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− | | '''Birth''' || ~1797 || || || <sup class="reference"></sup> | + | | '''Birth''' || ~1797 || || || <sup class="reference">[3][4]</sup> |
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− | | '''Marriage''' || || || To Barbara Unknown || <sup class="reference"></sup> | + | | '''Marriage''' || || || To Barbara Unknown || <sup class="reference">[3][4][5]</sup> |
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− | | '''Death''' || |||| || <sup class="reference"></sup> | + | | '''Death''' ||April 17, 1868 |||| || <sup class="reference">[6]</sup> |
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− | | '''Burial''' || || || || <sup class="reference"></sup> | + | | '''Burial''' || ||Squirrel Hill Cemetery, New Bethlehem, Clarion County, PA. || || <sup class="reference"></sup> |
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| son Howe || M || 1820-1825 ||possibly Huntington Co. PA || || || <sup class="reference">[2]</sup> | | son Howe || M || 1820-1825 ||possibly Huntington Co. PA || || || <sup class="reference">[2]</sup> | ||
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+ | | George Howe || M || 11 July 1823 ||Huntington Co. PA || Janette Simpson/15 children ||"2nd of 8 children";<br>apparently died after 1887 || <sup class="reference">[2][5]</sup> | ||
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| daughter Howe || F || 1825-1830 ||possibly Huntington Co. PA || || || <sup class="reference">[2]</sup> | | daughter Howe || F || 1825-1830 ||possibly Huntington Co. PA || || || <sup class="reference">[2]</sup> | ||
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| Samuel Howe || M || ~1831 || possibly Huntington Co., PA || || || <sup class="reference">[2][3]</sup> | | Samuel Howe || M || ~1831 || possibly Huntington Co., PA || || || <sup class="reference">[2][3]</sup> | ||
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+ | | child Howe || ? || || possibly Huntington Co., PA || ||birth order unknown || <sup class="reference"></sup> | ||
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+ | | child Howe || ?|| || possibly Huntington Co., PA || ||birth order unknown || <sup class="reference"></sup> | ||
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− | |Huntington Co. PA||1823|| birth of 2nd son George|| | + | |Huntington Co. PA||1823|| birth of 2nd son George|| <sup class="reference">[2]/sup> |
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− | | | + | |Shenango Twp, Beaver Co, PA||1830|| || <sup class="reference">[1]</sup> |
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− | |Porter Twp., Clarion Co.PA||1850-60|| || | + | |Toby Twp., Armstrong Co. PA.||1840|| ||<sup class="reference"></sup> |
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+ | |Porter Twp., Clarion Co.PA||1850-60|| ||<sup class="reference">[3][4]</sup> | ||
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+ | [[Image:Abraham How gravestone, New Bethlehem, Clarion Co, PA.jpg|120px|left|thumb|Gravestone, Abraham How, died April 17, 1868]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Barbara wife of Abraham Howe, died 4 Aug, 1866 a.jpg|150px|left|thumb|Gravestone of Barbara wife of Abram Howe, d. 4 Aug, 1866]] | ||
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|'''1830 United States Federal Census''' Shenango Twp, Beaver Co, PA pg 15. Census is not dated. | |'''1830 United States Federal Census''' Shenango Twp, Beaver Co, PA pg 15. Census is not dated. | ||
