John Morris Howard

1849 - 1929  (80 years)

 Set As Default Person

Florence Stears

1852 - 1914  (61 years)

Birth	14 Dec 1852	Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Died	2 Dec 1914	Grout Township,Gladwin,Michigan,United States
	Cause: Arteriosclerosis, 2 yrs
Buried	3 Dec 1914	Gladwin,Gladwin,Michigan,United States
Father	Samuel Stears,   b. 1814, ,,England,United Kingdom
Relationship	natural
Mother	Elizabeth Pashby,   b. 1829, ,,New York,United States
Relationship	natural
Family	John Morris Howard,   b. 30 Sep 1849, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Married	3 Dec 1871	Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Children	1. Howard,   b. Between 1871 and 1873, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States   2. Lizzie C. Howard,   b. 4 Apr 1874, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States + 3. Mary J. Howard,   b. 25 Aug 1875, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States + 4. Evelyn Agnes Howard,   b. 29 Aug 1879, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States

Howard

1873 - 1873  (1 year)

Birth	Between 1871 and 1873	Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Died	Between 1872 and 1873	Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Father	John Morris Howard,   b. 30 Sep 1849, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Mother	Florence Stears,   b. 14 Dec 1852, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Married	3 Dec 1871	Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States

Lizzie C. Howard

1874 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	4 Apr 1874	Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	John Morris Howard,   b. 30 Sep 1849, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Mother	Florence Stears,   b. 14 Dec 1852, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Married	3 Dec 1871	Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Family	Will Reitz

Mary J. Howard

1875 - 1940  (64 years)

Birth	25 Aug 1875	Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Died	28 Mar 1940	Grout Township,Gladwin,Michigan,United States
Buried	31 Mar 1940	Gladwin,Gladwin,Michigan,United States
Father	John Morris Howard,   b. 30 Sep 1849, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Mother	Florence Stears,   b. 14 Dec 1852, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Married	3 Dec 1871	Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Family	Guy P. Wisner,   b. 6 May 1871
Married	7 Dec 1902	,Gladwin,Michigan,United States
Children	1. Florence L. Wisner,   b. 1912

Evelyn Agnes Howard

1879 - 1920  (40 years)

Birth	29 Aug 1879	Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Died	21 Jan 1920	Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Buried	24 Jan 1920	Gladwin,Gladwin,Michigan,United States
Father	John Morris Howard,   b. 30 Sep 1849, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Mother	Florence Stears,   b. 14 Dec 1852, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Married	3 Dec 1871	Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Family 1	A. L. Pashby
Married	23 May 1900	Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
Children	1. George Pashby   2. Howard Pashby
Family 2	Robert Thomas Lytle,   b. 1 Sep 1866, Lindsay,Victoria,Ontario,Canada
Married	18 Sep 1915	Grout Township,Gladwin,Michigan,United States

