Robert (Huie) Howie (1804 - 1880)

Born 27 Sep 1804 in Southend, Argyll, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 29 Dec 1880 at age 76 in Argyle, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Robert (Huie) Howie was a founding member of the Scottish Settlement in Argyle, Illinois.

This profile is part of the Harlem Township, Illinois One Place Study.

Robert (Huie) Howie is buried in Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Illinois.

Robert was born in 1804 in Argyll, Scotland. He was the son of William Howie and Janet Picken. ^[1]

In 1839 he came to the United States with his mother. ^[2]

He was one of the founding members of the Scottish Settlement at Argyll.

He never married. He farmed in Harlem Township. ^{[3][4] [5]}

When his sister Margaret McDonald and her husband died he took in two of their sons, John and Robert.

Robbie passed away in 1880.

Obituary

December 29, at the residence of Andrew McDonald, Argyle, Robert Howie, died in the 76th year of his age. Mr. Howie was a native of Argyleshire, Scotland. At an early day, he emigrated to this country and became one of the founders of the Scotch Church and Settlement at Willow Creek.

For thirty-three years he was a ruling elder and one of the most liberal supporters of the church. The money and ground upon which the church edifice stands were his gifts. ^[6]

1850 US Census

Harlem Township, Illinois

ROBERT HOWIE

Home in 1850: Harlem, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

Occupation: Farmer

Industry: Agriculture

Real Estate: 2000

• Robert Howie 40 Scotland
• Robert Mc Donald 11 Illinois
• John Mc Donald 7 Illinois
• Jennette Picken 84 Scotland

1870 US Census

Harlem Township, Illinois

• Robert Mcdonald 30 Illinois
• Anna Mcdonald 24 Scotland
• Alexander Mcdonald 0 Illinois
• Robert Howie 67 Scotland
• Susan Wallis 16 Illinois

1880 US Census

Harlem Township, Illinois

• Andrew Mc Donald Self 33 Illinois
• Hellen Mc Donald Wife 31 Illinois
• Maggie H Mc Donald Daughter 8 Illinois
• Jane B Mc Donald Daughter 6 Illinois
• Sarah H Mc Donald Daughter 1Illinois
• Robert Howie Uncle 76 Scotland
• Thomas Burns Other 16 IL

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTJ9-NTP : 11 February 2020), Robert Huie, 1804.
2. ↑ Marion Passenger List
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M854-YKC : 12 April 2016), Robert Howie, Harlem, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing family 69, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6W1-VNH : 12 April 2016), Robert Howie in household of Robert Mcdonald, Illinois, United States; citing p. 9, family 67, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,793.
5. ↑ United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX2S-T3R : 14 August 2017), Robert Howie in household of Andrew Mc Donald, Harlem, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 220, sheet 55D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0261; FHL microfilm 1,254,261.
6. ↑ Rockford Daily Register, Wednesday, January 12, 1881

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #53429256: accessed 15 August 2018), memorial page for Robert Howie (Sep 1804–29 Dec 1880), citing Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Amelia Crombie-Christy (contributor 46861625) .
• Daniel Harvey The Argyle Settlement in Story and History, pg 35.