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Family HistoryFamily History - John Henry Honour III


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features John Henry Honour III and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. John Henry Honour III,1 born September 1862 (parents not determined).1 John married, 1886, Marcia K. Whitaker1 (born December 1865, parents not determined1).

Child of John Henry Honour III and Marcia K. Whitaker:

+2i. Edward DeLancey Honour, born 20 August 1895 in Greenville, South Carolina; died 18 January 1983 in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey. Married (1) Grace McGregor Married (2) Dorris Helen Pollock.

  1. The Honour Family History, Walter Whitaker Honour, 1990. Copy available at the Library of Congress, CS71.H773 1990.
Second Generation
2. Edward DeLancey Honour2 (John1), born 20 August 1895 in Greenville, South Carolina;1, 2 died 18 January 1983 in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey.1, 2 Edward married, first, 4 June 1918, Grace McGregor2 (born 8 April 1902 in New Jersey, the daughter of David McGregor and Nellie Birrell Patterson;3, 4, 5 Grace died 10 March 1972). Their marriage ended in divorce in before 1921.2 Edward married, second, 14 April 1928 in Waterford, New York, Dorris Helen Pollock2 (born 6 September 1911, parents not determined;2, 6 Dorris died 16 June 19956). Edward is buried in Cloverleaf Cemetery, Woodbridge, Union County, New Jersey.2 Grace is buried in Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey.7

Edward worked in several jobs before serving for six months in the US Army during WWI. Afterward, he worked and lived in various states until he settled in New Jersey, finding employment as a state corrections officer, retiring in 1961. He was a Mason and a member of various organizations. He compiled two editions of The Honour Family History in 1970 and 1980.2


  1. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Edward Honour, no. 138-30-2009
  2. The Honour Family History, Walter Whitaker Honour, 1990. Copy available at the Library of Congress, CS71.H773 1990.
  3. New Jersey State Census, 1915, Middlesex County, Perth Amboy, ED 1, Page A-11, David MacGregor, 50, Sept. 1864, Scotland, engineer; Nellie MacGregor, 46, Mar. 1868, Scotland, housewife; Ida MacGregor, 20, Aug. 1895, New Jersey, milliner; William MacGregor, 17, July 1897, scholar, high school; Grace MacGregor, 13, Apr. 1902, New Jersey, scholar, grammar school; George Patterson, 74, Aug. 1840, Scotland, retired.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, New Jersey, Essex County, West Orange, Enumeration District 7-642, Sheet 11A, family of David and Nellie McGregor with Doris McGregor, William and Grace Kiloh.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, New Jersey, Essex County, West Orange, E.D. 7-390, Sheet No. 3B, Robert C. Kiloh, 46, New Jersey, stair builder, own business; wife Jenny H. Kiloh, 44, New Jersey: son Robert H. Kiloh, 12, New Jersey. Living next door: William S. Kiloh, 42, New Jersey, stair builder, own business; wife Grace M. Kiloh, 37, New Jersey, secretary, board [of] health.
  6. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Dorris P. Honour, no. 135-38-7511
  7. Headstone, Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, New Jersey, Kiloh: George Kiloh 1863-1926, his wife Helen Christie 1860-1923; (son) William S. 1897-1974, (his wife) Grace M. 1902-1972