Hezekiah Joshua Howe
(sometimes known as "H. J." Howe,
and sometimes as "Joshua"),
was the son of Frederick Howe Sr.
and his wife Polly Bliss, of Bertrand
Township, S. of Buchanan, Michigan.
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Hezekiah was married March 23, 1848
to Lucretia Sylvia Fox, in
Buchanan, Berrien County Michigan.
Lucretia is the daughter of
Alanson Fox and his
wife Frances (or Caroline).
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H. J. and Lucretia's children are:
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1. Frances Amelia Howe.
b. May 4, 1849.
m. # 1. B. U. Burnham/Burham.
m. # 2. William H. Rogan,
on Nov. 28, 1875.
(William was born in Ireland).
One child: Medora.
1880 census: Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co. Ohio
(his mother Bridgett Rogan, born in
Ireland about 1825, is living with them).
d. June 30, 1898.
Buried: ?
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2. Medora Arabella Howe.
b. Dec. 16, 1850.
d. 1853, age 3 years.
Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, with parents.
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3. Frederick Alonzo Howe.
b. Feb. 27, 1853.
d. June 1853, age 4 months.
Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, with parents.
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4. Dr. Albert Orleans Howe.
b. April 22 (or 28), 1854, Buchanan, MI.
m. Edna (Quick) Eaton, Jan. 24, 1895.
Ch: Virginia Hosmer, Albert Antipas,
and Frances Florence Howe.
d. Jan. 22, 1923 (or Jan. 2, 1924),
Chicago, Cook Co. Illinois.
Buried: Graceland Cemetery,
Chicago, Cook County Illinois.
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5. Lillie Belle Howe.
b. March 18, 1859, Berrien Co. MI.
m. Rev. Milo Smith, March 31, 1896,
in Berrien Springs, Michigan.
Three children.
d. 1954, Redlands, California.
Buried: Hillside Memorial Park,
Redlands, California.
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6. Eugene Carlton Howe.
b. May 26, 1866, Buchanan, MI.
m. Katherine ("Kate") Tillema.
d. July 11, 1932, Chicago, Cook Co. ILL.
Buried: Graceland Cemetery,
Chicago, Cook County Illinois.
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H. J. and Lucretia's daughter
Lillie Belle Howe,
was the Valedictorian of the very
first graduating class of Buchanan
High School in 1877. Lillie was the
second wife of Rev. Milo Smith whom
she married on March 31, 1896,
in Berrien Springs, Michign.
Milo and Lillie had three children:
1. Cleon Howe Smith (1897-1985).
2. Marjorie Eugina Smith (1899-1980)
who married R. E. Stannard Sr. and
had seven children. (Lillie's grandson
R. E. Standard Jr. states that Lillie
lived with his family in her later
years, and that she always fell asleep
with a book in her hand).
3. Cecil Ray Smith (1902-1931).
Milo and Lillie Smith later moved to
Redlands, California for his health.
Rev. Milo Smith and his wife Lillie
Belle (Howe) Smith are buried in
the "Hillside Memorial Park"
(in Plot: "Block M"), in
Redlands, San Bernardino County
California, along with their son
Cecil Ray Smith. See a photo of
Lillie and Milo Smith, on the memorial
for Lillie Belle (Howe) Smith, of
San Bernardino County California.
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Hezekiah operated a dry goods store
at 47 Front Street in Buchanan, MI
in 1871.
They later lived at 307 West Front
St. in Buchanan, Berrien Co. Michigan
until 1878, then they moved to the
"Shaker Farm", in Berrien Springs,
Berrien County Michigan.
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A Berrien County Directory, lists
H. J. Howe as a deacon and a
trustee, of the Advent Christian
Church in Buchanan, MI.
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Hezekiah died at the age of
82 years, 4 months, and 22 days.
Note: Cemetery records and his death
certificate state that
he died on June 17, 1904.
See his death certificate at:
www.seekingmichigan.org
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He is buried here in
"Range 14, Lot # 10",
next to his wife Lucretia.
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The obituary for "H. J. Howe"
was published in the
"Berrien Springs Era" newspaper,
in Berrien Springs, Michigan,
on June 23, 1904, page 1.
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Note: For more details, see the memorial
for his mother, on this web site:
Mother, Polly (Bliss) Howe, of MI.
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