Civil War Veterans Buried In Washington State - George Houghton

Name:

Rufus Houghton

Gender:

M (Male)

Birth Date:

1791

Birth Place:

New York (New York City (All Boroughs)), New York, USA

Death Date:

1865

Father:

Rufus Houghton

Mother:

Mary Gleason no infor on her but died y 1850 for sure

Spouse:

Anna Nickerson Lucy Abel

Child:

Anna HoughtonDaniel HoughtonEdward HoughtonElihu HoughtonGeorge L HoughtonJulia E HoughtonLewis HoughtonLydia T HoughtonMaria HoughtonMartha HoughtonMerritt D HoughtonOlive H HoughtonRufus Houghton

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Residence Brookfield IL;

Enlisted on 8/12/1862 at Brookfield, Cook Co., IL as a Private.

On 8/27/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. IL 104th Infantry

He was Mustered Out on 6/16/1865

Other Information:

born 8/28/1841 in Yarmouth, West Canada

died 2/25/1917

Buried: Soldier's Home Cemetery, Orting, WA

Medal of Honor Information:

He was awarded the Medal of Honor

for action on 7/2/1863 at Elk River, TN.

(Joined a small party that, under heavy fire, captured

 a stockade and saved the bridge)

Name:

George L Houghton

Enlistment Age:

20

Birth Date:

28 Aug 1841

Birth Place:

Yarmouth, West Canada

Enlistment Date:

12 Aug 1862

Enlistment Place:

Brookfield, Cook Co., Illinois

Enlistment Rank:

Private

Muster Date:

27 Aug 1862

Muster Place:

Illinois

Muster Company:

D

Muster Regiment:

104th Infantry

Muster Regiment Type:

Infantry

Muster Information:

Enlisted

Muster Out Date:

16 Jun 1865

Muster Out Information:

Mustered Out

Side of War:

Union

Survived War?:

Yes

Residence Place:

Brookfield, Illinois

Death Date:

25 Feb 1917

Burial Place:

Orting, Washington

Cemetery:

Soldier's Home Cemetery

Title:

Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men; Medal of Honor Recipients 1863-1994

Name:

George L Houghton

Gender:

Male

Marriage Date:

20 Jul 1898

Marriage Place:

Woodstock, Pipestone, Minnesota

Spouse's Name:

Emma L Roberts

Spouse Gender:

Female

Event Type:

Marriage

FHL Film Number:

1403126

Name:

George L Houghton

Gender:

Male

Unit:

D. 104 Ill Infantry

Filing Date:

6 Jul 1890

Place Filed:

South Dakota and Washington

Relation to Head:

Soldier

Spouse:

Emma L Houghton

Roll number:

226

Name:

George L Houghton

Gender:

Male

Rank:

Private

Role:

Veteran

Residence Date:

Jun 1890

Residence Place:

Deadwood, Lawrence, South Dakota, USA

Enumeration District:

8

Enlistment Date:

12 Aug 1862

Discharge Date:

6 Jun 1865

Regiment or Vessel:

104 Illinois V. Inf

Company:

D.

Length of service:

2 Yrs 10 Mos 25 Days

Household:

Name:

George L Houghton

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

abt 1842

Death Date:

25 Feb 1917

Age at Death:

75

Death Location:

Orting, Pierce, Washington

Father:

Rufus Houghton

Mother:

Lucy Abil

Record Source:

Washington State Death Record