My husband is descended from John Howard and Mary Allison, she being a daughter of Hugh Allison.
My husband's uncle told me when I began to do genealogy in the 1960s that John Howard was shot and left for dead by bushwhackers. When I was doing research I discovered that Hugh Allison was his father-in-law.
So when I later found out that Hugh Allison had been killed by bushwhackers I assumed that John Howard had been there. This may not have been the case but....
John Howard is the one brick wall that I have never been able to breach. I have no idea who his parents were. Nor do I know who his first wife was.
This is what I know about John Howard. These are my research notes
buried at Bartlett Cemetary, Dallas Co. MO. Range 20. Twp 35 Sec 1 Grant Twp
Bartlett is located @ five miles east of Urbana on D; to the right on U @ 3 miles; 1/4 mile to left in a field.
father
mother
Children by wife #1.
William J. Howard born 3 September 1852 in Tennessee, married to 1. E.S. Thomas 21 Feb 1878 and 2. Mary L. Strader. He died 18 Nov. 1934; and Barbara Elizabeth Catherine Howard born @ 1854 in Missouri, died April 1938. She married Ransom C. Kesner on 3 April, 1873.
John Howard lived on a farm 2 1/2 miles East of Urbana, Dallas County, MO. He was born in approximately 1831 or 1832 in Tennessee. He was a blacksmith. He died 27 Jan. 1902. He had given the land for the Howard Chapel cemetery but he is buried in Bartlett Cemetary. He was shot by bushwhackers and left for dead when he lived near Climax Springs, in Benton County or Camden County, Mo.
Census
Benton County MO 1860
Twp 40 Range 20
336--334
John Howard 29 M. Farmer Tenn
Mary 23 F. Mo
William 7 M Tenn
Barbary 6 F. Mo
Richard 4 M Mo
Louisa 11/12 F Mo
Dallas County Mo 1870
Lincoln Township Post Office Buffalo Aug. 7, 1870
13-13
John Howard 37 farmer Tenn
Mary 32 Mo
Richard 13 Mo
Louisa 11 Mo
Lucinda 7 MO
John 3 Mo
Emma 1 Mo
William J. 19 works on farm Mo
Elizabeth 16 without occupation Mo
Wood, Sarah 26 without occupation Mo
Sarah E. 6 Mo
James E. 1 Mo
Benton County Deed Book H. p 323
12 July 1859 Hugh Allison and Sarah Allison sold to John Howard for $250 E1/2 of NE1/4 of Section 36 in T 40 R 20 80 acres.
Book K p 554
C. John Howard and Mary Howard of Camden County sold to William Flippen for $500 in Benton Co. SE1/4 of Sec 36, Twp 40 of R 20 also NE1/4 & SW1/4 & SW 1/4 of S 36 Twp 40 of range 20 also SE1//4 and SE1/4 of NW 1/4 of Sec 36 Twp 40 of R 20
15 Jan. 1866
There are several Howards buried in the Climax Springs Cemetary which is located in
the SE1/4 SE1/4, Section 24, T39, R20, 3/4 mile northwest of Climax Springs. The cemetery is in Benton County. Its east bounday is the Benton Camden County line. John and Sarah Allmendinger deeded land for the is cemetery June 30, 1900.
1 Howard is buried in the Dority Cemetery which is located in the NE 1/4 NW 1/4, Section 7, T39, R19, Camden County, 3 miles north of Climax Springs. This cemetary has 109 inscriptive stones. Bill W. Flippen a Civil War Verteran is buried there with several other Flippens.
His second wife's name was Mary Allison and she was the daughter of Hugh Allison of Camden Co. I do not know the name of his first wife but the children of his first marriage were William J. Howard born 3 September 1852 in Tennessee, married to 1. E.S. Thomas 21 Feb 1878 and 2. Mary L. Strader. He died 18 Nov. 1934; and Barbara Elizabeth Catherine Howard born @ 1854 in Missouri, died April 1938. She married Ransom C. Kesner on 3 April, 1873.
Dallas County Marriage Book B.
p19 #150
Ransom C. Cesnor Barbary Elizabeth Catherine Howard
3 Apr. 1873
p116 #86
William J. Howard E.S. Thomas
res. of brides mother, Wit. W.E.Wisdom and John Thomas
21 Feb. 1878
William J Howard later married Mary L. (Strader). Child Elsie Howard b. 27 Nov., 1893 near Urbana d. 9 Sept. 1968 Santa Paula, Calif.
She married Enos Frost Lindsay Both are buried at Bowers Chapel Lindsay are mother's kin through Goldena
William T. Wisdom - father John Lee-TN
Posted by: Linda S. Date: April 08, 2000 at 06:27:37
I have some information on William T. Wisdom, b. 6/20/1858; m. Hadie ?. Father was John Lee Wisdom and mother was Mary Susan Howard. If anyone is interested, let me know.