Louisa HOWDER

Father: Christian HOWDER
Mother: Mary HOUSTATER

Family 1: Daniel MALONEY

  1. +Alpheus David MALONEY
  2.  Morris G. MALONEY
  3.  Marcella MALONEY 
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 _Christian HOWDER _|
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|--Louisa HOWDER
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|                    _Adam HOUFSTATER _______|
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|_Mary HOUSTATER ___|
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                    |_Elizabeth Katherine //_|
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Notes

Updated October 9, 2005. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) Application for probate of the last will and testament of Christian Howder, Niagara Co., NY, May 28, 1832.

- Resident of Niagara County, NY.
- "Eliza, aged twelve years"

(2) Appointment of Jacob Housteter to represent the interests of Christian Howder's minor children in the execution of Christian's last will and testament, May 28, 1832.

- Loisa Howder listed as a minor child of Christian Howder.

(3) 1850 United States Census for Michigan, Hillsdale Co., The Town of Jefferson: August 23, 1850.

Louisa [Howder] Maloney (listed as "Malony") is married to Daniel Maloney, head of household. She is 30 years old and born in New York. Children in the household are Alpheus D. and Morris G. Maloney.

(4) 1860 United States Census for Michigan, Hillsdale Co., Twp. of Jefferson (South Jefferson Post Office): Page 123; July 20, 1860.

Louisa [Howder] Maloney (listed as "Malony") is married to Daniel Maloney, head of household. She is 39 years old and born in New York. Children in the household are Alpheus D., Morris G., and Marcella Maloney.

(5) 1870 United States Census for Michigan, Hillsdale Co., Jefferson Twp. (Osseo Post Office): page 44; dwelling 394; family 404; June 16, 1870.

Louisa (listed as "Loeza") [Howder] Maloney is married to Daniel (listed as "David") Maloney, head of household. She was born in New York, is 44 years old and is Keeping house. Children listed in the household are: Morris and Marcella.

(6) 1880 United States Census for Michigan, Hillsdale Co., Jefferson Twp.: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 87; page 26; June 21, 1880.

Louisa [Howder] Maloney (listed as "Malony") is married to Daniel Maloney, head of household. She is 61 years old and keeping. She was born in New York with her parents from Pennsylvania.

(7) 1900 United States Census for Michigan, Gratiot Co., Twp. Sumner: Supervisor's District 11; Enumeration District 60; Sheet 17A; June 20, 1900.

Louisa J. [Howder] Maloney resides with her daughter Marcella [Maloney] Little (listed as "Litle") and husband Joseph Little. Louisa was born April 1819 in New York and is 81 years old. She is a widow. She has given birth to 3 children, 2 of whom are presently living. Her parents were born in Pennsylvania.

(8) Mathews Family Records, April 23, 2003.

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SPECIAL NOTES ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF LOUISA HOWDER AS LOUISA MALONEY.

The Charles H. Warren letter to George R. Howder, February 6, 1886 mentions that, "Mother [Sophrania Howder Warren] had a letter from her sister, Mrs. Daniel Maloney of Osseo, Hillsdale [County, Michigan], be they are all well and send their love to all the friends."

We know that Sophrania Howder Warren had seven sisters. By a process of elimination looking at marriages, geographic placement, and dates of birth and death, it quickly becomes apparent that only two of Sophrania's sisters could be Mrs. Daniel Maloney:

(A) Mary Howder (b. abt. 1817) and (B) Eliza/Louisa Howder (b. abt. 1819), who were both living in Niagara Co., NY in 1832.

There is only one Daniel Malon(e)y household listed in the 1880 Census for Hillsdale Co., MI, and only four in the entire state. The 1850, 1870, and 1880 Census records all list Daniel "Malony" and family as residents of Jefferson Township, Hillsdale Co., MI. The 1870 Census lists the post office for Jefferson Township as Osseo. Therefore it is likely that these records must have referenced the same "Mrs. Daniel Maloney of Osseo, Hillsdale" that was mentioned in the 1886 Charles H. Warren letter.

Daniel "Malony's" wife is listed as Louisa (1850 & 1880 Census) or Loiza (1870 Census). The three census records disagree somewhat in reference to her age, but place her birth somewhere between 1816 and 1820. However, there is no mention of anyone named Mary.

The application for probate of the last will and testament of Christian Howder, Niagara Co., NY, May 28, 1832, includes the names of his surviving children. The handwriting is very difficult to read but the name "Eliza," a minor child, appears to be listed. However on a different document issued the same day, the appointment of Jacob Housteter to represent the interests of Christian Howder's minor children, the name of the child is neatly and legibly written "Louisa."

Therefore the conclusion is that Eliza/Louisa (not Mary), daughter of Christian Howder of Niagara Co., NY, is Mrs. Daniel Maloney of Osseo, Hillsdale Co., MI.