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Judith "Juda" Howard 1808–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1808

Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Aft 1880

Death Location: Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

Father: Pleasant Howard

Mother: Jemima Duval

Spouse(s): Abraham Smelser

Children(s): Elizabeth Smeltzer, John Smelser, Caroline Smelser, Louis Smelser, Robert Smelser, Pleasant Smelser, Hannah Smelser, Joseph Smelser, Mary Smelser, Abraham Jr, Sarah Smelser, Jemima Smelser

The story of Judith "Juda" Howard began in 1808 in Bedford, Virginia, USA. In 1850, Judith "Juda" Howard resided in Morgan, Butler, Ohio, USA. Judith "Juda" Howard married Abraham Smelser, and had children including Abraham Smelser Jr, Benjamin Smelser, Caroline Smelser, Elizabeth Smeltzer, Hannah L Smelser, Jemima Sue Smelser, Jesse Smelser, John Smelser, Joseph Smelser, Louis Smelser, Mary Jane Smelser, Pleasant P Smelser, Robert Smelser, Sarah Ann Smelser. Judith "Juda" Howard passed away in 1880 in Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Judith "Juda" Howard began in 1808 in Bedford, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, Judith "Juda" Howard resided in Morgan, Butler, Ohio, USA.
  • Judith "Juda" Howard married Abraham Smelser, and had children including Abraham Smelser Jr, Benjamin Smelser, Caroline Smelser, Elizabeth Smeltzer, Hannah L Smelser, Jemima Sue Smelser, Jesse Smelser, John Smelser, Joseph Smelser, Louis Smelser, Mary Jane Smelser, Pleasant P Smelser, Robert Smelser, Sarah Ann Smelser.
  • Judith "Juda" Howard passed away in 1880 in Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Judith Howard's Ancestors

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Judith Howard
1808–1880
Birth Place: Bedford, Virginia, USA
Parents
Pleasant W Howard
1782–1852
Goochland, Virginia, USA
Jemima Duval
1785–1851
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
David Howard
1760–1845
Bedford, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Judith Layne
1757–1798
Goochland, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Benjamin (Skinner) Duvall
1756–1809
Rock Creek, Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Judith Howard's Descendants

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Judith ("Juda") Howard (1808–Aft 1880) m. Abraham Smelser (abt 1800–1880)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Smeltzer 1835–1896 m. William (F) Dill 1836–1910
    1. 1. Sarah (Caroline) Dill 1857–1939 m. Charles (Alexander) West 1856–1942
      1. 1. William West 1888–1982 m. Pearl (A) Temple 1887–1971
        1. 1. Mary (Helen) West 1911–1994 m. Fred (W) Taylor 1910–1942
        2. 2. Wanda (Grace) West 1924–2004 m. Robert (Edward) Harrington 1925–1979
      2. 2. Jessie West 1886–1978 m. Harry (Garfield) Manis 1880–1953
        1. 1. Hilda (P) Manis 1906–2000 m. George (A) Lively 1910–1969
        2. 2. Cecil Manis 1905–1992
        3. 3. Mary (Alice) Manis 1909–1994 m. Theron (Bush (Jake)) Bogan 1903–1995 m. Herman (Joseph) Kerkhoff 1908–1995
        4. 4. Orie (West) Manis 1915–1987 m. Ophelia (Rose) McMinn 1922–2009
        5. 5. Fannie (Opal) Manis 1912–1979 m. Raymond Stivers 1907– m. Emerson (Douglas) Swatts 1903–1966
      3. 3. Gertrude West 1883–1983
      4. 4. Charles (O.) West 1894–1914
      5. 5. Milo West 1880–1894
      6. 6. Frederick West 1880–1894
    2. 2. F (P) Adkins 1876–
  2. 2. John Smelser 1848–1914
  3. 3. Caroline Smelser 1825–
  4. 4. Louis Smelser 1827–
  5. 5. Robert Smelser 1829–
  6. 6. Pleasant (P) Smelser 1840–1917
  7. 7. Hannah (L) Smelser 1851–1925
  8. 8. Joseph Smelser 1845–1922
  9. 9. Mary (Jane) Smelser 1843–1921
  10. 10. Abraham (Smelser) Jr 1838–1908
  11. 11. Sarah (Ann) Smelser 1831–1911
  12. 12. Jemima (Sue) Smelser 1840–

Judith Howard's Timeline

7 Records

1808
1808
Birth of Judith "Juda" Howard in Bedford, Virginia, USA
Bedford, Virginia, USA
1824
31 Aug 1824
Age 16
Judith "Juda" Howard was married in Botetourt, Virginia
Botetourt, Virginia
1850
1850
Age 42
Judith "Juda" Howard resided here in Morgan, Butler, Ohio, USA
Morgan, Butler, Ohio, USA
1860
1860
Age 52
Judith "Juda" Howard resided here in Piqua, Piqua, Miami, Ohio, USA
Piqua, Piqua, Miami, Ohio, USA
1870
1870
Age 62
Judith "Juda" Howard resided here in Wayne, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Wayne, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 72
Judith "Juda" Howard resided here in Wayne, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Wayne, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
1880
Aft 1880
Age 72
Death of Judith "Juda" Howard in Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Tippecanoe, Indiana; Roll: 314; Page: 482a; Enumeration District: 047
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wayne, Tippecanoe, Indiana; Roll: M593_362; Page: 416B
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Piqua, Miami, Ohio; Roll: M653_1010; Page: 6; Family History Library Film: 805010
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Morgan, Butler, Ohio; Roll: 663; Page: 489b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1824
    Event Place: Botetourt, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Morgan, Butler, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Morgan, Butler, Ohio; Roll: 663; Page: 489b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Piqua, Piqua, Miami, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Piqua, Miami, Ohio; Roll: M653_1010; Page: 6; Family History Library Film: 805010

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Wayne, Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wayne, Tippecanoe, Indiana; Roll: M593_362; Page: 416B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Wayne, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Tippecanoe, Indiana; Roll: 314; Page: 482a; Enumeration District: 047

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft 1880
    Event Place: Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

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