Howard, Col. Elmer Addison

Howard, Col. Elmer Addison

Male 1858 - 1921  (62 years)

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  • Name Howard, Elmer Addison  [1, 2
    Title Col. 
    Born 18 Jul 1858  Fairfield Township, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 May 1921  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I44419  Sackett
    Last Modified 17 Jun 2017 

    Family Lamson, Mary,   b. 19 Oct 1860, Fairfield Township, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1937, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 1883  [4
    Children 
    +1. Howard, Hubert Elmer,   b. 19 Jun 1889, Fairfield Township, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1976, Deerfield, Lake County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 17 Jun 2017 
    Family ID F16283  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Jul 1858 - Fairfield Township, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Howard, Hubert Elmer - 19 Jun 1889 - Fairfield Township, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 May 1921 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1592] Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940, (FamilySearch.org) (Reliability: 3), 17 Jun 2017.
      Name Hubert Elmer Howard
      Event Type Marriage
      Event Date 22 Mar 1918
      Event Place Winnebago, Illinois, United States
      Gender Male
      Age 28
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1890
      Father's Name Elmer A Howard
      Mother's Name Mary Lamson
      Spouse's Name Edith Starr Sackett
      Spouse's Titles and Terms Miss
      Spouse's Gender Female
      Spouse's Age 27
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1891
      Spouse's Father's Name Chas E Sackett
      Spouse's Mother's Name Mary E Manny
      Page 289

      "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-5S6S : 3 March 2016), Hubert Elmer Howard and Edith Starr Sackett, 22 Mar 1918; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,062.

      Researched by Ted Smith

    2. [S1531] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939, (FamilySearch.org) (Reliability: 3), 17 Jun 2017.
      Name Hubert Elmer Howard
      Event Type Birth
      Event Date 19 Jun 1889
      Event Place Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
      Event Place (Original) Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
      Gender M
      Father's Name Elmer Addison Howard
      Mother's Name Mary Lamson

      "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-1VMG : accessed 17 June 2017), Hubert Elmer Howard, 19 Jun 1889; citing Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FHL microfilm .

      Researched by Ted Smith

    3. [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 3), 17 Jun 2017.
      Find A Grave Memorial# 23197766
      https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23197766

      Col Elmer Addison Howard
      Birth: Jul. 18, 1858
      Fairfield
      Jefferson County
      Iowa, USA
      Death: May 4, 1921
      Chicago
      Cook County
      Illinois, USA

      Howard Park in Fairfield, Iowa is named after him.

      Chicago Daily Tribune May 5, 1921
      Colonel E.A. Howard of CB&Q is Dead,
      Began as Operator
      Colonel E.A. Howard, Vice President of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad will be buried tomorrow afternoon from the residence 445 Barry Avenue. He died yesterday at the age of 62 years.

      Years ago Colonel Howard entered the service of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy as a telegraph operator. He was appointed by President Cleveland as agent for the Pima, Moncopa and Papago Indians and later became a National Bank Examiner. In 1900 he returned to the railroad as Real Estate and Industrial Commissioner and soon afterwards was elected Vice President.

      Colonel Howard is survived by a widow, Mrs. Mary L. Howard and three sons, Colonel Nathaniel L. Howard, Captain Hubert E. Howard and Captain Eugene A. Howard. He was a Director of the Chicago Athletic Association and a member of the Chicago Club and the Glenview Golf Club.

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Levi Howard (1824 - 1907)
      Elizabeth Cook Howard (1829 - 1904)

      Spouse:
      Mary Lamson Howard (1860 - 1937)*

      Children:
      Nathaniel Lamson Howard (1884 - 1949)*
      Hubert Elmer Howard (1889 - 1976)*
      Eugene Addison Howard (1891 - 1973)*

      Siblings:
      William John Howard (1851 - 1878)*
      Francis Howard (1851 - 1864)*
      Minnie Arminda G. Howard Montgomery (1856 - 1880)*
      Elmer Addison Howard (1858 - 1921)

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Evergreen Cemetery
      Fairfield
      Jefferson County
      Iowa, USA
      Plot: Section 2, Lot 132.

      Created by: SLGMSD
      Record added: Dec 01, 2007
      Find A Grave Memorial# 23197766

      Researched by Ted Smith



    4. [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 3), 17 Jun 2017.
      Find A Grave Memorial# 23197929
      https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23197929

      Mary Lamson Howard
      Birth: Oct. 19, 1860
      Fairfield
      Jefferson County
      Iowa, USA
      Death: Oct. 8, 1937
      Chicago
      Cook County
      Illinois, USA

      When her three sons were in the U.S. Army during World War I she engaged in various womens war activities group while her sons were gone. Since she was to be buried in Fairfield, Iowa her body was taken from Chicago to Fairfield in a special car by the railway company. Married to Colonel Elmer A. Howard. Daughter of Fairfield pioneer Ward Lamson and Maria A. Danielson.

      The Chicago Daily Tribune October 9, 1937
      Howard. Mary L. Howard, nee Lamson, widow of the late Elmer A. Howard, mother of Colonel N.L., Hubert E. and Eugene A. Howard.

      Services at residence, 655 Rosewood Avenue, Winnetka, 4PM, Saturday, October 9. Burial services Fairfield, Iowa, Sunday, October 10.

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Ward Lamson (1820 - 1904)
      Maria Albertina Danielson Lamson (1832 - 1920)

      Spouse:
      Elmer Addison Howard (1858 - 1921)

      Children:
      Nathaniel Lamson Howard (1884 - 1949)*
      Hubert Elmer Howard (1889 - 1976)*
      Eugene Addison Howard (1891 - 1973)*

      Siblings:
      Cora Leroy Lamson Huyett (1847 - 1877)**
      Elizabeth Maria Lamson Hunt (1854 - 1932)*
      Victor A Lamson (1856 - 1928)*
      Ralph Waldo Lamson (1858 - 1938)*
      Mary Lamson Howard (1860 - 1937)
      Ella Lamson Clark (1862 - 1950)*
      Carrie Lamson Ross (1864 - 1930)*
      Florence Eva Lamson Slagle (1866 - 1949)*
      Clara Emily Lamson (1868 - 1870)*
      Arthur Ward Lamson (1871 - 1918)*

      *Calculated relationship
      **Half-sibling

      Burial:
      Evergreen Cemetery
      Fairfield
      Jefferson County
      Iowa, USA
      Plot: Section 2, Lot 132.

      Created by: SLGMSD
      Record added: Dec 01, 2007
      Find A Grave Memorial# 23197929

      Researched by Ted Smith




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