Family Group Sheet
NameRobert Howard
Birth30 Aug 1805, New Jersey
Death1 Nov 1882, Wabash Co., Indiana
BurialCripe Cemetery, North Manchester, Wabash Co., Indiana
SpouseBarbara Frantz, 1C5R
Birth22 Dec 1811, Pennsylvania
Death9 Jun 1878, Wabash Co., Indiana
BurialCripe Cemetery, North Manchester, Wabash Co., Indiana
FatherPeter Frantz (1765-1854)
MotherCatherine Gerst (~1771-<1839)
Children
1 MJohn Howard, 2C4R
Birthabt 1830, Pennsylvania
SpouseJacob Ohmart, GGGG Uncle
SpouseMoses Arnold, GGG Grandfather
3 MBenjamin Howard, 2C4R
Birthabt 1837, Clark Co., Ohio
4 FSarah Howard, 2C4R
Birthabt 1838, Clark Co., Ohio
SpouseJacob Cook
5 FAmanda Howard, 2C4R
Birthabt 1840, Clark Co., Ohio
6 FMary Howard, 2C4R
BirthOct 1842, Clark Co., Ohio
SpouseJoseph C. Ohmart, GGGG Uncle
8 FIrmina Howard, 2C4R
Birthabt 1846, Clark Co., Ohio
Notes for Robert Howard
Another possible dau is Margaret Howard m. James McMahan 4 May 1850 in Clark Co. Should check 1840 census to see how many daughters are listed.
Robert Howard and his family moved from Clark Co. OH to Wabash Co., IN between 1850 and 1860.
Lester Binnie's Cemetery Records for PawPaw and Pleasant Townships6 lists on p. 6, near the beginning of Row 8 in Cripe Cemetery, "Robert Howard, died 1 Nov 1882, age 77 yrs 2 mo 2 d" From this I have inferred a birthdate of 30 Aug 1805.
Robert Howard and his family moved from Clark Co. OH to Wabash Co., IN between 1850 and 1860.
Lester Binnie's Cemetery Records for PawPaw and Pleasant Townships6 lists on p. 6, near the beginning of Row 8 in Cripe Cemetery, "Robert Howard, died 1 Nov 1882, age 77 yrs 2 mo 2 d" From this I have inferred a birthdate of 30 Aug 1805.
Census
1850 Census of Clark County, Oh, Pike twp, p. 134-135, enumerated Aug 31, lists this family as #1143:
Robert Howard, 50, NJ; Barbara ", ", Penn; John Howard, 20, "; Louisa ", 16, Oh; Benjamin ", 13, "; Sarah ", 12, "; Amanda ", 10, "; Mary ", 7, "; Nancy J. ", 7 "; Irmina Howard, 4, Oh.
There are curly brackets connecting Mary and Nancy, presumably a notation for twins. (I've shown where the dittos are, rather than the inferred data, partly because based on what I know about other families, this census taker seems to have often left out a notation of a new value, causing the dittos to inherit the wrong meaning. Page break between Nancy & Irmina, which is why the surname is repeated there. Unknown why it is for John.) If their tombstones are correct, the ages for Robert & Barbara should really be 45 and 44. The place of birth for Louisa differs from that she gives in 1860 and 1870.
Robert Howard, 50, NJ; Barbara ", ", Penn; John Howard, 20, "; Louisa ", 16, Oh; Benjamin ", 13, "; Sarah ", 12, "; Amanda ", 10, "; Mary ", 7, "; Nancy J. ", 7 "; Irmina Howard, 4, Oh.
There are curly brackets connecting Mary and Nancy, presumably a notation for twins. (I've shown where the dittos are, rather than the inferred data, partly because based on what I know about other families, this census taker seems to have often left out a notation of a new value, causing the dittos to inherit the wrong meaning. Page break between Nancy & Irmina, which is why the surname is repeated there. Unknown why it is for John.) If their tombstones are correct, the ages for Robert & Barbara should really be 45 and 44. The place of birth for Louisa differs from that she gives in 1860 and 1870.
Notes for Barbara Frantz
Lester Binnie's Cemetery Records for PawPaw and Pleasant Townships6 lists on p. 6, near the beginning of Row 8 in Cripe Cemetery, "Barbary wife of Robert Howard, died 9 June 1873, age 66 yrs 5 mo 22 d", which would imply a birthdate of 18 Dec 1806. That is, however, suspiciously close to that recorded for her sister, Sarah (Sally). Lorraine Frantz Edwards, citing the original of the Dore M. Frantz manuscripts (not the Burials1 excerpts I have) gives Barbara's date of birth as 22 Dec 1811, and her date of death as 9 June 1878.
The data that Barbara d/o Peter Frantz and Catherine Gerst married Robert Howard is from the family group listing for Peter Frantz on p. 28 of Our Garst Family7.
The data that Barbara d/o Peter Frantz and Catherine Gerst married Robert Howard is from the family group listing for Peter Frantz on p. 28 of Our Garst Family7.
