Vol 2, p 155 -
... Isaiah and Mary Ann (Berg) Howard, the former of whom was a native of York county, Pennsylvania, born Feb. 22, 1813, and the latter was born in Jackson township, Wayne county, Indiana, Jan. 10, 1831. The father, after receiving his education in Pennsylvania, came to Wayne county, about 1834, and located at East Germantown, where he followed the carpenter's trade in summer and worked at the cobbler's trade in winter. About 1852 he purchased a farm about three and one-half miles north of Cambridge City, a part of which he cleared and engaged in farming. He died Jan. 4, 1891, and his wife passed away March 28, 1908.
They were the parents of eleven children:
- Henry is a resident of Altaloma, Tex.;
- Martha is the wife of Levi Ulrich, of Henry county, Indiana;
- Susan is the wife of Charles Bertsch, of Cambridge City, Ind.;
- Anna is the wife of Rev. Horace D. Herr, of Humboldt, Iowa;
- Isaiah B. is a resident of Muncie, Ind.;
- David M. is deceased;
- Joseph C. is the seventh in order of birth;
- Emma is the wife of Amos Lannard, of Jackson township;
- albert M. resides in Henry county, Indiana;
- Ida E. is the wife of Frank Hoover, of Jefferson township; and
- Oscar E. resides at Marissa, Ill. ...
