Jesse Beckett Swift1

M, #46111, b. 4 October 1989

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BirthOct 4, 1989Panorama City, Van Nuys, CA, USA1
BiographySwift: " He lived in Tujunga, California until 1992 when he moved with his parents to Whittier, California. He graduated from high school in June 2007 and is now a freshman at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts."1

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Jack Swift, Jan. 16, 2000.

Virginia Joy Scharff1

F, #46112, b. 21 July 1953

Family: Peter Norton Swift Ph.D. b. 12 Jun 1953

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BirthJul 21, 1953St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO, USA1
MarriageJun 28, 1980Clayton, MO, USA1
ParentsDRobert Scharff and Janet Simon1

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Jack Swift, Jan. 16, 2000.

Samuel Longworth Swift1

M, #46113, b. 12 August 1985

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BirthAug 12, 1985Tucson, Pima Co., AZ, USA1
BiographySwift: "He attended nursery schools in Tucson, Arizona; Englewood, Colorado; and Houston, Texas, moving with his parents to Albuquerque, New Mexico about 1989. He is now a High School freshman in the Albuquerque public school system." He has completed his junior year at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. He has now returned to college pursuing a degree in psychology while continuing to work part-time as an emergency medical technician."1

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Jack Swift, Jan. 16, 2000.

Ann Howland Swift1

F, #46114, b. 26 July 1990

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BirthJul 26, 1990Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM, USA1
BiographySwift: "She lives with her parents in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she is a student in the Albuquerque public school system. She has just returned from a taking her junior year of high school abroad, in Salta, Argentina, where she lived with host families and attended a local high school, completing a full year of course work in Spanish. She is now in her senior year at the Albuquerque Academy."

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Jack Swift, Jan. 16, 2000.

Edward George Hall II1

M, #46115

Family: Etain Ann Swift b. 5 Oct 1963

Biography

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MarriageDec 28, 1985Richardson, TX, USA1
Divorcecirca 19901
ParentsSCol. and Mrs. Edward George Hall1

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Jack Swift, Jan. 16, 2000.

Danny Petretto1

M, #46116

Family: Cecelia Jane Swift b. 9 Feb 1965

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Marriagecirca 1995Norfolk, VA, USA1
Residencebetween 1999 and 2007Virginia Beach, VA, USA, where he is a carpenter and she is a student in a master's degree program in Education.1

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Jack Swift, Jan. 16, 2000.
  2. [S415] E-mail from John Longworth Swift, Mar. 20, 2007.

Jeremy Petretto1

M, #46117, b. 22 August 1996

Biography

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BirthAug 22, 1996Norfolk, VA, USA1,2

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Jack Swift, Jan. 16, 2000.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Jack Swift, Sep 8, 2007.

Melissa Petretto1

F, #46118, b. 20 December 1998

Biography

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BirthDec 20, 1998Virginia Beach, VA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Jack Swift, Jan. 16, 2000.

Tara Christine Toth1

F, #46119

Family: Timothy Robert Gravino b. 7 Mar 1970

Biography

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MarriageFeb 4, 1995Hightstown, NJ, USA1
ParentsDJohn and Jimette Toth of Bordentown, NJ1

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Jack Swift, Jan. 16, 2000.
  2. [S415] E-mail from John Longworth Swift, Mar. 20, 2007.

Dominic Gravino1

M, #46120, b. 11 March 1999

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BirthMar 11, 1999San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, USA1
Education2007He is a student in the Bordentown school system and lives with his parents in Bordentown, New Jersey.

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Jack Swift, Jan. 16, 2000.

Richard Scott Russell1

M, #46121, b. 21 June 1971

Family: Kelly Elizabeth Gravino b. 17 Dec 1972

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BirthJun 21, 19711
MarriageJun 21, 1997Georgetown, ME, USA1
ParentsSRichard Russell and Barbara Tuttle Russell of Boxford MA1

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Jack Swift, Jan. 16, 2000.
  2. [S415] E-mail from John Longworth Swift, Mar. 20, 2007.

Abigail Dean1

F, #46122, b. 5 December 1809, d. 8 February 1844

Family: Israel Stone b. 8 Aug 1802

Biography

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BirthDec 5, 18091
MarriageApr 5, 1829Petersham, MA, USA1
DeathFeb 8, 1844Delmar, PA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 71a , 78/79.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 71a.

Israel Stone1

M, #46123, b. 8 August 1802

Family: Abigail Dean b. 5 Dec 1809, d. 8 Feb 1844

Biography

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BirthAug 8, 1802Wendell, MA, USA2
MarriageApr 5, 1829Petersham, MA, USA1
ResearchSimon Stone Genealogy by J. Gardner Bartlett, 1918, p. 5722

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 71a , 78/79.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 71a.

Perry Houghton1

M, #46124, b. 5 November 1791

Biography

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BirthNov 5, 1791Only in MLM2
MarriageJan 2, 18202

Citations

  1. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 72 #1954.
  2. [S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 72.

