John F. Houghton1

M, #57001, b. 17 September 1841, d. 13 October 1866

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BirthSep 17, 1841Lewisburg, Union Co., PA, USA, age 10 in 1850 census; age 19 in 1860 census3
Residence1862Union Co., PA, USA4
Mil. EnlsSep 11, 1862Lewisburg, PA, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. F, 106th Pennsylvania Infantry, a corporal and sergeant; Enroll. 9-12-62; discharge 9-25-62; an artist5,1
ResearchSep 11, 1862PA, USA
DeathOct 13, 18663

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
  2. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Lewisburg South Ward, Union, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1188; Page: 852; line 4, dwl 987-1065.
  3. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://person.ancestry.com/tree/48532672/person/13899256329/…
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Digitalarchives.state.pa.us.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.

Samuel N. Houghton1,2

M, #57002, b. 6 February 1842, d. 17 March 1930

Family: May McDaniels b. c 1846, d. b 1910

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BirthFeb 6, 1842Lewis Co., NY, USA, age 8 in 1850 census; age 28 in 1870 census; age 38 in 1880 census; age 68 in 1910 census3
Mil. EnlsAug 5, 1862Ustick, IL, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. C, 8th Illinois Cavalry, a private. He was injured in one of the battles in Virginia.1,4,5
ResearchAug 5, 1862IL, USA
MarriageSep 15, 1870Whiteside Co., IL, USA, They had no issue2,6
ResidenceNE, USA, IL, CO, and IA before settling in Oregon for the last part of his life.2,3
1880 Census1880Thomson, Carroll Co., IL, USA, age 38, a laborer; and cousin Alice Houghton7
1910 Census1910Newport, Lincoln Co., OR, USA, age 68, widower, own income8
DeathMar 17, 1930Newport, OR, USA3

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
  2. [S1196] Unknown author, Whiteside Co. IL Portrait and Biog. Album, p. 838.
  3. [S36] Letter, from Harriett Houghton Guldahl, Jan 24, 2003: Her ancestry.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
  5. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
  6. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
  7. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Thomson, Carroll, Illinois; Roll: T9_178; Family History Film: 1254178; Page: 645D; Enumeration District: 24; sheet 32, line 11, dwl 256-253.
  8. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Newport Ward 2, Lincoln, Oregon; Roll: T624_1281; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 173;
    line 38, dwl 157-159.

Rufus W. Houghton1

M, #57003, d. circa 1865

Family: Minerva S. (?)

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Obituarybetween 1856 and 1859Mattoon, IL, USA, Journal Gazette (Mattoon, IL) - August 17, 2005
Deceased Name: R. W. Houghton
Established Mattoon's first weekly independent newspaper The Gazette June 7, 1856, and sold it autumn 1856, but bought it back in the spring 1857, then sold it fall 1859.2
Marriage
Milit-BegAug 1, 1862Mattoon, IL, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. H, 123rd Illinois Infantry, a private and Sergeant Major1
ResearchAug 1, 1862IL, USA
Deathcirca 1865in the Civil War3

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.

Charles W. Houghton1

M, #57004, b. December 1838

Family 1: Alice M. Miller b. c 1850, d. c 1882

Family 2: Anna Pratt b. Oct 1865

  • Marriage*: Charles W. Houghton married Anna Pratt on circa 1890 Mar 10 y in 1900 census.2

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BirthDec, 1838IN, USA, age 29 in 1870 census; age 41 in 1880 census;
age 61 in 1900 census2
Mil. EnlsIL, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. F, 48th IL Infantry, a musician3
Milit-BegAug 1, 1862Sumpter, IL, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. H, 123rd Illinois Infantry, 1st Sergt., 2nd Lieut4,1,3
ResearchAug 1, 1862IL, USA
MarriageDec 29, 1869Coles Co., IL, USA, Book E, p. 2565
1870 Census1870Mason, Effingham Co., IL, USA, age 29, grain dealer6
Marriagecirca 1890Mar 10 y in 1900 census2
1900 Census1900Chautauqua, King Co., WA, USA, age 61, farmer; and brother in law John Pratt, Apr 1867, 33, England2
ParentsSfather born in NY, mother born in CT2

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
  2. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Chautauqua, King, Washington; Roll: 1743; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 63; FHL microfilm: 1241743; line 1, dwl 25-25.
  3. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
  6. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Mason, Effingham, Illinois; Roll: M593_219; Page: 456; line 38, dwl 63-63.
  7. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Mattoon, Coles, Illinois; Roll: T9_183; Family History Film: 1254183; Page: 169A; Enumeration District: 54; sheet 17, line 33, dwl 166-174.

Stephen A. Houghton1

M, #57005

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Milit-BegSep 12, 1861Whiteside, IL, USA, in the Union Army, a private1,2
ResearchSep 12, 1861IL, USA
Duplicate

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.

George B. Houghton1

M, #57006

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Milit-BegSep 1, 1861Morristown, IL, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. B, 9th Illinois Cavalry, a private1,2,3
ResearchSep 1, 1861IL, USA
DuplicateCivil War

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.

Stephen A. Houghton1

M, #57007

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Milit-BegAug 15, 1862Dundee, IL, USA, in the Union Army1
ResearchAug 15, 1862IL, USA
Duplicate

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.

Charles W. Houghton1

M, #57008

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Milit-BegJul 1, 1863PA, USA, in the Union Army1
ResearchJul 1, 1863PA, USA
Duplicate

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.

Stephen A. Houghton1

M, #57009

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Milit-BegJun 4, 1862Dundee, IL, USA, in the Union Army1
ResearchJun 4, 1862IL, USA
Duplicate
Duplicate

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.

Charles H. Houghton1

M, #57010

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ResearchAug 21, 1861IL, USA
Milit-BegAug 21, 1861Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, in the Union Army, Capt Barker's Comp, McClellan Dragoons, Illinois Cavalry, a private, a teamster, Comp. A and H, 12th Illinois Cavalry; Nov 9 1863-may 25 1866; length 2 y 10 m1,2
PensionInxNov 15, 1887as invalid
1890 Census1890Adams, Adams Co., WI, USA3

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
  3. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Adams, Adams, Wisconsin; Roll: 114; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 1.

Ida M. Marten1

F, #57011, b. circa 1853

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Birthcirca 1853PA, USA, age 57 in 1910 census1
Census1910Northumberland Co., PA, USA, and brother Clarence Marten, 59, PA1

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Northumberland Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 194, V.N. 92, Ln. 43.

(?) Lowell1

M, #57012

Family: Abbie J. Houghton b. 11 Feb 1883

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Marriage1

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Venango Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 272, V.N. 114, Ln. 38.

