton wid of Hancock Co GA
1900 Census1900Fairplay, Morgan Co., GA, USA, age 61, grocery store clerk10
DeathNov 7, 1904GA, USA1
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Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/60266922/person/34056038444
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/60266922/person/34056102469
  3. [S415] E-mail from Terry G. Temple, May 8, 2001, in a descendancy chart of Joshua Houghton.
  4. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  5. [S784] Dr. Thaddeus Brockett Rice and Carolyn White Williams, Greene Co., GA Hx, p. 404.
  6. [S1350] Virgil D. White, GA Confederate Pensions, p. 489.
  7. [S784] Dr. Thaddeus Brockett Rice and Carolyn White Williams, Greene Co., GA Hx, p. 553.
  8. [S1376] 1870 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedule , White Plains, Greene, Georgia; Roll: M593_153; Page: 378B; Image: 382; Family History Library Film: 545652.
  9. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , District 107, Hancock, Georgia; Roll: T9_150; Family History Film: 1254150; Page: 228B; Enumeration District: 46; line 19, dwl 81-88.
  10. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Fairplay, Morgan, Georgia; Roll: 213; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 1240213.

James Wade Houghton1,2

M, #29077, b. 6 February 1819, d. 16 November 1902

Family: Lucretia Hawkins b. 11 Feb 1818, d. 7 Mar 1895

  • Marriage*: James Wade Houghton married Lucretia Hawkins on Dec 9, 1841 at Lewis Co., VA, USA, Early Marriage Book, Lewis Co., VA, Book 5, p. 42:
    Marriage Notes for James Houghton and Lucretia Hawkins:
    Old Marriages Book 5, pg 42:Taken from Lewis county courthouse - Early Marriage Book 5, page 42 Know all
    Men by these Presents, that we JAMES W HOUGHTON and ELIAS HAWKINS are held and firmly bound unto
    JOHN RUTHERFORD Esquire, acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, for the time being, and his
    successors, for the use of the said Commonwealth, in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars; to which payment
    well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our and each of our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and
    severally, firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals, and dated this 6th day of December 1841. WHEREAS a
    marriage is suddenly intended to be had and solemnized between the above bound JAMES W HOUGHTON and
    Miss LUCRETIA HAWKINS daughter of JESSE HAWKINS of Lewis County. Now the condition of the above
    obligation is such, that if there be no lawful cause, or just impediment to obstruct said marriage, then the above
    obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and virtue. Signed and acknowledged in the presence of (hard to
    read) JAMES W HOUGHTON ELIAS HAWKINS (his mark) JOSEPH LEWIS (his mark) TETER KUSLING
    1841 Taken from Lewis county courthouse - Early Marriage Book 5, page 42 This is to sertify that JAMES W
    HOUGHTON is twenty three years old the six day of Febeury next. Given from in under my hand and seal this
    5th day of December signed - JOB HOUGHTON Teste JOEL SIMS AARON BENNETT ABNER SIMS
    _____________________________________ MARR: Bond for HOUGHTON/HAWKINS; December 6, 1841;
    Lewis Co signed - JOB HOUGHTON Teste JOEL SIMS AARON BENNETT ABNER SIMS
    _____________________________________ MARR: Bond for HOUGHTON/HAWKINS; December 6, 1841;
    Lewis Co.1,4

