Houghton Surname Project

John Houghton¹

M, #54031

Father*: Joshua Houghton Sr¹ b. c Oct 1744, d. 1818
Mother*: Nancy Bailey¹

Biography

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Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Terry G. Temple, May 8, 2001, in a descendancy chart of Joshua Houghton.

Frank Houghton¹

M, #54032, b. circa 1850

Biography

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Birth

circa 1850

ME, USA, age 20 in 1870 census¹

1870 Census

1870

Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA, USA, Frank, age 20, dry goods store clerk; Frederick, age 17, book keeper; living with Jesse and Emma A. Farmer²

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Cambridge, MA, Reel 607, p. 623, line 336.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Cambridge, MA, Reel 607, p. 623, line 30, dwl 132-131.

Lucinda Wilcox¹

F, #54033, b. 30 December 1806, d. 1 May 1880

Father*: Jehial Wilcox¹
Mother*: Keziah Houghton¹ b. 1777, d. 1861

Family: Rev. Alfred Augustus Farr b. 29 Aug 1810, d. 4 Nov 1874

Marriage*: Lucinda Wilcox married Rev. Alfred Augustus Farr on Dec 3, 1829 at Hancock, Addison Co., VT, USA.^2,3

John Clark Farr Sr.+² b. 20 Jun 1841, d. May 1914

Biography

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Birth

Dec 30, 1806

Hancock, Addison Co., VT, USA²

Marriage

Dec 3, 1829

Hancock, Addison Co., VT, USA^2,3

Children+

1830

Philena L. FARR was born on 18 Dec 1830 in Addison, Vermont, United States. She died on 23 Jan 1832 in Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, United States.

Alfred Bates FARRwas born on 24 Nov 1836 in Vermont, United States. He died¹on 9 Feb 1874 in Albany, Albany, New York, United States from of cong. of the lungs. Alfred was counted in a censusin 1860 in Albany, Albany, New York, United States. Birth: Calculated from age at death - 37 years, 2 months, 16 days.

John Clark Farrwas born about 1841. He died on 10 Nov 1914.

Mary Augusta FARRwas born about 1844 in New York, United States. She died¹on 15 Jan 1860 in Albany, Albany, New York, United States.³

Death

May 1, 1880

Albany, Albany Co., NY, USA, Sibyl Lange: 2 May 1848^2,4

Burial

Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany Co., NY, USA⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Sibyl Lange, July 6, 2001.
[S415] E-mail from Sibyl Lange, June 7, 2001.
[S415] E-mail from Christina Witmyer, 7/28/2014.
[S415] E-mail from Christina Witmyer, 7/30/2014.

Rev. Alfred Augustus Farr^1,2

M, #54034, b. 29 August 1810, d. 4 November 1874

Family: Lucinda Wilcox b. 30 Dec 1806, d. 1 May 1880

Marriage*: Rev. Alfred Augustus Farr married Lucinda Wilcox, daughter of Jehial Wilcox and Keziah Houghton, on Dec 3, 1829 at Hancock, Addison Co., VT, USA.^3,4

John Clark Farr Sr.+³ b. 20 Jun 1841, d. May 1914

Biography

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Birth

Aug 29, 1810

Middlebury, Addison Co., VT, USA³

Marriage

Dec 3, 1829

Hancock, Addison Co., VT, USA^3,4

Note

chaplain of the 18th New York Infantry²

Death

Nov 4, 1874

Albany, Albany Co., NY, USA³

Burial

Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, Albany Co., NY, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Sibyl Lange, July 6, 2001.
[S415] E-mail from Christina Witmyer, 7/30/2014.
[S415] E-mail from Sibyl Lange, June 7, 2001.
[S415] E-mail from Christina Witmyer, 7/28/2014.

Sibyl Clark Farr¹

F, #54035, b. 14 February 1930

Father*: Dr. Walter John Farr² b. 27 Oct 1901, d. 1959
Mother*: Dorothy Strickland² b. 1905, d. 1989

Family: John Beucler Lange b. 22 Dec 1928

Marriage*: Sibyl Clark Farr married John Beucler Lange on Aug 9, 1952.²

Biography

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Birth

Feb 14, 1930

Hoboken, NJ, USA²

Marriage

Aug 9, 1952

Address

Jul 6, 2001

sfljbl@bellsouth.net; www.5pillars.com/sibyllange

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Sibyl Lange, July 6, 2001.
[S415] E-mail from Sibyl Lange, June 7, 2001.