William Tate Dalrymple1

M, #57014, b. 13 October 1846, d. 18 September 1896

Family: Alice Josephine Houghton b. 27 Jan 1853, d. 26 Dec 1923

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BirthOct 13, 1846Williamson Co., TX, USA, age 33 in 1880 census2,3
MarriageFeb 22, 1872Georgetown, Williamson Co., TX, USA1,4
1880 Census1880Georgetown, Williamson Co., TX, USA, age 33, lawyer2
DeathSep 18, 1896Llano, Llano Co., TX, USA3
BurialLlano City Cemetery, Llano, Llano Co., TX, USA
ParentsSfather born in NC, mother born in KY2
Biography*Llano County Family Album-A History sponsored by The Llano County Historical Society:
“William Tate Dalrymple-...William Tate Dalrymple was born October 13, 1846 in Williamson
County and in February, 1872 married Alice Josephine Houghton at Georgetown. He was an
attorney and previously served as County Clerk of Williamson County. Eugene Houghton, an
attorney and brother of Alice Josephine, had moved to Llano in 1880 and shortly thereafter William
Tate Dalrymple, with wife and three (then) children also moved to Llano where he continued his
law practice in this newer country where mineral deposits were attracting settlers. He built his
home on Ford Street, two blocks south of the courthouse.
Dalrymple’s outside interests included education and poetry, which he frequently read at social
gatherings. Prior to incorporation of the City of Llano he served as chairman of the town of Llano
School Board which operated local schools. He died on Septemnber 18, 1896. Both he and his
wife are buried in the Llano City Cemetery..."
(Note: This article has additional information about his children for future research.)3

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Louise Fair Henderson, Oct. 7, 2001.
  2. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Georgetown, Williamson, Texas; Roll: 1332; Family History Film: 1255332; Page: 436D; Enumeration District: 156; line 1, dwl 230.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Randall, Feb. 21, 2011: Joel A. Houghton Descendency File.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Randall, Jan. 20, 2011.

Robert Houghton Hulbert1

M, #57016, b. 5 April 1914, d. 10 July 2007

Family: Isabel Ruth Davis d. 1997

  • Marriage*: Robert Houghton Hulbert married Isabel Ruth Davis on circa 1947 for 60 years.2

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BirthApr 5, 1914Aubern, CA, USA, age 16 in 1930 census1,2
Marriagecirca 1947for 60 years2
Immigration1997Roanoke, VA, USA2
DeathJul 10, 2007age 932
ObituaryJul 24, 2007Roanoke, VA, USA, Roanoke Times, The (VA) - July 24, 2007
Deceased Name: OBIT - HULBERT, ROBERT HOUGHTON
Robert Houghton Hulbert, 93, passed quietly in his sleep early July 10, 2007 after a short illness. Mr. "Bob" or "Grumpy" Hulbert born and raised in Auburn, Ca., had a ranch for many years near Lincoln in the Mount Pleasant area and worked as a hod carrier in/around the San Francisco Bay Area. He and his wife of 60 years, Isabel Ruth Davis Hulbert, retired to Foresthill, Ca. and resided there for over 20 years. Shortly after his wife's passing in 1997 he moved to Roanoke, Va. to be with his daughter and near some of his grand and greatgrand children. Mr. Hulbert's sisters, Mildred Pucci and Marion Clark of Sacramento, Ca. also preceded him in death. He is survived by his daughter, Emily, of Roanoke, Va. and son, Dale Hulbert of Ca; grandchildren, Robert Hulbert and wife, Zulima, Sacramento, Ca., Jane Holt, Sacramento, Ca., Dennis Berry and wife, Michele, Roanoke, Va., Donna Mollica and husband Philip, Roanoke, Va. and David Berry, Lascassas, Tenn; eight great-grand children and one great-great-grandchild and many nieces and nephews. A memorial service for friends and family will be held Saturday, July 28, 2007 beginning at 4 p.m. at the family residence, 2401 Mount Vernon Road, Roanoke, Va.2
Contributn

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Janet Berry, Oct. 6, 2001.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Nettie Lee Houghton1

F, #57018, b. 3 May 1871, d. 2 July 1964

Family: Lawrence Cameron McBride b. 28 Jun 1869, d. 25 Mar 1935

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BirthMay 3, 1871Georgetown, Williamson Co., TX, USA, age 9 in 1880 census2
MarriageJul 14, 1898Cameron, Milam Co., TX, USA2
1900 Census1900Cameron, Milam Co., TX, USA, Lawrence McBride (head, June 1869, age 30, b. TX, father b. TN,
mother b. at sea, lawyer); Nettie L. (wife, May 1871, age 29, b. TX, father b. GA, mother b. IN)3
1910 Census1910Lawrence C. McBride (head, age 40, married 11 years, b. TX, father
b. TN, mother b. British Columbia, lawyer practicing); Nettie L. (wife, age 38, 3 children all living, b.
TX, father b. GA, mother b. IN); Lawrence C. Jr. (son, age 9, b. TX); Ralph H. (son, age 4, b. TX);
Catherine (dau., age 1, b. TX)3
NewspaperMay 23, 1935Dallas Morning News-23 May 1935-"Lawyers Wives' Club Entertained at Party-Mrs. John White,
6855 Gaston, was hostess to the Dallas Lawyers Wives' Club Wednesday. New officers were
installed. Mrs. L.C. McBride, the new president, was represented by Mrs. A.S. Hardwicke, due to
a recent bereavement..."
Dallas Morning News-25 Mar. 1936-"Lawyers' Wives to hear Mayor-...Mrs. L.C. McBride is
president of the club..."
Dallas Morning News-10 May 1936-"Visiting Mrs. L.C. McBride-Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McBride,
Longview, and their daughter, Malinda McBride, are visiting in Dallas for the week end as the
guests of Mrs. L.C. McBride, 5506 Gaston."
Dallas Morning News-28 May 1938-"Mrs. L.H. Rhea Heads Thorne Garden Club...The other new
officers elected are: Mrs. L.C. McBride..."
Dallas Morning News-10 May 1944-"Arkansas Visitor Complimented By Mrs. McBride-Mrs. L.C.
McBride
entertained with a luncheon at the Dallas Woman's Club, 3601 Rawlins, Tueday honoring
Mrs. J.B. Whorton of El Dorado, Ark., who is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ralph
McBride, 4008 Lovers Lane..."
Dallas Morning News-31 July 1945-"To and From Dallas...Recently returned from a ten-day
vacation to Llano are Mrs. L.C. McBride, 3512 Caruth; Mrs. J. A. Brown, 3836 Mockingbird Lane;
Mrs. Miller McCraw and her daughter, Nancy Kate McCraw, 9105 McCraw Drive. Mrs. McBride
Mrs. Miller McCraw and her daughter, Nancy Kate McCraw, 9105 McCraw Drive. Mrs. McBride,
Mrs. McCraw and Miss McCraw, with Mrs. J.N. Mendenhall, 4537 Bordeaux, will leave Aug. 6 for a
ten-day visit to San Antonio..."
Dallas Morning News-24 Feb. 1946-"Organization Meeting Held By Mayflower Descendants-Direct
descendants of Mayflower passengers on the voyage which terminated at Plymouth, New England,
in December, 1620, met Saturday to form a local organization. The group, to be known as the
Dallas Colony of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Texas...Members and
prospective members who attended were Mmes...L.C. McBride, Miller McCraw..."
Dallas Morning News-20 April 1947-"News of Women-Climaxing activities of its silver anniversary
year, the Browning Study Club will honor its president, Mrs. Raymond B. Bennett, with a tea for 250
guests from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday...While many Dallas clubs feature social events to attract
attendance, the Browning Study Club members are proud of the fact that under the leadership of
Mrs. A.A. Cocke their time is concentrated on a study of the works of their favorite English poet,
Robert Browning. ...Mrs. L.C. McBride...Miss Ethel Randall...Mrs. James A. Brown...Mrs. James
N. Mendenhall...Mrs. Miller McCraw..."
Dallas Morning News-22 Oct. 1947-"To and From Dallas-...Week-end house guests of Mrs. L.C.
McBride
, 3512 Caruth, were her granddaughter, Mrs. Richard Tucker, and Mr. Tucker of
Brownsville."
Dallas Morning News-29 July 1949-"To and From Dallas-Mrs. L.C. McBride, Mrs. James A. Brown
and Mrs. Miller McCraw have returned home from a trip to Llano and San Antonio where they
spent two weeks..."
Dallas Morning News-12 April 1953-"The Woman's Angle-The Dallas Lawyers Wives' Club will
honor three groups of guests April 22. It will have a musical tea at 3 p.m. at the Dallas Country
Club...The list of past presidents includes the names of Mmes. ..L.C. McBride..."
Dallas Morning News-15 Aug. 1953-"Dallas People-Mrs. L.C. McBride, 3512 Caruth, and Mrs.
James A. Brown, 4446 Abbott, are vacationing at the El Encanto Hotel in Santa Barbara, Calif.
They will visit the James Edwin Browns in Palo Alto, Calif., and the Clifford McBrides at their Alto
Linda Ranch.
Dallas Morning News-14 Mar. 1954-"News of Women-(under photo of Melinda McBride Randall):
Mr. and Mrs. James W.E. Randall Jr. were honor guests at an open house Thursday evening. The
couple was married Jan. 3. Hostess for the party was Mrs. LC. McBride who entertained in her
house, 3512 Caruth. Mrs. Randall before her marriage was Miss Melinda McBride, granddaughter
of Mrs. McBride. Both Mr. and Mrs. Randall are former students of SMU....(article):
Randall-McBride-An open house Friday will honor a newly married couple, Mr. and Mrs. James
W.E. Randall Jr. Mrs. Randall is the former Miss Melinda McBride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
H. McBride, 4017 Hanover. The bride's grandmother, Mrs. L.C. McBride, will be hostess for the
open house in her home, 3512 Caruth. Mr. Randall, son of Mr. and Mrs. James W.E. Randall,
4317 Windsor Parkway, attended Southern Methodist University and Rice Institute. His fraternity
at SMU was Phi Delta Theta. The bride attended SMU. The couple was married Jan. 3.
Dallas Morning News-19 Mar. 1954-"Reception to Honor James Randall, Bride-Mrs. L. C. McBride
will entertain at her home, 3512 Caruth, with a reception Friday evening honoring Mr. and Mrs.
James W.E. Randall Jr. Mrs. Randall is the former Miss Melinda McBride, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Houghton McBride, 4017 Hanover, and granddaughter of the hostess. The couple was
married Jan. 3..."
Dallas Morning News-8 Jan. 1955-"Names in the News-...Mrs. L.C. McBride of 3512 Caruth was
surrounded by folks she likes at the turn of the new year. Her houseguests included Mrs. Clifford
W. McBride of Santa Barbara, Calif., a daughter-in-law, and her children. The visitor's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. A. Holbert of Miller, Mo., were also houseguests as well as Mrs. Lee Faucett of Sonora
and her 7-year-old daughter..."3
DeathJul 2, 1964Dallas, Dallas Co., TX, USA, Nettie Lee McBride-b. 3 May 1871 in Georgetown, Texas; d. 2 July 1964 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX;
widowed; housewife; residence: 3512 Caruth Blvd., University Park, Dallas, TX; father: Joel
Houghton; mother: Catherine Ogle; informant: Ralph H. McBride; burial Grove Hill Cemetery,
Dallas, Dallas Co., TX2
ObituaryJul 4, 1964Dallas Morning News-4 July 1964-"Club Woman Dies; Widow Of Banker-Funeral services for Mrs.
Nettie Lee McBride, 93, of 3512 Caruth, Dallas club woman and member of a pioneer Texas
family, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sparkman's Funeral Chapel, 2115 Ross. Burial in Grove
Hill Memorial Park. Mrs. McBride, wife of the late L.C. McBride, a Dallas lawyer and banker, died
here Thursday. She was born in Georgetown, Williamson County, the daughter of Judge and Mrs.
Joel A. Houghton. Her father was a pioneer judge in Texas and, at one time, a law partner of Sam
Houston. Mrs. McBride was named after Houston's youngest daughter. She was educated in
private schools and attended Baylor University and Franklin School of Oratory in Dallas. In 1898
she married L.C. McBride of Cameron and in 1905 moved to Dallas. She was a charter member
of the Dallas Woman's Club, the Dallas Garden Club, the Dallas Lawyer's Club and the Southern
Memorial. She also belonged to the Dallas Bankers' Wives Club, the Dallas Country Club and the
Browning Study Club, of which she was a life member. She was a member of the First Baptist
Church of Dallas. Survivors: son, Ralph H. McBride, and a daughter, Mrs. Logan Ford, both of Church of Dallas. Survivors: son, Ralph H. McBride, and a daughter, Mrs. Logan Ford, both of
Dallas; 9 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren."3
BiographySource: "Christmas in Dallas-1932-1967" by Nancy Kate McCraw Curry (1977)
"Chapter I-Christmas at Aunt Nettie's House-Since I was born on November 20, 1932, my first
"outing" socially was to the Family Tree Christmas day at Aunt Nettie and Uncle Lawrence's
home
on Gaston Avenue. The house was large, plaster, and stucco. Downstairs, there was a
living room, dining room, sun porch, library, plus a pantry, kitchen, and various porches. What I
liked best was the dumb waiter in the servant's stair well. Upstairs there were bed rooms of all
sizes down one long hall that led to a large sleeping porch; there was ONE bathroom for the whole
place. There was the traditional servant's house and garage in the back. The house also had a
large "walk-in" attic area."
We had Christmas at Aunt Nettie's until I was Six. When I was five, Uncle Lawrence died one night
in his sleep. Aunt Nettie woke up to find him cold dead beside her in bed. She NEVER recovered
from the event. She refused to ever be by herself again at night, or even in the day. She was
extremely superstitious. Uncle Lawrence was a lawyer, banker, and in oil He left his family very
well off."
"Chapter II-Who Came?-(1) Uncle Lawrence and Aunt Nettie were the center of the family after
grandfather Edwin LeRoy Antony passed on."
"Chapter X-Personalities at the Tree-Certain individual's behavior coudl be foretold each year.
They never failed to exhibit the same personality characteristics. Auntie (Alice Antony Brown) and
Aunt Nettie (Nettie Lee Houghton McBride) behaved in the following manner. Aunt Nettie's
mother died when she was a child. She was sent to live with her next to oldest sister Nancy
Augusta Houghton Antony (my grandmother). Auntie was three years old, and Aunt Nettie was
eight years old. Aunt Nettie lived with them until she married her brother-in-law's (Edwin LeRoy
Antony) young law partner, Lawrence Cameron McBride. These two
would always seggregate themselves on the couch and talk. Aunt Nettie would tease Auntie until
Auntie would cry. She would leave the couch in a huff and crying; Aunt Nettie would remain on the
couch and laugh."
(Note: This account stated that Nettie went to live with her older sister when she was eight years
old after the death of her mother. She must have been a little older than that because Nettie was
with her parents on the 1880 Williamson Co., TX census. Jean Halliburton stated in her family files
that Nettie's parents, Joel and Catherine Houghton, died in 1882. I have not found proof of those
dates yet, but I imagine that they are close to being accurate. That means Nettie would have gone
to live with her sister, Nancy Augusta Houghton Antony, when she was around 11 years old.)3

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Randall, Feb. 20, 2011.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Randall, Oct. 7, 2001.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Randall, Feb. 21, 2011: Joel A. Houghton Descendency File.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~t42cemeteries/…
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.

