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 1875 - 1943

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• Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	May 1875	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Dec 1943	Minturn, Eagle, Colorado, USA
  Buried	5 Dec 1943	Minturn, Eagle, Colorado, USA
  Obituary	6 Dec 1943	Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  	Sun-Gazette
  	Dies in Colorado Funeral Services for Former Fultonian Held Sunday at Minturn Funeral services for Dr. Harry W. Houf, about 69, a former Fultonian who died last Thursday at Minturn, Colo., were held Sunday at Minturn. Dr. Houf was born on the Houf farm, five miles north of Fulton, the son of the late Henry S. and Louisa Houf. He was educated in the rural Callaway schools and later graduated from Westminster College, the University of Missouri and the Kirksville College of Osteopathy. He was both an M.D. and an osteopath. He is survived by his wife and three children, Dr. H.W. Houf Jr., of Colorado Springs, Colo., Mrs. Vic Smith of Portland, Ore., and Mrs. Perry Ford, Grand Junction, Colo. Also surviving are four brothers, Homer J. Houf of Fulton, Harold and Herbert Houf of Hatton, and Horace T. Houf of Athens, Ohio, and two sisters, Mrs. Helena Hudelson of Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Herrietta Bullard of Columbia, Mo.
  Person ID	I5036	Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
  Last Modified	05 Feb 2008
  Father	Henry Stultz Houf,   b. 20 Jan 1849, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. 6 Dec 1917, McCredie, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Mother	Louisa J. Bishop,   b. May 1852, , , New York, USA ,   d. 27 Jun 1934, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Married	Abt 1874
  Family ID	F1570	Group Sheet
  Family	Verta L. Unknown,   b. Abt 1886, , , Missouri, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1906
  Children	1. Vera L. Houf,   b. Abt 1906, , , New Mexico, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Verta M. Houf,   b. Abt Nov 1907, , , Missouri, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Harry W. Jr. Houf,   b. Abt Jan 1910, , , Arizona, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	05 Feb 2008
  Family ID	F14347555	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Living at home in 1900; Henry, son, May 1875, 25, single, student AZ YUMA YUMA 1910 census Houf, Harry W., 34, married 4 years, Mo., Mo., Mo., Doctor, physician Verta L., wife, 24, 3 children born, 3 living, Mo., Mo., Mo. Vera L., dau., 4, New Mexico Verta M., dau., abt. Nov 1907* 2 9/12, Mo. Harry W. Jr., son, abt. Jan 1910* 4/12, Virginia *census taken May 2nd, 1910 CO LOGAN ILIFF 1920 census Houf, Harry W., 44, Mo., Mo., Mo., Doctor, physician, own home with mortgage Olive? V., wife, 22, Mo., Mo., Mo. (is this a second wife?) Vera L., dau., 13, New Mexico Verta M., dau., 12, Mo. Harry W. Jr., son, 10, Virginia Nichols, Pearl M., sister-in-law, 25, married, Missouri Nichols, Harvey E., son, 6 Nichols, Billia E., dau., 3 15 more unrelated people living in this house, listed as lodgers. (must have been a really big house...)

• Event Map

  Event Birth - May 1875 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA Died - 2 Dec 1943 - Minturn, Eagle, Colorado, USA Buried - 5 Dec 1943 - Minturn, Eagle, Colorado, USA Obituary - Sun-Gazette - 6 Dec 1943 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth