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William Houghton Mullen

Male 1902 - 1976  (73 years)


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  • Name William Houghton Mullen 
    Born 25 Aug 1902  Joppa, Massac, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    AFN HWLQ-B0 
    _UID 49FE675E23BDCC43868CD8C86ED6FEECDB0E 
    Died 31 May 1976  Louisville, Jefferson, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 3 Jun 1976  Frankfort Cem., Frankfort, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Was a pilot on the Ohio and Kentucky rivers as a young man. Was married at residence of his mother, 1216 Cypress St., Louisville, KY. Died of a "massive coronary" per wife Blanche.
      Named for his Uncle, William Houghton.

      SSN 401-07-6347/KY

      LOUISVILLE KY CITY DIRECTORY
      1928 1216 Cypress, pilot. 1929 1216 Cypress, grinder at H. Vogt Machine Co.
      1930 2307 Rowan, auto mechanic.
      1963 3901 Hillsboro Rd., mechanic for Louisville Municipal Housing.

      CENSUS
      1920 Franklin Co KY, Frankfort City, Kenney's Mill Pct, 724 Benson Ave, ED88, sht 3, line 99, age 17, with parents.
      1930 Jefferson Co KY, Louisville, 2307 Rowan St., age 27 I6 (parents b. KY), married age 24, tool checker at motor company, living in household of father-in-law Robert N. Mitchell. (note says "see sheet 9B line 86, which is where wife Blanche was added).

      !BIRTH: Birth certificate in possession of wife, Blanche; Houghton family bible in possession of Mary Helen Stevens Jones; SSDI.
      !MARRIAGE: Marriage certificate in possession of wife, Blanche. Wedding announcement gives date and location (1216 Cypress St, Louisville, KY, - William's mother's residence).
      !DEATH: Personal knowledge of wife, Blanche. Social Security records. Grave marker in Frankfort Cemetery; KY death index, v. 29, cert 14161.
      !BURIAL: Personal knowledge of wife.
    Person ID I14600  7B William Bassett of Cross Plains, Indiana
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2005 

    Father Merritt Newton Mullen,   b. Oct 1857, New Liberty, Owen, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1923, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Mother Sarah H. Houghton,   b. 16 Feb 1870, Carrollton, Carroll Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1967, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 25 Sep 1897  Louisville, Jefferson, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6462  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Blanche Carolyn Mitchell,   b. 6 Apr 1908, Winchester, Clark, KY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 2002, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 26 Dec 1928  Louisville, Jefferson, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6466  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart