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Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe 1823–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 NOV 1823

Birth Location: Cattarugas county, NY

Death Date: 28 SEP 1890

Death Location: Freeborn county, MN

Father: Ebenezer Howe

Mother: Matilda McCall

Spouse(s): Harriet Porter

Children(s): Cyrus Howe, Ebenezer Howe, Ella Howe, Hattie Howe, James Howe, Mary Howe, Matilda Howe, Robert Howe

Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe was born in 1823 in Cattarugas county, NY, the child of Ebenezer Kingsbury Howe And Matilda Seymour Mccall. In 1850, Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe resided in New Hudson, Allegany, New York. In 1860, Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe resided in Honey Creek Township, Delaware, Iowa, United State. Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe married Harriet S Porter, and had children including Cyrus C Howe, Ebenezer Howe, Ella Mae Howe, Hattie E Howe, James William Howe, Mary Jane Howe, Matilda C Howe, Robert E Howe. Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe passed away in 1890 in Freeborn county, MN.

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Biography

  • Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe was born in 1823 in Cattarugas county, NY, the child of Ebenezer Kingsbury Howe And Matilda Seymour Mccall.
  • In 1850, Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe resided in New Hudson, Allegany, New York.
  • In 1860, Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe resided in Honey Creek Township, Delaware, Iowa, United State.
  • Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe married Harriet S Porter, and had children including Cyrus C Howe, Ebenezer Howe, Ella Mae Howe, Hattie E Howe, James William Howe, Mary Jane Howe, Matilda C Howe, Robert E Howe.
  • Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe passed away in 1890 in Freeborn county, MN.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Howe
1797–1876
Birth Location: Tyringham, Berkshire county, MA
EH
Matilda McCall
1803–1872
Birth Location: Ovid, Seneca County, NY
MM

Spouses(s)

Harriet Porter
1827–1910
Birth Location: –
HP

Children(s)

Cyrus Howe
1859–1940
Birth Location: , Freeborn, Minnesota, USA
CH
Ebenezer Howe
1865–1855
Birth Location: Dayton, Berrin, Michigan, USA
EH
Ella Howe
1849–1931
Birth Location: New Hudson, Cattarugas county, NY
EH
Hattie Howe
1869–1871
Birth Location: , Freeborn, Minnesota, USA
HH
James Howe
1851–1913
Birth Location: New Hudson, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
JH
Mary Howe
1856–1857
Birth Location: , Freeborn, Minnesota, USA
MH
Matilda Howe
1854–1940
Birth Location: , Freeborn, Minnesota, USA
MH
Robert Howe
1847–1920
Birth Location: , Cattarugas, New York, USA
RH

Oliver Howe's Ancestors

Self
Oliver Howe
1823–1890
Birth Place: Cattarugas county, NY
Parents
Ebenezer Kingsbury Howe
1797–1876
Tyringham, Berkshire county, MA
Matilda (Seymour) McCall
1803–1872
Ovid, Seneca County, NY
Grandparents
James McCall
1774–1856
Lebanon Springs, Columbia county, NY
Elizabeth Dye
1783–1833
Princeton, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
Benajah McCall
1743–1824
Abigail Comstock
1726–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James McCall
1715–1767
Eunice Bates
1722–1768
William Comstock
1698–1765
Mary Bates
1711–1743

