Robert January Huston
1865 - 1920 (54 years)
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Name Robert January Huston [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Born 14 Sep 1865 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA 
[3, 4, 5] Gender Male Birth Apr 1866 Ohio, USA [6, 7] Find A Grave Memorial Number 12723346 Race White [8, 9] Residence 1880 Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA [3, 10] Poplar St; Age: 14; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son _DEG 1887 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA [11] Doctor of Medicine from the Hospital College of Medicine at Central University Occupation 1898 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA physician Residence 1898 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA 1145 Guerrero Occupation 1899 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA physician Residence 1899 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA physician Occupation 1900 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA physician Residence 1900 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA [12] 207 San Jose Ave; Age: 34; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Boarder Occupation 1901 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA physician Residence 1901 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA 207 San Jose Ave Occupation 1903 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA physician Residence 1903 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA 2570 Mission Occupation 1904 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA physician Residence 1904 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA 162 Tremont St Occupation 1905 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA physician Occupation 1905 [13] physician on board the ship the Doric Residence 1905 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA 224 Tremont St Occupation 1906 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA physician at 224 Tremont St Will Proved and/or Recorded 1920 Kobe, Hyogo, Japan [4] Leo Aloysius Garland, executor, residence Kobe Died 9 Jul 1920 Kobe, Hyogo, Japan [4, 5] - Age: 54
Buried Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA [4] - Forest Lawn Memorial Park; Resthaven, Lot 177, Space 3
Person ID I5602 obenlandGenealogy Last Modified 9 Aug 2018
Father James Alexander Lee Huston, b. 13 Dec 1834, Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky, USA , d. 24 Jan 1885, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA (Age 50 years) Relationship natural Mother Elizabeth Morgan Johnson, b. 3 Aug 1837, Johnson Junction, Fleming County, Kentucky, USA , d. 25 Dec 1926, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 89 years) Relationship natural Married Jan 1859 Mays Lick, Mason County, Kentucky, USA Marriage Bond 4 Jan 1859 Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky, USA $100 bond, bondsman James A. Huston and Joseph H Cox Family ID F2096 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Kate Francis, b. Feb 1870, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA , d. 4 Apr 1919, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA (Age ~ 49 years) Married 5 Jun 1888 Floyd County, Indiana, USA [14] Children 1. Vance Morton Huston, b. 26 Apr 1891, Granville, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA , d. 21 Oct 1932, Patton, San Bernardino County. California, USA (Age 41 years) [natural]2. James Mallernee Huston, b. 6 Oct 1894, Granville, Grays Harbor County, Washington, USA , d. 15 Jul 1960, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 65 years) [natural]3. Unknown Huston, b. Bef 1901, USA , d. Bef 1901, USA (Age < 0 years) [natural]Last Modified 9 Aug 2018 Family ID F2583 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Robert was the son of James A. L. Huston and his wife, Elizabeth Morgan Johnson. His unusual middle name comes from an old family friend and business partner of his grandfather, Andrew McConnell January. Not only was Andrew the friend and partner of William Huston, he also married William's daughter Sarah in 1816. This Andrew was the grandson of one Peter Janvier, who came to the United States from France. So deep were the ties, that Robert's uncle was named Andrew January Huston.
Sometime prior to 1887, Robert enrolled in the Hospital Medical College of Louisville, which was part of the University of Louisville. He graduated in 1887 or 1888. Robert was an allopath, meaning he practiced allopathic medicine. Wikipedia says that a Samuel Hahnemann coined the term "'allopathy' to refer to what he saw as a system of medicine that combats disease by using remedies that produce effects in a healthy subject that are different (hence Greek root allo- "different") from the effects produced by the disease to be treated. The distinction comes from the use in homeopathy of substances that cause similar effects as the symptoms of a disease to treat patients (homeo - meaning similar)."
Robert married a young lady named Kate Francis on June 5, 1888 in Floyd County, Indiana. Sometime after their marriage, the couple moved to the state of Washington. Their two sons, Vance Morton Huston and James Mallernee Huston were born in Chehalis County, which is now Grays Harbor County. A record for James has been located, but one for Vance hasn't. Robert and Kate had one other child, who was born and died prior to the 1900 Census being taken. It is not known whether the baby was born in Washington or California.
San Francisco city directories during the period from 1898 through 1905 list Dr. Robert J Huston living and working at various addresses in San Francisco, some being Doric St., 162 Tremont St., 224 Tremont St, 3914 24th St., Colon St., 1145 Guerrero St and 2570 Mission. There are problems with some of those addresses on today's Google Earth. There is a Doric Alley, but no Doric St. The Doric Alley is a short alley consisting of several residences just off Mission St. These could have been businesses at the turn of the 20th Century. I couldn't find a Tremont Street in San Francisco, although there are several in the surrounding area. There is a Fremont St, which could mean the Tremont St. was a typographical error.
During the 1900 Census, the family was living in San Francisco, California at 207 S. San Jose Ave.