Lynda Fay Katers

F, #54036

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Address

Jul 6, 2001

lfaykaters@aol.com

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Pedigree

Thomas Houghton¹

M, #54037, b. 10 February 1803

Family:

Henry Houghton+¹ b. 4 Dec 1850

Biography

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Birth

Feb 10, 1803

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Wendy Hurst, June 27, 2001.

Henry Houghton¹

M, #54039, b. 4 December 1850

Father*: Thomas Houghton¹ b. 10 Feb 1803

Family:

Henry Houghton¹ b. 1 Sep 1881

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Dec 4, 1850

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Wendy Hurst, June 27, 2001.

Henry Houghton¹

M, #54040, b. 1 September 1881

Father*: Henry Houghton¹ b. 4 Dec 1850

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

Sep 1, 1881

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Wendy Hurst, June 27, 2001.

Esther Jane Houghton¹

F, #54041, b. 31 October 1820, d. 6 February 1900

Father*: James Houghton¹ b. 25 Feb 1774, d. 4 May 1822
Mother*: Sarah Pross b. 10 Jun 1780, d. 8 Dec 1851

Family: Thomas Wiley b. 3 Feb 1808, d. 9 Jun 1895

Marriage*: Esther Jane Houghton married Thomas Wiley on May 29, 1839 at Jo Daviess Co., IL, USA, Book 1, p. 124.^1,4

John S. Wiley² b. c 1842
Silas Wiley b. c 1844
Miranda Wiley b. c 1847
Nathan Wiley b. c 1850
Benjamin Wiley² b. 9 Apr 1852, d. 10 Apr 1939
Thomas Wiley b. c 1853
Wesley H. Wiley² b. c 1858, d. 1940

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

Oct 31, 1820

Union Co., PA, USA, age 29 in 1850 census; age 40 in 1860 census; age 60 in 1880 census; Scarbury PA given, but no such town^1,2,3

Immigration

Jun, 1827

WI, USA, sisters

Marriage

May 29, 1839

Jo Daviess Co., IL, USA, Book 1, p. 124^1,4

1850 Census

1850

Monticello, Lafayette Co., WI, USA, age 29; no Thomas⁵

1860 Census

1860

Monticello, WI, USA, age 51, farmer⁶

1880 Census

1880

Monticello, Lafayette Co., WI, USA, age 72, a farmer²

Death

Feb 6, 1900

Monticello, Lafayette Co., WI, USA³

Burial

Wiley Cemetery, Monticello Twp, Lafayette Co., WI, USA

Contributn

Her great grandmother.

Research

CJV: James's son Thomas's daughter Lucy is a 2nd cousin of Wesley Wiley, a son of Eshter J Houghton

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Ila McErlean, July 1, 2001.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Monticello, Lafayette Co., WI, p. 11, ED 209, SD 2, line 10, dwl 64-64.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/15530574/person/277031811
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Monticello, Lafayette, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_1001; Page: 472; line 40.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Monticello, Lafayette, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1416; Page: 783; line 26, dwl 20-20.

Thomas Wiley¹

M, #54042, b. 3 February 1808, d. 9 June 1895

Family: Esther Jane Houghton b. 31 Oct 1820, d. 6 Feb 1900

Marriage*: Thomas Wiley married Esther Jane Houghton, daughter of James Houghton and Sarah Pross, on May 29, 1839 at Jo Daviess Co., IL, USA, Book 1, p. 124.^1,4

John S. Wiley⁶ b. c 1842
Silas Wiley b. c 1844
Miranda Wiley b. c 1847
Nathan Wiley b. c 1850
Benjamin Wiley⁶ b. 9 Apr 1852, d. 10 Apr 1939
Thomas Wiley b. c 1853
Wesley H. Wiley⁶ b. c 1858, d. 1940

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

Feb 3, 1808

Columbia, Maury Co., TN, USA, age 51 in 1860 census; age 72 in 1880 census^2,3

Immigration

Jefferson Co., MO, USA, with his family

Marriage

May 29, 1839

Jo Daviess Co., IL, USA, Book 1, p. 124^1,4

1860 Census

1860

Monticello, WI, USA, age 51, farmer⁵

1880 Census

1880

Monticello, Lafayette Co., WI, USA, age 72, a farmer⁶

Death

Jun 9, 1895

Monticello, Lafayette Co., WI, USA³

Burial

Wiley Cemetery, Monticello Twp, Lafayette Co., WI, USA

ParentsS

of parents born in NC⁶

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Ila McErlean, July 1, 2001.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , e-mail address, Nov. 20, 2002.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/15530574/person/277031811
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900: Houghton Surname search.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Monticello, Lafayette, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1416; Page: 783; line 26, dwl 20-20.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Monticello, Lafayette Co., WI, p. 11, ED 209, SD 2, line 10, dwl 64-64.

