John Edgar Houghton M.A.1

M, #17251, b. 30 June 1904, d. 31 August 1998

Family 1: Georgia Ash b. 22 Aug 1905, d. 21 Mar 1959

Family 2: Anna Francis Matlock b. 18 Dec 1916, d. 29 Nov 1996

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BirthJun 30, 1904Atlanta, Logan Co., IL, USA, age 35 in 1940 census; obit: Emenence Township, Logan County; age 5 in 1910 census; age 15 in 1920 census; age 25 in 1930 census1,2
Educationbetween 1923 and 1928He attended Lincoln College (1923-24), Northwestern University (fall 1924) and the University of Illinois (1925-1927).
Residence1928Plainfield, IL, USA, Edgar3
MarriageJan 28, 1928Plainfield, IL, USA, age 23 and 21; Obit. gives Naperville, IL1,2,4
1930 Census1930Plainfield, Will Co., IL, USA, age 25, school teacher5
1940 Census1940Normal, McLean Co., IL, USA, age 35, state school vocation educator6
1950 US Census1950Normal, IL, USA, age 45, teacher's college, shop teacher; Georgia, Latin teacher, adult education
MarriageJul 19, 19631
No Childrn1
Livingbetween 1967 and 1994Normal, IL, USA1,7
OccupationNormal, IL, USA, In Sep. 1927, he became a teacher and athletics director at Plainfield High School. Georgia became a history teacher in Plainfield in Jan. 1928. Both taught there until 1934. In 1934 Ed became coach and teacher of manual training and boys' physical education at Tremont Community High School. In 1936, he became industrial arts teacher at the Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Children's Home School, a school affiliated with Illinois State Normal University. In July 1941, he was appointed principal at Tremont High School, but resigned in Sep. 1941 to return to his prior position, where he taught until his retirement.1
Address1997Regency Nursing Care Center, 2120 W. Washington St., Springfield, IL, USA
DeathAug 31, 1998Regency Nursing Care Center, Springfield, IL, USA
ObituarySep 2, 1998Springfield, IL, USA, State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - September 2, 1998
Deceased Name: John E. Houghton John Edgar Houghton, 94, of Springfield died Monday, Aug. 31, 1998, at Regency Nursing Home.
He was born June 30, 1904, in Emenence Township, Logan County, the son of John B. and Parrie M. Hieronymus Houghton. He married Georgia Ash in 1928 in Plainfield; she died in 1959. He later married Anna Frances Matlock Wade in 1963; she also preceded him in death. Mr. Houghton was a resident of Springfield for three years, having lived most of his life in Normal. He taught and coached in Plainfield, was on the faculty of Illinois State University at Normal and taught industrial arts for 35 years at Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home. He was a 1922 graduate of Atlanta High School, a 1927 graduate of the University of Illinois, where he received his master's degree in 1941. Survivors: two stepsons, Ellis "Alec" D. (wife, Virginia) Wade of Springfield and Richard "Rick" B. (wife, Carole) Wade of Thousand Oaks, Calif; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three brothers, Paul (wife, Elizabeth) Houghton of Marion, Delmar (wife, Opal) Houghton of Atlanta, and Eldon (wife, Bernadine) Houghton of Columbus, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Staab Funeral Home, the Rev. Mark Johnson officiating. Graveside services: 2:30 p.m. Friday, East Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Bloomington.8

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 109.
  2. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy."
  3. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy", Obit., The Atlanta Argus, Jun. 1, 1928.
  4. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy", Bloonington Pantagraph, Mar. 22, 1959.
  5. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Plainfield, Will Co., Illinois; Roll: 569; Enumeration District: 77; Sheet: 7 B; line 71; dwl 206-223.
  6. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Normal, McLean, Illinois; Roll: T627_842; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 57-69.
  7. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy", Obit., The Atlanta Argus, Aug. 10, 1967, p. 5.
  8. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Georgia Ash1

F, #17252, b. 22 August 1905, d. 21 March 1959

Family: John Edgar Houghton M.A. b. 30 Jun 1904, d. 31 Aug 1998

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BirthAug 22, 1905Atlanta, Logan Co., IL, USA, age 24 in 1930 census2
EducationShe attended MacMurray College, Illinois Wesleyan University, and graduated from the University of Illinois.2
MarriageJan 28, 1928Plainfield, IL, USA, age 23 and 21; Obit. gives Naperville, IL1,3,2
1930 Census1930Plainfield, Will Co., IL, USA, age 25, school teacher4
1950 US Census1950Normal, IL, USA, age 45, teacher's college, shop teacher; Georgia, Latin teacher, adult education
Occupationbefore 1959a part-time employee at the county sheriff's office
Residence19591307 Linden St., Normal, IL, USA, 30 years in Normal, IL2
DeathMar 21, 1959Brokaw Hospital, Normal, IL, USA, of a stroke3
ParentsDJoseph Ash and Birdie Lynd Mountjoy; both b. IL
AssociationKappa Delta Society

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 109.
  2. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy", Bloonington Pantagraph, Mar. 22, 1959.
  3. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy."
  4. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Plainfield, Will Co., Illinois; Roll: 569; Enumeration District: 77; Sheet: 7 B; line 71; dwl 206-223.

Anna Francis Matlock

F, #17253, b. 18 December 1916, d. 29 November 1996

Family: John Edgar Houghton M.A. b. 30 Jun 1904, d. 31 Aug 1998

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BirthDec 18, 1916St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO, USA1
Occupationowner and manager of Coop Book Store
MarriageEllis B. Wade
MarriageJul 19, 19632
Livingbetween 1967 and 1994Normal, IL, USA2,3
DeathNov 29, 1996St. John's Hospital, Springfield, IL, USA1
ObituaryDec 1, 1996Bloomington, McLean Co., IL, USA, Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) - December 1, 1996
Deceased Name: Anna Frances Houghton
Anna Frances Houghton, 79, of Springfield and formerly of Normal, died at 7:55 p.m. Friday (Nov. 29, 1996) at St. John's Hospital, Springfield. Her funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Staab Funeral Home, Springfield, the Rev. Mark Johnson officiating. Burial will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday at East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Surviving are her husband, John Edgar Houghton, Springfield; two sons, Ellis "Alec" D. Wade, Springfield, and Richard "Rick" B. Wade, Thousand Oaks, Calif; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchidlren; and two sisters, Rosie Durham, Lincoln, Neb., and Beverly Gibson, Memphis, Tenn.

Copyright (c) 1996, Pantagraph Publishing Co.4
BurialEast Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL, USA4
Biographydau. of Henry Matlock and Ida Mae Bowland; married Ellis B. Wade, who died in 1961

Citations

  1. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy."
  2. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 109.
  3. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy", Obit., The Atlanta Argus, Aug. 10, 1967, p. 5.
  4. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Delmar Daryl Houghton1

M, #17254, b. 10 December 1909, d. 28 December 2007

Family: Opal Marie McMurry b. 2 Dec 1920, d. 27 Feb 2002

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BirthDec 10, 1909Atlanta, Logan Co., IL, USA, age 4/12 in 1910 census; age 10 in 1920 census; age 19 in 1930 census1,2
Education1928University of Illinois, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, one semester2
Occupationbetween 1928 and 1936near, Atlanta, Logan Co., IL, USA, a farmer on his parent's farm until 1993; they farmed their own land, 160 acres of Gilcrist land to the east, 80 acres belonging to Joe Ash, and 80 belonging to Aunt Vern Hieronymus; In 1936, with a friend, Alec Hoblit, Delmar went to Missouri to 1400 acres of Hoblit land near Knobnoster. They raised wheat on 350 acres of it.1
MarriageDec 10, 1937Knobnoster, MO, USA1,2
Mil. Draft1940Knobnoster, Johnson Co., MO, USA, age 30, Occupation: Hoblit And Houghton
Immigration1942Acheson, KS, USA2
1950 US Census1950Eminence, IL, USA, age 40, farmer
Immigration1966Atlanta, Logan Co., IL, USA1
Livingbetween 1993 and 1999Atlanta, Logan Co., IL, USA1,3
DeathDec 28, 2007Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL, USA, age 984
ObituaryDec 31, 2007ATLANTA -- Delmar D. Houghton, 98, of Springfield, formerly of Atlanta, died at 8:55 p.m. Friday (Dec. 28, 2007) at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

The funeral for Mr. Houghton will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Quiram Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta, with the Rev. John Horner officiating.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Burial will be in Mountjoy Cemetery in rural Atlanta.

Memorials may be made to the Liberty Baptist Church of Minier or the Atlanta Public Library and will be accepted at the funeral home.

Mr. Houghton was born on Dec. 10, 1909, in rural Atlanta, the son of John B. and Parrie Hieronymus Houghton. He married Opal Marie McMurry on Dec. 10, 1937, in Warrensburg, Mo. She preceded him in death on Feb. 27, 2002.

Mr. Houghton is survived by his daughter, Darlene Fulk of Springfield; two sons, John (Kristina) Houghton of St. Louis, Mo., and Daryl (Ann) Houghton of Millsboro, Del; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Mr. Houghton was preceded in death by three brothers and his parents.

