Houghton Surname Project

Ida Shoninger¹

F, #46711, b. 26 June 1870, d. 20 July 1955

Family: Edwin Carter Houghton b. Oct 1864, d. 5 Feb 1924

Marriage*: Ida Shoninger married Edwin Carter Houghton, son of Lewis Curtis Houghton and Mary F. Munroe, on Aug 6, 1918 at Los Angeles Co., CA, USA.²

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

Jun 26, 1870

NY, USA, age 34 in 1920 census;
age 50 in 1930 census; age 68 in 1940 census¹

Marriage

Aug 6, 1918

Los Angeles Co., CA, USA²

1920 Census

1920

Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 55, iron works machine man^2,3

1930 Census

1930

Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 50, a widow⁴

1940 Census

1940

Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., NY, USA, age 68, widowed, none⁵

Death

Jul 20, 1955

Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 85¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 42, E.D. 202, Sh. 2, Ln. 4.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles Assembly District 64, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_107; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 202; line 4, dwl 103-36.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 142 ; Enumeration District: 258; page 212, sheet 8A; line 4, dwl 2384.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_257; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 19-775; line 37, dwl 1227.

Effie (?)¹

F, #46712, b. circa 1860

Family: (?) Houghton d. b 1920

Marriage*: Effie (?) married (?) Houghton on circa 1881 she age 21.²

Josephine Houghton² b. c 1886
Alice Lillian Houghton b. 14 Jun 1887, d. 12 May 1944

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1860

MO, USA, age 60 in 1920 census; age 69 in 1930 census¹

Marriage

circa 1881

she age 21²

Widow

1920

census

ParentsD

father born in NY, mother born in OH

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 40, E.D. 163, Sh. 12, Ln. 87.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Beverley Hills, Los Angeles Co., California; Roll: 124; Enumeration District: 819; sheet 3B, line 71, dwl 808-56-56.

Alice Lillian Houghton^1,2

F, #46713, b. 14 June 1887, d. 12 May 1944

Father*: (?) Houghton¹ d. b 1920
Mother*: Effie (?) b. c 1860

Family: Tod Browning b. 12 Jul 1882, d. 6 Oct 1962

Marriage*: Alice Lillian Houghton married Tod Browning on Jun 9, 1911 age 31 and 27.^4,5,2

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

Jun 14, 1887

MO, USA, age 33, MO in 1920 census; age 43, MT, in 1930 census; Calif. Death: MO³

Marriage

Jun 9, 1911

age 31 and 27^4,5,2

1920 Census

1920

Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 37, motion picture director^4,6

1930 Census

1930

Beverly Hills, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 47, motion picture director; and mother in law Effie Houghton; sister in law Josephine Houghton; and niece Erma Houghton; and 1 servant¹

Death

May 12, 1944

Los Angeles Co., CA, USA³

Research

Who Was Who on Screen, 1974, 1977, 1983

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Beverley Hills, Los Angeles Co., California; Roll: 124; Enumeration District: 819; sheet 3B, line 71, dwl 808-56-56.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~pringle/silent/ssotm/Jun96/
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 40, E.D. 163, Sh. 12, Ln. 87.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0115218/
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Roll: T625_106 Page: 12B ED: 163, line 85, dwl 1729-293-351.

Tod Browning

M, #46714, b. 12 July 1882, d. 6 October 1962

Family 1: Amy Louise Stevens

Marriage*: Tod Browning married Amy Louise Stevens on 1906.²
Divorce*: Tod Browning and Amy Louise Stevens were divorced in 1910.²

Family 2: Alice Lillian Houghton b. 14 Jun 1887, d. 12 May 1944

Marriage*: Tod Browning married Alice Lillian Houghton, daughter of (?) Houghton and Effie (?), on Jun 9, 1911 age 31 and 27.^3,2,4

Biography

Notable

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Jul 12, 1882

Louisville, KY, USA, age 37 in 1920 census; age 47 in 1930 census^1,2

Marriage

1906

Divorce

1910

Marriage

Jun 9, 1911

age 31 and 27^3,2,4

1920 Census

1920

Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 37, motion picture director^3,5

1930 Census

1930

Beverly Hills, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 47, motion picture director; and mother in law Effie Houghton; sister in law Josephine Houghton; and niece Erma Houghton; and 1 servant¹

Death

Oct 6, 1962

Hollywood, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, of cancer^2,4

Biography

Famous American film director, protege of W.D. Griffiths. Tod Browning was born in 1880, at the age of sixteen he left school and joined the circus of the Manhattan Fair and Carnival Company. He remained in sideshow, touring the world with his acts of comedy and spectacle, until 1915 when he moved to Los Angeles and tried his hand at directing movies. He directed well over twenty but is best remembered for: "Dracula" (1930), the first in a long line of cinematic interpretations of Stoker's novel; and "Freaks" (1932), his true masterpiece and most personal film.
Biography for
Tod Browning

Birth name
Charles Albert Browning
Mini biography

Belonging to a well situated family Charles Browning fell in love at the age of 16 with a dancer of a circus. Following her began his itinerary of being clown, jockey and director of a variety theatre which ended when he met D. W. Griffith (qv) and became an actor. He gave his debut with _Intolerance (1916)_ . Working later on as a director he had after about 25 unimportant productions his first success with The Unholy Three (1925) and his typical style, a mixture of fantasy, mistery and horror. In the following time his movies became more important, e.g. Dracula (1931/I) where Browning also appears as the voice of the harbour master.
IMDb mini-biography by
Volker Boehm
Spouse
Alice Browning      (9 June 1911 - 12 May 1944) (her death)
Amy Louise Stevens      (1906 - 1910) (divorced)
Trivia

First wife, Amy Louise Stevens, was William Collier Jr.'s aunt.

Grew up in Louisville with his cousin, "Old" Pete Browning, a 3 time batting champ, who stole 103 bases in 1887. Pete's commissioning of a bat provided the start of the Hillerich & Bradsby bat company, famous for their Louisville Slugger model. The eccentric Pete drank heavily, apparently due to a chronic mastoid infection, and his catchphrase was "I can't hit the ball, unless I hit the bottle."

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 66-71. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
Salary
West of Zanzibar (1928)      $45,000
The Unholy Three (1925)      $6,500
Biography from Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia:

The man who made Dracula (1931), Browning was once dubbed "the Edgar Allan Poe of the cinema." He ran away from home at age 16 to join the circus, which later served to provide background for The Show, The Unknown (both 1927), and Freaks (1932). Browning drifted into motion pictures, appearing in and assisting D. W. Griffith on Intolerance (1916). He became a director in 1917, helming many nondescript pictures before being teamed with silent star Lon Chaney at MGM. Their nine films included The Unholy Three (1925),The Black Bird (1926), The Road to Mandalay (1927), and West of Zanzibar (1928). Promoted in their day as macabre thrillers, they turned out to be routine and repetitive melodramas, and deflate the reputation Browning enjoyed years ago when movie history relied more heavily on recollection than on firsthand screenings.

Chaney was actually set to star in Browning's screen adaptation of Bram Stoker's "Dracula" before the actor's untimely death in 1930. As a replacement, Browning chose Hungarian actor Bela Lugosi, who had starred in the Broadway stage production-and the rest is history. Virtually all Browning's talents and shortcomings as a director are to be found in this 1931 classic. The atmospheric opening scenes are still creepy and evocative, but once the action shifts to England, the film becomes a stilted exercise in canned theater, carried mainly by Lugosi's archetypal performance.Dracula's success kicked off the talkies' first horror cycle, and Browning followed it with the astonishing Freaks (1932, drawing on his circus days), Mark of the Vampire (1935, again with Lugosi, a remake of London After Midnight andThe Devil Doll (1936). By this time he was no longer considered an "A" director and had little clout to make films the way he wanted at MGM. He retired after directing Miracles for Sale (1939), a routine whodunit with supernatural trappings.

