Joseph Howden (1868 - 1932)

Born 7 Mar 1868 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Lydia Ann (Widdowson) Howden — married 18 May 1888 (to 22 Aug 1932) in England, United Kingdom

Died 22 Aug 1932 at age 64 in Austin, Mower, Minnesota, United States

Biography

Birth

Joseph was born in 1868.^[1]

Emigration

They emigrated to the US in 1890. They lived in Iowa and eventually settled in Wisconsin.^[1]

Death

He passed away in 1932. ^[1]

Additional Biography

Joseph W. Howden, 7 March 1868 – 22 August 1932 (LDS Profile KP3G-MV3)

England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008: Joseph Howden, Birth Registration, Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar, Registration Year: 1868, Registration District: Lincoln, County: Lincolnshire, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, Volume: 7A, Affiliate Line Number: 283

Joseph Howden, BIRTH: 7 Mar 1868, City of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England DEATH: 22 Aug 1932 (aged 64) Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, USA BURIAL: Rose Creek Cemetery, Varco, Mower County, Minnesota, USA MEMORIAL ID: 12162949

Findagrave Notes:

Joseph Howden was born to Eliza Howden who was not married. At present, his father is unknown. He was raised by Eliza's parents John Howden and Elizabeth Dawson. His mother married John Tye two years after Joseph's birth, but he remained with his grandparents. His mother and John Tye went on to have twelve children between 1870 and 1891. When Joseph was 19 his mother and John Tye moved with their older children to Queensland, Australia where their last three or four children were born. Joseph never saw his mother or his half siblings after that. In 1889 he married Lydia Ann Widdowson in her native town of Granby, Nottinghamshire, England. They became the parents of their first daughter, Lillie, in Granby. Within months they had emigrated to the US to Iowa to be near his mother's sister Betsey Knott and her family. They lived in the Parkersburg area for several years having more children there and then moved to Minnesota where there last two children were born. Joseph died in Austin in 1932.

Oobituary: News Clipping (from unknown paper with unknown date) ..."Mr. Howden was born in March 7, 1868 in Lincoln, England. From his boyhood he worked on farms in various capacities in Lincoln and Nottingham Counties. In May 1888 he was married to Lydia Widdowson at All Saints Church, Granby Notts. In 1890 they came to the United States where he worked on and afterwards operated several farms. He was considered one of Minnesota's best farmers... He is survived by his wife, with whom he shared joy and sorrow for forty-four years, and eleven children: Mrs. Charles Baily of Thermopolis, Wyo.; Frank and Edward of Chicago, Ill; Rufus of Milwaukee Wis.; Ira of Renova and Mrs. Joe Iverson, Mrs A. Wieland, Douglas, Glenn, William and Josephine of Austin. One daughter, May, died in Inglewood, Cal., last December 8. He also leaves twenty-seven grandchildren. His death will be greatly mourned by his family."

Attributed Parents: John Howden, 1818–1880 (LDS Profile KN3W-GFY) and ​​Elizabeth Dawson, 1824–1900 (LDS Profile KNZC-95X) Marriage: 13 Jan 1845, Boultham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Spouse: Lydia Ann Widdowson, 1868–1958 (LDS Profile KP3G-MKP) Marriage: 15 May 1889, All Saints Church, Granby, Nottingham, England

Children:

Lillie Elizabeth Howden Heiden, 1889–1994 • KWCG-XJF​​

Frank Pritchett Howden, 1891–1954 • KCF9-7HK​​

Olive Sarah Howden, 1892–1893 • KDMC-GP1​​

Rufus Donald Howden, 1894–1966 • LWPX-GBZ​​

Ira James Howden, 1896–1957 • KX4P-3VC​​

Constance May Howden Sanderson Griffen, 1897 or 1898 – 1931 • KCWJ-GT6​​

William John Howden, 1900–1953 • KZWJ-KGH​​

Dwight Edward Howden, 1902–1994 • KHVC-YSJ​​

Joseph Douglas Howden, 1904–1980 • KCTZ-M1H​​

Mabel Irene Howden Iverson, 1905–1984 • KF4R-MBX​​

Genevieve Sarah Howden Weiland, 1908–1998 • KX4P-QRH​​

Glenn Dawson Howden, 1909–1934 • KX4P-QTR​​

Josephine Lydia Howden Albright, 1911–1979 • KZL9-Z15

Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001: Joseph Howden, Death: 22 Aug 1932, Austin, Mower, Minnesota, United States, Sex: Male, Age: 64, Birth Date: 1868, Birthplace: Lincoln, England, Father's Name: John Howden, Mother's Name: Elizabeth Lawson, Spouse's Name: Lydia Anne Widdowson Howden, Certificate Number: 8750

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Rootsweb result on google search for Henry Westby born about 1723

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/KP3G-MV3

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XQ8-L2F

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12162949/joseph-howden

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C2BY-LPMM