Houghton Surname Project

Mary Zylstra¹

F, #93636, b. 28 May 1930, d. 29 April 2011

Family 1: Leland Devere Houghton b. 2 Jun 1933, d. 5 Jan 2012

Marriage*: Mary Zylstra married Leland Devere Houghton, son of Gival Leon Houghton and Reta Mae Young, on Jul, 1956 at Waukegan, IL, USA.³
Divorce*: Mary Zylstra and Leland Devere Houghton were divorced in 1969.

David Leon Houghton+⁴ b. 30 Sep 1957
Richard Gerard Houghton b. 12 May 1961

Family 2: George Morton

Marriage*: Mary Zylstra married George Morton on 1969.²

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Birth

May 28, 1930

Leewarden, Netherlands^1,2

Marriage

Jul, 1956

Waukegan, IL, USA³

Divorce

1969

Marriage

1969

Death

Apr 29, 2011

Oakley, CA, USA²

Obituary

May 20, 2011

Mary R. Morton May 28, 1930 ~ April 29, 2011 Resident of Oakley, CA Mary R. Morton passed away on Friday, April 29, 2011 at 4:15am after a long battle with breast cancer. She is no longer in pain and is now at peace. Mary was born in Leewarden, Nederland. She met and married Leland Houghton and had 2 sons. In 1969 she met and married George Morton, and they moved to the Bay Area. Mary enjoyed her stamp collection, going to Taco Tuesday at her club, visiting and shopping with friends, watching movies, piecing together puzzles and traveling the world. She was a founding member of the Driftwood Yacht Club in Oakley, CA. Mary often did charity work for the Oakland Children's Hospital and Make A Wish Foundation. Mary is survived by her children David Houghton (wife Trish) and Richard Houghton (wife Monica); and her grandchildren Jessica Houghton Hagan (husband Kyle) and Keith Houghton. Also survived by her family in Holland sisters Tine (husband Jerek) and Annie (husband Hank); twelve nieces and nephews and numerous great-nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her mother and father, and brother Dick. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to one of these charities in Mary's honor American Cancer Society , Make a Wish Foundation or Children's Hospital. A celebration of her life is being planned.
Published in Contra Costa Times on May 20, 2011²

Note

She was from Amsterdam, Holland. Leland met her in New York, when he was in the Army. Gival sponsored her for US citizenship.

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from David Leon Houghton, Feb. 5, 2009.
[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/contracostatimes/…
[S401] Interview with Leland Devere Houghton, April 23, 2009.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.intelius.com

George LeRoy Berry¹

M, #93637, b. 21 June 1861, d. 29 December 1933

Family: Fannie S. Houghton b. 25 Feb 1863

Marriage*: George LeRoy Berry married Fannie S. Houghton, daughter of Charles Houghton and Nancy Phidelia Davenport, on Jan 1, 1881.¹

Nina Phidelia Berry+¹ b. 9 Sep 1894, d. 22 Mar 1966

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Birth

Jun 21, 1861

Marriage

Jan 1, 1881

Death

Dec 29, 1933

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Rebecca Coon, Feb. 4, 2009.

Rebecca A. Coon¹

F, #93638

Biography

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Address

racoon922@gmail.com

Contributn

ggggrandmother

Grandchild

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Rebecca Coon, Feb. 4, 2009.

Nina Phidelia Berry¹

F, #93639, b. 9 September 1894, d. 22 March 1966

Father*: George LeRoy Berry¹ b. 21 Jun 1861, d. 29 Dec 1933
Mother*: Fannie S. Houghton¹ b. 25 Feb 1863

Family: Ray Friese Hammond b. 4 Jul 1890, d. 25 Mar 1958

Marriage*: Nina Phidelia Berry married Ray Friese Hammond on Jul 22, 1912.¹

Melvin H. Hammond b. c 1916
Lucille DeEtta Hammond

Biography

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Birth

Sep 9, 1894

Marriage

Jul 22, 1912

1920 Census

1920

Erick, Beckham Co., OK, USA

Death

Mar 22, 1966

Children+

children: Hugh Claire, Ruth Harriet, Lucile DeEtta (my grandmother), Reed LeRoy, Beverly, June and Joyce.¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Rebecca Coon, Feb. 4, 2009.

