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Photograph- Abram Howe, son of William II and Catharine Yingst Howe, born in Howe Twp.1831. Died in Watts Twp.and buried In Hill Cemetery, Watts Twp. Married Susan Stephens. Was Justice of the Peace, BuffaloTwp. Was in Company I, 208^th Pa. Volunteers in Civil War and was in the engagements of Petersburg and Richmond. Children: William H. Howe, O. J. Howe, Jacob A, Thomas B. Lizzie Howe Steel and Laua Howe Wright.

1831-1913

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Howe, Abram

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William Howe I - born in England, 1735, died in Howe Twp. Perry Co. 1814; buried in Freeland’s Graveyard, Howe Twp.

Susanna Shoop Howe - born in Germany 1761, died in Howe Twp. 1825. She was married to Wm Howe in Penna. But no dates. She is buried in Freeland’s Graveyard.

William Howe I was a private in Fifth Class, Fifth Co., First Battalion, York Co. Militia, 1779. (Revolutionary War) See Pa. Archives 3^rd Series VII, 78. See also other data in York. Co. Historical Society.

1735-1814

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Howe, William I

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Photograph- Catherine Howe Thompson born 1824 in Howe Twp. Perry Co. was the daughter of William and Catharine Yingst Howe. Married Thomas Fulton. Died in Newport 1898 and is buried in Newport Cemetery. Children: Orville and Elmer

1824-1898

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Photograph – Jerome Howe, son of William II and Catharine Yingst Howe, born in Howe Twp.1838. Died in Bradford, Pa 1911. Taught school. Member Methodist Church. Was in Civil War as member of 12^th Penna, volunteer cavalry. Married Rebecca Borden. Had three daughters and two sons.

1838-1911

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Howe, Jerome

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Photograph – Harrison Howe, son of William II and Catharine Yingst Howe, born in Howe Twp.1840. Died 1912 at Polk, PA, buried in Butler PA. Lived in Franklin, Oil City and Polk, all Penna. Married Mary Elizabeth Mitchell of Butler, PA 1876. Was book keeper at State Institution for Feeble Minded of Western Penna at Polk Children: Mary Howe Kennedy and Harry Lewis Howe.

1840-1912

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Howe, Harrison

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Daguerreotype – William Howe II – son of Wm Howe I (born in England, 1735, died in Howe Twp. Perry Co. 1814; buried in Freeland’s Graveyard, Howe Twp.) and Susanna Shoop Howe (born in Germany 1761, died in Howe Twp. 1825. She was married to Wm Howe in Penna. But no dates. She is buried in Freeland’s Graveyard) William Howe II was born in Warrington Twp., York Co.1789. Died in Howe Twp in 1860. Buried in Old Graveyard, Newport. William II came with his parents to present Howe Twp and lived on a tract of land called “Paradise”, which his father bought. William Howe II lived in the home occupied by his father. Schoool built on his land known as “Howe’s Scool”. He had a saw mill. Early M.E. church services held in Howe’s School. He was school director, Buffalo Twp. 1835; school director, Oliver Twp 1839; president school board, Oliver Twp. 1843. Howe Twp named for him. He married Catherine Yingst of Cumberland Co. 1817

1789-1860

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Howe, William II

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Photograph- Christiana Howe Thompson born 1818 in Howe Twp. Perry Co. was the daughter of William and Catharine Yingst Howe. Died 1883 in Watts Twp. and buried in Hill Cemetery near New Buffalo, PA. She was married Apr. 20 1843 to Colonel Robert F. Thompson, a colonel in the Home Guards. Children were: Ellen Thompsom Rounsley, Addie Thompson Ham, Annie and Allen

1818-1883

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Howe, Christiana

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Elizabeth Howe Hetrick, daughter of William II and Catharine Yingst Howe, born in Howe Twp. Nov 10 1829. Died in Oliver Twp 1890. Married John Hetrick in 1863. Member of Methodist Church. Buried in Newport Cemetery

1829-1890

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Howe, Elizabeth Hetrick

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Photograph-Eve Smith Leiby…It was in this home (Samuel and Eve Smith Leiby) that Katherine Libey Howe (Beard) lived for the first 16 years of her life, and the gracious hospitality of her grandparents so endeared them to her that she cherished articles belonging to them, and in this way many of these museum exhibits were preserved

1860-1876

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Howe, Katherine Leiby

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Lucinda Howe, daughter of William II and Catharine Yingst Howe, born in Howe Twp.1833. Died as a result of burns, 1837 and buried in Presbyterian Cemetery, Millerstown, Pa.

1833-1837

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Howe, Lucinda

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Six cards – admission to classes at Jefferson Medical College 1854-1856. Issued to William R. Howe, student

1854-1856

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Howe, Wm.

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Sign used by Dr. Wm. R. Howe when practicing at Newport and Blain 1857-1859

1857-1859

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Howe, Wm. R. MD

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Two matriculation cards - Jefferson Medical College 1854-1855. Issued to William R. Howe, student

1854-1855

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Howe, Wm.

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Catharine Yingst Howe, wife of William Howe II to whom she married April 25, 1817. Born 1795 in Cumberland Co; died 1852 in Howe Twp; buried in Old Graveyard, Newport. Catharine Yingst Howe contracted erysipelas while helping to “lay out” the deceased child of a neighbor, and this caused her death. There are no pictures of her.

11 Children – all born in Howe Twp.

Susanna Howe Numes, Christiana Howe Thompson, Henry, Catherine Howe Fulton, William Howe III, Elizabeth Howe Hetrick, Abram, Lucinda, Priscilla Howe Wilson, Jerome and Harrison.

1817

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Howe, Catharine Yingst

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Photograph- Henry Howe born 1822 in Howe Twp. Perry Co. was the son of William II and Catharine Yingst Howe. Married Sophia Shaw. Had one son, Miles, and three daughters: Eve Howe Egbert, Lizzie Howe Conner and Minnie Howe Free.

1822

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Daguerreotype – William Rudy Howe, son of son of William II and Catharine Yingst Howe, born at parent’s home in Howe Twp. Nov 10 1826. Died at Blain 1859. Buried in Glanding-Howe lot in Newport Cemetery

1826

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Howe, Wm. Rudy

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New Testament published 1845 Bought by Wm. Howe 1849. Presented by his grand daughter Margaret Leiby Glanding Rupp

1849

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Howe, Wm.

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Painting “Winter” by William R. Howe about 1850

1850

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Howe, Wm.

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Shaving mirror belonging to Wm. R. Howe

1850

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Howe, Wm. R

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Daguerreotype – William Rudy Howe studied medicine with Dr. Robert Brown. Graduated at Jefferson Medical College 1856. Began practice of medicine in Newport as associate of Dr. Brown, his cousin [his father’s sister, Ester married a Brown] and brother-in-law [his wife’s sister married Dr. Brown] Member of Newport school board 1857

1855

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Howe, Wm. Rudy