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m. 23 Nov 1836
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!DOCUMENTATION Vinland Area History and Methodist Episcopal Church of Vinland, KS Published in cooperation with the Douglas County Historical Society. John was born in Canann, NY in August 1815 and in youth moved with his parents to Michigan, where he farmed until 1857 when he came to Kansas. Mr. & Mrs. Howard were married in November 1836. Their children were Harriet, Frank, John, Lewis D. and Hannah. It is interesting to note that Hannah married Jacob Branson, Jr., whose father was arrested by Samuel J. Jones, the pro-slavery sheriff of Douglas Co, KS, after the murder of Charles Dow in 1855. |