Thomas Howery (1819 - 1907)

Born 10 Oct 1819 in Montgomery County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Maria (Stevens) Howery — married 24 Sep 1855 in Dane, Dane, Wisconsin, United States

Died 18 Jan 1907 at age 87 in Leeds, Benson County, North Dakota

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Biography

Thomas Howery. Given Name: Thomas. Surname: Howery. ^[1]

Born 10 Oct 1819. Montgomery County, Virginia. ^[2][3][4][5] Note: #BI30356.

Died 18 Jan 1907. Leeds, Benson County, North Dakota. ^[6]

Note: #NI30356. ^[7]

Marriage Husband Thomas Howery. Wife Maria "Mariah" Stevens. Marriage 24 Sep 1855. Dane County, Wisconsin. ^[8][9]

Husband @I4948@. Wife @I5727@. Marriage 27 Jul 1814. Bedford County, Virginia. ^[10] Child: @I5740@. Child: ... Howery. Child: Thomas Howery. Child: John Howery. Child: ... Howery. Child: Davidson Charles "David" Howery. Child: ... Howery. Child: ... Howery. Child: ... Howery. Child: Charles Dellington Howery.

Notes

Note BI30356age 30 in 1850.

Note NI30356His date of birth is also given as 10 October 1820, and his date of death as 10 December 1907 (Robillard). He was a farmer. He purchased 160 acres of land with his brother Thomas in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin in 1875. He built the first house in what became Leeds, North Dakota. He became the first Postmaster there and his home was the first Post Office. 1

The Frank and William Howery named in the Leeds paper in 1898 were his sons: "North Dakota Bailer Explosion. GRAND FORKS, N.D., Sept. 12 -- Frank HOWERY's threshing machine engine blew up near Leeds, Benson county, instantly killing H. M. SMITH, seriously injuring Frank and William HOWERY and wounding six others. Fragments of the boiler were scattered in every direction. Cause of explosion unknown." (Bismarck Daily Tribune, Bismarck, North Dakota, 12 September 1898).

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1069
2. ↑ Source: #S554
3. ↑ Source: #S1002
4. ↑ Source: #S265 444 Certainty: 3
5. ↑ Source: #S1069
6. ↑ Source: #S554
7. ↑ Source: #S1069
8. ↑ Source: #S1069
9. ↑ Source: #S554
10. ↑ Source: #S294 Howery-Hess, Bedford County, Virginia, 1814 Certainty: 3

• Source: S1002 Media: Personal Correspondence Ruby Howery Publication: 7212 South Avenue, Middleton, Wisconsin 53562, 1981
• Source: S1069 Media: Personal Correspondence Bonnie Von Bieker Robillard Publication: # 33 -51263 - Range Road 204, Sherwood Park Alberta T8G 1E9, Canada (bcvb43@telus.net), 1998
• Source: S265 1850 Census, Dane Co, Wisconsin
• Source: S554 Media: Book A Genealogical Investigation of the Ancestors of the Howery Families of the Town of Cross Plains in Dane County Wisconsin Shirley Danz Publication: 1988