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CWV MOH ORTING CEM OSH PIERCE CO HOUGHTON GEORGE L UNION CENSUS CHRON 2022
Name: |
Rufus Houghton |
Gender: |
M (Male) |
Birth Date: |
1791 |
Birth Place: |
New York (New York City (All Boroughs)), New York, USA |
Death Date: |
1865 |
Father: |
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Mother: |
Mary Gleason no infor on her but died y 1850 for sure |
Spouse: |
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Child: |
Anna HoughtonDaniel HoughtonEdward HoughtonElihu HoughtonGeorge L HoughtonJulia E HoughtonLewis HoughtonLydia T HoughtonMaria HoughtonMartha HoughtonMerritt D HoughtonOlive H HoughtonRufus Houghton |
View on Geneanet: |
https://gw.geneanet.org/krisgenealogist?n=houghton&oc=3&p=rufus |
1850 Otsego Allegan Co. MI
Rufus Houghton 55/1795/NY leather tanner (Family says 1791 d. 1865 at age 74 yrs
Lucy 42/1808/Ontario Canada
Lewis 23/1/27/Ontario Canada
Edward 17/1833/O C
Anna 15/1835/O C
Olive 13/1837/O C
Daniel 11/1839/ O C
George 8/1842/O C
Lydia 7/1843/O C
Merrit 4/1846/MI
Julia mos/1850/MI
Lucy A Houghton nee Abel
BIRTH
1809
Canada
DEATH
25 Aug 1890 (aged 80–81)
BURIAL
Tiskilwa, Bureau County, Illinois, USA
The second wife of Rufus Houghton. (first wife Anna Nicholas no readable census for her)
1860 Brookfield LaSalle co. IL
George Houghton 19/1841/Canada farm laborer
Lydia Houghton 16/1844/Canada
Merit D Houghton 14/1868/MI
Julia P Houghton 12 1848/MI
George L. Houghton
Residence Brookfield IL; Enlisted on 8/12/1862 at Brookfield, Cook Co., IL as a Private. On 8/27/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. IL 104th Infantry He was Mustered Out on 6/16/1865 Other Information: born 8/28/1841 in Yarmouth, West Canada died 2/25/1917 Buried: Soldier's Home Cemetery, Orting, WA Medal of Honor Information: He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on 7/2/1863 at Elk River, TN. (Joined a small party that, under heavy fire, captured a stockade and saved the bridge) |
Name: |
George L Houghton |
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Enlistment Age: |
20 |
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Birth Date: |
28 Aug 1841 |
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Birth Place: |
Yarmouth, West Canada |
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Enlistment Date: |
12 Aug 1862 |
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Enlistment Place: |
Brookfield, Cook Co., Illinois |
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Enlistment Rank: |
Private |
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Muster Date: |
27 Aug 1862 |
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Muster Place: |
Illinois |
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Muster Company: |
D |
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Muster Regiment: |
104th Infantry |
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Muster Regiment Type: |
Infantry |
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Muster Information: |
Enlisted |
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Muster Out Date: |
16 Jun 1865 |
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Muster Out Information: |
Mustered Out |
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Side of War: |
Union |
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Survived War?: |
Yes |
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Residence Place: |
Brookfield, Illinois |
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Death Date: |
25 Feb 1917 |
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Burial Place: |
Orting, Washington |
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Cemetery: |
Soldier's Home Cemetery |
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Title: |
Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men; Medal of Honor Recipients 1863-1994 |
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Name: |
George L Houghton |
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Gender: |
Male |
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Marriage Date: |
20 Jul 1898 |
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Marriage Place: |
Woodstock, Pipestone, Minnesota |
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Spouse's Name: |
Emma L Roberts |
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Spouse Gender: |
Female |
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Event Type: |
Marriage |
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FHL Film Number: |
1403126 |
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Name: |
George L Houghton |
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Gender: |
Male |
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Unit: |
D. 104 Ill Infantry |
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Filing Date: |
6 Jul 1890 |
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Place Filed: |
South Dakota and Washington |
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Relation to Head: |
Soldier |
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Spouse: |
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Roll number: |
226 |
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Name: |
George L Houghton |
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Gender: |
Male |
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Rank: |
Private |
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Role: |
Veteran |
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Residence Date: |
Jun 1890 |
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Residence Place: |
Deadwood, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA |
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Enumeration District: |
8 |
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Enlistment Date: |
12 Aug 1862 |
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Discharge Date: |
6 Jun 1865 |
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Regiment or Vessel: |
104 Illinois V. Inf |
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Company: |
D. |
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Length of service: |
2 Yrs 10 Mos 25 Days |
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Household: |
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1900 Woodstock Pipestone Co. MN
Emma L Houghton 53/Mar 1847/PA says wife keeping house married 2 years no children (no Geo with her)
1910 Christopher King Co. WA
Geo L Houghton 68/1842/Canada IM 1845 parents NY/Canada married 9 ys
Emma L 63/1847/PA parents ME/ME (notes no children)
Name: |
George L Houghton |
Gender: |
Male |
Birth Date: |
abt 1842 |
Death Date: |
25 Feb 1917 |
Age at Death: |
75 |
Death Location: |
Orting, Pierce, Washington |
Father: |
Rufus Houghton |
Mother: |
Lucy Abil |
Record Source: |
Washington State Death Record |
George L. Houghton Famous memorial
BIRTH
28 Aug 1841
Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada
DEATH
25 Feb 1917 (aged 75)
Orting, Pierce County, Washington, USA
BURIAL
Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery
Orting, Pierce County, Washington, USA Show Map
PLOT
Section 4, Row O, Grave 45
Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. Entered the Army at Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois and served as a Private in Company D, 104th Illinois Infantry. At the Elk River, Tennessee on July 2, 1863, he was a member of a volunteer party that under a heavy fire, captured a Confederate stockade and saved the bridge from destruction. His citation was issued on March 27, 1900 and he is one of 24 Canadians awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Civil War.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
1920 Orting city Pierce Co WA
Emma L Houghton head Widowed 72/1848/PA no occ
1930 OSH Orting Pierce Co. WA
Emma L Houghton 1847/PA widowed
No information on Emma L Houghton death or burial should be at Orting but not noted!
Buried at Washington Old Soldiers Home Cemetery Orting
Row: Section 4 Row 0
Site: 45
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