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Descendants of John P. Howard

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN P.⁸ HOWARD (WILLIAM⁷, EDWARD⁶, EDWARD⁵, JOHN HAWARD OR HOWARD⁴ JR., JOHN HAWARD OR³ HOWARD, JAMES², WILLIAM HAWARD OR¹) was born Abt. 1815 in Troy, New York, and died 1863 in Alabama. He married MARY LOUISE BLOUNT. She was born Abt. 1826 in South Carolina.

Notes for JOHN P. HOWARD:
William Howard is believed to immigrated from England and settled in New York. He is the father of John P. Howard. Lineage provided in Family Tree of bible owned by Bessie E. Howard, wife of Robert Lafayette Howard. The middle name of John P. Howard, is believed to be " Peter". The John P Howard Inheritance, is a oral history passed to his descendents and has been a matter of intrigue and mystery for generations. The attached letter should shed some light as to what has been passed down
(NOTE) MANY ASPECTS OF THIS ORIGINAL LETTER AND FIRST FAMILY HISTORY ARE NOW IN ERROR. THE LETTER WAS LEFT AS IS TO SHOW THE EFFORT TO OBTAIN INFORMATION WITHOUT THE AID OF A COMPUTER AN THE LIMITATIONS OF RESEARCH AVAILABLE- JAMES H. WEAVER
Address on envelope:Miriam Howard 12302 Green River Dr Houston, Texas

Rosebud, Texas Dec 3, 1960

Post Mark Rosebud ,Tex

Return add. Box 514 Rosebud ,Tex

Mrs. Miriam Howard, Dear Cousin Thanks for your nice letter, and the $2.00.

Fates part of the fee is $14.00, so I did"t know how many heirs he had, and just told Mable and Doris to divide that by number of his children, so presume that is right as that is what they paid. I've gotten all their facts except Ruby. I plan to send it off to Tracers Monday. The Lavenders are not paying, I presume1 as they have ignored my letters, but I've gone this far and George and I are going to pay their part and also Ruby's. I'll tell you what I know about it. I was brought up on it, as my father and Aunt Sallie talked a lot of it.
Their father was John P. Howard, and lived until his teens in NY City. His father was William Howard and his mother was Euphrasia. He got tired of being carried everywhere by a servant, so he left home in his early teens and never went back. He worked on a boat awhile. then made his way to St. Louis, and worked his way through school. Later going to Alabama, where he met and married Mary Louise Blount. He taught school, worked ii) a gin between schools, then ran for sheriff of Lowndes County~ I think it was, and was elected and served two terms. He lost and arm, probably in the gin. He was a very reserved man. My father often said "He was a man of a few words." His dad, William Howard, finally located him in Alabama and wrote him to come home, that all was forgiven, and sent him $700. But he bought a little farm with that. Quite a few letters were past between them, and he kept them that he received in his desk.
In 1863 a bad measles epidemic came and he got sick and died. He told Grandma on his death bed, that he had a big inheritance left him by his father(in Chancery) and for her to get Mr. Smith, I presume a neighbor, to get a good lawyer and get it for herself, and the children. That everything that she would need to prove their ownership to estate was in his desk. But Uncle John, being the oldest, didn't even read the letters and destroyed most of them. A cousin of my mother's, who loved keepsakes, took some of them, and still had them when he died. They fell into the hands of his (the cousin) grand-daughter, who was keeping them. I got in touch with her mother and the girl was overseas. Well we didn't get the letters. Aunt Sallie fell heir to the family Bible, which had all the names in it, but she never let any of us see it. Now the records are torn out, and her children and husband claim they don't know what became of them.
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A few years ago, I started a search. I just wrote N.Y.City for the names of the counties that make up NY City. They sent me the five names of counties. I wrote to the county seat inclosing a stamped envelope for reply. Each one said they didn't~t know of any inheritance left by any Howards. So I wrote the mayor and he told me that any money left in Chancery would be in Albany, N.Y. I wrote the authorities in Albany, and they told me that they had an inheritance left in Chancery from William Howard to a son John Howard, but that it had been transferred to the Bowing Savings Bank in N.Y.City. I wrote them and they said, yes we have an inheritance left from William Howard to a son John Howard. They said that the names that I submitted matched the names they had but that the dates did not, and said you will have to submit more proof,as it is a large estate and we can't turn it loose till we have more proof. Well, I scratched for more proof, but it still may not be enough.
Tracers of America are highly recommended to me and they have

access to all records. After some correspondence went thru, they said they would take the job for a retaining fee of $350.00, and that's why I asked the help of all his heirs. I truly think we will get it, if time hasn't run out on us. I've told them all that it's a gamble, but we may win and it's a little for each one to pay.

We are going to send off the money, Monday and we are going to make up what is lacking on it. I have names and Addresses of all the heirs, except one. My uncle Jack's son. Have been trying to locate him but so far have failed to find him. Some of the heirs sent their checks to Tracers and I couldn't deposit those, so I sent those on to Tracers $62.05 and explained it to them. They wrote me they had set up the investigation. So he~he's hoping.

