Individual Details

John Howard

(May 31, 1820 - February 7, 1905)

1900 Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head living with niece Florence and grand niece Clara Gaines. John’s sister Polly Ann marries Benjamin Swain, their daughter Sarah An Swain marries William Newcomb Gaines.

Events

BirthMay 31, 1820Lawrence, Indiana, United States
Marriage1848Lake, Illinois, United States - Harriet Gould
Census1850Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, United States
Census1860Charles City, Floyd, Iowa, United States
Military Draft RegistrationJuly 1, 1863Charles City, Floyd, Iowa, United States
Census1870Charles City, Floyd, Iowa, United States
Census1880Charles City, Floyd, Iowa, United States
Census1900Charles City, Floyd, Iowa, United States
Burial1905Riverside Cemetery, Charles City, Floyd, Iowa, United States
DeathFebruary 7, 1905Charles City, Floyd, Iowa, United States
OccupationFarmer

Families

SpouseHarriet Gould (1819 - 1889)
FatherElbert Howard (1791 - 1869)
MotherPhoebe McNeil (1789 - 1826)
SiblingPolly Ann Howard (1813 - 1858)
SiblingAsbury A Howard (1824 - )
SiblingWilliam B. Howard (1815 - 1910)
SiblingJames M. Howard (1817 - 1910)
SiblingSanders M. Howard (1822 - 1858)

Notes

Census

John and Harriet have a 1 year old son Lewis and live with Harriet's parents James and Nancy Gould.

Military Draft Registration

Registering for the Civil War in St. Charles Iowa, Third District of Iowa

Census

Living with wife. He is a capitalist- one who lived off rented lands, his wife Harriet keeps house.

Census

John is the head of home, his niece Florence Gaines and grand niece Clara Gaines live with him. They lived at 900 Kelley Street, current location of the Theisens store.

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, 1850 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2009), Year: 1850; Census Place: Waukegan, Lake, Illinois; Roll: M432_114; Page: 130A; Image: 265.

2. Ancestry.com, 1860 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2009), Year: 1860; Census Place: Charles, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: M653_322; Page: 408; Image: 408; Family History Library Film: 803322.

3. Ancestry.com, US Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2010), July 1st, 1863 Iowa 3rd Vol 3 of 3 image 360 of 935. John Howard age 42.

4. Ancestry.com, 1870 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Charles City, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: M593_392; Page: 333B; Image: 27187; Family History Library Film: 545891.

5. Ancestry.com, 1880 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2010), Year: 1880; Census Place: Charles, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: 340; Family History Film: 1254340; Page: 358D; Enumeration District: 221; Image: 0320.

6. Ancestry.com, Census $ 1900 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Charles City, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: 431; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1240431.

7. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .

8. Ancestry.com, 1860 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2009), Year: 1860; Census Place: Charles, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: M653_322; Page: 408; Image: 408; Family History Library Film: 803322.

9. Ancestry.com, Selected US Federal Census Non-Population Schedules 1850-1880 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2010), 1860 Agriculture Saint Charles, Floyd, Iowa Archive Collection T1156 roll 3 page 25, line 4.