BIOGRAPHIES:  Lucius HOWARD, Durand, Pepin Co., WI

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Lucius Howard, farmer, P. O. Durand, was born at Richfield, Summit
county, Ohio, December 1, 1832, a son of Hiram and Amanda M. (Starr)
Howard.  His paternal grandfather was of English descent, and his
grandmother was a Welsh woman.  They had four children:  Timothy,
Hiram, Philander and Lucinda.  Hiram Howard was born in the state of
New York, April 25, 1808, and died at Spring Valley, Rock county, Wis.,
June 2, 1860.  While a boy he went to Pennsylvania and, later, to
Richfield, Ohio, where he was married in 1831.  Mrs. Amanda M. Howard
was born in Connecticut, and her parent, Christopher and Betsy Starr,
were Yankees, and the former was a sea captain.  Mr. and Mrs. Hiram
Howard's children were Lucius, Franklin P., Almira A. and Francis T.,
of whom our subject along survives.  He attended school regularly until
his mother's death, which occurred March 5, 1844, after which he had
little opportunity for schooling.  His father afterward married Mrs.
Lucy Triplet and the family removed to Rockton, Ill.  Here our subject
worked at farm work, teaming, etc., until 1853, when he came to Rock
county, Wis.  In 1855 and 1856 he spent about nine months lumbering on
the Chippewa river.

He married, at Avon, Rock county, Wis., June 10, 1856, Miss Betsey,
daughter of Joseph and Roxana (Wilson) Kinney.  Mr. and Mrs. Kinney
were born in Vermont, but the family were of English descent.  Mrs.
Howard was born in Independence township, Summit county, Ohio.  Six
children blessed this union:  Joseph S., Hiram, Cephas W., Carrie (Mrs.
W. E. Alkire), Addie M. (now a teacher in Durand public school), and
George L.  About a year after his marriage Mr. Howard removed to Lima
township, making the journey from Rock county by team.  He preempted a
portion of his present farm, built a pole cabin, and made other
improvements as fast as his limited means would permit.  Game was not
over plentiful, most of the deer having been killed during the deep
snow of the previous winter.  Bears occasionally came in sight however,
for several years.  Mr. Howard now owns a highly cultivated farm of 240
acres, and he has it well stocked and improved.  He is a republican in
politics; has served the town as clerk, assessor, chairman of the
board, etc.  He is a hospitable, courteous gentleman, and enjoys the
esteem of all who meet him.

-Transcribed from the "Historical & Biographical Album of the Chippewa
Valley Wisconsin, 1891-2," page 712.


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