Houghton Surname Project

Leland Beecher Houghton¹

M, #110135, b. 30 November 1930, d. 25 April 2016

Family: Marjorie J. (?) d. 2019

Marriage*: Leland Beecher Houghton married Marjorie J. (?)¹

Linda Houghton¹
Candie Lynne Houghton¹ b. 1985

Biography

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Birth

Nov 30, 1930

Corinth, NY, USA¹

Mil. Enls

1948

Korea, USN, MM2

Marriage

Death

Apr 25, 2016

Largo, FL, USA

Obituary

Apr 29, 2016

Tampa Bay, FL, USA, HOUGHTON, Leland "Poppy"

85, of Largo, passed away April 25, 2016. Survived by his wife, Marjorie; daughters, Linda and Candie; 6 grandchildren.
Published in the Tampa Bay Times on Apr. 29, 2016¹

Burial

Bay Pines National Cemetery, St. Petersburg, FL, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sptimes/obituary.aspx

Marjorie J. (?)¹

F, #110136, d. 2019

Family: Leland Beecher Houghton b. 30 Nov 1930, d. 25 Apr 2016

Marriage*: Marjorie J. (?) married Leland Beecher Houghton.¹

Linda Houghton¹
Candie Lynne Houghton¹ b. 1985

Biography

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Marriage

Death

2019

FL, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sptimes/obituary.aspx

Linda Houghton¹

F, #110137

Father*: Leland Beecher Houghton¹ b. 30 Nov 1930, d. 25 Apr 2016
Mother*: Marjorie J. (?)¹ d. 2019

Biography

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Birth

FL, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sptimes/obituary.aspx

Candie Lynne Houghton¹

F, #110138, b. 1985

Father*: Leland Beecher Houghton¹ b. 30 Nov 1930, d. 25 Apr 2016
Mother*: Marjorie J. (?)¹ d. 2019

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Birth

1985

FL, USA¹

Living

2016

Largo, FL, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sptimes/obituary.aspx

Mary E. Hayhurst¹

F, #110139, b. 8 March 1861, d. 29 December 1901

Family: Charles Alexander Houghton b. 28 Jun 1853, d. 24 Nov 1940

Marriage*: Mary E. Hayhurst married Charles Alexander Houghton, son of Henry Houghton and Lucretia Pooler, on 1883 at Burt Co., NE, USA, mar 17 y in 1900.¹

Everett Henry Houghton+¹ b. 12 Dec 1883, d. Apr 1943
Mildred I. Houghton¹ b. Oct 1892, d. 1935
Myrtle I. Houghton¹ b. Sep 1896, d. 1944
Clarence George Houghton¹ b. 9 Apr 1898, d. 16 Mar 1984

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Birth

Mar 8, 1861

IL, USA, age 39 in 1900 census¹

Marriage

1883

Burt Co., NE, USA, mar 17 y in 1900¹

1900 Census

1900

Cuming, Washington Co., NE, USA, age 44, farmer¹

Death

Dec 29, 1901

Washington Co., NE, USA

ParentsD

Henry M. and Clara K. Keith; Parents born in OH

Pedigree

Citations

[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Cuming, Washington Co., Nebraska; Roll:T623; Enumeration District 128; Sheet: 6A; line 1, dwl 99-100.

Guy Plank¹

M, #110140, b. 7 August 1884, d. 12 February 1955

Family: Lorena May Houghton b. 23 Nov 1877, d. 19 Aug 1938

Marriage*: Guy Plank married Lorena May Houghton, daughter of Charles Alexander Houghton and Mary Keith.¹

June Marian Plank b. 1916, d. 1999

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Birth

Aug 7, 1884

Marriage

Death

Feb 12, 1955

Pedigree

Citations

[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.houghton/745/mb.ashx

Paul L. Sternenberg

M, #110141, b. 1883, d. 1950

Family: Lorena May Houghton b. 23 Nov 1877, d. 19 Aug 1938

Marriage*: Paul L. Sternenberg married Lorena May Houghton, daughter of Charles Alexander Houghton and Mary Keith.