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BirthFeb 6, 1819Lewis Co., VA, USA, age 30 in 1850 census; age 42 in 1860 census; age 62 in 1880 census; 1930 census of son Patrick gives WV1
MarriageDec 9, 1841Lewis Co., VA, USA, Early Marriage Book, Lewis Co., VA, Book 5, p. 42:
Marriage Notes for James Houghton and Lucretia Hawkins:
Old Marriages Book 5, pg 42:Taken from Lewis county courthouse - Early Marriage Book 5, page 42 Know all
Men by these Presents, that we JAMES W HOUGHTON and ELIAS HAWKINS are held and firmly bound unto
JOHN RUTHERFORD Esquire, acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, for the time being, and his
successors, for the use of the said Commonwealth, in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars; to which payment
well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our and each of our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and
severally, firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals, and dated this 6th day of December 1841. WHEREAS a
marriage is suddenly intended to be had and solemnized between the above bound JAMES W HOUGHTON and
Miss LUCRETIA HAWKINS daughter of JESSE HAWKINS of Lewis County. Now the condition of the above
obligation is such, that if there be no lawful cause, or just impediment to obstruct said marriage, then the above
obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and virtue. Signed and acknowledged in the presence of (hard to
read) JAMES W HOUGHTON ELIAS HAWKINS (his mark) JOSEPH LEWIS (his mark) TETER KUSLING
1841 Taken from Lewis county courthouse - Early Marriage Book 5, page 42 This is to sertify that JAMES W
HOUGHTON is twenty three years old the six day of Febeury next. Given from in under my hand and seal this
5th day of December signed - JOB HOUGHTON Teste JOEL SIMS AARON BENNETT ABNER SIMS
_____________________________________ MARR: Bond for HOUGHTON/HAWKINS; December 6, 1841;
Lewis Co signed - JOB HOUGHTON Teste JOEL SIMS AARON BENNETT ABNER SIMS
_____________________________________ MARR: Bond for HOUGHTON/HAWKINS; December 6, 1841;
Lewis Co1,4
1850 Census1850Lewis Co., VA, USA, age 30, a farmer, property $5005
1860 Census1860Lewis Co., VA, USA, age 42, farmer6
1880 Census1880Collins Settlement, Lewis Co., WV, USA, age 62, a farmer7
DeathNov 16, 1902Lewis Co., WV, USA1
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Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Carol Sherman Houghton, Jul. 27, 2001.
  2. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Carol (Sherman) Houghton, June 7, 1999.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Ruth Anne Heeter, June 2003.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, US Census, 1850, Dist. 30, Lewis Co., VA, Box 956, p. 65, Ln 16, dwl 862-873.
  6. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Not Stated, Lewis, Virginia; Roll: M653_1358; Page: 88; line 26, dwl 581-581.
  7. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Collins Settlement, Lewis Co., WV, Roll: T9_1406; Family History Film: 1255406; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 131; sheet 17, line 14, dwl 132.

J. C. Houghton1

M, #29078, b. circa 1841

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Birthcirca 1841
ResidenceAL, USA1
ResearchAL, USA
Milit-BegMar 13, 1862Greenville, AL, USA, Age 21, in the Confederate Army, Comp. K, 33rd AL Infantry Regiment, a private and sergeant major; Authority: Muster in Roll dated March 13, 18621,2
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Citations

  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.

J. D. Houghton1

M, #29079

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ResidenceTX, USA1
Milit-BegTX, USA, in the Confederate Army, Comp. D, 11th TX Cavalry, a private1,2
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Citations

  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.

Jesse M. Houghton1

M, #29080, b. 1843, d. 1 October 1863

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Birth1843Lewis Co., VA, USA, age 7 in 1850 census; age 16 in 1860 census3,4
ResidenceVA, USA1
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Milit-BegMay 8, 1863Skin Creek Co., VA, USA, in the Confederate Army, Comp I, 31st VA Infantry, a private, a POW: Jesse enlisted as a Private on May 8, 1863 in Skin Creek, Virginia. He was in Company I, 31st Infantry Regiment, Virginia, Confederate Army. He was reported missing on July 3, 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and listed as a Prisoner of War on July 9, 1863 at Fort McHenry, Maryland. Being confined on July 12, 1863 at Fort Delaware, Delaware. Different sources say he was sent to Fort Delaware on October 1st and was to be sent to Pt Lookout on October 26th when he was found to be dead.1,5,6,7
DeathOct 1, 1863Fort Delaware, DE, USA, in the Civil War5,4
BurialFinn's Point National Cemetery, Pennsville, NJ, USA
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Citations

  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Carol Sherman Houghton, Jul. 27, 2001.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, US Census, 1850, Dist. 30, Lewis Co., VA, Box 956, p. 65, Ln 16, dwl 862-873.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Carol Sherman Houghton, Feb. 12, 2006.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
  6. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
  7. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, America Civil War Soldiers, Sept. 25, 2001.

