Maurine (?)1

F, #72871

Family: Brian E. Scarbery b. 3 Oct 1965

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Marriage1

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  1. [S415] E-mail from Scarbery.rtf document, Oct 29, 2003.

Carley Katie Jean Scarbery1

F, #72872, b. 21 February 1997

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BirthFeb 21, 19971

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  1. [S415] E-mail from Scarbery.rtf document, Oct 29, 2003.

Colt Scarbery1

M, #72873, b. August 1998

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BirthAug, 19981

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  1. [S415] E-mail from Scarbery.rtf document, Oct 29, 2003.

Shannon Michael Barney1

M, #72874, b. 5 October 1967

Family: Deanna Sue Scarbery b. 20 Dec 1967

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BirthOct 5, 1967Willits, Mendocino Co., CA, USA1
MarriageAug 9, 1986Covelo, Mendocino Co., CA, USA1
ParentsSFloyd Eugene Barney and Deanna Fern Blair-Wright1

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Scarbery.rtf document, Oct 29, 2003.

Kristen Nichole Barney1

F, #72875, b. 24 December 1986

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BirthDec 24, 1986Ukiah, Mendocino Co., CA, USA1

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  1. [S415] E-mail from Scarbery.rtf document, Oct 29, 2003.

Megan Melissa Barney1

F, #72876, b. 13 December 1988

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BirthDec 13, 1988Ukiah, Mendocino Co., CA, USA1

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  1. [S415] E-mail from Scarbery.rtf document, Oct 29, 2003.

John Houghton1

M, #72877, b. between 1782 and 1795, d. 1870

Family: Mary Skelley b. 1795, d. 1870

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Birthbetween 1782 and 1795Ireland, age 65 in 1860 census; age 88 in 1870 census2
Marriage2
1860 Census1860Donegal, Butler co., PA, USA, Surname given as Houston; age 65, farmer3
1870 Census1870Donegal, Butler Co., PA, USA, age 88, retired farmer4
Death1870Donegal Township, PA, USA

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Nancy Ladd, Oct 29, 2003.
  2. [S1477] WikiTree, online unknown url, John Houghton.
  3. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Year: 1860; Census Place: Donegal, Butler, Pennsylvania; Page: 374; Family History Library Film: 805086.
  4. [S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Donegal, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1315; Page: 200B; Image: 407; Family History Library Film: 552814.

Mary Skelley1,2

F, #72878, b. 1795, d. 1870

Family: John Houghton b. bt 1782 - 1795, d. 1870

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Birth1795Somerset, PA, USA, age 65 in 1860 census1
Marriage1
1860 Census1860Donegal, Butler co., PA, USA, Surname given as Houston; age 65, farmer3
Death1870Donegal, Butler Co., PA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S1477] WikiTree, online unknown url, John Houghton.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Nancy Ladd, Oct 29, 2003.
  3. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Year: 1860; Census Place: Donegal, Butler, Pennsylvania; Page: 374; Family History Library Film: 805086.

Sophia Houghton1

F, #72879, b. 1822, d. 12 February 1902

Family: George Rodgers b. 1822, d. 2 Feb 1896

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Birth1822Somerset Co., PA, USA2
MarriageNov 28, 1843Sugarcreek, Armstrong Co., PA, USA2
DeathFeb 12, 1902Butler or Armstrong Co., PA, USA1
BurialFeb 15, 1902St. Patrick Cemetery, Sugarcreek Twp, Armstrong Co., PA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Nancy Ladd, Oct 29, 2003.
  2. [S1477] WikiTree, online unknown url, John Houghton.

George Rodgers1

M, #72880, b. 1822, d. 2 February 1896

Family: Sophia Houghton b. 1822, d. 12 Feb 1902

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Birth1822Pennsylvania, Somerset Co., PA, USA2
MarriageNov 28, 1843Sugarcreek, Armstrong Co., PA, USA2
DeathFeb 2, 1896Donegal, Butler Co., PA, USA2

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Nancy Ladd, Oct 29, 2003.
  2. [S1477] WikiTree, online unknown url, John Houghton.

David Houghton1

M, #72881, b. 31 July 1859, d. September 1911

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BirthJul 31, 1859Donegal Twp, Butler Co., PA, USA1
DeathSep, 1911Butler or Armstrong Co., PA, USA1
BurialSt. Patrick Cemetery, Sugarcreek Twp, Armstrong Co., PA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Nancy Ladd, Oct 29, 2003.

