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Thomas Jefferson Howe 1847–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1847

Birth Location: Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 26 Feb 1916

Death Location: Iuka, Marion, Illinois, United States

Father: Cornel Howe

Mother: Letta Young

Spouse(s): Josephine Allen, Essie Pantry, Matilda Middleton

Children(s): Luther Howe, Katie Howe, Amber Howe, Lutha Howe, Lasander Howe

Thomas Jefferson Howe was born in 1847 in Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States, the child of Cornel Crawford Howe And Letta Jane Young. In 1870, Thomas Jefferson Howe resided in Township 4 Range 2, Marion, Illinois, USA. Thomas Jefferson Howe married Essie M Pantry, Josephine Belle Allen, Matilda Evalyn Middleton, and had children including Amber Daisy Howe, Katie Maud Howe, Lasander Ezra Howe, Lutha Ethel Howe, Luther Emerson Howe. Thomas Jefferson Howe passed away in 1916 in Iuka, Marion, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Jefferson Howe was born in 1847 in Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States, the child of Cornel Crawford Howe And Letta Jane Young.
  • In 1870, Thomas Jefferson Howe resided in Township 4 Range 2, Marion, Illinois, USA.
  • Thomas Jefferson Howe married Essie M Pantry, Josephine Belle Allen, Matilda Evalyn Middleton, and had children including Amber Daisy Howe, Katie Maud Howe, Lasander Ezra Howe, Lutha Ethel Howe, Luther Emerson Howe.
  • Thomas Jefferson Howe passed away in 1916 in Iuka, Marion, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Thomas Howe's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Howe
1847–1916
Birth Place: Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States
Parents
Cornel Crawford Howe
1825–1879
Iuka, Marion, Illinois, USA
Letta (Jane) Young
1831–1870
Marion, Ill, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Howe
1798–1863
Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Delphia (Ann) Piles
1804–1866
Tennessee, USA
Edward (J) Young
1803–1876
Virginia, USA
Sarah (C. "Sally") Duncan
1808–1886
Kentucky, or, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John, Howe
1769–1856
Margaret Wallace
1773–1842
Joshua Piles*
1770–1828
Phirba Firby*
1775–1834
(Maj.) Young
1772–1864
Frances Gray
1777–1852
Charles Duncan
1780–1815
Letitia Shelton
1782–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Howe
1740–1817
Jane Dunlap
1743–1804
Robert Wallace
1750–1828
Sarah Wallace
1752–1798
Thomas Piles
1728–1802
Rachel Templeton
1716–1800
William Young
1756–1830
Margaret Richeson
1754–1860
Robert DUNCAN
1751–1779
Catherine Shelton
1737–1825

Thomas Howe's Descendants

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Thomas (Jefferson) Howe (22 Dec 1847–26 Feb 1916) m. Josephine (Belle) Allen (1856–1895) m. Essie (M.) Pantry (abt 1858–1 May 1935) m. Matilda (Evalyn) Middleton (4 May 1852–30 Oct 1881)
  1. 1. Luther (Emerson) Howe 1882–1972
  2. 2. Katie (Maud) Howe 1886–1899
  3. 3. Amber (Daisy) Howe 1870–1951
  4. 4. Lutha (Ethel) Howe 1880–1881
  5. 5. Lasander (Ezra) Howe 1872–1958

Thomas Howe's Timeline

3 Records

1847
22 Dec 1847
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Howe in Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States
Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States
1870
1870
Age 23
Thomas Jefferson Howe resided here in Township 4 Range 2, Marion, Illinois, USA
Township 4 Range 2, Marion, Illinois, USA
1916
26 Feb 1916
Age 69
Death of Thomas Jefferson Howe in Iuka, Marion, Illinois, United States
Iuka, Marion, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1847
    Event Place: Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 4 Range 2, Marion, Illinois; Roll: M593_253; Page: 229A; Family History Library Film: 545752
    [2] Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index
    [3] Illinois, County Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 4 Range 2, Marion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 4 Range 2, Marion, Illinois; Roll: M593_253; Page: 229A; Family History Library Film: 545752

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clay City, Clay CO, IL
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1916
    Event Place: Iuka, Marion, Illinois, United States

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