J. H. Houghton1

M, #29081

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Milit-BegMO, USA, in the Confederate Army, Comp. A, Coleman's Regt., MO Cavalry, a private1,2
ResidenceMO, USA1
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  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.

John M. Houghton1

M, #29082, b. circa 1813

Family: Caroline Davis b. c 1832

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Birthcirca 1813GA, USA, age 43 in 1860 census; age 57 in 1870 census2
Immigrationcirca 1838AL, USA3
1860 Census1860Talladega, Talladega Co., AL, USA, age 43, a jointer4
ResearchAL, USA
Milit-BegAug 11, 1864Talladega Co., AL, USA, Confederate Army, private, AL, Talladega County Reserves. J. Henderson's Co. (Janet B. Hewett, ed. Roster of Confederate Soldiers, p. 174);
Muster roll 1865/01/05: Mounted infantry, Home Guard; Capt. T. H. Reynolds' Company; private, age 485,6
ResidenceAug 11, 1864Talladega, AL, USA5
1870 Census1870Talladega, Talladega Co., AL, USA, age 57, a painter, property $800-2001
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Citations

  1. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Talladega, Talladega Co., AL, Roll 41, p. 533B, line 22, dwl 38-38.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 Soundex, Talladega, Talladega Co., AL, Roll 41, p. 533.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Joan Noble Jan. 6, 2003.
  4. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Northern Division, Talladega, Alabama; Roll: M653_24; Page: 635; Image: 174; Family History Library Film: 803024; Talladega, Talladega Co., AL, Reel 24, p. 635, line 7, dwl 94-1.
  5. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  6. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Alabama Civil War Service Database, online: http://www.archives.alabama.gov/civilwar/soldier.cfm
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, US Census, 1860, Talladega, Talladega Co., AL, p. 635, Ln 7, dwl 94-1.
  8. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Talladega, Talladega Co., Alabama; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 90; Page: 2B; line 59, dwl 36-37.
  9. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Alabama Marriages, 1800-1920, June 28, 2000.

John Houghton1

M, #29083

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ResidenceMS, USA1
Milit-BegMS, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. I, 41st MS Infantry, a private2,1
ResearchMS, USA
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  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.

John H. Houghton1

M, #29084

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ResidenceGA, USA1
Mil. EnlsGA, USA, in the Confederate Army, GA Phillips' Legion Comp. A1,2
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  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.

John R. Houghton1

M, #29085

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ResidenceGA, USA1
Milit-BegApr 24, 1861Greene Co., GA, USA, in the Confederate Army, Comp. C, 3rd GA Infantry, a private, wounded1
ResearchApr 24, 1861GA, USA
Deathin the Civil War2
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  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.

John Thomas Houghton1,2

M, #29086, d. 15 December 1863

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ResidenceGA, USA1
Milit-BegMar 4, 1862Stewart Co., GA, USA, in the Confederate Army, Comp. G, 46th GA Infantry, a private, a POW1,3,4,5
ResearchMar 4, 1862GA, USA
DeathDec 15, 1863Cassville, GA, USA, in the Civil War3,2
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  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  2. [S1342] Lillian Henderson, Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, p. 991.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
  4. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
  5. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.

Joseph Houghton1

M, #29087

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ResidenceMS, USA1
Milit-BegMS, USA, in the Confederate Army, MS, 1st (Patton's) Inf. Comp. A1,2
ResearchMS, USA
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  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.

Joseph Houghton1

M, #29088

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ResidenceMS, USA1
Milit-BegMS, USA, in the Confederate Army, MS, 10th Infantry, Comp. O, New Comp. B1,2
ResearchMS, USA
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Duplicate
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Citations

  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.

Joseph Houghton1

M, #29089

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Milit-BegConfederate Army, 3rd Conf. Eng. Troops Co. G Artif.1
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  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.

Joseph H. Houghton1

M, #29090, b. circa 1841

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Birthcirca 1841age 20 in 1861 enlistment2
ResidenceNC, USA1
Milit-BegAug 16, 1861Granville Co., NC, USA, in the Confederate Army, Comp. G, 2nd NC Cavalry (19th St. Troops), a private, age 201,2
ResearchAug 16, 1861Granville Co., NC, USA2
Deathin the Civil War2
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  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.

J. S. Houghton1

M, #29091

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Milit-BegAL, USA, in the Confederate Army, Comp. K, 12th AL Infantry, a private1,2
ResidenceAL, USA1
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  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.

Marcus Lafayette Haughton

M, #29092

Family: Mary Pointer

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ResidenceNC, USA1
ResearchMar 21, 1861NC, USA
Mil. EnlsMay 3, 1861Washington Co., NC, USA, in the Confederate Army, Comp. H, 17th NC Infantry (1st Org.) , Corporal, a POW; and Comp. G, 17th NC Infantry, a sergeant, discharged a musician1,2,3
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  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
  3. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.

Mitchell Bennett Houghton1

M, #29093, b. 14 September 1844, d. 4 November 1925

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BirthSep 14, 1844Franklin, Heard Co., GA, USA, age 15 in 1860 census; age 16 in 1861 enlistment; age 35 in 1880 census; age 64 in 1910 census2,5,3
Mil. EnlsJan 2, 1861Newton, Dale Co., AL, USA, Comp. H., 15 th Alabama, infantry; Remarks: Rank: Private. Wounded at 2nd Manassas and again at Chickamauga. Captured at Raccoon Mountain, taken to Camp Morton, Indiana, where paroled December 1864. Authority: Personal Statement Census Tax Assessor Montgomery County 19076
ResidenceJul 3, 1861AL, USA7
ResearchJul 3, 1861AL, USA
Milit-EndMay 26, 1865Montgomery, AL, USA, Oath of Allegiance is dated8
1880 Census1880Union Springs, Bullock Co., IL, USA, age 35, single, a merchant, with 2 servants9
1910 Census1910Walkers, Montgomery Co., AL, USA, age 64, single, farmer; and nephew, W.E. Pierce, 62, AL, and M. A. Pierce, 52, AL10
Author1912AL, USA, Two boys in the Civil War and after

(Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, l5th (Subject) : original published: Montgomery : Paragon Press, 1912; 242 p.)
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Includes description of infantry events in the following locations: Yorktown, Va; Seven Pines, Va; Malvern Hill, Va; 2nd Manassas, Va; Fredericksburg, Va; Gettysburg, Pa; Chickamauga, Ga; Spotsylvania, Va; Cold Harbor, Va; Petersburg Campaign; Appomattox Campaign.
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Members of the regiment were assembled together from the following counties: Barbour, Russell, Dale, Henry, Macon, and Pike.

[ 1 ]      Houghton, M. B. (Mitchell Bennett), 1845?-      From the beginning until now : [essays] / M.B. Houghton.      [Montgomery, Ala. : The Author, 1914?]
Location: OFFSITE      Call Number: 973.709 H814      
[ 2 ]      Houghton, M. B. (Mitchell Bennett), 1845?-      Two boys in the civil war and after [by] W.R. Houghton [and] M. B. Houghton.      Montgomery, Ala., Paragon Press, 1912.
Location: OFFSITE      Call Number: 973.7 H8141,11,12      
Author1914From The Beginning Until Now: in the beginning, two great contending forces, sectional strife and war, the federal apollyon, an invisible triumphant army, romance and reality, along life’s highway, from Dan to Beersheba.

