Hi Verna, I was just cleaning out my email when I came across this again. I just took the time to try and find what little I have on Hotelling (Houghtelling etc.) but I didn't find much. My father's grandmother was a Houghtelling. There are a number of spellings. For some reason I believe that they came from New York. In the Monroe Co birth records I found Hotelling, Ada Isabel b. 14 Aug 1875 (vol. 44, page 77) and Houghtaling, Adrian Dewey b. 24 May 1898 (vol. 49, page 228). In Monroe Co. Marriages I found the following: 1. Hotailing, Lydia Ann, m. Robert Hall (page 125, vol. 1) date 4 July 1864 2. Hotelling, Isabel, m. Parmer Van Vorhees, (page 17, vol. 2) 7 Nov. 1869 3. Houghtailing, Minnie F., m. William A Fliedner (page 400, vol. 3) date, 19 July 1901 4. Houghtaling, Barney, m. Gertie Woodward (page 358, vol. 3) date, 3 July 1900 5. Houghtaling, Henry, m. Hannah E Brown (page 88, vol. 3) date, 27 April 1893 6. Houghtaling, Henry F., m. Samatha Wilson (page 189, vol. 2) date, 23 Jan 1890 7. Houghtaling, John, m. Ida M. Flick (page 128, vol. 3) date, 11 July 1894 8. Houghtaling, John, m. Lydia Hillyer (page 70, vol. 3) date, 11 Oct 1892 9. Houghtaling, Mary, m. James Kenyon (page 65, vol. 2) date, 25 July 1876 10. Houghtaling, Nancy, m. Samuel E. Brooks (page 114, vol. 1) date, 25 Oct 1863 11. Houghtelling, Frances, m. Edward J. Williams (page 84, vol. 2) date, 18 Dec 1878 Number 11 is my great grand mother. My dad's mother was a Fliedner so number 3 is probably a shirt tail relation. The only other thing I've done so far is check our USGENWEB and I found some listed in New York as I thought I might (I just don't remember why I thought they came from NY). In the Mt. Albion Cemetery, Rt. 31, Town of Albion, Orleans CO, NY I found the following: 1. Houghtaling, Charles S., b. 24 May 1866, d. 30 Jan 1910 in N.Y.C., NY (husb) 2. Houghtaling, Clara M., b. May 1856, d. 6 Nov 1922 (wife) 3. Houghtaling, Sheldon E., b. 30 April 1815, d. 14 July 1880 in Albion, NY (father) 4. Houghtaling John E, b. 1848, d. 1 Dec 1853, (son) 5. Houghtaling, Mary E. Powell, b. 1 Jan 1822, d. 25 Aug 1890 in Albion, NY (mother) >From the first Federal Census in 1790, in the area that became Delaware County NY in 1797: Column 1 gives the enumerator's number in each township. Column 2 lists the head of the household. Column 3, Free White males of 16 years and upward including the head of the household. Column 4, Free White males under 16 years of age. Column 5, Free White females including heads of families. Column 6, All other free persons. Column 7, Slaves. 1. 264 Houghtaling, Hermanus 1 1 2 0 Kortright 2. 265 Houghtaling, Jacob 3 0 5 0 Kortright 3. 263 Houghtaling, John 4 0 3 0 Kortright I also found a listing for an Edith Grace Houghtaling, 2nd wife of Herbert Leroy Mason (from WI). Her parents were Aaron Houghtaling, b. Albany CO. NY, her mother was Ursula Hawes, b. Lorraine Co., OH, d. 5 Feb 1887 Oxford, WI, age 43. Edith and Herbert were maried 13 May 1894 and lived in Jackson. I also have some from the 1800 Federal Census in NY and some that were with the 144th NY State Volunteers if you want those. Sorry to take so long to get back to you. Maybe what I have will give you some things to look at anyway. Donna Thompson > I am hoping that someone will be able to help me with this one. > > I am looking for a HOTELLING that lived in Sparta, Monroe Co. WI around > 1908. I have a picture of him, no first name, but says "GRANDFATHER > HOTELLING" taken by E. W. PAMENTER 1908. > > He had married a woman with the last name of MCCRAY. > > I know this isn't much to go on, but this is all that I have. Maybe one of > these names will be familiar to someone. > > Verna: [email protected] > >