Abijah John Dee Columbus Howton

Biography

Abijah John Dee Columbus Howton was born on February 22, 1865 in Hopkins, KY, USA. He passed away on July 28, 1930 in Adams, WA, USA and was buried in 1930 in Delight Cemetery, Adams, Washington, United States.

His parents were James Henry Howton, Jr. and Elizabeth Louvina (Ross) Smith.

Abijah married Alice Geneva (Estes) Howton on February 23, 1894 in Cornwall, Latah, ID, USA. Together they had the following children:

• Ida Elizabeth Howton
• Ruth (Howton) Reeve
• Eunice (Howton) Shimek
• Lois (Howton) Leavell
• Lloyd Lee Howton
• Geneva (Howton) Jolly
• Florence Howton
• Doris Martha Howton
• Norman Estes Howton.

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Source: The Spokesman-Review, page 7. Aug 4 1930

Genealogy

“Re: Duke Houghton change to Howton-HELP!” (Posted: 21 Feb 2005) < link >; (document attached)

My grandfather was (Abijah) John Dee Colombus Howton.

John and Joel were both (along with some other children) the sons of James Henry Howton II 1829-1901 , who in turn was the son of James Henry Howton I. (1807-1865)--and he was the son of Jonathan Howton and Ann Trover.

My father, Norman Estes Howton (son of A. John D.C. Howton) lived 1896-1982.

References

• https://www.ancestry.co.uk/boards/topics.royalty.britisles/56.2/
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4ZJ-CSZ : 22 August 2017), John C Houton in household of James Houton, Township 37, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district ED 23, sheet 244B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0173; FHL microfilm 1,254,173.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGVH-BWG : accessed 10 March 2018), John C Hawton, Fairview, Adams, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 7B, family 148, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1653; FHL microfilm 1,375,666.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHFF-11R : accessed 10 March 2018), John C Howton, Kahlotus, Franklin, Washington, United States; citing ED 44, sheet 4A, line 22, family 73, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1920; FHL microfilm 1,821,920.
• Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N353-RS7 : 10 February 2018), John Columbus Howten, 28 Jul 1930; citing Lind, Adams, Washington, reference 35, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,022,716.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 March 2018), memorial page for John Dee Columbus Howton (1865–1930), Find A Grave Memorial no. [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15543023/john-dee_columbus-howton 15543023, citing Delight Cemetery, Adams County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by Kit Timmons (contributor 46560313) .
• Washington, Adams County, Probate Records; Author: Washington State Archives. Eastern Regional Branch; Probate Place: Adams, Washington Source Information Ancestry.com. Washington, Wills and Probate Records, 1851-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. link to Ancestry.com