Ila McErlean¹

F, #54043, b. 18 March 1941

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Mar 18, 1941

Address

Jul 1, 2001

ilamac@charter.net; ilamac@elknet.net

Residence

2015

Delavan, WI, USA, Delavan, WI

Contributn

Her great grandmother.

Contributn

Ila McErlean contributed genealogy of sisters Esther Jane and Sarah Houghton; Ila is a great granddaughter of Esther Jane

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Ila McErlean, July 1, 2001.

Sarah Houghton¹

F, #54044, b. 12 September 1814, d. 5 March 1891

Father*: James Houghton¹ b. 25 Feb 1774, d. 4 May 1822
Mother*: Sarah Pross b. 10 Jun 1780, d. 8 Dec 1851

Family: Carpenter Miller b. 24 Oct 1808, d. 23 Jul 1879

Marriage*: Sarah Houghton married Carpenter Miller on 1832 at Union City, PA, USA.^1,4

Esther J. Miller⁴ d. 7 Mar 1891
Ermina Miller b. 20 Mar 1836, d. 3 Aug 1916
Joseph G. Miller⁵ b. 1839, d. 1926
Mary Miller⁶ b. 1842
Margaret Ellen Miller+⁷ b. 25 Feb 1842, d. 23 May 1925
Sarah Miller⁵ b. 1846, d. 1891
Isabelle Miller⁵ b. 1851, d. 1925
Belle H. Miller b. 1851, d. 1891
Samuel C. Miller⁵ b. 1853, d. 1891

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Sep 12, 1814

Union Co., PA, USA, age 45 in 1860 census^2,3

Immigration

Jun, 1827

WI, USA, sisters

Marriage

1832

Union City, PA, USA^1,4

Research

1850

not in Rock Grove, IL census

1860 Census

1860

York, Sandusky Co., OH, USA, age 52, farm laborer⁵

1880 Census

1880

York Twp, Sandusky Co., OH, USA, Mary Farnsworth, Sarah Miller, age 66, mother⁶

Death

Mar 5, 1891

York Twp, Sandusky Co., OH, USA, 78 y 10 m 21 d³

Burial

York Free Chapel Cemetery, York, OH, USA

Contributn

Ila McErlean contributed genealogy of sisters Esther Jane and Sarah Houghton; Ila is a great granddaughter of Esther Jane

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Ila McErlean, July 1, 2001.
[S415] E-mail from William T. Dahlberg, Apr 11, 2005.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17314871/person/493501979
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17314871/person/493501978
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , York, Sandusky, Ohio; Roll: M653_1032; Page: 74; Image: 153; Family History Library Film: 805032.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , York, Sandusky, Ohio; Roll: 1063; Family History Film: 1255063; Page: 20D; Enumeration District: 071; Image: 0281; line 33, dwl 74.
[S415] E-mail from William Thomas Dahlberg, Mar 4, 2012.

Carpenter Miller¹

M, #54045, b. 24 October 1808, d. 23 July 1879

Family: Sarah Houghton b. 12 Sep 1814, d. 5 Mar 1891

Marriage*: Carpenter Miller married Sarah Houghton, daughter of James Houghton and Sarah Pross, on 1832 at Union City, PA, USA.^1,2

Esther J. Miller² d. 7 Mar 1891
Ermina Miller b. 20 Mar 1836, d. 3 Aug 1916
Joseph G. Miller³ b. 1839, d. 1926
Mary Miller⁴ b. 1842
Margaret Ellen Miller+⁵ b. 25 Feb 1842, d. 23 May 1925
Sarah Miller³ b. 1846, d. 1891
Isabelle Miller³ b. 1851, d. 1925
Belle H. Miller b. 1851, d. 1891
Samuel C. Miller³ b. 1853, d. 1891

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 24, 1808

Lancaster Co., PA, USA, age 52 in 1860 census²

Marriage

1832

Union City, PA, USA^1,2

1860 Census

1860

York, Sandusky Co., OH, USA, age 52, farm laborer³

Death

Jul 23, 1879

York Twp, Sandusky Co., OH, USA²

Burial

York Free Chapel Cemetery, York, OH, USA

ParentsS

Samuel S Miller Mueller 1788 – 1847 and Esther Carpenter Zimmerman 1788 – 1872

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Ila McErlean, July 1, 2001.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17314871/person/493501978
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , York, Sandusky, Ohio; Roll: M653_1032; Page: 74; Image: 153; Family History Library Film: 805032.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , York, Sandusky, Ohio; Roll: 1063; Family History Film: 1255063; Page: 20D; Enumeration District: 071; Image: 0281; line 33, dwl 74.
[S415] E-mail from William Thomas Dahlberg, Mar 4, 2012.