• Name	John Morris Howard  [1]
  Birth	30 Sep 1849	Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Oct 1929	Beaverton,Gladwin,Michigan,United States   [1]
  Burial	Between 23 Oct 1929 and 30 Oct 1929	Gladwin,Gladwin,Michigan,United States   [1]
  Obituary	31 Oct 1929	Gladwin,Gladwin,Michigan,United States   [1]
  	Gladwin County Record
  	JOHN MORRIS HOWARD John Morris Howard was born in Florence township, St. Joseph county, Michigan, Sept. 30, 1849, and passed away at his home in Beaverton township, Gladwin county, Oct. 23, 1929. Dec.3, 1871, he was married to Florence Stears, who died Dec. 2, 1914. To this union were born four daughters the eldest of whom died in infancy and Mrs. Will Reitz of Aldergrove, B.C., Canada, Mrs. Guy Wisner of Gladwin and Mrs. Robert Lytle, who died Jan. 21, 1920. He is survived by two daughters, five grandchildren and four great grandchildren; also one brother, Arthur E. Howard of Three Rivers, Mich., two half brothers, O. F. Howard of Three Rivers, Mich. and Rev. E. G. Howard of Richmond, Ind., and many other relatives and friends. In 1890 he became a member of the Reformed church at Florence and since coming to Gladwin county has been connected with the M.E. church at Beaverton. He was an earnest Christian and always endeavored to serve his Master in anyway he could. He moved to Gladwin county in December 1900, and has since lived in Grout and Beaverton townships. He was a kind and loving father and will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Funeral services were held from the Bard Evangelical church followed by burial at Gladwin.
  Link to Find-A-Grave Memorial	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89147325
  Find-A-Grave ID	89147325
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  Notes	Transcribed by Volunteer: Carole L. (Mohney) Carr From: "Portrait and Biographical Album of St. Joseph County, Michigan, 1885" Published by Chapman Brothers of Chicago These are Biographical sketches of prominent citizens of the St. Joseph County, Michigan More posting at; http://members.tripod.com/~tfred/stjoind.html Page 549-550 John M. HOWARD, who has been a resident of Florence Township all his life, is a son of one of the foremost of Michigan pioneers, Orin HOWARD, who came to this county as early as 1833. The latter was born in Connecticut in 1812, and was consequently a young man twenty-one years old when casting his lot with the pioneers of Michigan Territory. He took up a tract of land on section 6 in Florence Township, and in due time secured unto himself a wife and helpmate. Miss Cornelia PEEK, who was born in New York in 1818. To the parents of our subject were born eight children, all of whom with the exception of one son, Carl, who died at the age of ten years, are still living. Mary J., the eldest daughter, is the wife of John YAUNEY, and lives on a farm in Florence Township: Charles E., also a farmer of this township, married Miss Mahala CLOUD; Arthur E. H. is engaged in the insurance business at Three Rivers; Clarence A. married Miss Olie FULKERSON, and is engaged as clerk in a drug store in Constantine; John M., of our sketch, was the third child. He occupies a part of the old homestead. The subject of this sketch was born in Florence Township; Sept. 30, 1849, and spent his boyhood and youth amid the scenes of pioneer life, assisting his parents around the homestead and obtaining such education as the schools of that day afforded. At the age of twenty-two years, ready to establish a home of his own, he was united in marriage, Dec. 3, 1871, with Miss Florence STEARS, who was also a native of Florence Township, and who was born Dec. 14, 1852. Her parents, Samuel and Elizabeth (PASHBY) STEARS, were natives of England and New York, and spent their last years in Florence Township. Of this union there were born three children: Lizzie C., born April 4, 1874; Mary J., Aug. 25, 1876, and Evelyn Aug. 29, 1879. Mr. HOWARD carried on farming successfully, and became quite prominent in local affairs, serving two terms as Township Treasurer, and giving his unqualified support to the Republican party. The parents of our subject were good people in the strictest sense of the term, and devout members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The father served as Justice of the Peace a number of years, and for two terms was elected by the Republicans of his county to the State Legislature. He lived to be sixty-three years of age, and after a well spent life died at the old homestead in Florence Township, in 1875. The mother passed away in February, 1866. Orin F. HOWARD contracted a second marriage in 1866, with Miss Martha GRAY. Her father died in Florence Township at the age of seventy-three years. The mother is still living on the old homestead on section 7. Of this union there were born two children, Orin F., and Elmer G., who now attends the business college in Three Rivers, Mich. END>>>>>>>>>>>
  Person ID	I13099	Rgstrong Family genes.
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2022

  
  

  Family	Florence Stears,   b. 14 Dec 1852, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States d. 2 Dec 1914, Grout Township,Gladwin,Michigan,United States (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	3 Dec 1871	Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States   [1]
  Residence	Dec 1900	Grout Township,Gladwin,Michigan,United States   [1]
  Travel	Dec 1900	Grout Township,Gladwin,Michigan,United States   [1]
  Residence	Bef 23 Oct 1929	Beaverton,Gladwin,Michigan,United States   [1]
  Children	1. Howard,   b. Between 1871 and 1873, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States d. Between 1872 and 1873, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States (Age 1 year) 2. Lizzie C. Howard,   b. 4 Apr 1874, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Mary J. Howard,   b. 25 Aug 1875, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States d. 28 Mar 1940, Grout Township,Gladwin,Michigan,United States (Age 64 years) + 4. Evelyn Agnes Howard,   b. 29 Aug 1879, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States d. 21 Jan 1920, Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F6791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2022

  
  

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  	Load the map	Birth - 30 Sep 1849 - Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States Child - Howard - Between 1871 and 1873 - Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States Marriage - 3 Dec 1871 - Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States Child - Lizzie C. Howard - 4 Apr 1874 - Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States Child - Mary J. Howard - 25 Aug 1875 - Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States Child - Evelyn Agnes Howard - 29 Aug 1879 - Florence Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States Residence - Dec 1900 - Grout Township,Gladwin,Michigan,United States Travel - Dec 1900 - Grout Township,Gladwin,Michigan,United States Residence - Bef 23 Oct 1929 - Beaverton,Gladwin,Michigan,United States Death - 23 Oct 1929 - Beaverton,Gladwin,Michigan,United States Burial - Between 23 Oct 1929 and 30 Oct 1929 - Gladwin,Gladwin,Michigan,United States Obituary - Gladwin County Record - 31 Oct 1929 - Gladwin,Gladwin,Michigan,United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1154] Find A Grave, database and images, (https://www.findagrave.com: 2022), 21 Apr 2022, accessed 21 Apr 2022, John Morris Howard, 89147325. (Reliability: 3).          HOWARD     Florence Howard Dec. 14, 1852 - Dec. 2, 1914        J.M. Howard Sept 30, 1849 - Oct 23, 1929       Evelyn A. Lytle Aug 29, 1879 - Jan. 21, 1920