George Houghtaling

- 1918

• Name	George Houghtaling
  Nickname	Shorty
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Dec 1918	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Rochester Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  	In findagrave.com, he is listed as buried in Rochester Cemetery, but there is no stone or marker. [Note his last name is spelled Houghtalling on site] The article attached on this site says he was going to be buried in Rossville, but there is no evidence of his burial here. Seems that his last name is most likely to be correct as Houghtaling. ALO June 1, 2018
  Person ID	I4052	Rossville
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Rochester Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Houghtoling, George Two Deaths From Pnemonia [sic] Rossville people have been made to realize that the influenza epidemic is a serious proposition and patients are beginning to realize that leaving their beds too quickly after the fever is broken, is a dangerous move. The deaths here this week were due at least in part, to premature activities after the patient began to feel better, with the result that pneumonia quickly developed and death occured within 48 hours. Besides the death of Jimmie Swinehart Monday night, Geo. Houghtoling, employed by L. P. Hartzell, died Wednesday. Mr. Houghtaling is comparatively a stranger here, coming here early in the summer and working thru most of the haying season with G. M. McPherson. Mr. Houghtoling was known better to his fellow workmen as “Shorty” and was a reliable, hardworking man. His brother living in Barber County was notified of his death and interment will be made in the Rossville cemetery.