John Christian Houtz

Brief Life History of John Christian

When John Christian Houtz was born on 16 July 1805, in Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Christian Houtz, was 30 and his mother, Ann Elizabeth Zeller, was 19. He married Susannah Pawling in 1830, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 19 November 1850, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Christian Houtz
1805–1850
Susannah Pawling
1811–1850
Marriage: 1830
Eleanor Houtz
1832–1896
Lavina or Maria Houtz
1842–1842
John Shannon Houtz Sr.
1833–1923
Lavina Houtz
1835–1848
Henry Pauling Houtz
1836–1901
Philip Houtz
1838–1922
Watson Christian Houtz
1841–1924
Heber Christian Houtz
1846–1867
Lorenzo Snow Houtz
1850–1850

Sources (59)

  • U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index, 1850-1880
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Hautz - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: John Houtz
  • Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1813

Historical Boundaries 1813: Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Hautz .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Life of Jacob Houtz Written by his Granddaughter, Josie O, Houtz Aleman

Life of Jacob Houtz Written by his granddaughter, Josie O, Houtz Aleman. Jacob Houtz was born October 12th, 1814, at Penns Township, Union Co., Penns. The seventh child of Christian Houtz and Elizabe …

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