Background First Presbyterian Church South Lyon, Oakland, Michigan
GEORGE EDWARD was born 31 Aug 1836, in Lyon Twp., Oakland, Michigan. He married 31 Aug 1862 in Cohoctah, Livingston, Michigan, Mary Ann RANDALL, the daughter of Henry RANDALL and Olive CARPENTER. She was born 25 December 1844, Huron, Erie, Ohio, and died 8 July 1899, in Oak Grove, Livingston, Michigan. George Edware died 23 Apr 1917 in Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan.
1840 Census Index GARRET Green Oak Livingston County MI 205
Garret HOTELLEN
Under 5; 5 to 10; 10 to 15; 15 to 20; 30 to 40; 40 to 50; 70 to 80; 80 to 90
Male: 1 ------- 1 1 -------- 1 -------- --------
Female: ------- 1 -------- -------- 1 -------- 1 1
1850 Census Tuscola, Livingston, Michigan, page 464
R Estate Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Born
Alva PRESTON 47 M ---- Farmer $ 4,000 Connecticut
Rachael " 46 F ---- ---------- -------- New York
Jas. " 18 M ---- Farmer -------- Michigan
John " 14 M ---- ---------- -------- Michigan
Lucinda THOMPSON 19 F ---- ---------- -------- New York
Matilda " 18 F ---- ---------- -------- Michigan
Geo HOTALING 13 M ---- ---------- -------- Michigan
1860 Census Cohoctah, Livingston, Michigan Page 334
R Estate Personal Where
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Value Born
Alva PRESTON 57 M ---- Farmer $ 10,500 $ 1,600 Connecticut
Rachel " 56 F ---- ---------- -------- -------- New York
John L " 24 M ---- Farmer -------- -------- Michigan
George HOUGHTON 23 M ---- Farm Labor -------- -------- Michigan
Berny J LITCHFIELD 17 M ---- Farm Labor -------- -------- Michigan
Mary R THOMPSON 17 F ---- Domestic -------- -------- Michigan
Mary A RANDAL 15 F ---- Domestic -------- -------- Ohio
Albert E THOMPSON 13 M ---- ---------- -------- -------- Michigan
Sarah L MINTON 8 F ---- ---------- -------- -------- Michigan
Sarah J PRESTON 21 F ---- ---------- -------- -------- New York
1870 Census Cohoctah, Livingston, Michigan, Page 24
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Value Value Born
HOUGHTALLING George 34 M W Teamster $ 7,000 $ 0,850 Michigan
" Mary 25 F W Keeping House -------- -------- Ohio
" Jennie M 5 F W ------------- -------- -------- Michigan
" Mary 2 F W ------------- -------- -------- Michigan
" Edward 6M M W ------------- -------- -------- Michigan
RATHBURN Clara 23 F W Domistic Serv -------- -------- Michigan
1880 Census Cohoctah, Livingston, Michigan ED 183 Page 18 Line 4
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Race Sex Age Relat Sta Occupation |Self Father Mother|
HOUGHTALING George W M 43 ----- M Farmer Mich. N. Y. N. Y.
" Mary A W F 35 Wife M Keeping House Ohio ------ N. Y.
" Jennie M W F 14 Dau S ------------- Mich. Mich. Ohio
" Mary A W F 12 Dau S ------------- Mich. Mich. Ohio
" Edward S W M 10 Son S ------------- Mich. Mich. Ohio
" Edith C W F 8 Dau S ------------- Mich. Mich. Ohio
" Grace O W F 4 Dau S ------------- Mich. Mich. Ohio
" Bertha L W F 2 Dau S ------------- Mich. Mich. Ohio
1880 Census Cohoctah, Livingston, Michigan, ED 182 Page 17 Line 10
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Race Sex Age Relat Sta Occupation |Self Father Mother|
BETTERLY Alfred W M 29 ----- M Farm Laborer Penn. Penn. Penn.
" Lydia S W F 26 Wife M Keeping House Verm. Verm. Verm.
" Claude W M 1 Son S ------------- Mich. Penn. Verm.