Ray Friese Hammond¹

M, #93640, b. 4 July 1890, d. 25 March 1958

Family: Nina Phidelia Berry b. 9 Sep 1894, d. 22 Mar 1966

Marriage*: Ray Friese Hammond married Nina Phidelia Berry, daughter of George LeRoy Berry and Fannie S. Houghton, on Jul 22, 1912.¹

Melvin H. Hammond b. c 1916
Lucille DeEtta Hammond

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Birth

Jul 4, 1890

Marriage

Jul 22, 1912

1920 Census

1920

Erick, Beckham Co., OK, USA

Death

Mar 25, 1958

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Rebecca Coon, Feb. 4, 2009.

Melvin H. Hammond

M, #93641, b. circa 1916

Father*: Ray Friese Hammond b. 4 Jul 1890, d. 25 Mar 1958
Mother*: Nina Phidelia Berry b. 9 Sep 1894, d. 22 Mar 1966

Biography

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Birth

circa 1916

Pedigree

Lucille DeEtta Hammond

F, #93642

Father*: Ray Friese Hammond b. 4 Jul 1890, d. 25 Mar 1958
Mother*: Nina Phidelia Berry b. 9 Sep 1894, d. 22 Mar 1966

Biography

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Birth

Grandchild

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Patricia Diane Cole¹

F, #93643, b. 19 September 1959

Family: David Leon Houghton b. 30 Sep 1957

Marriage*: Patricia Diane Cole married David Leon Houghton, son of Leland Devere Houghton and Mary Zylstra, on Jun 2, 1984 at Fremont, CA, USA.¹

Keith Timothy Houghton+¹ b. 14 Jun 1985
Jessica Nicole Houghton DMD+¹ b. 3 Jun 1988

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Birth

Sep 19, 1959

Berkeley, Alameda Co., CA, USA

Marriage

Jun 2, 1984

Fremont, CA, USA¹

Occupation

2009

Summit Hospital, Oakland, Alameda Co., CA, USA, charge nurse for 26 years

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from David Leon Houghton, Feb. 5, 2009.

Keith Timothy Houghton¹

M, #93644, b. 14 June 1985

Father*: David Leon Houghton¹ b. 30 Sep 1957
Mother*: Patricia Diane Cole¹ b. 19 Sep 1959

Family: Laura A. Finley b. 25 Nov 1981

Marriage*: Keith Timothy Houghton married Laura A. Finley.

Charlotte Elaine Houghton b. 7 Oct 2017
Henry James Houghton b. 10 Jun 2019
Evelyn Rose Houghton b. 10 Jun 2019

Biography

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Birth

Jun 14, 1985

Eden Hospital, Castro Valley, Alameda Co., CA, USA¹

Marriage

Occupation

2009

airplane pilot; flies the big jets for FED X.

Residence

2023

German Town, TN, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from David Leon Houghton, Feb. 5, 2009.

Jessica Nicole Houghton DMD¹

F, #93645, b. 3 June 1988

Father*: David Leon Houghton¹ b. 30 Sep 1957
Mother*: Patricia Diane Cole¹ b. 19 Sep 1959

Family: Kyle Robert Hagan b. Jan 1987

Marriage*: Jessica Nicole Houghton DMD married Kyle Robert Hagan.²

William Declan Hagan b. 14 Jul 2014
Theodore Lochlan Hagan b. 27 Jun 2017
Zachary Caelan Hagan b. 29 May 2019

Biography

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Birth

Jun 3, 1988

Eden Hospital, Castro Valley, Alameda Co., CA, USA¹

Education

2009

University of California, Davis, Yolo Co., CA, USA

Marriage

Occupation

a peridontist

Residence

2023

German Town, TN, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from David Leon Houghton, Feb. 5, 2009.
[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/contracostatimes/…

Julia S. Houghton¹

F, #93646, b. circa 1959

Family: Gregory A. Alexander b. c 1957

Marriage*: Julia S. Houghton married Gregory A. Alexander on Feb 14, 1982 at Riverside Co., CA, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1959

Marriage

Feb 14, 1982

Riverside Co., CA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1369] California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, online Ancestry. Com, State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.

