Houghton Surname Project

David Lloyd Anders

M, #64171, b. 25 May 1957

Family: Kenya Powell Houghton b. 13 Nov 1958

Marriage*: David Lloyd Anders married Kenya Powell Houghton, daughter of Stanley Powell Houghton and Joan Carolyn Noble, on Apr 21, 1984 at Peachtree City, GA, USA, First Presbyterian Church.¹

Rebekah Joan Anders¹ b. 24 Jul 1992
Lloyd Davidson Anders¹ b. 19 Jul 1994
Luke Noble Anders¹ b. 25 Feb 1996
Rachel Elizabeth Anders¹ b. 29 Aug 1998
Lincoln James Anders¹ b. 24 Apr 2000

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Birth

May 25, 1957

Long Island, NY, USA, St. Alban's Naval Hospital

Marriage

Apr 21, 1984

Peachtree City, GA, USA, First Presbyterian Church¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.

Rebekah Joan Anders¹

F, #64172, b. 24 July 1992

Father*: David Lloyd Anders¹ b. 25 May 1957
Mother*: Kenya Powell Houghton¹ b. 13 Nov 1958

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Birth

Jul 24, 1992

Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, USA, Georgia Medical Center¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.

Lloyd Davidson Anders¹

M, #64173, b. 19 July 1994

Father*: David Lloyd Anders¹ b. 25 May 1957
Mother*: Kenya Powell Houghton¹ b. 13 Nov 1958

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Birth

Jul 19, 1994

Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, USA, Piedmont Hospital¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.

Luke Noble Anders¹

M, #64174, b. 25 February 1996

Father*: David Lloyd Anders¹ b. 25 May 1957
Mother*: Kenya Powell Houghton¹ b. 13 Nov 1958

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Birth

Feb 25, 1996

Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, USA, Piedmont Hospital¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.

Rachel Elizabeth Anders¹

F, #64175, b. 29 August 1998

Father*: David Lloyd Anders¹ b. 25 May 1957
Mother*: Kenya Powell Houghton¹ b. 13 Nov 1958

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Birth

Aug 29, 1998

Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, USA, Piedmont Hospital¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.

Lincoln James Anders¹

M, #64176, b. 24 April 2000

Father*: David Lloyd Anders¹ b. 25 May 1957
Mother*: Kenya Powell Houghton¹ b. 13 Nov 1958

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Birth

Apr 24, 2000

Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, USA, Piedmont Hospital¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.

James Hunter Houghton¹

M, #64177, b. 27 May 1960

Father*: Stanley Powell Houghton¹ b. 9 Feb 1930, d. 22 Jan 2018
Mother*: Joan Carolyn Noble¹ b. 4 Jul 1932

Family: Jody Lewisa Carlyle b. 4 Oct 1958

Marriage*: James Hunter Houghton married Jody Lewisa Carlyle on Apr 11, 1987 at Norcorss, GA, USA, First Baptist Church.¹

Holly Rachael Houghton¹ b. 15 Jun 1990
Andrew Jacob Houghton¹ b. 13 Oct 1994

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Birth

May 27, 1960

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, Kilmarnock Maternity Home¹

Marriage

Apr 11, 1987

Norcorss, GA, USA, First Baptist Church¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.

Jody Lewisa Carlyle¹

F, #64178, b. 4 October 1958

Family: James Hunter Houghton b. 27 May 1960

Marriage*: Jody Lewisa Carlyle married James Hunter Houghton, son of Stanley Powell Houghton and Joan Carolyn Noble, on Apr 11, 1987 at Norcorss, GA, USA, First Baptist Church.¹

Holly Rachael Houghton¹ b. 15 Jun 1990
Andrew Jacob Houghton¹ b. 13 Oct 1994

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Birth

Oct 4, 1958

Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, USA¹

Marriage

Apr 11, 1987

Norcorss, GA, USA, First Baptist Church¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.

Holly Rachael Houghton¹

F, #64179, b. 15 June 1990

Father*: James Hunter Houghton¹ b. 27 May 1960
Mother*: Jody Lewisa Carlyle¹ b. 4 Oct 1958

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Birth

Jun 15, 1990

Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, USA, Northside Hospital¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.

Andrew Jacob Houghton¹

M, #64180, b. 13 October 1994

Father*: James Hunter Houghton¹ b. 27 May 1960
Mother*: Jody Lewisa Carlyle¹ b. 4 Oct 1958

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Birth

Oct 13, 1994

Newnan, GA, USA, Peachtree Regional Hospital¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.

