West Virginia Pioneers

Travis Earl Houchen

Male 1909 - 1995  (85 years)


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  • Name Travis Earl Houchen  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Born 26 Sep 1909  Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
    Gender Male 
    Event 234-03-7432  [11
    Died 9 Mar 1995  Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 11
    Buried Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 
    • [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Dec 30, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.111.5.112594.86]

      Individual: Houchen, Earl
      Social Security #: 234-03-7432
      SSN# issued in: West Virginia

      Birth date: Sep 26, 1909
      Death date: Mar 9, 1995

      ZIP Code of last known residence: 26101
      Primary location associated with this ZIP Code: Parkersburg, West Virginia

      1900 census, Ripley dist. 34, Jackson Co., WV, page 4b, anc. 22
      Houtchen, George W., 40, b: May 1860 WV, m: 14 yrs @ age 26, father b: WV, mother b: VA, owns farm
      Martha E., 30, b: Nov. 1869 WV, m: 14 yrs @ age 16, parents b: WV, (Casto)
      Eva. L., 13, b: July 1886 WV
      Oreana, 11, b: July 1888 WV
      Vincent M., 8, b: May 1892 WV
      Nelson C., 6, b: Dec. 1893 WV
      Orva M., 3, b: Sept 1896 WV, (dau)
      Goldie M., 2, b: Feb. 1898 WV
      Harley O., 3/12, b: Feb. 1900 WV

      1910 census, Ripley dist. 50, Jackson Co., WV, page 222a, anc 30
      Houchen, George W., 47, b: VA, parents b: VA, m: 24 yrs
      Martha, 40, b: WV. parents b: WV, birthed 9 children 8 living, (Casto)
      Vincen, 18, b: WV
      Nelson, 16, b: WV
      Orva, 13, b: WV (dau)
      Golda, 11, b: WV
      Harley, 9, b: WV
      Charles, 3, b: WV
      Travis, 7/12, b: WV

      1920 census, Ripley dist., Jackson Co., WV, page 1a, anc 1, 5 families neighbors
      Houchen, H. O., 19, b: WV, (Harley)
      Mella?, 20, b: Wv
      Paul, 3/12, b: WV
      Houchen, G. W., 59, b: VA, (George)
      Martha Ellen, b: WV, (Casto)
      C. C., 13, b: WV (son)(Charles)
      T. Earl, 10, b: WV
      Conner, H. W., 33, b: WV, (Homer)
      Oreana, 31, b: WV, (Houchen)
      R. C., 7, b: WV (son)
      Clifford, 1, b: WV
      Houchen, N. C., 26, b: WV, (Nelson Corbett)
      Mary, 21, b: WV, (Harmon)
      Cloraus?, 2, twin (dau)
      Cloraus?, 2, twin (dau)
      Houchen, V. M., 27, b: WV, (Vincent)
      Rose, 30, b: WV, (Conner)
      Chester, 5, b: WV
      Opal, 5, b: WV
      George, 1, b: WV

      1930 census, Ripley dist. 9, Jackson Co., WV, pag 11a, anc 21
      Houchen, Earl, 20
      Blanche, 17

      04 July 1929
      HOUCHEN, Earl T. 19 born Jackson Co./residing Ripley
      FRAISHER, Blanche 16 born Jackson Co./residing Ripley
    Person ID I27354  Conner Family

    Father George Willis Houchen,   b. 30 May 1861, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1933, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Martha Ellen Casto,   b. 18 Nov 1869, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1954, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship unknown 
    Married 12 Sep 1885  Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16, 17
    Family ID F11842  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Blanche Beulah Frashier,   b. 15 Mar 1913, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1986  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 4 Jul 1929  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Beulah Regina Houchen,   b. 11 Oct 1936, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 2003  (Age 67 years)  [natural]
     2. Helen Jean Houchen
    Family ID F12082  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Sep 1909 - Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Jul 1929 - Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Mar 1995 - Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Travis Earl & Blanche B. (Frashier) Houchen - Headstone
    Travis Earl & Blanche B. (Frashier) Houchen - Headstone

  • Sources 
    1. [S1749] Jackson County, West Virginia Census 1920, 1A.

    2. [S97] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Database online. Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, ED 9, roll 2535, page , image 940.0.
      Record for Earl Houchen
      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census


    3. [S99] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Residence date: 1956 Residence place: Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
      U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
      U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995


    4. [S47] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

    5. [S7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    6. [S632] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, ED , roll T624_1681, part , page .
      Record for Travis Houchen
      1910 United States Federal Census
      1910 United States Federal Census


    7. [S3185] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

    8. [S117] West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Birth date: 1909 Birth place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States

    9. [S1153] Jackson County, West Virginia: Past and Present - 1990, Jackson County Historical Society, (Name: Walsworth Publishing, Third Printing 1997;), LC#90-71347., 174.

    10. [S214] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 229.

    11. [S33] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Database online.
      Record for Earl T. Houchen

    12. [S98] U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
      Record for Earl T Houchen

    13. [S935] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).

    14. [S1681] Jackson County, West Virginia Census 1910, 222.

    15. [S287] West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900, Dodd, Jordan, comp., (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;).

    16. [S4526] Copy of Houchen Marriage License, T.H.B. Smiley, (Name: Clerk of Court, Jackson County, WV;), T.H. Rymer, Minister of the Gospel.

    17. [S2202] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).