Lawrence Cameron McBride1

M, #57019, b. 28 June 1869, d. 25 March 1935

Family: Nettie Lee Houghton b. 3 May 1871, d. 2 Jul 1964

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BirthJun 28, 1869San Marcos, Hays Co., TX, USA2,3
MarriageJul 14, 1898Cameron, Milam Co., TX, USA1
1900 Census1900Cameron, Milam Co., TX, USA, Lawrence McBride (head, June 1869, age 30, b. TX, father b. TN,
mother b. at sea, lawyer); Nettie L. (wife, May 1871, age 29, b. TX, father b. GA, mother b. IN)3
NewspaperMar 11, 1902Ft. Worth Morning Register-11 Mar. 1902-"Arrivals at the Worth...L.C. McBride, Cameron..."
Dallas Morning News-28 Oct. 1903-"Milam County Case-Court Asked to Hold Three Parties for
Contempt-Austin, Tex, Oct. 27-As predicted, the Milam County local option fight came back to the
Third Appellate Court, it having come to day on a motion to hold for comtempt. The attorneys for
the antis ask that the court punish for contempt R.B. Pool, O.F. McAnnally and L.C. McBride for
having violated the injunctions of the District and Appellate Courts. The petition insists that the
fourth and last publication of the result of the election which was carried by the prohibitionists is null
and void and without effect because it was in violation of two injunctions...The publication of the
Herald, which occurred one day ahead of the regular date, they allege, was a result of a conspiracy Herald, which occurred one day ahead of the regular date, they allege, was a result of a conspiracy
of Pool, McAnnally and McBride to defeat the injunction and process of the Appellate Court, and
ask for its punishment..The court agreed to hear argument from both sides tomorrow. W.A.
Morrison is here representing the antis, while County Judge Foot is present with Attorney L.C.
McBride, for the pros."
Dallas Morning News-7 Jan. 1904-"Attending Higher Courts-Austin, Tex., Jan. 6-Among the
lawyers in attendance on the higher courts today were T.M. Campbell of Palestine, Winbourn E.
Pearce and Huckett of Bell County, H.N. Atkisson of Waco; L.C. McBride, Monta J. Moore of
Cameron, John I. Moore of Crockett, Henry Coke of Dallas and L.C. Perry of Waco."
Dallas Morning News-14 Jan. 1904-"Case of White vs. Simonton. Special to the News-Austin,
Tex., Jan. 13-There was submitted to a special Court of Civil Appeals this morning the case of
White vs. Simonton from Milam County, Judge Sam Streetman of the regular court being
disqualified to sit in the case. Judge R.H. West of this city acted as Special Associate Justice,
sitting with Chief Justice Fisher and Associate Justice Key. Messrs. Monta J. Moore and L.C.
McBride
, attorneys of Cameron, were here and argued the case."
Dallas Morning News-20 Jan. 1908-"Will Act Today-Court to Name L.C. McBride as Receiver of
Defunct Bank-Mr. Lindsley Retires-Removal of Restrictions-After hearing arguments of counsel in
the case of Mrs. E.E. Waller et al vs. the Western Bank and Trust Company and Henry D. Lindsley,
its assignee, for the appointment of a receiver, Judge E. B. Muse of the Forty-Fourth District Court
announced late yesterday afternoon that he would this morning appoint L.C. McBride receiver of
the property. The Judge added that he might appoint two receivers instead of one, but that if there
were two, Mr. McBride would be one of them. In making this announcement Judge Muse said he
had known Mr. McBride for many years and he knew him to be qualified for the proper
administration of the affairs of the bank. He said Mr. McBride was now in Waco or Temple and he
would telegraph him and ascertain if he would accept the appointment. Several years ago Mr.
McBride practiced law in Dallas. He removed to South Texas, where he was engaged for some
time in the banking business. He was the law partner of W.T. Hefley at Cameron for several years.
Mr. McBride returned to Dallas about five years ago and has since practiced his profession at the
local bar..."
Dallas Morning News-20 Jan. 1908-"Local.-...Judge Muse hears argument of counsel in the
application for a receiver for the Western Bank and Trust Company and indicates that he will today
appoint L.C. McBride as receiver..."
Ft. Worth Star Telegram-21 Jan. 1908-"Appoints Receiver for Dallas Bank-L.C. McBride Takes
Charge of Western Bank and Trust Co. Nelms Instructs Jury--Dallas, Texas, Jan. 21-L.C. McBride
yesterday was named by Judge E.H. Muse district court receiver of the Western Bank and Trust
Company. Assignee Henry D. Lindsley voluntarily retired and the bank is now in the hands of the
receiver. Judge Nelms of the criminal district court this morning delivered a special charge to the
grand jury in which he cited the law regarding banks receiving money on deposit when in a failing
condition, and instructing that indictments be returned should the jury find this law had been
violated."
Dallas Morning News-14 April 1908-"Injunction Granted Bank Receiver M'Bride-Court Temporarily
Restrains Disposal of Collateral-Action by Receiver of Western Bank and Trust Company Against
St. Louis Trust Company.-L.C. McBride, receiver of the Western Bank and Trust Company, filed
in the Forty-Fourth District Court yesterday a petition which seeks to set aside ultimately the
alleged sale by the St. Louis Union Trust Company of certain collaterals pledged to it by the
Western Bank and Trust Company, and asking an injunction to prevent said Trust company and
others from disposing of other collateral pledged as security on the note of the Western Bank and
Trust Company..."
Dallas Morning News-15 May 1909-"Personal-...L.C. McBride and W.M. Hefley of Cameron were
in the city yesterday..."
Dallas Morning News-29 May 1909-"Bank Case On Trial in the Federal Court-Jurors Selected and
Fifty Witnesses Sworn In.-Receiver McBride Expresses Belief That Ten Per Cent Payment Will Be Made to Depositors-Fifty witnesses were sworn yesterday in the Federal Court in the action of the
Government against Fred Fleming, D.A. Templeton and A.J. Elliott charged with the use of the
mails to defraud in connection with the business of the Western Bank and Trust Company. A jury
was impaneled in the morning and the trial was in full progress by the afternoon. That depositors
in the bank would with funds now expected, receive at least 10 per cent payment was one of the
statements made by Receiver L.C. McBride of the defunct bank. Mr. McBride was on the stand
practically all the afternoon as a witness for the Government, and was still under the examination
by District Attorney Atwell when court adjourned at 5 o'clock. His testimony is considered of great
importance in the case...Receiver McBride was then placed on the stand and the direct
examination of this witness was not concluded when court adjourned for the day."
Dallas Morning News-2 June 1909-"Several Witnesses Give Testimony in Bank Case-Evidence
Relates to Letters Sent to Depositors-The Federal Court room was crowded all day yesterday by
persons listening to the testimony in the case of the United States vs. Fred Fleming, D.A
Templeton and A.J. Elliott, charged with fradulent use of the United States mails. Yesterdays'
proceedings dealt with the letter sent out to the depositors of the Western Bank and Trust
Company, asserting the stable condition of the bank, of the terms that would be extended if the
notices of deposit withdrawals were conceled by the depositors and of the matter of the accounts
of the officers of the bank and the dealings with some of the concerns which had loans from the
institution...Receiver L.C. McBride was called, and testified as to the loans and notes of the Texas
Traction Company, amounting to $104, 000, and the deposits of $100,000 claimed by the company
