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The Houseman family are of German ancestry. Mr. Houseman's great-grandfather and his brother were killed in
battle under General Wolff; at Quebec. His two sons, John and William, afterwards resided in New York city, where
they were in trade, the former as a painter and glazier, and the latter as a tailor. John Houseman, son of William,
was born in Fulton County, N. Y., in 1797, and about 1820 married Ann Scribner, of the same county. Their children
were George, James, William W., John M., and Emmitt. William W. was born in Fulton County, May 12, 1827. He was
educated in the common schools, and came to Stafford when 21 years old. He married, first, December 3!, 1849, Harriet
A. Lighthall, of Brockport, N. Y., and resided in Le Roy four years, when he removed to Illinois, and returned
after four years to Stafford. They had two children: Mary, who died at the age of six years, and Jay, who is now
in California. His wife died in 1858, and March 18, 1863, he married, second, Sarah B. Filkins, of Bethany. They
have one daughter. Cora I., born October 26, 1866. Mr. and Mrs. Houseman reside in the southwestern corner of the
town of Stafford.
FROM:
Gazetteer and Biographical Record
of Genesee County, New York
Edited by: F. W. Beers
J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890
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