Oliver Howe's Descendants

1.
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Oliver (Cromwell Comstock) Howe (23 NOV 1823–28 SEP 1890) m. Harriet (S.) Porter (11 JAN 1827–4 OCT 1910)
  1. 1. Cyrus (C.) Howe 1859–1940 m. Elizabeth White 1864–1919
  2. 2. Ebenezer Howe 1865–1855
  3. 3. Ella (Mae) Howe 1849–1931 m. Merritt (Jacob) Howe 1847–1931
    1. 1. Clarence (M.) Howe 1880–1959 m. Dorthea (Pauline) Weiser 1883–1974
      1. 1. Ellsworth Howe 1910–1990 m. Eva (A) Bloom 1912–
      2. 2. Eloise Howe 1906–1993 m. Lee Beach 1903–1984
    2. 2. Ebenezer (Kingsbery) Howe 1872–1943 m. Louisa (Lillian) Drake 1874–1963
      1. 1. Alma (May) Howe 1909–2006 m. Thomas (Joseph) Foley 1901–1946
      2. 2. Blanche (Wilhelmina) Howe 1895–1964 m. Leslie (James) Sisley 1895–1963
        1. 1. Howe (Eden Howe) Sisley 1933–1965 m. Marsha (Jean) Tippey 1940–2010
        2. 2. James (Richmond) Sisley 1924–2015
      3. 3. Ebenezer (Kingsburry Howe) Jr 1913–2001 m. Portia (Natalie) Jensen 1910–1992
      4. 4. Edith (Ione) Howe 1899–1992 m. Philip (Sargent) Wulff 1899– m. Frederick (Max) Goers 1890–1922
      5. 5. Ella (Jane) Howe 1898–1993 m. Robert (Bowker) Westbrook 1897–1952
        1. 1. Richard (Bowker) Westbrook 1930–2018
      6. 6. Enoch (Arden) Howe 1903–1955 m. Mathilda Steibler 1903–1998
      7. 7. Fern (Capitola) Howe 1906–1907
      8. 8. Francis (Merrit) Howe 1896–1940 m. Margaret (T) Stein 1902–
      9. 9. Jessie (Laverne) Howe 1902–1984 m. Clarence (Hudson) Christopherson 1899–1937
        1. 1. Howard (Lamar) Christopherson 1928–2006
      10. 10. Lillian (Louise) Howe 1911–2007 m. Edward (Aaron) Saibel 1903–1935
        1. 1. Mahlon (Robert) Saibel 1932–2002
      11. 11. Schel (Aurila) Howe 1900–1947 m. Lewis (Albert Treloar) Hocking 1897–1953
        1. 1. Edith (Ione) Hocking 1934–2005 m. Jack Otterback 1927–1987
        2. 2. Ellen (Louise) Hocking 1924–1966
        3. 3. Enid (Nadine) Hocking 1928–1991 m. Sidney (Herald) Ferguson 1920–2005
        4. 4. James (Walter) Hocking 1932–2008 m. Barbara Connerly 1935–2001
        5. 5. John (Charles) Hocking 1945–2010
        6. 6. Sheldon (Lewis) Hocking 1926–1945
    3. 3. Florence (M.) Howe 1878–1896 m. John Briggs 1871–1896
      1. 1. Irene Briggs 1899–
      2. 2. Lavinia Briggs 1896–
      3. 3. Margaret Briggs 1903–
      4. 4. Vivian Briggs 1901–
    4. 4. Harriet (Hazel) Howe 1894–1984 m. Robert (Edward) Conn 1888–1979
      1. 1. Donnald Conn 1916–1972 m. Bernice (Mildred) Jensen 1908–2004
      2. 2. Edmond (Farrell) Conn 1914–1998 m. Shirley (J) Jenson 1914–2009
      3. 3. Robert (Edward Conn) Jr 1912–1975
      4. 4. Roberta Conn 1919–
    5. 5. Helen (C.) Howe 1888–1971 m. Earl (E.) Stevens 1880–1960
      1. 1. Alison (B) Stevens 1916–2013
      2. 2. Erliss (Eileen) Stevens 1919–2003
      3. 3. Helen Stevens 1906–1996 m. Edwin (F.) Marpe 1897–1963
      4. 4. Norman (Earl) Stevens 1908–1991
      5. 5. Shirley (Audrey) Stevens 1914–2009
    6. 6. James (M.) Howe 1871–1899
    7. 7. Joseph (C.) Howe 1884–1933 m. Ella Lorensen 1886–1905
    8. 8. Maggie (Mae) Howe 1887–1982 m. Walter (S.) Kestle 1880–1960 m. Jessie (Albert) Marsh 1885–1922
      1. 1. Luella (Mae) Kestle 1921– m. Jack Witt 1920–1996
      2. 2. Clarence (Edward) Marsh 1907–1987 m. Leone (Mildred) Butler 1909–1996
    9. 9. Mary (J.) Howe 1876–1912 m. Orin (Orlando) Briggs 1868–1947
      1. 1. Dallas Briggs 1903–1955 m. Floyd Shilling 1909–1991
    10. 10. Oliver (Cromwell) Howe 1874–1875 m. Dora Counter 1876–
    11. 11. William (M.) Howe 1881–1882
  4. 4. Hattie (E.) Howe 1869–1871 m. Newton (J) Judd 1863–
  5. 5. James (William) Howe 1851–1913 m. Louisa (Judith) Howe 1851–1939
    1. 1. Louisa (Gay) Howe 1883–1908
    2. 2. Feddy (Gay) Howe 1875–1969
    3. 3. Hattie (May) Howe 1883–1971 m. Earl (Wilton) Rhodes 1875–
    4. 4. Lula (Belle) Howe 1878–1969 m. Robert (Bruce) Pierce 1865–
      1. 1. Myron Pierce 1895–1896
      2. 2. Nellie Pierce 1893–1894
      3. 3. Robert Pierce 1897–1898
    5. 5. Myron (Emmet) Howe 1875–1937 m. Helen Doersam 1883–
  6. 6. Mary (Jane) Howe 1856–1857 m. James (Jake) Cawley 1848–
  7. 7. Matilda (C.) Howe 1854–1940 m. Isaiah Calvert 1851–
  8. 8. Robert (E.) Howe 1847–1920 m. Emma (Almeda) Bailey 1840–1919