Noah L. Houghton1

M, #72882

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NoteDec, 1885Lycoming Co., PA, USA, They Keystone News, published on Saturday as a literary family paper, made its appearance the first week of Dec. 1885, and ceased to exist the following April. The editor was Elmer E. Burlingame, with Noah L. Houghton as manager.2

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Nancy Ladd, Oct 29, 2003.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Nancy Ladd, Oct 29, 2003: www.usgennet.org/usa/pa/county/lycoming/history/Chapter-22.html.

J. Howard Beaty1

M, #72883

Family: Bertha May Houghton

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MarriageLycoming Co., PA, USA1
ParentsSWilliam Beaty and Catherine (Goldy) Miller1

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Nancy Ladd, Oct 29, 2003:hhttp://www.searchforancestors.com/bios/pennsylvania/…

Bertha May Houghton1

F, #72884

Family: J. Howard Beaty

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MarriageLycoming Co., PA, USA1
ResearchGeneal. and Personal History of Lycoming County, John W. Jordan, Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1906

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Nancy Ladd, Oct 29, 2003:hhttp://www.searchforancestors.com/bios/pennsylvania/…

Luella A. Houghton1

F, #72885, b. 4 November 1861, d. 4 June 1915

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BirthNov 4, 1861Marlboro, VT, USA, age 7 in 1870 census; age 17 in 1880 census; age 20 in 18831,2
DeathJun 4, 1915Marlboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, of chronic intestine nephritis2

Citations

  1. [S1074] Town Records: Marlboro, VT, p. 1270: VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30546, VT VRs 1871-1904.
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Maria E. Houghton1

F, #72886, b. circa 1820

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Birthcirca 1820NH, USA, age 60in 1880 census1
1880 Census1880Newfane, Windham Co., VT, USA, age 60, a widow1
ParentsDfather born in NH, mother in NY1
Duplicate

Citations

  1. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Newfane, Windham, Vermont; Roll: T9_1349; Family History Film: 1255349; Page: 441C; Enumeration District: 232; sheet 19, line 13, dwl 217-230.

Dorothy Knox Howe1

F, #72887, b. 16 July 1944, d. 9 November 2018

Family: Thomas Woodward Houghton b. 5 Feb 1943, d. 27 May 2002

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BirthJul 16, 1944Houston, TX, USA2
MarriageJun 4, 1968Harris Co., TX, USA3,4
Author1991Houston, TX, USA, Title:      Houston's forgotten heritage : landscape, houses, interiors, 1824-1914 / [compiled by] Dorothy Knox Howe Houghton, by: Dorothy Knox Howe Houghton, Junior League of Houston, Barrie M. Scardino, Sadie Gwin Blackburn, Katherine S. Howe, William Seale; Imprint:      Houston, Tex. : Rice University Press, c1991. Description:      xiii, [5], 387 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm; subject: Houston (Tex.); Architecture, Domestic; Social life and customs; Texas; Houston; Dwellings; Interior decoration; Landscape; History2,5
DeathNov 9, 2018Houston, TX, USA
ObituaryNov 11, 2018Dorothy Knox Howe Houghton
1944-2018
Dorothy Knox Howe Houghton, age 74, passed away peacefully on Friday, the 9th of November 2018, in Houston.
A more detailed and complete notice will be published at a later date.
Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from half-past one o'clock until half-past four o'clock in the afternoon on Sunday, the 2nd of December, in the library and grand foyer of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston.
A memorial service will be conducted at half-past four o'clock in the afternoon on Monday, the 3rd of December, at Christ Church Cathedral, 1117 Texas Avenue in Houston. Following the service, all are invited to greet the family during a reception to be held at a venue to be announced during the service.
Prior to the memorial service, the family will have gathered for a private interment service at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.
Published in Houston Chronicle on Nov. 11, 2018
BurialGlenwood Cemetery, Houston, TX, USA

Citations

  1. [S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, Roll Number:      1977_0008.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://class-1965.princeton.edu/memorials/houghton.html
  4. [S97] Marriage Certificate, Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Houghton Surname Search.
  5. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Columbia University Libraries Online Catalog: Houghton Surname search, Nov. 2003.
  6. [S1364] Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, online Ancestry.Com, 1974_0007.

