West Virginia Pioneers

Family: John Houchin / Rachel Higgins (F23404)

m. 17 Nov 1831


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  • Father | Male
    John Houchin

    Born  13 Feb 1804  Bath County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Feb 1887  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  1887  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  17 Nov 1831  [1, 2]  Pocahontas County, Virginia, USA  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Moses Houchin | F4297 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Galford | F4297 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Rachel Higgins

    Born  11 Jun 1814  Pocahontas County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Sep 1897  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Child 1 | Male
    + Francis Marion Houchin

    Born  3 Apr 1837  Wood County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Dec 1918   
    Buried  1918  Orma, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Sarah C. Mace | F23392 
    Married  9 Dec 1869  Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Catharine Matilda Feathers | F23391 
    Married     

    Child 2 | Female
    Mary Naomi Houchin

    Born  19 Feb 1835  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried    Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Robert Marlin Park | F23418 
    Married  1859  Wirt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Margaret J. Houchin

    Born  1839  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Jun 1860  Wirt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Female
    Nancy E. Houchin

    Born  Nov 1841  Wirt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Apr 1936  Sanoma, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Francis Marion Righter | F23417 
    Married  1863   

    Child 5 | Male
    + James Henry Houchin

    Born  21 Apr 1843  Sanoma, Wirt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Aug 1926  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Sarah Ellen Monroe | F23397 
    Married  14 Apr 1872  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Rachel A. Houchin

    Born  1846  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Charles A. Smith | F23398 
    Married  1874  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Female
    Ellen Comfort Houchin

    Born  16 Jan 1850  Wirt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Sep 1889  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lovell C. Gates | F25502 
    Married  4 Apr 1869  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    + John Ellis Houchin

    Born  Jan 1856  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 May 1924  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  1924  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Ellen Tichner | F23405 
    Married  27 Aug 1880  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Female
    Rachel Elizabeth Houchin

    Born  Abt 1859  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Samuel C. Knotts | F27261 
    Married     

    Child 10 | Female
    Virginia E. Houchin

    Born  Abt 1840  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Jan 1935  Marion County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  9 Jan 1935  United States (US) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Richard E. Gray | F23396 
    Married  1 May 1881  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 11 | Male
    William R. Houchin

    Born  1833  Pocahontas County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Mary J. Houchin | F25500 
    Married     

    Child 12 | Male
    + Ellis Houchin

    Born  Abt 1816  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1882  Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    United States of America (USA) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Comfort Slavin Higgins | F3977 
    Married  7 Oct 1837  Pocahontas County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S989] Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).

    2. [S2892] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).