Howard F. Rand Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire From: Laura Armetta - FURRY1000@aol.com Surname: RAND Source: History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 Page 959 HOWARD F. RAND, who with his son, Frank H., operates a farm of eighty acres in the town of Rye, and also do a large business in bot- tling pure spring water, was born in this town, September 25, I840, a Page 960 son of Elvin and Martha (Willey) Rand. The father of our subject was a farmer in Rye, his wife being a native of Concord, N. H. They were affiliated with the Christian Church: They had but two children, Howard F., and Clara E., who resides with her brother. The paternal grandparents were Daniel and Dorotha Rand; the maternal grand- parents Samuel and Martha Willey. Howard F. Rand was educated in the common schools, which he attended during the winters only until he was eighteen years old, dur- ing the summers assisting his father on the farm. He resided at home until he married and for a time worked the farm on shares. He then bought a farm in West Rye, which he operated until coming to his present farm about 1879, it being previously the .homestead of his wife's parents. He for a while had charge of a farm at Mansfield and later spent a few years in Connecticut, where he was engaged in the saw- mill and grist mill industry, while there serving as selectman and rep- resentative in the legislature. On his present farm is a flowing spring of pure water, which has received the endorsement of prominent physi- cians and chemists, and which Mr. Rand and his son bottle for sale. Much of it is sold in this vicinity, a large quantity being shipped to Salem, Mass., and some being sent to private families throughout New England the leading hotels and colleges. It has been pronounced an unexcelled table water, refreshing, pure and wholesome. Mr. Rand first married Clara E. Odiorne of Rye, by whom he had two children: Mary E., wife of George W. Brown, a carpenter; and Frank H., who assists his father, and who married Nara Varrell. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Rand married Louise M. Marden, a daughter of Daniel Marden, of which union there are no children. Mr. Rand is a Democrat in politics and is a progressive and enterprising. citizen who has achieved a comfortable prosperity. ********************************************************************** * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files t other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIORto uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * *The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.