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James Howard Family History by Della Sue Curry Jones
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James Howard Family History by Della Sue Curry Jones
Descendants of James Howard
Generation No. 1
1. JAMES 2 HOWARD (THOMAS 1 ) was born 13 Sep 1752 in Wilkes County, Georgia, and died 11 Jan 1857 in
Breathitt County, Kentucky. He married ELIZABETH GREEN, daughter of LEWIS GREEN and ELIZABETH ??. She
was born Abt. 1766 in Virginia, and died 07 Jul 1855 in Breathitt County, Kentucky.
Children of JAMES HOWARD and ELIZABETH GREEN are:
i. SON 3 HOWARD.
2. ii. SARAH HOWARD, b. Abt. 1790; d. 10 Jan 1861, Magoffin County, Kentucky.
3. iii. JOHN HOWARD, b. Abt. 1799; d. Abt. 1831.
4. iv. JAMES HOWARD, b. Abt. 1802; d. Bef. 1880.
5. v. RUTHA HOWARD, b. Abt. 1804, Virginia; d. 06 Jan 1881.
vi.
ISABELL "IBBY" HOWARD, b. Abt. 1807; m. JOHN TRAVIS, 18 Feb 1927, Floyd County, Kentucky; b. Abt.
1810.
6. vii. PRESTON HOWARD, b. Abt. 1810.
7. viii. GREENVILLE HOWARD, b. Abt. 1814, Floyd County, Kentucky.
8. ix. ELIZABETH HOWARD, b. 14 Feb 1814, Floyd County, Kentucky; d. 02 Jul 1897.
Generation No. 2
2. SARAH 3 HOWARD (JAMES 2 , THOMAS 1 ) was born Abt. 1790, and died 10 Jan 1861 in Magoffin County,
Kentucky. She married MICHAEL RISNER, JR., son of MICHAEL RISNER and CATHERINE ??. He was born Abt.
1790.
Children of SARAH HOWARD and MICHAEL RISNER are:
i. JAMES 4 RISNER, b. Abt. 1809, Harlan County, Kentucky; d. 30 Jun 1899, Magoffin County, Kentucky; m.
MARGARET "PEGGY" ADAMS, 28 Jun 1828, Morgan County, Kentucky; b. Abt. 1809, Virginia; d. 19 Jan
1899.
ii. WILLIAM "STRINGER BILL" RISNER, b. Abt. 1812; d. Bef. 1910, Hendricks, Magoffin County, Kentucky; m.
ABIGAIL SALYER; b. Abt. 1821; d. Abt. 1890, White Oak, Morgan County, Kentucky.
More About WILLIAM "STRINGER BILL" RISNER:
1: Grave unmarked
Burial: Risner--Gose Cemetery, Hendricks, Magoffin County, Kentucky
More About ABIGAIL SALYER:
Burial: Risner--Gose Cemetery, Hendricks, Magoffin County, Kentucky
iii. ELIAS "ELI" RISNER, b. Abt. 1813; m. (1) MARY MARGARET FLETCHER, 03 Oct 1830; b. 02 Oct 1815; m.
(2) MARY PIGG, 26 Nov 1851, Morgan County, Kentucky; m. (3) CAROLINE ??, Aft. 1860.
More About ELIAS "ELI" RISNER:
Burial: Owls Nest, Hendricks, Magoffin County, Kentucky
Military service: Co. D, 45th Kentucky Infantry, Union Army. Enlisted oct. 30, 1863 at Salyersville, KY.
Deserted April 20, 1864 at Irvine, Kentucky.
iv.
JACOB "JAKE" RISNER, b. Abt. 1815; d. Abt. 1903; m. (1) MARY ANN MARSHALL, 17 Mar 1836; b. Abt.
1819; d. Abt. 1867; m. (2) LOUISA ADAMS, 04 Feb 1868.
More About JACOB "JAKE" RISNER:
Burial: Howard Cemetery on Puncheon Camp Creek
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v. ARCHIBALD RISNER, b. Nov 1816; d. Bef. 1910, Magoffin County, Kentucky; m. NANCY J. HOWARD, 09
Mar 1840, Floyd County, Kentucky; b. Abt. 1824; d. Bef. 1910.
vi. JOHN RISNER, b. Abt. 1819; d. 04 Nov 1852, Morgan County, Kentucky; m. ELIZABETH HOWARD, 27 Feb
1840, Floyd County, Kentucky; b. Abt. 1819.
vii. MICHAEL RISNER, JR., b. Abt. 1820; m. CLARINDA DYER, 27 May 1845, Morgan County, Kentucky; b.
Abt. 1830.
viii. ELIZABETH RISNER, b. Abt. 1821; m. UNKNOWN.
ix. ISAAC "IKE" RISNER, b. 10 Jul 1825; d. 23 Dec 1886; m. MARY "POLLY" MILLER; b. 10 Jan 1828, Perry
County, Kentucky; d. 10 Aug 1922.
