Jonathan Boothe HOWARD

Birth:
3 Apr 1803
Cecil, Maryland
Death:
12 Nov 1865
Mulino, Clackamas, Oregon
Marriage:
8 Feb 1827
Shelby, Illinois
Sources:
Barbara Howard Hostetler
1850 Census Shelby Co.,Illinois
1860 Census Clackamas Co.,Oregon
Walking through the Cemeteries of Carus Cemetery,Clackamas,Oregon
Internet IGI, Sep 2008
Notes:
                   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.
Margaret VIRDEN
Birth:
20 Jan 1809
South Carolina
Death:
10 Aug 1888
Buena Vista, Oregon
Burial:
Carus Cemetery, Carus, Clackamas, Oregon
Notes:
                   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."

From Kent Haldorson
James and Nancy Virdin moved from South Carolina to Kentucky, and may have spent some time in Missouri, but finally moved to Illinois between 1821 and 1823, where James younger brothers, Levi Virden and William Virden had already settled. Both are buried in the Tolley cemetery in Shelby County, Illiois.

NAME:
Virdon / Vindon
Children
Marriage
1
Amos HOWARD
Birth:
Abt 1828
of Shelby, Illinois
Death:
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   1989:  Information from Haldorson, 4860 SW Laurelwood Dr., Portland, Oregon 97225.
2
Rebecca HOWARD
Birth:
18 Dec 1829
Shelby, Illinois
Death:
Silas Scott PERCIVELL 
Marr:
12 Nov 1851
Shelby, Illinois 
Notes:
                   1989:  Information from Haldorson, 4860 SW Laurelwood Dr., Portland, Oregon 97225.
3
De Kalb HOWARD
Birth:
Abt 1833
of Shelby, Illinois
Death:
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   1989:  Information from Haldorson, 4860 SW Laurelwood Dr., Portland, Oregon 97225.
4
Polaski J. HOWARD
Birth:
2 Feb 1836
Shelby, Illinois
Death:
7 Mar 1862
Carus, Clackamas, Oregon
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   1989:  Information from Haldorson, 4860 SW Laurelwood Dr., Portland, Oregon 97225.

"He is buried near his parents in the Carus, Oregon cemetery."
5
Nancy HOWARD
Birth:
1838
Shelby, Illinois
Death:
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   1989:  Information from Kent Haldorson, 4860 SW Laurelwood Dr., Portland, Oregon 97225.
6
Miss HOWARD
Birth:
1839
Shelby, Illinois
Death:
 
Marr:
 
7
Baltimore HOWARD
Birth:
3 Mar 1840
Shelby, Illinois
Death:
24 Jul 1922
Baker City, Baker, Oregon
Notes:
                   1989:  Information from Haldorson, 4860 SW Laurelwood Dr., Portland, Oregon 97225.
8
Madison HOWARD
Birth:
10 May 1842
Shelby, Illinois
Death:
21 May 1886
Carus, Clackamas, Oregon
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   1989:  Information from Haldorson, 4860 SW Laurelwood Dr., Portland, Oregon 97225.
9
Rachel HOWARD
Birth:
12 May 1844
Shelby, Illinois
Death:
29 Feb 1920
Clackamas, Oregon
10
Randolph S. HOWARD
Birth:
Abt 1846
of Shelby, Illinois
Death:
 
Marr:
 
11
Thomas Richey HOWARD
Birth:
20 Nov 1849
Shelby, Illinois
Death:
14 Jun 1903
Heppner, Morrow, Oregon
Rebecca LONG 
Marr:
26 Aug 1875
Umatilla, Oregon 
Notes:
                   Arrived in Oregon 1853.  Grant Co. 1870 Census shows born in N.Y.  He was the Long Creek Sheriff.
Early 1850's he was 7 years old., born in Shelby Co., Illinois.

1989: From Kent Haldorson, 4860 SW Laurelwood Dr., Portland, OR  97225

"Thomas was born November 20, 1849 in Shelby County, Illinois.  He came with his family to Oregon in the early 1850's.  Early in his childhood, Thomas fell off of a wagon wheel  he was playing on and broke his jaw.  The jaw healed improperly, resulting in a slight protrusion.  In later years, Thomas grew a moustache to cover his protruding jaw.
       Thomas marttri3e4d Rebecca Long, who was born in January of 1855 near molalla in Clackamas County, Oregon.  She was the daughter of James and W. Zenith Long.
       After their marriage, Thomas and Rebecca settled pm the :Little Butter Creek near Happner in Morrow County.  During this period, "the Indians were not very friendly.  When there was danger of an uprising, the men would take their families to Heppner by Wagon where a fort was established.  The women and  children would stay there until the men had made peace with the Indians.  Olive, (Thomas and Rebecca's) oldest daughter, could remember the family leaving the house and sleeping in the rye grass many times.  They had one friend among the Indians. His name was 'Old Blind Jim". He would get word to the Howards when he heard the Indians talking about burning the ranch houses in the area.  Fortunately the Howard home was never burned.
       In 1884 the Howards move their four children into Heppner where Thomas bought part of a general merchandizing store from A.P. Sloan. A few years later he bought out Sloan 's share of the business, and was sole owner of The First Grocery on Main Street.
       Morrow County was created in 1885, and Governor Moody appointed Thomas County Assessor.  Thomas was elected sheriff in 1886 and reelected in 1888.  As Assessor, he would ride around the county on horseback collecting taxes.  "He was a delegate to the (Republican) County Conventions of 1892 and 1894 the league of 1895, and the State Convention of 1896."
       The Howards never forgot old friends.  "When 'Old Blind Jim'   and his Indians would come to the Howard Home they were given the finest meal that could be prepared [,] and Thomas would take them to the store and fill their packs  with food staples."
        In 1989, Thomas bought a stock ranch 15 miles above Heppner. During  the summer, Wayne would operate the ranch while Sister Mary, Lizzie, and Ida cooked for the ranch hands.  On June 14, 1903, a devasting flood hit Heppner, nearly destroying the town.  Hundreds were killed including Thomas, Rebecca,  Mary, Nellie and Mabel.  Wayne, L9izzie, and Ida were at the ranch on high ground and were spared.,

22 May 1978:  Sent request to Delores Bruns, County Clerk, Shelbyville, Illinois.  Please do search on Thomas Richey Howard.  She could not find anything.

18 Sept 1971:    Sent letter to Heppner Newspaper Office regarding Thomas Richey Howard family.  No Answer.

22 Sept 1972 & 5 Feb 1973:  Sent letter to Illinois State Historical Society for information on Thomas Richey Howard.  No information sent back.

28 Nov 1972:  Letter from Emmett Kirby, Champaign, Illinois.  He saw my query in the Illinois Gen. Soc. quarterly.  It was probably put in by the Illinois Genealopgical Society.  He suggested looking at the 1856 Iowa State census.  He had a relative who married a Mary E. Howard.  She died in Iowa.  (I have not beenable to find a connection. Sandra Hale)

18 Dec 1972:  Message from Illinois Genealogical Society.  They posted my query in their journal and hoped I had received information regarding Howard Family.

7 Dec 1975.  Letter to Mrs. D. H. Armstrong, Marysville, Ca 95901  Reply to her letter telling her that we could not tie in with her Howard genealogy.

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.
12
George l. HOWARD
Birth:
Abt 1850
of Shelby, Illinois
Death:
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   1989:  Information from Haldorson, 4860 SW Laurelwood Dr., Portland, Oregon 97225.
13
W.A. HOWARD
Birth:
Abt 1851
of Shelby, Illinois
Death:
1937
 
Marr:
 
FCID:6241:135
FamilyCentral Network
Jonathan Boothe Howard - Margaret Virden

Jonathan Boothe Howard was born at Cecil, Maryland 3 Apr 1803. His parents were William B. Howard and Rebecca Rutter.

He married Margaret Virden 8 Feb 1827 at Shelby, Illinois . Margaret Virden was born at South Carolina 20 Jan 1809 daughter of James Virden and Nancy Denson .

They were the parents of 13 children:
Amos Howard born Abt 1828.
Rebecca Howard born 18 Dec 1829.
De Kalb Howard born Abt 1833.
Polaski J. Howard born 2 Feb 1836.
Nancy Howard born 1838.
Miss Howard born 1839.
Baltimore Howard born 3 Mar 1840.
Madison Howard born 10 May 1842.
Rachel Howard born 12 May 1844.
Randolph S. Howard born Abt 1846.
Thomas Richey Howard born 20 Nov 1849.
George l. Howard born Abt 1850.
W.A. Howard born Abt 1851.

Jonathan Boothe Howard died 12 Nov 1865 at Mulino, Clackamas, Oregon .

Margaret Virden died 10 Aug 1888 at Buena Vista, Oregon .