Mr. Houghton was a well-known farmer in Missouri and central Illinois, where he operated the family farm at Atlanta from 1947 until his retirement in 1997. He also spent 20 years with the USDA Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service in Lincoln, in the crop compliance program and later as a bin site supervisor for a 10-county area. For the past seven years he has resided with his daughter in Springfield5
BurialMountjoy Cemetery , near, Atlanta, Logan Co., IL, USA4

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 109.
  2. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy."
  3. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, Nov. 23, 2001.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Carolyn Chapman, Dec. 29, 2007.
  5. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, HOUGHTON, Delmar D; 98; Springfield IL; State J-R; 2007-12-31;.

Opal Marie McMurry1

F, #17255, b. 2 December 1920, d. 27 February 2002

Family: Delmar Daryl Houghton b. 10 Dec 1909, d. 28 Dec 2007

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BirthDec 2, 1920Warrensburg, MO, USA2
MarriageDec 10, 1937Knobnoster, MO, USA1,2
1950 US Census1950Eminence, IL, USA, age 40, farmer
Immigration1966Atlanta, Logan Co., IL, USA1
ObituaryFeb 27, 2002Lincoln, IL, USA, Courier, The (Lincoln, IL) - February 27, 2002
Deceased Name: HOUGHTON, Opal
HOUGHTON, Opal, 81, of Atlanta3
DeathFeb 27, 2002Springfield, IL, USA, age "81"4
Burial2002Mountjoy Cemetery , near, Atlanta, Logan Co., IL, USA4
ParentsDReed McMurry and Hattie Cox

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 109.
  2. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy."
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Carolyn Chapman, Dec. 29, 2007.

Leota Darlene Houghton1

F, #17256, b. 18 August 1939, d. 19 November 2014

Family: Clarence Fulk b. 11 Dec 1935, d. 1991

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BirthAug 18, 1939Knobnoster, MO, USA1,2
MarriageJun 22, 1962Atlanta, Logan Co., IL, USA, divorced2
OccupationAtlanta, Logan Co., IL, USA, a cosmetologist; operated a beauty shop
DeathNov 19, 2014Springfield, IL, USA
ObituaryNov 23, 2014Darlene Houghton Fulk, 75, of Springfield passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at her home.
Visitation will be held on Monday, November 24, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta.
Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with Pastor John Horner officiating. Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial will be in Mountjoy Cemetery in rural Atlanta.
Darlene is survived by two brothers: John (Kristina) Houghton of St. Louis and Daryl (Ann) Houghton of Millsboro, Del; two nieces: Lori and Kelly; and one nephew: Robert. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Darlene Houghton was born on August 18, 1939, in Knob Noster, Missouri, the daughter of Delmar and Opal McMurry Houghton. Darlene graduated from Atlanta High School. She was a beautician for many years. and then worked for
the State of Illinois for 8 years. Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta.
-- Lincoln Daily News, Nov. 23, 2014

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 109.
  2. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy."

Dr. John Mac Houghton Ph.D.1

M, #17257, b. 18 July 1941

Family: Ellen C. Kristina Cully b. 4 Aug 1946

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BirthJul 18, 1941Knobnoster, MO, USA1,3
MarriageAug 21, 1966Springfield, IL, USA3
Education1967Southern Illinois University, IL, USA, B.S. in agronomy3
Living19704
Occupationinternational career in agri-business
Researchbetween 1992 and 2003American Men & Women of Science. A biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological and related sciences. 18th edition, 1992-1993. Eight volumes. New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker, 1992. (AmMWSc 18)
American Men & Women of Science(TM) (Bowker(R)). A biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological and related sciences. 19th edition. Eight volumes. New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker, 1994. (AmMWSc 19)
American Men & Women of Science(TM) (Bowker(R)). A biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological and related sciences. 20th edition. Eight volumes. New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker, 1998. (AmMWSc 20)
American Men & Women of Science. A biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological and related sciences. 21st edition. Eight volumes. Detroit: Gale Group, 2003. (AmMWSc 21)5
Address19971 Duddin Court, St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO, USA
Residence1997St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO, USA

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 110.
  2. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 109.
  3. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy."
  4. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy", Obit., The Atlanta Argus, May 21, 1970, p. 6.
  5. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI): Houghton Surname.