From the Beginning Until Now appears to have been self-published in 1914. It is not so much a historical account of the war as it is retrospective reflections on the the conflict and its aftermath from a Confederate perspective. Many passages compare the tragedies of the war with biblical passages.

Houghton offers his justification for the Confederacy's right to succeed from the Union, defends the treatment of Negros in the pre-war south, and recounts the formation of the KKK. Some excerpts:

The Anglo-Saxon people of the Southern States within a few generations elevated the heathen, savage black people, the lowest and most degraded race of mankind to a pinnacle higher in the scale of civilization than did the Egyptians with all their learning and art uplift the Israelites in four hundred years of vassalage. (pp. 28-29)

The tragic and untimely death of President Lincoln was lamented by the Confederates as well as by the Northern people. The Southern people detest assassins and cowards even when they strike down their avowed enemy and greatest persecutor.
The conclusion has prevailed, that had Mr. Lincoln's life been spared, the lot of the defeated Confederates would have been more tolerable. There is nothing in his conduct of the war, or in his expressed animus toward the Southern people to justify such a verdict. (p. 64)

In June, 1866, in the little town of Pulaski, in Southern Tennessee, near the Alabama line, a few young men, finding time hanging heavily on their hands, met in a law office on night and concluded to organize a society of some kind; some one suggested that they call it 'Kukloid,' from the Greek work kuklos, meaning a circle, and some other person present said, 'Call it Ku Klux'; the work 'Klan' was then added to complete the alliteration. In order to arouse public curiosity and surround the organization with an atmosphere of mystery, various devices were resorted to; the oath bound the member to absolute secrecy in regard to everything pertaining to the order, and he was prohibited from disclosing the fact that he was a Ku Klux, or giving the name of any other member, or soliciting membership; each member was required to appear at the meetings arrayed in a long robe with a white mask and very tall hat made of white pasteboard; the meetings were held at night in the cellar of a deserted brick house standing on a hill near the town. The only business transacted at the meetings was the initiation of new members with the most fantastic of ceremonies, and the only purpose of the order was to mystify outsiders and have fun. (pp. 126-127)

This book has 276 numbered pages and a number of illustrations. It is in very good condition, with all pages and illustrations intact. There are no markings in the book. The binding is tight, with just a few loose pages near the front of the book. The cover is bright, but the spine is slightly worn and darkened.
1920 Census1920Dist 134, Walkers, Montgomery Co., AL, USA, age 75, own; 2 servants13
DeathNov 4, 1925AL, USA14,6
BurialGreenwood Serenity Memorial Gardens, Montgomery, AL, USA
BiographyAL Hx: Houghton, Mitchell Bennett, business man, was born September 14, 1844, at Franklin, Heard County, Ga; son of William henry and Eliza Ann (Bennett) Houghton, who moved from Georgia to south Alabama just before the War of secession, the former of whom was born at Greensboro, Greene County, Ga., and lived at wetumpka, 1837-1838, and later in Russell, now Lee County, near Salem, and also of Newton, Dale County; grandson of William and Elizabeth 9Crutchfield) of Greensboro, Ga., and of Rev. Mitchell and Didama Bennett, who lived near Salem, now Lee County; brother of William Robert Houghton (q.v.) He obtained his education from Dover academy, established by Col. R. L. Mott, of Columbus, Ga., and at the outbreak of war, became a private in the Glenville Guards, of barbour County, later Co. H., of the Fifteenth Alabama regiment, C. S. Army. He took part in the battles of second Manassas, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, and minor engagements, receiving several wounds, one of which disabled him for some time, was a participant in Stonewall Jacson's campaign in the Shenandoah Valley, and in the battles of Port Republic and Cedar Mountain. A short time after the battle of Chickamauga, he was captured with his captain and fifteen others in a night engagement not far from Chattanooga, and spent fourteen months in prison at Camp Morton, Indiana. After the war he engaged in the mercantile business at Union Springs; was one of the organizers of the Bullock County Bank, becoming vice-president and one of its managers; with two others established the State Bank of Montgomery and was elected president of the institution; held that position for five years, at the end of which time, he sold his stock to his partners and devoted his attention to his large planting and real estate interests. He was one of the first to introduce the best beek breeds of cattle into that part of the state. He organized the Commerical and Industrial Association of Montgomery, 1890, and served as president for five years; was president of the board or revenue of Mongomery for four years; and was chairman of the Democratic Executive committee of Bullock County for several years. He is author of "Two Boys in the Civil War and After," and is a Methodist, and a trustee in the church. Residence: Montgomery.

