Samantha Ellen Houghton1

F, #104611

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1

Laura L. Houghton1

F, #104612, b. circa 1964

Family: Bruce N. Larsen b. c 1963

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 19641
Marriage1
Occupation2012Middletown, CT, USA, Librarian
Research2012My name is Laura Houghton Larsen, my father is Robert Houghton, born in
1932 in Massachusetts, my grandfather was Calvin Ernest Houghton who died in 1967. I have looked at your website and find that what my father and uncle have told me is different than what you have posted.
My great grandfather Houghton was not Edward Walter, but a man named Frank L. Houghton who was married to Etta Kelton. If you have some sort of documentation that Etta was married to anyone other than Frank L.
Houghton, would you be willing to share? I am working on Ancestry.com to put together my father's background for him Thank you very much, Laura Houghton Larsen Children's Librarian Russell Library Middletown, CT1
Living2012CT, USA

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Laura Houghton Larsen, Sep. 19, 2012.
  2. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/hartfordcourant/…

Bruce N. Larsen1

M, #104613, b. circa 1963

Family: Laura L. Houghton b. c 1964

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1963
Marriage1

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Laura Houghton Larsen, Sep. 19, 2012.

Charlene V. Houghton1

F, #104614, b. circa 1929, d. October 2012

Family:

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1929age 10 in 1940 census
DeathOct, 2012age 831
ObituaryOct 21, 2012Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, Dowell, Charlene V. (nee Houghton), age 83 years. Loving mother of Bill (Rhonda) Dowell; Dearest grandmother of Johnny, Michael and Cindy Dowell; Devoted daughter of the late Leon Houghton; Dear sister of the late Wade Houghton. A longtime mail carrier for the United States Postal Service for 16 years and a devout Christian for all of her life helping the homeless and needy. Resting at Thomas McInerney's Sons Funeral Home, 4635 S. Wallace St. where funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 PM visitation Tuesday 9 AM to time of service. Interment Irving Park Cemetery.
logo

Published in Chicago Sun-Times on October 21, 20121
BurialIrving Park Cemetery

Citations

  1. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://legacy.suntimes.com/obituaries/chicagosuntimes/…
  2. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_1002; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 103-2523; line 3054, dwl 75.

Leon Lorimer Houghton1

M, #104615, b. 17 September 1892, d. 20 August 1968

Family: Gertrude A. Veit b. c 1907

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthSep 17, 1892Bronson, MI, USA, age 43, IL, in 1940 census; Draft card date2
Mil. EnlsJul 8, 1919
Marriage2
1940 Census1940Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 43, 2 years high school, bus motor coach3
Mil. Draft1942Chicago, IL, USA, age 49, Chicago Motor Couch Co.
1950 US Census1950Chicago, IL, USA, age 57, chemical co. clerk
DeathAug 20, 1968
ResearchLeon apparently changed his surname to Houghton (from Houghtaling) by 1940

Citations

  1. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://legacy.suntimes.com/obituaries/chicagosuntimes/…
  2. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_1002; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 103-2523; line 3054, dwl 75.
  3. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_1002; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 103-2523; line 3054, dwl 75.

Bill A. Dowell1

M, #104616, b. circa 1967

Family: Rhonda (?)

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 19671
Marriage1
Living2012

Rhonda (?)1

F, #104617

Family: Bill A. Dowell b. c 1967

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Marriage1

Wade Lorimer Houghton1

M, #104618, b. 17 March 1934, d. 22 April 2007

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthMar 17, 1934Chicago, Cooke Co., IL, USA, age 6 in 1940 census1,3
DeathApr 22, 2007Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA3

Citations

  1. [S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://legacy.suntimes.com/obituaries/chicagosuntimes/…
  2. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_1002; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 103-2523; line 3054, dwl 75.
  3. [S1042] Social Security Death Index.

Gertrude A. Veit1

F, #104619, b. circa 1907

Family: Leon Lorimer Houghton b. 17 Sep 1892, d. 20 Aug 1968

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1907IL, USA, age 33 in 1940 census1
Marriage1
1940 Census1940Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA, age 43, 2 years high school, bus motor coach2
1950 US Census1950Chicago, IL, USA, age 57, chemical co. clerk

Citations

  1. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_1002; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 103-2523; line 3054, dwl 75.
  2. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_1002; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 103-2523; line 3054, dwl 75.