Jacob Smith1

M, #46125, b. circa 1803

Family: Alpha Houghton b. Dec 1815, d. 22 Aug 1905

Biography

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Birthcirca 1803NY, USA, age 67 in 1870 census
Marriage1
1870 Census1870Morris, Otsego Co., NY, USA2

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Rebecca Stacknow, May 9, 2000.
  2. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Morris, Otsego Co., NY, Roll 1075, p. 293, line 23, dwl 192-204.
  3. [S415] E-mail from 1941 notes of William McKinley Houghton sent by Rebecca Stacknow, Jan. 2, 2000.
  4. [S235] U.S. Census, 1870 Census, Morris, Otsego Co., NY, Roll 1075, p. 293, line 23, dwl 192-204.

Virginia L. Phillips1

F, #46126, b. 27 July 1892, d. 21 April 1973

Family: Ralph Henry Houghton b. 17 Jan 1890, d. 26 Sep 1972

Biography

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BirthJul 27, 1892OH, USA, age 27 in 1920 census; age 38 in 1930 census; age 48 in 1940 census
Marriagecirca 1914age 24 and 211
1920 Census1920Mt. Clemens, Macomb Co., MI, USA, age 29, auto company salesman2
1930 Census1930Mt. Clemens, Macomb Co., MI, USA, age 40, garage proprietor3
1940 Census1940Clarendon, Calhoun Co., MI, USA, age 50, farmer4
1950 US Census1950Albion, MI, USA, age 60, iron foundry, maintenence
DeathApr 21, 1973Boca Raton, Palm Beach Co., FL, USA
BurialBoca Raton Municipal Cemetery and Mausoleum, Boca Raton, Palm Beach Co., FL, USA
ParentsDfather born in OH, mother born in WV2

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Ralph Henry Houghton, May 8, 2000.
  2. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Mount Clemens Ward 2, Macomb, Michigan; Roll T625_782; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 77; line 90, dwl 45-464-473.
  3. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Mount Clemens, Macomb Co., Michigan; Roll: 1009; Enumeration District: 33;sheet 1B; line 91, dwl 20-20.
  4. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Clarendon, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T627_1737; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 13-53; line 55, dwl 61.

