Individual Details

Polly Ann Howard

(October 27, 1813 - November 5, 1858)

Polly Ann Howard was born in 1831 somewhere in Kentucky. By 1833 she was married to Benjamin Swain, probably in Indiana. In 1837 the Swains are pioneers on Lake County Illinois. Polly and Benjamin had 4 children. Benjamin died in 1847, Polly is executor of his will. In 1849 Polly married John Howard and by 1856 they were living in Floyd County, Iowa. Polly's dad Elbert was also living there.

Events

BirthOctober 27, 1813Kentucky, United States
MarriageAbt, 1833Benjamin Paul Swain
Widow1847
CivilJuly 1, 1847Executor for husbands will - Lake, Illinois, United States
MarriageSeptember 19, 1849Lake, Illinois, United States - Jacob Montgomery
Census1850Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, United States
Census1856Bradford, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States
DeathNovember 5, 1858Floyd, Iowa, United States
BurialHowardville Cemetery, Howardville, Floyd, Iowa, United States

Families

SpouseJacob Montgomery (1793 - 1868)
ChildJacob Howard Montgomery (1850 - 1906)
ChildAnson Leonard Montgomery (1854 - 1928)
SpouseBenjamin Paul Swain (1813 - 1847)
ChildJohn Howard Swain (1836 - 1850)
ChildSarah Ann Swain (1838 - 1889)
ChildMary Louisa Swain (1841 - 1905)
ChildWilliam E. Swain (1845 - 1864)
FatherElbert Howard (1791 - 1869)
MotherPhoebe McNeil (1789 - 1826)
SiblingJohn Howard (1820 - 1905)
SiblingAsbury A Howard (1824 - )
SiblingWilliam B. Howard (1815 - 1910)
SiblingJames M. Howard (1817 - 1910)
SiblingSanders M. Howard (1822 - 1858)

Notes

Marriage

Estimated date, probably married in Indiana, then moved to Lake County Illinois

Widow

Benjamin died fairly young, no will.

Civil

Polly is executor of husband's estate with John Howard and James Howard signing July 1, 1847. A black walnut coffin is listed in his estate.

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Index, no image.

2. Ancestry.com, Illinois Wills and Probate Records 1772-1999 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2015), Lake County, Illinois probate packets, 1840-1900; Illinois County Court .

3. Ancestry.com, Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2015), Index, no image.

4. Ancestry.com, 1850 US Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2009), 1850 United States Federal Census Record.

5. Ancestry.com, Iowa, US, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2007), 1856.

6. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Index, no image.

7. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Iowa, U.S., Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Index, no image.

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