Your Cousin, Martha
I think the widows should be included to share equally with their children, but the law will decide.

NOTE: This must be Martha Howard Williams, daughter to James Roach Howard; my granpa's father(Robert Wreadwright) brother, son of John P.

Bobbye

Note # 2
John P. Howard is listed as the Bondsman for the marriage between John T. Colley and Elizabeth A. Smith on 2 April 1861, License , Butler County, Alabama. The official conducting the ceremony. H. J. Hunter MG, Liberty Chapel. Reference. page 351 marriage Book 1858-1861, Butler Co. Ala.

1850 Census of Free Inhabitants, Butler County , Ala, enumerated 7 Oct 1850 by Wm H. Ringgeld

James Howard 38M School Teacher New York
Mary Howard 24F South Carolina
Daniel Howard 6M Alabama
John Howard 4M Alabama
James Howard 2M Alabama
All information is correct for John P Howard, except his first name is given as JAMES. I believe this was an error by the census enumerator. Also Daniel, age 6 is not shown in later census leaving one to believe he died prior to the 1860 census. John Howard known by oral history to have been a school teacher as well as a Sheriff.

1860 Census of Free Inhabitants, Butler County, Ala, page 247, enumerated by W.D. Perryman, 14th August 1860, P.O. Friendship, indicated the following inhabitants residing at dwelling house 1760 (County Jail)

J.P. Howard 45M            Occupation Jailer (|Sheriff)            Value: $600      New York
      M.L. Howard       34F                                    South Carolina
      J. D. Howard      14M                                    Alabama
      J. R. Howard      12M                                    " "
      R. R. W. Howard      9M                                    " "
      S.E. Howard      6F                                    " "
      J.B.W. Howard      4M                                    " "
      W.D.P. Howard      2M                                    " "
J.H. Odom 25M, Griffin Holloway 25M and E. Lewis 24M, Farm Labor are listed as being in the County Jail.

Note #4
John P Howard on 1 September 1858, made the following land transfer in Butler County Alabama:
Land Office: GREENVILLE; Document Number: 46004; Title Authority: CASH ENTRY SALE; Signature: Y; Signature Date: 1858/09/01; Land Description: 1; Aliquot Parts: SE NW; Section Number: 27; Township: 10N; Range: 15E; Base Line: ST STEPHENS; Total Acres: 0.0000; Accession Number: AL2000__.243; Image Name: 000089002; Volume ID: 063. and in connection with this transaction; Land Description Number: 2; Aliquot Parts: SW NE; Section Number 28; Township: 10N; Range: 15E; Total Acres: 80.0200.

Note #5 John P Howard varied and sundry occupations and duties in Butler County included that of Tax Collector as indicated on Butler County personal property tax list: July 26, 1853, Jacob M Boan, County Assessor, John P. Howard, Tax Collector

NOTE: The following letter from De Alva Maddox, 5701 Link Rd, Austin Tx, dated September 9, 1970 and addressed to Ruby Lee Howard Smith, P.O. Box 414, Bryan Texas 77801 is quoted to show some reference to John P Howard's middle name
"Austin Tex
Sept 9, 1970
Dear Ruby Lee,
Rec'd. your letter & am getting the things ready, you asked for
Will have my Mothers Birth Certif. or something in it's place, soon as her Lawyer can take care of it. My Mother is Sallie O. Childers.
We are getting my Grandmothers death certif. "Sara E. Howard Nickerson".
I asked my mother what her Grandfathers name was: I didn't ask what the P. stood for. I wanted to see if she knew it had a "P" in it. She said "Well mamma said his name was J.P. Howard & this stood for "John Peter Howard." Her mind is good, so I know she knows what she is saying even tho she is 81 yrs old
If I can be of more help, let me know.

De Alva Maddox
5701 Link Ave
Austin Tex. 78752"

More About JOHN P. HOWARD:
Census: 1860, Butler Co, Precinct 12, pg 247, Alabama

Children of JOHN HOWARD and MARY BLOUNT are:

	i.	DANIEL⁹ HOWARD, b. Abt. 1844.
2.	ii.	JOHN DOZIER HOWARD, b. Abt. 1846, Alabama.
3.	iii.	JAMES ROACH HOWARD, b. Abt. 1848, Alabama; d. 1935, Falls County Texas.
4.	iv.	ROBERT READ WRIGHT HOWARD, b. October 13, 1851, Selma Alabama; d. 1919, Rosebud.Texas; Stepchild.
5.	v.	SARA ELIZABETH HOWARD, b. February 08, 1853, Alabama; d. April 01, 1949, Madisonville, Madison County, Texas.
6.	vi.	JACK B. H. HOWARD, b. Abt. 1856, Alabama.
	vii.	WALTER D. P. HOWARD, b. Abt. 1858.

Notes for WALTER D. P. HOWARD:
Walter Howard is indicated as living with Robert W. Howard in Milam County TX , 1880 TX Census. ED 104 Page 302. Doris L Lofton (Howard) confirmed that he died young. No indication was given as to cause, or when he died. .

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