Caldwell County MO Archives Obituary.....Howard, John H April 28, 1888 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/mofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dianne Norton dsn091220@gmail.com February 20, 2025, 8:05 pm The Cameron Citizen Observer April 28, 1888 The Cameron Citizen Observer Cameron, Missouri • Sat, Dec 24, 1887 Page 3 -John Howard, a young gentleman who moved his family from Kansas City to this city some weeks ago, died at his residence in south Cameron, Wednesday evening, after a short but severe sickness of pneumonia fever. The remains were taken to the Morris cemetery near Mirabile, yesterday, for interment. The deceased leaves a young wife and a number of relatives to morn his premature death. Additional Comments: The Morris Family Graveyard was originally on Kerr land; it was primarily meant for the Kerrs but, also includes families connected by marriage with the Kerrs and some of their neighbors. James and Catherine (Simpson) Kerr were the pioneers, arriving in Mirabile Township in 1858 from Kentucky. The earliest grave in the cemetery is that of James Kerr, who died January 19, 1860. One of their daughters, Nancy, married Henderson Morris and they inherited the farm. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/caldwell/obits/h/johnhhow274gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mofiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb