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John Calvin Howard

Birth	:	3 Mar 1845 Greene County, New York, USA
Death	:	28 Mar 1933 Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery, Axton, Henry County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.7548300, -79.6909320
Description	:	29 March 1933 John Calvin Howard a pioneer resident of the county died at 8:30 o'clock last evening in the home, 2230 Liberty avenue at the age of 88 years. The body will repose in the home until Friday after which services will be held at 2:30 p.m. in the Rockwell Mortuary chapel, the Rev. C. O. Beagle officiating. John Calvin Howard was born March 25, 1845 in Green county, New York and came to Iowa at an ear ly age, his parents settling in Camanche. As a youth he worked in the sawmills of Clinton and later... Read More	29 March 1933 John Calvin Howard a pioneer resident of the county died at 8:30 o'clock last evening in the home, 2230 Liberty avenue at the age of 88 years. The body will repose in the home until Friday after which services will be held at 2:30 p.m. in the Rockwell Mortuary chapel, the Rev. C. O. Beagle officiating. John Calvin Howard was born March 25, 1845 in Green county, New York and came to Iowa at an ear ly age, his parents settling in Camanche. As a youth he worked in the sawmills of Clinton and later in the Peterson Bell box factory retiring at the age of 75 years. He hauled the stone used in the foundation of the first public school building in Clinton, the present Washington building. He was one of the few survivors of the Camanche tornado of 1870 (should read 1860). He was married March 27 1864, to Julia Etta Hatfield who became the mother of four children, three surviving, Nelson Howard, Mrs. Jessie Goddard and Mrs. Musa Runyon, all of Clinton. Mrs. Howard died in 1877. In 1879 he was married to Anna Miller who became the mother of six children, four surviving: Mrs. Elizabeth Healless, Mrs. Gertrude Meinert, Mrs. Minney Cawley and Mrs. Pearl Jeffers, all of Clinton. She died in 1892 and in 1900 he was married to Flora Feldman, who is left with their daughter, Dorthea. There are 35 grandchildren, 42 great grandchildren and two great grandchildren, one of the great grandchildren was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Goddard. {unknown newspaper obit} 31 March 1933 Funeral services for John Calvin Howard, pioneer resident of the country, were held this afernoon in the Rockwell Mortuary chapel, the Rev. C. O. Beagle of the First Baptist church officiating. Six grandsons, Calvin Howard, Orsen Howard, William Goddard, Ray Goddard, George Striley and Robert Healless, bore the casket to its last resting place in Rose Hill cemetery, Camache. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Goodwin of Waterloo came for the funeral. {unknown newspaper obit}

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John Calvin Howard's memorial is located at: Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery, Axton, Henry County, USA.
When did John Calvin Howard death?
John Calvin Howard death on 28 Mar 1933 in Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the John Calvin Howard's memorial?
Latitude: 36.7548300
Longitude: -79.6909320

Family Members:

Spouse

Anna Eliza Miller Howard

(1850 - 1892)

Flora Katherine Feldman Howard

(1864 - 1944)

Children

Nelson Alonzo Howard

(1865 - 1933)

Jessie Howard Goddard

(1870 - 1953)

Elizabeth Howard Healless

(1881 - 1947)

Gertrude Howard Meinert

(1883 - 1948)

Minnie Howard Cawley

(1885 - 1956)

Pearl Eva Howard Jeffers

(1889 - 1959)

Dorothea Elizabeth Howard

(1905 - 2001)

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