Keith Sternenberg b. 8 Jan 1909, d. 8 Apr 1964

Biography

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Birth

1883

Marriage

Death

1950

Burial

Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, TX, USA, Plot: Section 32

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Keith Sternenberg

M, #110142, b. 8 January 1909, d. 8 April 1964

Father*: Paul L. Sternenberg b. 1883, d. 1950
Mother*: Lorena May Houghton b. 23 Nov 1877, d. 19 Aug 1938

Biography

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Birth

Jan 8, 1909

Death

Apr 8, 1964

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June Marian Plank

F, #110143, b. 1916, d. 1999

Father*: Guy Plank b. 7 Aug 1884, d. 12 Feb 1955
Mother*: Lorena May Houghton b. 23 Nov 1877, d. 19 Aug 1938

Family: Harold L. Gates b. 1912, d. 1988

Marriage*: June Marian Plank married Harold L. Gates.

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Birth

1916

Marriage

Death

1999

Pedigree

Harold L. Gates

M, #110144, b. 1912, d. 1988

Family: June Marian Plank b. 1916, d. 1999

Marriage*: Harold L. Gates married June Marian Plank, daughter of Guy Plank and Lorena May Houghton.

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Birth

1912

Marriage

Death

1988

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C. E. Houghton

M, #110145

Family: Pearl C. (?)

Marriage*: C. E. Houghton married Pearl C. (?)

Darlene Fay Houghton b. 3 Apr 1938, d. 8 Apr 1940

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Pearl C. (?)

F, #110146

Family: C. E. Houghton

Marriage*: Pearl C. (?) married C. E. Houghton.

Darlene Fay Houghton b. 3 Apr 1938, d. 8 Apr 1940

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Pearl Nida Holeton^1,2

F, #110147, b. January 1882, d. 1915

Family: Everett Henry Houghton b. 12 Dec 1883, d. Apr 1943

Marriage*: Pearl Nida Holeton married Everett Henry Houghton, son of Charles Alexander Houghton and Mary E. Hayhurst, on circa 1908 mar 2 y in 1910 census.¹

Leatha Mahala Houghton+ b. 9 May 1910, d. 2 Mar 1990
Cynthia Houghton b. c 1913

Biography

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Birth

Jan, 1882

Washington Co., NE, USA, age 28 in 1910 census¹

Marriage

circa 1908

mar 2 y in 1910 census¹

1910 Census

1910

Blair, Washington Co., NE, USA, age 27, mar 2 y, laborer, cement work¹

Burial

1915

Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington Co., NE, USA²

Death

1915

Washington Co., IA, USA²

ParentsD

John W. Holeton (1855 - 1901) & Cynthia Elvira McManigal (1850 - 1930); Father b. in IA, mother in OH

Pedigree

Citations

[S1231] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , Blair Ward 1, Washington, Nebraska; Roll: T624_855; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1374868.
[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Avie Carmichael¹

M, #110148

Family: Mildred I. Houghton b. Oct 1892, d. 1935

Marriage*: Avie Carmichael married Mildred I. Houghton, daughter of Charles Alexander Houghton and Mary E. Hayhurst.¹

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Marriage

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Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.houghton/745/mb.ashx

Clarence Rimerman¹

M, #110149

Family: Myrtle I. Houghton b. Sep 1896, d. 1944

Marriage*: Clarence Rimerman married Myrtle I. Houghton, daughter of Charles Alexander Houghton and Mary E. Hayhurst.¹

Biography

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Marriage

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Citations

[S882] Ancestry.Com, online www.ancestry.com, http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.houghton/745/mb.ashx

Rachel Houghton¹

F, #110150, b. 1845, d. May 1928

Biography

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Birth

1845

Death

May, 1928

Burial

Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington Co., NE, USA¹

Research

Blair Cemetery, Blair, Washington Co., NE, USA

Pedigree

Citations

[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi

Margaret Houghton Joy

F, #110151, b. 11 September 1922, d. 2 May 2015

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Birth

Sep 11, 1922

Death

May 2, 2015

Obituary

May 10, 2015

Seattle, WA, USA, Margaret Houghton Joy

September 11, 1922 ~ May 2, 2015

Margaret Houghton Joy passed away May 2, 2015. She was a voracious reader, world traveler and an excellent bridge player. In 1984 she was given a Life Master Certificate for her achievement in the world of duplicate bridge. She graduated from the University of Arizona in 1943 with a degree in Education and taught in California and Washington schools. She was an avid gardener and enjoyed gardening and garden tours throughout her life.