Gregory A. Alexander¹

M, #93647, b. circa 1957

Family: Julia S. Houghton b. c 1959

Marriage*: Gregory A. Alexander married Julia S. Houghton on Feb 14, 1982 at Riverside Co., CA, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1957

Marriage

Feb 14, 1982

Riverside Co., CA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1369] California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, online Ancestry. Com, State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.

June Houghton¹

F, #93648, b. circa 1939

Family: King D. Phillips b. c 1941

Marriage*: June Houghton married King D. Phillips on Nov 8, 1961 at Los Angeles Co., CA, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1939

Marriage

Nov 8, 1961

Los Angeles Co., CA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1369] California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, online Ancestry. Com, State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.

King D. Phillips¹

M, #93649, b. circa 1941

Family: June Houghton b. c 1939

Marriage*: King D. Phillips married June Houghton on Nov 8, 1961 at Los Angeles Co., CA, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1941

Marriage

Nov 8, 1961

Los Angeles Co., CA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1369] California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, online Ancestry. Com, State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.

Karen Christine Martin¹

F, #93650, b. 5 September 1940

Family 1: Robert Philip Houghton b. 18 Nov 1938

Marriage*: Karen Christine Martin married Robert Philip Houghton, son of Philip Russell Houghton and Alice (?), on Jan 9, 1961 at Maricopa, AZ, USA.

Family 2: Robert N. Davis b. c 1945

Marriage*: Karen Christine Martin married Robert N. Davis on Nov 5, 1974 at Orange Co., CA, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

Sep 5, 1940

Lae Deer, MT, USA¹

Marriage

Jan 9, 1961

Maricopa, AZ, USA

Marriage

Nov 5, 1974

Orange Co., CA, USA¹

ParentsD

Father: Edwin W. Martin
Mother: Gladys Edith Martin

Pedigree

Citations

[S1369] California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, online Ancestry. Com, State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.

Robert N. Davis¹

M, #93651, b. circa 1945

Family: Karen Christine Martin b. 5 Sep 1940

Marriage*: Robert N. Davis married Karen Christine Martin on Nov 5, 1974 at Orange Co., CA, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1945

Marriage

Nov 5, 1974

Orange Co., CA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1369] California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, online Ancestry. Com, State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.

Kelly L. Cook¹

M, #93652, b. circa 1956

Family: Karen Jane Houghton b. 6 Aug 1952

Marriage*: Kelly L. Cook married Karen Jane Houghton, daughter of Kenneth Edwin Houghton and Ada Juuhl, on Dec 11, 1982 at San Diego Co., CA, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1956

Marriage

Dec 11, 1982

San Diego Co., CA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1369] California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, online Ancestry. Com, State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.

Karen J. Houghton¹

F, #93653, b. circa 1953

Family: William R. Ray b. c 1951

Marriage*: Karen J. Houghton married William R. Ray on Jun 18, 1972 at Riverside Co., CA, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1953

Marriage

Jun 18, 1972

Riverside Co., CA, USA¹

Duplicate

Pedigree

Citations

[S1369] California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, online Ancestry. Com, State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.

William R. Ray¹

M, #93654, b. circa 1951

Family: Karen J. Houghton b. c 1953

Marriage*: William R. Ray married Karen J. Houghton on Jun 18, 1972 at Riverside Co., CA, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1951

Marriage

Jun 18, 1972

Riverside Co., CA, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1369] California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, online Ancestry. Com, State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.