Copyright © 1994 Leonard Maltin, used by arrangement with Signet, a division of Penguin Putnam, Inc.

Tod Browning

Outside the Law

Tod Browning's Outside the Law (1921) has recently been released on video, due to the presence of Lon Chaney in a dual supporting role. It is a rare chance to see a Browning film that is not a horror story. I tend to think of Browning entirely in terms of Dracula and Freaks. But this is a crime drama, dealing with a partly reformed lady jewel thief. The best scene in the movie shows her and her boyfriend robbing a mansion's safe during society soiree. Both are elegantly clad in evening clothes. This scene is quite light hearted escapism. The film as a whole is quite entertaining, and can be thoroughly recommended to film lovers everywhere as a nice movie, with good acting, visuals and storytelling.

Browning wrote the story for Outside the Law, as well as directing. Its stars were a married couple, Priscilla Dean and Wheeler Oakman, who had previously appeared together in Browning's The Virgin of Stamboul (1920). Despite the numerous films each made, they are now among the least well known of all silent performers. Gilbert and Garbo they're not. There are no nostalgic celebrations of them in film history books, and even the scattered photographs of them published in the monumental A Pictorial History of the Silent Screen (1953) by Daniel Blum, make it hard to reconstruct their typical appearance in films. Priscilla Dean does not correspond at all to the silent actress stereotype of the super sweet girl-like woman who simpered through the "Movies in the Age of Innocence". Instead, she comes across more like the super-tough feminist performers of the 1980's and 1990's. She is one tough cookie. Here she plays "Silky Moll", the jewel thief and daughter of an underworld master mind. She is good with using a gun, and can snarl at men who get in her way like a tigress. She is sarcastic, ferocious and determined. One has to think of Amy Madigan's mercenary soldier in Streets of Fire (1984) to find a good comparison. Dean was clearly a big star in this era. She has top billing in Outside the Law, and was apparently one of Universal's top money makers of the era, according to Blum. One wonders if she appealed to women's fantasies of ferocity, or whether men liked this sort of crime thriller - or both. The still Blum reprints from The Virgin of Stamboul shows Dean throttling another woman, while a uniformed Wheeler Oakman looks on in amusement. Oakman plays the gentle and gentlemanly jewel thief "Dapper" Bill Ballard in Outside the Law. Oakman's "Dapper" character is in fact extremely well dressed. Even when hiding out he wears tailored three piece suits. And dressed in white tie and tails for his society crimes he looks very sophisticated. He has much to do with reforming the heroine, influencing her to give up a life of crime, and get married and raise a family instead. His character is much gentler here, in fact, than the more macho Dean's. He is child loving, and enjoys playing with the tiny kid who lives across the hall. "That Kid", as he is billed in the credits, plays a major role towards influencing both Bill and Moll to have a family.
Comparisons with Boston Blackie

The majority of Browning's silent films seem to have been stories whose protagonists were criminals, often various schemers, con men, and thieves. In the early part of his career, these films often starred Priscilla Dean; after 1925, Lon Chaney. Reforming crooks remind one of thief Boston Blackie, who appeared in a lot of prose short stories and early movies too. I've read some of the stories, which were collected in Jack Boyle's only book, Boston Blackie (1919), but have never had a chance to see any of the many silent Boston Blackie films. Priscilla Dean also appeared in one of the Boston Blackie movies, The Silk Lined Burglar (1919, not directed by Browning), playing another woman crook. Boston Blackie shows many similarities to the character of "Dapper" Bill in Outside the Law. Both characters live in apartments in San Francisco. Blackie loves little children, just like Bill. He is very impressed by the 4 year old boy he meets in "The Baby and the Burglar" (1918), a prose story that was turned into what was apparently the first of all the Boston Blackie movies, Boston Blackie's Little Pal (1918). This boy is very similar to "That Kid" in Outside the Law. Blackie also loves and is very respectful of women. He wife Mary is "his best loved pal", and his collaborator on all his capers. Similarly, Bill and Silky Moll form a complete partnership in Outside the Law, a partnership of total equality and respect. Boston Blackie is well educated, gentle, and loves women and children. Clearly such a character had great appeal to the audiences of his day. Like the Boston Blackie stories, Outside the Law mixes crime thrills with romantic, sentimental drama.

The relationship to the Boston Blackie stories also helps explain some puzzling features of the construction of Outside the Law. The first twenty minutes or so of Outside the Law focus on the heroine's father, a reforming underworld mastermind. Only then do the heroine and hero take over, and become the center of the drama. At this point, the heroine's father drops out of the picture, and plays little role in the rest of the film. One wonders why his story is included at all. It seems unmotivated. Well, one reason could be that Mary in the Boston Blackie stories also has an underworld crook for a father. The director could be simply trying to squeeze in a popular part of the Boston Blackie saga.

There is another side to the Boston Blackie stories, one not reflected here. In "Boston Blackie's Mary" (1917), Blackie is in prison, leading a fight against a monstrous warden. This is apparently the subject matter of such silent Blackie films as Blackie's Redemption (1919) and Boston Blackie (1923). This material is grimmer and a lot less escapist than the tales of Blackie as a gentleman thief. It also shows considerable social consciousness. Blackie leads a prison strike which he strives to keep non-violent; this is one of the most sympathetic descriptions of a strike found anywhere in crime fiction, and it appeared at the start of a period of major labor unrest in the United States.
Browning's film technique

Browning's film technique makes much use of cross cutting. Browning was a student and protégé of D.W.Griffith's, who perfected this technique. Several episodes of the film involve two scenes being intercut. Even within a single scene, Browning often cuts back and forth between the heroine and hero, on the one hand, and various bad guys on the trail, on the other. Even his dialogue scenes often cut back and forth between two points of view, focusing on each individual character. Browning's use of rhythm is these cross cutting scenes is superb. Each cut to another scene comes on exactly the right "beat" to add a sense of rhythmic propulsion to the film. The whole film subtly throbs to a continuous beat of action and cutting.

Browning favors three quarter length shots. These show nearly the whole body of his actors, except their lower legs and feet. They also show a great deal of the background in which the characters are standing. The background is carefully composed. The point of the composition is to give a clear, gracefully shot look at the environment in which the characters find themselves, whether it be their Nob Hill apartment, a society mansion, or a Chinese restaurant. Browning uses almost no camera movement. However, his shots of the characters explore their locations with great effectiveness. Browning especially likes to frame his characters against doors and windows, as well as wall hangings and pictures. The vertical lines of these doors and windows dominate his compositions. Usually the vertical lines extend from nearly the top to bottom of his composition frames. Most of the sets of the picture look spacious - one feels there is always a lot of space for the characters to move in. No one ever looks hemmed in.

Browning includes two action scenes in the film, one toward the beginning, and one at the end. Perhaps it is just me, but I found them hard to follow. In the final melee, for example, I couldn't tell who was battling whom among the various fighting pairs. The scenes are very effective at conveying a "Hellzapoppin", furious kind of action, but it was difficult to follow any story progression through them.

