Berrien County MI Archives Obituaries.....Howard, Lydia March 13, 1911
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Niles Daily Star, Sunday, March 13, 1911, page 1
Niles Daily Star, Sunday, March 13, 1911, page 1

REACHED THE AGE OF 103
Mrs. Lydia Howard, Born a Slave, Died Today

	Mrs. Lydia Howard, a colored woman who had attained the great age of 103 years,
died this morning at 17 Sycamore street, the home of Orren Wise whose
housekeeper she had been for the past 16 years.
	Mrs. Howard was born in slavery in South Carolina and continued in servitude
until freed by the great Abraham Lincoln.  At the close of the war Mrs. Howard
drifted north and became separated from her mother, a brother and other relatives.
	Mrs. Howard often related to Niles people the fascinating history of her life
and the events which transpired during her memory and which she could recall
verified the statement of her age.
	For the past two years she has been an invalid and has been cared for by the
city and the Ladies’ Charity Society.  She was properly a county charge but her
piteous pleas that she should not be taken to the county house aroused the
sympathy of the Charity Society ladies and she has been well card for.  The
funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Second Baptist church.


Additional Comments:
No relation but was interesting but I was not able to verify.  Lydia Howard
appears in the Niles census records from 1860 to 1910 and age varies, place of
birth is generally listed as Maryland.  Not able to find a marriage in Berrien Co.
In 1860 she is living in the Wright household with several children named Howard.

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