(?) Mcgraw

M, #30991

Family: Vivan P. Kitchen b. Apr 1913

Biography

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Larry Hein

M, #30992

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Corresponded with authorY
ContributnLarry Hein contributed some of the genealogy of Adam Houghton; Mary Alice Houghton was his ggrandmother1
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Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Larry Hein, 1998.

Henry Ligon

M, #30993

Family: Janie Faye Houghton

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Janie Faye Houghton

F, #30994

Family: Henry Ligon

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Mary Mertle Ligon

F, #30995, b. 28 July 1888

Biography

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BirthJul 28, 1888
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William Houghton M.D.1,2

M, #30997, b. circa 1730

Family: Cecelia Calvert b. 1735

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Corresponded with author?
Research1730, NY-VA
Birthcirca 1730NY, USA
Marriage2
DeathMD, USA
ResearchNancy Klimon: Mar 22, 2016: Thanks Charlie. I will try to contact them. So I take it they didn't provide you with sources then? 

I have spoken with the author of the Sinks family history, which contains the names of Cecelia Calvert and William Houghton as the parents of Priscilla. He told me that the only documentation that he had to support this claim was the verbal report of someone on an old DAR application. There has been no documentation found thus far, as far as I can tell, to support or to negate that claim. I have been unable to locate the DAR report and I cannot access this book, as it is not available online or for purchase.

As for the origin of William Houghton, it was this same DAR report, I believe, that listed NY as the birth location of William Houghton. But there is no available documentation to support that either. 

The marriage record of Priscilla Calvert Houghton and William Horrall would seem to be a good source for confirming the parents names, but that hasn't been located either.

I'm not saying these details are incorrect...only that they have not been proven by supporting documentation.

As for the documentation that I found recently....there was a Houghton family on the eastern shore of MD in the 1700s. I do not have a tree of any kind developed, as I'm focusing on trying to determine if there was a connection to my William Houghton. Of note, there was also a Calvert family not far away, but no record of a Cecilia in that family thus far. I will send you the record I found, and will keep you posted of any developments.

Nancy

Rootsweb:
William Horrall 1757-1842 of Daviess County, Indiana and descendants. Several collateral lines included.
ID: I15232
Name: William HOUGHTON
Given Name: William
Surname: Houghton 1
Sex: M
Birth: in New York 1
Death: in Maryland 1



Marriage 1 Cecilia CALVERT b: in Maryland

Married: 1

Children

Has Children Priscilla Calvert HOUGHTON b: 1757


Sources:

Title: Sinks: A family history, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah microfilm 1033838 item 1
Author: Sinks, John D.
Publication: J.D. Sinks, Arlington, Virginia, 1980
Page: p. 153

     

From: Sinks John D <[email protected]>
Date: February 8, 2016 at 2:08:53 PM EST
To: Nancy Klimon
Subject: Re: Sinks Family History/Horrall/Houghton/Calvert
Hi, Nancy,

I had naively accepted very old DAR records for the maiden name and the names of William Horrall's father and mother-in-law. I have been unable to verify that information. The book would be of no value for information about William Houghton and Celia Calvert. I have searched for them on a variety of records and not found them.

John

Arlington, Va




On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Nancy Klimon <[email protected]> wrote:
Good morning. Per the email exchange below I am requesting assistance with a brick wall I’ve encountered related to the Calvert surname. Here are the facts.

1) I enjoy genealogy as a hobby, and for a friend of mine, i offered a few years ago to plug her family information into Ancestry.comand see what I could find. It didn’t take too long for the surname CALVERT to pop up, but I know enough to not assume anything, and so began a several year search to document her lineage to that point. I did do that, and provided my documentation to John Clement, who verified my sources and incorporated the information (for everyone except those living and her grandfather, for whom I didn’t have a death certificate) into his tree at this location.

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=johnclem09&id=I33028

2) Specifically, we are looking to find out more about Cecilia Calvert, who married William Houghton. I have attached a descendent chart for William Houghton, ending with my friend’s grandfather, Charles Ernest Harting. I hope this is sufficient - I can run other reports for you, but prefer to keep my friend and her father, who are both living, private for now. 

3) There is great misinformation on Ancestry.com, with many people assuming, without confirmation, that Cecilia is part of the Maryland Calvert family. In fact, there really is weak confirmation that Priscilla Calvert (Houghton) Horrall was the daughter of Cecilia Calvert and William Houghton. I have not been able to locate either a birth record or a marriage record, and some sources state that Priscilla was born in Maryland while others say she was born in Virginia.

4) I have found no sources, other than gravesite documentation (Find a Grave) to document the existence of Cecilia Calvert and William Houghton. Nothing. In fact, I wonder if Cecilia wasn’t from Maryland at all — perhaps she was from Virginia, or Pennsylvania?  And William Houghton — there is a great deal of misinformation out there about him too, and I’m not at all convinced that I have 100% correct information for him on my tree. I’ve had various parents in there for him over the last few years, and removed them all recently (hopefully all traces of the wrong information) because I wasn’t sure it was correct. 

5) I have posted messages on all of the Calvert and Southern MD genealogy Facebook pages, with no success. Over the last decade or so, a few other people have posted messages online trying to solve this mystery. My friend knows I’m doing this today, but I am very respectful of her privacy, and I think it is her decision if she chooses to share any of this publicly, and how much of it. 

I’m very grateful for your assistance. My friend lives in PG county and works in AA county, and I recently moved to Hanover PA but I’m in Annapolis about once every five to six weeks (usually on weekends) and could visit if necessary. I do have some health issues, however, and try to do as much as I can electronically. 