Several of the scenes look as if they were shot on the streets of San Francisco. The heroine's Nob Hill apartment, with its rooms looking out on Frisco cityscapes, reminds one irresistibly of Erich Von Stroheim's later Greed (1924), with its similar apartment with street scenes seen in the background through the windows. Stroheim, like Browning, was a Griffith protégé, one who also worked for Universal Pictures during this era, and one wonders if he saw Outside the Law. It is hard to tell if the opening Chinatown scenes were actually shot in San Francisco's real Chinatown, or whether the streets are studio recreations. The film is completely sympathetic to and respectful of its Chinese characters. In fact, they are shown using their advanced Confucian philosophy to reform and enlighten the white characters in the film. This builds on a rather similar approach Griffith used in his Broken Blossoms (1919).

Some of the later shots in the film have begun to disintegrate. Apparently the film's nitrate print was only partially preserved. Some scenes remind one of the disintegration shown at the end of Peter Delpeut's fascinating compilation film, Lyrical Nitrate (1991). But none of this really affects the audience's pleasure in this film. The photography is beautiful throughout, and one expects an audience will just get completely caught up in this film's visuals.
London After Midnight

London After Midnight (1927) is apparently a lost film. But recently, a "stills restoration" has been put together, showing the numerous surviving production stills documenting the film, combined with titles taken from the surviving shooting script.

This restoration is surprisingly entertaining. The film is light hearted. It is a mystery thriller with comedy overtones, like such popular and much-filmed 1920's plays as Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood's The Bat (1920) and John Willard's The Cat and the Canary (1920). Both of those plays pitted a group of innocents against sinister goings on at night in a remote mansion. Their menaces were human, but very outré and bizarre. The menace in this film is seemingly a group of vampires, led by Lon Caney in one of his zaniest horror get ups. This gives the film a cross hybridization with the vampire film. However, there is little of the grim, brooding and genuinely disturbing sense of horror here, that one finds in traditional, pure vampire films as Murnau's Nosferatu (1922). Instead, the film's tone reflects the mixture of mystery, comedy and thrills, found in The Bat and its relatives. This is all to the good; Browning had a real flair for the mystery thriller.

Even in stills, the performances come over here with great vividness. Everyone gets rich emotional expressions on their faces. These expressions show considerable variety throughout the course of the film. They allow real performances to emerge.

Stills for movies are usually made by professional photographers, who specialize in the subject. They are not made by the actual directors of the films. Often times, the actors are posed in arrangements much different from the films themselves. Still photographers love shots including all the actors in a scene, for instance, while in a movie the actors might often beseen in separate shots. These group pictures allow the still photographer to capture and summarize all the events of the scene at once. I have no information at all about how closely these stills reflect the actual movie directed by Browning.
Recommended Reading

David J. Skal and Elias Savada's excellent biography of Tod Browning, Dark Carnival (1995). This fascinating book has much information on Outside the Law. Apparently Browning spoke Chinese, and included Chinese characters in other of his films.⁶

ParentsS

parents born in KY

Note

The film legacy of Charles Albert "Tod" Browning in the public mind has been stripped down to two films: Dracula (1931) and Freaks (1932). Lesser known is Browning's beginnings in the silent era, as a stock player in nickelodeon melodramas, to Griffith cast member, and director of the greatest character player ever, Lon Chaney.

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Monday July 12, 1880, from his earliest days Tod Browning was fascinated with the life of the carnie. Little is known for sure of his life as a young man, but what is known is that Tod Browning spent great chunks of time travelling with sideshows, carnivals, and street fairs, whose life, people, and attitudes were to become recurrent theme throughout his films.

By 1913, Browning had ended up in New York, acting with ex-circus performer Charlie Murray (later a popular performer for Mack Sennett) in one-reel nickelodeon comedies for Biograph and D.W. Griffith in such films as Scenting a Terrible Crime, and A Fallen Hero. In the fall of 1913, Griffith broke with Biograph and headed to California to take the directorship at the Reliance-Majestic Studios. Browning followed, and made about 50 one-reelers such as An Interrupted Seance for its subsidiary, Komic Pictures.

Browning eventually wound up directing 11 one and two-reelers for Reliance-Majestic between March and June of 1915. He continued to work with Griffith, and acted as an extra in his The Mother and the Law, which was to become the greatest spectacle Hollywood had ever seen, Intolerance.

A tragic accident in 1915, killing his passenger William Elmer Booth, kept Browning in the hospital for at least a year. During his long recovery, he whiled away the time writing scripts, including The Mystery of the Leaping Fish, which starred Douglas Fairbanks as Coke Ennyday, who uses cocaine to help nap a ring of opium dealers.

After recovering, Browning went back to work at what was now Triangle Studios, a consortium of separately maintained studios of Griffith, Sennett, and Tom Ince. Back behind the camera, he directed Puppets (1916), using live actors portraying harlequin puppets.

By now, Browning was ready for his first feature-length film. Jim Bludso (1917) was perfect for the son of Louisville, reflecting the river life that Browning knew intimately. Based on a ballad, it's the story of a captain who gives his life for the passengers of his burning ship. The finished product, although somewhat changed for its Hollywood debut, nonetheless was well-received by critics. Browning continued to direct, making 2 more films before leaving Triangle in 1917 with Griffith.

Browning landed at Metro, where he contracted to return to New York and direct films for them there. He was followed by his companion, Alice Lillian Houghton, whom he married June 9, 1911.

At Metro, Browning directed two films in 1917 starring Mabel Taliaferro, Peggy, the Will o' the Wisp and The Jury of Fate. The Jury of Fate used ambitious double-exposure techniques so that Taliaferro played opposite herself. Both films were marked by Browning's maturing use of naturalistic lighting, i.e. lighting that matched the mood and the set of the scene being filmed.

By 1918 Browning was back in California with Metro, where he directed 2 more films. He left Metro in the spring of 1918, and ended up at Universal's smaller studio, Bluebird Productions. It was while here that Browning was to meet two major influences on his work: Irving Thalberg and Lon Chaney. Thalberg, impressed by Browning's work, was the catalyst for the eventual pairing of Browning and Chaney; their first film together was The Wicked Darling (1919). They would not be reteamed again until later.

After a successful series of 6 reelers, Thalberg entrusted Browning with a "Jewel De Luxe" production of The Virgin of Stamboul. De luxe, indeed; the budget for the picture was an astounding $250,000. The success of the picture raised Browning's esteem at the studio where he was rewarded with his own 5-room bungalow, complete with editing facilities.

While Browning had maintained only sporadic, at best, ties with his family, the death of his father sent him into a spiral of deepening alcoholism. "Laid off" by Universal, and left by Alice, Browning hit bottom. He recovered, begged Alice to give him another chance, and through her efforts received a one-picture deal with Goldwyn. The film's moderate success, and the restoration of his reputation, helped persuade FBO Pictures (later to become RKO) to give him a contract in the spring of 1924.

By now, Thalberg was back at what was now Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios (MGM), where he was looking for a director for a film titled The Unholy Three. If ever a script was tailor-made for Tod Browning, it was this: the story of a midget, a strongman, and a ventriloquist whose identity has merged with his dummy who scheme against society. The film was the culmination of Browning's youth and fascination with society's "misfits." Reteamed with Chaney, the film was a success, leading to a contract for Browning and a collaboration that would result in London After Midnight, the most profitable of all their films together. Their last picture together was 1929's Where East is East.

