From 1887-1889 he served a mission in England, in the Sheffield and then Birmingham conference.
After living in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, for a number of years, he became a permanent settler in the Snake River Valley, which included the Shelton Ward, in 1889.
He was ordained an Elder when quite young, and then ordained a Seventy by John L. Leavitt. He was ordained a High Priest and Bishop 19 August 1892, by John Henry Smith and set apart to preside over the Shelton Ward, which was organized at the time and named in his home.
On 11 September 1876 he married Josephine Johnson, daughter of John Johnson and Louisa Svendsen, who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 4 February 1860. On March 27 1884 he married Sarah Ann Downs, daughter of John Downs and Mary Cowley, who was born 4 March 1866, in Browsby, Derbyshire, England.
John was a farmer and carpenter by occupation.
He died 6 March 1923 in Shelton, Bonneville, Idaho.
From 1887-1889 he served a mission in England, in the Sheffield and then Birmingham conference.
After living in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, for a number of years, he became a permanent settler in the Snake River Valley, which included the Shelton Ward, in 1889.
He was ordained an Elder when quite young, and then ordained a Seventy by John L. Leavitt. He was ordained a High Priest and Bishop 19 August 1892, by John Henry Smith and set apart to preside over the Shelton Ward, which was organized at the time and named in his home.
On 11 September 1876 he married Josephine Johnson, daughter of John Johnson and Louisa Svendsen, who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 4 February 1860. On March 27 1884 he married Sarah Ann Downs, daughter of John Downs and Mary Cowley, who was born 4 March 1866, in Browsby, Derbyshire, England.
John was a farmer and carpenter by occupation.
He died 6 March 1923 in Shelton, Bonneville, Idaho.
Family Members
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Jennie Georgianne Howard Parkin
1880–1908
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Albert Clarence Howard
1885–1968
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John Henry "Jack" Howard
1887–1970
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Ella May Howard Buck
1891–1983
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Sarah Olive Howard Page
1893–1977
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Joseph William "Willie" Howard
1894–1903
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Franklin Downs "Frank" Howard
1897–1981
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Walter Leo Howard Sr
1899–1987
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James Parley Howard
1902–1982
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Carrie Marie Howard Turner
1904–1993
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Doris Howard Gallup
1906–1965
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Glenn Everett "Ted" Howard
1908–1968
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