Thank you very much. My contact information follows. 


Nancy Klimon
400 Hedgerow Ct
Hanover PA 17331
c - 215-205-1951
[email protected]
ResearchMD, USA
Contributn
ResearchMD, USA, eastern shore of MD
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Norman Arrowsmith, 12/1998.
  2. [S552] "Unknown short article title", Everton's Genealogical Helper, Jan. 1999, p. 79, from Audrey S. Larson.

Cecelia Calvert

F, #30998, b. 1735

Family: William Houghton M.D. b. c 1730

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Birth1735Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, USA1
ResidenceMD, USA2
Marriage1
BiographyReported to be from the Lord Baltimore family2
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Citations

  1. [S552] "Unknown short article title", Everton's Genealogical Helper, Jan. 1999, p. 79, from Audrey S. Larson.
  2. [S415] E-mail Michele King, 6/1998.

Catherine Ellis1

F, #31000, b. 28 September 1748

Family: Nathaniel Sawyer 3d b. 21 Feb 1744/45

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BirthSep 28, 17482
Marriage BannOct 20, 1771Medway, MA, USA1,2
Biographydau. of Abner Ellis and Mary MacCane
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Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 100 [1946]: 168.
  2. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 181.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 45.

Jonathan Sawyer1

M, #31001, b. March 1778

Family: Mary Crane Wilder

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BirthMar, 1778Sterling, MA, USA2
Marriage18191,2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 100 [1946]: 168.
  2. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 181.

Mary Crane Wilder1

F, #31002

Family: Jonathan Sawyer b. Mar 1778

Biography

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Marriage18192,1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 181.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 100 [1946]: 168.

Warren Sawyer1

M, #31003

Family: Rachel Aphia Fuller

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Marriage1
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Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 100 [1946]: 168.

Rachel Aphia Fuller1

F, #31004

Family: Warren Sawyer

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Marriage1
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  1. [S96] NEHGR, 100 [1946]: 168.

Mary Cummings Sawyer1

F, #31005, b. 28 March 1864, d. 5 December 1945

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BirthMar 28, 1864Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA1
Residence1887Wellesley, MA, USA1
Gen. Soc.Feb 2, 1898She was one of the group of women to be first admitted to NEGHS. She served on the Committee on the Cabinet from 1899 to 1902 and in 1910-11 was a member of the Council of the Society.1
Willcirca 1914bequests of $10, 000 to NEGHS; $15,000 to American Unitarian Assoc; $10,000 to Gen. Alliance of Unitarian and Other Liberal Christian Women2
Officebetween 1920 and 1942president of Wellesley Friendly Aid Society; served as finance chairman from 1917-1931 of General Alliance of Unitarian Women of the American Unitarian Association, and as Mass. director for 12 years.
DeathDec 5, 1945Wellesley, MA, USA1
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Citations

  1. [S96] NEHGR, 100 [1946]: 167.
  2. [S96] NEHGR, 100 [1946]: 168.

George Houghton1

M, #31006, b. 22 October 1863, d. 17 April 1908

Family: Ida Adelia Mauzer b. 24 Oct 1865, d. 21 Dec 1928

  • Marriage*: George Houghton married Ida Adelia Mauzer on Feb 14, 1884 mar. index v. 5 p. 178; mar 16 years in 1900.3

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BirthOct 22, 1863WI, USA, age 7 in 1870 census; age 17 in 1880 census; Oct 1861, age 38 in 1900 census1
MarriageFeb 14, 1884mar. index v. 5 p. 178; mar 16 years in 19003
1900 Census1900Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 38, shipping clerk4
ResidenceManitowoc, WI, USA
DeathApr 17, 1908Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, of renal disease1
BurialEvergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA1
Research[email protected] [of CA] contributed; her ggrandparents
ParentsSfather born in PA, mother born in NY
ResearchEvergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tomanitowoc/… Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc Co., WI.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, Reel 1723, p. 208, line 10, dwl 50-54.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7etomanitowoc/…
  4. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin; Roll: 1797; Enumeration District: 72; Page 170, Sheet: 11A; line 38, dwl 513-200-218.
  5. [S415] E-mail e-mail address, 4/1998.

Ida Adelia Mauzer1

F, #31007, b. 24 October 1865, d. 21 December 1928

Family: George Houghton b. 22 Oct 1863, d. 17 Apr 1908

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BirthOct 24, 1865NY, USA, Oct 1861, age 38 in 1900 census; age 46 in 1910 census; age 56 in 1920 census2
MarriageFeb 14, 1884mar. index v. 5 p. 178; mar 16 years in 19001
1900 Census1900Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 38, shipping clerk3
ResidenceManitowoc, WI, USA
1910 Census1910Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 46, widow4
1920 Census1920Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, USA, age 56, widow,5,6
DeathDec 21, 19282
ParentsDparents born in NY
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7etomanitowoc/…
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tomanitowoc/… Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc Co., WI.
  3. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin; Roll: 1797; Enumeration District: 72; Page 170, Sheet: 11A; line 38, dwl 513-200-218.
  4. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., Wisconsin; Roll: 1718; Enumeration District: 24; Sheet: 6A; line 22, dwl 513-181-118.
  5. [S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Manitowoc, Manitowoc Co., WI, Film 882, Box 64, Vol. 39, E.D. 99, Sh. 11, Ln. 15.
  6. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Manitowoc Ward 2, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1994; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 99.
  7. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
  8. [S415] E-mail e-mail address, 4/1998.