Browning made the transition to talkies with a dual production of The Thirteenth Chair, made as both a silent and a talkie. The film is notable for its introduction of Bela Lugosi, who went on to fame in Browning's Dracula (1931).

Tod Browning died October 5, 1962 at the age of 82.⁴

Notable

Director of Dracula (1930) and Freaks (1932)

Pedigree

Citations

[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Beverley Hills, Los Angeles Co., California; Roll: 124; Enumeration District: 819; sheet 3B, line 71, dwl 808-56-56.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0115218/
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 40, E.D. 163, Sh. 12, Ln. 87.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~pringle/silent/ssotm/Jun96/
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Roll: T625_106 Page: 12B ED: 163, line 85, dwl 1729-293-351.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://members.aol.com/MG4273/browning.htm#TodBrowning

Charles E. Eldridge^1,2

M, #46715, b. circa 1869

Family: Emilie Rae Houghton b. Sep 1875

Marriage*: Charles E. Eldridge married Emilie Rae Houghton, daughter of Henry A. Houghton and Margaret Burton.^1,2

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1869

IA, USA, age 51 in 1920 census^1,2

Marriage

^1,2

Occupation

1920

express company agent²

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Tulare, Tulare Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 134, E.D. 223, Sh. 3, Ln. 12-13.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Tulare Ward 5, Tulare, California; Roll: T625_153; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 223;line 12, dwl 120-33-67.

Elizabeth Houghton^1,2

F, #46716, b. circa 1842

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1842

NY, USA, age 78 in 1920 census^1,2

1920 Census

1920

San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, age 78, lodger, married, none^1,2

ParentsD

parents born in NY²

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 103, E.D. 374, Sh. 3, Ln. 26.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , San Francisco Assembly District 32, San Francisco, California; Roll: T625_138; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 379; line 26.

Elizabeth Jane Cross¹

F, #46717, b. circa 1874

Family: Frederic Houghton b. 6 Oct 1866, d. 27 Apr 1954

Marriage*: Elizabeth Jane Cross married Frederic Houghton on circa 1890 age 15; mar 20 y in 1910 census.⁴

Lillian Houghton^2,1 b. 19 Oct 1893, d. 10 Oct 1968
Ernest Cross Houghton+² b. 6 Dec 1903, d. 8 Jan 1976
Charles Edward Houghton^2,7 b. 17 Apr 1905, d. 25 Oct 1982
Eva Houghton² b. 10 May 1908

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

circa 1874

Berkenhead, England, age 36 in 1910 census; age 46 in 1920 census; age 50 in 1930 census; age 66 in 1940 census^2,3

Immigration

1882

1872 given in 1930 census; 1887 on naturalization doc.⁴

Marriage

circa 1890

age 15; mar 20 y in 1910 census⁴

Note

1910

6 children born, 4 living

1910 Census

Apr 19, 1910

Westport, Clatsop Co., OR, USA, age 43, saw mill book keeper⁴

Naturalization

May 1, 1911

^2,5

1920 Census

1920

Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 46, electric co. car sweeper^2,5

1930 Census

1930

Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 50, divorced; and 5 roomers³

1940 Census

1940

Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 66, divorced, none; and 3 lodgers⁶

1950 US Census

1950

Los Angeels, CA, USA, age 76, divorced, no occup; Lillian, 56, pie factory bakers helper

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 41, E.D. 176, Sh. 4, Ln. 3.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 139 ; Enumeration District: 174; sheet 12B; line 56, dwl 184-14-15.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Westport, Clatsop, Oregon; Roll: T624_1278; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 29; line 81, dwl 22-22.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_107; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 176; line 3, dwl 184-64-64.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_401; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 60-286; line 79, dwl 184.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, California Deaths, 1940-97, Houghton Surname, Feb. 27, 2002.

Lillian Houghton¹

F, #46718, b. 19 October 1893, d. 10 October 1968

Father*: Frederic Houghton³ b. 6 Oct 1866, d. 27 Apr 1954
Mother*: Elizabeth Jane Cross^1,2 b. c 1874

Biography

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Birth

Oct 19, 1893

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, age 17 in 1910 census; age 26 in 1920 census; age 31 in 1930 census; age 47 in 1940 census^1,2,4

Immigration

1897

⁴

Naturalization

1911

⁴

Occupation

1930

wholesale baking baker

SSN

550-07-8855

1950 US Census

1950

Los Angeels, CA, USA, age 76, divorced, no occup; Lillian, 56, pie factory bakers helper

Death

Oct 10, 1968

Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 74²

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 41, E.D. 176, Sh. 4, Ln. 3.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Westport, Clatsop, Oregon; Roll: T624_1278; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 29; line 81, dwl 22-22.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_107; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 176; line 3, dwl 184-64-64.

Ernest Cross Houghton^1,2

M, #46719, b. 6 December 1903, d. 8 January 1976

Father*: Frederic Houghton³ b. 6 Oct 1866, d. 27 Apr 1954
Mother*: Elizabeth Jane Cross¹ b. c 1874

Family: Lucille Deshotel b. 25 Oct 1905, d. 28 Nov 1983

Marriage*: Ernest Cross Houghton married Lucille Deshotel.²

Loretta Claire Houghton+⁴ b. 12 Jan 1928, d. 9 Aug 2004
Harriet Ruth Houghton⁴ b. 27 Feb 1931, d. b 2017
Ernest Charles Houghton+⁴ b. 9 May 1934, d. 18 Jul 2005
Elizabeth Jane Houghton⁴ b. c 1940, d. 4 Apr 2017

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Birth

Dec 6, 1903

Barnsville, MN, USA, age 7 in 1910 census; age 17 in 1920 census; age 37 in 1940 census; Clay MN also^1,2,4

Marriage

Mil. Draft

1940

Crowley, LA, USA, age 38, S & P Lines

1940 Census

1940

Crowley, Acadia Co., LA, USA, age 37, transport co. truck driver⁴

1950 US Census

1950

Crowley, LA, USA, age 46, contract carrier

Death

Jan 8, 1976

Crowley, LA, USA²

Obituary

Jan 9, 1976

E. Houghton Rites Pending
Funeral services will be held at 10 am. Saturday In St. Michael'a Catholic Church for Ernest C. Houghton, 72, who died In the Kaplan Memorial Hospital Thursday evening
A rosary will be said at 7 o'clock tonight Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery
Survivors include his widow, the former Lucille Deshotel of Crowley; one son, Charles Houghton of Crowley; three daughters, Mrs. Loretta Matthews of Beaumont. Mrs. Harriet Selber of Plano, Tex , and Mrs. Lil Hebert of Kaplan, one brother, Charles Houghton of San Diego, Cal; and one sister, Mrs. Eva Week of Los Angeles. Cal; 14 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren

Burial

Woodlawn Cemetery, Crowley, Acadia Parish, LA, USA, Plot: Sec E²

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 41, E.D. 176, Sh. 4, Ln. 3.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , www.findagrave.com, Jul 2003.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Westport, Clatsop, Oregon; Roll: T624_1278; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 29; line 81, dwl 22-22.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1378; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 1-24; line 18, dwl 570.

Charles Edward Houghton^1,2

M, #46720, b. 17 April 1905, d. 25 October 1982

Father*: Frederic Houghton⁴ b. 6 Oct 1866, d. 27 Apr 1954
Mother*: Elizabeth Jane Cross^1,3 b. c 1874

Family: Inez A. Johnston b. c 1903

Marriage*: Charles Edward Houghton married Inez A. Johnston.