Ralph Phillips Houghton1

M, #46127, b. 27 July 1917, d. 27 October 2004

Family: Catherine Marie Hakes b. c 1914, d. 27 Feb 1995

Biography

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BirthJul 27, 1917Mt. Clemens, MI, USA, age 2 6/12 in 1920 census; age 13 in 1930 census1,2
Residence1935Homer, Calhoun Co., MI, USA3
1940 Census1940Albion, Calhoun Co., MI, USA, age 22, single, 2 years of college, hired hand, farm laborer; living with future parents in law Raymond and Bessie Hakes3
Mil. EnlsOct 21, 1941Fort Custer, MI, USA, Name: Ralph P Houghton Birth Year: 1917 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Michigan State: Alaska Enlistment Date: 21 Oct 1941 Enlistment State: Michigan Enlistment City: Fort Custer Branch: Air Corps Branch Code: Air Corps Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Education: 1 year of college Civil Occupation: Automobile Serviceman Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 72 Weight: 1404
Milit-Beg19422nd LT, US Army Air Corps in 1942. He served in WW II as a radio communications instructor at the Stevens Hotel training center in Chicago and finally as a B-25 pilot.
Research1942
Marriagemarried 52 years at death1
1950 US Census1950Litchfield, MI, USA, age 33, chief electrician, electric appliance factory
LivingMay, 2000together1
DeathOct 27, 2004Duck Lake, MI, USA, age 872
BurialOct 30, 2004Cooks Prairie Cemetery, Albion, Calhoun Co., MI, USA5
ObituaryOct 30, 2004Houghton, Ralph P.           
Houghton, Ralph P., passed away at 7:10pm on October 27, 2004 at his home at Duck Lake at the age of 87. He was born July 27, 1917 in Mount Clemens, MI to Ralph H. and Virginia (Phillips) Houghton. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers Richard (in infancy) and John E. Houghton, daughter-in-law Ila Marie (Williams) Houghton, daughter Sp4 Betty L. Houghton, and his devoted wife of 52 years, Catherine M. (Hakes) Houghton. He is survived by his brother George L. (Marty) Houghton of Lake Placid, FL; daughters Nancy L. Owens (John) of Lake Worth, FL and Mary H. Houghton of Duck Lake; son Ralph H. (Betty) Houghton of Albion, MI; 7 grandchildren, 2 great-grandsons. Surviving grandchildren are John F. and Douglas A. Houghton, Dylan R. Owens, Heather (Bell) and Prasad Velagalety of Kalamazoo and their two sons (Keerthan and Nikhil), Laurel Bell (Ian Stone) of Detroit, Miranda Bell (Chris Thurow) of Kalamazoo, and Jeremy Bell of Kalamazoo. Music in many forms held a prominent place in the Houghton household as far back as anyone can remember. Ralph was a member of grade school orchestras playing first chair violin. The violin he played was given to him at the age of 12 by his father who also played it for country dances. He added clarinet and saxophone to his primary instruments. Before and after marriage, he formed a number of bands over the years, playing weekend community dances and square dances in Hillsdale, Calhoun, and Jackson counties. He met Catherine Marie Hakes at one of those dances in Clarendon and married not long after. He bought and learned to play a hammered dulcimer made by Catherine's brother, Carl M. Hakes of Hanover. Ralph was an accomplished industrial engraver, woodworker, and general machinist. He also had a keen interest in firearms, particularly black powder ones. He made a replica of a Hawken center fire rifle and flint lock pistol, doing the heat treating and bluing all himself. They were very accurate pieces. Ralph moved to Homer, MI with his parents and graduated with the Homer High School Class of 1935. He later moved with his parents to their Albion home on South Superior. He attended Western Michigan prior to entering the US Army Air Corps in 1942. He served in WW II as a radio communications instructor at the Stevens Hotel training center in Chicago and finally as a B-25 pilot. On mustering out, he attended Albion College for three semesters before taking his family of three (with one on the way) and moving to Litchfield, MI where he started and ran an electrical contracting business until moving to Florida in June of 1960. His brothers, John and George, together with his parents had preceded him there to start a family industrial tool and die engraving business (Acromark Corporation). In 1968, he left the firm and with three others, started American Marine Products where he served as CEO for 27 years before "retiring" to his own private office furnished by the new owners. He sold the company to Mr. Robert Sullivan who continues to operate the boat windshield business. All through his years in active business, he was an active member of the Rotary Club in every community he worked in. He supported the Litchfield Community Schools a number of years as leader of the local board of education. Ralph was a 50 year member of the Masonic order in Franklin Lodge #40, F&AM at Litchfield, MI where he served as master. Funeral services will be held at the Albion Chapel of Tidd-Williams Funeral Chapel on Saturday October 30, 2004 at 3:00 P.M. with Rev. Daniel McQuown officiating. Masonic Lodge services will follow by Homer Humanity Lodge # 29 F&A.M. Burial will take place at Cooks Prairie Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the Albion Chapel of Tidd-Williams Funeral Chapel on Friday October 29, 2004 from 6:00-8:00 P.M. and on Saturday from 1:00-3:00 P.M. Memorials may be given to Lifespan Hospice of Battle Creek or Albion College.
Published in the Sun-Sentinel on 10/30/20042

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Ralph Henry Houghton, May 8, 2000.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, Sun-Sentinel on 10/30/2004.
  3. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Albion, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T627_1735; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 13-7; line 2, dwl 122.
  4. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record.
  5. [S1391] Unknown author, US Veterans Gravesites ca 1775-2005.

Catherine Marie Hakes1

F, #46128, b. circa 1914, d. 27 February 1995

Family: Ralph Phillips Houghton b. 27 Jul 1917, d. 27 Oct 2004

Biography

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Birthcirca 1914Litchfield, MI, USA
Marriagemarried 52 years at death1
1950 US Census1950Litchfield, MI, USA, age 33, chief electrician, electric appliance factory
DeathFeb 27, 1995Boca Raton, Palm Beach Co., FL, USA, age 811,2
ObituaryMar 1, 1995Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - March 1, 1995
Deceased Name: HOUGHTON - Catherine M.
81

of Boca Raton, died Monday, the 27th of February 1995. Mrs. Houghton, formerly of Litchfield, MI had been living in the S. FL area since 1960. She was pre-deceased by her daughter, Betty L. Houghton. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Ralph P. Houghton of Boca Raton; daughters, Nancy L. Owens of Delray Beach, Mary H. Houghton of Marshall, MI; son, Ralph H. Houghton of Panama City, FL; sisters, Helen Peck of Ceresco, MI, Dorothy Root of Concord, MI, Roberta Ross of Benton Harbor, MI, Louise Cook of Stockbridge, MI; brothers, Carl Hakes of Hanover, MI, Herbert Hakes of Battle Creek, MI and seven grandchildren. Friends may visit from 6-8 PM, Wednesday, March 1, 1995 with a service on Thursday, March 2, 1995, 2 PM at KRAEER FUNERAL HOME, 1353 N. Federal Hwy., Boca Raton, FL 33432 (407) 395-1800. The family requests in lieu of flowers donations be made to Hospice By The Sea, Boca Raton or charity of choice.
Copyright (c) 1995, Sun-Sentinel Company.2
ResearchHer ancestry: 1 Solomon and Anna (Billings) Hakes
2 George and Joanna? (Jones) Hakes
3 James and Martha (Adams) Hakes
4 George W & Polly Hakes
5 William Cullin & Melissa Hakes
6 Martin Groat & Alleta Swarthout) Hakes
7 Ray M. and Bessie (Ansterberg) Hakes, her parents
8 Catherine M Hakes & Ralph P. Houghton

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Ralph Henry Houghton, May 8, 2000.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Ralph Henry Houghton1

M, #46129, b. 30 November 1944

Family: Betty Joyce Stanfield b. 11 Jul 1943

Biography

NotableY
Corresponded with authorY
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
BirthNov 30, 1944Sheldon Memorial Hospital, Albion, Calhoun Co., MI, USA1
Researchbetween 1966 and 1988
Mil. Enlsfrom May, 1966 to Dec, 1988US Air Force
MarriageFeb 16, 1969First United Methodist Church, Boca Raton, Palm Beach Co., FL, USA1
Occupationbetween Dec, 1988 and Jan, 1998Boeing Corporation
Residence1995Panama City, FL, USA
LivingMay, 2000together1
Notable2003Ralph Houghton created the first electronic version of John Wesley Houghton's The Houghton Genealogy2
LivingOct 30, 2004Albion, Calhoun Co., MI, USA
Address2008"Ralph Houghton"
DNA ProjectJun 22, 2009Ralph Houghton, thru son James
Website2013http://people.albion.edu/rhoughto/INDEX1.HTM
Noteknew each other well.
Biography"I am currently an instructional Technologist here at Albion Colege. I have the pleasure of working across all the disciplines, assisting faculty in using technology without damaging their courses. I specify and supervise construction of electronically enhanced classrooms, then maintain them for faculty, staff and student use. With 39 installations, it is a job - and they have to be kept running as faculty and students use them heavily and often depend on them. We are going to expand the science complex in the next three years and will double the number of enhanced rooms by then.

I hold a MS degree in Computer Information Systems from Boston University and a BS in Industrial Arts Education from the University of Tampa. I have often entertained the notion of proceeding with a doctoral program in Library Information Systems, but as I am almost 60 now, I may have to pass on that one. My resume is out on my campus web site. http://people.albion.edu/rhoughto/ - in the Resources section there are a number of sub-sites I am working on. One is a site for Cheroklee poetry and one for one of our music emeriti faculty members - Tony Taffs. He is making his life's work in compositions freely available via the web.

I have traveled all over the world and have a keen interest in world affairs, history, and a variety of topics. I thoroughly enjoy working with this faculty."



Ralph H. Houghton
6935 Munroe Road
Springport, MI
49284

February 12, 1999
(517) 629-0795 office voice
(517) 629-0597 office fax
(517) 857-3686 home w/answering machine




OBJECTIVE: Teacher/educational support staff or training management and development position related to
computer operations. Design, construct, and maintain instructional web sites.

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

• MS in Computer Information Systems. BS in Industrial Arts Education.
• Instructional Technologist, faculty, staff, and student support - liberal arts college setting
• Revised and maintained F-15A pilot training lessons (paper based and CBT).
• 7 years direct and indirect service to current USAF unit at Tyndall AFB FL.
• Highest USAF enlisted skill level - Education and Training Superintendent T75199.
• Well organized, efficient, and a quick learner.
• Strong sense of responsibility and commitment as a team worker.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIST - Assist faculty, staff, and students in the use of equipment and software in the
Media Production room. Provide instruction on various technologies as requested. Provide project management
services for specification, installation, and use of enhanced electronic classrooms. Coordinate installation activities for enhanced electronic classrooms with college agencies and outside contractors. Teach basic Web Page construction and maintenance. Troubleshoot web page errors and teach corrective action. Write courseware for instruction on Academic Computing supported software and hardware. Write and deliver course modules for faculty use in the liberal arts curriculum. Self train on all software and hardware used within the college for academic purposes.

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT - Lead and prepared six person courseware development team for overseas deployment. Team consisted of an educational technologist, two programmers, two graphics artists, and one desktop publisher. Performed task analysis research, objectives hierarchy construction, revision and review of 155 F-15 pilot training lessons for the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF). Revises all portions of existing F-15A and F-15S courseware to include aircraft enhancements and to improve the instructional soundness and professional quality of the materials. Review/revise objectives to ensure they are correctly written and fit the hierarchy. Modify test items as necessary to ensure they measure the objectives and are in standard format. Reformat materials for logical flow and make subject matter expert (SME) directed corrections to workbook, instructor guide, visuals, and computer based training. Use CBT authoring and graphics software to develop storyboards for CBT revisions. Confirm that all objectives are covered and make necessary adjustments. Request/monitor graphics creation. Report lesson status. Monitor student
critiques to determine instructional shortcomings for future updates. Previous to RSAF assignment, performed the same functions
for U.S. Air Force F-15A and F-15E programs.

INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS - Applied spreadsheet analysis techniques to hand calculated system and adopted
alternative research techniques to the summative course evaluation analysis process. Analyzed 6 weapons controller, 6 T-33 pilot,
and 5 Academic Instructor courses. Developed visual aids and reports. Developed award winning program of formative and
summative course evaluations. Held USAF instructor "T" prefix, teaching microcomputer usage and instructional systems
development (ISD) step five evaluation procedure courses.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING MANAGEMENT - Staff level supervision of personnel and training programs for aircraft
maintenance functions. Direct supervision of 4 to 7 training and admin support personnel; indirect supervision of 560 to 1250
maintenance officers and enlisted personnel spanning four different aircraft at two different wings. Programs managed included
on-the-job training (OJT), formal schools, computer based training, and management of the maintenance training data base
subsystem. Also provided consultation in training matters to other installation commanding officers as senior ranking training
manager.

MICROCOMPUTER - Extensive background applying microcomputers in the field of education and training management dating
from August 1978. Developed and taught community college PC software courses. Long history of informal consulting in hardware
and software trouble shooting, both in military service and after retirement. Skills in word processing, spreadsheets, database usage,
data communication (modem and FAX), vector and bitmap graphics, and many others. Recent training in UNIX and NOVEL.
Listing attached.

COMMUNITY SERVICE - Served as executive secretary for the Arizona Aviation Education Council, Inc. in Phoenix AZ.
Agency was a focal point for aviation related activities in support of elementary through high school teachers. Provided resources
and speakers. Performed Civil Air Patrol (CAP) duties relating to Aerospace Education programs for teachers. Administered and
coordinated the high school cooperative work program within aircraft maintenance at Zweibruecken AB Germany for over seven
years.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Degree
Specialty and School - Course Lists
MSCIS
Computer Information Systems, BOSTON UNIVERSITY (Overseas), Heidelberg FRG
(1986)
BS
Industrial Arts Education, UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA, Tampa FL (1973)
AA
Education and Training Management, COMMUNITY COLLEGE of the AIR FORCE
(1987)
None
PC Education Courses, GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE(1990-93)


- ADDITIONAL TRAINING -
Dates
Training
1991-92
Gulf Coast Community College, Novell Computer Network, UNIX, AUTOCAD, and
other microcomputer courses, Panama City, FL. This schooling was preparatory for a
Florida special teacher certification program for prior military personnel with degrees.
This program was cancelled due to funding just as I was finishing the last required
course.
1991
Grant Writing Seminar, Advanced Training Inc., Tallahassee, FL
1988
QUEST (CAI) Authoring System Courses, Allen Communication, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT
1986-88
Criterion Referenced Instruction, Instructional Module Development, Interactive
Classroom Instructor courses, and The ISD Workshop by Performance Engineering
Network, Inc. at Tyndall AFB, FL.
1981
INSTRUCTOR WORKSHOP Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Europe.


- Other Military Training -

Aircraft Corrosion Control (Residence), Sheppard AFB, TX. Machinist Course (Correspondence), AF Extension Course
Institute (ECI). Computer Programmer Course (ECI), AF Command NCO Academy (ECI), TAC NCO Academy East
(Residence), Tyndall AFB, FL. AF Command Sr. NCO Academy (ECI), Academic Instructor Course (Residence), Tyndall
AFB, FL. Air Police Specialist (Residence), Lackland AFB, TX, Private Pilot Ground School and Flight Training, Tyndall
AFB, FL

WORK EXPERIENCE
Dates
Experience
1998 to
date
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIST, Academic Computing, Albion College MI
1995-98
LEAD INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPER (F-15 Fighter Pilot Training) RSAF, Khamis
Mushayt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1988-95
CURRICULUM DEVELOPER (F-15 Fighter Pilot Training) Luke AFB AZ, Tyndall AFB
FL
1986-88
Sr. INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS ANALYST Tyndall AFB FL
1977-86
Sr Mgr AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE TRAINING MGMT Korea, Germany
1974-77
TRAINING SPECIALIST (ISD Shop - Maintenance) MacDill AFB FL
1969-74
AIRCRAFT CORROSION CONTROL TECH Homestead & MacDill AFB
1966-69
SECURITY POLICE SPECIALIST McCoy AFB FL, Korat Thailand, & Homestead AFB
FL
1962-66
INDUSTRIAL TOOL AND DIE ENGRAVER/MUSICIAN Boca Raton FL




- TEACHING EXPERIENCE -
Dates
Experience
1988-99
STAFF SUPPORT INSTRUCTOR (assist faculty),
1987-88
ADJUNCT FACULTY, Course Developer - Microcomputers Gulf Coast CC, Panama
City FL
1983-85
ADJUNCT FACULTY, Engineering Graphics Embry-Riddle Univ FRG
1983-84
RED CROSS CPR/Basic First Aid Instructor Zweibruecken AB FRG
1976
BASIC ENGRAVING SKILLS Course (Dev & taught) Brown's Trophies, Tampa FL
1973
High School DRAFTING, WOODWORKING Classes University of Tampa, Special
Methods
1962
8th Grade Biology and Phys Ed Classes (Boca Raton HS) Seachrest HS, Future Teachers