John Calvin Lawrence Clark1

M, #72888, b. 30 November 1871, d. 1936

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BirthNov 30, 1871Harvard, MA, USA, age 28 in 1900 census1,2
1900 Census1900Lancaster, MA, USA, age 64, widow
Office1904Lancaster, MA, USA, JCL Clark, Town clerk
Author1909Main Author:      Clark, John Calvin Lawrence, 1871-1936.
Title:      Tom Moore in Bermuda, a bit of literary gossip.
Imprint:      Boston, Smith and McCance, 1909.
Description:      63 p. front., illus. (incl. facsims.) plates, ports. 24 cm.
Subject(s):      Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852.1,3
Gen. Soc.1917SAR based on ancestor Thomas Lawrence, 1747-1815
Research1927Houghton family. Title:      Papers, 1804-1843; 1927.
Description:      1 box.
Notes:      Simon Houghton (1737-1814) and Martha Stearns Houghton (1750-1823) resided in Bolton, Mass. Their children included: Timothy (1771-1837), studied law but became a farmer; Simon (1773-1814); Asa (1775-1829), an almanac maker; Jacob (1777-1861), a lawyer and judge; Dinah (1778-1786); Martha (1781-1818); Mary (1784-1818); Samuel S. (1786-1865), a teacher; Daniel E. Stearns (1788-1825), a lawyer; Josiah (1790-1833), a lawyer; and Abigail (1792-1847).
This collection consists mostly of letters from the children to their parents and to each other. The letters concern family matters, particularly finances, and contain information about marriages, births, deaths, and occupations. Several letters concern the division of Simon's estate after his death. Also included are miscellaneous letters from acquaintances of the family, land deeds, and a few other miscellaneous legal papers.
At the end of this collection is included a genealogical chart, compiled by J. C. L. Clark (1871-1936), and two Clark letters, dated 1927, concerning the Houghton family.
Contents list available in library.
Subject(s):      Clark, John Calvin Lawrence, 1871-1936.
Houghton, Abigail, 1792-1847.
Houghton, Asa, 1775-1829.
Houghton, Daniel E. Stearns, 1788-1825.
Houghton, Dinah, 1778-1786.
Houghton, Jacob, 1777-1861.
Houghton, Josiah, 1790-1833.
Houghton, Martha, 1781-1818.
Houghton, Martha Stearns, 1750-1823.
Houghton, Mary, 1784-1818.
Houghton, Samuel S., 1786-1865.
Houghton, Simon, 1737-1814.
Houghton, Simon, 1773-1814.
Houghton, Timothy, 1771-1837.
Houghton family.
Lawyers.
Bolton (Mass.)
Massachusetts.
New England--Social life and customs.
Genre(s):      Correspondence--19th century.
Correspondence--20th century.
Genealogies.
Former Owner/Donor(s):      Clark, John C. L., donor.1
Death19361
ResearchJ. C. L. Clark was a famous N. E. historian; Katherine Ayres Houghton claims he researched the Houghtons4
Research1927Houghton Family papers (of Simon Houghton)

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/
  2. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/11472178/person/12490517894
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://books.google.com/books,M1.
  4. [S1360] Ancestry of Katherine Houghton, Ancestry, 1969 unknown repository, based on Virkus, Vol. IV, p. 289 and her recollections.

Frederick Houghton M.S.1

M, #72889

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Author1922Genesee Co., NY, USA, Author:      Houghton, Frederick. Title:      The archeology of the Genesee country.
Imprint:      Rochester : [s.n.], 1922.
Description:      66 p., 21 plates ; cm. (8vo)
Series:      N.Y. State Archeological Assoc. Researches and transactions ; 1922
Subject(s):      Genesee County (N.Y.)
Series:      Researches and transactions of the New York State Archeological Association ; 1922.1

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/

J. P. Houghton1

M, #72890

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Office1867CA, USA, Surveyor-General of California, under Governor F. F. Low1

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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/

Mary Arnald Houghton1

F, #72891

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Author1816Title:      Emilia of Lindinau, or, The field of Leipsic [microform] : a poem, in four cantos / by Mary Arnald Houghton.
Imprint:      Philadelphia : Mathew Carey, 1816 (Baltimore : B. Edes)
Description:      viii, 200 p; 16 cm.
Notes:      Microopaque. New York, N.Y. : Readex Microprint, courtesy of A.A.S., 1982. 3 microopaques ; 23 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 37877).1
ResearchShe was English

