George W. Howe

Birth Date

c1805

Death Date

c1880

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Franklin County, Kentucky, wagon maker, postmaster, and justice of the peace. Kentucky native. Father of Matilda Howe, Edward Howe, John H. Howe, and Charles Howe. Married to Rebecca Newman Howe in Scott County, Kentucky, on November 11, 1841. Father of Nancy Howe, George William Howe, Francis Howe, and Robert Howe. Resident in Scott County in 1830. Owned five enslaved persons in Scott County in 1830. Resident in Scott County in 1840. Wagon maker in Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1850. U.S. postmaster in Franklin County in 1851. Wagon maker in Franklin County in 1860. Justice of the Peace in Franklin County in 1861.

Fifth Manuscript Census of the United States (1830), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, p. 150.
Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Scott County, p. 66.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 14A-B.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, District 1, p. 169-70.
Tenth Manuscript Census of the United States (1880), Mortality Schedules, Kentucky, Franklin County, Forks of Elkhorn, p. 325.
Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Scott County Marriages, Film #000183225.
Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971 Records of the Post Office Department, NARA Series M841, RG 28, Franklin County, Kentucky, vol. 14.
KYR-0001-017-0186.

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