Biography

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Birth

Apr 17, 1905

Melrose, MN, USA, age 4 in 1910 census; age 15 in 1920 census; age 24 in 1930 census^1,2

Occupation

1930

drug store druggist

Marriage

1940 Census

1940

Inglewood, CA, USA, age 35, drug store pharmacist; and father in law Johnston, 69, OK, widowed

SSN

559-10-7421

1950 US Census

1950

Tulare, CA, USA, age 45, retail drugs pharmacist

Death

Oct 25, 1982

San Diego, San Diego Co., CA, USA, age 77²

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 41, E.D. 176, Sh. 4, Ln. 3.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, California Deaths, 1940-97, Houghton Surname, Feb. 27, 2002.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Westport, Clatsop, Oregon; Roll: T624_1278; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 29; line 81, dwl 22-22.

Eva Houghton¹

F, #46721, b. 10 May 1908

Father*: Frederic Houghton² b. 6 Oct 1866, d. 27 Apr 1954
Mother*: Elizabeth Jane Cross¹ b. c 1874

Biography

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Birth

May 10, 1908

Astoria, OR, USA, age 11/12 in 1910 census; age 11 in 1920 census; age 21 in 1930 census^1,3

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 41, E.D. 176, Sh. 4, Ln. 3.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Westport, Clatsop, Oregon; Roll: T624_1278; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 29; line 81, dwl 22-22.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_107; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 176; line 3, dwl 184-64-64.

Etta Cyrene Scott¹

F, #46722, b. 20 October 1862, d. 31 October 1940

Family: Frank Henry Houghton b. 19 Aug 1857, d. 6 May 1933

Marriage: Etta Cyrene Scott married Frank Henry Houghton, son of George Harper Houghton and Sarah Maria Thomas, on Oct 20, 1886 at Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 29 and 24.^3,10

Mark Howard Houghton+^8,9 b. 10 Oct 1888, d. 8 Mar 1978

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Birth

Oct 20, 1862

Townshend, Windham Co., VT, USA, Oct 1862, age 37 in 1900 census; age 47 in 1910 census; age 59 in 1920 census; age 67 in 1930 census; age 77 in 1940 census^2,3,4,5

1900 Census

1900

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 37, married, enumerated with H. A. and Emma A. Scott, both b. VT⁶

1910 Census

1910

Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA, age 52, ship chandry bookkeeper⁷

Death

Oct 31, 1940

Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 78^3,4

ParentsD

Scott and Howard; both b. VT⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 128.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 36, E.D. 91, Sh. 7, Ln. 12.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 128, 164.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_104; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 91; line 7, dwl 1108-274-411.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 10, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T623_680; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 1306; line 71, dwl 15-9-9.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Boston Ward 10, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_617; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 1411; line 1, dwl 15-228.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 164.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT, p. 1219: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
[S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT, p. 1201: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.

Howard C. Yates^1,2

M, #46723, b. circa 1889

Family: Florence Bertha Houghton b. 21 May 1891, d. 15 Jul 1955

Marriage*: Howard C. Yates married Florence Bertha Houghton, daughter of William Euclid Houghton and Ella Said.^3,2

Carter Yates² b. c 1917

Biography

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Birth

circa 1889

KY, USA, age 31 in 1920 census²

Marriage

^3,2

1920 Census

1920

Bakersfield, Kern Co., CA, USA, age 31, abstract office secretary^1,2

ParentsS

parents born in KY²

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Bakersfield, Kern Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 27, E.D. 94, Sh. 8, Ln. 38.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Bakersfield Ward 6, Kern, California; Roll: T625_100; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 94; line 35, dwl 2216-78-82.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.

Ellen M. Houghton¹

F, #46724, b. circa 1853

Family:

George P. McLean+¹ b. c 1873

Biography

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Birth

circa 1853

England, age 57 in 1910 census; age 67 in 1920 census¹

Immigration

1854

1855 in 1920 census

Naturalization

1858

Widow

1910

Note

1910

2 children born, 2 living

1910 Census

1910

Portland, Multnomah Co., OR, USA, age 57, widow, dressmaker at home²

1920 Census

1920

Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, USA, age 46, auto trimmer shop^1,3

ParentsD

parents born in England²

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 7, E.D. 112, Sh. 7, Ln. 92.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Portland Ward 2, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: T624_1285; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 131; line 95, dwl 430-78-102.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: T625_90; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 112; line 87, dwl 1233-158-189.

George P. McLean¹

M, #46725, b. circa 1873

Mother*: Ellen M. Houghton¹ b. c 1853

Family: Agusta (?) b. c 1889

Marriage*: George P. McLean married Agusta (?)³

Neil O. McLean³ b. c 1915
Helen M. McLean³ b. c 1915
Clara E. McLean³ b. c 1918

Biography

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Birth

circa 1873

IN, USA, age 37 in 1910 census; age 46 in 1920 census²

1910 Census

1910

Portland, Multnomah Co., OR, USA, age 57, widow, dressmaker at home²

Widow

1910

Marriage

1920 Census

1920

Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, USA, age 46, auto trimmer shop^1,3

ParentsS

father born in Canada, mother born in England

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 7, E.D. 112, Sh. 7, Ln. 92.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Portland Ward 2, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: T624_1285; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 131; line 95, dwl 430-78-102.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: T625_90; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 112; line 87, dwl 1233-158-189.

Eric F. Houghton^1,2

?, #46726, b. circa 1836

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1836

TX, USA, age 84 in 1920 census^1,2

1920 Census

1920

Palton, San Bernardino Co., CA, USA, age 84, an inmate in the Southern California State Hospital; Patton is a forensic psychiatric hospital^1,2

Research

Patton, San Bernardino Co., CA, USA, State Hospital for criminally insane

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Palton, San Bernadino Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 84, E.D.152, Sh. 5, Ln. 15.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Patton, San Bernardino, California; Roll: T625_128; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 158; line 15.

Albert Dooley Newlin¹

M, #46727, b. 19 December 1880, d. 15 December 1960

Family: Pearl T. Houghton b. 9 Sep 1881, d. 8 Jan 1955

Marriage*: Albert Dooley Newlin married Pearl T. Houghton, daughter of James Stanton Houghton and Harriet Howell, on Oct 22, 1907.³

Barton Nelson Newlin+⁴ b. 15 Sep 1909, d. 5 May 1983
Alfred Houghton Newlin+⁵ b. 20 Mar 1911, d. 1 Jun 1988

Biography

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Birth

Dec 19, 1880

IN, USA, age 39 in 1920 census²

Marriage

Oct 22, 1907

Mil. Draft

Sep 12, 1918

Fresno, CA, USA, age 37, superintendent Cal. Pkg Co.

1920 Census

1920

Fresno, Fresno Co., CA, USA, age 39, packing plant superintendent, age 24, city clergyman, brother and sister in law to Albert and Pearl Newlin^1,2

Residence

Sanger, Fresno Co., CA, USA³

Death

Dec 15, 1960

Fresno, CA, USA

ParentsS

father born in USA, mother born in IN²

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Fresno, Fresno Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 21, E.D.37, Sh. 8, Ln. 90.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Fresno, Fresno, California; Roll: T625_97; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 37; line 89, dwl 2928-177-196.
[S960] Native Daughters of the Golden West, Index to the Roster of California Pioneers, #8, p. 125.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.sedgwick.org/na/families/robert1611/ged/d0013/…

Ernest L. Houghton¹

M, #46728, b. circa 1878

Biography

Corresponded with author

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Birth

circa 1878

OH, USA, age 32 in 1910 census; age 42 in 1920 census^1,2

1910 Census

1910

Los Angeles Co., CA, USA²

1920 Census

1920

Anoneta?, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Anoneta?, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 33, E.D.57, Sh. 7, Ln. 4.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, Los Angeles Co., CA, Film 527, Box 100, Vol. 51, E.D. 32, Sh. 303.