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/

Peter Houghton1

M, #72892, b. circa 1784, d. 23 April 1826

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Birthcirca 1784dd calc1
Living1808Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, Townsend: "Peter, Brattleboro, VT 1808, p. 51"; VT Gazetteer Index: v. 181; MLM: Prob. the Peter who was a printer and established "The Independent Freeholder," and "Republican Journal," about 1808 in Brattleboro backed by Judge Chapin (A.M.H., v. 5, p. 181)2,3,4
Authorbetween 1808 and 1809Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, Title: Independent freeholder and republican journal.
Imprint:      Brattleborough [i.e. Brattleboro, Vt.] : P. Houghton, for the Proprietors, 1808-
Description:      v; 50 cm.
Weekly
Vol. 1, no. 1 (Dec. 3, 1808)-
Notes:      Last issue located: Vol. 1, no. 19 (Apr. 8, 1809). Cf. Brigham, C.S. Amer. newspapers.
"Federal Republican."
References:      Shaw & Shoemaker 15298
Brigham, C.S. Amer. newspapers, p. 1078
Other Author(s):      Houghton, Peter, 1784?-1826.
County of Publication:      Windham
Windham1
DeathApr 23, 1826Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, ae 421,5,6
BurialProspect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA5
DuplicateVT, USA
ResearchBrattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA
ResearchProspect Hill Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham Co., VT, USA, Listed near each other; also a G. H. Houghton, no dates5

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/
  2. [S148] C.D. Townsend, Index of Gazetter of Windham Co., Vermont, p. 95.
  3. [S579] Abbie M. Hemenway, VT Historical Gazetter Index, p. 468.
  4. [S460] Marshall L. McClanahan, Ralph & Jane (Stow) Houghton - MLM, p. 15.
  5. [S1269] Marjorie Valliere Howe, GS Listings of Prospect Hill Cem., Brattleboro VT, p. 14.
  6. [S1074] Town Records: Brattleboro, VT, p. 836; VT Division of Records, Middlesex, VT, F-30270, VT VRs 1770-1870.

Mrs. Ruth Houghton1

F, #72893, b. circa 1775, d. 18 February 1844

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NotableY
Birthcirca 17751
NotableOnly known Houghton to be the victim of rape and murder in 1844 (by Thomas Barrett who was executed)
DeathFeb 18, 1844Lunenburg, Worcester Co., MA, USA, by Thomas Barrett1
NoteTrial and execution of Thomas Barrett, who first committed a rape on the person of Mrs. Houghton, of Lunenburg, an aged lady of 70 years, and then foully murdered her to conceal his crime... Together with the particulars of the execution, and some confessions of the murderer.
Edition:      3d ed.
Imprint:      Boston : Skinner and Blanchard, 1845.
Description:      28 p; 20 cm.1
Duplicate

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/

Amon Moore1

M, #72894, b. 1822

Family: Rhoda Rosina Houghton b. 1 Nov 1824

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Birth1822MA, USA, age 34 in 1855 census; age 38 in 1860 census1,2
Origin1851Oxford, MA, USA
MarriageMay 4, 18511
ParentsSWilliam Moore (1780-1857) and Alice (Davis) Moore (1783-1856)3

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/
  2. [S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Meriden, New Haven Co., CT, Reel 88, p. 1101, line 40, dwl 219.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/: Diary of Rhoda Rosina Houghton Moore.

Ida Lee Houghton1

F, #72895

Family: (?) Brasda

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Birth
Marriage1
AddressNov 5, 20034930 13th St. South, Great Falls, MT, USA, idabeidalee@yahoo.com1,3

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  1. [S415] E-mail from Ida Lee Houghton Brasda, Nov 05, 2003.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Ida Lee Houghton Brasda, Nov. 7, 2003.
  3. [S1263] Unknown author, "unknown short article title", Fall 2005.

(?) Brasda1

M, #72896

Family: Ida Lee Houghton

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Marriage1

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  1. [S415] E-mail from Ida Lee Houghton Brasda, Nov 05, 2003.

Samuel Houghton Cowell1

M, #72897, b. 1820, d. 1864

Family: Emilie Marguerite Ebsworth b. 1818

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Birth18201
Marriage1
Death1864
BiographyMr. Sam Cowell the great musical comedian, whose wonderful and life-like portraits of eccentric human nature have been hailed in England, Ireland, Scotland, and for the last three months in New York and Boston, with the rapturous applause of thousands.1

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  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/

Emilie Marguerite Ebsworth1

F, #72898, b. 1818

Family: Samuel Houghton Cowell b. 1820, d. 1864

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Birth18181
Marriage1
AuthorMain Author:      Cowell, Emilie Marguerite Ebsworth, b. 1818.
Title:      The Cowells in America : being the diary of Mrs. Sam Cowell during her husband's concert tour in the years 1860-1861 / edited by M. Willson Disher.
Imprint:      London : Oxford university press, H. Milford, 1934.
Description:      lxv, 426 p. : illusl, geneal. tables. ill., plates, ports., facsim; 23 cm.

