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Mary Jane Mills¹

F, #74011, b. December 1864

Father*: Alexander Mills¹ b. Feb 1839, d. 19 May 1869
Mother*: Annetta Eisenhauer¹

Family: Edgar Pitts

Marriage*: Mary Jane Mills married Edgar Pitts on Dec 17, 1884 at St. John, Nova Scotia, Canada.¹

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Birth

Dec, 1864

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Marriage

Dec 17, 1884

St. John, Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 32.

Edgar Pitts¹

M, #74012

Family: Mary Jane Mills b. Dec 1864

Marriage*: Edgar Pitts married Mary Jane Mills, daughter of Alexander Mills and Annetta Eisenhauer, on Dec 17, 1884 at St. John, Nova Scotia, Canada.¹

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Marriage

Dec 17, 1884

St. John, Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 32.

Lillian Mills¹

F, #74013, b. 12 April 1866, d. May 1867

Father*: Alexander Mills¹ b. Feb 1839, d. 19 May 1869
Mother*: Annetta Eisenhauer¹

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Birth

Apr 12, 1866

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Death

May, 1867

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 32.

Ida May Mills¹

F, #74014, b. 16 September 1868, d. 16 March 1869

Father*: Alexander Mills¹ b. Feb 1839, d. 19 May 1869
Mother*: Annetta Eisenhauer¹

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Birth

Sep 16, 1868

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Death

Mar 16, 1869

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 32.

infant Mills¹

?, #74015, b. 16 October 1869

Father*: Benjamin Mills¹ b. 3 Jul 1846
Mother*: Ellen Morash¹

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Birth

Oct 16, 1869

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Death

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 32.

Anthony Mills¹

M, #74016, b. 7 October 1870

Father*: Benjamin Mills¹ b. 3 Jul 1846
Mother*: Ellen Morash¹

Family: Effie Ernst

Marriage*: Anthony Mills married Effie Ernst on Nov 4, 1891 at Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.¹

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Birth

Oct 7, 1870

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Marriage

Nov 4, 1891

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 32.

Effie Ernst¹

F, #74017

Family: Anthony Mills b. 7 Oct 1870

Marriage*: Effie Ernst married Anthony Mills, son of Benjamin Mills and Ellen Morash, on Nov 4, 1891 at Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.¹

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Marriage

Nov 4, 1891

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 32.

Ida May Mills¹

F, #74018, b. 13 December 1871

Father*: Benjamin Mills¹ b. 3 Jul 1846
Mother*: Ellen Morash¹

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Birth

Dec 13, 1871

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 33.

Oliva Jane Mills¹

F, #74019, b. 5 September 1873

Father*: Benjamin Mills¹ b. 3 Jul 1846
Mother*: Ellen Morash¹

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Birth

Sep 5, 1873

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 33.

Robert Foreman Mills¹

M, #74020, b. 15 December 1875, d. 25 May 1877

Father*: Benjamin Mills¹ b. 3 Jul 1846
Mother*: Ellen Morash¹

Biography

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Birth

Dec 15, 1875

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Death

May 25, 1877

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 33.

Ella Jean Mills¹

F, #74021, b. 31 December 1879

Father*: Benjamin Mills¹ b. 3 Jul 1846
Mother*: Ellen Morash¹

Biography

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Birth

Dec 31, 1879

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 33.

Hattie Irene Mills¹

F, #74022, b. 9 March 1877

Father*: Douglas Mills¹ b. 3 May 1854
Mother*: Sarah Hiltz¹ b. 21 Jul 1859

Biography

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Birth

Mar 9, 1877

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 33.

Ethel Rose Mills¹

F, #74023, b. 29 July 1878

Father*: Douglas Mills¹ b. 3 May 1854
Mother*: Sarah Hiltz¹ b. 21 Jul 1859

Biography

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Birth

Jul 29, 1878

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 33.

