Mayo Evans and Edward Chalmers Houston
EDWARD CHALMERS HOUSTON, son of CATHERINE HILTON HORNBY and SAMUEL HOUSTON, was born July 29, 1858 in Iowa,988 and died December 25, 1931 in Prosser, Benton, Washington.988 He is buried in Prosser Cemetery, Benton County, Washington.456
He married MAYO EVANS on October 29, 1884 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.1953 She was born March 21, 1860 in Wisconsin,988 and died May 15, 1935 in Prosser, Benton, Wisconsin.988 She is buried in Prosser Cemetery, Benton County, Washington.456
Children of MAYO EVANS and EDWARD CHALMERS HOUSTON:
- Daughter
Education
- Edward Chalmers Houston graduated from Denmark Academy, Lee County, Iowa, 1878.2890
Obituaries
Burlington Hawk-Eye, December 29, 19313851
FORMER RESIDENT OF DENMARK DIES AT SPOKANE, WASH.
Special To The Hawk-Eye.
Denmark, Ia., Dec. 28.—Word has been received here of the death of Edward C. Houston at his home in Washington Christmas night. Mr. Houston was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel and Kate Hornby Houston, early settlers of Denmark.
He was born here 73 years ago , graduated from Denmark academy class of 1878. After graduating he went to Washington and also to Alaska during the gold rush in the early days. After a short time he returned to Washington and settled near Spokane on a ranch, where he lived since that time.
He is survived by his wife and three brothers, Charley Houston of Clarinda, Ia., Harry W. Houstona dn Arthur H. Houston, of Denmark, and one sister, Mrs. Millie Deering of Montana and many relatives.
Spokesman-Review, May 17, 193511394
MRS. E. C. HOUSTON
PROSSER, Wash., May 16.—Death came at 4:30 a. m. to Mrs. E. C. Houston, 75, one of the city's oldest and most active pioneers. Born Mayo Evans in Wsiconsin Mrch 1, 1860, she married in the midwest before coming here. Following taking land here, Houstons moved to Seattle, then to Nome, where she followed her husband through sourdough activities, returning here after the Alaska gold rush. Active in civic enterprises almost to death, she was former president of W.C. T. U., consistently active in the Woman's club and P. E. O. Survived by a daughter, Helena Richardson, Oakland, Cal.; sister, Margaret Thomas, Prosser; brother, George Evans of Montana.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| June 15, 18604 | Denmark, Lee, Iowa |
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| August 19, 18701708 | Denmark, Lee, Iowa | |
| June 11, 18803472 | Greenwood, Phillips, Kansas | |
| June 16, 190011395 | Nome, Alaska |
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| April 15, 19103473 | Prosser, Benton, Washington |
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| January 5, 19203474 | Prosser, Benton, Washington |
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