1880 Census Scriba, Oswego, New York, ED 268 Page 6 Line 1
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Race Sex Age Relat Sta Occupation |Self Father Mother|
CROUCH Frank W M 22 ----- M Laborer N. Y. N. Y. N. Y.
" Anna W F 21 Wife M Keeping House N. Y. N. Y. N. Y.
" George W M 2 Son S ------------- N. Y. N. Y. N. Y.
1900 Census Cohoctah, Livingston, Michigan, ED 63 Sheet 12A Line 39
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Relat Race Sex Born Born Age Sta |Self Father Mother| Occupation
HOUGHTALING Geo. Head W M Aug 1838 62 Wd Mich. N. Y. N. Y. Farming
" Edith C Dau W F Mar 1872 28 S Mich. Mich. Ohio
" Grace O Dau W F May 1876 24 S Mich. Mich. Ohio
" Burtha L Dau W F Sep 1877 22 S Mich. Mich. Ohio
" Eva R Dau W F Jul 1891 8 S Mich. Mich. Ohio
1910 Census Cohoctah, Livingston, Michigan, ED 98 Sheet 10A Line 36
Mar Yrs | Place of Birth |
Name Relat Sex Race Age Sta Mar |Self Father Mother| Occupation
HOUGHTALING George E Head M W 73 W --- Mich. N. Y. N. Y. Farmer General
" Edith C Dau F W 30 S --- Mich. Mich. Ohio House Wife
" Bertha L Dau F W 28 S --- Mich. Mich. Mich. None
McCOOK Evangeline Dau F W 22 M1 --- Mich. Mich. Mich. None
Evangeline Mother of 0 Children 0 Living 0
1910 Census Cohoctah, Livingston, Michigan, ED 98 Sheet 10A Line 40
Mar Yrs | Place of Birth |
Name Relat Sex Race Age Sta Mar |Self Father Mother| Occupation
HOUGHTALING Edward S Head M W 40 M1 12 Mich. Mich. Mich.
" M Emma Wife F W 32 M1 12 Mich. Canada Mich.
" Christine A Dau F W 8 S --- Mich. Mich. Mich.
M Emma Mother of 1 Child 1 Living
1910 Census Greenfield, Wayne, Michigan, ED 287 Sheet 21A Line 8
Mar Yrs | Place of Birth |
Name Relat Sex Race Age Sta Mar |Self Father Mother| Occupation
CROUCH Frank Head M W 52 M3 13 N. Y. Eng. N. Y. Teamster Trucking
" Jennie Wife F W 33 M1 13 Mich. Ire. Ire. None
" George Son M W 31 M1 8 N. Y. N. Y. N. Y. Merchant Feed Store
" Rube Wife F W 31 M1 8 Mich. Ire. Ire. None
" Marion G Dau F W 7 S --- Mich. N. Y. Ire. None
Jennie Mother of 0 Children 0 Living
Rube Mogher of 2 Children 1 Living
1920 Census Howell, Livingaton, Michigan, ED Sheet Line 35
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Relat Sex Race Age Sta |Self Father Mother| Occupation
BETTERLEY Claude Head M W 41 M Mich. Penn. Mich. Machinist
Piston Factory
" Bertha Wife F W 42 M Mich. Mich. Ohio None
1920 Census Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, ED 723 Sheet 7B Line 68
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Relat Sex Race Age Sta |Self Father Mother| Occupation
CROUCH Franke Head M W 63 M N. Y. N. Y. N. y. Teamster
" Edith C Wife F W 47 M Mich. Mich. Ohio None
1930 Census Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, ED 583 Sheet 13A Line 15
Age
Mar 1st | Place of Birth |
Name Relat Sex Race Age Sta Mar |Self Father Mother| Occupation
BETTERLEY Claude Head M W 51 M 33 Mich. Verm. Penn. Stock Clerk
Auto Factory
" Bertha Wife F W 52 M 34 Mich. Mich. Ohio None
Name Business Info Houghtaling, Geo. E. Genl farmer and stock grower, Dist. No. 3.