− | *Family of Abraham How: 1 male <5, 2 male 5-10, 1 male 40-50, 2 females <5, 1 female 40-50. This fits well with the Abraham Howe in the 1840 census for Armstrong Co, PA and with the 1850 census data showing Abraham, Barbara and Catherine Howe in Clarion Co, PA. There are extra children in both the early census. The direction of migration is unusual here. Beaver is west of Armstrong and Clarion counties. | + | *Family of Abraham How: 1 male <5, 2 male 5-10, 1 male 40-50, 2 females <5, 1 female 40-50. This fits well with the Abraham Howe in the 1840 census for Armstrong Co, PA and with the 1850 census data showing Abraham, Barbara and Catherine Howe in Clarion Co, PA. There are extra children in both the early census. The direction of migration is unusual here. Beaver is west of Armstrong and Clarion counties. Note: Shenango township was in Beaver County until the 1850 creation of Lawrence County. |
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|[[Image:1830 census beaver shenango pg 15.jpg|50px|center]] <br> [[Image:1830 census pa mercer slippery rock pg 148.jpg|50px|center]] | |[[Image:1830 census beaver shenango pg 15.jpg|50px|center]] <br> [[Image:1830 census pa mercer slippery rock pg 148.jpg|50px|center]] | ||
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− | |'''1840 United States Federal Census''',Toby Twp., Armstrong Co. PA. No date of census given. | + | |'''1840 United States Federal Census''', Toby Twp., Armstrong Co. PA. No date of census given. |
− | *Abraham Howe age 40-50; (wife) age 50-60; children: 1M age 5-10; 1M&2F age 10-15; 2M age 15-20. These ages | + | *Abraham Howe age 40-50; (wife) age 50-60; children: 1M age 5-10; 1M&2F age 10-15; 2M age 15-20. These ages accommodate the presently known family members: Abram 42, Barbara 53, George 17, Catharine 10, Samuel 9. This leaves unidentified a male 10-15, a female 10-15, and a male 15-20. |
|[[Image:1840 census pa armstrong toby no 4.jpg|50px|left]] | |[[Image:1840 census pa armstrong toby no 4.jpg|50px|left]] | ||
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!'''3''' | !'''3''' | ||
− | |'''1850 Federal Census, Porter Township, Clarion Co. PA''',pg 110, | + | |'''1850 Federal Census, Porter Township, Clarion Co. PA''', pg 110, Census date 5 Sept 1850, Dwelling No. 1562 |
− | * Abram How age 53, wife Barbara age 63 | + | * Abram How age 53, farmer, real estate 600; wife Barbara age 63; dau. Catherine age 20; son Samuel age 19. All born in PA. |
− | |[[Image:1850 census | + | |[[Image:1850 US census PA Clarion Porter pg 110.jpg|50px|left]] |
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|''' ''History of Clarion Co. PA '' ''' 1887, by Davis, p. xxv. Biography of George Howe, second of 8 children born to Abraham and Barbarah Howe, was born in Huntington Co. 11 July 1823; arrived Clarion Co. 1837. | |''' ''History of Clarion Co. PA '' ''' 1887, by Davis, p. xxv. Biography of George Howe, second of 8 children born to Abraham and Barbarah Howe, was born in Huntington Co. 11 July 1823; arrived Clarion Co. 1837. | ||
− | |[[George Howe Biography, 1887 History of Clarion County Pa|(Complete text)]] | + | |[[George Howe Biography, 1887 History of Clarion County Pa|(Complete text)]] |
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− | |''' | + | | '''Gravestones of Abraham How and wife Barbara''', Squirrel Hill Cemetery, New Bethlehem, Clarion County, PA. FindAGrave Memorial ID Numbers 43794666 & 43794699. Transcribed by Memorial pages host, and confirmed from photos: |
+ | *Abraham How Died April 17, 1868 Age 71 years, 1 month & 9 days. | ||
+ | *Barbara, wife of Abraham Howe died Aug.4, 1866 Aged (78?) Yrs, 11 M (illegible) | ||
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+ | !'''7''' | ||
+ | | '''Howe family research of [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|EWW]]''', g-g-granddaughter of Catherine Howe Kline. Census from Ancestry.com, gravestone photos on FindAGrave.com, County histories at Clarion County Historical Society, Oil City Library, and Butler Area Public Library. | ||