John Noble Houghton¹

M, #64181, b. 26 May 1962

Father*: Stanley Powell Houghton¹ b. 9 Feb 1930, d. 22 Jan 2018
Mother*: Joan Carolyn Noble¹ b. 4 Jul 1932

Family: Gena Ann Breazeal b. 25 Feb 1964

Marriage*: John Noble Houghton married Gena Ann Breazeal on Apr 27, 1991 at Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, USA, Covenant Presbyterian Church.¹

Grace Ann Houghton¹ b. 9 Dec 1996
Olivia Claire Houghton¹ b. 22 Apr 1999
William Noble Houghton¹ b. 19 Jul 2001

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Birth

May 26, 1962

Kilmarnock, Scotland, Kilmarnock Maternity Home¹

Marriage

Apr 27, 1991

Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, USA, Covenant Presbyterian Church¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.

Gena Ann Breazeal¹

F, #64182, b. 25 February 1964

Family: John Noble Houghton b. 26 May 1962

Marriage*: Gena Ann Breazeal married John Noble Houghton, son of Stanley Powell Houghton and Joan Carolyn Noble, on Apr 27, 1991 at Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, USA, Covenant Presbyterian Church.¹

Grace Ann Houghton¹ b. 9 Dec 1996
Olivia Claire Houghton¹ b. 22 Apr 1999
William Noble Houghton¹ b. 19 Jul 2001

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Birth

Feb 25, 1964

Columbia, SC, USA¹

Marriage

Apr 27, 1991

Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, USA, Covenant Presbyterian Church¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.

Grace Ann Houghton¹

F, #64183, b. 9 December 1996

Father*: John Noble Houghton¹ b. 26 May 1962
Mother*: Gena Ann Breazeal¹ b. 25 Feb 1964

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Birth

Dec 9, 1996

Marietta, GA, USA, Kennestone Hospital¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.

Olivia Claire Houghton¹

F, #64184, b. 22 April 1999

Father*: John Noble Houghton¹ b. 26 May 1962
Mother*: Gena Ann Breazeal¹ b. 25 Feb 1964

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Birth

Apr 22, 1999

Marietta, GA, USA, Kennestone Hospital¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.

William Noble Houghton¹

M, #64185, b. 19 July 2001

Father*: John Noble Houghton¹ b. 26 May 1962
Mother*: Gena Ann Breazeal¹ b. 25 Feb 1964

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Birth

Jul 19, 2001

Marietta, GA, USA, Kennestone Hospital¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.

Joan Houghton¹

F, #64186, b. 8 December 1963

Father*: Stanley Powell Houghton¹ b. 9 Feb 1930, d. 22 Jan 2018
Mother*: Joan Carolyn Noble¹ b. 4 Jul 1932

Family: Bradley Clifford Reeves b. 22 Oct 1957

Marriage*: Joan Houghton married Bradley Clifford Reeves on May 4, 1996 at Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, USA, The Cathedral of St. Philip.¹

Bradley Clifford Reeves Jr¹ b. 21 May 1998
Lindsey Caroline Reeves¹ b. 11 Sep 1999

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Birth

Dec 8, 1963

Scott Air Force Base, IL, USA, USAF Hospital¹

Marriage

May 4, 1996

Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, USA, The Cathedral of St. Philip¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.

Bradley Clifford Reeves¹

M, #64187, b. 22 October 1957

Family: Joan Houghton b. 8 Dec 1963

Marriage*: Bradley Clifford Reeves married Joan Houghton, daughter of Stanley Powell Houghton and Joan Carolyn Noble, on May 4, 1996 at Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, USA, The Cathedral of St. Philip.¹

Bradley Clifford Reeves Jr¹ b. 21 May 1998
Lindsey Caroline Reeves¹ b. 11 Sep 1999

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Birth

Oct 22, 1957

Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH, USA¹

Marriage

May 4, 1996

Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, USA, The Cathedral of St. Philip¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.

Bradley Clifford Reeves Jr¹

M, #64188, b. 21 May 1998

Father*: Bradley Clifford Reeves¹ b. 22 Oct 1957
Mother*: Joan Houghton¹ b. 8 Dec 1963

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Birth

May 21, 1998

Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, USA, Piedmont Hospital¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.

Lindsey Caroline Reeves¹

F, #64189, b. 11 September 1999

Father*: Bradley Clifford Reeves¹ b. 22 Oct 1957
Mother*: Joan Houghton¹ b. 8 Dec 1963

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Birth

Sep 11, 1999

Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, USA, Piedmont Hospital¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.

