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Johnson Hindin Genealogy
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 1892 - 1980
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| Nickname |
Alf |
| Born |
19 Mar 1892 |
Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
22 Jan 1980 |
Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania |
| Buried |
24 Jan 1980 |
Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania |
| Person ID |
I1969 |
Johnson Hindin Tree |
| Last Modified |
1 Jul 2017 |
| Father |
James Wilson HOUSTON (HUSTON), b. 7 Feb 1849, Garvagh, Co. Londonderry, N. Ireland , d. 9 Feb 1920, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania |
| Mother |
Sarah MCCUTCHEON, b. 25 Aug 1848, d. 4 May 1938, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania |
| Family ID |
F678 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Gertrude Christine GRUBBS, b. 24 Jan 1902, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania , d. 7 Sep 1986, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania |
| Married |
17 Aug 1926 |
St. Joseph R.C. Ch., Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F691 |
Group Sheet |
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| Notes |
- Alfred graduated from Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1911. He graduated from Princeton University in 1915 and obtained a Master's Degree in mathematics from Cornell University. He served in France in WW I with the American Expeditionary Forces participating in six major campaigns: Champagne, Champagne Marne, Aisne-Marne, Oise-Marne, Lorraine and Meuse Argonne. His 28th Division suffered over 14,000 battle casualties. He later was a teacher in the Pittsburgh Public School System.
The following memorial was published in the Princeton Alumni Weekly on July 21, 1980:
"ALF HOUSTON gained relief on Jan. 20 after an eight-month battle with cancer. He was born in Pittsburgh on May 19, 1892, and came to Princeton front Shadyside Academy. In Princeton he was a warm, friendly undergraduate who did not participate in many extracurricular activities, stuck to his knitting and to his small group of close friends.
Upon graduation, Alf joined the family business of wholesale grocers. In World War I, he served several years in the Army, much of the time with the AEF in France, and returned to the grocery business on discharge. In 1927, at age 35, he made a difficult decision to give up his job and be a teacher. He taught English in various schools in Pittsburgh until his retirement.
His daughter writes, "Although my father confessed to be angered and upset by some of the more recent decisions made by the university, he never lost his devotion to and interest in Princeton. Some of his most happy memories were of his Princeton days." It is sad to the class that he was unable to set aside prejudice against present University policies and join with the class in happy days of Reunions.
In 1928 Alf married Gertrude Grubbs, and had one daughter, Janet, who today is Mrs. Joseph P. Rhein of Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. There are three grandchildren. The class feels that it such a great loss in Alf's withdrawal from reunion days, with its members, and it is certain that Alf would have added much to the life of the class and would have greatly enjoyed the renewal of association. The thought saddens all of us even more when we learn of Alf's love of and devotion to Princeton.
Our deep sympathy goes out to Alf's Gertrude, daughter, Janet, the three grandchildren and his 101-year-old sister, Anne Dysart."
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