Charles was the son of Henry and Lucretia (Pooler) Houghton.
He married Mary T. Keith on 13 May 1876 in Blair, NE.
He then married Mary E. Hayhurst in 1883.
They were the parents of 6 children, only 4 surviving in 1900. These were Everett, Mildred, Myrtle and Clarence.
Mary died in 1901.
Charles then married Clara Koontz and was the father to Beatrice.
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Published in Pilot-Tribune, 11/28/1940
CHAS. HOUGHTON, AGE 87, IS DEAD
COUNTIAN SINCE CHILDHOOD ONCE PLOWED ON PRESENT SITE OF BLAIR
Charles Houghton, 87, resident of this vicinity since early childhood, who, as a lad of 12 plowed on the present site of Blair with a team of oxen, died Sunday evening at his home, 600 east Lincoln street.
Injured a number of years ago when a team ran away, Mr. Houghton had been an invalid 12 years. He was confined to bed the last 15 months.
Mr. Houghton was born June 26, 1853, in New York, and came to Omaha with his parents as a child not yet three years old. They lived on the present site of the Brandeis store. A short time later they came to Cuming City, a now-extinct town north of the present site of Blair.
Mr. Houghton for a number of years operated the Houghton livery barn where the Arndt-Snyder garage now stands, and also was in the hay and coal business for a time.
He is survived by his wife and a daughter, Mrs. Enoch Moore; also by three children from a previous marriage, Everett Houghton of Omaha, Mrs. Myrle Rimmerman of Florence and Clarence Houghton of Blair. A fourth child by the first marriage, Mrs. Millie Carmichael, died six years ago.
Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church at 2 p.m. yesterday, the Rev. C.E. Hamilton, local pastor, and the Rev. T.J. Reese of Jefferson, Iowa, in charge. Pallbearers were Peter M. Tyson, Ed Grimm, C.E. McComb, E.B. Redfield, Harry L. Morris and John A. Rhoades. Interment was in Blair Cemetery.
~~~Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~
Contributor: MrsB (47910340)
He married Mary T. Keith on 13 May 1876 in Blair, NE.
He then married Mary E. Hayhurst in 1883.
They were the parents of 6 children, only 4 surviving in 1900. These were Everett, Mildred, Myrtle and Clarence.
Mary died in 1901.
Charles then married Clara Koontz and was the father to Beatrice.
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Published in Pilot-Tribune, 11/28/1940
CHAS. HOUGHTON, AGE 87, IS DEAD
COUNTIAN SINCE CHILDHOOD ONCE PLOWED ON PRESENT SITE OF BLAIR
Charles Houghton, 87, resident of this vicinity since early childhood, who, as a lad of 12 plowed on the present site of Blair with a team of oxen, died Sunday evening at his home, 600 east Lincoln street.
Injured a number of years ago when a team ran away, Mr. Houghton had been an invalid 12 years. He was confined to bed the last 15 months.
Mr. Houghton was born June 26, 1853, in New York, and came to Omaha with his parents as a child not yet three years old. They lived on the present site of the Brandeis store. A short time later they came to Cuming City, a now-extinct town north of the present site of Blair.
Mr. Houghton for a number of years operated the Houghton livery barn where the Arndt-Snyder garage now stands, and also was in the hay and coal business for a time.
He is survived by his wife and a daughter, Mrs. Enoch Moore; also by three children from a previous marriage, Everett Houghton of Omaha, Mrs. Myrle Rimmerman of Florence and Clarence Houghton of Blair. A fourth child by the first marriage, Mrs. Millie Carmichael, died six years ago.
Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church at 2 p.m. yesterday, the Rev. C.E. Hamilton, local pastor, and the Rev. T.J. Reese of Jefferson, Iowa, in charge. Pallbearers were Peter M. Tyson, Ed Grimm, C.E. McComb, E.B. Redfield, Harry L. Morris and John A. Rhoades. Interment was in Blair Cemetery.
~~~Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~
Contributor: MrsB (47910340)
Charles was the son of Henry and Lucretia (Pooler) Houghton.
He married Mary T. Keith on 13 May 1876 in Blair, NE.
He then married Mary E. Hayhurst in 1883.
They were the parents of 6 children, only 4 surviving in 1900. These were Everett, Mildred, Myrtle and Clarence.
Mary died in 1901.
Charles then married Clara Koontz and was the father to Beatrice.
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Published in Pilot-Tribune, 11/28/1940
CHAS. HOUGHTON, AGE 87, IS DEAD
COUNTIAN SINCE CHILDHOOD ONCE PLOWED ON PRESENT SITE OF BLAIR
Charles Houghton, 87, resident of this vicinity since early childhood, who, as a lad of 12 plowed on the present site of Blair with a team of oxen, died Sunday evening at his home, 600 east Lincoln street.
Injured a number of years ago when a team ran away, Mr. Houghton had been an invalid 12 years. He was confined to bed the last 15 months.
Mr. Houghton was born June 26, 1853, in New York, and came to Omaha with his parents as a child not yet three years old. They lived on the present site of the Brandeis store. A short time later they came to Cuming City, a now-extinct town north of the present site of Blair.
Mr. Houghton for a number of years operated the Houghton livery barn where the Arndt-Snyder garage now stands, and also was in the hay and coal business for a time.
He is survived by his wife and a daughter, Mrs. Enoch Moore; also by three children from a previous marriage, Everett Houghton of Omaha, Mrs. Myrle Rimmerman of Florence and Clarence Houghton of Blair. A fourth child by the first marriage, Mrs. Millie Carmichael, died six years ago.
Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church at 2 p.m. yesterday, the Rev. C.E. Hamilton, local pastor, and the Rev. T.J. Reese of Jefferson, Iowa, in charge. Pallbearers were Peter M. Tyson, Ed Grimm, C.E. McComb, E.B. Redfield, Harry L. Morris and John A. Rhoades. Interment was in Blair Cemetery.
~~~Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~
Contributor: MrsB (47910340)
He married Mary T. Keith on 13 May 1876 in Blair, NE.
He then married Mary E. Hayhurst in 1883.
They were the parents of 6 children, only 4 surviving in 1900. These were Everett, Mildred, Myrtle and Clarence.
Mary died in 1901.
Charles then married Clara Koontz and was the father to Beatrice.
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Published in Pilot-Tribune, 11/28/1940
CHAS. HOUGHTON, AGE 87, IS DEAD
COUNTIAN SINCE CHILDHOOD ONCE PLOWED ON PRESENT SITE OF BLAIR
Charles Houghton, 87, resident of this vicinity since early childhood, who, as a lad of 12 plowed on the present site of Blair with a team of oxen, died Sunday evening at his home, 600 east Lincoln street.
Injured a number of years ago when a team ran away, Mr. Houghton had been an invalid 12 years. He was confined to bed the last 15 months.
Mr. Houghton was born June 26, 1853, in New York, and came to Omaha with his parents as a child not yet three years old. They lived on the present site of the Brandeis store. A short time later they came to Cuming City, a now-extinct town north of the present site of Blair.
Mr. Houghton for a number of years operated the Houghton livery barn where the Arndt-Snyder garage now stands, and also was in the hay and coal business for a time.
He is survived by his wife and a daughter, Mrs. Enoch Moore; also by three children from a previous marriage, Everett Houghton of Omaha, Mrs. Myrle Rimmerman of Florence and Clarence Houghton of Blair. A fourth child by the first marriage, Mrs. Millie Carmichael, died six years ago.
Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church at 2 p.m. yesterday, the Rev. C.E. Hamilton, local pastor, and the Rev. T.J. Reese of Jefferson, Iowa, in charge. Pallbearers were Peter M. Tyson, Ed Grimm, C.E. McComb, E.B. Redfield, Harry L. Morris and John A. Rhoades. Interment was in Blair Cemetery.
~~~Obituary courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~
Contributor: MrsB (47910340)
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