Kristin Madge Erickson1

F, #104620, b. 14 June 1964

Family: Frank Robert Mitchell

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJun 14, 19641
Marriage1

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Erica Suzanne Mitchell Zurlo, Oct. 21, 2012.

Dean Leol Erickson1

M, #104621

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Erica Suzanne Mitchell Zurlo, Oct. 21, 2012.

Peter Joseph Erickson1

M, #104622

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Erica Suzanne Mitchell Zurlo, Oct. 21, 2012.

Frank Robert Mitchell1

M, #104623

Family: Kristin Madge Erickson b. 14 Jun 1964

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Marriage1
Contributn

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Erica Suzanne Mitchell Zurlo, Oct. 21, 2012.

Erica Suzanne Mitchell1

F, #104624, b. 26 July 1984

Family: Matthew Brent Zurlo

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
Corresponded with authorY
BirthJul 26, 19841
Marriage1
AddressOct 21, 2012erica z
Contributn

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Erica Suzanne Mitchell Zurlo, Oct. 21, 2012.

Sarah Jane Mitchell1

F, #104625, b. 4 November 1986

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov 4, 19861

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Erica Suzanne Mitchell Zurlo, Oct. 21, 2012.

Matthew Brent Zurlo1

M, #104626

Family: Erica Suzanne Mitchell b. 26 Jul 1984

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Marriage1

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Erica Suzanne Mitchell Zurlo, Oct. 21, 2012.

Ava Bea Zurlo1

F, #104627, b. 20 January 2010

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthJan 20, 20101

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Erica Suzanne Mitchell Zurlo, Oct. 21, 2012.

Mary Clarke1

F, #104628, b. circa 1908, d. 9 August 2002

Family 1: Robert Prince Schmohl b. 28 Jan 901, d. 31 Oct 1936

Family 2: Charles Alexander Houghton b. 9 Nov 1897, d. 25 Mar 1983

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1908England, age 32 in 1940 census1
MarriageFeb 5, 1927Lebanon Springs, NY, USA
Marriage1
DeathAug 9, 2002
ParentsDWilliam Clarke 1870–1961
& Nellie Clarke

Citations

  1. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Woodstock, Grafton, New Hampshire; Roll: T627_2287; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 5-65; line 18, dwl 96.

Radcliffe Franklin Haughton

M, #104629, b. 15 December 1966, d. 21 October 2012

This photo provided by the Brookfield Police Dept. shows Radcliffe Franklin Haughton, 45, of Brown Deer, Wis. Deputies are searching for Haughton on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, who's suspected of wounding multiple people in a shooting at a spa near a suburban Milwaukee shopping mall. (AP Photo/Brookfield Police Dept)

Family: Zina (?) b. c 1970, d. 21 Oct 2012

  • Marriage*: Radcliffe Franklin Haughton married Zina (?)

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
NotableY
BirthDec 15, 1966Jamaica
Residencespent his early years in suburban Chicago, according to NBC Chicago. Haughton grew up in Northbrook and Wheeling and attended high school at Wheeling and Glenbrook South.
Education1982Glenbrook South High School, Glenbrook, IL, USA
Mil. EnlsUS Marine
Research
Marriage
Living2011Brown Deer, WI, USA
Notable2012WI mass murderer; shot 7, killed 3 women
NewspaperOct 21, 2012Brookfield, WI, USA, Wisconsin Mass Murder Suspect Commits Suicide After 6 Hour Manhunt: BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) — A man police suspected of killing three and wounding four by opening fire at a tranquil day spa was found dead Sunday afternoon following a six-hour manhunt that locked down a shopping center, country club and hospital in suburban Milwaukee.

Authorities said they believed the shooting was related to a domestic dispute. The man they identified as the suspect, Radcliffe Franklin Haughton, 45, of Brown Deer, had a restraining order against him.

Brookfield Police Chief Dan Tushaus said Haughton died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was found in the spa. Authorities initially believed Haughton had fled and spent much of Sunday looking for him.

The shooting happened about 11 a.m. at the Azana Day Spa, a two-story, 9,000-square-foot building across from a major shopping mall in Brookfield, a middle-to-upper class community west of Milwaukee. Hours later, a bomb squad descended on the building, and Tushaus said an improvised explosive device had been found inside. It was not clear whether it remained a threat.