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===Source Notes=== | ===Source Notes=== | ||
− | * | + | * Source 1, 1830 U.S.Federal Census, Slippery Rock Twp., Mercer Co. PA: the family of a George How age 30-40, 1F age 30-40; 4 children: 1M & 1F aged under 5; 2M aged 5-10. This George How is of the same generation, possibly a brother of Abram Howe. Abram had a son named George who eventually resided in Mercer Co. PA. In 1930 Abram Howe was aged about 33 yrs; this George How was aged 30-40 yrs, with 4 children under 10 years. Slippery Rock Twp. of 1830 Mercer Co. and Shenango Twp. of 1830 Beaver Co. today share a common township line in Lawrence County, created in 1850 from the border area of Beaver and Mercer counties. The two Howe's could have lived not far apart. A search of property maps or records is needed. |
− | + | * 1850 census PA, Cumberland Co., Dickinson Twp.: Abram Howe age 48, Elizabeth age 39, and 5 children including a Catherine E. age 3. This is not the same person as Abram Howe above, nor could he be his father; no apparent relationship. | |
+ | * 1850 census, Clarion Co., Porter Twp. for Abram How: note the use of "Abram" & "Barbara" in names of grandchildren (children of [[Anna Catherine Howe]] & [[Henry Kline]]); and the agreement of Anna Catherine's calculated birth year from her 1850 census age of 20 yrs, with her death date (1890) & age (60 yrs). | ||
+ | * Per Robert Beals, of Emlenton, PA & great-grandson of Catherine Howe(interviewed in 1995 by [[Elizabeth Ann Wilson|EWW]] ), Catherine had a brother named '''George Howe''' who owned a coffee company. Catherine's husband, Henry Kline, had a brother who worked there for George for a time. (The 1995 phone book listed a George J. Howe Coffee Co., 629 W. Main St., Grove City, Mercer Co. PA. Whether the intial, "J" , was original or added with a later owner is unknown. | ||
+ | * The History of Clarion Co., 1887, p. xxv, biography of George Howe b. 1823, lists his parents as Abraham & Barbara Howe. Daughter Catherine Howe & husband Henry Kline named one of their sons John Abram Kline, and one of their daughters Barbara; this name repetition supports the belief that the Abraham Howe in this biography is the father of Catherine Howe. If so, the family originated, or was in Huntington County PA for a time. | ||
− | + | ===Howe Research, No Known Relationships === | |
− | + | *See[[George G. Howe]] of Ashland Twp., Clarion Co. | |
− | = | + | *'''Venango County Records , Vol. I,1984, Venango Co. Genealogical Club''', Oil City. pg. 18. Miller Farm Cemetery, Oil Creek Twp., Venango Co. "the Miller Farm Cemetery is located within the present Oil Creek State Park & includes a number of pre-oil burials...the cemetery has been badly vandalized & many stones listed below destroyed. This copy made in 1958: |
− | * | + | <br> Emily, dau. of Samuel & Sarah Howe, died July 5, 1843, (age illegible).<br>Rachel, dau. of Samuel & Sarah Howe, died June 10, 1848, aged 9 yr. 4 mo., 7 da.<br>(Note: Samuel & Sarah Howe are also buried here in unmarked graves. Samuel Howe was murdered on his farm near Pioneer in 1879.)" |
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<br>Also: Venango County Genealogy Club , Fall 1989, p.5: " Aug. 12, 1878 - Mrs. Sarah Sproul Howe, wife of Samuel Howe, died on Friday night last (Aug. 9). The family are among the oldest residents of the county. Interred at Miller Farm." | <br>Also: Venango County Genealogy Club , Fall 1989, p.5: " Aug. 12, 1878 - Mrs. Sarah Sproul Howe, wife of Samuel Howe, died on Friday night last (Aug. 9). The family are among the oldest residents of the county. Interred at Miller Farm." | ||