More About ISAAC "IKE" RISNER:
Burial: Risner Point Cemetery, Guage, Kentucky
More About MARY "POLLY" MILLER:
Burial: Mann Cemetery, Menifee County, Kentucky
x. JANE "JENSEY" RISNER, b. Feb 1827, Floyd County, Kentucky; d. 07 Aug 1900; m. ROBERT "PATRICK"
ALSEPT, 10 Jan 1849, Morgan County, Kentucky; b. Sep 1828; d. 15 Nov 1921.
More About JANE "JENSEY" RISNER:
Burial: Alsept Cemetery, Cow Creek, Magoffin County, Kentucky
More About ROBERT "PATRICK" ALSEPT:
Burial: Alsept Cemetery, Cow Creek, Magoffin County, Kentucky
Military service: Co., D, 45th Kentucky Mounted Infantry. Enlisted as a Private on 9-27-1863, discharged 12-
24-1864
xi.
ABRAHAM "ABE" RISNER, b. Abt. 1831, Floyd County, Kentucky; d. Minnesota; m. ELIZABETH EMILY
FOSTER, 09 Sep 1855, Morgan County, Kentucky; b. Abt. 1837.
More About ABRAHAM "ABE" RISNER:
No Children: Abraham had no children
xii.
CATHERINE "KATE" RISNER, b. 24 Apr 1827; d. 28 Nov 1907; m. JOHN HARVEY, 16 Oct 1851; b. 22 Apr
1833; d. 08 Dec 1910.
More About CATHERINE "KATE" RISNER:
Burial: Willie Patrick Cemetery, Mouth of Mill Branch, Hendricks, Kentucky
More About JOHN HARVEY:
Burial: Willie Patrick Cemetery, Mouth of Mill Branch, Hendricks, Kentucky
xiii. DAUGHTER RISNER, b. Abt. 1835; d. Bef. 1850.
3. JOHN 3 HOWARD (JAMES 2 , THOMAS 1 ) was born Abt. 1799, and died Abt. 1831. He married NANCY CAMERON
05 Oct 1817 in Floyd County, Kentucky, daughter of JAMES CAMERON. She was born Abt. 1802 in Virginia.
Children of JOHN HOWARD and NANCY CAMERON are:
i. SAMUEL 4 HOWARD, b. Abt. 1819; m. (1) MARY GREER; m. (2) DELANA JONES, 03 Feb 1838; b. Abt.
1822.
ii. LUCINDA HOWARD, b. Abt. 1820; d. 02 May 1855; m. THOMAS WADKINS, JR., 12 May 1834, Floyd
County, Kentucky; b. Abt. 1816.
iii. LUQUENNA HOWARD, b. Abt. 1823; m. WILLIAM W. SALYER; b. Abt. 1825, Floyd County, Kentucky.
iv. ESTHER HOWARD, b. Abt. 1826; m. CHARLES B. MCQUINN.
v. LEWIS HOWARD, b. 23 Jun 1828, Floyd County, Kentucky; d. 15 Jan 1890; m. ELIZABETH SHEPHERD, 19
Oct 1844, Floyd County, Kentucky; b. Abt. 1829, Floyd County, Kentucky.
vi. JOHN E. HOWARD, b. Sep 1829, Floyd County, Kentucky; d. 01 Oct 1905; m. SUSANNAH SHEPHERD, 26
Oct 1846, Floyd County, Kentucky; b. Dec 1829, Floyd County, Kentucky; d. Bef. 1920.
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More About JOHN E. HOWARD:
Burial: John E. Howard Cemetery, near the mouth and of the left of the creek on Howard Fork of Licking.
More About SUSANNAH SHEPHERD:
1: Susannah does no have a grave marker.
Burial: John E. Howard Cemetery, near the mouth and of the left of the creek on Howard Fork of Licking.
4. JAMES 3 HOWARD (JAMES 2 , THOMAS 1 ) was born Abt. 1802, and died Bef. 1880. He married MARY "POLLY"
STEPP 30 Mar 1820 in Floyd County, Kentucky, daughter of MOSES STEPP and SALLY JACKSON. She was born
Abt. 1806 in Scott County, Virginia, and died Bef. 1890 in Martin County, Kentucky.
Children of JAMES HOWARD and MARY STEPP are:
i. DAUGHTER 4 HOWARD, b. Abt. 1824.
ii. DAUGHTER HOWARD, b. Abt. 1826.
iii. MARGARET HOWARD, b. Abt. 1827; m. JAMES NELSON HALE.
iv. RUTH HOWARD, b. Abt. 1830; m. JAMES BARNETT, 12 Aug 1852.
v. ELISHA HOWARD, b. Abt. 1832; m. (1) MARGARET KIRK, 06 May 1857; b. Abt. 1838; m. (2) MARY
CYNTHIA PRESTON, Abt. 1866; b. Abt. 1847; m. (3) CATHERINE UNDERWOOD, Aft. 1880.
vi. MOSES HOWARD, b. Abt. 1834.
vii. ELIJAH HOWARD, b. Abt. 1836; m. (1) SUSANNAH ??; b. Abt. 1838; m. (2) SUSANA HAMILTON.
viii. JAMES HOWARD, JR., b. Abt. 1838; m. (1) ANGELINE MCGINNIS; b. Abt. 1843; m. (2) ?? PRESTON; m. (3)
"TIP" FANNIN.
ix. JOHN HOWARD, b. Abt. 1841.
x. LEWIS HOWARD, b. Abt. 1841; m. JANE ??.
xi. SARAH HOWARD, b. Abt. 1843; m. WILLIAM HUBBARD.
xii. EASTER HOWARD, b. Abt. 1845.
