HOWARD, Henry

HOWARD

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Date: 5/30/2021 at 15:30:35

Henry Howard
Henry Howard, a farmer of section 30, Blaine township, Ida county, was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1838, a son of Peter and Catherine (Stump) Howard, also natives of that county. In 1844 the parents moved to Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, and in 1880 came to Ida county, Iowa, where he died in Blaine township, in 1884. His wife died in Dauphin county, Pennsylvania. They were the parents of six children, only two now living: Henry, our subject; and Mary, wife of Samuel Shoop, of Blaine township.
The subject of this sketch was reared and educated in Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, where he was afterward engaged in cutting timber. In 1880 he purchased his present farm of eighty acres on section 30, Blaine township, Ida county, Iowa, which he has since improved, erected a good residence, 14 x 24 feet, and has all other necessary farm improvements. Politically, Mr. Howard takes an active part in the Democratic party, and for four years filled the position of Road Overseer. In Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, in 1857, our subject was united in marriage with Miss Anna M. English, a native of that county, and a daughter of Thomas and Mary (Riggle) English, natives also of Dauphin county. The father worked in the stone quarries, was a soldier in the late war, and was killed in the battle of Antietam. The mother died in her native county. Mr. and Mrs. Howard reared a family of ten children, nine now living: Mary, wife of Thomas Freeny, of Ida Grove; Samuel, a resident of Nebraska; Willie, who married May Westfall, and is a farmer by occupation; Lizzie, wife of Irving Westfall, of Ida Grove; and John, Jacob, Anna, Ella and Edward, at home. The wife and mother died August 8, 1891. She and her husband were thrown from a wagon, from the effects of which she afterward died. They were members of the Church of God. Mr. Howard has witnessed nearly the complete development of Blaine township, and has always been active in promoting its best interests.
Source: Biographical History of Crawford, Ida, and Sac Counties, Iowa, 1893, p.488