- Affiliations -

Air Force Association, National Society for Performance Improvement (NSPI), Epsilon Pi Tau Industrial Arts
Honor Society (inactive), Florida Industrial Arts Association (inactive),
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), and
Civil Air Patrol

- Expanded vita and extended reference list available on request -



MICROCOMPUTER SKILLS

GENERAL - developed and maintained computer skills in eight basic productivity software types since 1976. Currently own a
Pentium 133 MHz home built machine equipped with 230 MB magneto-optical drive, ZIP, and JAZ drives, and an HP 6100 color
scanner. Additionally, I use a Toshiba 486 laptop in a portable office with portable printer, telephone and assorted cards for
telecommunications. Legacy equipment includes a Kaypro KC3 386-33 system configured with 80 and 340Mb (in docking bay)
hard drives, hand scanner, mouse, multimedia sound card, Kodak capable CD ROM, label printer, and FAX modem and six other
machines dating from an early TRS-80 Model I. Printers include HP LaserJet 4M 600DPI Postscript and Epson L-1000 &
MX-80. Software I have used or own includes:

Word Processing:
Corel Word Perfect 7 & 8, MS Word, Word Perfect 5.0/5.1(DOS), WP for
Windows 5.2, WordStar, Super SCRIPSIT, PC Outline
Database Management:
dBase II, dBase III Plus 2.0, dBase IV 1.1, dBase IV 2.0, Microsoft
ACCESS
Graphics:
Thumbs Plus, GIF Construction Set, Mapthis, PhotoShop 5.0/4.0/3.0,
Photofinish, AUTOCAD 11.0, Micrografx Designer 2.0/3.02/3.1, PC
Paintbrush IV Plus, PC Paintbrush Plus, Graphics Workshop 6.1 (graphics
converter), VPIC (graphics presenter), Harvard Graphics 2.3, Fontasy 1.0,
EASYFLOW 1.0, SCANKIT (scanning software), Autodesk ANIMATOR,
Corel Draw 3.0
Spreadsheets:
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Date Created: February 12, 19991
NoteHoughton Pond:

From: "Ralph Houghton"
To: "Allen (DCR) Houghton ...snip... [email protected]>
Cc: ,
...snip... "Tom (DCR) Bender" Subject: RE: Houghton Family inquiryAllen,
Pleased to meet you. If I am successful in making the trip to Boston next summer, I would like to stop by and visit with you briefly. The conference I attend is at the Weston in South Boston a short walk from the piers. Sounds like you are a very busy person. Sorry for the delay getting back to you. I work with 75 electronically enhanced classrooms and 42 portable media presentation carts here and the work gets a bit intensive just before break.
The main reason I worked on an electronic version of the 1912 Houghton Genealogy is to provide a means for correcting mistakes through footnotes and additional chapters with more current information including internet URLs for members of the family who have their own family websites. Also, the MS Word PDF creator does a very good job hyperlinking the table of contents and any indexes. It is located as a download link on the home page of my campus website ( http://people.albion.edu/rhoughto/ ). The original work was an OCR scan from the Higginson paper copy and still contains errors from the conversion process (1s become ls etc), but it is now in MS Word format with easy conversion to the PDF format. At some point, I really will retire and I propose to go through it page by page to remove those errors. The index numbering system is also flawed because of the attempt to link the Colony Houghtons with the Preston Houghtons.
With your permission and collaboration, I would like to introduce your comments below as footnotes to the 1912 version and perhaps include an image of the farm plan Maggi has along with it. I have also included the email address for Dr. Charles Vella who has conducted major purification research on the Houghton family which corrects many of the 1912 errors. Years ago, I met Agnes (Hurlburt) Bell who worked as one of the editorial assistants for that publication. She was familiar with many in the family who wanted to lay claim to estates in the UK as was common then not just with our family. But there are so many more of us who would just like to know where we came from and make the record for subsequent generations a little clearer. There is something to be said for being grounded in family history when so many in our society are rudderless and traveling aimlessly through life. Enough of the soap box.
Maggi mentioned that there were Houghton reunions around the country. Do you have some specific information about these and where they are located? My maternal Hakes line had several large reunions (Buffalo NY) near the turn of the 20th century. That family is equally as large as the Houghtons and as difficult to trace lines. Interestingly, that line seemed to start in Stonington CT close to the time Ralph and Jane settled permanently in Milton. Very close together for that period. Where Ralph Houghton and Solomon Hakes came from is as much a mystery now as it was then. As more of the ships which sailed the seas in those times are documented, both of them may turn up. There is Puritan history suggesting that a large number of those early immigrants set sail from the Continent after the Great Migration. We can always hope that something will turn up.
Thanks,
Ralph