at the bank. He said that the note of $36,000, a part of the $104,000, has been lost track of..."
Dallas Morning News-10 Oct. 1909-"Nation's President Coming to Dallas-Taft and His Party To
Reach City on the Evening of Saturday, October 23-Speaks at Fair Grounds-For the second time
within a few years, Dallas is to entertain the Chief Executive of the nation. Accompanied by two of
his cabinet members and a number of officials and a few political friends, President Taft will arrive
in Dallas on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 23. He will remain in Dallas Saturday night and then
go east over the Texas and Pacific by way of Texarkana for St. Louis...Committees in Charge-The
local committees having charge of the various features are: Taft Entertainment...L.C. McBride..."
Dallas Morning News-23 Oct. 1909-"Ready to Greet President Taft-Great Welcome Awaits Head of
National Government on Arrival Here-Train is Due About 5:30-The city of Dallas is ready for the
visit today of President Taft...Committee on Entertainment....L.C. McBride..."
Dallas Morning News-11 July 1910-"Ervay Street Dwelling Burns.-Residence of E.J. Mitchell
Practically Destroyed and Adjacent House Is Destroyed-The one-story frame building at 339 North
Ervay street, owned jointly by W.H. and J.A. Sanders and L.C. McBride, and occupied by E.J.
Mitchell, was practically destroyed by fire about 9 o'clock Sunday morning. The contents, valued at
$1,500, with insurance of $1,000, were almost a total loss from fire and water damage..."
Dallas Morning News-8 Dec. 1910-"Important Question Presented to Court-Judge Seay to Make
Ruling Today in the Fleming Case-Judge Seay will announce his ruling this morning upon the
question raised late yesterday afternoon in the trial of the case of the State vs. Fred Fleming in the
Criminal District Court of whether Witness L.C. McBride, receiver of the Western Bank and Trust
Company, who is still upon the stand may testify to the aggregate collections he made upon the
bills receiveable of the institution and the amount yet to be collected for whether the elaborate
process of eliciting the same ultimate information by his testifying to each individual item one by
one shall be followed..."
Dallas Morning News-31 Dec. 1913-"Funds Contributed To Aid Dallas Zoo-Firms and Individuals
Give $275 For Christmas...The Dallas Zoo received a Christmas present from the citizens this year,
and yesterday W.H. Atwell, Zoo Commissioner, deposited to the credit of the zoo fund a sum of
$275, received in contributions from more than fifty firms and individuals...Those from whom
contributions were received...L.C. McBride..."
Ft. Worth Star Telegram-23 Feb. 1914-"In the Courts...Sixty-Seventh District Court. Hon. Marvin
H. Brown, Judge-Mary A. Sellman vs. L.C. McBride et al suit for title to and possession of
promissory notes and stock certificates: on trialDallas Morning News-16 Mar. 1916-"Texas Charters-Austin, March 16-Chartered: Continental
Savings and Building Association of Dallas, capital stock $1,000,000. Purpose, to organize and
operate a building and loan association. Incorporators, J.K. Hexter, Edward Titche, Frank E.
Austin, T.W. Griffiths, Ralph Beaton, Ralph A. Beaton and L.C. Bride, all of Dallas..."
Dallas Morning News-12 Jan. 1917-"O'Donnell Resigns as City Attorney-Will Enter Private
Practice. His Successor Not Yet Appointed-The resignation of Charles F. O'Donnell as City
Attorney was tendered to Mayor Henry D. Lindsley yesterday at noon. Mr. O'Donnell will associate
himself with the law firm of Cockrell, Gray & McBride. The resignation is to take effect on or
before April 1..."
Dallas Morning News-18 Dec. 1917-"Many Concerns are One Hundred Per Cent
Patriotic-Forty-nine business houses joined the Red Cross as units yesterday, every persons
connected with each orgainzation having joined the Dallas County Red Cross Chapter. This
makes a total of 145 organizations which have joined in a body since the Christmas membership
campaign of the Red Cross was started...The following firms joined as units yesterday...Cockrell,
Gray, McBride & O'Donnell..."
Dallas Morning News-10 Jan. 1918-"Men Nominated For Bar Association Offices-In a letter to
members of the Bar Association of Dallas yesterday, Chairman W.M. Holland of the nominating
committee announced that the following men had been nominated at the meeting of the committee
on Dec. 1:...members executive committee, J.M. McCormick, Gilbert H. Irish and L.C. McBride..."
Dallas Morning News-14 Jan. 1920-"Building Association Adds Two Million to Capital
Stock-Shareholders of the Continental Savings and Building Association of Dallas voted yesterday
to increase the authorized capital stock of the association to $5,000,000 at the fourth annual
meeting held in the offices of the association at 1406 Commerce street...Directors are J.K Hexter,
Edward Titche, Ralph Beaton, Frank E. Austin, T.W. Griffiths, L.C. McBride and Ralph A. Beaton."
Dallas Morning News-17 Dec. 1920-(advertisement)-"Continental Savings and Building
Association-Commenced Business April 20, 1916...Officers and Directors...L.C. McBride..."
Dallas Morning News-17 July 1921-(advertisement section)-"Money Makes More
Money-...Continental Savings and Building Association...Officers and Directors...L.C.
McBride
...Cockrell, McBride & O'Donnell, General Attorneys"
Dallas Morning News-25 Nov. 1923-"Building and Loan Associations Financing $5,000,000 of
Dallas Homes-Firms Increasing Number of Home Owners in Texas-Encourage Thrift Through
Savings-Men of Moderate Incomes Enabled to Make Earnings Pay Interest-...Among those
associations which have operated aggressively under the present State law the Continental
Savings and Building Association was first to start...and its directorate includes...L.C. McBride..."
Dallas Morning News-5 March 1924-(advertisement section)-"COCKRELL, McBRIDE,
O'DONNELL & HAMILTON-Attorneys and Counselors at Law-Southwestern Life Building-Joseph
E. Cockrell, L. C. McBride, C.F. O'Donnell, Dexter Hamilton"
Dallas Morning News-15 Jan. 1925-"Continental Building Association Increases Capital to
$30,000,000-The Continental Savings and Building Association's ninth annual shareholders'
meeting was held Wednesday morning in the offices of the association, at 1102 Main street. The
authorized capital stock of the association was increased from $20,000,000 to $30,000,000...The
directors of the association re-elected at the annual meeting are Frank E. Austin, Edward Titche,
T.W. Griffiths, J.B. Adoue Jr., Hugh E. Prather, L.C. McBride and Ralph A. Beaton..."
Dallas Morning News-14 May 1925-"Named Vice President of Dallas Trust Bank-L.C. McBride
was elected vice president of the Dallas Trust and Savings Bank at the monthly meeting of the
directors held on Wednesday Christian C. Wenchsel, president, announced. Mr. McBride is a
member of the legal firm of Cockrell, McBride, O'Donnell & Hamilton and will only be semiactive in
the bank. He has been a resident of Dallas for many years and is interested in many of the larger the bank. He has been a resident of Dallas for many years and is interested in many of the larger
institutions of the city..."
Dallas Morning News-17 May 1925-(advertisement section)-"...Continental Savings and Building
Association...Officers and Directors...L.C. McBride..."
Dallas Moring News-31 May 1925-"Benefactors Asked To S.M.U. Meeting-Four Hundred Guests to
Be Honored at Function Tuesday-Upward of 400 guests have been invited to attend the
"Benefactors' Dinner" to be given by Southern Methodist University at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the
women's building. The guest list includes those who have made important financial or other
