Howe, Philip C. 1838 – 1903

HOWE, HAWKINS

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Date: 5/22/2024 at 16:07:24

Source: Twice-A-Week Plain Dealer Apr. 21, 1903, FP, C7

Philip C. Howe Dead.
Another early settler of the county has been called to answer the final summons. The deceased was born in Kent, England, in 1838, and passed away in Cresco, Iowa, April 18, 1903, about 65 years. He came to the United States with his parents when four years of age. In 1851 they located in Fayette county, near the Old Mission, and in 1856 came to Howard county, locating in Albion township. In 1860 he was united in marriage at Granger, Minnesota, with Miss Melissa Hawkins. In 1863 he enlisted in the 7th Iowa cavalry under Capt. O’Brien, and was discharged at Davenport, Iowa, November 25, 1865. He served his county as township Clerk, as Justice of the Peace and two terms as County Recorder, always discharging the duties pertaining to the office with faithful fidelity. At the time of his death he was city Clerk to the city board of Aldermen. He was made a Mason in the Howard Lodge, No. 214 A. F. & A. M., at Lime Springs, and at time of his death was a member of Cresco Lodge No. 150, A. F. & A. M. He leaves surviving him a widow, three children and a brother, W. K. Howe of Albion, and one sister In Nebraska.
Mr. Howe was a highly moral man, held in high esteem by all who knew him. His funeral was from the M. E. church of which denomination he was a member, Monday afternoon, under the auspicies{sic} of the Masonic fraternity, his remains resting in Oak Lawn.

Oak Lawn Cemetery
 

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