1864 Supervisor, Thomas Goldsmith;
Town Clerk, George E. Houghtaling;
Treasurer, Joel A. Chapman;
Justice of the Peace, Thomas Goldsmith;
School Inspector, Wm. C. Randall.
1865 Supervisor, Thomas Goldsmith
Town Clerk, George E. Houghtaling;
Treasurer, James A. Preston;
Justice of the Peace, Luther Pratt;
School Inspector, Schuyler E. Randall.
1871 Supervisor, Luther C. Kanouse;
Town Clerk, Abel S. Austin;
Treasurer, Amos M. Eager;Þ
Justices of the Peace, William O. Hendricks (full term),
George O. Austin (vacancy);
Drain Commissioner, Michael Thatcher (appointed May 2oth);
School Inspector, Winfield Kanouse.
þ Resigned, and George E. Houghtaling was appointed
Nov. 6th to fill the vacancy.
1872 Supervisor, Alonzo T. Frisbee;
Town Clerk, Abel S. Austin;
Treasurer, George E. Houghtaling;
Justice of the Peace, William McMillan;
Drain Commissioner, Michael Thatcher;
School Inspector, Oscar T. Keller.
1876 Supervisor, Joseph Browning;
Town Clerk, Martin L. Davis;
Treasurer, Luther C. Kanouse;
Justices of the Peace, Michael Thatcher (full term),
Cyrus G. Hayner (vacancy);
Drain Commissioner, George E. Houghtaling;*
School Superintendent, Joseph L. Cook;
School Inspector, Fillmore M. Kanouse.
* Resigned on the 3d of May,
and Ezra Frisbee was appointed to fill the vacancy.
He resigned May 22, and, June 20,
Michael Thatcher was appointed in his stead.
The first division of the town into road districts was made by the highway commissioner, April 11, 1838, ... In 1840 a more uniform division was made. ... The present division is into 38 districts, and the list of overseers is as follows:
No. 1, Harry HOUGHTON; No. 2, Peter ROHRABACHER; No. 3, Hubert BLODGETT; No. 4, A. H. JONES; No. 5, H. GRANT; No. 6, Asa PETTEYS; No. 7, George HOUGHTALING; No. 8, James R. FISHER; No. 9, William C. HOSLEY; No. 10, John J. BARLOW; No. 11, Samuel SLIDER; No. 12, Parmenio ADAMS; No. 13, George SOULE; No. 14, Isaac TELLER; No. 15, William DUNKLE; No. 16, Henry STONER; No. 17, Joseph LAMOREAUX; No. 18, Edward ANTLIFF; No. 19 John WIGGINS; No. 20, John D. BLANK; No. 21, Edward FISHER; No. 22, James GILLOND; No. 23, John DUNSTAN; No. 24, Alexander T. FRISBEE; No. 25, Charles DEAN; No. 26, Adam SHALER; No. 27, Lewis B. BOYD; No. 28, Henry BRIGHAM; No. 29, Charles E. DUNSTAN; No. 30, Moses JONES; No. 31, Israel ELLSWORTH; No. 32, Thomas GOLDSMITH; No. 33, Jesse MOREY; No. 34, Waterbury OSTRANDER; No. 35, Fred STEINACHER; No. 36, Samuel G. HOUGHTALING; No. 37, F. L. ROHRABACHER; No. 38, William PATTERSON.
at Chemungville. It was organized probably as early as 1837, with Alva PRESTON as class-leader.The principal members were the BOUTELL, PRESTON, RAMSDELL, and ELLIS families.
Oak Grove circuit was formed at a meeting of Conference, held in the city of Flint, in September, 1855, and became a part of Flint District.
The first trustees recorded, appointed March 15, 1859, ...present trustees are Joseph A. RUSSELL, George E. HOUGHTALING, David MOODY, D. O. TAFT, and George O. AUSTIN. The present membership is 23, and 18 probationers. Joseph A. RUSSELL is the present class-leader; and the stewards are David MOODY and George E. HOUGHTALING.