Citations

  1. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , American Antiquarian Society Online Catalog: http://catalog.mwa.org/

Jane Olmsted1

F, #72899, b. 23 March 1909, d. 4 December 1982

Family 1: Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. b. 12 Dec 1906, d. 3 Apr 1990

  • Engagement: Jane Olmsted and Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. were engaged on Nov 10, 1928; MISS JANE OLMSTED ENGAGED TO MARRY; Daughter of Mrs. Vance C. McCormick to Wed Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. FIANCE A HARVARD SENIOR He Is Nephew of Ambassador Houghton--Miss Janett Thall Betrothed to L.G. Salomon.

    November 10, 1928, Saturday

    Mr. and Mrs. Vance Criswell McCormick of Harrisburg, Pa., yesterday announced to their friends in New York the engagement of Mrs. McCormick's daughter, Miss Jane Olmsted, to Arthur Amory Houghton Jr., son of Mrs. Arthur A. Houghton of Corning, N.Y., and the late Mr. Houghton, and a nephew of Alanson B. Houghton, American Ambassador to Great Britain.11
  • Mar 1*: Jane Olmsted first married Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. he age 23, she age 20 on Jun 12, 1929 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Harrisburg, PA, USA.1,4,5
  • Divorce*: Jane Olmsted and Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. were divorced in Jul, 1938 at USA.7

Family 2: Hugh McMillan

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BirthMar 23, 1909Harrisburg, PA, USA, age 21 in 1930 census; age 31 in 1940 census2,3
Residencebetween 1910 and 1920Harrisburg, PA, USA3
Mar 1Jun 12, 1929St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Harrisburg, PA, USA, he age 23, she age 201,4,5
ImmigrationAug 16, 1929New York, New York Co., NY, USA3
1930 Census1930Corning, Steuben Co., NY, USA, age 23, property $40,000, a salesman at glass factory; and Anna Guertin, 44, a maid6
DivorceJul, 1938USA7
1940 Census1940New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 31, divorced, none; 4 servants8
Marriage19479,3
DeathDec 4, 1982Grosse Point Farms, MI, USA3
ParentsDMarlin Edgar Olmsted & Gertrude Colston Howard; father born in PA, mother in VA; Martin was for 16 years the Representative in Congress from the 18th District of PA; Gertrude married Vance Criswell McCormick of Harrisburg, PA3,4

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Hollister Douglas Houghton, Nov. 8, 2003.
  2. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Steuben, New York; Roll: T626_1648; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 28; sheet , line 95, dwl 32-187-211.
  3. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: JPrez123): http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
  4. [S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: May 30, 1947.
  5. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: June 13, 1929.
  6. [S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Corning, Steuben, New York; Roll: T626_1648; Enumeration District: 28; sheet 8B, line 95, dwl 22-187-211.
  7. [S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: Houghton.
  8. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , New York, New York, New York; Roll: T627_2652; Page: 64B; Enumeration District: 31-1189; line 74, dwl 1.
  9. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times.
  10. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.
  11. [S95] Newspaper, New York Times Archives: Nov 10, 1928.

Ellen Crenshaw1

F, #72900, b. 17 September 1906, d. 18 December 1961

Family 1: John M. Gates

Family 2: Arthur Amory Houghton Jr. b. 12 Dec 1906, d. 3 Apr 1990

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BirthSep 17, 1906Richmond, VA, USA, age 33 in 1940 census2,3
Marriage4
ResearchPrior marriage to John M. Gates. Had 3 children: John and Peter Gates, and Ellen Gates
Mar 2Jun 7, 1939Queenstown, MD, USA5,6
1940 Census1940New York, New York Co., NY, USA, age 33, glass manufacturing sale executive; and a housekeeper7
Immigration1940Washington, DC, USA
DivorceJan 7, 1944Reno, NV, USA, on charges of desertion.6
DeathDec 18, 1961New York, New York Co., NY, USA2,3
ParentsDRichard Parker Crenshaw and Mary Lyons Mayo6

Citations

  1. [S1304] Davis Dyer and Daniel Gross,, The Generations of Corning: The Life and Times of a Global Corporation, p. 176.
  2. [S654] Electronic Web Site, , Hadley/ Houghton/ Olmsted Family Tree (Owner: JPrez123): http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx
  3. [S415] E-mail from Arthur Amory Houghton, III, May 9, 2009.
  4. [S415] E-mail from Arthur Houghton, III, Jan. 3, 2020.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Hollister Douglas Houghton, Nov. 8, 2003.
  6. [S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: Houghton.
  7. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , New York, New York, New York; Roll: T627_2657; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 31-1398, line 68, dwl 34.
  8. [S17] Who's Who, 1958, p. 1338.