>>> "Houghton, Allen (DCR)" 2/26/2009 8:32 AM >>>
Hello, all: Regarding the burial place of Ralph and Jane (Stowe) Houghton: Part of the problem is that Houghton's Pond was in Braintree at the time Ralph died, c.1705. Theoretically, the local church, and therefor, the burial place should be what is now Quincy. What is now Braintree was the Second Parish, dating only to 1715. Remember, also, that Ralph had lived in Milton (not at the Pond) c. 1679 -1684 or '85. He was a Selectman four of those years, So Milton is also a possibility Quincy has two cemetaries dating to the 17th century, but many of those older headstones are illegible: The cemetary department has no records anywhere near that old. The old Milton burial ground has a couple family crypts with no names on them Houghton's Pond was annexed to Milton c.1760s (Actually about 600 acres in Ralphs time, split between two sons later) Maggi has a plan of the farm dating to the time of the split. several features; house, barn, orchard, etc are shown. No burial plot is shown. That 1912 genealogy is defective in many respects: This in one of them. My Grandfather, Ralph Oliver Houghton, was the last to be born in the Homestead, 1889.
Allan N. Houghton
Master, Fisheries Research Vessel
Boston Harbor Islands State Park
781 740-1605 X-203

From: Brown, Maggi (DCR)
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 1:07 PM
To: 'Ralph Houghton'
Cc: Fisher, Sean (DCR); Mahlstedt, Thomas (DCR); 'Mackenzie, Robert (DCR)'; Powers, Sean (DCR); Church, Peter (DCR); Bender, Tom (DCR); McKinnon, Raymond (DCR); 'Norman Smith'
Subject: Houghton Family inquiry

Thanks for the info. Please let us know if a July visit looks likely. It would be great to meet you!
Are you in touch with Allen Houghton from MA? I believe he may live in Marshfield and he works for the DCR in our Harbor Region.
We’ve had a few other Houghton family pass through the site as well. I believe the family hosts a big reunion each year across the country.
(I believe Al has mentioned that.) Have you attended?
Maggi Brown
Supervisory Ranger
DCR South Region
Urban Parks
Work Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday
-----Original Message-----
From: Ralph Houghton [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 12:58 PM
To: Maggi (DCR) Brown
Subject: Re: FW: Blue Hills Trailside Museum - Web Inquiry
Hi Maggi - as a matter of fact I have a huge amount of information and I have worked on an electronic copy of the Dr. John Houghton Genealogy which was published in 1912. My current research centers on the English origins of Ralph and John Houghton's family lines. Have built a lot of background papers from internet articles, but those times are as muddy now as they were then. The John Houghton listed on the Abigail in 1633 is a different person that the John Houghton of Lancaster MA. I have been in contact with the Houghton family in England and there are a number of members who are interested in tracing their missing lines - the ones they lost track of during the English Civil War.
The Genealogy above may be downloaded from my campus website right on the initial page. It and the one for my mother's genealogy are the two most downloaded files on our campus web server. Feel free to download a copy if you have broadband. If not, I can send you one on CD. I have gathered a lot of E-Books relating to Winthrop and the Puritans of that era as well as some relating to the Hakes family of Stonington CT. Every once in a while I get photos in the message traffic. You are welcome to them. I am highly interested in any information you all may have regarding Ralph and Jane (Stowe) Houghton who originally owned the farm there. The biggest thing we want to do is locate their burial site. So far, according to John Schumacher-Hardy of Lancaster, nobody has been able to locate them. They were not listed among the family members in the Old Indian Burial ground in Lancaster. They have to be there somewhere.
Many thanks for your interest and I would look forward to visiting there next July - if economics favors the venture.
Cheers,
Ralph

>>> "Brown, Maggi (DCR)" 2/25/2009 12:23 PM >>>


Dear Mr. Houghton,
I have forwarded yur request to Sean Fisher the DCR Archivist and Tom
Mahlstedt our Cultural Resource person. As I'm sure you know the
Houghton family had a homestead at the pond for many generations.
I am the Supervisoty Ranger in the Blue Hills. I am not aware of any
grave sites but I will forward your inquiry for further review.
Thanks for your interest.

PS If you have any family info to share, we are always intersted in
buildingour Houghton Family history files



Maggi Brown
Supervisory Ranger
DCR South Region
Urban Parks
Work Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday

-----Original Message-----
From: Norman Smith [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 9:48 AM
To: Brown, Maggi (DCR)
Subject: FW: Blue Hills Trailside Museum - Web Inquiry

Maggi,
See below. Do you know of any burial sites near Houghton's pond? Does
DCR still have a Historian?
Have a great day,
Norman

-----Original Message-----
From: Laura Liptak-Labriola On Behalf Of Blue Hills
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 9:38 AM
To: Norman Smith
Subject: FW: Blue Hills Trailside Museum - Web Inquiry



-----Original Message-----
From: Ralph Houghton [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 9:06 PM
To: Blue Hills
Subject: Blue Hills Trailside Museum - Web Inquiry

Greetings,

I visited Houghton's Pond last summer not knowing it was part of the
estate owned my great grandfather 11 generations ago. Ralph and Jane
(Stowe) Houghton were the owners of about 340 acres which included
Houghton's Pond. Nobody seems to know where they were burried when they
passed away, but I think there may be a family burial site located
somewhere on the farm. Is there anyone well versed on the property
lines which were transferred to the Massachusetts Park and Recreation
department? I hope to visit again next July and would like to document
this site for our family genealogy.

