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Transcription of Howland Family Bible

Transcribed just as written by Sue Beach, sbeach@iquest.net, January 25,
1996; my comments & questions are in brackets [ ]: 


"[written across top of first page] Nellie Howland Knox Ind     

FAMILY RECORD   
Births.  

J .A. Howland was born in the town Hamden  Delaware County State of NY
July 2nd 1814

Sarah Elizabeth Howland /Alias/ Bridge born April 24th, 1824

Ransford Howland born in Winsche [? not sure of spelling] Bergen County
NJ December 3rd, 1835

Carrie Howland was Born March 21 1878 Fulton County Ind

Arthur Howland Born August 29 [or 19?] 1879 Fulton County Ind

Twins Ettie and Elza Howland Born January 31, 1882 [last digit of year
questionable] Harrisonville Ind 

[written across top of second page] Ed and Bell Howlands book
FAMILY RECORD  
Marriages.

Joseph Allen Howland and Mary Taylor was married December 3rd 1833 [1823
written above 1833] in Bergen County NY removed to Miami County Ind in
the Fall of 1838 and lived as man and wife until June 27th 1845 when
they were Separated by death /Discease [sic] Erysifrelas/ [? spelling]

J. A. Howland and Sarah Elizabeth Bridge were married by Rev. John
Scott  Cass County Ind  Jan 11th 1845 [should probably be 1846; note
Mary Taylor's death date]

Mary Jane Howland my oldest daughter was married to John W. Fawcett July
22nd 1856 -

Julia Ann Howland my Second daughter was married to [unreadable] Healy
February 23rd AD 1864

Arthur Bruce Howland son of Edward & Bell Howland was married to Nellie
E. Stanton 25th day of March 1902

FAMILY RECORD [3rd page]
Births continued [written in above first column] Deaths [crossed out]

Edwin Eugene Howland born at Winamac Pulaski Co Ind September 11th 1850

William Walas[?] Howland born at Burlington Caroll co Ind June 15th 1856

Edwin E Howland who was married to Tabitha [very faint; not sure of
spelling] Belle Conner April 4 1877

Deaths.

Elza Howland died August 3 1882 aged 6 months and three days

Ettie Howland died August the 8th 1882 aged 6 months and Eight days

Sarah E. Howland died August the 25, 1882

FAMILY RECORD [4th page]
Births

Mary Jane Howland born Bergen County NJ September 24th [faint; not
certain of last digit] 1837 New Jersey   NJ

Julia Ann Howland born in Miami Co Indiana February 9th 1840

Marcus J Howland born in Miami co Ind March 5th 1842

Washington Howland born April 27th 1845

Franklin Howland born April 7th 1848 and died April 27th 1848 aged 21
days

Infant twins.  Sons born January 13th 1847 died Same day

Charles Bruce Howland was born 18th day of May 1907 at Knox Ind

Ruby Bell Howland was born Dec. 31, 1914 at Bass Lake"  

[transcribed from photocopy of Howland Family Bible provided by Maxine
Whiteman, Plymouth, IN.]  

Copyright Sue Beach 1997
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