Houghton Surname Project

Lois Rebecca Kingsbury^1,2,3

F, #44911, b. 23 December 1850, d. 12 December 1916

Family: William Wallace Houghton b. 1 Aug 1849, d. 6 Oct 1932

Marriage*: Lois Rebecca Kingsbury married William Wallace Houghton, son of Curtis Elbridge Houghton and Susanna R. Beckwith, on Mar 1, 1875 mar 26 years in 1900 census.^1,4,3

Clarence William Houghton+⁴ b. 15 Nov 1875, d. 25 Jun 1951
Rose Estella Houghton+¹ b. 23 Jun 1882, d. 20 Feb 1956
Leroy Kingsbury Houghton+¹ b. 2 May 1888, d. 30 Jan 1980

Biography

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Birth

Dec 23, 1850

Roxbury, NH, USA, age 29 in 1880 census; Dec 1850, age 49 in 1900 census; age 59 in 1910 census^1,2

Marriage

Mar 1, 1875

mar 26 years in 1900 census^1,4,3

1880 Census

1880

Stoneham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 29, works in a shoe factory⁴

1900 Census

1900

East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, USA, age 50, a farmer^1,5

1910 Census

1910

East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA, USA, age 60, farmer, own farm⁶

Death

Dec 12, 1916

Keene, NH, USA, age 65 y 11 m 9 d⁷

Occupation

both were school teachers.

ParentsD

Seth Kingsbury, b. Roxbury, NH, and Lois Brabrook, MA. The sisters both had been teachers in the public school teachers of Keene and other towns in Cheshire Co.^8,2,3

Relative

Ada & Lois Kingsbury were half sisters of my great grandmother (paternal).⁹

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 128, Vol. 61, E.D. 178?, S. 27.
[S135] Kingsbury, Kingsbury Genealogy.
[S1327] William B. Stevens, Stoneham MA History, p. 278.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Stoneham, Middlesex Co., MA, Box 28, Vol. 17, ED 412, Sh 24, Ln 40.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts; Roll: T623 674; Enumeration District: 1122; Sheet 27AB; line 20, dwl 593-664.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_610; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 1212; line 81, dwl 67.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://keenepubliclibrary.org/library/vital-records/…
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Stoneham MA, Box 129, Vol. 81, E.D. 462, Sh. 5B, Ln. 97, dwl 5-118.
[S415] E-mail from Ruth Turner, Sep. 4, 2006.

Rose Estella Houghton¹

F, #44912, b. 23 June 1882, d. 20 February 1956

Father*: William Wallace Houghton² b. 1 Aug 1849, d. 6 Oct 1932
Mother*: Lois Rebecca Kingsbury² b. 23 Dec 1850, d. 12 Dec 1916

Family: Chester Vernon Willis b. 17 Jun 1882, d. Apr 1966

Marriage*: Rose Estella Houghton married Chester Vernon Willis.

Lawrence Houghton Willis b. 2 Mar 1909, d. 7 Mar 1979
(?) Willis
Louise Willis

Biography

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Birth

Jun 23, 1882

Stoneham, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, age 19 in 1900 census^2,3

Marriage

Death

Feb 20, 1956

East Bridgewater, MA, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S1327] William B. Stevens, Stoneham MA History, p. 278.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 128, Vol. 61, E.D. 178?, S. 27.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/22412108/person/20004913786

Leroy Kingsbury Houghton¹

M, #44913, b. 2 May 1888, d. 30 January 1980

Father*: William Wallace Houghton^1,2 b. 1 Aug 1849, d. 6 Oct 1932
Mother*: Lois Rebecca Kingsbury¹ b. 23 Dec 1850, d. 12 Dec 1916

Family: Ethelyn Staton Williams b. 24 May 1893, d. 27 Apr 1990

Marriage*: Leroy Kingsbury Houghton married Ethelyn Staton Williams on circa 1915 he 27, she 22.³

Leroy Kingsbury Houghton Jr.+³ b. 31 Oct 1916, d. 28 Jun 1989
Marguerite Virginia Houghton⁷ b. 4 Jul 1925, d. 11 Dec 1986

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Birth

May 2, 1888

Stoneham, MA, USA, age 12 in 1900 census; age 21 in 1910 census; age 31 in 1920 census; age 46 in 1930 census; age 51 in 1940 census^1,3,4

Marriage

circa 1915

he 27, she 22³

Mil. Draft

Jun 5, 1917

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 29, city school teacher⁴

1920 Census

1920

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 31, public school teacher; and a boarder Ernestine Cox^3,5

1930 Census

1930

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 46, City of Boston schoolmaster⁶

1940 Census

1940

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 51, public school teacher⁷

Residence

1942

West Roxbury, MA, USA

1950 US Census

1950

Boston, MA, USA, age 62, divorced, city high school principal

Death

Jan 30, 1980

West Roxbury, MA, USA⁸

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex Massachusetts, Box 128, Vol. 61, E.D. 178?, S. 27.
[S1327] William B. Stevens, Stoneham MA History, p. 278.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Boston, Suffolk Co., Mass., Box 129, Vol. 123, E.D. 550, Sh. 9, Ln. 59.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, 1685015.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 23, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll T625_740; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 550; line 59, dwl 25-167-192.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T626_957; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 516; line 25, dwl 25-218-275.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1680; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 15-702; line 4, dwl 25.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Dyan Houghton¹

F, #44914

Family: Mark Houghton

Marriage*: Dyan Houghton married Mark Houghton.¹

Mandy Houghton¹

Biography

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Notable

Marriage

Note

Her business is Dharmacrafts, a meditation supply business.

Address

Mar 1, 2000

Cambridge Zen Center, Auburn St., Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Notable

is a vice-abbott at the Cambridge MA Zen Center

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail Sidor, Ellen, "Cambridge Zen Center: A Ten Year Portrait.", www. kwanumzen.com, Mar. 01, 2000.

Mark Houghton¹

M, #44915

Family: Dyan Houghton

Marriage*: Mark Houghton married Dyan Houghton.¹

Mandy Houghton¹

Biography

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Marriage

Address

Mar 1, 2000

Cambridge Zen Center, Auburn St., Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail Sidor, Ellen, "Cambridge Zen Center: A Ten Year Portrait.", www. kwanumzen.com, Mar. 01, 2000.

Mandy Houghton¹

F, #44916

Father*: Mark Houghton¹
Mother*: Dyan Houghton¹

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Birth

Note

She had a family daycare center.

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail Sidor, Ellen, "Cambridge Zen Center: A Ten Year Portrait.", www. kwanumzen.com, Mar. 01, 2000.

Roy Armstrong Hoghton

M, #44917, b. October 1873

Father*: Charles McClellan Hoghton¹ b. Jan 1852
Mother*: Melissa Dawson¹ b. Mar 1855

Family: Olive Thompson b. Aug 1869

Marriage*: Roy Armstrong Hoghton married Olive Thompson on Mar 30, 1898 at Jefferson Co., IA, USA, mar 2 years in 1900 census.¹

Ernestine Hoghton² b. c 1904

Biography

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Birth

Oct, 1873

Delavan, IL, USA, age 6 in 1880 census; age 26 in 1900 census; age 57 in 1930 census; age 65 in 1940 census¹

Marriage

Mar 30, 1898

Jefferson Co., IA, USA, mar 2 years in 1900 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Fairfield, Jefferson Co., IA, Box 60, Vol. 39, E.D. 45, Sh. 11, Ln. 8.
[S415] E-mail from Jill S. Lensbower, Dec. 11, 2002.

Olive Thompson¹

F, #44919, b. August 1869

Family: Roy Armstrong Hoghton b. Oct 1873

Marriage: Olive Thompson married Roy Armstrong Hoghton, son of Charles McClellan Hoghton and Melissa Dawson, on Mar 30, 1898 at Jefferson Co., IA, USA, mar 2 years in 1900 census.⁴

Ernestine Hoghton³ b. c 1904

Biography

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Birth

Aug, 1869

Birmingham, Van Buren Co., IA, USA, age 30 in 1900 census; age 39 in 1910 census; age 49 in 1920 census; age 59 in 1930 census;
or Fairfield, Jefferson Co., IA¹

1920 Census

1920

Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO, USA, age 49, widow, lodger²

ParentsD

William Elliott Thompson and Martha Moss Morse; both; father born in OH, mother born in US
born in OH or IA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Jill S. Lensbower, Mar. 1, 2000.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Kansas City Ward 14, Jackson, Missouri; Roll T625_929; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 234; line 19, dwl 2400.
[S415] E-mail from Jill S. Lensbower, Dec. 11, 2002.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Fairfield, Jefferson Co., IA, Box 60, Vol. 39, E.D. 45, Sh. 11, Ln. 8.