Delmar Daryl Houghton II1,2

M, #17258, b. 21 October 1947

Family: Jo Ann McKown b. 9 Sep 1948

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BirthOct 21, 1947Atlanta, Logan Co., IL, USA1,2
EducationUniversity of Illinois, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, B.A. in Agriculture and a MBA2
Occupationin agri-business, managing use of soy bean products for Townsend Foods, a poultry producer
MarriageJun 21, 1969Atlanta, Logan Co., IL, USA2
Address1997R.D.2, Box 336, Millsboro, DE, USA
Residence1997DE, USA

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 110.
  2. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy."
  3. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 109.

Eldon Eugene Houghton1

M, #17259, b. 1 June 1911, d. 3 March 1999

Family: Bernadine Vivian Thompson b. 17 Jul 1916, d. 25 Mar 2011

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BirthJun 1, 1911Eminence, Logan Co., IL, USA, age 8 in 1920 census; age 18 in 1930 census; Obit: Eminence Twp, Logan Co., IL; Houghton Heritage: Atlanta, IL1,2,3
GraduationUniversity of Illinois, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, with honors, Agriculture2
MarriageAug 5, 1936Keokuk, IA, USA1,2
Livingbetween 1967 and 1970Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, USA4
Retirement1983
Residencebetween 1995 and 1999Worthington Christian Village, Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, USA1,2
ChurchBoth have been active in church work. She has served as pianist, organist, and teacher. He has served as financial secretary and member of the church board.
Address1997123 Colonial Way Circle, Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, USA
DeathMar 3, 1999Westerville, OH, USA3
ObituaryEldon E. Houghton, 87, a retired agricultural statistician, died at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 3, 1999 of complications resulting from Alzheimer’s Disease. He had been a resident of ManorCare in Westerville, Ohio, since August, 1998. The son of John B. and Parrie M. Hieronymus Houghton, Eldon Houghton
was born on the family farm west of Atlanta in Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois, June 1, 1911. He graduated from Atlanta High School in 1929
and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Illinois. He married Bernadine Thompson August 6, 1936. After teaching
at Dunlap High School for eight years, Houghton began his career with the U. S. Department of Agriculture in 1942. His work, which focused
on crop estimates and agricultural marketing, took him to Springfield, IL, Columbus, OH, and Washington, DC. Following his retirement in 1976,
Eldon and Bernadine lived in Columbus and in Port Richey, Florida. In 1995, they relocated to the Worthington Christian Colony on the north
edge of Columbus, Ohio. Eldon Houghton has been an active member of Christian churches wherever he has lived, often serving as financial secretary and deacon. Most recently, he was a member of the Worthington Christian Church. Houghton is survived by his wife, Bernadine of Columbus, daughter
Carolyn Chapman (husband, Samuel) of Reno, NV; granddaughters Laura Hughes Wynia (husband, Scott) of Hilliard, OH and Lisa Hughes Campbell (husband,
Jeff) of Brookpark, OH; and seven great grandchildren: Nathanael, Benjamin, Elisabeth, and Timothy Wynia; and Brian, Rebecca, and David Campbell. He is also survived by two brothers, Paul (wife, Louisa) Houghton of Marion, IL and Delmar (wife, Opal) of Atlanta, IL, and several nieces and nephews.
Burial will be in Mountjoy Cemetery in Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois.5
BiographyHe was a high school vocational agriculture teacher in Dunlap, IL for 8 years and then an agricultural statistician for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, for 30 years, focusing on crop estimates and agricultural marketing; living in Springfield, IL; Washington, DC, and Columbus, OH1

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 110.
  2. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy."
  3. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.
  4. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy", Obit., The Atlanta Argus, Aug. 10, 1967, p. 5.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, Nov. 23, 2001.