This association, of which "any person may become a member, who became a resident of Livingston County previous to the fourth day of July, A.D. 1850,"
...Below is given a list of those who have become members of the association, from its organization until the present time, viz.:
Where When Name Nativity Settled Settled George E. HOUGHTALING Michigan Green Oak, August, 1836 Jacob KAMOUSE New Jersey Cohoctah, May, 1836 William PALMER New York Brighton, June, 1834 Morris THOMPSON New York Howell, June, 1835
Among the earliest settlers of 1835, to arrive in the township from the east, were Villeroy E., John W. and Elisha H. SMITH, three brothers who came from Ontario county, New York, in May of that year. The last named lived here until quite an old man. For many years he was active in the county pioneer society and took great delight in recounting his experiences in the early days here. He wrote a history of Howell which had quite a local circulation, about the time of its publication.
Probably the next to arrive in 1835 was Moses THOMPSON and Ezra J. MUNDAY. Mr. THOMPSON with his son Lewis and daughters Rachel, (afterwards Mrs. HOUGHTALING, later Mrs. PRESTON) and Lucinda, (Mrs. Ezra FRISBEE), left Herkimer County in April, traveled through Canada in a double buggy drawn by the second team of horses brought to Howell, and reached Detroit, on May 25th. The remainder of the family, Mrs. Thompson, Morris, Edward, Maria, Elizabeth and Jane, afterwards Mrs. CLARK, Mrs SLADER and Mrs. CRITTENDEN, respectively, with Mr. MUNDAY, left Herkimer County about a month later and after a trip of over a week by the Erie Canal and lake Erie, landed in Detroit, on the 7th of June. Three days later the entire party left Detroit, with their horse team and five yokes of oxen which Mr. THOMPSON had bought in Detroit. The family stopped several days at Lyon while Mr. THOMPSON came on and commenced his house. Part of them arrived on June 23 and stopped at Geo. T. SAGE's until their own house which stood just up from the bank at the north end of what is now known as Thompson's Lake, was ready for them, which was about July 4th. The rest of the family came about that time.
GEORGE E. HOUGHTALING. The enterprising farmer and good citizen whose name we now give is a native son of the Wolverine State, being born August 31, 1836, in Lyons, Oakland County. Garrett and Rachel (THOMPSON) HOUGHTALING were his parents and his paternal grandfather was Richard HOUGHTALING, who was born in New York and devoted himself through life to farming pursuits. He came to Michigan about 1835 and passed the remainder of his days with his son, Garrett, and soon after his decease his widow also passed away.
This worthy couple brought to years of maturity and usefulness a large family of children as follows: John, David, Henry, Garrett, Peter, Mahala, Hannah, Betsey and Margaret, and all are married except Peter and Mahala. The father of our subject had his birth in New York and was twice married, first to Lydia GATES, by whom he had two son, William O. and Samuel G., and after her death, which occurred in Lyons, Oakland County, he married the mother of our subject, who bore him one, son George. She died in 1868.
Garrett HOUGHTSLING was a blacksmith by trade and came to Michigan about 1820, settling in Wayne County, where he followed his trade at Waterford until 1837, when he came to Green Oak Township, Livingston County, and established himself. He was prosperous in his business, and accumulated a comfortable competency, acquiring a farm of about five hundred acres, all of it located on section, 23. This he improved and cultivated and made his home upon it until he was called from earth at the age of forty-eight in the year 1845. His religious convictions brought him into union with the Christian Church and his political views allied him with the old Whig party.
The mother of our subject was born in Columbia, Herkimer County, N.Y., and was a daughter of Moses and Margaret (MORRIS) THOMPSON, who were from New Jersey, their early home being near Morristown. The father was a farmer and he moved to New York, and in 1835 came with his team through Canada to Michigan, being two weeks on the road. He settled in the woods where Howell now stands and built a sawmill. He was a man of means and took up some two thousand acres of land in Livingston County and in Oakland County. His life in Michigan was cut short by death as he was called away from earth in 1841, while living a little north of Howell, and his faithful wife who was the mother of nine children, survived him until 1867. She died at the age of eighty-five.