Evelyn Grace Fineron¹

F, #46729, b. August 1871, d. 12 March 1963

Family: Everett Edward Haughton b. Nov 1862, d. 21 Aug 1943

Marriage*: Evelyn Grace Fineron married Everett Edward Haughton, son of Dr. Richard Haughton and Margaret Meeker, on Apr 1, 1891 at Cooke Co., IL, USA, Mar 9 y in 1900 census.²

Evelyn Genevieve Haughton¹ b. Feb 1892
Margery May Haughton b. 12 Aug 1895

Biography

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Birth

Aug, 1871

IL, USA, age 28 in 1900 census; age 38 in 1910 census; age 48 in 1920 census¹

Marriage

Apr 1, 1891

Cooke Co., IL, USA, Mar 9 y in 1900 census²

1900 Census

1900

Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 37, life insurance agent²

1910 Census

1910

Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 46, mining patent promotor³

1920 Census

1920

Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 48, none^1,4

1940 Census

1940

Chicago, IL, USA, age 76, life insurance broker⁵

Death

Mar 12, 1963

Los Angeles, CA, USA

ParentsD

father born in NY, mother born in IL²

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 59, E.D. 464, Sh. 13, Ln. 49.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago Ward 26, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 277; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 810; FHL microfilm: 1240277; line 70, dwl 2555-214-325.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago Ward 26, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_271; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 1122; FHL microfilm: 1374284.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles Assembly District 75, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_116; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 464.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01021; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 103-3158.

Evelyn Genevieve Haughton¹

F, #46730, b. February 1892

Father*: Everett Edward Haughton² b. Nov 1862, d. 21 Aug 1943
Mother*: Evelyn Grace Fineron¹ b. Aug 1871, d. 12 Mar 1963

Biography

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Corresponded with author

Birth

Feb, 1892

IL, USA, age 8 in 1900 census; age 17 in 1910 census; age 26 in 1920 census^1,2

1920 Census

1920

Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 48, none^1,3

Occupation

1940

US Army stenographer

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 59, E.D. 464, Sh. 13, Ln. 49.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago Ward 26, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 277; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 810; FHL microfilm: 1240277; line 70, dwl 2555-214-325.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles Assembly District 75, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_116; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 464.

Fanny C. Houghton^1,2

F, #46731, b. circa 1836

Biography

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Birth

circa 1836

MA, USA, age 84 in 1920 census^1,2

1920 Census

1920

Berkeley, Alameda Co., CA, USA, age 84, widow; with private nurse^1,2

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Berkeley, Alameda Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 12, E.D. 176, Sh. 2, Ln. 88.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Berkeley, Alameda, California; Roll: T625_92; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 176; line 88, dwl 72.

Frances Brooks^1,2

F, #46732, b. April 1852

Family: Curtis Houghton b. c 1847, d. b 1900

Marriage*: Frances Brooks married Curtis Houghton, son of Calvin Curtiss Houghton and Lucy E. Johnson, on Dec, 1879 at Fairfield, Jefferson Co., IA, USA, Marriage license issued.²

Paul Houghton+³ b. 11 Jul 1881, d. 22 Feb 1942
Glenn Brooks Houghton+^11,1 b. 26 Nov 1883, d. 22 Apr 1968
Earle Houghton+⁴ b. 26 Apr 1891, d. 17 Apr 1969

Biography

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Birth

Apr, 1852

IA, USA, age 27 in 1880 census; age 47 in 1900 census; age 56 & 60 in 1910 census; age 66, IA & MA, in 1920 census; age 76 in 1930 census^3,4,5

Marriage

Dec, 1879

Fairfield, Jefferson Co., IA, USA, Marriage license issued²

1880 Census

1880

Polk, Jefferson Co., IA, USA, age 33, a farmer⁶

1900 Census

1900

Benton Twp, Hedrick, Keokuk Co., IA, USA, age 47, widow^5,7

1910 Census

May 17, 1910

Upland, San Bernardino Co., CA, USA, age 56, widow^4,8

1920 Census

1920

Claremont, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 38, single, bank cashier: brothers, mother, and niece Jane^3,9

1930 Census

1930

Claremont, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 76, widow;¹⁰

ParentsD

parents born in OH

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 155.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Claremont, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 64, E.D. 586, Sh. 15, Ln. 44.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1910 Soundex, San Bernadino Co., CA, Film 527, Box 100, Vol. 76, E.D. 124, Sh. 430.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Benton Twp, Hedrick, IA, Box 60, Vol. 42, E.D. 40, Sh. 2, Ln. 98.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Polk, Jefferson, Iowa; Roll: T9_346; Family History Film: 1254346; Page: 287C; Enumeration District: 74; sheet 19, line 13, dwl 171-173.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Benton, Keokuk Co., Iowa; Roll:T623; Enumeration District: 40; Sheet: 2B; line 98, dwl 52-52.
[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Upland, San Bernardino, California; Roll: T624_94; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 124;
line 11, dwl 138-414-430.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Claremont, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_118; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 586; line 42, dwl 39-40.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Claremont, Los Angeles Co., California; Roll: 174; Enumeration District: 1444; page 13, sheet 5A, line 7, dwl 1055-135-138.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Claremont, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 64, E.D. 586, Sh. 15, Ln. 43.

Paul Houghton^1,2,3

M, #46733, b. 11 July 1881, d. 22 February 1942

Father*: Curtis Houghton⁴ b. c 1847, d. b 1900
Mother*: Frances Brooks¹ b. Apr 1852

Family 1:

Jane May Houghton¹⁰ b. c 1918

Family 2: Grace Tigard b. 27 Aug 1901, d. 1 Nov 1998

Marriage*: Paul Houghton married Grace Tigard on Aug 12, 1932 at Alameda Co., CO, USA.³

Biography

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Birth

Jul 11, 1881

Polk, Jefferson Co., IA, USA, Jul 1881, age 18 in 1900 census; age 38 in 1920 census; age 49 in 1930 census^5,6,7

Mil. Draft

Sep 12, 1918

Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 37; bank manager, First National Bank of Claremont⁸

1920 Census

1920

Claremont, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 38, single, bank cashier: brothers, mother, and niece Jane^1,9

Occupation

1930

single, bill collector for medical doctor

1930 Census

1930

Claremont, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 76, widow;¹⁰

Marriage

Aug 12, 1932

Alameda Co., CO, USA³

1940 Census

1940

Durham, Washington Co., OR, USA, age 58, 4 years of college, federal gov. land buyer; living with parents in law Charles F. and Rosa J. Tigard¹¹

Death

Feb 22, 1942

Tigard, OR, USA³

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Claremont, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 64, E.D. 586, Sh. 15, Ln. 44.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 155 #5785.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.
[S814] Marshall L. McClanahan, Houghton, John & Beatrix - MLM;, M, p. 155.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Claremont, Los Angeles Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 64, E.D. 586, Sh. 15, Ln. 42.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1900 Soundex, Benton Twp, Hedrick, IA, Box 60, Vol. 42, E.D. 40, Sh. 2, Ln. 98.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1531192.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, 1531192.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Claremont, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_118; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 586; line 42, dwl 39-40.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Claremont, Los Angeles Co., California; Roll: 174; Enumeration District: 1444; page 13, sheet 5A, line 7, dwl 1055-135-138.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Durham, Washington, Oregon; Roll: T627_3382; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 34-7; line 18, dwl 99.