− | <br>Any relationship of this Samuel Howe to our Howe family above is unknown; the presence of a Samuel Howe in each was noted. | + | <br>Any relationship of this Samuel Howe to our Abram & Barbara Howe family above or to the George G. & Barbara E. Armstrong family is unknown; the presence of a Samuel Howe in each family was noted. |
− | + | * For photos & transcription of Miller Farm cemetery, see PA GenWeb Project, http://venango.pa-roots.com/cemetery4.html | |
+ | *1840 census PA, Cumberland Co. Dickinson Twp: Abram How age 40-50; 1F age 30-40; 1F&1M age 10-15; 2M age <5. The male age 40-50 is correct for what we know of our Abram Howe, and the female child age 10-15 is correct for dau. Catherine. The other ages do not match what we know of Barbara, George & Samuel. Does not appear to be the correct family. No known relationship | ||
====Howe Families in 1850 Census, Western PA==== | ====Howe Families in 1850 Census, Western PA==== | ||
From the PA Census Index | From the PA Census Index | ||
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− | | | + | |Simion Howe ||~1784 ||Clarion ||Perry||wife Elizabeth (age 70) |
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|Andrew Howe ||~1797||Mercer ||Worth ||wife Mary (age 50) | |Andrew Howe ||~1797||Mercer ||Worth ||wife Mary (age 50) | ||
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− | | | + | |Joseph Howe || ~1799||Mercer ||Coldspring||wife Susan (age 49) |
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− | | | + | |George G. Howe||~1806||Clarion||Elk || wife Barbara (age 41) |
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|John H. Howe ||~1807||Venango ||Franklin||living with Seaton family | |John H. Howe ||~1807||Venango ||Franklin||living with Seaton family | ||
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− | | | + | |Jared Howe ||1813||Clarion ||Perry ||wife Mary A. (age 25) |
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− | | | + | |George Howe||~1823||Clarion||Farmington||wife Jannett (age 24) |
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− | | | + | |H. F. Howe||~1823 ||Venango ||Franklin ||wife Sophia (age 22) |
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+ | |Sarah Howe || unknown||Venango ||Franklin||living with Cook family | ||
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* There are also a number of How and Howe families in Butler County | * There are also a number of How and Howe families in Butler County | ||
− | + | *The 1887 History of Clarion Co. indicates that Catherine Howe was born in Huntington Co., PA. The 1820 census for Pennsylvania lists three How(e) families in Huntington Co, headed by Martha Howe, Jacob How, and John How. Only the John How household has a male in the 18-26 range, but the 18-26 yr old is apparently John, the head of household, and thus could not be the father of our Abram Howe. | |
+ | *There is a William Howe in Sugar Creek Twp, Venango Co, PA in 1820, who has a son in 10-15 yr. range. This is a little young for Abram Howe (who should be ~23 in 1820) but possibly within the error margin for census. We obviously need some additional data. EBW | ||
=Research Wishlist= | =Research Wishlist= | ||
*will of Abram Howe; names of other children. | *will of Abram Howe; names of other children. | ||
+ | *will of Simeon Howe & others, to find parent of Abram Howe. |
Revision as of 11:57, 3 March 2021
Date | Location | Notes | Sources | |
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Birth | ~1797 | [3][4] | ||
Marriage | To Barbara Unknown | [3][4][5] | ||
Death | April 17, 1868 | [6] | ||
Burial | Squirrel Hill Cemetery, New Bethlehem, Clarion County, PA. |
Ancestry chart segment
Generation 5 Generation 5 +-- Abram Howe | (~1797-????) Anna Catherine Howe --+ (1830-1890) | +-- Barbara Unknown (~1787_????)
