William Howard Jr (1847 - 1914)

Born 13 Jan 1847 in Belfast, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Lenora Jane (Perkins) Howard — married 21 Jul 1873 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1914 at age 67 in Huntington, Emery, Utah, United States

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Biography

William Howard was born on 13 January 1847 in Belfast, Ireland, son of William Howard (1815–1890) and Elizabeth Webster (1823–1893).

In 1860, William (13) was living in Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States. ^[1]

He joined the Utah Militia and participated in the Black Hawk Indian War as a second lieutenant when he was only 16 in the Nauvoo Legion in 1865, and took charge of a small company of men in the Blackhawk Indian war in Sanpete in 1866, when he was only 19 years of age.

William Howard married Mary Pead (FamilySearch profile) on 21 December 1868 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States.^[2] Their children were :

1. Elizabeth Wilkinson Howard (FamilySearch profile)
2. William James Howard (FamilySearch profile)
3. Catherine Alice Howard (FamilySearch profile)
4. Robert Anderson Howard (FamilySearch profile)
5. Levi Orson Howard (FamilySearch profile)
6. Mary Mae Howard (FamilySearch profile)
7. Maud Howard (FamilySearch profile)
8. Erin Thomas Howard (FamilySearch profile)

In 1870, William (22) was a head of household in Randolph, Rich, Utah Territory, United States. ^[3]

William (26) married Lenora Jane Perkins (17) (born on 10 December 1855 in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States; daughter of John Calvin Perkins and Elizabeth Jane (Perkins) Belcher) on 21 July 1873 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States as his second wife. Their children were :

1. Charles Leroy Howard (FamilySearch profile)
2. Leonora Webster Howard (FamilySearch profile)
3. Lockhart Howard (FamilySearch profile)
4. John Calvin Howard (FamilySearch profile)
5. Wilson Allen Howard (30 September 1881 – 13 March 1946)

In the summer of 1878 an explosion at his sawmill caused a fire that burned William severely and killed his seven-year-old son and killed the engineer. They were living in Randolph at the time.

William Howard married Eliza Homer Hill (FamilySearch profile) on 11 October 1878 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States as his third wife. Their children were :

1. Sarah Ella Howard (FamilySearch profile)
2. Jane Howard (FamilySearch profile)
3. Joseph Ernest Howard (FamilySearch profile)
4. Lucas Howard (FamilySearch profile)
5. Eliza Amy Howard (FamilySearch profile)
6. Frank Arthur Howard (FamilySearch profile)
7. William Roy Howard (FamilySearch profile)
8. Louise Howard (FamilySearch profile)
9. Lucretia Zina Howard (FamilySearch profile)

They moved to Huntington where he built a large house, part of which they rented out as a hotel for many years. He also built other buildings in the area. He was the first lawyer in Huntington and Emery County. He superintended the building of the first meeting house in Emery county in the fall of 1880. The same fall at a county convention, he was elected chairman of the People’s party of Emery County and help that position until the people divided on party lines. He was statistical correspondent of the United States agricultural department for over ten years, an by virtue of that position he was appointed and received a commission as a member of the World’s Congress auxiliary. On 6 November 1894, he was elected a member of the constitutional convention; he attended that convention and never missed one meeting during the 68 days of its session, and missed roll call only once. He signed the constitution of Utah at forty-seven minutes past 12 o’clock on the 8th day of May 1895. On the 28th day of April, 1895, he was appointed U.S. court commissioner by Chief Justice Merritt. Governor West appointed him a notary public May 2, 1895. He was nominated a representative of the first state legislature at a convention held at Orangeville, 21 September 1895 and was elected on the Democratic ticket on 5 November 1895.

He was chairman of the delegation to the Democratic state convention in Ogden on 5 September 1895.

On 8 March 1896 he was appointed a commissioner of the circuit court of the United States within and for the district of Utah, by Hon, John A. Marshall, U.S. District Judge for the district of Utah.

