Born: Aug. 13, 1829 in Wythe county, Virginia.
Died: July 21, 1910
Parents: Anderson & Sally (Calfee) Howard
Spouse: Eliza Wheeler m. 1854
Children: Lillian A., of Santa Cruz, Cal., and Mrs. Belle H. Horton, who is a widow and resides with her mother in the old home in Richmond.
Title: Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Howard celebrate their golden wedding anniversary
Newspaper Citation: Daily Sun Telegram (DST) 14 DEC 1904, page 1, column 3
Title: Mr. & Mrs. Robert Howard, two pioneers celebrated their golden wedding anniversary
Newspaper Citation: Daily Palladium (DP) 14 DEC 1904, page 1, column 4
Title: Robert A. Howard
Death Age: 80
County Surveyor
See also: P 7/21/1910 p 1 c 1 P 8/3/1954 p 3 c 1 no. 344 RMN 7/22/1910 p 1 c 5
Newspaper Citation: Evening Item (I) 21 JUL 1910, page 1, column 1
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Robert Anderson Howard, deceased, a striking example of that class of Old Virginia gentlemen who have proved to be citizens of such sterling worth to the State and county of their adoption, was born in Wythe county, Virginia, Aug. 13, 1829.
He was a son of Anderson Howard, a native of the Old Dominion, where he lived out his allotted time and is buried, as are the ancestors for three generations. The Howards came from England in 1770, and William Howard, great-grandfather of Robert A. and Ezekiel, the grandfather, were soldiers in the Revolutionary war. Robert A.
Howard acquired his education in his native State and spent his early life in the locality of his birth. In 1855 he moved to Richmond, Ind., where he became one of the foremost civil engineers in the city at that time and was elected county surveyor in 1866, continuing in that office until 1871. In that year he was named city engineer of Richmond, in which capacity he remained until 1875.
He then removed with his family to McArthur, Ohio, to accept a position as engineer for the Ohio & Hocking Valley railroad, maintaining headquarters at Gallipolis, Ohio. He returned to Richmond in 1885 and a year later was again elected county surveyor, continuing in that office until his death. That sad event occurred July 21, 1910, and terminated a long, successful, and useful career.
In 1854 was celebrated his marriage to Miss Eliza Wheeler, a true helpmate, a native of Virginia, and of their union were born two daughters-Lillian A., of Santa Cruz, Cal., and Mrs. Belle H. Horton, who is a widow and resides with her mother in the old home in Richmond. Miss Lillian A. Howard is a teacher in drawing in the high school at Santa Cruz., Cal. Mrs. Horton is a member of the Richmond chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and also of the Order of the Eastern Star, of which local organization she is secretary.
Four grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive Mr. Howard., one of the former, Howard Horton, being named by the county commissioners to fill out the unexpired term of his grandfather as county surveyor. He had been in the office with his grandfather as assistant several years, being thus thoroughly acquainted with the work, and made an efficient official.
Mr. Howard had been an Odd Fellow for more than sixty years, having joined the organization when a young man in Virginia. He was a very prominent member of the Indiana Engineering Society, although he never held an office in the organization, but read many papers before the various meetings. His work in Wayne county is manifested by the splendid roads, and a large number of the streets in Richmond were perfected during the time he was city engineer; and practically all of the bridges and other improvements in the public highways in the county are his work. He also supervised many of the improvements in Glen Miller Park.
He was a man of friendly nature and congenial spirit and had a host of friends, among whom he was highly esteemed. He was one of the most popular men in Wayne county. He was a truly public-spirited citizen, who reserved for himself the right of independent views as to the men and principles for which he voted. His remains were taken to Cincinnati, where they were cremated, and the ashes were then interred in Elkhorn Cemetery.
Died: July 21, 1910
Parents: Anderson & Sally (Calfee) Howard
Spouse: Eliza Wheeler m. 1854
Children: Lillian A., of Santa Cruz, Cal., and Mrs. Belle H. Horton, who is a widow and resides with her mother in the old home in Richmond.
Title: Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Howard celebrate their golden wedding anniversary
Newspaper Citation: Daily Sun Telegram (DST) 14 DEC 1904, page 1, column 3
Title: Mr. & Mrs. Robert Howard, two pioneers celebrated their golden wedding anniversary
Newspaper Citation: Daily Palladium (DP) 14 DEC 1904, page 1, column 4
Title: Robert A. Howard
Death Age: 80
County Surveyor
See also: P 7/21/1910 p 1 c 1 P 8/3/1954 p 3 c 1 no. 344 RMN 7/22/1910 p 1 c 5
Newspaper Citation: Evening Item (I) 21 JUL 1910, page 1, column 1
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Robert Anderson Howard, deceased, a striking example of that class of Old Virginia gentlemen who have proved to be citizens of such sterling worth to the State and county of their adoption, was born in Wythe county, Virginia, Aug. 13, 1829.