Oliver Howe's Timeline

8 Records

1823
23 NOV 1823
Birth of Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe in Cattarugas county, NY
Cattarugas county, NY
1850
1850
Age 27
Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe resided here in New Hudson, Allegany, New York
New Hudson, Allegany, New York
1860
1860
Age 37
Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe resided here in Honey Creek Township, Delaware, Iowa, United States
Honey Creek Township, Delaware, Iowa, United States
1870
1870
Age 47
Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe resided here in Minnesota, United States
Minnesota, United States
1875
1875
Age 52
Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe resided here in Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota
Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota
1880
1880
Age 57
Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe resided here in Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States
Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States
1885
1885
Age 62
Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe resided here in Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota
Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota
1890
28 SEP 1890
Age 67
Death of Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe in Freeborn county, MN
Freeborn county, MN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 NOV 1823
    Event Place: Cattarugas county, NY
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 73, Ed. 1, Tree #0598
    [2] 598a.FTW
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 11 November 2019, 17:17), entry for Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KCYX-M2C
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Minnesota State Census, 1885," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 4 August 2017), O C C How, Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota; citing p. 24, volume Freeborn, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,739.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1850," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 April 2016), Oliver C How, New Hudson, Allegany, New York, United States; citing family 151, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), O.C.C. Howe, 28 Sep 1890; citing Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota, reference Vol A It11 rn5-1890; FHL microfilm 1,315,843.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Minnesota State Census, 1875," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 30 July 2017), O C O Howe, Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota; citing p. 485, line 12, volume Freeborn County, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 0565720.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1860", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2017), O C C Howe, 1860.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1870", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 6 June 2019), O C C Howe, 1870.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 26 August 2017), O C C Howe, Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district ED 94, sheet 63B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,620.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glenville MN cemetery
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 73, Ed. 1, Tree #0598
    [2] 598a.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 11 November 2019, 17:17), entry for Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KCYX-M2C

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 11 November 2019, 17:17), entry for Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KCYX-M2C

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 SEP 1890
    Event Place: Freeborn county, MN
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 73, Ed. 1, Tree #0598
    [2] 598a.FTW
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 11 November 2019, 17:17), entry for Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KCYX-M2C
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), O.C.C. Howe, 28 Sep 1890; citing Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota, reference Vol A It11 rn5-1890; FHL microfilm 1,315,843.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: New Hudson, Allegany, New York
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 11 November 2019, 17:17), entry for Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KCYX-M2C

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Honey Creek Township, Delaware, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 11 November 2019, 17:17), entry for Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KCYX-M2C

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Minnesota, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 11 November 2019, 17:17), entry for Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KCYX-M2C

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 11 November 2019, 17:17), entry for Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KCYX-M2C

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Shell Rock, Freeborn, Minnesota, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 11 November 2019, 17:17), entry for Oliver Cromwell Comstock Howe(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KCYX-M2C
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