Katie Hallenbeck¹

F, #54046

Father*: James Hallenbeck¹ b. c 1790
Mother*: Lucy Houghton¹ b. 4 Jul 1801, d. 20 Feb 1881

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from George Houghton at e-mail address, May 25, 2001.

Ann Hallenbeck¹

F, #54047

Father*: James Hallenbeck¹ b. c 1790
Mother*: Lucy Houghton¹ b. 4 Jul 1801, d. 20 Feb 1881

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from George Houghton at e-mail address, May 25, 2001.

George Houghton¹

M, #54048

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Address

May 25, 2001

1900 NW 4th St., Ankeny, Polk Co., IA, USA, houghtog@faith.edu

Contributn

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from George Houghton at e-mail address, May 25, 2001.

Catherine Douglas

F, #54050, b. 1824, d. February 1875

Family: Charles Douglas Houghton b. 1826, d. May 1897

Marriage*: Catherine Douglas married Charles Douglas Houghton.

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

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Birth

1824

Marriage

Death

Feb, 1875

Burial

Feb 3, 1875

Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Houghton GenForum at Genealogy.com, May 12, 2001, posted by Jim at e-mail address.

Charles Douglas Houghton

M, #54051, b. 1826, d. May 1897

Family: Catherine Douglas b. 1824, d. Feb 1875

Marriage*: Charles Douglas Houghton married Catherine Douglas.

Biography

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Birth

1826

Marriage

Death

May, 1897

Burial

May 29, 1897

Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, MA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Houghton GenForum at Genealogy.com, May 12, 2001, posted by Jim at e-mail address.

Edna Durand

F, #54052

Father*: Frank J. Durand b. 1872, d. 1932
Mother*: Letha McCurley

Biography

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Birth

Pedigree

Miles Whalen King¹

M, #54053, b. 24 August 1933

Father*: Verl Orvis King¹ b. 13 Feb 1911, d. 2 Jun 1995
Mother*: Myrtle Rev'e Streeter¹ b. 25 Apr 1912, d. 19 Aug 1991

Family: Elsie Jane Butterworth b. 23 Jul 1935

Marriage*: Miles Whalen King married Elsie Jane Butterworth on Apr 19, 1952 at Elko, Elko Co., NV, USA.¹

Roderick Leon King+¹ b. 11 Dec 1952
Connie Marie King+¹ b. 9 Nov 1954
Rebecca Gail King+¹ b. 19 Sep 1959

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Aug 24, 1933

Cameron, Clinton Co., MO, USA¹

Marriage

Apr 19, 1952

Elko, Elko Co., NV, USA¹

Note

Miles was also known by 'Smoky' The reason for the nickname was because when his father first saw him, he was blue like a smoke pipe due to a lack of oxygen when he was born . So his Dad called him Smoky .¹

Contributn

2001

His gedcom of her descendants, based on records of Kitty Devoe Tattershall

Address

May, 2001

23702 Hiway 30, Murtaugh, ID, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1020] Miles Whalen King, Houghton, Theodosia - King.

D. C. Houghton¹

M, #54054

Family: Amelia Phillips

Marriage*: D. C. Houghton married Amelia Phillips at TX, USA.¹

Jess Houghton¹

Biography

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Marriage

TX, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Houghton GenForum at Genealogy.com, May 20, 2001, posted by Sharon Mars at e-mail address.

Amelia Phillips¹

F, #54055

Family: D. C. Houghton

Marriage*: Amelia Phillips married D. C. Houghton at TX, USA.¹

Jess Houghton¹

Biography

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Marriage

TX, USA¹

Biography

She married Frank Musgrove and had 2 children.

Burial

OK, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Houghton GenForum at Genealogy.com, May 20, 2001, posted by Sharon Mars at e-mail address.

Jess Houghton¹

M, #54056

Father*: D. C. Houghton¹
Mother*: Amelia Phillips¹

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Houghton GenForum at Genealogy.com, May 20, 2001, posted by Sharon Mars at e-mail address.

L?ena? Houghton¹

F, #54060, b. circa 1784

Biography

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Birth

circa 1784

VT, USA, age 86 in 1870 census¹

1870 Census

1870

Westminster, Windham Co., VT, USA, with C. D. Willard, 48, NY and Lucia Willard, 50, VT and Clarisa Willard, 57¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Westminster, Windham Co., VT, Box 1627, p. 177b, line 4, dwl 230.