contributions to the institution, also members of the board of trustees and members of the
administration...The guest list includes the following...L.C. McBride, Southwestern Life Building,
Dallas..."
Dallas Morning News-13 Jan. 1926-"Dallas Trust Adds Two New Directors-The following officers
were re-elected...L.C. McBride, vice president..."
Dallas Morning News-17 Jan. 1926-(advertisement section)-"Financial Statement of the
Continental Savings and Building Association-...Cockrell, McBride, O'Donnell & Hamilton, General
Attorneys..."
Dallas Morning News-4 April 1926-(advertisement section)-"Financial Statement of Continental
Savings and Building Association...Officers and Directors...L.C. McBride..."
Dallas Morning News-10 Oct. 1926-(advertisement section)-"Continental Savings and Building
Association-Commenced Business April 20th 1916-Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of
Texas-Subject to the Supervision of the State Insurance Department-...Officers and Directors...L.C.
McBride
..."
Dallas Morning News-9 Jan. 1929-"Mercantile Bank Elects New Chairman...Dallas Trust
Election-Re-election of officers and directors of the Dallas Trust and Savings Bank at the annual
meeting Tuesday was announced by President Ernest R. Tennant with promotion for five members
of the operating staff at the bank...Directors re-elected are...L.C. McBride..."
Dallas Morning News-12 June 1930-"Texas' Place In Gas Field Enviable One-Possibilities
Described Limitless as Oil's by Frank Parish-Certainty Is Factor-Missouri-Kansas Line's Local
Official Host to Its President-A futrue for the natural gas industry with horizons as limitless as those
of the oil industry but with a more ordered purpose toward that future was predicted in Dallas
Wednesday by Frank P. Parish, Chicago, president of the Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line
Company...R.E.L. Saner and L.C. McBride were speakers and each referred to the fact that this is
an age in which young men are taking their places at the head of the country's big financial and
industrial institutions. Each extended a hearty welcome to Mr. Parish and his company in its entry
into Texas..."
Dallas Morning News-14 Jan. 1931-"Changes Made in Bank Staffs and Directors-Promotion
Announced at Annual Meetings Held by Several-Boards Expanded-...The Dallas bank stockholders
elected these directors:...L.C. McBride..."
Dallas Morning News-29 Mar. 1931-"Injunction Threat Made as Proration Case Comes to
End-Moody Attacks Power of Railroad Commission to Make Order for East Texas.-Trust Law Is
Cited-"Can Not Compel Field to Do Something Forbidden by Law."-Austin, Tex., March 28-After
five days of laborius effort, the Railroad Commission hearing on the issue of prorating Texas for a
new period starting April 1, closed late Saturday, with East Texas the big question mark of
inclusion. The new fields threaten to seek a court injunction if included. Any order to be made by
the commission is expected by Tuesday or Wednesday...One of the telegrams was signed L.C.
McBride
of McBride, O'Donnell & Hamilton of Dallas. It read in part as follows: "We represent
Ernest R. Tennant, receiver of the Joiner properties in the heart of the Joiner pool, which properties
Mr. Tennant as receiver is developing under great difficulties, such as may be imagined to be
encountered by a receiver forced to proceed with development without funds and having to
contract for the wells out of the production..."
Dallas Morning News-4 June 1933-"New Completion In Shallow Area Near Grand
Saline-Encouraging developments in the new Van shallow oil producing area the last week were
featured by completion of the Petroleum Pipe Line and Storage Company No. 1. Mrs. S.S. McGee,
extending the field a quarter of a mile north of Peden & Olsen's No 1...Will Move Two Rigs...L.C.
McBride
and W.R. Dearing, purchasers of Peden and Olsen's three Brannon leases and the
Brannon discovery shallow well, have notified the fee owner they plan to move in two rigs
immediately to begin drilling on the lease...
Dallas Morning News-1 Oct. 1935-"Lawyers, Starting With Neely Bryan, Aid City's Growth-But John
C. McCoy, 1845 Settler, Designated as Father of Dallas Bar-Lawyers have had a central position in
the history of Dallas since its founding in 1841. As a matter of fact, the founder, John Neely Bryan,
was a lawyer as well as Indian trader, land and town lot dealer. After serving as commissioner to
create the county in 1846, he never practiced law actively, however...New Association in
1916...The charter members of 1916 also listed L.C. McBride..."
Dallas Morning News-9 Jan. 1936-"Etex Oil Lease Suits Dismissed-Austin, Texas, Jan. 8-...Shell
sued to restrain Robinson from drilling two additional wells on a 7 1/2-tract of land in Gregg County
and to cancel the Railroad Commission's permit. Shell, Gulf and L.C. McBride owned the adjacent
lease and alleged drainage and confiscation if three wells were allowed on the tract and that the
last two would be less than the minimum of 330 feet from property line. The trial court entered
judgement for Robinson, but the Austin Appellate Court reversed and ordered the case remanded
with instructions to enter orders as it outlined. This action is upheld by the Supreme Court."
Dallas Morning News-25 March 1960-"25 Years Ago Today (from The Dallas News of March 26,
1935)...L.C. McBride, veteran lawyer and bank official, died at his Dallas home at 65..."3
1910 Census1910Lawrence C. McBride (head, age 40, married 11 years, b. TX, father
b. TN, mother b. British Columbia, lawyer practicing); Nettie L. (wife, age 38, 3 children all living, b.
TX, father b. GA, mother b. IN); Lawrence C. Jr. (son, age 9, b. TX); Ralph H. (son, age 4, b. TX);
Catherine (dau., age 1, b. TX)3
1920 Census1920Dallas, Dallas Co., TX, USA, TX-Lawrence C. McBride (head, age 50, b. TX, father b. TN, mother b.
Washington, lawyer office); Nettie (wife, age 48, b. TX, father b. IN, mother b. GA); Lawrence (son,
age 19, b. TX); Ralph (son, age 14, b. TX); Katherine (dau., age 11, b. TX); Clifford (son, age 8, b.
TX); Ada Caruthers (servant, age 18)
NOTE: Parents' birthplaces should be switched.3
1930 Census1930Lawrence C. McBride (head, age 60, b. TX, father b. MO, mother b.
OR, general practice, law); Nettie L. (wife, age 58 , b. TX, father b. in GA, mother b. in IN); Ralph
H. (son, age 24, b. TX, salesman bond); Catherine B. (dau., age 21, b. TX): Clifford W. (son, age
18, b. TX)3
DeathMar 25, 1935Dallas, Dallas Co., TX, USA, Lawrence Cameron McBride, Sr., b. 28 June 1869 in Texas; d. 25 Mar. 1935 in Dallas, Dallas Co.,
TX; occupation: lawyer; total time at this occupation: 42 years; married; father: S.B. McBride b. in
Tenn; mother: Belle Wilson b. in Washington; informant L. C. McBride, Jr.2,3
ObituaryMar 26, 1935Dallas Morning News-26 March 1935-"Veteran Attorney Found Dead in Bed; Funeral
Wednesday-Rites for L.C. McBride, 65, lawyer, bank official and native Texan, who was found
dead in bed Monday at his home, 5306, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the home. Burial
will be at Grove Hill Cemetery. Dr. George W. Truet, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will
officiate. Mr. McBride, who is thought to have died of a heart attack, was senior member of the law
firm of McBride, Hamilton, Lipscomb & Wood, and for many years had been vice president and
general counsel of the Dallas Bank and Trust Company and of the Dallas Title and Guaranty
company. During his practice as a lawyer he was engaged in many important cases both in the
State and Federal courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States. He had been