Bernadine Vivian Thompson1

F, #17260, b. 17 July 1916, d. 25 March 2011

Family: Eldon Eugene Houghton b. 1 Jun 1911, d. 3 Mar 1999

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BirthJul 17, 1916Eminence Twp, Logan, IL, USA2
MarriageAug 5, 1936Keokuk, IA, USA1,2
Residencebetween 1995 and 1999Worthington Christian Village, Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, USA1,2
ChurchBoth have been active in church work. She has served as pianist, organist, and teacher. He has served as financial secretary and member of the church board.
DeathMar 25, 2011Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, USA
BurialApr 4, 2011Mountjoy Cemetery, Logan Co., IL, USA
Obituary2011Bernadine T. Houghton, 94, a retired homemaker, died of pneumonia at 5:48 p.m. Friday, March 25, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio, having been ill only two days. The loving care provided by the staff of Worthington Christian Village was greatly appreciated by Bernadine and her family. She had been a resident since April 2003 and in the skilled care unit since December 2008.
The daughter of Roy and Mona Bishop Thompson, Bernadine was born on the family farm in Eminence Township, Logan County, Ill., July 17, 1916. She graduated from Atlanta Community High School in 1934 and, in the fall of 1934, went to Gregg Business College in Chicago to study secretarial science. The program was competency-based, so she graduated when she passed exams in typing, shorthand, and business English. Bernadine worked for Frank Bevan in Atlanta as a legal secretary for two years prior to her August 6, 1936 marriage to Eldon E. Houghton.
Over the years, due to his employment, Bernadine and Eldon lived in Dunlap, Illinois; Springfield, Illinois; Falls Church, Virginia; and Columbus, Ohio. Following retirement, they lived for 13 years in Port Richey, Florida. In 1995, they moved to Worthington Christian Colony on the north edge of Columbus, Ohio.
Throughout her life, Bernadine was a member of Christian churches, often serving as pianist, organist, and Sunday school teacher. She generously shared her skills as musician, seamstress, gardener, and flower arranger with family and friends. She was a Girl Scout leader in Springfield, Illinois, Grove City, Ohio, and Falls Church, Virginia. Mrs. Houghton is survived by her daughter, Carolyn Chapman (husband, Samuel) of Reno, Nevada; grand-daughters, Laura Hughes Wynia (husband, Scott) of Hilliard, Ohio, and Lisa Hughes Kouta (husband Ehab) of Brooklyn, New York, 8 great grandchildren, Nathanael, Benjamin, Elisabeth, Timothy, and Stephanie Wynia, Brian and David Campbell, and Rebecca Boggs. She is also survived by her brother, Jim Thompson (wife Marian) of Atlanta, Illinois, and 8 nieces and nephews.
Family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m., Sunday, April 3, 2011, at Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home, 202 NW Vine Street, Atlanta, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Burial will be on Monday morning, April 4, at Mountjoy Cemetery in Logan County, Illinois. Contributions may be made to Eminence Christian Church, P. O. Box 478, Atlanta, Illinois 61723.
Occupationa legal secretary before marriage and as a secretary in commercial warehousing after daughter graduated from high school
ParentsDRoy Holton Thompson and Mona Belle Bishop

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 110.
  2. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy."

Dr. Carolyn Sue Houghton Ph.D.1

F, #17261, b. 20 March 1938

Family 1: Joseph Edward Hughes b. 19 Jun 1935, d. 24 Aug 2021

Family 2: Samuel Greeley Chapman b. 29 Sep 1929, d. 20 Oct 2013

Family 3: Charles Harris Withrow b. 12 Sep 1943

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BirthMar 20, 1938Peoria, IL, USA1,2
MarriageNov 29, 1957Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, USA1
DivorceApr, 19902
EducationMiami University, Miami, FL, USA
MarriageJun 1, 1991Shaker Heights, OH, USA1,2
Living1994Sparks, NV, USA1
Occupationa teacher and school administrator in OH, assistant superintendent of Oklahoma City public schools, and is currently associate professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Nevada, Reno, NV.1,2
Addressbetween 1997 and 2001680 Kane Court, Reno, NV, USA, carolync@unr.nevada.edu
AddressDec, 2007Carolyn Chapman
MarriageSep 28, 2019
CorrespondApr 29, 2023
ContributnDr. Caroline Houghton Chapman contributed the genealogy of John Hart Houghton to Howard B. Houghton and to Dr. Charles J. Vella3,4
Research1997Houghton Genealogy of NJ Houghtons

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 110.
  2. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy."
  3. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 109.
  4. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy", 1997.

Joseph Edward Hughes1

M, #17262, b. 19 June 1935, d. 24 August 2021

Family: Dr. Carolyn Sue Houghton Ph.D. b. 20 Mar 1938

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BirthJun 19, 1935Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, USA2
MarriageNov 29, 1957Columbus, Franklin Co., OH, USA1
DivorceApr, 19902
DeathAug 24, 2021Columbus, OH, USA

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 110.
  2. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy."

Samuel Greeley Chapman1,2

M, #17263, b. 29 September 1929, d. 20 October 2013

Family: Dr. Carolyn Sue Houghton Ph.D. b. 20 Mar 1938

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BirthSep 29, 1929Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, USA2
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley, Alameda Co., CA, USA
MarriageJun 1, 1991Shaker Heights, OH, USA1,2
Addressbetween 1997 and 2001680 Kane Court, Reno, NV, USA, carolync@unr.nevada.edu
DeathOct 20, 2013Reno, NV, USA
BurialChapel of Memories, Oakland, CA, USA, and in Mountjoy Cemetery, Eminence Township, Logan Co., IL.

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 110.
  2. [S446] Dr. Carolyn Chapman, "John Hart Houghton Genealogy."

