Houck, James A.

Birth

James A. Houck was born in Knox, NY in 1839, the son of Christian Houck and Jane.

Marriage & Children

James A. Houck married Jane, Hannah or Anna M. Their son was:

• Clarence Houck

Additional Media

Houck, James A., the oldest hotel proprietor in one place in Albany, is a son of Christian Houck, one of the earliest hotel keepers in the town of Knox, Albany county, where James A. was born in 1839. About 1859 the family came to Albany where Christian conducted the Avenue House on Washington avenue until his death. In 1871 James A. Houck succeeded a Mr. Brayton as proprietor of the Eagle Hotel, on State street corner of South Pearl, and immediately changed the name to the Globe Hotel, which it still bears, and under which it has attained a wide popularity. In May, 1894, he admitted his son Clarence A. as a partner under the firm name of J. A. Houck & Son. Mr Houck is one of the best known landlords in Eastern New York and during his quarter of a century proprietorship of the Globe has won a high reputation among the traveling public. He was elected sheriff of Albany county in 1879, as a Republican, and served one term and was a candidate for county clerk, but suffered defeat along with the rest of the ticket.

Landmarks of Albany County, New York

1860 United States Federal Census about James Houck
Name: James Houck
Age in 1860: 22
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1860: Knox, Albany, New York
Gender: Male
Post Office: West
Household Members:
Name Age
Christian Houck 64
Jane Houck 62
James Houck 22
Elizabeth Huxley 49
Mary Luckey 28
Catharine Groat 21
Francis Lally 23

1900 United States Federal Census about James A Houck
Name: James A Houck
[Jennett A Houck]
Age: 60
Birth Date: Sep 1839
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1900: New Scotland, Albany, New York
[Albany]
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Anna M Houck
Marriage Year: 1863
Years married: 37
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Occupation: View on Image
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Household Members:
Name Age
James A Houck 60
Anna M Houck 59
Clarence Houck 31
Isabel Millen 19

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