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Abraham Houser
(1740-1829)
Nancy Ann Rohrer
(1756-1813)
Paul Arnspiger
(1746-1822)
Maria Dorothea Bruner
(1751-1847)
John Howser
(1776-1839)
Anna Maria Arnspiger
(1777-1855)

Jefferson Howser
(1813-1907)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Frances Halloway Dills

Jefferson Howser 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 7 August 1813, , Jessamine County, KY 4 8 9 10
  • Marriage (1): Frances Halloway Dills on 5 April 1838 in , Tazewell County, IL 1 2 3 4
  • Died: 17 September 1907, , Logan County, IL at age 94 8
  • Buried: After 17 September 1907, Atlanta, IL 8

bullet   Another name for Jefferson was Jefferson Houser.2 10

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Waynesville, IL on 30 November 1850. 5

1850 US Census
Page 415A, Family 246, Roll 104
Waynesville, DeWitt County, Illinois
Jeffison Howser..35..KY..Merchant

(Living with wife and 2 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 7 Aug 1813, then his age should have been 36 instead of 35.
.

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Atlanta, IL on 9 June 1860. 6

1860 US Census
Page 7, Family 48, Roll 200
Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois
Jeff Howser..45..KY..Merchant

(Living with wife and 4 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 7 Aug 1813, then his age should have been 46 instead of 45.
.

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Atlanta Township, Logan, IL on 7 June 1870. 7

1870 US Census
Page 17, Dwelling 133, Household 140
Atlanta Township, Logan County, Illinois, United States
Jeff Howser..55..KY..Grain Dealer

(Living with wife and 4 children and soon to be son-in-law.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 7 Aug 1813, then his age should have been 56 instead of 55.
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Atlanta, IL on 5 June 1880. 4

1880 US Census
Page 39D, District 34, Family 209, Roll 227
Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois
Jefferson Howser..Head..66..KY..Dealer In Agluip (Agricultural Implements???)

(Living with wife and daughter.)
.



• He was buried after 17 September 1907 in the Atlanta Cemetery in Atlanta, IL.

Find A Grave Memorial #35754336
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Jefferson married Frances Halloway Dills, daughter of Thomas Dills and Mary Moulton Northcutt, on 5 April 1838 in , Tazewell County, IL.1 2 3 4 (Frances Halloway Dills was born in April 1821 in Kentucky,4 5 7 died in 1910 in , Logan County, IL and was buried in 1910 in Atlanta, IL.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Waynesville, IL on 30 November 1850. 5

1850 US Census
Page 415A, Family 246, Roll 104
Waynesville, DeWitt County, Illinois
Jeffison Howser..35..KY..Merchant
Frances Howser..29..KY
Mary J. Howser..11..IL
Harriet Howser..5..IL
Elizabeth Evans..25..IL
.

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Atlanta, IL on 9 June 1860. 6

1860 US Census
Page 7, Family 48, Roll 200
Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois
Jeff Howser..45..KY..Merchant
Francis Howser..40..KY
Harriet Howser..15..IL
W. F. Howser..9..IL
Olive Howser..4..IL
Thos. Howser..7m..IL
.

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Atlanta Township, Logan, IL on 7 June 1870. 7

1870 US Census
Page 17, Dwelling 133, Household 140
Atlanta Township, Logan County, Illinois, United States
Jeff Howser..55..KY..Grain Dealer
Frances Howser..49..KY..Keeps House
Hattie Howser..25..IL..At home
Wm Howser..18..IL..At home
Ollie Howser..14..IL..At home
Thomas Howser..10..IL..At home
Harry Meberry..34..IL..Farmer
Lizzie Meberry..2..IL..At home
Nellie Tracy..22..OH..Domestic servant
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Atlanta, IL on 5 June 1880. 4

1880 US Census
Page 39D, District 34, Family 209, Roll 227
Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois
Jefferson Howser..Head..66..KY..Dealer In Agluip (Agricultural Implements???)
Francis H. Howser..Wife..59..KY..Keeping House
Olive Howser..Dau..24..IL..Artist
.


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Jefferson Howser
Spouse's Name: Frances H. Dills
Event Date: 05 Apr 1838
Event Place: Tazewell,Illinois

Citing this Record:
"Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2PX-PM7 : accessed 25 March 2015), Jefferson Howser and Frances H. Dills, 05 Apr 1838; citing Tazewell,Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,314,687.
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Sources


1 Aubrey M. Woods, World Family Tree Vol. 018, Ed. 1, Tree #0449 (Br๘derbund Software, Inc., Release date: March 27, 1998).

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

3 Illinois State Archives, "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900," database(https://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/marriage.html : accessed 13 January 2021), Tazewell County Marriage Register, Vol. A, page 45, License Number 522.

4 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois, enumeration district (ED) 34, p. 39D, family 209, Jefferson Howser and Frances Halloway Dills; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Apr 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 227.

5 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Waynesville, DeWitt County, Illinois, p. 415A, family 246, Jefferson Howser and Frances Halloway Dills; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Apr 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 104.

6 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois, p. 7, family 48, Jefferson Howser and Frances Halloway Dills; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Apr 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 200.

7 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Atlanta Township, Logan County, Illinois, United States, p. 17, dwelling 133, family 140, Jefferson Howser and Frances H. Dills; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Mar 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 25 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35754336.

9 Deb Ernspiker-Woodrow Prather, "Deb's Family and her Connections" (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/o/o/Deb-Woodrow/index.html; Updated September 5, 2000), http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/o/o/Deb-Woodrow/GENE4-0003.html#CHILD7.

10 Schaublin, Linda I. Grange <lsgrne@infowest.com>, LDS Pedigree Resource File CD 10 (Salt Lake City, UT: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 22 Feb 2000).


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