interested in restoring Texas historic spots in preparation for the Centennial and in a movement to
make improvements at the old home of Gen. Sam Houston. Born in San Marcos-Son of S.B. and
Belle Wilson McBride, the lawyer was born June 28, 1869, at San Marcos. He spent his childhood
and early youth at San Marcos, where he was educated at Coronal Institute, graduating from the
institution when he ws 14 years old. Unitl he was 18 he was connected with the Green Banking
Company at San Marcos and before he was 24 he had organized a bank at Bowie. Later he came
to Dallas with the old Exchange National Bank but returned to San Marcos and studied law in his
father's office. When he was 25 he passed the State bar examination. He formed a partnership at
Cameron with Judge Montague J. Moore and later the law partnership of Hefley, McBride &
Watson. On July 14, 1898, he married Miss Nettie Lee Houghton. The family lived at Cameron
until Feb. 1, 1906, coming from that town to Dallas. Soon after Mr. McBride's arrival here he was
appointed receiver for the Western Bank and Trust Company. In 1912 he became a member of
the firm of Cockrell, Gray & McBride, his partners being the late Judge J.E. Cockrell and the late
Judge Edward Gray. C.F. O'Donnell, now president of the Southwestern Life Insurance Company,
was one of his law partners during his career. Joined Methodist Church-Early in life, Mr. McBride
became a member of the First Methodist Church of San Marcos. He was a member of Dallas
Masonic Lodge. Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Logan Ford; three sons, Lawrence C.
McBride Jr. and Clifford W. McBride, all of Dallas, and Ralph H. McBride, living near Longview; two
grandchildren Emily Vivian McBride and L.C. McBride III, and two sisters, Mrs. George Clifford of
New York City and Mrs. James Henderson of Des Moines, Iowa..."
Dallas Morning News-27 Mar. 1935-"Deaths and Funeral Notices-McBride, Lawrence C. Sr.,
aged 65, died Monday at his home, 5306 Gaston. Survived by wife: one daughter, Mrs. Logan
Ford; three sons, L.C. McBride Jr., Ralph McBride, Clifford McBride, all of Dallas; two sisters, Mrs.
George Clifford at New York, Mrs. James Henderson, Des Moines, Iowa; two grandchildren,
Lawrence McBride III; Emily Vivian McBride, both of Dallas. Funeral at residence Wednesday.
2:30 p.m. Interment Grove Hill Cemetery..."
Dallas Morning News-4 April 1935-"L.C. McBride-To the News: In the passing of L.C. McBride Dallas Morning News-4 April 1935-"L.C. McBride-To the News: In the passing of L.C. McBride,
Dallas lost one of the truest, noblest, kindest, gentlest and ablest men who ever marched through
our history. Through the long years I counted him one of my very dearest friends and I underwrite
the tribute paid to him by Judge E.B. Muse, when in appointing him receiver of the Western Bank
and Trust Company, he said, "L. C. McBride is as honest as Paul." A native Texan, son of a
Confederate soldier and descended from James Wilson, one of the signers of the Declaration of
Independence, this dear friend of ours came of noble blood and among the high qualities that
adorned his life was that of quiet generosity. In his early years, while still living in his native town of
San Marcos, he gave his heart to Christ and was baptized in the crystal waters of the San Marcos
River. Thoughout his entire career he embraced his religion as the biggest thing in his life and if
any of us ever knew a man who lived the Christian profession, that man was L.C. McBride. He
was once called to the judgeship but public life lured him not. He was in love with his profession as
a lawyer, and chose the quiet and unostentatious activities of private life rather than entering the
public arena to "read his history in the Nation's eye." With the gracious qualities with which he was
endowed, which always was smiling on his brow, he could have made his way to political fame, but
that was not to be. He chose the better part of the high career of a successful and honest lawyer
and in that scored a high achievement. He cherished the old concept of friendship so remnant in
his native State when he was born. How he loved the history and traditions we are so soon to
commemorate in our Centennial year. The warm handclasp, the genial smile, the cherry greeting,
the glowing sparkle of the friendly eye-these adorned L.C. McBride as he walked the way of life.
We shall miss him and we are not soon to meet his like again. His dear wife and family have a
heritage of which they will be proud to the end of their lives and Dallas is richer for the sojourn here
for historic years of this noble Christian gentleman. He belonged to the royal priesthood
immortalized in our New Testament Scriptures.
J.B. Cranfill, Dallas"3
BurialGrove Hill Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX, USA2
Biography*A History of Greater Dallas and Vicinity, Volume II, Selected Biographies and Memoirs by Mr. L.B.
Hill Editor, published 1909 The Lewis Publishing Company Chicago:
Lawrence Cameron McBride holds and merits a place among the distinguished legal practitioners
and citizens of Dallas. He was born at San Marcos, Texas, to S.B. McBride and Mary Belle
(Wilson) McBride. S.B. McBride, born in Tennessee, located at San Marcos before the Civil war,
and served in the Confederate army throughout that struggle. During many years he was one of
the most prominent lawyers of that city, but is now retired form the profession and makes his home
at Arlington. His wife, born on the island of Vancouver, in British Columbia, is a daughter of
Amariah Wilson, a noted frontier character and pioneer and one of the earliest residents of Hays
county, Texas. He was born in Ohio, and he made the overland trip with his family from Texas to
California in the days of 1849, where he carried on business at San Francisco and at various other
points on the Pacific coast and accumulated a fortune. He was a grandson of James Wilson, one
of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and who afterwards was a member of the
supreme court of the United States.
Lawrence Cameron McBride was educated principally in Coronal Institute at San Marcos, where he
graduated with the first honors of the class of 1885 and was the class valedictorian. While studying
there one of his principal teachers was Professor Carr Pritchett, afterward president of Sam
Houston Normal College and superintendent of public instruction in Texas. He studied law under
Judge Gustave Cook, of San Marcos, a distinguished lawyer and at one time a candidate for the
office of governor. After his admission to the bar at San Marcos in 1894 Mr. McBride began
practice at Cameron in Milam county, but in February of 1905 he left there to locate permanently in
Dallas, where he is engaged in a general civil practice. But in addition to this large practice he is
the receiver of the Western Bank and Trust Company and of the Fleming Ranch and Cattle
company, two Dallas concerns of extensive financial interests that failed following the panic of
October, 1908.
He married Miss Nettie Houghton, of Georgetown, and her father, also a lawyer, was one of the
early judges of the state. Their three children are Lawrence Cameron, Ralph and Catherine Belle
*Obituary of son Lawrence C. McBride, Jr. indicated that the family came to Dallas, TX from
Cameron when he was five years old. That would have been 1905.
*Family document written by Nancy Kate McCraw Curry in 1977 entitled "Christmas in
Dallas-1932-1967-..Aunt Nettie lived with them Cameron, TX> until she married her brother-in-law’s (Edwin LeRoy Antony) young law partner,
Lawrence Cameron McBride...”
Note: They married in Cameron, TX in 1898.3