The happy married life of Mr. HOUGHTALING began August 21, 1862, and his bride was Mary, daughter of Henry and Olive (CARPENTER) RANDALL. This lady was born in Huron, Erie County, Ohio and became the mother of seven children who have in every way proved an honor to their faithful parents, who through their childhood and youth gave them all necessary opportunities for self improvement and development. Jennie M. is, a graduate of Albion College and a teacher in Howell; Mary A. who is an artist is the wife of Clarence PEARCE, while the remaining children are: Edward S., Edith C., Grace O., Bertha L., and Eva R. For more than thirty years our subject and his wife have been prominently identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church and they are leaders in its work and social circles.
The early training of our subject was received upon the farm and in the schools of Oakland at County, and after the death of the father his mother was united in marriage with Alva PRESTON. The son remained at home until he reached the age d of twenty-six, when he began for himself upon one hundred and twenty-six acres on section 23. He now owns two hundred and forty-four acres although he met with a serious loss through endorsing for a friend and he was obliged to sell one hundred acres in order to pay this debt; yet it is evident that he may fairly be called a successful man. He has served as Township Treasurer and Clerk and is well-known in every circle of life in Cohoctah Township where he has lived since 1847, with the exception of four years which he spent in Albion, to which he moved in order to educate his children. He and his household are among the most highly respected members of society in this part of the county, and are worthy of the esteem which is granted them.
LAST NAME FIRST NAME VOL. PAGE (my notes RF) HOUGHTALING Diantha 2 381 (wife of Laffaytte) HOUGHTALING Lafayette 2 208 (son of Samuel) HOUGHTALING Martin 1 170 (unknown at this time) HOUGHTALING Samuel 1 228 (son of Garritt by 1st wife) HOUGHTALLING Mary A. 2 41 (wife of George E.) HOUGHTALLING Mellesa 2 259 (2nd wife of Samuel)
LAST FIRST CEMETERY NAME NAME NAME PAGE VOL. (my notes RF) HOUGHTALING Diantha SANFORD 101 III (wife of Lafayette) HOUGHTALING Ellen SANFORD 101 III (1st wife of Samuel) HOUGHTALING George SANFORD 98 III (son of Garritt) HOUGHTALING Lafayette SANFORD 101 III (son of Samuel) HOUGHTALING Martha SANFORD 101 III (unknown at this time) HOUGHTALING Mary SANFORD 98 III (wife of George) HOUGHTALING Melissa SANFORD 101 III (2nd wife of Samuel) HOUGHTALING Samuel SANFORD 101 III (son of Garritt)
CHILDREN of George Edward HOUGHTALING and Mary Ann RANDALL:
+ 31. 1. JENNIE MAY b: 11 Sep 1865; Cohoctah, Livingston, Michigan. md: 25 Jun 1895; , Livingston, Michigan. John Lacy AUSTIN. d: 23 Jan 1933; , , Michigan. + 32. 2. MARY ADA b: 25 Dec 1867; Cohoctah, Livingston, Michigan. md: 5 Sep 1888; Cohoctah, Livingston, Michigan. Clarence Elmer PEARCE. d: 28 Jul 1947; + 33. 3. EDWARD SCHUYLER b: 30 Nov 1869; Cohoctah, Livingston, Michigan. md: Abt 1898; Mary Emma ELLSWORTH. d: 2 Mar 1949; 34. 4. EDITH CARLOTTA b: 10 May 1872; Cohoctah, Livingston, Michigan. md: 4 Sep 1914; Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan. Frank E. CROUCH. d: 1959; 35. 5. GRACE OLIVE b: 6 May 1876; Cohoctah, Livingston, Michigan. md: Aft 1886 Everd JACKSON. 36. 6. BERTHA LULU b: 6 Sep 1877; Cohoctah, Livingston, Michigan. md: 8 Mar 1912; , , Michigan. Claude C. BETTERLY. d: 1950; + 37. 7. RACHEL EVANGELINE b: 8 Jul 1881; Cohoctah, Livingston, Michigan. md: 21 Nov 1909; Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada. Roy Waite McCOOK. d: 11 Aug 1949; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan.Back to Garrett HOUGHTALING's Family Page
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