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Birth	March 1853 3022 Erin Township, Michigan, USA
Death	18 December 1918 (Age 65)
Burial	Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Last Change	24 November 2004 - 16:26:07 - by: tomh

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2. Thomas Charles Hou2hten71 (William Gyles-I) was born in March 1853 in Erin Township, Macomb County, Michigan. In 1880 he was a farmer. He died in 1918. He was buried in Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Thomas C. Houghten, son of William Houghten and Sarah Sullivan, was a farmer with residence on 12th Street (Fenkell) at Evergreen Road in Redford Township. His wife was Eliza Besancon, the sister ofMargeret Besancon. Thomas Sharles wa prominant man around the village of Redford. He was a memeber of the school board. The Thomas C. Houghten School, 167455 Lamphere, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, was named in his honor. He and six other men established the first area bank (the building still stands at the S.E. comer of Redford and Grand River Avenues, Detroit, Michigan). Presently occupied as the Security Federal Savings Bank. In this building, when president of the bank, he was shot by robbers on May 16,1918. He died 24 hours later. There wa a big celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Thomas C. Houghten Elementary School on May 20, 1999. Many descendants took place in the celebration. Richard Santer, Son of Hazel Houghten and Arthur J. Santer, and great grandson of Thomas C. Houghten, gave teh"Presentation Hom Thomas C. Houghten Family Honoring our 75th Year". Supervisor, Redford Township - 1886 - 2 terms Treasurer, Redford Township - 2 terms Director, Redford School District No.1 0 - 1879-1901 Member, Redford Township Board of Education - 1890 Co-founder, Redford State Savings Bank - 1909, Shot/Killed in bank holdup - December 1918

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Family with Parents - [View Family (F8)]

Father	William Gyles Houghten (I5)
8 years Mother	Sarah S Sullivan (I31)
	Marriage: 3 September 1850 -- Detroit
3 years #1	Thomas Charles Houghten (I32)
17 months #2 Sister	Mary A Houghten (I33)
17 months #3 Sister	Sarah A Houghten (I34)
3 years #4 Brother	William James Houghten (I35)
4 months #5 Brother	Albert Houghten (I36)
2 years #6 Brother	John William Houghten (I37)
9 months #7 Sister	Agnes Houghten (I38)
2 years #8 Sister	Rose Houghten (I39)
5 years #9 Brother	George Houghten (I40)

Family with Eliza Catherine Besancon - [View Family (F33)]

	Thomas Charles Houghten (I32)
-3 years Wife	Eliza Catherine Besancon (I41)
#1 Son	Charles Thomas Houghten (I3441)
2 years #2 Son	Harvey C Houghten (I185)
2 years #3 Son	Alvin George Houghten (I180)
2 years #4 Daughter	Elsie Houghten (I182)
6 years #5 Daughter	Della Eliza Houghten (I3453)
#6 Daughter	Private
#7 Daughter	Eliza Houghten (I5053)
6 years #8 Son	(unknown) Houghten (I5054)