Thanks,
Ralph

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Research64 of 67 allele match: 97% chance of common ancestor in last 12 generations; 99.98% in 24 generations

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Ralph Henry Houghton, May 8, 2000.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://people.albion.edu/rhoughto/Family/Houghton/…

Betty Joyce Stanfield1

F, #46130, b. 11 July 1943

Family: Ralph Henry Houghton b. 30 Nov 1944

Biography

Corresponded with author?
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
BirthJul 11, 1943Sarasota, FL, USA
MarriageFeb 16, 1969First United Methodist Church, Boca Raton, Palm Beach Co., FL, USA1
LivingOct 30, 2004Albion, Calhoun Co., MI, USA
ParentsDRoy and Beatrice Drumright-Stanfield
BiographyBS in Elementary Education from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL - worked as elementary school teacher in Mango Florida, recreation programmer and director for US Army in Karlsruhe Germany, and supervisor of Public Assistance unit in HRS, State of Florida in Panama City, Florida.

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Ralph Henry Houghton, May 8, 2000.

John Edward Houghton1

M, #46131, b. 11 April 1970

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
Corresponded with author?
BirthApr 11, 1970Homestead AFB, FL, USA1

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Ralph Henry Houghton, May 8, 2000.

Douglas Allen Houghton1

M, #46132, b. 30 November 1971

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
Corresponded with author?
BirthNov 30, 1971Homestead AFB, FL, USA1

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Ralph Henry Houghton, May 8, 2000.

Nancy Leora Houghton1

F, #46133, b. 4 September 1946

Family 1:

Family 2: John Owens

Biography

Corresponded with author?
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
BirthSep 4, 1946Sheldon Memorial Hospital, Albion, Calhoun Co., MI, USA1
Marriage2
Note1994Del Ray Beach, FL, USA
LivingOct 30, 2004Lake Worth, FL, USA2
BiographyBS in Elementary Education from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL - worked as elementary school teacher in Palm Beach County Florida.

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Ralph Henry Houghton, May 8, 2000.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, Sun-Sentinel on 10/30/2004.

Dillon Houghton1

M, #46134

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
Corresponded with author?
Birth
LivingOct 30, 20042

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Ralph Henry Houghton, May 8, 2000.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, Sun-Sentinel on 10/30/2004.

Betty Louise Houghton1

F, #46135, b. 13 December 1948, d. 14 April 1977

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
Corresponded with author?
BirthDec 13, 1948Albion, Calhoun Co., MI, USA1
Research
Milit-BegU.S. Army
DeathApr 14, 1977Germany1
BurialCook's Prairie Cemetery, Clarendon, MI, USA
BiographyAttended University of South Florida. Served in US Army in Germany at time of death.

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Ralph Henry Houghton, May 8, 2000.

Mary Helen Houghton1

F, #46136, b. 14 September 1950

Family: Dr. Dean Bell PhD

Biography

Corresponded with author?
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
BirthSep 14, 1950Albion, Calhoun Co., MI, USA1
MarriageLoxahatchee Game Preserve, Loxahtchee, FL, USA1
Divorce1988
LivingOct 30, 2004Duck Lake, MI, USA2
BiographyEstablished photography business at Okeechobee, Florida, worked with Walmart Corp, Battle Creek, MI. AA in Accounting from Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, FL

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Ralph Henry Houghton, May 8, 2000.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, Sun-Sentinel on 10/30/2004.

Dr. Dean Bell PhD1

M, #46137

Family: Mary Helen Houghton b. 14 Sep 1950

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
Corresponded with author?
MarriageLoxahatchee Game Preserve, Loxahtchee, FL, USA1
EducationUniversity of Florida, Gainsville, FL, USA, PhD in Poultry Science
Divorce1988
ParentsSGordon and Donna Bell

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Ralph Henry Houghton, May 8, 2000.

Heather Bell1

F, #46138

Biography

Corresponded with author?
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
BirthPahokee, FL, USA
Marriage1
LivingOct 30, 2004Kalamazoo, MI, USA2

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Ralph Henry Houghton, May 8, 2000.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, Sun-Sentinel on 10/30/2004.

Prasad Velagalety1

M, #46139

Family: Heather Bell

Biography

Corresponded with author?
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
Marriage2

Citations

  1. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, Sun-Sentinel on 10/30/2004.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Ralph Henry Houghton, May 8, 2000.

Keerthan Velagalety1,2

M, #46140

Biography

Corresponded with author?
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
Birth
LivingOct 30, 20042

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Ralph Henry Houghton, May 8, 2000.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, Sun-Sentinel on 10/30/2004.