Herbert Clyde Houghton1

M, #17264, b. 3 February 1872, d. 28 April 1970

Family: Augusta Shearer b. 6 Nov 1879, d. 22 Sep 1962

  • Marriage*: Herbert Clyde Houghton married Augusta Shearer on Aug 18, 1897 age 25 and 17.1,2

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BirthFeb 3, 1872Petersburg, Menard Co., IL, USA, age 8 in 1880 census; Feb 1872, age 28 in 1900 census; age 38 in 1910 census; age 47 in 1920 census; age 58 in 1930 census1,2
MarriageAug 18, 1897age 25 and 171,2
1900 Census1900South Fork, Monroe Co., MO, USA, age 28, farmer3
1910 Census1910South Fork, Monroe, MO, USA, age 38, farmer4
ResidenceSep 12, 1918Paris, Monroe Co., MO, USA
1920 Census1920South Fork, Monroe Co., MO, USA, age 47, farmer5
1930 Census1930South Fork, Monroe Co., MO, USA, age 58, farmer6
SSN1955MO, USA, 496-40-84727
DeathApr 28, 1970O'Fallon, Saint Charles Co., MO, USA1,2,7

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 111.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.
  3. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , South Fork, Monroe Co., Missouri; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 122; Sheet: 4B; line 61, dwl 80-80.
  4. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , South Fork, Monroe, Missouri; Roll: T624_800; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1374813.
  5. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , South Fork, Monroe, Missouri; Roll T625_936; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 129; line 41, dwl 34-34.
  6. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , South Fork, Monroe Co., Missouri; Roll: 1213; Enumeration District: 14; Page 115, Sheet: 1A; line 46, dwl 12-12.
  7. [S1042] Social Security Death Index, 496-40-8472;Issue State: Missouri;Issue Date: 1955.

Augusta Shearer1

F, #17265, b. 6 November 1879, d. 22 September 1962

Family: Herbert Clyde Houghton b. 3 Feb 1872, d. 28 Apr 1970

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BirthNov 6, 1879Paris, MO, USA, Nov 1879, age 20 in 1900 census; age 30 in 1910 census; age 40 in 1920 census; age 49 in 1930 census1,2
MarriageAug 18, 1897age 25 and 171,2
1900 Census1900South Fork, Monroe Co., MO, USA, age 28, farmer3
1910 Census1910South Fork, Monroe, MO, USA, age 38, farmer4
1920 Census1920South Fork, Monroe Co., MO, USA, age 47, farmer5
DeathSep 22, 1962H. Houghton: 1970 (husband's dd)1,2
ParentsDfather born in NY, mother born in MO; father born in MO, mother born in NY

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 111.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.
  3. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , South Fork, Monroe Co., Missouri; Roll: T623; Enumeration District: 122; Sheet: 4B; line 61, dwl 80-80.
  4. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , South Fork, Monroe, Missouri; Roll: T624_800; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0128; FHL microfilm: 1374813.
  5. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , South Fork, Monroe, Missouri; Roll T625_936; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 129; line 41, dwl 34-34.

Willis Lynn Houghton1

M, #17266, b. 24 September 1873, d. 12 December 1950

Family: Elsa D. Goldsby b. 12 Mar 1878, d. 1966

  • Marriage*: Willis Lynn Houghton married Elsa D. Goldsby on circa 1903 mar 7 y in 1910 census.1

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BirthSep 24, 1873Petersburg, Menard Co., IL, USA, age 6 in 1880 census; Sep 1872, age 27 in 1900 census; age 36 in 1910 census; age 46 in 1920 census; age 56 in 1930 census; age 66 in 1940 census; H. Houghton: 18761,2
Marriagecirca 1903mar 7 y in 1910 census1
1910 Census1910Rock Creek, Menard Co., IL, USA, age 36, grain farmer; and mother in law Marndie? Goldsby, 75, IL, widow3
Residence1918Pleasant Plains, IL, USA4
Mil. DraftSep 12, 1918Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, USA, age 44, farmer4
1920 Census1920Cartwright, Sangamon Co., IL, USA, age 46, farmer5
1930 Census1930Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, USA, age 56, radiator company molder6
1940 Census1940Springfield, Iroquois Co., IL, USA, age 66, hatchery labor7
1950 US Census1950Springfield, IL, USA, age 76; no occup
DeathDec 12, 1950Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, USA, age 77; Cert. 52819, filed Dec. 12, 19501,8

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 111.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.
  3. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Rock Creek, Menard, Illinois; Roll: T624_312; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 87; line 9, dwl 27-27.
  4. [S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1614575.
  5. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Cartwright, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: T625_407; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 177; line 75, dwl 15-15.
  6. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: 558; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 21; line 31, dwl 605-200-254.
  7. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Gilman, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: T627_813; Page: 12B; Enumeration D Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: T627_885; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 84-43B. 38-26.
  8. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916-1950: Houghton Surname search.