She leaves behind her four children Claire (Mark), Frances (Ed), Charles, Paul (Christie), her niece Diana, five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Feel free to honor her memory by reading a good book, enjoying a PBR or by writing a check to Doctors Without Borders .

A Celebration of Life will be held at Women's University Club on Saturday, June 6 from 2 to 4 pm.
Published in The Seattle Times on May 10, 2015¹

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[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx

James Haughton¹

M, #110152, b. 8 October 1929, d. 17 April 2016

Father*: James Haughton Sr¹ b. 10 Jun 1892, d. Jan 1967
Mother*: Mary Miller
Mother: Mary Miller

Family: Eleanor Burke Leacock d. 1987

Marriage*: James Haughton married Eleanor Burke Leacock.

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Birth

Oct 8, 1929

Brooklyn, NY, USA¹

Mil. Serv.

Korea, US Army, Lt., in Korean War

Marriage

Death

Apr 17, 2016

Obituary

May 5, 2016

James Haughton, Who Fought Racial Barriers in Building Trades, Dies at 86

By SAM ROBERTSMAY 5, 2016
James Haughton during a news conference in 1979. Credit John Sotomayor/The New York Times

James Haughton, a civil rights advocate who aggressively challenged racial barriers to hiring at construction sites in the 1960s and ’70s and promoted programs to train black and Hispanic apprentices in the building trades, died on April 17 in Manhattan. He was 86.

The cause was a chronic urinary tract infection, his partner, Ronnie Asbell, said.

Mr. Haughton, a construction worker’s son, was best known for breaking with more moderate proponents of equal opportunity in hiring and housing to form what became known in 1969 as Fight Back, a group based in Harlem.

Fight Back documented discrimination; staged boycotts, protests and sit-down strikes; and filed lawsuits (sometimes with Columbia University’s Center on Social Welfare Policy and Law) against contractors and unions that were closed to newcomers, a consequence, the group said, of nepotism and racism.

Fight Back also provided counseling and placement services when jobs became available.

In 1972, racial minorities made up more than a third of New York City’s population but accounted for only about 2 percent of union members in skilled construction jobs. Today, minorities make up about two-thirds of the city’s population and about half the membership of unions affiliated with the Building and Construction Trades Council, the organization says.

“The construction trades have changed a lot since then,” said Michael Merrill, dean of the Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Center for Labor Studies at Empire State College of the State University of New York. “Houghton was part of the tide, and he brought visibility and prominence to the issue.”

Mr. Haughton also lobbied for greater investment by the federal government in housing, both to improve living conditions and to provide employment. Timothy J. Cooney, an assistant city housing administrator, was so impressed with Mr. Haughton, who had been picketing his office in 1967 seeking more minority jobs, that he quit his municipal post and joined Fight Back.

“He was the first black man I’d ever met who had a real feeling for the potential power of a housing public-works program to put black and Puerto Rican people to work,” Mr. Cooney told The New Yorker in 1970.

James Haughton Jr. was born in Brooklyn on Oct. 8, 1929, the son of West Indian immigrants, James Haughton Sr. and the former Mary Miller. He grew up near the Fort Greene section and graduated from Boys High School and, in 1951, the City College of New York. He received a master’s degree from New York University and served as an Army lieutenant during the Korean War.

His wife, Eleanor Burke Leacock, an anthropologist, died in 1987. Besides Ms. Asbell, he is survived by four stepchildren, Elspeth, Claudia, David and Robert Leacock; and six step-grandchildren.

After serving in Korea, Mr. Haughton worked as a youth counselor with street gangs in New York and Los Angeles and as an assistant to A. Philip Randolph, the president of what in 1960 was called the Negro American Labor Council. Mr. Haughton left in 1964 and founded the Harlem Unemployment Center, which also dealt with hiring in other industries.

In “Constructing Affirmative Action: The Struggle for Equal Employment Opportunity” (2011), David Hamilton Golland gave credit to Fight Back for increasing the number of skilled blacks employed in the construction of SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, the Harlem State Office Building and the World Trade Center.

