Brief Life History of Nettie Russell
When Nettie Russell Houghton was born in June 1866, in Maine, United States, her father, Harlan Page Houghton, was 29 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Barrus, was 28. She married Charles Elbert Wheeler in 1896, in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Portland Ward 7, Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States for about 10 years and Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1960, at the age of 94, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Nettie R Houghton in household of Harlan P Houghton, "United States Census, 1870"
- Nettie Russell Houghton in entry for Herbert Milton Heath and Elizabeth Houghton Wheeler, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
- Nettie H Wheeler in household of Charles A Wheeler, "United States Census, 1930"
Spouse and Children
1863–1943 Male
1866–1960 Female
Children (2)
1896–1991 Female
1899–1974 Female
Parents and Siblings
1837–1915 Male
1838–1927 Female
Siblings (1)
1866–1960 Female
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 30
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from any of numerous places called Houghton or Hoghton. Most of the placenames derive from Old English hōh ‘heel, spur of land’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, though some have different etymologies; for example, Little Houghton in Eccles (Lancashire), which derives from Old English halh ‘nook, corner of land’ + tūn, and Houghton in Bigbury (Devon), which may derive from an Old English personal name Huhha + Old English tūn.
variant of Haughton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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