William B. HOWARD

                   1989:  Information from Haldorson, 4860 SW Laurelwood Dr., Portland, Oregon 97225.

"He is of Norwegian and English ancestry  He was the third child of his parents." (In the information I have from kent Haldorson, there are only 3 sons listed)  Sandra Hale, 503-6457-9444

1989:  Information from Kent Haldorson, 4860 SW Laurelwood Dr., Portland, Oregon 97225.
"Jonathan moved to Shelby County, Illinois sometime  around 1827.  He was a cabinet maker by trade.  While in Illinios, Johathan served in the Black Hawk War.
       In 1853, followed his brother Richard west and moved his family to Oregon, settling on a donation land claim of 320 acres eight miles south of Oregon City in Beaver Creek, Oregon.  The 1860 Clackamas County, Oregon census lists the J.B. & Margaret Howard family one household from the F.T. Howard family, Jonathan's nephew.  On November 12, 1865, Jonathan went to visit his brother Richard.  While there, he collapsed and died.  Richard also died that same day.  Jonathan is buried in the Carus, Oregon cemetery.
       Margaret lived quite a while after her husband.  The 1870 Clackamas County census lists her living next to C.F. Howard, another nephew, in Beaver Creek, Oregon.  Margaret died at Buena Vista, Oregon in 1886, and is buried next to her husband in the Carus  Cemetery."
                  

                   Nov 28, 1972 - Letter from Emmett Kirby - "The family's early days were spent in Illinois.  The family crossed the plains on the Old Oregon Trail in the early 1850's.

1989:  Information from Kent Haldorson, 4860 SW Laurelwood Dr., Portland, Oregon 97225.
"Jonathan moved to Shelby County, Illinois sometime  around 1827.  He was a cabinet maker by trade.  While in Illinios, Johathan served in the Black Hawk War.
       In 1853, followed his brother Richard west and moved his family to Oregon, settling on a donation land claim of 320 acres eight miles south of Oregon City in Beaver Creek, Oregon.  The 1860 Clackamas County, Oregon census lists the J.B. & Margaret Howard family one household from the F.T. Howard family, Jonathan's nephew.  On November 12, 1865, Jonathan went to visit his brother Richard.  While there, he collapsed and died.  Richard also died that same day.  Jonathan is buried in the Carus, Oregon cemetery.
       Margaret lived quite a while after her husband.  The 1870 Clackamas County census lists her living next to C.F. Howard, another nephew, in Beaver Creek, Oregon.  Margaret died at Buena Vista, Oregon in 1886, and is buried next to her husband in the Carus  Cemetery."

We had the name of "James Howard' and "Cecelia" as the parents of Thomas Richey Howard.  We spernt years trying to locate information on them to no avail.  Now we know why--the fther and mother were Johathan Howard and Margaret Virden (Vinden).  Sandra Hale, 19905 Bellevue Way, West Linn, Oregon 97068.  503-657-9444.

Pedigree from Kent Haldorson, 1881 SW Front Ave., Portland, OR  97201.  It starts with his parents, Eldon Wayne Cave and Zira Lucille Merrill., then Wayne Howard and Grace Pearl McFerrin, then Thonas Richey Howard and Rebecca Long and then Jonathan B. Howard and Margaret Virden (Virden) and then William Howard.  Sandra Hale, 19905 Bellevue Way, West Linn, OR  97068,  503-657-9444.