James William Houghton^1,2,3

M, #46734, b. 26 April 1896, d. 21 June 1959

Father*: Oscar William Houghton¹ b. 10 Dec 1872, d. 22 Apr 1945
Mother*: Nannie Virginia Flournoy^1,4 b. 4 Nov 1876, d. 21 May 1960

Family 1: Hattie A. Newcomer b. c 1900, d. 1934

Marriage*: James William Houghton married Hattie A. Newcomer on Sep 20, 1917 at Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 18; Fontana, R.L. Houghton: circa 1920.^1,2,3

Francis Robert Houghton+¹ b. 10 Jun 1918, d. 13 Jul 2006
Marjorie Luella Houghton⁴ b. 20 Jul 1920, d. 5 Mar 1993
Dorothy Marilyn Houghton⁸ b. 4 Nov 1927

Family 2: Velma A. Woolerams b. c 1900

Marriage*: James William Houghton married Velma A. Woolerams.⁷

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 26, 1896

just west of, Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 13 in 1910 census; age 23 in 1920 census; age 43 in 1940 census^1,2,4,3,5

Mil. Draft

Jun 5, 1917

Henley, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 21, farmer and stock raiser, with father O. W. Houghton⁶

Marriage

Sep 20, 1917

Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 18; Fontana, R.L. Houghton: circa 1920^1,2,3

Marriage

⁷

1940 Census

1940

Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 43, farm, cattle rancher; and lodger Walter Lee, 58, CA⁷

Residence

1942

Flourney, Tehama Co., CA, USA

1950 US Census

1950

Black Hawk, IA, USA, age 54, visiting

Death

Jun 21, 1959

Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 63^2,4,3

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Tehama Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 127, E.D. 142, Sh. 2, Ln. 85.
[S415] E-mail from Robert Lee Houghton, Aug. 22, 2000.
[S415] E-mail from Elaine Houghton Fontana, Apr 4, 2002.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Paskenta, Tehama, California; Roll: T625_150; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 142; line 85, dwl 42-42.
[S1308] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online http://content.ancestry.com, Roll: 1544429.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Tehama, California; Roll: T627_355; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 52-5; line 6, dwl 35.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Tehama Co., California; Roll: T626_224; Enumeration District: 6; page 39, sheet 5A, line 23, dwl 37-37.

Vera Ann Houghton^1,2,3,4

F, #46735, b. 20 April 1903, d. 6 December 1998

Father*: Oscar William Houghton¹ b. 10 Dec 1872, d. 22 Apr 1945
Mother*: Nannie Virginia Flournoy¹ b. 4 Nov 1876, d. 21 May 1960

Family: Thomas R. Gillett b. c 1900, d. 1986

Marriage*: Vera Ann Houghton married Thomas R. Gillett on 1929 at Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA.^2,3

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Apr 20, 1903

Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 6 in 1910 census; age 14 in 1920 census^1,2,3,4

Marriage

1929

Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA^2,3

Residence

1945

Crocket, CA, USA

Death

Dec 6, 1998

Vallejo Hospital, Vallejo, CA, USA⁵

Obituary

Dec 9, 1998

Richmond, CA, USA, West County Times (Richmond, CA) - December 9, 1998
Deceased Name: Vera Houghton Gillett
April 20, 1903 Dec. 6, 1998

Vera Gillett, retired after 23 years as a teacher at Carquinez Elementary School, died in a Vallejo hospital. She was 95.

The Corning native lived in Vallejo for four years and previously lived in Crockett for 57 years.

Affiliations: St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Crockett, Carquinez Women's Club, National Retired Teachers Association.

Survivors: Daughter, Janet Gillett of Walnut Creek; son, Thomas R. Gillett Jr. of Hillsborough; sisters, Betty Gabriel of Oceanside and Milly Reed of Corning; and one grandchild. Her husband, Thomas, died in 1986.

Services: None. Wilson & Kratzer in Crockett handled arrangements.

Memorial gifts: Alzheimer's Association, 330 Distel Circle, Suite A, Los Altos, CA 94022.⁵

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Tehama Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 127, E.D. 142, Sh. 2, Ln. 85.
[S415] E-mail from Robert Lee Houghton, Aug. 22, 2000.
[S415] E-mail from Elaine Houghton Fontana, Apr 4, 2002.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Paskenta, Tehama, California; Roll: T625_150; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 142; line 85, dwl 42-42.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.

Ornon Francis Houghton^1,2

M, #46736, b. 25 December 1905, d. 26 December 1940

Father*: Oscar William Houghton³ b. 10 Dec 1872, d. 22 Apr 1945
Mother*: Nannie Virginia Flournoy^3,4 b. 4 Nov 1876, d. 21 May 1960

Family: Mildred Moore b. c 1909

Marriage*: Ornon Francis Houghton married Mildred Moore on circa 1925 at Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 20 and 17.^1,2

Robert Moore Houghton⁶ b. 15 May 1926, d. 4 Feb 2012

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

Dec 25, 1905

Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 4 in 1910 census; age 14 in 1920 census; age 25 in 1930 census; age 34 in 1940 census^3,1,4,2,5

Marriage

circa 1925

Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 20 and 17^1,2

1930 Census

1930

Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 25, sheep ranch laborer; 3 houses from aunt Bertha^6,7

1940 Census

1940

Anadeim, Orange Co., CA, USA, age 34, feed mill manager⁸

SSN

570-01-3515

Death

Dec 26, 1940

Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 35; Fontana, Robert Lee Houghton: 25 Dec 1939^1,4

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Robert Lee Houghton, Aug. 22, 2000.
[S415] E-mail from Elaine Houghton Fontana, Apr 4, 2002.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Tehama Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 127, E.D. 142, Sh. 2, Ln. 85.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Paskenta, Tehama, California; Roll: T625_150; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 142; line 85, dwl 42-42.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1930 US Census, Corning, Tehama Co., CA, p. 1B, ED 52-7, SD 2, ln, 92, dwl 28-28.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Tehama Co., California; Roll: T626_224; Enumeration District: 7; sheet 1B, line 92, dwl 28-28.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Anaheim, Orange, California; Roll: T627_271; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 30-11B; line 61, dwl 225.

Clyde Henry Houghton^1,2,3

M, #46737, b. 11 March 1908, d. 23 September 1970

Father*: Oscar William Houghton¹ b. 10 Dec 1872, d. 22 Apr 1945
Mother*: Nannie Virginia Flournoy¹ b. 4 Nov 1876, d. 21 May 1960

Family: Enola G. White b. 7 Jun 1909, d. 25 Dec 1964

Marriage*: Clyde Henry Houghton married Enola G. White on circa 1927 at Corning, Tahama Co., CA, USA, age 19 and 17.^2,3

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Mar 11, 1908

Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 2 in 1910 census; age 12 in 1920 census; age 22 in 1930 census; age 31 in 1940 census^1,2,3,4

Marriage

circa 1927

Corning, Tahama Co., CA, USA, age 19 and 17^2,3

1940 Census

1940

Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, USA, age 31, electric company groundman; next door to cousin Anson W. Houghton⁵

SSN

546-05-9080

Mil. Enls

Oct 8, 1942

Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA, Name: Clyde H Houghton Birth Year: 1908 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: California State: California County or City: Tehama Enlistment Date: 8 Oct 1942 Enlistment State: California Enlistment City: Sacramento Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 2 years of high school Civil Occupation: Frameman, Telephone And Telegraph Marital Status: Married Height: 69 Weight: 142⁶

Research

Oct 8, 1942

Living

1945

Corning, CA, USA

1950 US Census

1950

Corning, CA, USA, age 42, gas and electric co. truck driver

Death

Sep 23, 1970

Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 62^2,3

Burial

Corning Cemetery District, Corning, CA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Tehama Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 127, E.D. 142, Sh. 2, Ln. 85.
[S415] E-mail from Robert Lee Houghton, Aug. 22, 2000.
[S415] E-mail from Elaine Houghton Fontana, Apr 4, 2002.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Paskenta, Tehama, California; Roll: T625_150; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 142; line 85, dwl 42-42.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_420; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 60-988; line 36, dwl 1420.
[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record.