Elsa D. Goldsby1,2

F, #17267, b. 12 March 1878, d. 1966

Family: Willis Lynn Houghton b. 24 Sep 1873, d. 12 Dec 1950

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BirthMar 12, 1878Hillsdale, KS, USA, age 32 in 1910 census; age 41 in 1920 census; age 52 in 1930 census; age 62 in 1940 census1,3,4
Marriagecirca 1903mar 7 y in 1910 census1
1910 Census1910Rock Creek, Menard Co., IL, USA, age 36, grain farmer; and mother in law Marndie? Goldsby, 75, IL, widow4
Residence1918Pleasant Plains, IL, USA2
1920 Census1920Cartwright, Sangamon Co., IL, USA, age 46, farmer5
1930 Census1930Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, USA, age 56, radiator company molder6
1940 Census1940Springfield, Iroquois Co., IL, USA, age 66, hatchery labor7
1950 US Census1950Springfield, IL, USA, age 76; no occup
Death1966Springfield, IL, USA1,3
ObituaryMrs. Elsa Houghton, 88, of 605 W. Washington St. died at 9 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 1966, at Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Houghton was born in Hillsdale, Kan., the daughter of Marion D. and Miranda [sic] Keys Goldsby. Her husband, Lynn, a prominent farmer in the Petersburg area, preceded her in death in 1950. She was a member of West Side Christian Church. Surviving are one son, Hersel of Springfield; one daughter, Mrs. Hedessa McFarland of Springfield; one grandson. Services were at Staab Funeral Home. Burial was in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
ParentsDparents born in IL; father born in IL, mother born in OH in 1920 census4

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 111.
  2. [S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1614575.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.
  4. [S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Rock Creek, Menard, Illinois; Roll: T624_312; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 87; line 9, dwl 27-27.
  5. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Cartwright, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: T625_407; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 177; line 75, dwl 15-15.
  6. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: 558; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 21; line 31, dwl 605-200-254.
  7. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Gilman, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: T627_813; Page: 12B; Enumeration D Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: T627_885; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 84-43B. 38-26.

Ellis Wood Houghton1,2

M, #17268, b. 17 December 1876

Family: Mimie (?) b. c 1877

  • Marriage*: Ellis Wood Houghton married Mimie (?)3

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BirthDec 17, 1876Petersburg, Menard Co., IL, USA, age 4 in 1880 census; Dec 1876, age 23 in 1900 census; age 44 in 1920 census1,2
Occupation1900day laborer
Marriage3
Residence1918Bradley, Kankakee Co., IL, USA3
Mil. DraftSep 12, 1918Kankakee, Kankakee Co., IL, USA, age 42, carpenter3
1920 Census1920Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., IL, USA, age 44, building carpenter; and cousin James W. James, 55, IL4
DuplicateIL, USA
Duplicate

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 111.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.
  3. [S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1614027.
  4. [S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Bourbonnais, Kankakee, Illinois; Roll: T625_377; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 102; line 1, dwl 341-24-25.

Bessie E. Houghton1,2

F, #17269, b. 15 July 1880, d. 9 May 1969

Family: Frank Feagans

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BirthJul 15, 1880IL, USA, Jul 1880, age 19 in 1900 census; age 28 in 1910 census1,2,3
Note1899According to a family bible, Bessie ran off and married a band man in the Shippe Circus on Mar. 17, 1899.4
MarriageMar 17, 1899Sangamon Co., IL, USA, Book 7, p. 2862,5
Divorce1910
DeathMay 9, 1969Skokie, IL, USA1,2

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 111.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.
  3. [S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co., Illinois; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 33; Sheet 1A; line 28, dwl 6-6.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, Nov. 23, 2001.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.

Charie Jane Houghton1

F, #17270, b. 27 December 1884, d. 15 July 1978

Family: James Garfield Trumbly b. 9 Aug 1882, d. 7 Mar 1934

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BirthDec 27, 1884Fairbury, Jefferson Co., NE, USA, Dec 1883, age 16 in 1900 census1,2
MarriageMay 22, 1902Bradley, Kankadee Co., IL, USA1,2
DeathJul 15, 1978Wheaton, DuPage Co., IL, USA1,2
Burialcremated.

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 111.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.

