Fountain County IN Archives Biographies.....Howard, William 1821 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com November 12, 2006, 5:26 am Author: H. W. Beckwith (1881) William Howard, farmer, Newtown, son of Job and Nancy Ann (McKinney) Howard, was born in Miami county, Ohio, January 7, 1821. Three brothers of the Howard family emigrated from England before the revolution; their names were William, John and Ezekiel. The two latter were blacksmiths; the first was the grandfather of our subject, and when war between Great Britain and her colonies came on he remained loyal to the crown, and hence, was what was called in derision, by the patriots, a tory. Job had two brothers, Lewis and Andrew; the former lives near Illinois City, in Rock Island county, Illinois, at a very advanced age; the latter near Eddyville, Iowa. These brothers were all born in the last century and were reared in Virginia. Mr. Howard's mother was born in Ohio. His grandfather, James L. McKinney, was a native of New Jersey, and was a good deal of a public man. He was a justice of the peace; in Miami county, Ohio, he was Indian agent, and after his removal to this state was again incumbent of the first-named office. In 1830 Job Howard removed his family to Richland township, and Mr. McKinney came at the same time, but stopped at Pleasant Hill, Montgomery county, where he merchandised a good many years; about 1848 he relocated in Iowa and died there a year afterward. Job Howard arrived here November 5, 1830, and made his home three miles southeast of Newtown; the remainder of his life was spent on this place, where he died June 5, 1866, crowned with a fullness of useful years. His wife survived him till September 30, 1879, having reached the age of eighty. The subject of this biography was married to Anna S. Swigert October 25, 1842. They are the parents of the following children: Francis Marion, Samuel K. (dead), Jacob P., Rebecca Alice, wife of Curtis Whitehall; Alva L., Elmer E., and William Erna. Francis was a member of Co. H, 150th reg. Ind. Vols., and did duty in Maryland and Virginia during his term of enlistment of six months. Mr. and Mrs. Howard are professing christians; she is in communion in the Disciple or Campbellite church; he formerly belonged to the same organization, but is now a member of the Church of God. He has 244 acres of land, 200 of which he regularly cultivates. He has by his own labor removed the standing timber from 100 acres of this, and made it fit for the plow. As in religion, so in politics; whereas he was once a democrat, he is now a republican. Additional Comments: Richland Township Extracted from: HISTORY OF FOUNTAIN COUNTY, TOGETHER WITH HISTORIC NOTES ON THE WABASH VALLEY, GLEANED FROM EARLY AUTHORS, OLD MAPS AND MANUSCRIPTS PRIVATE AND OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC, THOUGH, FOR THE MOST PART, OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCES. BY H. W. BECKWITH, OF THE DANVILLE BAR; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETIES OF WISCONSIN AND CHICAGO. WITH MAP AND ILLUSTRATIONS. CHICAGO: H. H. HILL AND N. IDDINGS, PUBLISHERS. 1881. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/fountain/bios/howard785nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/infiles/ File size: 3.5 Kb