Lapeer County MI Archives Biographies.....Howland, William 1853 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

WILLIAM HOWLAND. Upon the gentleman whose name appears above has been conferred
the distinction of being the local executive or Supervisor of Lapeer Township,
Lapeer County, which is one of the most important townships in the county,
boasting its largest city— that of Lapeer—which is a railroad center of no
inconsiderable importance. Mr. Howland is a son of Ira and Cynthia (Pemberton)
Howland, the former a native of Connecticut and the latter of Pennsylvania. Ira
Howland was a farmer by occupation, and coming to Michigan in 1835, came to
Lapeer County and Elba Township, His parents, who came at the same time, located
on section 24, of the same township, he locating on section 13, of Elba, and 18,
of Lapeer Townships. A few years after coming here he married, and he and his
wife still reside upon the old homestead in Elba Township, where they have two
hundred acres of land, most of which is in an excellent state of improvement.
Their farm boasts excellent buildings —a large and well-built house and four
capacious barns, it being the work of himself and his sons. He is the oldest
living settler in Elba Township at the present time. They are the parents of
nine children, seven of whom are now living, and named as follows: Andrew J.,
Waty A., William, Ira W., Ellen, Adelaide and Arthur.

  Our subject's eldest brother, Andrew, who is now in the meridian of life,
being forty-nine years of age, was married to Elizabeth Dougherty and is living
in Bay County; Ellen is the wife of Garry Truax and lives at Hadley; Adelaide,
wife of George Lyle, lives in Elba Township; Arthur married Rosa Edwards and
lives at his father's home. Ira Howland has held various local offices, having
been Highway Commissioner and Justice of the Peace in Elba Township. Our subject
was born December 7, 1853, in Lapeer Township, in his father's first residence,
which was on the Lapeer side of the line. He attended the district school of his
neighborhood and spent one year in the High School at Lapeer.

  The original of our sketch remained an inmate of his father's home until he
reached his majority, and then became his father's assistant, his father helping
him pay for the farm located on section 24, Elba Township. March 14, 1875, he
was married to Miss Anna Stalker, a daughter of Robert and Sarah (Bramley)
Stalker, both natives of Yorkshire, England. He is a farmer and came to America
in 1863, settling in Lapeer County in 1865, where they now reside on section 22.
They are the parents of four children, three of whom are now living—Mary, Mrs.
Howland and Emily. Mary is the wife of John Mulholland and lives in Montana;
Emily is the wife of James Perry and lives in Muskegon.

  Mrs. Howland was born March 14, 1855, in Yorkshire, England, She and her
husband are the parents of four children, whose names are as follows; Robert,
born April 24,1879; Kate, October 7,1880; Amy, December 31, 1886; and Edna,
October 25, 1890. After marriage Mr. Howland settled upon eighty acres of wild
land on section 24, Elba Township. He built two barns and made his residence in
a house owned by his brother. He cleared off and improved sixty acres of land
and sold out this tract in 1883, immediately afterward purchasing the place
where he now lives. He here has one hundred and thirty acres of land, of which
one hundred and ten acres are under cultivation. He has built a large barn and
has made an attractive addition to his house, improving the condition of his
farm by ditching and fencing.

  Mr. and Mrs. Howland are both members of the Baptist Church, of which our
subject has been Clerk for five years past. He also has a class of fifteen young
ladies in Sunday-school. He is, moreover, Secretary of the Sunday-school.
Socially he is allied with the Knights of the Maccabees, of Hunter's Creek, and
belongs to the Patrons of Industry. For many years he was Secretary of the
Orange. A Democrat in politics, he has held several local positions. He is now
serving his second term as Supervisor of Lapeer Township, which proclaims his
popularity, as the township has a Republican majority of forty votes. He has
always ranged himself upon the side of temperance. There is in the township a
public library association, which has been organized by him, and of he is the
President.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892


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