Karen Kay Houghton¹

F, #93655, b. 30 November 1947, d. 16 November 1997

Father*: Wilbur Wilson Houghton b. 23 Oct 1917, d. 24 Mar 1991
Mother*: Althea Jessie Britton b. 23 May 1925, d. 6 Sep 1990

Family: William Ray Dodd b. 14 Nov 1942, d. 27 Sep 2017

Marriage*: Karen Kay Houghton married William Ray Dodd on Jun 13, 1964 at Los Angeles Co., CA, USA.¹

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Birth

Nov 30, 1947

Des Moines, IA, USA¹

Marriage

Jun 13, 1964

Los Angeles Co., CA, USA¹

Children+

Brenda, Jessie, Bridget

Death

Nov 16, 1997

Des Moines, IA, USA

Obituary

Nov 18, 1997

Karen Kay Dodd, 49, of Indianola, died of cancer Sunday at Des Moines General Hospital. Services will be at 2:90 p.m. Thursday at Hamilton's Funeral Home. Burial
will be at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Dodd, born in Des Moines, had lived in Oxnard Calif, before moving to Indianola 11 years ago. She was a homemaker. Among survivors are her husband Billy; three daughters, Brenda Frank, Jessie Dodd and Bridget Alien, all of Indianola; three brothers, Russell Houghton and Gary Houghton, both of Indianola and Dennis Houghton of Des Moines; two sisters, Jeannie England of Des Moines and Mary Hickle of Randal and six grandchildren.

Burial

Laurel Hill Cemetery, Des Moines, IA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1369] California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, online Ancestry. Com, State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.

William Ray Dodd¹

M, #93656, b. 14 November 1942, d. 27 September 2017

Family: Karen Kay Houghton b. 30 Nov 1947, d. 16 Nov 1997

Marriage*: William Ray Dodd married Karen Kay Houghton, daughter of Wilbur Wilson Houghton and Althea Jessie Britton, on Jun 13, 1964 at Los Angeles Co., CA, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

Nov 14, 1942

Marriage

Jun 13, 1964

Los Angeles Co., CA, USA¹

Living

1997

Des Moines, IA, USA

Death

Sep 27, 2017

IA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1369] California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, online Ancestry. Com, State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.

Karen M. Houghton¹

F, #93657, b. circa 1953

Family: Garland K. Wilson b. c 1950

Marriage*: Karen M. Houghton married Garland K. Wilson on Oct 2, 1971 at San Bernardino Co., CA, USA.¹
Divorce*: Karen M. Houghton and Garland K. Wilson were divorced in Aug, 1977 at Yolo Co., CA, USA.

Biography

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Birth

circa 1953

Marriage

Oct 2, 1971

San Bernardino Co., CA, USA¹

Divorce

Aug, 1977

Yolo Co., CA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1369] California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, online Ancestry. Com, State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.

Garland K. Wilson¹

M, #93658, b. circa 1950

Family: Karen M. Houghton b. c 1953

Marriage*: Garland K. Wilson married Karen M. Houghton on Oct 2, 1971 at San Bernardino Co., CA, USA.¹
Divorce*: Garland K. Wilson and Karen M. Houghton were divorced in Aug, 1977 at Yolo Co., CA, USA.

Biography

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Birth

circa 1950

Marriage

Oct 2, 1971

San Bernardino Co., CA, USA¹

Divorce

Aug, 1977

Yolo Co., CA, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1369] California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, online Ancestry. Com, State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.

Karen Rose Houghton¹

F, #93659, b. circa 1961

Family: Brian R. Kuisel b. c 1960

Marriage*: Karen Rose Houghton married Brian R. Kuisel on Feb 16, 1980 at Orange Co., CA, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1961

Education

1976

Brea Olinda High School, Brea, CA, USA

Marriage

Feb 16, 1980

Orange Co., CA, USA¹

Residence

2009

Murrieta, CA
Fullerton, CA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1369] California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, online Ancestry. Com, State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.

Brian R. Kuisel¹

M, #93660, b. circa 1960

Family: Karen Rose Houghton b. c 1961

Marriage*: Brian R. Kuisel married Karen Rose Houghton on Feb 16, 1980 at Orange Co., CA, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1960

Marriage

Feb 16, 1980

Orange Co., CA, USA¹

Residence

2009

Murrieta, CA
Fullerton, CA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1369] California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, online Ancestry. Com, State of California. California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.