James Garfield Trumbly1

M, #17271, b. 9 August 1882, d. 7 March 1934

Family: Charie Jane Houghton b. 27 Dec 1884, d. 15 Jul 1978

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BirthAug 9, 1882Catlin, Parke Co., IN, USA1,2
MarriageMay 22, 1902Bradley, Kankadee Co., IL, USA1,2
DeathMar 7, 1934Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA1,2
Burialcremated.
ParentsSMitchell Trumbly and Matilda Belgard3

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 111.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, Nov. 23, 2001.

Cherie Lenore Trumbly1

F, #17272, b. 22 June 1904, d. 17 November 1978

Family: Clyde William Lint b. 2 Mar 1901, d. 29 Oct 1972

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BirthJun 22, 1904Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA1,2
MarriageMar 8, 1925Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA1
DeathNov 17, 1978Hinsdale, Dupage Co., IL, USA1,2
BurialSteele Cemetery, Falls City, NE, USA3

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 111.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, Nov. 23, 2001.

Clyde William Lint1

M, #17273, b. 2 March 1901, d. 29 October 1972

Family: Cherie Lenore Trumbly b. 22 Jun 1904, d. 17 Nov 1978

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BirthMar 2, 1901Falls City, NE, USA1,2
MarriageMar 8, 1925Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA1
DeathOct 29, 1972Hinsdale, Dupage Co., IL, USA1,2
BurialSteele Cemetery, Falls City, NE, USA3
ParentsSHenry Lint and Clara Ringer3

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 111.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, Nov. 23, 2001.

Kenneth William Lint1

M, #17274, b. 18 May 1925, d. 21 July 1996

Family: Eleanor Anderson b. 26 Apr 1928

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BirthMay 18, 1925Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA1,2
Milit-BegWII
Research
MarriageAug 30, 1946Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA1,2
DeathJul 21, 1996Flossmoor, Cook Co., IL, USA2

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 111.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.

Eleanor Anderson1,2

F, #17275, b. 26 April 1928

Family: Kenneth William Lint b. 18 May 1925, d. 21 Jul 1996

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BirthApr 26, 1928Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA1,2
MarriageAug 30, 1946Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA1,2

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 111.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.

Cheryl Ann Lint1

F, #17276, b. 27 July 1947

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BirthJul 27, 19471,2

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 111.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, Nov. 23, 2001.

Linda Joanne Lint1

F, #17277, b. 9 July 1950

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BirthJul 9, 19501,2

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 111.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, Nov. 23, 2001.

Craig William Lint1

M, #17278, b. 11 June 1954

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BirthJun 11, 19541,2

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 111.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, Nov. 23, 2001.

James Gary Lint1,2

M, #17279, b. 12 February 1935

Family 1: Patricia Jean Poppenhager b. 21 Feb 1934, d. 17 Oct 1977

Family 2: Norma Jean Coats b. 2 Jan 1935

Biography

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BirthFeb 12, 1935Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA1,2
Mil. Enls1956USAF3
Research1956
MarriageDec 6, 1957Carson City, NV, USA, w/11,2
MarriageSep 2, 1979Kansas City, Clay Co., MO, USA, w/21,2
Residence1994Gladstone, MI, USA1
Addressbetween Feb 28, 2001 and Nov, 20133527 NE 50th St., Kansas City, MO, USA,4
BiographyHe graduated from Hinsdale High School in 1952 and Grinnell College in 1956. He was a first lieutenant in the USAF, a navigator/bombardier, and with SAC from 1956 to 1959. He worked at US Rubber in South Bend, IL, in 1961, and for TWA in Kansis City in 1964, and at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansis City from 1982 to 1992. He taught school from 1993. He had 4 laminectomies.3
ContributnGary gave the genealogy of Sevigna Houghton to both Howard B. Houghton and to Charles J. Vella1,3

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 111.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, Nov. 23, 2001.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, Feb. 28, 2001.

Norma Jean Coats1,2

F, #17280, b. 2 January 1935

Family: James Gary Lint b. 12 Feb 1935

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BirthJan 2, 1935Columbia, Boone Co., MO, USA1,2
MarriageSep 2, 1979Kansas City, Clay Co., MO, USA, w/21,2
BiographyShe went to Hickman H.S., and attended the University of Missiouri. She married Lou Spaunhorst in 1955. After living in Jefferson City, they moved to Kansas City in 1963. She met Gary Lint in 1977 and married in 1979. She worked for the state in the Div. of Family Services. She also had her own business hanging wallpaper. She had 4 children from her first marriage.3

Citations

  1. [S190] Houghton, Our Houghton Heritage, p. 111.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, March 1, 2001.
  3. [S415] E-mail from Gary Lint, Nov. 23, 2001.