THE HOUGLAND FAMILY HISTORY unpublished manuscript copy in my
possession. pg 32.
For a very interesting account of J E Hougland's life see May 1979
edition of the Fort Madison, Iowa newspaper. The feature article is
"Madisonia, Reviewing our heritage" an autobiography of JE. Hougland.
Well done!
1887 BIOGRAPHY: Portrait and Biog Album of Wapello Co. IA; Chapman
Bros. . Chicago. p 264: " Biography of J. E. HOUGLAND and WILLIAM D.
HOUGLAND, sons of Elza & Sarah (Adair) Hougland, Elza & Sarah were
natives of Wash Co., Ohio and Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co. IN. After mg
they first settled in Lafayette.. . Elza was a carpenter and also
officiated as a local preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
JE HOUGLAND enlisted as a soldier at Ft. Madison, Jul 14, 1862 in Co E
19th Iowa Vol Inf serving 2 years as a private. Participated in the siege
of Vicksburg. Taken prisoner at Sterling Farm LA and confined 10 mo at
camp Ford, near Tyler TX.
1832 William D. Hougland born, native of Tippecanoe.
1838 the J.E.Hougland family moved to Ft. Madison, Lee Co. IA. from
LaFayette, IN.
840 Census Fort Madison, Lee Co, IA. for ELZA HOAGLAND:
l m 30-40 (Elza-33)
1 f 20-30 (Sarah-28)
1 m 5-10; (William-6)
1 f 1-5; (Delia Jane-4)
1 f 1-5; (? an infant who died?) (yes)
ALSO IN 1840 at Ft. Madison are: Matthew Killgore fam
and Wm McGuire family
"1844 born>JEHoughland, Claim Agent at Eldon, Wapello Co IA is a native
of Lee Co. Iowa . . .
1850 census of Ft. Madison, Lee Co. Iowa
Elsey Hoagland 42 carpenter OH
Sarah " 38 f IN
William " 16 M
Delia " 14 f
James " 6 M
Bazee " 34 M VA
James " 80 m SC
Joseph Forwohs 76 m Germany
Elizabeth " 28 f Germany
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1862 Jul 14th During Civil War J. E. Hougland enlisted as a soldier at Ft.
Madison, in Co E. 19th Iowa Vol Inf. serving 2 yrs as a private, then
promoted to Color Bearer. He participated in the siege of Vicksburg and
was taken prisoner at Sterling Farm, La and confined 10 mo at Camp
Ford, near Tyler, Tex.
1866 After the war he was appointed to the position of guard at the
Penitentary at Ft. Madison, and afterward promoted to turnkey.
1871 Sep 27 he md Miss Emma McCoy of Cadiz, OH, dau of Wm and Esther
McCoy. They have 3 children.
1879-he located at Eldon. Previous resident of Washington, IA where he
was a wholesale and retail dealer in groceries for 3 yrs after which he
went to Brighton,IA . . .in hardware business for six years. .then to Eldon.
He was employed as a carpenter and builder, until spring of
1883 he started manufctr of brick and tile.
While in Washington he was asc with his bro, William D. Hougland and
they cont in manuf of brick and tile until spring of 1884.
1885 He opened an office as pension claim agent.
1884 Sep 8, his mother departed this life at the home of her son in
Eldon."
BIOGRAPHY: from May 1979 edition of the Fort Madison, IA, newspaper. A
lengthy feature article entitled MADISONIA, Reviewing our Heritage by
Ted Sloat: "FATHER (meaning ELZA HOUGLAND) was a carpenter and built
many of the first buildings in Fort Madison. On Sundays he drove in a
horse and buggy out to Skyles, Kents and other country schoolhouses and
preached. He held the first Methodist meetings in Fort Madison at our
house. Mother(Sarah Adair Hougland) raised chickens and fed the
preachers, and I was chief catcher. ... (more very interesting history!)
Father (ELZA) was disabled and died in 1858. My mother and sister,
Delia, did sewing and millinery work to earn us a living. ... I caught fish
in the river and hunted to help out. Then came the Civil War. (He joined
when he was 17-18.)
At the beginning of the above article it says "JE HOUGLAND occasionally
wrote a letter of reminiscenses to Dr. A.C. Roberts, publisher and editor
of the Evening Democrat, who never failed to publish them in his paper.
Here is one."
TO DO: There are more articles written by J.E. HOUGLAND. FIND OUT
WHERE THE OLD newspapers are STASHED OR MICROFILMED AND CHECK
THEM OUT!
1840 CENSUS: Fort Madison, Lee Co, IA.
ELZA HOAGLAND: l m 30-40 (Elza-33)
1 f 20-30 (Sarah-28)
1 m 5-10; (William-6)
1 f 1-5; (Delia Jane-4)
1 f 1-5; (? an infant who died?) (yes)
1850 Fort Madison, Lee Co, IA: pg 330(I think)
ELSEY HOAGLAND 42 m Carpenter, OHIO
SARAH " 38 F INDIANA
WILLIAM " 16 M
DELIA " 14 F
JAMES " 6 M
BAZEE " 34 M PA (perhaps a cousin?)
JAMES " 80 M S.C. (Possibly James ADAIR-listed as Hougland)
JOSEPH HORWOHS 76 M GERMANY (?)
ELIZABETH " 28 "
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1844-1855: Four- Lee Co, IA, land transactions of ELZA & SARAH
HOUGLAND property in Ft. Madison area. See RJ Simpson letter of June
14, 1979.
1858 Jul 21 Elza was buried at IOOF Cem.Wash Twp., Wapello Co. IA.
This data from Wapello Co. Cemetey Rcds.
1860 Lee Co. Iowa; Ft. Madison. Left hand of pg 579
SARAH HOUGLAND 45 f 1000 seamstress? IN or IA?
SAMUEL 16 m carpenter IA
1920 James E was buried at Wapello Co. IA.
This data from Wapello Co. Cemetey RAecds.