Stapleton Barber Houghton^1,2

M, #44920, b. 6 September 1828, d. 30 July 1903

Father*: Charles Elijah Houghton b. 1791, d. 10 Jun 1877
Mother*: Catherine Norman b. c 1795, d. 1847

Family 1: Matilda Good b. 15 Nov 1832, d. 30 Mar 1860

Marriage*: Stapleton Barber Houghton married Matilda Good on Dec 16, 1849 at Muskingun, OH, USA, Claudia Bourdon: Jan 20, 1849.^4,2,5

John William Houghton+¹⁰ b. 13 Aug 1851, d. 10 Nov 1926
George Jefferson Houghton¹⁰ b. 30 Jul 1853, d. 1 Aug 1885
Jonas Presley Houghton+¹⁰ b. 22 Oct 1855, d. 13 Sep 1901
Sarah Catherine Houghton¹⁰ b. 20 Mar 1857, d. 6 Feb 1859
(?) Houghton¹⁰ b. 1859, d. 1859
Clara Ellen Houghton¹⁰ b. 2 Feb 1860, d. 24 Apr 1860

Family 2: Hannah Marie Martin b. 25 Feb 1842, d. 18 Oct 1919

Mar 2*: His second marriage was to Hannah Marie Martin Book B, p. 39 on Mar 10, 1861 at Edgar Co., IL, USA.^4,2

Almeda Ann Houghton¹⁰ b. 29 Mar 1862, d. 23 Dec 1866
James Ferdinand Houghton¹⁰ b. 3 Dec 1863, d. 1 Sep 1883
Lizzie Florence Houghton+¹⁰ b. 12 Aug 1865, d. 11 Jan 1951
Mary Etta Houghton+¹⁰ b. 8 Jan 1868, d. 11 Nov 1920
Sarah Jane Houghton+¹ b. 18 Nov 1869, d. 13 Feb 1940
Matilda Alice Houghton+¹⁰ b. 26 Sep 1871, d. 18 Mar 1952
Frances Susannah Houghton+¹⁰ b. 12 Jan 1874, d. 1 Jan 1948
Minnie Belle Houghton b. 22 Sep 1875, d. 17 Dec 1941
Nellie May Houghton+¹⁰ b. 3 Oct 1878, d. 5 Jan 1960
Charlie Mack Houghton¹⁰ b. 28 Feb 1881, d. 11 Jan 1951

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Birth

Sep 6, 1828

Rappahanock Co., VA, USA, (age 31 in 1860 census; age 42 in 1870 census; age 51 in 1880 census; Sept 1828, age 71 in 1900 census)^3,2

Marriage

Dec 16, 1849

Muskingun, OH, USA, Claudia Bourdon: Jan 20, 1849^4,2,5

Emigration

circa 1852

Edgar Co., IL, USA

1860 Census

1860

Prairie Twp, Edgar Co., IL, USA⁶

Mar 2

Mar 10, 1861

Edgar Co., IL, USA, Book B, p. 39^4,2

1870 Census

1870

Edgar, Edgar Co., IL, USA, age 42, a farmer, personal property $2000⁷

1880 Census

1880

Hunter, Edgar Co., IL, USA, age 51, a farmer⁸

1900 Census

1900

Edgar, Edgar Co., IL, USA, age 71, farmer⁹

Death

Jul 30, 1903

Edgar Co., IL, USA^10,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from George Carpenter, Dec. 8, 2001.
[S415] E-mail from Bob Matkins, Jan. 5, 2003.
[S415] E-mail from Charla Lord, Mar. 1, 2000.
[S415] E-mail from Claudia Bourdon, 8 Jan 2002.
[S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZZ7-FLB : accessed 14 December 2015), Stapleton Houghton and Matilda Good, 16 Dec 1849; citing Muskingum, Ohio, United States, reference P61; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 865,135.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Prairie Twp, Edgar Co., IL, p. 772, line 24, dwl 316-331.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Edgar, Edgar Co., IL, Roll 218, p. 40, line 20, dwl 220-220.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Hunter, Edgar, Illinois; Roll: T9_204; Family History Film: 1254204; Page: 110B; Enumeration District: 96; sheet 25, line 33, dwl 201-205.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Edgar, Edgar, Illinois; Roll: T623 298; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 63; line 37, dwl 214-217.
[S415] E-mail from Claudia Bourdon, Jan. 8, 2002.

