Wife of Jeremiah DeSpain
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Nancy E. Howard, as a child, was a member of the Howard Wagon Train. (See the extensive bio of her father, William Henry Howard.)
During the trip, the Howard Wagon Train had several encounters with Indians. When they came to the Platte River country in Nebraska, they heard of warlike tribes of Sioux. One evening, a large band of painted warriors circled on their horses around the Howard camp. The men quietly got their guns and kept a close watch, although William Henry Howard advised them not to make the first hostile move. The Indians showed a friendly attitude and began coming into camp. They wanted to buy Nancy Howard, William Henry's daughter. She was a striking, 14-year-old beauty with long, blonde hair and had been riding the family's pet horse following the wagons in sight of the Indians during the day. After this incident, Nancy was forbidden to ride her horse and remained inside the wagon.
Information from the January 2024 "Then and Now" newsletter of the Historical Society of Marshall County (Iowa). Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
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Nancy E. Howard, as a child, was a member of the Howard Wagon Train. (See the extensive bio of her father, William Henry Howard.)
During the trip, the Howard Wagon Train had several encounters with Indians. When they came to the Platte River country in Nebraska, they heard of warlike tribes of Sioux. One evening, a large band of painted warriors circled on their horses around the Howard camp. The men quietly got their guns and kept a close watch, although William Henry Howard advised them not to make the first hostile move. The Indians showed a friendly attitude and began coming into camp. They wanted to buy Nancy Howard, William Henry's daughter. She was a striking, 14-year-old beauty with long, blonde hair and had been riding the family's pet horse following the wagons in sight of the Indians during the day. After this incident, Nancy was forbidden to ride her horse and remained inside the wagon.
Information from the January 2024 "Then and Now" newsletter of the Historical Society of Marshall County (Iowa). Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
Wife of Jeremiah DeSpain
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Nancy E. Howard, as a child, was a member of the Howard Wagon Train. (See the extensive bio of her father, William Henry Howard.)
During the trip, the Howard Wagon Train had several encounters with Indians. When they came to the Platte River country in Nebraska, they heard of warlike tribes of Sioux. One evening, a large band of painted warriors circled on their horses around the Howard camp. The men quietly got their guns and kept a close watch, although William Henry Howard advised them not to make the first hostile move. The Indians showed a friendly attitude and began coming into camp. They wanted to buy Nancy Howard, William Henry's daughter. She was a striking, 14-year-old beauty with long, blonde hair and had been riding the family's pet horse following the wagons in sight of the Indians during the day. After this incident, Nancy was forbidden to ride her horse and remained inside the wagon.
Information from the January 2024 "Then and Now" newsletter of the Historical Society of Marshall County (Iowa). Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
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Nancy E. Howard, as a child, was a member of the Howard Wagon Train. (See the extensive bio of her father, William Henry Howard.)
During the trip, the Howard Wagon Train had several encounters with Indians. When they came to the Platte River country in Nebraska, they heard of warlike tribes of Sioux. One evening, a large band of painted warriors circled on their horses around the Howard camp. The men quietly got their guns and kept a close watch, although William Henry Howard advised them not to make the first hostile move. The Indians showed a friendly attitude and began coming into camp. They wanted to buy Nancy Howard, William Henry's daughter. She was a striking, 14-year-old beauty with long, blonde hair and had been riding the family's pet horse following the wagons in sight of the Indians during the day. After this incident, Nancy was forbidden to ride her horse and remained inside the wagon.
Information from the January 2024 "Then and Now" newsletter of the Historical Society of Marshall County (Iowa). Submitted by Angela, Member #48520699.
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