Katharine Houk was born 13 February 1864 in Dayton, Ohio. Her parents were George Washington Houk (1825-1894) and Eliza Thruston (1833-1914). Her grandparents were Adam Houk (1797-1873), Katharine Kneisley (1798-1871), Robert Thruston (1806-1838) and Marianna Phillips (1814-1896). She married Harry Elsner Talbott, son of John Littler Talbott and Sarah Elsner, 7 June 1884. They had nine children. She died in 1935. Includes Walker, Mead, Greene, Thayer and related families.