Cora Olive (Palfreeman) Houk (1870 - 1956)

Born 6 Aug 1870 in Sims, Wayne, Illinois, United States

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Died 19 Feb 1956 at age 85 in Olney, Illinois, United States

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Biography

• Fact: Residence (1880) Arrington, Wayne, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Arrington Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Berry, Wayne, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Residence (1920) Sims, Wayne, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Residence (1930) Sims, Wayne, Illinois, United States

Research Notes

According to the obituary extract on Cora's Find a grave memorial, Cora had three sons: Kenneth Houk of Kankakee, Illinois; Arthur Houk of Beech Grove, Indiana; and Howard Houk of New Orleans, Louisiana. She also had two daughters, Irene Ellis of Flora, Illinois, and Nell Dixon of Sulphur, Louisiana.

Sources

• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKT-B5D : accessed 28 October 2015), Cora O Palfreeman in household of S S Palfreeman, Arrington, Wayne, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district 138, sheet 60A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0257; FHL microfilm 1,254,257.

• 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCM-GWN : accessed 5 May 2017), Cora O Hauk in household of Monroe H Hauk, Arrington Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 92, sheet 12A, family 212, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,350.

• 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKF7-Z4M : accessed 12 May 2017), Cora O Houk in household of Hiram M Houk, Berry, Wayne, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 114, sheet 26A, family 231, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 332; FHL microfilm 1,374,345.

• 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJZ3-99M : accessed 12 May 2017), Cora O Houk in household of H M Houk, Sims, Wayne, Illinois, United States; citing ED 142, sheet 9A, line 43, family 179, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 413; FHL microfilm 1,820,413.

• 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3M1-HQM : accessed 5 May 2017), Cora O Houk in household of Hyram M Houk, Sims, Wayne, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 3A, line 32, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 567; FHL microfilm 2,340,302.

• Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV26-XXG9 : accessed 28 October 2015), Cora Olive Palfreeman Houk, 1956; Burial, Berry Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States of America, Arrington Prairie Cemetery; citing record ID 67516417, Find A Grave: Memorial #67516417.

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 05 August 2018, 14:04), entry for Cora Olive Palfreeman(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K63T-GLC); contributed by various users.