John M. HOWDER

• BIRTH: Abt. 1828, Lockport, Niagara Co., NY
• DEATH: 05 May 1903, Soldier's Home, Kent Co., MI

Father: George HOWDER
Mother: Mary WESCOTT

Family 1: Mary // (maiden surname unknown)

• MARRIAGE: bef. 1855

(1) 1855 New York State Census, Town of Cambria, County of Niagara, dwelling 117.

- Mary also had a child, Louesa Perry, which was probably not John's child.

Family 2: Electa J. PRIEST

• MARRIAGE: 22 Jun 1857, Ionia Co., MI

(1) LDS Family Search International Genealogical Index v5.0;

John M. Howden [sic.] married Electa J. Preast [sic.], 22 June 1857, Ionia, Michigan.

Husband age at marriage: 28
Wife age at marriage: 17
Batch: M518462
Source Call No.: 0960508 (Record of marriages 1837-1903; index to marriages 1837-1974 Ionia County (Michigan). County Clerk)

(2) Mortgage on the estate of George Howder, filed Niagara County, NY, September 14, 1859.

References "John M. Howder & Electa J. his wife..."

1. George Roderick HOWDER
2. Lewis Henry HOWDER
3. Adella H. HOWDER

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                  _Christian HOWDER _|
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 _George HOWDER _|
|                |                    _Adam HOUSTETER _
|                |_Mary HOUSTATER ___|
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|--John M. HOWDER
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|_Mary WESCOTT __|
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Notes

(1) 1850 United States Census for New York, Niagara Co., Cambria: August 26, 1850.

John Howder is the son of George and Mary Howder. He is 21 years old, a farmer, and born in New York.

(2) 1855 New York State Census, Town of Cambria, County of Niagara, dwelling 117, family 126.

Frame house. Farm output included winter wheat, corn, potatoes, beans, apples (and cider), meat cattle, milk, butter, poultry and eggs.

(3) In the Surrogate of the County of Niagara (NY), petition of Mary Howder for the settlement of the estate of George Howder, who died on the Nineteenth of November 1856 without a will; December 1, 1856.

- Mary Howder and John M. Howder appointed administrators of the estate.

(4) Mortgage on the estate of George Howder, filed Niagara County, NY, September 14, 1859.

- References John M. Howder, child and heir of George Howder.
- Resident of Cambria, Niagara Co., NY.

(5) 1860 United States Census for New York, Niagara Co., the Town of Cambria, Pekin NY Post Office: Pages 49-50; July 19, 1860.

John M. Howder is included in the second of three household under the entry for Ephraim and Mary [Wescott] Morrell. John is Mary's son. He is 31 years old, born in Lockport NY, and is a farmer. His wife Electa [Priest] Howder and son George are also residents.

(6) National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailor System Search by Soldier Name (database).

John M. Howder, Co. G, New York Cavalry (Union). Rank In = Private, Rank Out = Corporal. Film Number M551 roll 67. During his enlistment the unit served in the defences of Washington, DC, until it mustered out March 31, 1862. He then served Co. ?, 19th New York Independent Battery Light Artillery (Union). Rank In = Private, Rank Out = Private. Film Number M551 roll 67. During his second enlistment the unit served at Petersburg and in the Appomattox campaign. The unit participated in the Grand Review in Washington, DC at the conclusion of the war and mustered out there on June 13, 1865.

(7) American Civil War Soldiers Record via Ancestry.com

- Name: John M Howder
- Enlistment Date: 20 September 1861
- Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
- Side Served: Union
- State Served: New York
- Unit Numbers: 1325 1325
- Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 20 September 1861 at the age of 32. Enlisted in Company G, 7th Cavalry Regiment New York on 28 September 1861. Mustered out Company G, 7th Cavalry Regiment New York on 31 March 1862 in Washington, DC.

- Name: John M Howder - Enlistment Date: 23 July 1864
- Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
- Side Served: Union
- State Served: New York
- Unit Numbers: 1622 1622
- Service Record: Enlisted in Company 072364, 19th Light Artillery Regiment New York on 27 October 1862. Enlisted as a Private on 23 July 1864 at the age of 36. Mustered out Company 072364, 19th Light Artillery Regiment New York on 13 June 1865 in Elmira, NY.

(8) National Archives, Washington DC. Pension file. Invalid application 1,146,483 filed in Michigan, February 20, 1893. Certificate 929,804.

- September 20, 1861: Enlisted as a private in Company G, 7 Regiment Cavalry, NY Volunteers.
- March 31, 1862: Discharged at Washington, DC.
- July 23, 1864: Re-enlisted as a private in 19 Independent Battery of Light Artillery, NY Volunteers. A pension record file dated July 24, 1900 notes that at his 1864 re-enlistment he was: age 36; hair black; eyes hazel; complexion dark; height 5'7"; born Lockport NY; occupation laborer.
- June 13, 1865: Discharged with the unit.
- June 27, 1890: complexion dark; hair gray; eyes hazel.
- February 20, 1893: Filed pension application.
- June 1, 1896: Neighbor's Affidavit says "Claimant is or has been a woodsman, now a watchman at a lumber company."
- September 5, 1896: height 5' 7 3/4"; weight 130.
- 1897: Living at Ishpeming, Marquette Co., Michigan.
- October 11, 1898: John Howder filled-out a form with the following responses, -- No 1. Are you a married man? If so, please state your wife's full name, and her maiden name. Answer: "I have been twice married booth dead." No 2. When, where, and by whom were you married? Answer: "don't recolect [sic] they died years ago." No. 3 What record of marriage exists? Answer: "None only family record in the Bible and don't know where it is." No 4. Were you previously married? If so, please state the name of your former wife and the date and place of her death or divorce. Answer: [left blank]. No 5. Have you any children living? If so, please state their names and the dates of their birth. Answer: "I have two boys living when last herd from several years ago they was both married their is G.R. Howder Lewis Henry Howder."
- February 8, 1900: Age listed as 72. Increase in pension "for senile disability, rheumatism & resulting disease of heart" plus a new claim for "deafness of both ears, impaired eyesight, indigestion, & kidney trouble." At this point he is unable to do manual labor.
- June 19, 1901: Living at the Soldiers' Home in Kent Co., Michigan.
- August 26, 1903: Dropped from the pension rolls after pension office advised of his death.

(9) 1894 Census for Michigan veterans.

- He was living in Marquette, Michigan, second ward.

(10) Documents from the Michigan Soldiers' Home.

- Became a resident of Michigan on October 10, 1865.
- Admitted to Michigan Soldiers' Home, September 27, 1897.
- Passed away on May 5, 1903.
- Burial at Grand Rapids [Michigan] Home for Veterans, plot 4 row 14 grave 15.