Molly Virginia Houghton^1,2,3

F, #46738, b. 27 October 1919

Father*: Oscar William Houghton⁴ b. 10 Dec 1872, d. 22 Apr 1945
Mother*: Nannie Virginia Flournoy^4,3 b. 4 Nov 1876, d. 21 May 1960

Family: Kenneth Reed b. c 1915

Marriage*: Molly Virginia Houghton married Kenneth Reed on circa 1940 at Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA.^1,2

Dolores R. Reed b. c 1942
Betty J. Reed b. c 1945
Nanette Reed b. c 1947
Patricia A. Reed b. c 1949

Biography

Corresponded with author

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Oct 27, 1919

Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 2/12 in 1920 census; age 10 in 1930 census; age 20 in 1940 census^4,1,2,3,5

1930 Census

1930

Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, boarding with Elmer and Lola Sutfin⁶

Occupation

1940

soft drink waitress

Marriage

circa 1940

Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA^1,2

Residence

1945

Williams, CA, USA

Living

1998

Corning, CA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Robert Lee Houghton, Aug. 22, 2000.
[S415] E-mail from Elaine Houghton Fontana, Apr 4, 2002.
[S1326] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, online Ancestry. Com, Birthdate: 27 Oct 1919; Birth County: Tehama.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Tehama Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 127, E.D. 142, Sh. 2, Ln. 85.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Paskenta, Tehama, California; Roll: T625_150; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 142; line 85, dwl 42-42.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Tehama Co., California; Roll: T626_224; Enumeration District: 2; page 13, sheet 7A, line 8, dwl 1110-198-203.

Hattie A. Newcomer^1,2,3

F, #46739, b. circa 1900, d. 1934

Family: James William Houghton b. 26 Apr 1896, d. 21 Jun 1959

Marriage*: Hattie A. Newcomer married James William Houghton, son of Oscar William Houghton and Nannie Virginia Flournoy, on Sep 20, 1917 at Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 18; Fontana, R.L. Houghton: circa 1920.^4,2,6

Francis Robert Houghton+^4,8 b. 10 Jun 1918, d. 13 Jul 2006
Marjorie Luella Houghton^9,10 b. 20 Jul 1920, d. 5 Mar 1993
Dorothy Marilyn Houghton³ b. 4 Nov 1927

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Corresponded with author

Birth

circa 1900

Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 20 in 1920 census; age 30 in 1930 census^4,2,5

Marriage

Sep 20, 1917

Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 18; Fontana, R.L. Houghton: circa 1920^4,2,6

1930 Census

1930

Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 30; husband not listed⁷

Death

1934

ParentsD

father born in OH, mother born in CA

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Tehama Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 127, E.D. 142, Sh. 2, Ln. 93.
[S415] E-mail from Robert Lee Houghton, Aug. 22, 2000.
[S1326] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, online Ancestry. Com, Birthdate: 4 Nov 1927; Birth County: Tehama.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Tehama Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 127, E.D. 142, Sh. 2, Ln. 85.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Paskenta, Tehama, California; Roll: T625_150; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 142; line 85, dwl 42-42.
[S415] E-mail from Elaine Houghton Fontana, Apr 4, 2002.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Tehama Co., California; Roll: T626_224; Enumeration District: 6; page 39, sheet 5A, line 23, dwl 37-37.
[S1326] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, online Ancestry. Com, Birthdate: 6 Feb 1921; Birth County: Tulare.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , Rootsweb.Com, Houghton Surname, California Death Records, 1940-1997, Feb. 4, 2002.
[S1326] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, online Ancestry. Com, Birthdate: 21 Jul 1920; Birth County: Tehama.

Francis Robert Houghton^1,2,3

M, #46740, b. 10 June 1918, d. 13 July 2006

Father*: James William Houghton¹ b. 26 Apr 1896, d. 21 Jun 1959
Mother*: Hattie A. Newcomer^1,2 b. c 1900, d. 1934

Family: Jeral Ann Borning b. 3 Jan 1929, d. 19 May 2016

Marriage*: Francis Robert Houghton married Jeral Ann Borning on Jul 31, 1954 at Reno, NV, USA.⁴

Martha Houghton+⁴ b. c 1957
Rex A. Houghton⁴ b. 16 Dec 1957

Biography

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A Contributor to Houghton Surname Project

Birth

Jun 10, 1918

just west of, Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 1 6/12 in 1920 census; age 11 in 1930 census; age 21 in 1940 census^1,3

1950 US Census

1950

Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA, age 31, rancher

Marriage

Jul 31, 1954

Reno, NV, USA⁴

Death

Jul 13, 2006

just west of, Corning, Tehama Co., CA, USA⁴

Obituary

Jul 19, 2006

Yreka, CA, USA, Siskiyou Daily News (Yreka, CA) - July 19, 2006
Deceased Name: Francis ";Frank" Robert Houghton
Francis ";Frank" Robert Houghton passed away at his ranch July 13, 2006.

Frank was born June 10, 1918 at the Houghton ranch just west of Corning, California to James and Hattie Newcomer Houghton. He was born in the same house as his father James, and his grandfather Oscar Houghton, in the original home of his great grand parents Francis and Grace Williams Houghton. Frank rented the ranch from his grandparents Oscar and Nannie Flourney Houghton from 1940 - 1960.

Frank married his wife Jeri, July 31, 1954 in Reno, Nevada. Frank and Jeri purchased their ranch in Montague in 1958. Frank was a breeder of Angus cattle, with a closed herd for over forty years. He raised his own hay as well as grain crops. Frank was a member of the local Farm Bureau and cattleman's association. He was also a 4-H leader when his children were young.

Frank is survived by his wife Jeri, daughter and son-in-law, Martha and Dan Baker of Medford, OR, son, Rex Houghton and companion Michol Ann of Montague, CA, grandson and his wife, Joshua and Ya Hui Baker of Arlington, VA, grandson, Jonathan Baker of Medford, OR, along with a sister, Dorothy Ruff of Rio Dell, CA.

Frank was preceded in death by his sister Marjorie Smith.

Graveside services for Frank will be held Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at 10:00 AM at the Corning Cemetery.⁴

Burial

Sunset Hill Cemetery, Corning, CA, USA⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S235] U.S. Census, 1920 Soundex, Tehama Co., CA, Box 120, Vol. 127, E.D. 142, Sh. 2, Ln. 85.
[S1326] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, online Ancestry. Com, Birthdate: 6 Feb 1921; Birth County: Tulare.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Paskenta, Tehama, California; Roll: T625_150; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 142; line 85, dwl 42-42.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/obituaries; Houghton Surname.