Kate and Robert separated around 1905. It is not known if they ever divorced. Robert took his two sons and went to Japan. American Consular records from Japan state that he and the boys arrived in Shimonoseki in September, 1905. His Certificate of Registration of American Citizen for the years 1907, 1909 and 1911 all give Robert's birthday of September 14, 1865 in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1907, Robert and his sons were still living in Shimonoseki. By the time Robert filled out his registration in 1909, they were living in Yokohama. The 1911 registration shows them living at 78a Kyo Machi, Kobe, Japan. It states they arrived there on May 16, 1910.
On all 3 registrations, it states that Robert was in Japan to practice medicine. While Robert worked, Vance and James attended school. James's entry in the University of Cincinnati in 1921 says that he attended St. Joseph College in Yokohama. Wikipedia states that this was an international school, mainly attended by foreign children, from kindergarten through secondary school.
Records show that Vance came home in December, 1911. He would have been 20 years old. I haven't found a record of James coming home, but I know that he did. He is listed in a San Francisco directory as living there is 1916.
Like his father, James went on to medical school, graduating from the University of Cincinnati Medical School in 1921. He was an eye, ear and nose specialist, practicing in Burlingame, California for many years.
Records of Vance are scant. Robert passed away in Kobe on July 9, 1920. On the "Report of the Death of an American Citizen", completed by the American Consular Service, it states that Vance was living in "Patten, California." (sic)Patton is an unincorporated area of San Bernardino County. It's home for the California State Hospital, aka "Patton Mental Hospital." The 1920 and 1930 Censuses list Vance as an inmate at the hospital. He died there in 1932.
Back to Robert...the report of his death by the Consulate in Japan states, that Robert's cause of death was uremia. It also says, "cremated, ashes to remain, pending instructions from family, in charge of Mr. L.A. Garland." Whether his ashes stayed in Japan or were brought back by one of his sons is unknown at this time.
Robert's estranged (or ex-wife) passed away in 1919.
- Robert was the son of James A. L. Huston and his wife, Elizabeth Morgan Johnson. His unusual middle name comes from an old family friend and business partner of his grandfather, Andrew McConnell January. Not only was Andrew the friend and partner of William Huston, he also married William's daughter Sarah in 1816. This Andrew was the grandson of one Peter Janvier, who came to the United States from France. So deep were the ties, that Robert's uncle was named Andrew January Huston.
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Sources - [S737] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: 430; Family History Film: 1254430; Page: 100A; Enumeration District: 124; Image: 0203.
Record for James Huston
1880 United States Federal Census - James Lee Huston - [S727] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: 102; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1240102.
Record for Robert Huston1900 United States Federal Census - Vance Morton Huston - [S1664] U.S., Consular Registration Certificates, 1907 - 1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).
Record for Robert January Huston - [S1749] Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C.; General Records of the Department of State; Record Group: RG59-Entry 205; Box Number: 4675; Box Description: 1910-1929 Japan Various Case Files Not Included In Alphabetical Listing.
Record for Robert January Huston - [S1750] Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929.
Record for Robert Januery Huston - [S727] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: 102; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1240102.
Record for Robert Huston1900 United States Federal Census - Vance Morton Huston - [S737] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: 430; Family History Film: 1254430; Page: 100A; Enumeration District: 124; Image: 0203.
Record for James Huston1880 United States Federal Census - James Lee Huston - [S737] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: 430; Family History Film: 1254430; Page: 100A; Enumeration District: 124; Image: 0203.
Record for James Huston1880 United States Federal Census - James Lee Huston - [S727] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: 102; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1240102.
Record for Robert Huston1900 United States Federal Census - Vance Morton Huston - [S737] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: 430; Family History Film: 1254430; Page: 100A; Enumeration District: 124; Image: 0203.
Record for James Huston1880 United States Federal Census - James Lee Huston - [S1751] Robert January Huston Graduate in 1887, (Name: Medical Department of Central University; Location: Louisville, KY; Date: 1888;), ULHL HCM 1888 Catalog., "Announcement of the Regular Session of 1888 of the Hospital College of Medicine, Medical Department of Central University, Louisville", page 9; accessed 31 Mar 2014.
- [S727] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: 102; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1240102.
Record for Robert Huston1900 United States Federal Census - Vance Morton Huston - [S5535] Robert January Huston Physician on the Doric, San Francisco Chronicle, The, (Name: Charles D. Young & Company; Location: San Francisco, CA; Date: 31 Aug 1905;), page 15, column 1-3; accessed 17 Jul 2018.
"Diseased Japanese Deceive Immigration Surgeons" - [S1763] Robert January Huston and Kate Francis Marriage Record, (Name: Intellectual Reserve, Inc; Location: Salt Lake City, UT;), "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-9855-55811-58?cc=1410397 : accessed 05 Apr 2014), Floyd > 1885-1891 Volume 09 > image 153 of 330.
- [S737] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: 430; Family History Film: 1254430; Page: 100A; Enumeration District: 124; Image: 0203.
