West Virginia Pioneers

William Robert Houchin

Male 1889 - 1970  (80 years)


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  • Name William Robert Houchin  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
    Born 28 Apr 1889  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Jan 1970  Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 9
    Buried Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9
    Notes 
    • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74252533

      William Robert (Bob) Houchin, aged 80, of Rt. 1, Palestine, died Wednesday morning, January 21, at the Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital in Parkersburg. Born in Wirt County April 28, 1889, he was a son of the late James and Sarah Monroe Houchin. He was a member of the Hill Grove Baptist Church. Mr. Houchin was a retired farmer. During a few years of his young manhood, he had engaged in logging on the Little Kanawha River. He spent his entire life in the Spring Creek section of Wirt County. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Malisa Smith Houchin; two sons, Harley Houchin, Beallsville, Ohio, and Ray Houchin, Parkersburg; one daughter, Mrs Ralph (Ruth) Bennett, of Washington, W.Va.; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother and three sisters. Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at the Hill Grove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Karl D. Finch officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery, with Pomroy Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
    Person ID I40469  Conner Family

    Father James Henry Houchin,   b. 21 Apr 1843, Sanoma, Wirt County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1926, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Ellen Monroe,   b. 25 Aug 1852, Harrison County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1941, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 14 Apr 1872  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 13, 15
    Family ID F23397  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Malisa L. Smith,   b. 31 Oct 1898, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1991, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Children 
     1. Ruth Marie Houchin
     2. Harley Robert Houchin,   b. 1 Feb 1922, Sanoma, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 2003, Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [natural]
    +3. Ray Howard Houchin,   b. 9 Jun 1928, Palestine, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 2003, Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F23419  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Apr 1889 - Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Jan 1970 - Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
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      1930 United States Federal Census
      1930 United States Federal Census


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      1940 United States Federal Census
      1940 United States Federal Census


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      1920 United States Federal Census
      1920 United States Federal Census


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      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918


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      U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942


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      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census


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      1910 United States Federal Census
      1910 United States Federal Census


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