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William M Houghton 1936–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1936

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 8 Apr 1945

Death Location: Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana, USA

Father: Carl Houghton

Mother: Evelyn Cravens

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

William M Houghton was born in 1936 in Kentucky, the child of Carl Sharden Houghton And Evelyn Cravens. In 1935, William M Houghton resided in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky. William M Houghton passed away in 1945 in Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • William M Houghton was born in 1936 in Kentucky, the child of Carl Sharden Houghton And Evelyn Cravens.
  • In 1935, William M Houghton resided in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky.
  • William M Houghton passed away in 1945 in Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Carl Houghton
1912–1957
Birth Location: Leavenworth, Crawford, Indiana, USA
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Evelyn Cravens
1916–1991
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Houghton's Ancestors

Self
William Houghton
1936–1945
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Carl Sharden Houghton
1912–1957
Leavenworth, Crawford, Indiana, USA
Evelyn Cravens
1916–1991
Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Mathew Houghton
1872–1945
Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana, USA
Sarah (Agnes) Ash
1877–1953
USA
William Cravens
1892–1950
Henry, Kentucky, USA
Myrtle Sanders
1897–1985
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Henry Houghton
1840–1911
Nancy Wilburn
1881–1934
William Ash
1843–
James Cravens
1869–1942
Virginia Cravens
1874–1958
Erastus Sanders
1868–1929
Bettie Herns
1876–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Houghton
1819–
William Wilburn
1822–1890
Nancy Long
1827–1885
Benjamin Ash
1799–1874
Hannah Figg
1805–1875
James Cravens
1841–1915
Maycia Onan
1828–1910
Zachariah Purvis
1849–1926
Frances Phillips
1852–1933
Nathaniel Sanders
1823–
Mariah Sanders
1830–1918

William Houghton's Timeline

6 Records

1935
28 Nov 1935
Birth of William M Houghton in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
William M Houghton resided here in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
1936
abt 1936
Birth of William M Houghton in Kentucky
Kentucky
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 4
William M Houghton resided here in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 4
William M Houghton resided here in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
1945
8 Apr 1945
Age 9
Death of William M Houghton in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1935
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1365; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 121-11
    [3] Kentucky Death Index
    [4] Kentucky, Birth Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1936
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1365; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 121-11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1365; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 121-11

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1945
    Event Place: Louisville, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal - 9 Apr 1945 - Page 5, 9 Apr 1945

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1945
    Event Place: Louisville, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal - 9 Apr 1945 - Page 9, 9 Apr 1945

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jefferson
    Record Source: Kentucky Death Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1945
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] Kentucky Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leavenworth, Crawford County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Indiana, Find A Grave Index, 1800-2012
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