BIO: Houtchens, Christopher T; Anderson Co Ky >From "History of North Washington" Published 1904 CHRISTOPHER T. HOUTCHENS Christopher T. Houtchens, living seven miles east of Bossburg, Stevens county, is engaged in farming and stock raising. He was born in Lawrenceburg, Anderson county, Kentucky, January 19, 1863, the son of Robert and Elizabeth (Sappington) Houtchens, natives of Kentucky. At an early day they settled near Lawrenceburg where they died. They had twelve children of whom there are living: John S.; Susan J., wife of James Cox; James W., in Missoula, Montana; George F.; Samuel R., in Texas; Catherine; Christopher T., our subject; and Robert P., now in Illinois. Our subject attended school in Blandinsville, Illinois, until he was sixteen years of age, and then came to Montana, where, for awhile, he clerked in a store, subsequently purchasing a team and engaging in freighting nine years. In 1888 he came to Spokane, Washington, following the same line of business two years, and in 1890 he came to Stevens county, and secured the homestead upon which he at present resides. Two years he was engaged in mining. Mr. Houtchens has sixty acres of land under cultivation, fifty head of stock, and does considerable freighting. He is, also, quite an extensive dealer in horses. Our subject was married, in 1889, to Miss Katie Campbell, her parents being natives of Scotland, where her father died. Her mother now resides in Spokane. They were the parents of seven children, Peter, Andrew, Lochlan, Sarah, wife of I.A. McClintic, of Latah, Washington, James, Mary, wife of Augustus Rinkert, and Katie, wife of our subject. The political principles of our subject are identified with the Republican party. The following named children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Houtchens Hazel, Stella, Blanche, Rollin and Wayne. Transcribed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com) Submitted by: Nancy T r i c e Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997