Haughton’s father, Radcliffe Haughton, Sr., spoke to a television station and The Associated Press shortly before police announced his son’s death. In telephone interviews from Florida, he said he had last spoken to his son a few days ago, but didn’t have any indication anything was wrong. He begged his son to turn himself in.

After learning of his son’s death, he said, “This is very sad.”

Police released little about Haughton other than a physical description and a photo.

Online court records showed a temporary restraining order was issued against him Oct. 8 in Milwaukee County Circuit Court because of a domestic abuse complaint. Haughton appeared in court Thursday, when a no-contact order was issued, and he was told to turn all his weapons over to the sheriff’s department.

It was not clear who sought the restraining order, but his father said he was married.

A sea of ambulances and police vehicles collected at the scene shortly after the shooting. A witness, David Gosh of nearby West Allis, told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel he was returning from duck hunting with his father and a friend when he saw a woman emerge from the spa, screaming, as she ran into traffic. The area is near an interstate and a busy commercial road.

“She ran right out into the street was pounding on cars,” Gosh told the newspaper. Moments later, a man with a handgun ran out. He appeared to be chasing the woman but then went back inside, Gosh said.

The mall, a country club adjacent to the spa and the hospital where survivors were taken were among the buildings locked down as police searched for Haughton. At the hospital, staff members were escorted inside and critically injured patients were accepted with a police escort. Officers were stationed at all main entrances.

People inside the mall waited patiently for updates during the lockdown. Gina Kralik, a bartender at Red Robin Gourmet Burgers in the mall, said people had been allowed to leave at one point but then police had decided not to let anyone come or go from the mall.

“We’re just sitting watching the news and also trying to find out what’s going on,” she said about 3 p.m.

It was the second mass shooting in Wisconsin this year. Wade Michael Page, a 40-year-old Army veteran and white supremacist, killed six people and injured three others before fatally shooting himself Aug. 5 at a Sikh temple south of Milwaukee.

The shooting at the mall took place less than a mile from where seven people were killed and four wounded on March 12, 2005, when a gunman opened fire at a Living Church of God service held at a hotel.
DeathOct 21, 2012Brookfield, WI, USA, age 45
Black Sheepmass murder: Shot 9 women, killing 3
ResearchThe shooter was tentatively identified as Radcliffe Frankin Haughton, a 45-year-old male from Brown Deer. Haughton was raised in Jamaica and moved to the United States as an adult, first taking up residence in Illinois, and later moving to the Milwaukee area. He had one daughter, age 12 with estranged wife Zina Haughton and a step daughter age 20, who was working in the building along with her mother Zina Haughton at the time of the shooting.[20][21] The suspected shooter's father, Radcliffe Haughton Sr. of Florida said he spoke with his son a few days ago and nothing seemed amiss. He had called for his son to turn himself in.[22] At the time of the shooting, Haughton had been issued a restraining order and was not allowed to possess firearms. Victims: Three women were killed in the attack. One of them was the perpetrator's wife, Zina Haughton, 42, also of Brown Deer, Wisconsin, according to the Waukesha County medical examiner's office. She had heroically tried to dissuade and calm her husband in an effort to defuse the situation before being shot, according to witnesses. All of the living victims, including a woman who was seven months pregnant, were expected to survive. Four women were recovering at Froedtert Hospital from gunshot wounds to their arms and legs and neck. Three of them were in satisfactory condition and one was in critical condition; three of them required surgery.1

Citations

  1. [S1370] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org, 2013.

Radcliffe Franklin Haughton Sr

M, #104630, b. circa 1943

Family: Idalyn Williams b. c 1939

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1943Jamaica1
Marriage
ResidenceWinter Garden, FL
Wheeling, IL
Northbrook, IL
Glenview, IL
Libertyville, IL
Living2012FL, USA

Citations

  1. [S1370] Wikipedia, online http://en.wikipedia.org, 2013.

Zina (?)