Gertrude Beatrice Mills¹

F, #74024, b. 2 June 1880, d. 1 March 1882

Father*: Douglas Mills¹ b. 3 May 1854
Mother*: Sarah Hiltz¹ b. 21 Jul 1859

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Birth

Jun 2, 1880

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Death

Mar 1, 1882

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 33.

Katie Blanche Mills¹

F, #74025, b. 9 January 1882

Father*: Douglas Mills¹ b. 3 May 1854
Mother*: Sarah Hiltz¹ b. 21 Jul 1859

Biography

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Birth

Jan 9, 1882

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 33.

Laura Grace Mills¹

F, #74026, b. 19 February 1884

Father*: Douglas Mills¹ b. 3 May 1854
Mother*: Sarah Hiltz¹ b. 21 Jul 1859

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Birth

Feb 19, 1884

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 33.

Percy Douglas Mills¹

M, #74027, b. 13 August 1885

Father*: Douglas Mills¹ b. 3 May 1854
Mother*: Sarah Hiltz¹ b. 21 Jul 1859

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Birth

Aug 13, 1885

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 33.

Claude Leslie Mills¹

F, #74028, b. 24 November 1889

Father*: Douglas Mills¹ b. 3 May 1854
Mother*: Sarah Hiltz¹ b. 21 Jul 1859

Biography

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Birth

Nov 24, 1889

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 33.

Suse Maude Mills¹

F, #74029, b. 24 January 1892

Father*: Douglas Mills¹ b. 3 May 1854
Mother*: Sarah Hiltz¹ b. 21 Jul 1859

Biography

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Birth

Jan 24, 1892

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 33.

Oliver Carl Mills¹

M, #74030, b. 30 June 1894

Father*: Douglas Mills¹ b. 3 May 1854
Mother*: Sarah Hiltz¹ b. 21 Jul 1859

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Birth

Jun 30, 1894

Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S199] D. A. Keizer, Houghton Hx & Gen - Keizer, p. 33.

Luella Baltes¹

F, #74031, b. 22 February 1930, d. 16 February 2003

Family: William Edward Houghton Sr b. 28 May 1919, d. 27 Jan 1981

Marriage*: Luella Baltes married William Edward Houghton Sr, son of Everett Chester Houghton and Ilo Grace Seymour, on Dec 17, 1976.¹

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Birth

Feb 22, 1930

Bourbon, Marshall Co., IN, USA¹

Marriage

Jun 29, 1947

Aaron Wilcox, who died on Aug 18 1975.¹

Marriage

Dec 17, 1976

Death

Feb 16, 2003

St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, IN, USA^1,2

Obituary

Feb 18, 2003

Warsaw, IN, USA, Times Union:
Luella Wilcox Houghton, 72, of 222 Parkview Street, Plymouth, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2003 at 8:08 AM at St. Joseph RMC Plymouth Campus, Plymouth, Indiana.

She was born on February 22, 1930 in Bourbon, Indiana to Nicholas and Viola (Bean) Baltes.

She married Aaron Wilcox on June 29, 1947 and he passed away on August 18, 1975. She then married William Houghton on December 17, 1976 and he passed away on January 27, 1981.

She was a past member of the Woman of the Moose. She worked for Hehr International Inc. for twenty years and retired in 1990.

She is survived by daughters, Vickie and Kenneth Juhasz of Plymouth, Indiana and Kristine and David Spaid of Linden, Tennessee; sons, Robert and Rose Wilcox of Warsaw, Indiana and Thomas and Vicky Wilcox of Plymouth, Indiana; brothers, John Baltes of Florida and Jim Baltes of Georgia; grandchildren, Lisa Taylor of Champaign, Illinois, Rodd Spaid of Linden, Tennessee, Teresa McGuire of Syrcause, Indiana, Nicholas Laffoon of Plymouth, Indiana, Israel Wilcox of Bourbon, Indiana, Erica Wilcox of Warsaw, Indiana and Stephanie Wilcox of Warsaw, Indiana. Also surviving are four great-grandchildren.

Services will be held Wednesday, February 19, 2003 at 10:30 AM at the Van Gilder Funeral Home in Plymouth, Indiana with Rev. Charles Krieg officiating. Burial will be at the New Oak Hill Cemetery in Plymouth, Indiana.

Friends may call Tuesday, February 18, 2003 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Van Gilder Funeral Home 300 West Madison Street in Plymouth.

The family requests that memorial contributions be given to the Bowen Center at 990 Illinois Street, Plymouth, Indiana.¹

ParentsD

Nicolas and Viola Bean Baltes²

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/wEk.2ACIB/414
[S93] Newspaper Obituary, Times Union, 18 Feb 2003, Warsaw IN.

William Edward Houghton Sr^1,2

M, #74032, b. 28 May 1919, d. 27 January 1981

Father*: Everett Chester Houghton b. 7 Jan 1903, d. 31 Jan 1958
Mother*: Ilo Grace Seymour b. 23 Jul 1900, d. 26 Jun 1995

Family 1:

Marsha Ann Houghton

Family 2: Wanda Jean Ward b. 26 Mar 1926, d. 28 Dec 2008

Marriage*: William Edward Houghton Sr married Wanda Jean Ward on Mar 31, 1947 at IN, USA.⁴
Divorce*: William Edward Houghton Sr and Wanda Jean Ward were divorced.

William Edward Houghton Jr+⁴ b. 11 Nov 1947, d. 28 Mar 1986
Richard Jay Houghton Jr+ b. 1 Mar 1949, d. 29 Oct 2009

Family 3: Luella Baltes b. 22 Feb 1930, d. 16 Feb 2003

Marriage*: William Edward Houghton Sr married Luella Baltes on Dec 17, 1976.¹

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Birth

May 28, 1919

Warsaw, IN, USA, age 3/12 in 1920 census; age 10 in 1930 census³

Marriage

Mar 31, 1947

IN, USA⁴

1950 US Census

1950

Plymouth, IN, USA, age 30, cafe bartending

Divorce

Marriage

Dec 17, 1976

Death

Jan 27, 1981

Marshall Co., IN, USA^2,4

Obituary

Jan 28, 1981

William E. Houghton
PLYMOUTH - William E. Houghton, 61, oí 310 N. Michigan St., died at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Plymouth. He was bom on May 28,1919, in Pierceton. He was a bartender at the VFW Lodge. On Dec. 17, 1976, he married Luella Wilcox. She survives along with three daughters, Marsha Milner, Mrs. Pat Crumb and Mrs. Cathy Baker, all of Plymouth; two sons, Bill of Los Angeles, Calif., and Richard of Indianapolis; two stepdaughters, Mrs. David (Kristine) Spade and Mrs. Vickie Laffoon, both of Plymouth; two stepsons, Robert Wilcox of Plymouth and Thomas Wilcox of Argos; three grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Josephine Klinedinst of Plymouth, Mrs. Don (Mary) Kehoe of Centerville, Ind.. and Mrs. Ruth Patterson of Fairmont, Ind; a brother, Richard of Ohio; and his mother, Ilo Lehman of Plymouth.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the VanGilder Funeral Home. Rev. Robert Ahrent of the First Church of Christ will officiate. Burial will be in New Oakhill Cemetery where military graveside services will be conducted. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the coronary care unit of Parkview Hospital, Plymouth. He was a member of the Eagles, the Fathers Auxiliary, the VFW and the American Legion. He was a veteran of World War II.

