John William Elmore Huston (1899 - 1955)

Born 19 Mar 1899 in York, York, Ontario, Canada

Husband of Jessie Anette (Johnson) Huston — married 22 Sep 1923 in DeKalb, DeKalb, Illinois, USA

Died 6 Jul 1955 at age 56 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Alert: Born and Baptized as John Elmore Huston - Never seen using John as a given name after that time. Name used balance of life: William Elmore Huston.

Biography

John Elmore Huston was born on 19 Mar 1899 in sub-district Cobourg (Town/Ville) in the Northumberland (West District^[1] OR York, York, Ontario, Canada as the son of William John Huston (1873-1909) and Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie" Best Huston.^[2] Almost immediately he was shown on all other records as being Elmore and/or William Elmore Huston. (I do not know the reason for the name change ... was it a church registration error, a third given name (William was not shown as a given name on the birth record), or a change desired by the parents.)^[3]

in 1901, William J (27) and "Lizzie J (25) and their 2 sons, Cecil Huston (3) and Elmore (2) were living in Cobourg, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada. Also in the household were a domestic Maud Anderson (23), and 2 lodgers Emma Dickson (18) and Edith Dickson (17). William worked as a photographer.^[1]

He arrived in the USA from Canada at age 18, on 23 Nov 1917, lived at 350 Wellington Ave, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, and was naturalized in Illinois at the age of 28, on 6 May 1927.^{[3] [4]}

During that 10 year period, William E Huston (26) and Jessie Anette (Johnson) Huston (1895-1983) (28) married at the First Lutheran Church on 22 Sep 1923 in DeKalb, DeKalb, Illinois.^[4][5]

While living at 3044 Belmont in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Williiam Elmore registered for WWI Draft on 12 Sep 1918. At that time he was described as of medium build and height, with brown hair and blue eyes.^[6] He registered a second time, this time for WWII Draft, on 16 Feb 1942. He was described as being 5 8, 165 lb, of light complexion, gray hair and blue eyes. He was working for the Burgess Battery Co. at 180 N Wabash in Chicago at the time and named Cecil C Huston of 4003 Doris Ave, Detroit, Michigan as his person to contact.^[7] On both occasions, he used name William Elmore Huston.

In 1930, William (33) is working as an accountant. He and Jessie (35) and three children - William Huston (4), Jane Huston (1) and Mary Louise Huston (1) were shown as living at 928 N St John Ave in Highland Park, Lake, Illinois^[4]

William E died at the age of 56, on 6 Jul 1955, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.^[8]

Research Notes

Profiles are Needed for his mother and brother, both referenced in bio. See red names

MOTHER: Elizabeth Jane "Lizzie" Best

1. Born in Ireland 2 Oct 1875
2. Marriage to John William Elmore's father, William JOHN Huston, most likely in Ontario, Canada
3. Death - nothing is known about her death.
   1. Her children were seen in Michigan and Indiana; however I have not seen any evidence that Elizabeth ever left Canada.

BROTHER: Cecil Huston

Are there other records?

Emigration

Military Service in Canada, prior to immigration in USA

ALERT: There appears to be more than 1 William E Huston born in 1899.

See Canada Service Records.

Just prior to this William E's emigrating, there is a William Elmore Huston (19) shown with a service date of 6 Mar 1917, service #70652, on the UK, Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-19490^[9]

There is also a William Elmer Houston awareded military honour on 15 Dec 1945 - when this William E was already a naturalized citizen in the USA.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry.com. 1901 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2004. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/about-census.aspxl. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: T-6428 to T-6556.; Images are reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada.
2. ↑ Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1915
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
6. ↑ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
7. ↑ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
8. ↑ Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
9. ↑ UK, Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940