Effie Louise O'Dell¹

F, #64190, b. circa 1926

Family: Cavet Hunter Houghton b. 20 Feb 1909, d. 7 Jan 1963

Marriage*: Effie Louise O'Dell married Cavet Hunter Houghton, son of William Hunter Houghton and Mary Corine Cavet, on Sep 6, 1946 at Globe, AZ, USA.¹
Divorce*: Effie Louise O'Dell and Cavet Hunter Houghton were divorced at Globe, AZ, USA.

Warren L. Houghton b. c 1945

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Birth

circa 1926

IL, USA

Marriage

Sep 6, 1946

Globe, AZ, USA¹

1950 US Census

1950

Oscoda, Iosco Co., MI, USA, age 41, Armed Forces

Divorce

Globe, AZ, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002, Death Certificate of Cavet Hunter Houghton.

Betty Jordan¹

F, #64191, b. 8 September 1910

Family: Cavet Hunter Houghton b. 20 Feb 1909, d. 7 Jan 1963

Marriage License*: Betty Jordan and Cavet Hunter Houghton obtained a marriage license on Apr 24, 1958 at Las Vegas, Clark Co., NV, USA.¹
Divorce*: Betty Jordan and Cavet Hunter Houghton were divorced.

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Birth

Sep 8, 1910

Marriage License

Apr 24, 1958

Las Vegas, Clark Co., NV, USA¹

Divorce

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002, Marriage License of Cavet Hunter Houghton.

Clara Young¹

F, #64192

Family: Homer Gideon Houghton b. Mar 1852, d. b 1900

Marriage*: Clara Young married Homer Gideon Houghton, son of Gideon H. Houghton and Mary F. Wilkins, on Mar 11, 1873 at Marlin, Falls Co., TX, USA, witnessed by J. M. Hart.^1,2

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Marriage

Mar 11, 1873

Marlin, Falls Co., TX, USA, witnessed by J. M. Hart^1,2

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002, Marriage Certificate of Homer G. Houghton.
[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002, from Clerk of Court in Marlin, TX, Vol. A2, p. 96.

Dr. L. P. Robertson¹

M, #64193

Family: Lula Houghton b. c 1866

Marriage*: Dr. L. P. Robertson married Lula Houghton, daughter of Gideon H. Houghton and Mary F. Wilkins, on Dec 10, 1889 at Marlin, Falls Co., TX, USA.²

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Marriage

Dec 10, 1889

Marlin, Falls Co., TX, USA²

Burial

Calvary Cemetery, Falls Co., TX, USA, Calvary Cemetery Index, page 42&43 Falls Co. Tx

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.
[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002, from Clerk of Court in Marlin, TX, Vol. 2, p. 273.

Blanch Bond¹

F, #64194, b. 30 September 1887, d. 28 March 1976

Family: George Moore Houghton b. 4 Nov 1884, d. 26 Jul 1968

Marriage*: Blanch Bond married George Moore Houghton, son of Homer Gideon Houghton and Lucy Gertrude Moore, on Apr 10, 1911 at Marlin, Falls Co., TX, USA, age 26 and 24.³

George Moore Houghton Jr+² b. 22 Sep 1912, d. 13 Jul 1977
Mary Lucy Houghton² b. c 1928, d. 6 Dec 1972

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Birth

Sep 30, 1887

Bunkie, LA, USA, age 43 in 1930 census; age 52 in 1940 census²

Marriage

Apr 10, 1911

Marlin, Falls Co., TX, USA, age 26 and 24³

1930 Census

1930

Abilene, Taylor Co., TX, USA, age 45, painting contractor²

1940 Census

1940

Abilene, Taylor Co., TX, USA, age 55, paint contractor⁴

1950 US Census

1950

Abilene, TX, USA, age 65, painting contractor

Death

Mar 28, 1976

Taylor Co., TX, USA⁵

Obituary

Mar 29, 1976

Services for Blanche Houghton. 88 of 2720 S. 12th. who died Sunday, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elliott-Hamil Chapel of Faith, Highway 277, with the Rev Bill Wiman, associate pastor of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park. Born Sept. 30.1887, in Bunkie. La., she grew up in Louisiana and married George Houghton April 12. 1911. in Marlin. They moved to Abilene in 1926.
She was a member of First Baptist Church and the Light Bearers Sunday school class. She was a member and past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. Abilene Chanter #30, and was named mothe of the chapter. Her husband died July 26. 1968. Survivors include a son George Jr. of 2302 Woodard; two granddaughters. Mrs. Don
(Linda) Thomason of 2710 S. 12th and Georgette Mason of 2720 So. 12th and a grandson Mike of 4725 S. 6th.
A daughter, Mary Mason died Dec. 6,1972.