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Randall, Oct. 7, 2001.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~t42cemeteries/…
  3. [S415] E-mail from Elizabeth Randall, Feb. 21, 2011: Joel A. Houghton Descendency File.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.

Augustus N. Houghton1

M, #57020, b. circa 1837

Biography

Corresponded with author?
A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
Birthcirca 1837age 27 in 1864 enlistment2
Mil. EnlsJan 2, 1864Caledonia, NY, USA, in the Union Army, 21st NY Cavalry, a private, age 271,3
ResearchJan 2, 1864NY, USA

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , CivilWarData.Com, Civil War Research and Genealogy Database, Nov. 2001.
  3. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers database, Oct. 1, 2001.

Ben Houghton1

M, #57021

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project?
NotableY
Corresponded with author?
Milit-Begin the Union Army, Comp. E, 82nd U.S. Colored Infantry, a private1,2
Research

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.
  2. [S1356] Janett Hewett, Union Soldiers Roster US Colored Troops, p. 505.

Benjamin A. Houghton1

M, #57022

Biography

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Milit-BegNY, USA, in the Union Army, Comp. C, 160th NY Infantry, a private1
Research

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Civil War Service Records, Oct. 1, 2001.

Mary (?)1,2

F, #57023, b. circa 1835

Family: Joseph Haughton b. c 1844

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Birthcirca 1835England, age 36 in 1871 census; age 75 in 1910 census; age 84 1920 census1
Marriagecirca 1864England2
1871 Canadian Census1871Dist. 19, Parr, Lancashire, England, age 37, glass polisher2
Immigration1890
1910 Census1910Richland, Cambria Co., PA, USA, age 75, widow, none; 6 children born, 4 living1,3
1920 Census1920Richland, Cambria Co., PA, USA, age 844

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Cambria, Northumberland Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 73, V.N. 282, Ln. 223.
  2. [S1425] Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 3865; Folio: 99; Page: 75; GSU roll: 841936.
  3. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Richland, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1324; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0151; FHL microfilm: 1375337.
  4. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Richland, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1547; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 221.

Joseph Haughton1

M, #57024, b. circa 1866

Biography

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Birthcirca 1866England, age 2 in 1871 census; age 44 in 1910 census; age 40 in 1920 census1
Immigration1890
1910 Census1910Richland, Cambria Co., PA, USA, age 75, widow, none; 6 children born, 4 living1,2
Widow1910
Occupationbetween 1910 and 1920coal miner
1920 Census1920Richland, Cambria Co., PA, USA, age 843

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Cambria, Northumberland Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 73, V.N. 282, Ln. 223.
  2. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Richland, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1324; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0151; FHL microfilm: 1375337.
  3. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Richland, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1547; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 221.

Robert Morris1

M, #57025, b. circa 1883

Family: Katherine Houghton b. Jul 1883

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Birthcirca 1883OH, USA, age 27 in 1910 census; age 37 in 1920 census; age 46 in 1930 census; age 57 in 1940 census1
Marriagecirca 1905age 22 and 21; mar 5 years in 19101
Occupation1910foundry iron molder
1920 Census1920South Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., PA, USA, age 37, foundry molder2
1930 Census1930South Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., PA, USA, age 46, steel foundry molder3
1940 Census1940South Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., PA, USA, age 57, mach mfg co. molder4
ParentsSparents born in England2

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Westmoreland Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 289, V.N. 198, Ln. 18.
  2. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , South Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1665; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 211; line 67, dwl 1628-71-76.
  3. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , South Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania; Roll: 2159; Enumeration District: 156; sheet 1B, line 84, dwl 1628-20-21.
  4. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , South Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3637; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 65-204; line 21, dwl 1628.

John H. Morris1

M, #57026, b. circa 1907

Biography

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Birthcirca 1907PA, USA, age 3 in 1910 census; age 11 in 1920 census; age 21 in 1930 census1

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Westmoreland Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 289, V.N. 198, Ln. 18.

Michael Houghton1

M, #57027, b. February 1861

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BirthFeb, 1861Ireland, age 49 in 1910 census2
Immigration18961886 in 1900 census1,3
1900 Census1900Cudahay Powerplant, Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., KS, USA, age 39, fireman3
Occupation1910press works, gas surger?

Citations

  1. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Ridley, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1340; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 155; line 96, dwl 60-60.
  2. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Delaware Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 105, V.N. 155, Ln. 60.
  3. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Kansas City Ward 6, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll: 504; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0161; FHL microfilm: 1240504.

Ruth Watson1

F, #57028, b. circa 1890

Family: Millard Montgomery Houghton b. 1 Aug 1887

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Birthcirca 1890PA, USA, age 20 in 1910 census; age 30 in 1920 census; age 39 in 1930 census; age 50 in 1940 census1
Marriagecirca 1910mar 0 y in 1910 census1
1910 Census1910Pine, Columbia Co., PA, USA, age 22, farmer1,2
1920 Census1920Mifflin, Columbia Co., PA, USA, age 33, R.R. baggage master3
1930 Census1930Pine, Columbia Co., PA, USA, age 42, farmer4
1940 Census1940Pine, Columbia Co., PA, USA, age 50, single, service station merchant5
ParentsDparents born in PA

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Columbia Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 93, V.N. 33, Ln. 157.
  2. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Pine, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1334; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 33; line 22, dwl 155-157.
  3. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Mifflin, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1555; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 38; line 29, dwl 153-157.
  4. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Pine, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Roll 2024; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 39; line 53, dwl 85-86.
  5. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Pine, Columbia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3474; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 19-46; line 7, dwl 442.
  6. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Minter Jackson Houghton Sr1,2

M, #57029, b. 2 June 1883, d. 12 February 1967

Family 1: Flora Mae Ashley b. c 1884

  • Marriage*: Minter Jackson Houghton Sr married Flora Mae Ashley on Dec 24, 1901 he age 21; mar 7 y in 1910 census.1

Family 2: Olive Mabel Archer b. 10 Jul 1903, d. 2 Jan 1978

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BirthJun 2, 1883Upshur Co., WV, USA, Jun 1883, age 16 in 1900 census; age 26 in 1910 census; age 35 in 1920 census; age 47 in 1930 census; age 56 in 1930 census3,4,5,6
MarriageDec 24, 1901he age 21; mar 7 y in 1910 census1
1910 Census1910Freedom, Beaver Co., PA, USA, age 26, railroad brakeman; no children listed7,8
Mil. DraftSep 12, 1918Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV, USA, age 35, manufacturer6
1920 Census1920Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV, USA, age 35, cement block manager9
Residence1935Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV, USA
Marriage1936Jackson, WV, USA5
Children+Find a Grave gives:
Minter Jackson Houghton, Jr.
Franklin Delano Houghton, Sr.
Grace Faye Houghton;
1940 Census1940Elk, Kanawha Co., WV, USA, age 56, building construction brick mason10
SSNWV, USA, 235-26-08784
Last LocClay, FL, USA, 32073 Orange Park, Clay, Florida,4
DeathFeb 12, 1967Clay Co., FL, USA4
BurialMoosehaven Cemetery, Orange Park, Clay Co., FL, USA

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Ann Bleigh Powers, Feb. 5, 2005: copied from a Houghton Bible, by Jane Bleigh Lucal.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Sanderson Houghton, May 17, 2004.
  3. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T626_2537; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 34; line 81, dwl 1014 1/2-466-609.
  4. [S1042] Social Security Death Index.
  5. [S1323] "WWII Draft Registration 1942", WW2_2240090.
  6. [S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, 1992382.
  7. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Beaver Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 46, V.N. 26, Ln. 107.
  8. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Freedom Ward 3, Beaver, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1311; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 26; line 51, dwl 103-107.
  9. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Charleston Ward 8, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1958; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 101;
    line 52, dwl 204-277.
  10. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Elk, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4415; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 20-85; line 1, dwl 1.

Flora Mae Ashley1,2

F, #57030, b. circa 1884

Family: Minter Jackson Houghton Sr b. 2 Jun 1883, d. 12 Feb 1967

Biography

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Birthcirca 1884WV, USA, age 26 in 1910 census; age 34 in 1920 census; age 45 in 1930 census1
MarriageDec 24, 1901he age 21; mar 7 y in 1910 census3
1910 Census1910Freedom, Beaver Co., PA, USA, age 26, railroad brakeman; no children listed1,4
1930 Census1930Huntington, Cabell Co., WV, USA, age 45, "widowed", private nurse2
ParentsDSamuel Ashley; parents born in WV4

Citations

  1. [S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Beaver Co., PA, Reel 523, Vol. 186, E.D. 46, V.N. 26, Ln. 107.
  2. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Huntington, Cabell Co., Virginia; Roll: 2529; Enumeration District: 28; Page 266, Sheet: 14A; line 32, dwl 1643-290-308.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Ann Bleigh Powers, Feb. 5, 2005: copied from a Houghton Bible, by Jane Bleigh Lucal.
  4. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Freedom Ward 3, Beaver, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1311; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 26; line 51, dwl 103-107.