Alvin H. HOUSTATER

Father: Philip HOUSTATER
Mother: Mary SADELSON

Family 1: Caroline BARNARD

(1) Source: Alvin and Caroline HOUSTATER are listed as a couple in the 1850 United States Census for New York, Niagara Co., Cambria: Page 590; August 31, 1850.

  1. Cecilia M. HOUSTATER
  2. Estell(a) HOUSTATER (adopted)

Family 2: Harriet A. HIMES

(1) Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records via Ancestry.com

  1. Burt A. HOUSTATER
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                    _Adam HOUFSTATER________|
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 _Philip HOUSTATER_|
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|--Alvin H. HOUSTATER
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|_Mary SADELSON____|
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Notes

Updated April 16, 2025. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1850 United States Census for New York, Niagara Co., Cambria: Page 590; August 31, 1850.

Alvin HOSTATER is head of household, married to Caroline [BARNARD] HOSTATER. He is 28 years old, born in New York and is a farmer.

(2) 1855 New York State Census for Niagara Co., Town of Cambria: June 11, 1855.

Alvin HOUSTATER is head of household, married to Carline [BARNARD] HOUSTATER. Alvin is 28 years old, born in Niagara Co., and is a farmer who owns land. Additional residents include Cecilia M. HOUSTATER (daughter age 2, b. Niagara Co.), Thomas STROAD (servant - farmer, age 18, b. Niagara Co.), and Catherine SCOT (servant, age 13, b. Niagara Co.). They live in a frame house that is next to Alvin's father, Philip HOUSTATER.

(3) 1860 United States Census for New York, Niagara Co., Cambria (Pekin Post Office): Page 12, July 14, 1860.

Alven HOUSTATER is head of household, married to Caroline [BARNARD] HOUSTATER. Alven is 33 years old, born in Cambria, New York and is a farmer. Additional residents include Celia M. HOUSTATER (daughter, age 12, b. Cambria, New York, a student), Franklin KEAN (farm laborer, age 20, b. Prussia), and Catharine SCOTT (domestic, age 18, b. Cambria, New York).

(4) 1860 United States Agricultural Census for New York, Niagara Co., Cambria: Page 15.

- Name: Albin HOUSTATER
- Acres, Improved: 30
- Acres, Unimproved: 20
- Value of Farm: $2,500
- Value of Farming Equipment: $436
- Horses: 6
- Milch Cows: 6
- Other Cattle: 8
- Sheep: 110
- Swine: 8
- Value of Live Stock: $1,015
- Wheat, Bushels: 75
- Indian Corn, Bushels: 400
- Oats, Bushels: 240
- Wool, Pounds: 400
- Irish Potatoes, Bushels: 100
- Barley, Bushels: 260
- Value of Orchard Products: $150
- Butter, Pounds: 900
- Hay, Tons: 16
- Value of Animals Slaughtered: $263

(5) 1865 New York State Census for Niagara Co., Town of Cambria: Page 22, June 1, 1865.

Alvin HOUSTATER is head of household, married to Caroline [BARNARD] HOUSTATER. Alvin is 38 years old, born in Niagara Co., and is a farmer. He owns land. Additional residents include Cecilia HOUSTATER (daughter, age 12, b. Niagara Co.), Estella HOUSTATER (adopted daughter, age 6, b. Niagara Co.), Franklin KEENE (servent, age 24, b. Germany), and Eliakim HAMMOND (boarder, age 84, b. Connecticut). The house is built of brick and valued at $800.

(6) 1866 U.S., IRS Tax Assessment for New York, Division 6, Collection District 29; May 1866.

- Name: Albin H. HOUSTATER
- Location / Post Office: Hickory Corners
- Article of Occupation: Swine
- No. in Abstract: 156
- Quantity: 6
- Rate of Tax: 104
- Total: $0.60

(7) New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records via Ancestry.com: 22 April 1867.

The will of Philip HOUSTATER, father of Alvin HOUSTATER, states, "First, after all my lawful debts and funeral expenses are paid and discharged I give and bequeath all my personal property to my children Lucinda REKERT wife of George REKERT, Sophrona STEELE wife of John W. STEELE, Alvin H. HOUSTATER, Elizabeth Jane BARNARD wife of Edward BARNARD, and Mary Annis HOUSTATER to be equally divided between them share and share alike."

(8) U.S., City Directories via Ancestry.com: Gazetteer and Business Directory of Niagara County, NY

- 1869: HOUSTATER, Albin H., (Lockport,) lot 36, T. 14, R. 7, farmer 170.

(9) 1870 United States Census for New York, Niagara Co., Subdivision 49 - Town of Cambria (Cambria Post Office): Page 25; June 25, 1870.

Albin HOOSTATER is head of household. He is 44 years old, born in New York and is a farmer with real estate valued at $13,600 and personal estate valued at $3,000. Children in the household are Acelia (age 17, b. New York) and Estell (age 10, b. New York). Franklin KEEN, a farm laborer (age 30, b. Germany) also resides in the household.

(10) Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records via Ancestry.com

- Record Number: 765
- Date of Marriage: February 9, 1871
- Place of Marriage: Lansing M.
- Groom: Allen H. HOUSTATER
- Residence at Time of Marriage: Cambria, Niagara, N.Y.
- Age: 44
- Birth-Place: Cambria, N.Y.
- Occupation: Farmer
- Bride: Harriet A. HAINES
- Residence at Time of Marriage: Cambria, Niagara, N.Y.
- Age: 35
- Birth-Place: Ridgeway, N.Y.
- Officiant: Rev. George H. HICKOX, Minister
- Witnesses: Mrs. E.C. HICKCOX and Jennie CASE, of Lansing

(11) 1875 New York State Census for Niagara Co., Town of Cambria: Page 49, June 18, 1875.

Albin HOUSTATER is head of household, married to Harriet [HAINES] HOUSTATER. Albin is 47 years old, born in Niagara Co., and is a farmer. He owns land. Additional residents include Burt A. HOUSTATER (son, age 3 years and 1 month, b. Niagara Co.), Estella HOUSTATER (adopted daughter, age 16, b. Niagara Co.), and Franklin KEENE (servent - hired man, age 34, b. Germany). The house is a frame structure valued at $1,800.

(12) History of Niagara county, N. Y., with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, private residences, public buildings, fine blocks, and important manufactories, and portraits of old pioneers and prominent residents. N.p., Dalcassian Publishing Company, 1878. Page 231.

"Adam HOUSTATER located in 1813 near HOWDER, purchasing of him. Philip HOUSTATER, son of Adam, came with his father. His son, Alvin, is on the original homestead in Cambria."

(13) 1880 United States Census for New York, Niagara Co., Town of Cambria: Supervisor's District 11; Enumeration District 176; Page 19; June 11-12, 1880.

Albin HOUSTATER is head of household, married to Harriett A. [HAINES] HOUSTATER. He is 52 years old and was born in New York, with his parents born in Pennsylvania. He is a farmer. Their son Burt A. HOUSTATER (age 8, b. New York) resides with them.

(14) 1892 New York State Census for Niagara Co., Town of Cambria: Page 7, February 16, 1892.

Albin H. HOUSTATTER is head of household, married to H. A. HOUSTATTER. Albin 54 years old, born in the United States, and is a farmer. Their son Burt A. HOUSTATTER (age 19) also resides in the household.

(15) Mathews family records, November 29, 2001.