He was a son of Anderson Howard, a native of the Old Dominion, where he lived out his allotted time and is buried, as are the ancestors for three generations. The Howards came from England in 1770, and William Howard, great-grandfather of Robert A. and Ezekiel, the grandfather, were soldiers in the Revolutionary war. Robert A.
Howard acquired his education in his native State and spent his early life in the locality of his birth. In 1855 he moved to Richmond, Ind., where he became one of the foremost civil engineers in the city at that time and was elected county surveyor in 1866, continuing in that office until 1871. In that year he was named city engineer of Richmond, in which capacity he remained until 1875.
He then removed with his family to McArthur, Ohio, to accept a position as engineer for the Ohio & Hocking Valley railroad, maintaining headquarters at Gallipolis, Ohio. He returned to Richmond in 1885 and a year later was again elected county surveyor, continuing in that office until his death. That sad event occurred July 21, 1910, and terminated a long, successful, and useful career.
In 1854 was celebrated his marriage to Miss Eliza Wheeler, a true helpmate, a native of Virginia, and of their union were born two daughters-Lillian A., of Santa Cruz, Cal., and Mrs. Belle H. Horton, who is a widow and resides with her mother in the old home in Richmond. Miss Lillian A. Howard is a teacher in drawing in the high school at Santa Cruz., Cal. Mrs. Horton is a member of the Richmond chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and also of the Order of the Eastern Star, of which local organization she is secretary.
Four grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive Mr. Howard., one of the former, Howard Horton, being named by the county commissioners to fill out the unexpired term of his grandfather as county surveyor. He had been in the office with his grandfather as assistant several years, being thus thoroughly acquainted with the work, and made an efficient official.
Mr. Howard had been an Odd Fellow for more than sixty years, having joined the organization when a young man in Virginia. He was a very prominent member of the Indiana Engineering Society, although he never held an office in the organization, but read many papers before the various meetings. His work in Wayne county is manifested by the splendid roads, and a large number of the streets in Richmond were perfected during the time he was city engineer; and practically all of the bridges and other improvements in the public highways in the county are his work. He also supervised many of the improvements in Glen Miller Park.
He was a man of friendly nature and congenial spirit and had a host of friends, among whom he was highly esteemed. He was one of the most popular men in Wayne county. He was a truly public-spirited citizen, who reserved for himself the right of independent views as to the men and principles for which he voted. His remains were taken to Cincinnati, where they were cremated, and the ashes were then interred in Elkhorn Cemetery.
Born: Aug. 13, 1829 in Wythe county, Virginia.
Died: July 21, 1910
Parents: Anderson & Sally (Calfee) Howard
Spouse: Eliza Wheeler m. 1854
Children: Lillian A., of Santa Cruz, Cal., and Mrs. Belle H. Horton, who is a widow and resides with her mother in the old home in Richmond.
Title: Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Howard celebrate their golden wedding anniversary
Newspaper Citation: Daily Sun Telegram (DST) 14 DEC 1904, page 1, column 3
Title: Mr. & Mrs. Robert Howard, two pioneers celebrated their golden wedding anniversary
Newspaper Citation: Daily Palladium (DP) 14 DEC 1904, page 1, column 4
Title: Robert A. Howard
Death Age: 80
County Surveyor
See also: P 7/21/1910 p 1 c 1 P 8/3/1954 p 3 c 1 no. 344 RMN 7/22/1910 p 1 c 5
Newspaper Citation: Evening Item (I) 21 JUL 1910, page 1, column 1
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Robert Anderson Howard, deceased, a striking example of that class of Old Virginia gentlemen who have proved to be citizens of such sterling worth to the State and county of their adoption, was born in Wythe county, Virginia, Aug. 13, 1829.
He was a son of Anderson Howard, a native of the Old Dominion, where he lived out his allotted time and is buried, as are the ancestors for three generations. The Howards came from England in 1770, and William Howard, great-grandfather of Robert A. and Ezekiel, the grandfather, were soldiers in the Revolutionary war. Robert A.
Howard acquired his education in his native State and spent his early life in the locality of his birth. In 1855 he moved to Richmond, Ind., where he became one of the foremost civil engineers in the city at that time and was elected county surveyor in 1866, continuing in that office until 1871. In that year he was named city engineer of Richmond, in which capacity he remained until 1875.
He then removed with his family to McArthur, Ohio, to accept a position as engineer for the Ohio & Hocking Valley railroad, maintaining headquarters at Gallipolis, Ohio. He returned to Richmond in 1885 and a year later was again elected county surveyor, continuing in that office until his death. That sad event occurred July 21, 1910, and terminated a long, successful, and useful career.
In 1854 was celebrated his marriage to Miss Eliza Wheeler, a true helpmate, a native of Virginia, and of their union were born two daughters-Lillian A., of Santa Cruz, Cal., and Mrs. Belle H. Horton, who is a widow and resides with her mother in the old home in Richmond. Miss Lillian A. Howard is a teacher in drawing in the high school at Santa Cruz., Cal. Mrs. Horton is a member of the Richmond chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and also of the Order of the Eastern Star, of which local organization she is secretary.
Four grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive Mr. Howard., one of the former, Howard Horton, being named by the county commissioners to fill out the unexpired term of his grandfather as county surveyor. He had been in the office with his grandfather as assistant several years, being thus thoroughly acquainted with the work, and made an efficient official.
Mr. Howard had been an Odd Fellow for more than sixty years, having joined the organization when a young man in Virginia. He was a very prominent member of the Indiana Engineering Society, although he never held an office in the organization, but read many papers before the various meetings. His work in Wayne county is manifested by the splendid roads, and a large number of the streets in Richmond were perfected during the time he was city engineer; and practically all of the bridges and other improvements in the public highways in the county are his work. He also supervised many of the improvements in Glen Miller Park.
He was a man of friendly nature and congenial spirit and had a host of friends, among whom he was highly esteemed. He was one of the most popular men in Wayne county. He was a truly public-spirited citizen, who reserved for himself the right of independent views as to the men and principles for which he voted. His remains were taken to Cincinnati, where they were cremated, and the ashes were then interred in Elkhorn Cemetery.
Died: July 21, 1910
Parents: Anderson & Sally (Calfee) Howard
Spouse: Eliza Wheeler m. 1854
Children: Lillian A., of Santa Cruz, Cal., and Mrs. Belle H. Horton, who is a widow and resides with her mother in the old home in Richmond.
Title: Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Howard celebrate their golden wedding anniversary
Newspaper Citation: Daily Sun Telegram (DST) 14 DEC 1904, page 1, column 3
Title: Mr. & Mrs. Robert Howard, two pioneers celebrated their golden wedding anniversary
Newspaper Citation: Daily Palladium (DP) 14 DEC 1904, page 1, column 4
Title: Robert A. Howard
Death Age: 80
County Surveyor
See also: P 7/21/1910 p 1 c 1 P 8/3/1954 p 3 c 1 no. 344 RMN 7/22/1910 p 1 c 5
Newspaper Citation: Evening Item (I) 21 JUL 1910, page 1, column 1
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Robert Anderson Howard, deceased, a striking example of that class of Old Virginia gentlemen who have proved to be citizens of such sterling worth to the State and county of their adoption, was born in Wythe county, Virginia, Aug. 13, 1829.
He was a son of Anderson Howard, a native of the Old Dominion, where he lived out his allotted time and is buried, as are the ancestors for three generations. The Howards came from England in 1770, and William Howard, great-grandfather of Robert A. and Ezekiel, the grandfather, were soldiers in the Revolutionary war. Robert A.
Howard acquired his education in his native State and spent his early life in the locality of his birth. In 1855 he moved to Richmond, Ind., where he became one of the foremost civil engineers in the city at that time and was elected county surveyor in 1866, continuing in that office until 1871. In that year he was named city engineer of Richmond, in which capacity he remained until 1875.
He then removed with his family to McArthur, Ohio, to accept a position as engineer for the Ohio & Hocking Valley railroad, maintaining headquarters at Gallipolis, Ohio. He returned to Richmond in 1885 and a year later was again elected county surveyor, continuing in that office until his death. That sad event occurred July 21, 1910, and terminated a long, successful, and useful career.
In 1854 was celebrated his marriage to Miss Eliza Wheeler, a true helpmate, a native of Virginia, and of their union were born two daughters-Lillian A., of Santa Cruz, Cal., and Mrs. Belle H. Horton, who is a widow and resides with her mother in the old home in Richmond. Miss Lillian A. Howard is a teacher in drawing in the high school at Santa Cruz., Cal. Mrs. Horton is a member of the Richmond chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and also of the Order of the Eastern Star, of which local organization she is secretary.
Four grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive Mr. Howard., one of the former, Howard Horton, being named by the county commissioners to fill out the unexpired term of his grandfather as county surveyor. He had been in the office with his grandfather as assistant several years, being thus thoroughly acquainted with the work, and made an efficient official.
Mr. Howard had been an Odd Fellow for more than sixty years, having joined the organization when a young man in Virginia. He was a very prominent member of the Indiana Engineering Society, although he never held an office in the organization, but read many papers before the various meetings. His work in Wayne county is manifested by the splendid roads, and a large number of the streets in Richmond were perfected during the time he was city engineer; and practically all of the bridges and other improvements in the public highways in the county are his work. He also supervised many of the improvements in Glen Miller Park.
He was a man of friendly nature and congenial spirit and had a host of friends, among whom he was highly esteemed. He was one of the most popular men in Wayne county. He was a truly public-spirited citizen, who reserved for himself the right of independent views as to the men and principles for which he voted. His remains were taken to Cincinnati, where they were cremated, and the ashes were then interred in Elkhorn Cemetery.
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