In 1872 at the age of 19 he William Houren married Elizabeth Phelan who had immigrated to the US from Ireland. The couple moved to Chicago, Illinois where William worked as a shoemaker. The couple was blessed with 7 children: William, Nellie, Mary, Thomas, Frank, Alice, Mary Elizabeth, George Edward, and Bessie.
When Elizabeth Phelan Houren died in 1894, William and his daughter Bessie moved to Laporte, Indiana where he met and married Alice Dora Hoffman. The couple and their unmarried children (William Hoffman and Bessie Houren) then moved to Leo Valley, Nebraska to join William's brother, Thomas and his family. William and Thomas worked as shoemakers in Spalding for several years. Sometime between 1900 and 1910 the couple moved to Sterling, Logan, Colorado where they lived next door to Alice's daughter,Dollie May Hoffman Davis' family. Then, sometime before 1920 they moved to Springer, colfax, New Mexico before heading west to California.
Both William Houren and his second wife, Alice Dora are buried in California.
When Elizabeth Phelan Houren died in 1894, William and his daughter Bessie moved to Laporte, Indiana where he met and married Alice Dora Hoffman. The couple and their unmarried children (William Hoffman and Bessie Houren) then moved to Leo Valley, Nebraska to join William's brother, Thomas and his family. William and Thomas worked as shoemakers in Spalding for several years. Sometime between 1900 and 1910 the couple moved to Sterling, Logan, Colorado where they lived next door to Alice's daughter,Dollie May Hoffman Davis' family. Then, sometime before 1920 they moved to Springer, colfax, New Mexico before heading west to California.
Both William Houren and his second wife, Alice Dora are buried in California.
In 1872 at the age of 19 he William Houren married Elizabeth Phelan who had immigrated to the US from Ireland. The couple moved to Chicago, Illinois where William worked as a shoemaker. The couple was blessed with 7 children: William, Nellie, Mary, Thomas, Frank, Alice, Mary Elizabeth, George Edward, and Bessie.
When Elizabeth Phelan Houren died in 1894, William and his daughter Bessie moved to Laporte, Indiana where he met and married Alice Dora Hoffman. The couple and their unmarried children (William Hoffman and Bessie Houren) then moved to Leo Valley, Nebraska to join William's brother, Thomas and his family. William and Thomas worked as shoemakers in Spalding for several years. Sometime between 1900 and 1910 the couple moved to Sterling, Logan, Colorado where they lived next door to Alice's daughter,Dollie May Hoffman Davis' family. Then, sometime before 1920 they moved to Springer, colfax, New Mexico before heading west to California.
Both William Houren and his second wife, Alice Dora are buried in California.
When Elizabeth Phelan Houren died in 1894, William and his daughter Bessie moved to Laporte, Indiana where he met and married Alice Dora Hoffman. The couple and their unmarried children (William Hoffman and Bessie Houren) then moved to Leo Valley, Nebraska to join William's brother, Thomas and his family. William and Thomas worked as shoemakers in Spalding for several years. Sometime between 1900 and 1910 the couple moved to Sterling, Logan, Colorado where they lived next door to Alice's daughter,Dollie May Hoffman Davis' family. Then, sometime before 1920 they moved to Springer, colfax, New Mexico before heading west to California.
Both William Houren and his second wife, Alice Dora are buried in California.
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