Sources: [3][4][5]
Children
(Eight children with wife Barbara Unknown. Names of three are known; birth order of others is uncertain )
Name | Gender | Date of Birth | Birthplace | Spouse | Notes | Sources |
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son Howe | M | 1820-1825 | possibly Huntington Co. PA | [2] | ||
George Howe | M | 11 July 1823 | Huntington Co. PA | Janette Simpson/15 children | "2nd of 8 children"; apparently died after 1887 |
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daughter Howe | F | 1825-1830 | possibly Huntington Co. PA | [2] | ||
son Howe | M | 1825-1830 | possibly Huntington Co. PA | [2] | ||
Anna Catherine Howe | F | 8 Jan 1830 | possibly Huntington Co. PA | 1st) Henry Kline; 2nd) Joseph Disler m. 1877) | Direct line | [2][3] |
Samuel Howe | M | ~1831 | possibly Huntington Co., PA | [2][3] | ||
child Howe | ? | possibly Huntington Co., PA | birth order unknown | |||
child Howe | ? | possibly Huntington Co., PA | birth order unknown |
Places of Residence
Location | Dates | Notes | Sources |
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Huntington Co. PA | 1823 | birth of 2nd son George | [2]/sup> |
Shenango Twp, Beaver Co, PA | 1830 | [1] | |
Toby Twp., Armstrong Co. PA. | 1840 | ||
Porter Twp., Clarion Co.PA | 1850-60 | [3][4] |
Photos
Sources
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1 | 1830 United States Federal Census Shenango Twp, Beaver Co, PA pg 15. Census is not dated.
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2 | 1840 United States Federal Census, Toby Twp., Armstrong Co. PA. No date of census given.
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3 | 1850 Federal Census, Porter Township, Clarion Co. PA, pg 110, Census date 5 Sept 1850, Dwelling No. 1562
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4 | 1860 Federal Census, Porter Twp., Clarion Co. PA.
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5 | History of Clarion Co. PA 1887, by Davis, p. xxv. Biography of George Howe, second of 8 children born to Abraham and Barbarah Howe, was born in Huntington Co. 11 July 1823; arrived Clarion Co. 1837. | (Complete text) | |
6 | Gravestones of Abraham How and wife Barbara, Squirrel Hill Cemetery, New Bethlehem, Clarion County, PA. FindAGrave Memorial ID Numbers 43794666 & 43794699. Transcribed by Memorial pages host, and confirmed from photos:
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7 | Howe family research of EWW, g-g-granddaughter of Catherine Howe Kline. Census from Ancestry.com, gravestone photos on FindAGrave.com, County histories at Clarion County Historical Society, Oil City Library, and Butler Area Public Library. |
Source Notes
- Source 1, 1830 U.S.Federal Census, Slippery Rock Twp., Mercer Co. PA: the family of a George How age 30-40, 1F age 30-40; 4 children: 1M & 1F aged under 5; 2M aged 5-10. This George How is of the same generation, possibly a brother of Abram Howe. Abram had a son named George who eventually resided in Mercer Co. PA. In 1930 Abram Howe was aged about 33 yrs; this George How was aged 30-40 yrs, with 4 children under 10 years. Slippery Rock Twp. of 1830 Mercer Co. and Shenango Twp. of 1830 Beaver Co. today share a common township line in Lawrence County, created in 1850 from the border area of Beaver and Mercer counties. The two Howe's could have lived not far apart. A search of property maps or records is needed.
- 1850 census PA, Cumberland Co., Dickinson Twp.: Abram Howe age 48, Elizabeth age 39, and 5 children including a Catherine E. age 3. This is not the same person as Abram Howe above, nor could he be his father; no apparent relationship.
- 1850 census, Clarion Co., Porter Twp. for Abram How: note the use of "Abram" & "Barbara" in names of grandchildren (children of Anna Catherine Howe & Henry Kline); and the agreement of Anna Catherine's calculated birth year from her 1850 census age of 20 yrs, with her death date (1890) & age (60 yrs).
- Per Robert Beals, of Emlenton, PA & great-grandson of Catherine Howe(interviewed in 1995 by EWW ), Catherine had a brother named George Howe who owned a coffee company. Catherine's husband, Henry Kline, had a brother who worked there for George for a time. (The 1995 phone book listed a George J. Howe Coffee Co., 629 W. Main St., Grove City, Mercer Co. PA. Whether the intial, "J" , was original or added with a later owner is unknown.
- The History of Clarion Co., 1887, p. xxv, biography of George Howe b. 1823, lists his parents as Abraham & Barbara Howe. Daughter Catherine Howe & husband Henry Kline named one of their sons John Abram Kline, and one of their daughters Barbara; this name repetition supports the belief that the Abraham Howe in this biography is the father of Catherine Howe. If so, the family originated, or was in Huntington County PA for a time.
Howe Research, No Known Relationships
- SeeGeorge G. Howe of Ashland Twp., Clarion Co.
- Venango County Records , Vol. I,1984, Venango Co. Genealogical Club, Oil City. pg. 18. Miller Farm Cemetery, Oil Creek Twp., Venango Co. "the Miller Farm Cemetery is located within the present Oil Creek State Park & includes a number of pre-oil burials...the cemetery has been badly vandalized & many stones listed below destroyed. This copy made in 1958:
Emily, dau. of Samuel & Sarah Howe, died July 5, 1843, (age illegible).
Rachel, dau. of Samuel & Sarah Howe, died June 10, 1848, aged 9 yr. 4 mo., 7 da.
(Note: Samuel & Sarah Howe are also buried here in unmarked graves. Samuel Howe was murdered on his farm near Pioneer in 1879.)"
Also: Venango County Genealogy Club , Fall 1989, p.5: " Aug. 12, 1878 - Mrs. Sarah Sproul Howe, wife of Samuel Howe, died on Friday night last (Aug. 9). The family are among the oldest residents of the county. Interred at Miller Farm."
Any relationship of this Samuel Howe to our Abram & Barbara Howe family above or to the George G. & Barbara E. Armstrong family is unknown; the presence of a Samuel Howe in each family was noted.
- For photos & transcription of Miller Farm cemetery, see PA GenWeb Project, http://venango.pa-roots.com/cemetery4.html
- 1840 census PA, Cumberland Co. Dickinson Twp: Abram How age 40-50; 1F age 30-40; 1F&1M age 10-15; 2M age <5. The male age 40-50 is correct for what we know of our Abram Howe, and the female child age 10-15 is correct for dau. Catherine. The other ages do not match what we know of Barbara, George & Samuel. Does not appear to be the correct family. No known relationship
Howe Families in 1850 Census, Western PA
From the PA Census Index
Name | Born | County | Twp | Notes |
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Simion Howe | ~1784 | Clarion | Perry | wife Elizabeth (age 70) |
Andrew Howe | ~1797 | Mercer | Worth | wife Mary (age 50) |
Joseph Howe | ~1799 | Mercer | Coldspring | wife Susan (age 49) |
George G. Howe | ~1806 | Clarion | Elk | wife Barbara (age 41) |
John H. Howe | ~1807 | Venango | Franklin | living with Seaton family |
Jared Howe | 1813 | Clarion | Perry | wife Mary A. (age 25) |
George Howe | ~1823 | Clarion | Farmington | wife Jannett (age 24) |
H. F. Howe | ~1823 | Venango | Franklin | wife Sophia (age 22) |
Sarah Howe | unknown | Venango | Franklin | living with Cook family |
- There are also a number of How and Howe families in Butler County
- The 1887 History of Clarion Co. indicates that Catherine Howe was born in Huntington Co., PA. The 1820 census for Pennsylvania lists three How(e) families in Huntington Co, headed by Martha Howe, Jacob How, and John How. Only the John How household has a male in the 18-26 range, but the 18-26 yr old is apparently John, the head of household, and thus could not be the father of our Abram Howe.
- There is a William Howe in Sugar Creek Twp, Venango Co, PA in 1820, who has a son in 10-15 yr. range. This is a little young for Abram Howe (who should be ~23 in 1820) but possibly within the error margin for census. We obviously need some additional data. EBW
Research Wishlist
- will of Abram Howe; names of other children.
- will of Simeon Howe & others, to find parent of Abram Howe.