F, #104631, b. circa 1970, d. 21 October 2012

Family: Radcliffe Franklin Haughton b. 15 Dec 1966, d. 21 Oct 2012

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1970
Marriage
DeathOct 21, 2012Brookfield, WI, USA, by her husband in mass killing

William Davis1

M, #104632, b. circa 1937

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1937MA, USA, age 3 in 1940 census1

Citations

  1. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1617; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 9-491; line 49, dwl 14-87.

Robert Davis1

M, #104633, b. circa 1939

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1939MA, USA, age 1 in 1940 census1

Citations

  1. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1617; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 9-491; line 49, dwl 14-87.

Robert Jackson1

M, #104634

Biography

Corresponded with authorY
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectY
AddressSep 20, 2012rbj2020@gmail.com
801-691-3421
Researchhave been doing genealogical research on an ancestor named Emily Cole (born abt 1832) (with parents of Phineas Cole and Eliza Stowell), who lived in Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin. As you are aware I'm sure, one of the problems in researching women is that sometimes they disappear when they get married.

I found Emily L. Cole married a Charles C. Houghton in Fond du Lac county,Wisconsin,on 10 May 1858. This information is onfamilysearch.org, in the Wisconsin Marriages 1836-1930 database.

I also found in the 1860 US census a family of Charles C. Houghton (born abt 1819) and Emily Houghton (born abt 1830) living in Illinois. They had four children in 1860 (Charles S. (age 14), Mary C (age 12), William H (age 7) and Edward (age 1)). I have not been able to prove that this is the same Charles and Emily that were married in Fond du Lac. (This could possibly be the same family if Emily was a second marriage for Charles, such as due to a death of his first wife.)

In trying to research more on Charles C. and Emily and their children I have searched the previous census records (1850, 1840), and later census records (1870, 1880, 1900) for Charles C., Emily, Charles, Mary, William H. and Edward. So far, I have not been able to trace anyone in this family -- not the parents, nor the children. They seemed to have appeared out of nowhere for the 1860 census and then disappeared after 1860. Very frustrating. 

I found the same census data on the Houghton Family project database. Charles C. is #62522 and Emily is #71745, with the children numbered up to #71749. I could not find any other data on them in the Houghton Family Project. 

I was wondering if you have any more information about this family -- especially any links to other Houghton family members or any other data from other sources or time periods.

I appreciate any suggestions or information that you might have regarding this family. Thank you for your kindness.

Robert Jackson
rbj2020@gmail.com
801-691-3421
Contributn

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Robert Jackson, Sep. 20, 2012.

Emily L. Cole1

F, #104635, b. circa 1832

Family: Charles C. Houghton

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 18321
MarriageMay 10, 1858Fond du Lac Co., WI, USA2
ResidenceFond du Lac Co., WI, USA1
ParentsDPhineas Cole and Eliza Stowell1
Duplicate

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Robert Jackson, Sep. 20, 2012.
  2. [S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, https://familysearch.org/search/records/…

Charles C. Houghton1

M, #104636

Family: Emily L. Cole b. c 1832

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
MarriageMay 10, 1858Fond du Lac Co., WI, USA1
Duplicate

Citations

  1. [S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, https://familysearch.org/search/records/…

Louis Edward Houghton1

M, #104637, b. 20 February 1887, d. before 1910

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthFeb 20, 1887Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Deathbefore 1910

Citations

  1. [S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/…

Elmer Willis Houghton1

M, #104638, b. 1 June 1889, d. before 1910

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJun 1, 1889Ashburnham, Worcester Co., MA, USA1
Deathbefore 1910

Citations

  1. [S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4G9-8VN

Nellie G. Lillie

F, #104639, b. 1866, d. 2 September 1927

Family: Edward Walter Houghton b. 23 Aug 1866

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birth1866Palmer, MA, USA1
MarriageNov 18, 1882George H. Browning
MarriageMay 21, 1912Hartford, CT, USA, He is listed as age 45, divorced; she, age 44, is widowed; 2nd marriages for both1
DeathSep 2, 1927Fitchburg, MA, USA
BurialSep 4, 1927Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester Co., MA, USA
ParentsDSidney L. Lillie and Lucinda M. Pike/Haskins?

Citations

  1. [S1387] Www.familysearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-13035-22652-92

Dorothy Pearle Houghton1

F, #104640, b. 19 November 1916

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthNov 19, 1916Templeton, MA, USA1

Citations

  1. [S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://search.ancestry.com/iexec