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Stearl Montgomery “Sam” Houghton

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Stearl Montgomery “Sam” Houghton

Birth
Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA
Death
6 Aug 1955 (aged 56)
Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA
Burial
Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, USA Add to Map
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Section B Lot 325 Space 6
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Stearl was born in Tyler, Texas to J.B. Houghton and Laura Monroe Payne. He worked on Ranches in the Lake Arthur, New Mexico area in his youth, and as a painter and decorator in the 1920's and 1930's in the Los Angeles area.
He married Nellie S McKinzie (Franz) on October 23, 1923 in Santa Ana, California (Marriage Certificate lists his father as John M). The Houghtons moved to the Reno area in the late 1930's. He divorced Nellie then married Elenore Steiner (Tomlinson) on September 29, 1947 in Carson City, Nevada.
He then worked in the 40's and 50's as a detective in the International Detective agency taking on the nickname of Sam. He died on August 6, 1955 in Reno, Nevada.


His nephew Buddy named his son after Stearl, the uncle who taught his mother english.
Stearl was born in Tyler, Texas to J.B. Houghton and Laura Monroe Payne. He worked on Ranches in the Lake Arthur, New Mexico area in his youth, and as a painter and decorator in the 1920's and 1930's in the Los Angeles area.
He married Nellie S McKinzie (Franz) on October 23, 1923 in Santa Ana, California (Marriage Certificate lists his father as John M). The Houghtons moved to the Reno area in the late 1930's. He divorced Nellie then married Elenore Steiner (Tomlinson) on September 29, 1947 in Carson City, Nevada.
He then worked in the 40's and 50's as a detective in the International Detective agency taking on the nickname of Sam. He died on August 6, 1955 in Reno, Nevada.


His nephew Buddy named his son after Stearl, the uncle who taught his mother english.

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Sam Houghton
1898 - 1955

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cemetery has date of death as 8-8-1955 and birth year as 1898 (death certificate updated to read date of death 8-6-1955 and birth year as 1899)

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