She lived most of her life as a homemaker on farms in the Midwest and Washington State.
She was born in New Albia, Iowa, on Nov. 24, 1879, the daughter of George W. Houghland and Antonette Houghland.
She grew up in Little Turkey, Iowa, and taught school for one term at a school near her home.
She moved to Cedar Falls, Iowa, to attend Cedar Falls Normal School. She was a member of what was at the time the world's largest all-woman band.
In 1906, she came to Republic, Wash., with several brothers and sisters seeking land under the Homestead Act. She filed for a homestead and married Harland C. Adkins on Feb. 6, 1907, in Republic.
In 1917, the family moved to a farm near Rice. They moved to Clarkston and retired in 1945. He died four years later.
She married Roy Blankinship in Clarkston on Aug. 30, 1950. He died in 1968 and she moved to Cambridge to be near her daughter. She entered Orchards Nursing home in 1972.
She was a member of the Clarkston Assembly of God Church and attended both in Lewiston and Clarkston.
Survivors include a daughter, Ermyn Cavans, Lewiston; three grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sob.
Lewiston Tribune Friday, September 11, 1981 pg. 29
She lived most of her life as a homemaker on farms in the Midwest and Washington State.
She was born in New Albia, Iowa, on Nov. 24, 1879, the daughter of George W. Houghland and Antonette Houghland.
She grew up in Little Turkey, Iowa, and taught school for one term at a school near her home.
She moved to Cedar Falls, Iowa, to attend Cedar Falls Normal School. She was a member of what was at the time the world's largest all-woman band.
In 1906, she came to Republic, Wash., with several brothers and sisters seeking land under the Homestead Act. She filed for a homestead and married Harland C. Adkins on Feb. 6, 1907, in Republic.
In 1917, the family moved to a farm near Rice. They moved to Clarkston and retired in 1945. He died four years later.
She married Roy Blankinship in Clarkston on Aug. 30, 1950. He died in 1968 and she moved to Cambridge to be near her daughter. She entered Orchards Nursing home in 1972.
She was a member of the Clarkston Assembly of God Church and attended both in Lewiston and Clarkston.
Survivors include a daughter, Ermyn Cavans, Lewiston; three grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sob.
Lewiston Tribune Friday, September 11, 1981 pg. 29
Family Members
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Myrta N "Mertia" Hougland Cook
1866–1953
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Albert Cary Hougland
1869–1952
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Dora Etta Hougland Baumwart
1871–1941
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Earl Dor Hougland
1875–1948
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Hayes Wilson Hougland
1877–1942
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Roy Abbott Hougland
1881–1953
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Eva Pearl Hougland Bowlby
1883–1947
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Velma Izetta Hougland Larsen
1885–1978
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Ira George Hougland
1887–1969
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Lloyd Lee Hougland
1889–1958
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