Mitchell Bennett Houghton was born in Franklin, Georgia, in 1844. The son of Col. William Hull Houghton, M. B. Houghton and his brother William Robert Houghton fought for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. They published the book Two Boys In The Civil War and After as a record of their service in the war.

M. B. Houghton enlisted in 1861, was injured twice in battle, and was captured at Lookout Mountain. He nearly died of starvation and exposure while imprisoned at Camp Morton, Indiana.3
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Citations

  1. [S996] LDS Family History Libaray Catalogue.
  2. [S1053] Mitchell B. HOUGHTON and William Robert Houghton, Two Boys in the Civil War, p. 12.
  3. [S1344] Thomas McAdory Owen, History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography, p. 847.
  4. [S1053] Mitchell B. HOUGHTON and William Robert Houghton, Two Boys in the Civil War, p. 16.
  5. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Newton PO, Dale Co., AL, p. 537B, line22, dwl 284-284.
  6. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Alabama Civil War Service Database, online: http://www.archives.alabama.gov/civilwar/soldier.cfm
  7. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  8. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Alabama Civil War Service Database, online: http://www.archives.alabama.gov/civilwar/soldier.cfm
  9. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Union Springs, Bullock Co., AL, p. 29, ED 28, line 1, dwl 256-271.
  10. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Walkers, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: T624_28; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 121; line 8, dwl 400-400.
  11. [S1053] Mitchell B. HOUGHTON and William Robert Houghton, Two Boys in the Civil War.
  12. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Columbia University Libraries Online Catalog: Houghton Surname search, Nov. 2003.
  13. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Walkers, Montgomery, Alabama; Roll: T625_37; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 134; line 1, dwl 166-166.
  14. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Alabama Civil War Service Database, online: http://www.archives.alabama.gov/civilwar/soldier.cfm

R. H. Houghton1

M, #29094

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ResidenceSC, USA1
Milit-BegSC, USA, Confederate Army, Lt. Arty. 3rd (Palmetto) Bn. Culpeper's Co., Hosp. Stew.1
BiographyThe compiled service records for South Carolina 3rd Artillery Battalion, Comp. C, Culpepper Battery indicates he was a hospital steward. He was captured at the battle of Ft. Gaines on Mobile Bay. And "across the lines," which seems to indicated he deserted to the federal side.2
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  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Susan B. Matthews, June 11, 2001.

Sandford Houghton1

M, #29095

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ResidenceGA, USA1
Mil. EnlsGA, USA, in the Confederate Army, GA, 3rd GA Reserves, Co. F, a private1
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  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.

S. E. Houghton1,2

M, #29096

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ResidenceAL, USA1
Mil. EnlsAL, USA, in the Confederate Army, Comp. B, 4th AL Volunteer Military, a private
Branch: Home Guard; Regimental Unit: Byrd's 1st Regiment Militia; Rank: private; Co. Unit Name: Autauga Minute Men; Authority: Muster roll 1862/03/26 Camp Shorter2,1,3
ResearchAL, USA
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  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
  3. [S1451] Unknown subject unknown record type, by unknown photographer, Alabama Civil War Service Database, online: http://www.archives.alabama.gov/civilwar/soldier.cfm

Stephen J. Houghton1

M, #29097

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ResidenceMS, USA1
Mil. EnlsMS, USA, in the Confederate Army, Comp. E, 5th MS Infantry, a corporal2,1
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  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.

Th. Houghton1

M, #29098

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ResidenceLA, USA1
Milit-BegLA, USA, in the Confederate Army,18th LA Infantry. Comp. F, a private. Also appears in Comp. F of the Consolidated 18th Regiment and Yellow jacket Battn. LA Infantry. Appears on Roll of Prisoners of War, Paroled at Natchitoches, --, June 6, 1865. Res. Sabine Parish, LA.1,2
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  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Louisiana Confederate Soldiers, from Confederate Research Sources, Vol. 2, H., p. 360.

T. H. Houghton1

M, #29099

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ResidenceLA, USA1
Milit-BegLA, USA, Confederate Army, LA, Inf. Cons. 18th Regt. & Yellow Jacket BN. Co. F1
ResearchLA, USA
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  1. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.

Theodore Mortimer Houghton1,2,3

M, #29100, b. 11 March 1844, d. 4 September 1916

Family: Annie Eliza J. Rutledge b. 20 Mar 1849, d. 3 Oct 1917

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BirthMar 11, 1844Traveller's Rest, Dooly Co., GA, USA, age 5, GA, in 1850 census; age 16 in 1860 census; GA in 1870 census; May 1844, age 56, GA, in 1900 census; age 66, GA, in 1910 census; death certif. of son William M. gives San Angelo, TX; also Sumter Co., GA5,3,6,4,7
Milit-BegTX, USA, in the Confederate Army, Comp. D, 11th Texas Infantry, a private2,8
ResearchTX, USA
MarriageJun 23, 1867Williamson Co., TX, USA1
1870 Census1870Williamson Co., TX, USA, age 26, farm laborer; and Anna Preese, 19, TX9
1880 Census1880Williamson Co., TX, USA, age 36, a farmer1,10
1900 Census1900Williamson Co., TX, USA, age 56, farmer6,11
Emigration1903Williamson Co., TX, USA12
1910 Census1910San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX, USA, age 66, wagon yard, own yard13
DeathSep 4, 1916San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX, USA, at home; age 72 y 5 m 24 d3,12
BurialFairmount Cemetery, TX, USA12
BiographyIn the 1890s, this family lost five loved ones, in rapid succession, including WP RUTLEDGE. All five are buried in Pond Springs Cemetery’s Northwest corner. The family then moved from Williamson County Texas to Tom Green County Texas (San Angelo) sometime between 1900 and 1910.

History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties
Chicago, Lewis, 1893
R976.43 H673

Page 546-547

T. M. HOUGHTON, a prominent farmer of Williamson county, is a son of' W. M. S. and Mary F. (Doney) Houghton, of Scotch-Irish descent. The paternal family came to this country before the Revolutionary war, in which the great-grandfather of our subject was a soldier. He is said to have been wounded in the side by a band of Tories, but succeeded in escaping, having hid in a thicket and staunched the wound with a silk handkerchief. He lived many years afterward. The grandfather, Lucius L., was a merchant of Sumter county, Georgia, for many years and died in Liverpool, England, while there to buy goods. W. M. S. Houghton, the father of our subject, was born in Sumter county, Georgia, February 28, 1800; was reared to manhood there; was engaged in the mercantile business in different towns in Georgia for twenty-five years; in 1846 located on a farm in Titus county, Texas, and in 1863 came to Florence, Williamson county, where he died in 1868. He was a member of the Legislature in both Georgia and Texas, and, although not a public speaker, was a good writer of articles on State questions. Mr. Houghton was not a member of any church. He was first married to a Miss Mayo, and they had two children, both now deceased. In 1840, in Dooly county, Georgia, he married Mary F. Doney. They were the parents of seven children, viz.: Theodore M., the subject of this sketch; Ann L., wife of James F. Robinson, of Williamson county; Laura A., wife of Jones Webb, of Runnels county, Texas; Pamelia H., now Mrs. J. J. Robinson, and a resident of Georgetown; Dora D., wife of William Smith, of Jones county, this State; John H., of Austin; and Fannie O., wife of William Pfaeffle, of Fort Worth, Texas. The wife and mother died in 1860, and the father afterward married Mary Standifer. They had two children.

T. M. Houghton, our subject, was born in Sumter county, Georgia, March 11, 1844. In 1862 he left school in Titus county to enlist in the late war, entering Company D., Eleventh Texas Infantry, served three years in the Trans-Mississippi Department, and took part in the battles of Mansfield, Pleasant Hill, and Jenkins' Ferry. After the close of hostilities he returned to his father's home in Williamson county, Texas, and shortly afterward located in the same neighborhood on his present farm consisting of 204 acres, with fifty acres under cultivation. He is independent in his political views, but votes principally with the Democratic party.

Mr. Houghton was married in this county, June 23, 1867, to Anna E. Rutledge, a native of Washington county, Texas, who came to Williamson county when eight years of age. She is a daughter of' Captain W. P. Rutledge, an old Texas pioneer, who commanded a company in the Mexican war. He resided in Williamson county from 1858 to his death, which occurred April 26, 1890. Mr. Rutledge was a well-read and intelligent gentleman, and was respected by all who knew him; and was a prominent fruitgrower. Mr. and Mrs. Houghton have had eight children, namely: William M., a teacher in Williamson county; Annie D., wife of J. W. Johnson, Hembrie, Crockett county, Texas; Louis E., at home; Theodore F., a teacher in this county; and Irene, Edna, Jesse T. and Freddie, at home. Mr. and Mrs. Houghton are both members of the Christian Church.



From the San Angelo Daily Standard, Tuesday, September 5, 1916, p. 6:

MORTUARY - T. M. HOUGHTON

T. M. Houghton, age 72 years, 5 months and 24 days, died Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock at his residence, 38 West Sixth street. Funeral services were to have been conducted at the home this Tuesday, afternoon at 4 o'cock by Rev. Jewell Matthews, minister of the Church of Christ. Interment will be made in Fairmount Cemetery.

Mr. Houghton came to San Angelo from Williamson county in 1903, and until his health failed him, he was connected with the Elk Horn Feed & Wagon Yard.

Surviving are the wife, three sons and two daughters, as follows: Dr. W. M. Houghton of Blanco county, T. F. Houghton of Floydada, Tex; Fred C. Houghton of Maryneal, Tex; Mrs. C. R. Robinson of Lioan Flat, and Mrs. A. D. Johnson, who resides two miles north of town.7
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  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Williamson Co., TX, Reel 29, Vol. 33, E.D. 157, S. 8, Ln. 22.
  2. [S557] Janet B. Hewett (ed.), The Roster of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865, p. 174.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Terry G. Temple, May 8, 2001, in a descendancy chart of Joshua Houghton.
  4. [S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Titus Co., Texas; Roll: M432_915; Page: 128; line 26, dwl 505-505.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Williamson Co., TX, Reel 1609, Sh. 419, Ln. 22, dwl 645-645.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Pct 8, Williamson Co., TX, Reel 108, V. 113, E.D. 138, S. 12, Ln. 7.
  7. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://pondspringscemetery.wordpress.com/2010/06/27/…
  8. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
  9. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Williamson Co., TX, Reel 1609, Sh. 419, Ln. 22, dwl 645-645.
  10. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Williamson Co., TX, Roll: T9_1332; Family History Film: 1255332; Page: 462D; Reel 29, Vol. 33, E.D. 157, S. 8, Ln. 22,.
  11. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Justice Precinct 8, Williamson Co., Texas; Roll:T623; Enumeration District 138; Sheet: 11B; line 55, dwl 185-186.
  12. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, Sep 5, 1916, San Angelo Daily Standard.
  13. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas; Roll: T624_1592; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 279; line 25, dwl 24-106-107.