Catherine Norman¹

F, #44922, b. circa 1795, d. 1847

Family: Charles Elijah Houghton b. 1791, d. 10 Jun 1877

Marriage*: Catherine Norman married Charles Elijah Houghton, son of Elijah Houghton and Sarah Jackson, on Jun 10, 1818 at Culpeper, Culpeper Co., VA, USA, married by Baptist
minister Lewis Conner;
Carol Houghton: Chesterfield, VA.^2,3,4

Jefferson Houghton+ b. c 1819, d. Jul 1883
Ferdinand Houghton³ b. 1824
William Arthur Houghton+³ b. c 1826, d. 1894
Sarah Mildred Houghton+³ b. 28 May 1826, d. 25 Oct 1910
Mary Ann Martha Houghton³ b. c 1827, d. 5 Aug 1903
Stapleton Barber Houghton+ b. 6 Sep 1828, d. 30 Jul 1903

Biography

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Birth

circa 1795

VA, USA, 1880 census of son Stapleton gives VA as bp¹

Marriage

Jun 10, 1818

Culpeper, Culpeper Co., VA, USA, married by Baptist
minister Lewis Conner;
Carol Houghton: Chesterfield, VA^2,3,4

Death

1847

Zanesville, Muskingum Co., OH, USA^5,4

ParentsS

William Norman and Mary Browning

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Claudia Bourdon, 8 Jan 2002.
[S415] E-mail from Charla Lord, Mar. 1, 2000.
[S415] E-mail from Claudia Bourdon, 1 Jun 2000.
[S415] E-mail from Bob Matkins, Jan. 5, 2003.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb. Com, Claudia's Families, Jan. 28, 2002.

Clara Jane Rollins¹

F, #44925, b. May 1848

Family: Francis Merrion Houghton b. 21 Jan 1836, d. 30 Jul 1906

Marriage*: Clara Jane Rollins married Francis Merrion Houghton, son of Euclid Houghton Jr and Eunice Wakefield, on circa 1867 mar 33 y in 1900 census.^1,3,4

Emma F. Houghton^2,8 b. c 1868
Elmer Elliot Houghton+² b. Aug 1870, d. Dec 1940
Annie L. Houghton b. Mar 1874
Bessie Houghton² b. c 1876
William Margraves Houghton+² b. 24 Aug 1877, d. 2 Mar 1965
Francis Merton Houghton+ b. 1 Dec 1881
Pearl D. Houghton+⁹ b. Jan 1884
Nina A. Houghton+¹⁰ b. c 1886

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Birth

May, 1848

VT, USA, age 22 in 1870 census; age 32 in 1880 census; age 52 in 1900 census; age 64 in 1910 census; age 75 in 1920 census²

Marriage

circa 1867

mar 33 y in 1900 census^1,3,4

1880 Census

1880

Dist. 13, Roane Co., TN, USA, age 45, a house carpenter^2,5

1900 Census

1900

Knoxville, Knox Co., TN, USA, age 64, buildings inspector⁴

Note

1900

9 children born, 8 living

PensionInx

Sep 13, 1906

AL, USA, as widow⁶

Widowed

1910

1920 Census

1920

Jefferson, Birmingham Co., AL, USA, a roomer with Horace H. Patton⁷

ParentsD

parents born in VT

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Mark Walsh, Feb. 23, 2000.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1880 Soundex, Dist. 13, Roane Co., TN, Reel 32, Vol. 26, E.D. 227, S. 42, Ln. 47.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , New Market, Jefferson Co.,TN, Reel 1540, p. 416, line 38, dwl 219-218.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Knoxville Ward 11, Knox, Tennessee; Roll: T623 1582; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 72; line 41, dwl 215-293-318.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Dist. 13, Roane Co., TN, Roll: T9_1275; Family History Film: 1255275; Page: 393B; Enumeration District: 227; Reel 32, Vol. 26, E.D. 227, S. 42, Ln. 47, dwl 312-322.
[S1515] Unknown name of person, unknown record type, unknown file number.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Jefferson, Birmingham Co., AL, Film 835, Box 58, Vol. 50, E.D. 103, Sh. 6, Ln. 23.
[S1074] Town Records: Hardwick, VT, p. 276: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Leeds, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 22; Enumeration District: 143; Page 247, Sheet: 7A; line 14, dwl 2826-129-139.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Birmingham Ward 10, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T624_19; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 71; line 52, dwl 405.