He was a brother to Daniel Houder who was also a member of Co. G, 129th IL INF.

Son of Jacob Houder and Barbara Kurtz (who are buried in Houder Cemetery), Henry K Houder was born 15 Dec 1827. He marries Mary Jane Hadlock 18 Nov 1858 in Woodford County, IL In 1860 Henry K Houder is listed in Rooks Creek Twp. Livingston County Illinois, a 31-year-old farmer that was born in Ohio with $900 of Real Estate and $300 personal. His wife Mary J is 25 and born in IL. Their only child is a daughter named Almena that is 10 months old. According to information on Find A Grave the daughter’s full name is Barbara Almena Houder, b. 18 Sep 1859 at Rooks Creek, and d. 13 Sep 1951 at Boulder, Colorado. Henry K and Mary have two more children, George Benton Houder 1861 – 1937, and Mary Lillie 1862 – 1955 who marries John Warren Marks.

Henry K appears in U.S Register of Volunteers as Henry Houder, Private, Co. G, 129 IL INF. Died June 15, 1864 at Kenesaw M V, GA, “Killed in Action”. Both Henry K and his brother Daniel Houder are buried at Henrietta National Cemetery in Georgia.

Widow's pension records for Henry K Houder give us the dates of birth of his children: Barbara Almena Houder b. 18 September 1859; George Benton Houder b. 18 August 1861; Mary Lilly Houder b. 14 December 1862.