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Elsie W Jacobson Houck

Female 1908 - 2000  (92 years)


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  • Name Elsie W Jacobson Houck 
    Born 2 Mar 1908  Mayetta, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 24 Oct 2000  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Delia Cemetery, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4046  Rossville
    Last Modified 5 Dec 2016 

    Father Otto Jacobson 
    Mother Beatrice Wyatt Jacobson 
    Family ID F1318  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family LeRoy Houck,   b. 29 Jan 1897, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1955, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 13 Apr 1929  Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Kenneth R Houck,   b. 21 Jun 1936, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 2018, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2019 13:48:28 
    Family ID F2081  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Mar 1908 - Mayetta, Jackson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Apr 1929 - Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Delia Cemetery, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Houck, Elsie
    Obituary- Houck, Elsie
    Elsie W. Houck
    Elsie W. Houck, 92, rural Delia, died at her home Monday, OcŽtober 24,2000.
    She was born March 2, 1908, near Mayetta, the daughter of Otto and Beatrice Wyatt Jacobson.
    She grew up in the Mayetta community and was graduated from Mayetta High School in 1926. She farmed with her husband until his death. She was a member of the Delia Presbyterian Church, a charŽter member of the Delia FCE, served on the Blandin School Board, and had served on the LinŽcoln Township Election Board in Jackson County for many years. She wrote the High Prairie News for the “Holton Recorder” for many years. Mrs. Houck was a resident of the Delia community for 71 years.
    On April 13, 1929, she married Leroy Houck in Lyndon. He died in 1955.
    She is survived by a son, KenŽneth R. Houck, Delia, and a grandŽson.
    Visitation was Wednesday evening at Piper-Verschelden FuŽneral Home, St. Marys. Her service was at 2 p.m. Thursday at the fuŽneral home. Burial was in the DeŽlia Cemetery, Delia.
    Memorial contributions may be made to the Delia Presbyterian Church and sent in care of the fuŽneral home.