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John Howser
(1776-1839)
Anna Maria Arnspiger
(1777-1855)
John Washington Hawes
(Cal 1790-1874)
Sarah Phillips
(1789-1872)
Aaron Howser
(1809-1863)
Elizabeth Hawes
(1811-1909)
William Perry Howser
(1845-1934)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Margaret Booker

William Perry Howser 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 7 December 1845, , Logan County, IL 1 2 3 4 5 7
  • Marriage (1): Margaret Booker on 1 January 1877 in Illinois 1
  • Died: 27 September 1934, Atlanta, IL at age 88 6
  • Buried: 29 September 1934, Atlanta, IL

bullet   Another name for William was William Perry Houser.7

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bullet  Death Notes:


name: William Perry Howser
death date: 27 Sep 1934
death place: Atlanta, Logan, Illinois
gender: Male
age: 88
birth date: 07 Dec 1845
birthplace: Logan Co., Ill.
father: Aaron Howser
father's birth place: Ky.
mother: Elizabeth Hawes
mother's birth place: Ky.
occupation: carpenter
residence: Atlanta, Logan, Illinois
spouse: Margaret B. Howser
burial date: 29 Sep 1934
burial place: Atlanta, Logan, Ill.
cemetery: Atlanta
volume/page/certificate number: v84 cn19 40373 p95

Citing this Record
"Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3TZ-ZYQ : accessed 19 Feb 2013), William Perry Howser, 27 Sep 1934; citing reference v84 cn19 40373 p95, FHL microfilm 1712121.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in , Logan County, IL on 1 November 1850. 7

1850 US Census
Page 224A, Dwelling 773, Family 782, Roll 116
, Logan County, Illinois
William P. Houser..4..IL

(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Sugar Creek Precinct, Logan County, IL on 27 June 1860. 4

1860 US Census
Page 88, Dwelling 668, Family 670, Roll 200
Sugar Creek Precinct, Logan County, Illinois
Wm Howser..15..IL

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 7 Dec 1845, then her birth date should have been 14 instead of 15.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Eminence Township, Logan, IL on 2 July 1870. 5

1870 US Census
Page 29, Dwelling 194, Family 201
Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois
Wm P. Howser..24..IL..Farmer

(Living with widowed mother.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Tunbridge Township, DeWitt County, IL on 8 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 446D, District 78, Family 71, Roll 203
Tunbridge Township, DeWitt County, Illinois
William P. Howser..Head..34..IL..Farmer

(Living with wife, mother, and 2 cousins.)
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William married Margaret Booker on 1 January 1877 in Illinois.1 (Margaret Booker was born in 1845 in Kentucky 1 and died after 1 June 1880.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Tunbridge Township, DeWitt County, IL on 8 June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 446D, District 78, Family 71, Roll 203
Tunbridge Township, DeWitt County, Illinois
William P. Howser..Head..34..IL..Farmer
Margaret B. Howser..Wife..35..KY..House Keeper
Elizabeth Howser..Mother..69..KY..Help
James Allsup..Servant..22..KY...Farm Hand
Geo. I. Chowing..Servant..23..IL..Farm Hand

NOTE - James Brazilor Alsup was a 1st cousin of William Howser. And if this George I. Chowning was a son of George W. Chowning, then he was a 1st cousin once removed to William Howser.
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Sources


1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Tunbridge Township, DeWitt County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 78, p. 446D, family 71, William Perry Howser and Margaret Booker (Unknown); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 31 Jul 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 203.

2 Steven A. Kuhns, World Family Tree Vol. 107, Ed. 1, Tree #0962 (Genealogy.com, LLC, Release date: Oct.-2002).

3 Aubrey M. Woods, World Family Tree Vol. 018, Ed. 1, Tree #0449 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: March 27, 1998).

4 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Sugar Creek Precinct, Logan County, Illinois, p. 88, dwelling 668, family 670, Aaron Howser and Elizabeth Hawes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Feb 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 200.

5 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Eminence Township, Logan County, Illinois, p. 29, dwelling 194, family 201; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

6 Illinois State Archives, "Illinois Statewide Death Index (1916–1950)," database (https://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/idphdeathsrch.jsp : accessed 13 January 2021), Logan County Certificate 0540095.

7 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Logan County, Illinois, p. 224A, dwelling 773, family 782, Aaron Howser and Elizabeth Hawes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Oct 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 116.


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