Aaron Howser ^{2 3 4}

   Another name for Aaron was Aaron Houser.^{6 7 8}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1840 US Census in , Logan County, IL on June 1840. ²

1840 US Census
Page 246, Roll 63
, Logan County, Illinois
Males
30-40: 1 = Aaron Howser (age 30)

(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in , Logan County, IL on 1 November 1850. ⁸

1850 US Census
Page 224A, Dwelling 773, Family 782, Roll 116
, Logan County, Illinois
Aaron Houser..40..KY..Farmer

(Living with wife, 5 children, and cousin, Elizabeth Arnspiker.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Sugar Creek Precinct, Logan County, IL on 27 June 1860. ³

1860 US Census
Page 88, Dwelling 668, Family 670, Roll 200
Sugar Creek Precinct, Logan County, Illinois
Aaron Howser..51..KY..Farmer

(Living with wife and 5 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 18 Sep 1809, then his age should have been 50 instead of 51.
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• He was buried in 1863 in the Niblick Cemetery in Atlanta, IL.

The gravestone for Aaron is a small vertical face monument of a rose colored granite approximately 16" wide and 16" tall. The inscription reads "Aaron Howser, 1809-1863". Note the use of the original family spelling of the surname as HOWSER instead of HOUSER.

Find A Grave Memorial #51448771
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Aaron married Elizabeth Hawes, daughter of John Washington Hawes and Sarah Phillips, on 28 August 1833 in , Shelby County, KY.¹ (Elizabeth Hawes was born on 22 October 1811 in , Shelby County, KY,^{5 7 9 10 11} died on 21 October 1909 in Weldon, IA ^{5 11} and was buried after 21 October 1909 in Niblick Cemetery, Atlanta, Logan, Illinois, United States ¹¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They have conflicting marriage information of 1831 and Kentucky. ¹²

• They have conflicting marriage information of 25 August 1833 and , Shelby County, KY. ¹³

• They appeared on the 1840 US Census in , Logan County, IL on June 1840. ²

1840 US Census
Page 246, Roll 63
, Logan County, Illinois
Males
under 5: 1 = (Peter, son, age 1)
5-10: 1 = (Coleman, son, age 6)
30-40: 1 = Aaron Howser (age 30)
Females
under 5: 1 = (Nancy, daughter, age 3)
20-30: 1 = (Elizabeth Howser, wife, age 29)
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• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in , Logan County, IL on 1 November 1850. ⁸

1850 US Census
Page 224A, Dwelling 773, Family 782, Roll 116
, Logan County, Illinois
Aaron Houser..40..KY..Farmer
Elizabeth Houser..39..KY
Coleman M. Houser..15..IL
Nancy J. Houser..13..IL
Peter W. Houser..11..IL
William P. Houser..4..IL
Kitty Anne Houser..10m..IL
Elizabeth Arnspiker..20..KY

NOTE - Elizabeth Arnspiker was a 1st cousin to Aaron. Her parents, Stephen Arnspiger and Catherine Houser, both died in 1847 and the children went to stay with relatives.
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Sugar Creek Precinct, Logan County, IL on 27 June 1860. ³

1860 US Census
Page 88, Dwelling 668, Family 670, Roll 200
Sugar Creek Precinct, Logan County, Illinois
Aaron Howser..51..KY..Farmer
E. Howser..50..KY
P. W. Howser..21..IL
Wm Howser..15..IL
Kate Howser..11..IL
Frank Howser..3..IL
F. Sarah Howser..11m..IL
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Aaron Howser
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Haws
Event Date: 28 Aug 1833
Event Place: , Shelby, Kentucky

Citing this Record
"Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F47W-LJS : 11 February 2018), Aaron Howser and Elizabeth Haws, 28 Aug 1833; citing , Shelby, Kentucky, reference ; FHL microfilm 259,273.
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