Nina (Skeels) Howell (1868 - 1913)

Born 21 Dec 1868 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Eugene D. Howell — married 3 Nov 1892 in Windsor, Sandwich Township, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Died 20 Mar 1913 at age 44 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

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This profile is part of the skeels Name Study.

Biography

Note: Ella is WikiTree listed mother of this person. Name: Ella Van Valdenburg Skeels. Given Name: Ella Van Valdenburg. Surname: Skeels. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag. FSFTID LHWJ-VYZ. F.A.G Fact: F.A.G https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7125913/ella-skeels Note: this FAG links to WikiTree listed mother of this person.

Buried in plot with maternal grandparents. [See Parents section, a source lists "maternal grandparents" as parents. Might that be correct?]

Time line oddities (from Find a Grave):

Birth location, claimed Chicago, Illinois on 1892 marriage record. Age 23 (born circa 1869).

1869, Named parents in her marriage record, married Dec 22 1869.

1870 or 1880 not found in census with parents Frank and Ella. Nina is found in 1870 and 1880 census with Loren and Ann in Coldwater, Michigan.

1896, daughter Natalie born in Coldwater.

1900, family not found in census.

1910, Eugene and Nina (age 38/1872 IL) in Detroit, no Natalie.

Parents

Loren Van Valkenburgh (1810-1894) Ann (Van Ness) Van Valkenburgh (abt.1810-) ^[1] Note 1880 Census lists Nina as daughter of Loren.

Birth

Nina Van Valkenburg or Skeels was born about 1869 in , Illinois, USA. ^[2] Note: Nina's birth is one year and one day before marriage of Frank Lewis Skeels and Ella Van Valkenburg.

Marriage

Nina married Eugene D Howell on 3 Nov 1892 in Windsor Essex, Ontario, Canada. Eugene was born about 1870 in , New York, USA. ^[3]

Nina V Skeils Marriage • Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927

Name Eugene D Howell

Sex Male

Age 22

Birth Year (Estimated) 1870

Father's Name C H Howell

Mother's Name Nellie Newman

Spouse's Name Nina V Skeils

Spouse's Sex Female

Spouse's Age 23

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1869

Spouse's Father's Name F L Skeils

Spouse's Mother's Name Elevan Vanvalkenburg

Event Type Marriage

Event Date 03 Nov 1892

Event Place Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Event Place (Original) Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Source Details 003883

^[4]

Census

1870

Nina Vanvolkenburg Census • United States Census, 1870

Name Nina Vanvolkenburg

Sex Female

Age 1 years

Birth Year (Estimated) 1869

Birthplace Illinois

Race White

Event Type Census

Event Date 1870

Event Place Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, United States

Event Place (Original) Michigan, United States

Household Identifier 154

Line Number 37

Page Number 19

Affiliate Publication Number M593

Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

^[5]

1880

Nina Van Volkenburgh Census • United States Census, 1880

Name Nina Van Volkenburgh

Sex Female

Age 10 years

Birth Year (Estimated) 1870

Birthplace Illinois, United States

Marital Status Single

Occupation School

Race White

Relationship to Head of Household Daughter

Father's Birthplace New York, United States

Mother's Birthplace New York, United States

Event Type Census

Event Date 1880

Event Place Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, United States

Event Place (Original) COLDWATER, 2nd Ward, Branch, MICHIGAN, United States

Household Identifier 7365472

Person Number 4

Sheet Letter A

Sheet Number 588

Volume 1

Affiliate Publication Number T9

Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ https://navvf.org/VVgene/pafg96.htm#4908 .
2. ↑ https://navvf.org/VVgene/pafg96.htm#4908 .
3. ↑ https://navvf.org/VVgene/pafg96.htm#4908 .
4. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMVG-MKY : Thu Oct 19 17:43:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Eugene D Howell and C H Howell, 03 Nov 1892.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHH8-2G6 : Fri Oct 06 17:39:13 UTC 2023), Entry for Loren Vanvolkenburg and Ann Vanvolkenburg, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW9Y-FSY : Wed Oct 04 23:11:48 UTC 2023), Entry for Loren L. Van Volkenburgh and Ann Van Volkenburgh, 1880.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 June 2020, 21:48), entry for Ella Van Valdenburg Skeels(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHWJ-VYZ); contributed by various users.
• Source will be added by Kirt Fetterling by 25 Jun 2020.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/245076339/nina-howell: accessed 01 November 2023), memorial page for Nina Skeels Howell (21 Dec 1868–20 Mar 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 245076339, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Gary Owens (contributor 48506398).