ParentsD

father born in TN, mother born in LA

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Abilene, Taylor Co., Texas; Roll: 2399; Enumeration District: 15; Sheet: 3B; line 59, dwl 409-65-72.
[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002, from Clerk of Court in Marlin, TX, Vol. 9, p. 45.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Abilene, Taylor, Texas; Roll: T627_4143; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 221-16.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://vitals.rootsweb.com/tx/deaths: Texas Death Records, Houghton Surname.

C. W. Thompson¹

M, #64195

Family: Mary A. Houghton b. Sep 1888

Marriage*: C. W. Thompson married Mary A. Houghton, daughter of Homer Gideon Houghton and Lucy Gertrude Moore, on Mar 14, 1908 at Marlin, Falls Co., TX, USA.²

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Marriage

Mar 14, 1908

Marlin, Falls Co., TX, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.
[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002, from Clerk of Court in Marlin, TX, Vol. 8, p. 7.

Martha Dora Barns¹

F, #64196, b. 20 April 1910

Family: Cavet Hunter Houghton b. 20 Feb 1909, d. 7 Jan 1963

Marriage*: Martha Dora Barns married Cavet Hunter Houghton, son of William Hunter Houghton and Mary Corine Cavet.¹
Divorce*: Martha Dora Barns and Cavet Hunter Houghton were divorced.

Stanley Powell Houghton+¹ b. 9 Feb 1930, d. 22 Jan 2018

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Birth

Apr 20, 1910

Courtland, Cochise Co., AZ, USA, age 19 in 1930 census¹

Marriage

1930 Census

1930

Tucson, AZ, USA, age 21, taxi cab driver; and mother in law Mary Smoots, 42, NM²

Divorce

Death

Weott, Humboldt Co., CA, USA³

Burial

Eureka, Humboldt Co., CA, USA³

Note

Martha married Claude Wendle Beebe on 29 Dec 1936; children, Barbara Jean Claudette, Helen Marguerite, and Brian Curtis. Claude died in 1950. Martha remarried to Alan Arie Etherington 19 jul 1953.⁴

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Tucson, Pima, Arizona; Roll: 61; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 2339796.
[S415] E-mail from Joan Noble Jan. 6, 2003.
[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002, Marriage License of Cavet Hunter Houghton.

Mrs. Myrtle Graff

F, #64197

Family: Cavet Hunter Houghton b. 20 Feb 1909, d. 7 Jan 1963

Marriage*: Mrs. Myrtle Graff married Cavet Hunter Houghton, son of William Hunter Houghton and Mary Corine Cavet, on Jun 23, 1937 at Globe, Gila Co., AZ, USA, Globe, AZ Hist. Records Book 10, p. 83.¹
Divorce*: Mrs. Myrtle Graff and Cavet Hunter Houghton were divorced on Mar 1, 1939 at Globe, Gila Co., AZ, USA, on grounds of "non-support."²

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Marriage

Jun 23, 1937

Globe, Gila Co., AZ, USA, Globe, AZ Hist. Records Book 10, p. 83¹

Divorce

Mar 1, 1939

Globe, Gila Co., AZ, USA, on grounds of "non-support"²

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002.
[S415] E-mail from Joan Noble Jan. 6, 2003.

Peter Houghton¹

M, #64198

Family: Patsy Douglas

Marriage*: Peter Houghton married Patsy Douglas on Mar 18, 1881 at Marlin, Falls Co., TX, USA.¹

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Marriage

Mar 18, 1881

Marlin, Falls Co., TX, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002, from Clerk of Court in Marlin, TX, Vol. B, p. 163.

Patsy Douglas¹

F, #64199

Family: Peter Houghton

Marriage*: Patsy Douglas married Peter Houghton on Mar 18, 1881 at Marlin, Falls Co., TX, USA.¹

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Marriage

Mar 18, 1881

Marlin, Falls Co., TX, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002, from Clerk of Court in Marlin, TX, Vol. B, p. 163.

Amanda Houghton¹

F, #64200

Family: Wright Spivy

Marriage*: Amanda Houghton married Wright Spivy on Apr 17, 1869 at Marlin, Falls Co., TX, USA.¹

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Marriage

Apr 17, 1869

Marlin, Falls Co., TX, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S36] Letter, from Joan Carolyn Noble Houghton to Charles J. Vella, Oct. 7, 2002, from Clerk of Court in Marlin, TX, Vol. A, p. 240.