Clarissa D. HOWDER

Father: George HOWDER
Mother: Mary WESCOTT 

                                      _________________________
                  _Christian HOWDER__|
                 |                   |_________________________
 _George HOWDER__|
|                |                    _Adam HOUFSTATER_________
|                |_Mary HOUSTATER____|
|                                    |_Elizabeth Katherine //_
|
|--Clarissa D. HOWDER
|
|                                     _James WESCOAT___________
|                 _Nathan WESCOAT____|
|                |                   |_Hannah HORTON___________
|_Mary WESCOTT___|
                 |                    _Nathaniel GRINNELL______
                 |_Isabel GRINNELL___|
                                     |_Ruth CLARK______________

Notes

Updated December 4, 2025. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

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

Clarissa HOWDER is the daughter of George and Mary HOWDER. She is 4 years old and born in New York.

(2) 1855 New York State Census for Niagara Co., Cambria Twp.: June 11, 1855.

Clarissa HOWDER is the daughter of George and Mary HOWDER. She is 8 years old and born in Niagara County. She has lived in Niagara County for 8 years.

(3) Petition to the Surrogate of the County of Niagara, Dec, 1, 1856. Petition of Mary HOWDER, that George HOWDER died in Cambria, leaving no Will.

- Listed as minor child

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

- Clarissa D. HOWDER is listed as child and heir of George HOWDER
- Resident of Cambria, Niagara Co., New York

(5) Petition for Final Settlement to the Surrogate of the County of Niagara (NY), for the estate of George HOWDER, January 23, 1860.

- Clarissa is listed as being 13 years old (when first printed it said 14 but was corrected; the number 3 was written over the number 4)

(6) 1860 United States Census for New York, Niagara Co., Town of Cambria (Pekin N.Y. Post Office): Page 50, June 19, 1860.

Clarissa HOWDER is included in the third of three household under the entry for Ephraim and Mary [WESCOTT] MORRELL. Clarissa is Mary's daughter. She is 13 years old, born in Cambria, NY, and is attending school.

(7) 1865 New York State Census for Niagara Co., Cambria Twp.: Page 26, June 20, 1865.

Clarissa HOWDER is the daughter of Mary HOWDER. She is 19 years old, born in Niagara County, and is single. She is also a landowner.