Howard Genealogy Blog

John Howard was bc 1794, KY according to the 1880 census records of his descendents. A note in a family bible disagreed, saying he was born in Pennsylvania, but it is possible that John’s parents were in or came through Pennsylvania on their way to Kentucky.

John first appears in Bourbon Co., KY in the Stoner Creek District on the1814 tax list as under 21 owning one horse. By the following year he was of age and had married Elizabeth McAtee. The Bourbon Co, KY census listed a James (L or S) Howard, aged 16-25, in the Stoner Creek District in 1820.

By December of 1826 John and Elizabeth were in Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY where a son was born. In 1830 the family had moved to Licking Township, Crawford Co., IL, where John died of a respiratory illness 2 Feb 1848. Many of his descendents have suffered from respiratory ailments as well.

Elizabeth was likely the daughter of Abednego McAtee and Nancy Moore or Kathrine Shanklin who were married in Rowan Co., NC before 1800.

Children of John Howard and Elizabeth McAtee:
1. Sarah Ann Howard m. James Boyd 3 May 1838
2. Son (Thomas/Albert) Howard bc 1819 d/moved bef 1848
3. Louisa Jane Howard m. George Henry Kirby 12 Aug 1839
4. Mary Howard m. Joseph Cooley 14 Apr 1823
5. Isaac Newton Howard m. Selena Hackney 14 Sep 1843
6. James Alva Howard m. Susan Hackney 29 Aug 1847
7. Elizabeth Howard m. Cornelius Johnson 19 Jan 1845
8. Margaretta E Howard m1. William Hightower Hackely 12 Feb 1849
m. 2 David Courson/Corson 2 Mar 1881
m. 3 Philip/Philip Tracy/Tracey 29 Dec 1917

Research by Dena Wilson

Looking for information about the following people:
1. Henry William Howard born Worcester
2. Admiral Henry William Howard (Argentine Navy) bc 1900 Lujan, Argentina s/o English/Irish
3. Henry William Howard bc 1920 Lancaster (Liverpool) England
4. Percy William Howard bc 1940 Fisherton, Argentina
5. Lilly Palmer b Liverpool, England
6. Edith Sly b Argentina
7. Alfred Sly b England
8. Mary Chandler b England
9. Anita Udy b Diamante, Argentina
10. Percy Udy, b Cornwall, England; Ranch Manager for Bovril, Argentina
11. William Udy b Cornwall, England
12. Mary Anne Crawford, b Argentina
13. Ines “Aggie” Crinigan b Salto, Argentina
14. Francis Crinigan b 1824/26 Co Westmeath, Ireland
15. John Crinigan
16. Mary Fagan
17. Mary Keenan b 24 Mar 1841 Co Kerry, Ireland
18. Christopher Keenan
19. Margaret Scott
20. Bridget Mackinson b 1870 Navarro, Argentina
21. Mathew Mackinson b 1835 Co. Westmeath, Ireland
22. Bridget Norris b 1835 Co. Kilkenny, Ireland
Notes: In 1901 Admiral Howard travelled to the “Isla de los Estados” a military prison off the mainland of Patagonia in Argentina. Against the majority view and the politically correct view he recommended the closure of the military prison. He said that it was similar to prisons in Siberia for the austerity of the climate and harshness of the conditions.

Does anyone have information on Robert Howard who says he was born in Bethlehem, PA, 18 Mar 1910. They might have been burned out in a fire. His parents both passed away in a wreck in PA, he was placed in an orphanage and ran away, eventually joining the military. He met Thelma Myrtle Gawen at the Hayadams Hotel on 15th and Penn in DC (where he received his SS card) and married her about 1937. She was b. 25 June 1917 in Cople, Westmoreland Co., VA and died 24 July 1999. She and Robert had three children, one born in Lackawanna, NY, the other two may have been born in DC. SS records show he signed up in the District of Columbia. He was in the Electrician’s Union and worked in DC and at Calvert Cliffs in MD for a while. Any information would be appreciated.