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James Houck (abt. 1844 - 1928)

James Houck
Born about in Licking Co., Ohio, USAmap
Son of and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1864 in Licking Co., Ohio, USAmap
Husband of — married 21 Oct 1873 in McLean County, Illinois, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , and [private daughter (1880s - 1960s)]
Died at about age 83 in Jefferson County, Nebraska, USAmap
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Biography

James Houck was born in October 1844 in Ohio in Licking Co., Ohio. He is the son of Jacob Houck.

1850 census[1] 1860 census[2]

During the Civil War, he served with Company D of the 1st Ohio Calvary. He enlisted in August 1861 in Columbus, Ohio. After 3 years, he reenlisted and received a 30 day furlough. He was mustered out in September 1865 in Hilton Head, South Carolina.[3][4][5][6]

During his furlough in late 1864, he married(1) Emily Dixon in Licking Co., Ohio. (Source needed - may not be possible given Licking County Courthouse fire).

1870 census -- Bloomington Twnp., McLean Co., Illinois, USA

James Houck, age 27, male, white, farmer, $925 personal property, born Ohio; Emily D Houck, age 27, female, white, keeping house, born Ohio; Amy Houck, age 3, female, white, born Ohio; Abby Houck, age 1, female, white, born Ohio; Elmus N Dickson, age 21, male, white, laborer, born Ohio.[7]

He married(2) Mary J. Campbell 21 October 1873 in McLean Co., Illinois.[8]

1880 census[9] 1890 Veteran and Widows Census[10] 1900 census[11] 1910 census[12] 1920 census[13]

He married(3) Viola nee Diehl Husbands 26 September 1922 in Newark, Ohio.[14]

He died 12 June 1928 in Daykin, Nebraska. He is buried in Eureka Cemetery in Daykin, Nebraska.[15]

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQJ-1DL : Wed Oct 04 18:30:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Jacob Houck and Eliza Houck, 1850.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGV-BTP : Fri Oct 06 04:43:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Jacob Houck and Eliza Houck, 1860.
  3. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS97-JZ9 : 25 August 2021), James Houk, 1861-1865.
  4. ↑ "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDY1-DRG : Thu Dec 21 17:31:45 UTC 2023), Entry for James Houck, 1905.
  5. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K641-2GG : Wed Nov 01 17:08:41 UTC 2023), Entry for James Houck, 1907-1933.
  6. ↑ "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHJ3-MMZ : 24 March 2016), James Houck, 1907.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HF-S17 : Thu Oct 05 23:18:25 UTC 2023), Entry for James Houck and Emily D Houck, 1870.
  8. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28H-YQJN : Thu Nov 30 12:42:23 UTC 2023), Entry for James Houck and Mary J Campbell, 21 Oct 1873.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXVJ-JVL : Thu Oct 05 18:33:12 UTC 2023), Entry for James Houck and Mary J. Houck, 1880.
  10. ↑ "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K833-B1S : Sun Nov 12 11:43:31 UTC 2023), Entry for James Houck, 1890.
  11. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3B4-MDV : Thu Oct 05 14:16:08 UTC 2023), Entry for James Houck and Mary J Houck, 1900.
  12. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML4J-FV3 : Tue Oct 03 04:32:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Jame Houck and Mary J Houck, 1910.
  13. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCK4-FJS : Thu Dec 07 23:10:49 UTC 2023), Entry for James Houck and Alta Houck, 1920.
  14. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z8HQ-GR6Z : Wed Oct 18 16:04:07 UTC 2023), Entry for James Honck and Viola Husbands, 26 Sep 1922.
  15. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59434981/james-houck: accessed February 25, 2024), memorial page for James Houck (31 Oct 1844–12 Jun 1928), Find A Grave: Memorial #59434981, citing Eureka Cemetery, Daykin, Jefferson County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Robert Jones (contributor 46993278).




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S Stevenson
Houck-346 and Houck-207 appear to represent the same person because: Same name and dates, locations
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Rejected matches › John James Houck (abt.1843-1920) › James Hockey (1845-)

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