Mr. Haughton’s assertive tactics, in which hundreds of demonstrators were arrested, won concessions from public agencies and private developers on hiring goals and job training, although a number of contractors complained of excessive pressure by some local groups to hire neighborhood residents, as community coordinators or security guards.

Mr. Haughton argued that “community pressure on contractors is the only way these workers can obtain jobs.”

“The criminality is with the government, for not giving jobs to black and Hispanic workers,” he said.
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[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/06/nyregion/…

James Haughton Sr¹

M, #110153, b. 10 June 1892, d. January 1967

Family: Mary Miller

Marriage*: James Haughton Sr married Mary Miller.

Gertrude Haughton+ b. 12 Aug 1924, d. 5 Aug 1993
James Haughton¹ b. 8 Oct 1929, d. 17 Apr 2016
Josephine Haughton b. c 1931

Biography

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Birth

Jun 10, 1892

British West Indies

Marriage

1950 US Census

1950

New York, NY, USA, age 57, silverware cutlery porter

Death

Jan, 1967

Pedigree

Citations

[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/06/nyregion/…

Mary Miller

F, #110154

Family: James Haughton Sr b. 10 Jun 1892, d. Jan 1967

Marriage: Mary Miller married James Haughton Sr.

Gertrude Haughton+ b. 12 Aug 1924, d. 5 Aug 1993
James Haughton b. 8 Oct 1929, d. 17 Apr 2016
James Haughton b. 8 Oct 1929, d. 17 Apr 2016
Josephine Haughton b. c 1931

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Eleanor Burke Leacock

F, #110155, d. 1987

Family: James Haughton b. 8 Oct 1929, d. 17 Apr 2016

Marriage*: Eleanor Burke Leacock married James Haughton, son of James Haughton Sr and Mary Miller.

Biography

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Marriage

Death

1987

Pedigree

Molly (?)¹

F, #110156

Family: Charles F. Houghton Jr b. 1952, d. 2 Jun 2016

Marriage*: Molly (?) married Charles F. Houghton Jr, son of Charles Francis Houghton Jr and Everitas Large, on 1976.¹

Biography

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Marriage

1976

Pedigree

Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lohud/obituary.aspx

Jenny (?)¹

F, #110157

Family: Timothy Houghton

Marriage*: Jenny (?) married Timothy Houghton, son of Charles F. Houghton Jr and Molly (?).¹

Biography

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Marriage

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Citations

[S93] Newspaper Obituary, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/lohud/obituary.aspx

Howard Stanley Barber¹

M, #110158, b. 16 August 1910, d. 4 November 1984

Family: Marie Eleanor Houghton b. 9 Jul 1914, d. 9 Feb 2002

Marriage*: Howard Stanley Barber married Marie Eleanor Houghton, daughter of James Orrin Houghton and Mary Frances Howley.¹

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Birth

Aug 16, 1910

Marriage

Death

Nov 4, 1984

Burial

Calvary Cemetery, Port Leyden, Lewis Co., NY, USA

ParentsS

Parents: Alonzo L Barber (1879 - 1951)
Jennie E Chapman Barber (1887 - 1945)

Pedigree

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[S1485] Findagrave.com, online http://www.findagrave.com

John W. LaQuay

M, #110159, b. 28 December 1897, d. 13 August 1975

Family: Mary A. Houghton b. 25 Aug 1915, d. 14 Feb 1998

Marriage*: John W. LaQuay married Mary A. Houghton, daughter of James Orrin Houghton and Mary Frances Howley.

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Birth

Dec 28, 1897

Marriage

Death

Aug 13, 1975

NY, USA

Burial

Calvary Cemetery, Port Leyden, Lewis Co., NY, USA

ParentsS

Parents: Roselle N Laquay (1857 - 1932)
Anna Woodcock Laquay (1872 - 1930)

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Sherrill W. Brooks

M, #110160, b. 1909, d. 2005

Family: Florence L. Houghton b. 1918, d. 1984

Marriage*: Sherrill W. Brooks married Florence L. Houghton, daughter of James Orrin Houghton and Mary Frances Howley.

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Birth

1909

Marriage

Death

2005

Burial

Calvary Cemetery, Port Leyden, Lewis Co., NY, USA

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