Nelson Howe Biography, 1887 History of Clarion Co. PA

From The History of Clarion County, 1887, by Davis, p. xxv.

Howe, Nelson B., Knox. p.o., Ashland, is a farmer, justice of the peace, and oil producer, of Knox, Pa. He was born in Ashland township, Pa., on July 23, 1849, and was a son of Geore C. and Barbara E. (Armstrong) Howe. His paternal grandfather, Simeon Howe, and his maternal grandfather, Robert Armstrong, were both pioneer settlers in Clarion county, Pa. George Howe settled in Ashland, Pa., in 1832, and cleared and improved the farm which is now owned and occupied by his son Nelson B. His children were Wesley C., Sarah J., John F., Harriet, Mattie and Nelson. Nelson B. was married in 1872 to Clarissa Zellers. They have had a family of five children - Jennie, Adella, Electa B., Mattie J., and Harry Ellery. Clarissa was a daughter of Henry and Susan (Cornish) Zellers, of Elk township, Pa.