Burial

Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, IN, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/wEk.2ACIB/414
[S93] Newspaper Obituary, Times Union, 18 Feb 2003, Warsaw IN.
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Plymouth Ward 3, Marshall, Indiana; Roll: T625_456; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 170; line 54, dwl 903-43-44.
[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

John B. Tetherly¹

M, #74033, b. circa 1837

Family: Adelaide Houghton b. c 1842

Marriage*: John B. Tetherly married Adelaide Houghton, daughter of John Houghton and Rebecca (?).¹

Harriet Tetherly¹ b. c 1875

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Birth

circa 1837

NH, USA, age 43 in 1880 census¹

Marriage

1880 Census

1880

South Newmarket, Rockingham Co., NH, USA, age 77¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , South Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire; Roll: T9_768; Family History Film: 1254768; Page: 195C; Enumeration District: 236; sheet 11, line 44, dwl 100-118.

Adelaide Houghton

F, #74034, b. circa 1842

Father*: John Houghton b. c 1804
Mother*: Rebecca (?) b. bt 1804 - 1810

Family: John B. Tetherly b. c 1837

Marriage*: Adelaide Houghton married John B. Tetherly.¹

Harriet Tetherly¹ b. c 1875

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Birth

circa 1842

MA, USA, age 7 in 1850 census; age 17 in 1860 census; age 38 in 1880 census¹

Marriage

1880 Census

1880

South Newmarket, Rockingham Co., NH, USA, age 77¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , South Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire; Roll: T9_768; Family History Film: 1254768; Page: 195C; Enumeration District: 236; sheet 11, line 44, dwl 100-118.

Harriet Tetherly¹

F, #74035, b. circa 1875

Father*: John B. Tetherly¹ b. c 1837
Mother*: Adelaide Houghton¹ b. c 1842

Biography

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Birth

circa 1875

NH, USA, age 5 in 1880 census¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , South Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire; Roll: T9_768; Family History Film: 1254768; Page: 195C; Enumeration District: 236; sheet 11, line 44, dwl 100-118.

George Houghton¹

M, #74036, b. circa 1855

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Birth

circa 1855

ME, USA, age 25 in 1880 census¹

1880 Census

1880

Dover, Strafford Co., NH, USA, age 25, a shoemaker, boarding with Charles A. Dore¹

ParentsS

parents born in ME

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire; Roll: T9_769; Family History Film: 1254769; Page: 28C; Enumeration District: 240; line 33, dwl 260.

Joseph Houghton¹

M, #74037, b. circa 1869

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Birth

circa 1869

MD, USA, age 11 in 1880 census¹

1880 Census

1880

Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, USA, age 11, African American, a servant with P. and Kate Orem¹

ParentsS

parents born in MD

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: T9_503; Family History Film: 1254503; Page: 368B; Enumeration District: 164; line 26, dwl 484-13-13.

Mary Houghton¹

F, #74038, b. circa 1820

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Birth

circa 1820

MD, USA, age 60 in 1880 census¹

ParentsD

father born in MA, mother in MD¹

1880 Census

1880

Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD, USA, age 60, boarding with Emily Young¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: T9_500; Family History Film: 1254500; Page: 302D; Enumeration District: 93; sheet 8, line 48, dwl 86-51-51.

Eva M. Houghton¹

F, #74039, b. circa 1869

Biography

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Birth

circa 1869

MI, USA, age 12 in 1880 census

1880 Census

1880

Leighton, Allegan Co., MI, USA, boarding with Thomas L. and Sara E. Johnson; Sarah Houghton is listed as mother, Eva as a servant¹

ParentsD

parents born in NY

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Leighton, Allegan, Michigan; Roll: T9_569; Family History Film: 1254569; Page: 41B; Enumeration District: 1; sheet 14, line 29, dwl 141-143.

Sarah Houghton¹

F, #74040, b. circa 1802

Biography

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Birth

circa 1802

VT, USA, age 78 in 1880 census¹

1880 Census

1880

Leighton, Allegan Co., MI, USA, boarding with Thomas L. and Sara E. Johnson; Sarah Houghton is listed as mother, Eva as a servant¹

ParentsD

parents born in VT

Pedigree

Citations

[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Leighton, Allegan, Michigan; Roll: T9_569; Family History Film: 1254569; Page: 41B; Enumeration District: 1; sheet 14, line 29, dwl 141-143.