In 1900, Wm (53), was a married head of household in Cleveland, Emery, Utah, United States. ^[4]

In 1910, Wm (63), was a married head of household in Huntington, Emery, Utah, United States. ^[5]

William died on 6 April 1914 in Huntington, Emery, Utah, United States, aged 67.^{[6] [7] [8]} He was buried in Huntington City Cemetery, Huntington, Emery County, Utah, USA (plot: K_10_05).^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 236; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005171491; FHL microfilm: 805313; Image number: 22; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01825-9
   FamilySearch Record: MH2W-LDJ (accessed 13 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSF-9Z3Y
   William Howard (13) in Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States. Born in Ireland.
2. ↑ Marriage: "United States Western States Marriage Index"
   citing Page: 48
   FamilySearch Record: XZN5-FL7 (accessed 13 April 2024)
   William Howard marriage to Mary Pead in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
3. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
   citing Page: 2; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 22; Digital film/folder number: 004267907_004_M9CV-RFL; FHL microfilm: 000553110; Image number: 58; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01475-5
   FamilySearch Record: MNCT-FN5 (accessed 13 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-XHRQ-592
   William Howard (22) head of household in Randolph, Rich, Utah Territory, United States. Born in Ireland.
4. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 48; Digital film/folder number: 004115258; FHL microfilm: 1241683; Image number: 179; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00674-8
   FamilySearch Record: MMRV-1FH (accessed 13 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6429-LW9
   Wm Howard (53), married head of household in Cleveland, Emery, Utah, United States. Born in Ireland.
5. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 005157489; FHL microfilm: 1375616; Image number: 452; Sheet number: 1; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03567-1
   FamilySearch Record: M5XS-GCJ (accessed 13 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYYF-S4GM
   Wm Howard (63), married head of household in Huntington, Emery, Utah, United States. Born in Ireland.
6. ↑ Death: "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
   citing Huntington, Emery, Utah, United States, certificate 10, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm
   FamilySearch Record: XZGC-8RS (accessed 13 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-67K7-N8N Image number 00709
   William Howard death 6 Apr 1914 (age 67), son of William Howard & Elizabeth Anderson, in Huntington, Emery, Utah, United States.
7. ↑ Death: "Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 004236472; FHL microfilm: 485489; Image number: 921; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: W00269-7
   FamilySearch Record: FLR9-M4M (accessed 13 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DC3W-WKL
   William Howard death 6 Apr 1914 (born 13 Jan 1847) in Huntington.
8. ↑ Death: "Utah, Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 100836191; Image number: 467
   FamilySearch Record: WGNS-TPW2 (accessed 13 April 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89PC-74V1
   William Howard death 6 Apr 1914 (born 13 Jan 1847) in Utah, United States.
9. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #32034241 (accessed 1 May 2024)
   Memorial page for William Howard Jr. (13 Jan 1847-6 Apr 1914), citing Huntington City Cemetery, Huntington, Emery County, Utah, USA (plot: K_10_05); Maintained by SMS (contributor 46491005).

See also:

• Immigration:

"United States Index to Passenger Arrivals, Atlantic and Gulf Ports, 1820-1874"
citing Affiliate Publication Title: Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (Excluding New York), 1820-1874; Affiliate Publication Number: M334; Digital film/folder number: 004882542; FHL microfilm: 418242; Image number: 3477
FamilySearch Record: KD55-QYP (accessed 13 April 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-G5J7-GPK
Name: William Howard; Immigration Date: 1853; Immigration Place: New York County, New York, United States; Birth Date: 1848; Birth Place: Ireland; Age: 5; Ship: City Of Glasgow; System Of Record: SLS.

• Immigration:

"Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
FamilySearch Record: QK9B-Z6XF (accessed 13 April 2024)
https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?pioneerId=41394
Name: William Howard; Immigration Date: 1853; Immigration Place: Deseret, United States; Birth Date: 13 Jan 1847; Death Date: 06 Apr 1914; Emigration Date: 1853; Sort Bir Date: 13 Jan 1847; Sort Dea Date: 06 Apr 1914; Misc Note: KWNK-KZW,K6HB-KBX,LDVJ-JW1,LZVP-M4K,9KFH-PGY,M389-KLF; Company Name: Company Unknown; Event Place Sup: Utah, United States; Event Place Year Range: 1847-1868.

• William Howard Family City of Glasgow Passenger List
  

Source Citation: Roll: M425_76; Line: 1 Source Information: Ancestry.com. Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1948 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1883-1945. Micropublication T840. RG085. Rolls # 1-181. National Archives, Washington, D.C.Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1800-1882. Micropublication M425. RG036. Rolls # 1-108. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
(http://www.uk1841census.com/census_online.htm : 2 June 2014)
Shows the Howard family on the City of Glasgow: William, Elizabeth, Catherine, Lucretia, William, Lucas, Mary

• "Utah, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, 1847-1868"
  

citing Digital film/folder number: 100094571; Image number: 3022
FamilySearch Record: KL71-C4B (accessed 13 April 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89D2-2883
Name: William Howard, Jr; Birth Date: 13 January 1847; Birth Place: Belfast, Ireland; System Of Record: SLS.

• FamilySearch Person: KWNK-KZW