West Virginia Pioneers

Vincent Monroe Houchen

Male 1892 - 1949  (56 years)


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  • Name Vincent Monroe Houchen  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
    Born 25 May 1892  Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19
    Gender Male 
    Buried 1949  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 12, 13, 16
    • Independence Cemetery,
    Died 6 May 1949  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 12, 13, 16
    • Age at Death: 57
    Notes 
    • 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

      1930 census, Ripley dist., Jackson Co., WV, anc 1
      Houchen, Vinson M., 37
      Rose E., 40, (Conner)
      Chester, 15
      Opal, 14
      George, 11
      Elizabeth, 5
      Gilford, 2

      05 July 1913
      HOUCHEN, Vincent M. 21 born Jackson Co./residing Jackson Co. [son of George W. & Martha E. (CASTO) HOUCHEN]
      CONNER, Rose Ellen 23 born Jackson Co./residing Jackson Co.
    Person ID I27394  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 natural 
    Married 12 Sep 1885  Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [20, 21, 22
    Family ID F11842  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rose Ellen Conner,   b. 10 Sep 1889, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1983, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 5 Jul 1913  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 23
    Children 
     1. Gilford Eugene Houchen,   b. 24 Jul 1927, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1989, Belpre, Washington County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)  [natural]
     2. Opal H. Houchen,   b. 6 Feb 1916, Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 2002, St. Joseph Hospital, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)  [natural]
     3. Minney Elizabeth Houchen,   b. 2 Dec 1924, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1986, Littleton, Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)  [natural]  [unknown]
    +4. Chester Waid Houchen,   b. 11 Apr 1914, Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1994, Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  [natural]
    +5. George Ephraim Houchen,   b. 12 Dec 1918, Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 2000, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F12107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 May 1892 - Ripley, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Jul 1913 - Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1949 - Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 May 1949 - Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Vincent M. & Rose E. (Conner) Houchen - Headstone
    Vincent M. & Rose E. (Conner) Houchen - Headstone
    Vincent Monroe Houchen - Draft Registration
    Vincent Monroe Houchen - Draft Registration

  • Sources 
    1. [S1152] Parsons.FTW.
      Date of Import: Sep 7, 1998

    2. [S728] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Database online. Roll 1992557, DraftBoard 0.
      Record for Vincent Monroe Houchen
      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918


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

    4. [S1170] Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007, Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
      Record for Chester W Houchen

    5. [S1681] Jackson County, West Virginia Census 1910, 25.

    6. [S3318] Web: West Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1780-2012, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    7. [S968] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

    8. [S1680] Jackson County, West Virginia Census 1900, 22.

    9. [S99] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
      U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995


    10. [S1709] Jackson County, West Virginia Census 1930, 1A.

    11. [S634] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4410; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 18-10.
      Birth date: abt 1892 Birth place: West Virginia Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      1940 United States Federal Census
      1940 United States Federal Census


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

    13. [S1159] Families of Grant District, Jackson County, WV in 1900, Carolyn Thomas Miihlback, (Name: 1985;), 131.

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

    15. [S117] West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969.
      birth date: 25 May 1892 birth place: Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

    16. [S173] West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973.
      burial place: Independence Cemetery, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA death date: 6 May 1949 death place: Jackson County, West Virginia, USA birth date: 25 May 1892 birth place: Jackson County, West Virginia, USA

    17. [S201] Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).

    18. [S388] 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; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 229.

    19. [S729] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Roll: ; Local board: Jackson , West Virginia.
      Record for Vinson Monroe Houchin
      U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
      U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942


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

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

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

    23. [S3227] Jackson County, West Virginia Marriage Records 1913, http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvjackso/marriage/1913mr.htm.
      05 July 1913 HOUTCHEN, Vincent M. 21 born Jackson Co./residing Jackson Co. [son of George W. & Martha E. (CASTO) HOUTCHEN] COMER, Rose 23 born Jackson Co./residing Jackson Co.