5. RUTHA 3 HOWARD (JAMES 2 , THOMAS 1 ) was born Abt. 1804 in Virginia, and died 06 Jan 1881. She married
ROBERT OWENS 08 Mar 1826 in Floyd County, Kentucky. He was born Abt. 1803 in Virginia, and died 02 Feb
1878.
More About ROBERT OWENS:
Burial: Rowe Cemetery, Half Mountain, Magoffin County, Kentucky
Children of RUTHA HOWARD and ROBERT OWENS are:
i. LOUISA 4 OWENS, b. 20 Oct 1826; d. 29 May 1906; m. ABNER JOSEPH; b. Apr 1828; d. Bef. 1916.
More About LOUISA OWENS:
Burial: Half Mountain, Magoffin County, Kentucky
More About ABNER JOSEPH:
Burial: Half Mountain, Magoffin County, Kentucky
ii.
JAMES OWENS, b. Abt. 1829; m. (1) MALINDA WIREMAN; b. Abt. 1832; d. 02 Nov 1888; m. (2) JALEY
CARPENTER.
More About MALINDA WIREMAN:
Burial: Wireman Cemetery, Trace Fork of Licking.
iii. ELIZABETH OWENS, b. Abt. 1832; m. (1) NELSON JOSEPH, Abt. 1853; b. Abt. 1832; m. (2) JOHNSON M.
ADAMS, 20 Feb 1863.
iv. WILLIAM OWENS, b. Abt. 1834, Floyd County, Kentucky; m. SARAH MULLINS, 15 Oct 1855, Floyd County,
Kentucky; b. Abt. 1837.
6. PRESTON 3 HOWARD (JAMES 2 , THOMAS 1 ) was born Abt. 1810. He married SARAH "SALLY" MCDANIEL. She
was born Abt. 1812 in Perry County, Kentucky.
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Children of PRESTON HOWARD and SARAH MCDANIEL are:
i. RUSSELL 4 HOWARD, b. Abt. 1835, Perry County, Kentucky; m. MAHULDA YOUNG; b. Abt. 1836, Logan
County, Virginia.
ii. MILES HOWARD, b. Abt. 1838.
iii. SIMON HOWARD, b. Abt. 1840; m. ZERILDA ??; b. Abt. 1847.
iv. ESTER HOWARD.
v. JOHN HOWARD.
vi. ELIZABETH HOWARD, b. Abt. 1843, Breathitt County, Kentucky; m. WILLIAM G. CORNETT; b. Abt. 1836,
Troublesome Creek, Knott County, Kentucky.
More About WILLIAM G. CORNETT:
1: When William was discharged from the Confederate Army he was never heard from again
7. GREENVILLE 3 HOWARD (JAMES 2 , THOMAS 1 ) was born Abt. 1814 in Floyd County, Kentucky. He married
MARGARET ALLEN, daughter of WILLIAM ALLEN and KATIE GEARHEART. She was born Abt. 1816 in Floyd
County, Kentucky.
Children of GREENVILLE HOWARD and MARGARET ALLEN are:
i. MORGAN 4 HOWARD, b. Abt. 1836; m. SUSAN LOUISE WADKINS.
ii. WILLIAM HOWARD, b. Abt. 1838.
iii. MARTIN HOWARD, b. Abt. 1840; d. Mar 1900; m. SUSANNAH SHEPHERD; b. Abt. 1841; d. 17 Apr 1900.
iv. FRANCIS "FRANKIE" HOWARD, b. Abt. 1841; m. JAMES WADKINS.
v. JAMES HOWARD, b. Abt. 1843.
vi. DANIEL HOWARD, b. Abt. 1845; m. MARTHA ??.
vii. JOHN L. HOWARD, b. 02 Jun 1847; d. 01 Jul 1917; m. KATHERINE "KATY" WIREMAN; b. 25 Dec 1848; d.
08 Sep 1928, Greenup County, Kentucky.
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ix.
ROBERT GREEN HOWARD, b. Abt. 1848; m. MARTHA ALLEN.
IRA HOWARD, b. Jul 1854; m. (1) LOUISA "OLD HONEY" CONLEY; b. Abt. 1851; m. (2) POLLY DOBSON,
Abt. 1872.
x. SUSAN HOWARD, b. Abt. 1857; d. 31 Jul 1937; m. JACKSON WIREMAN, 04 Nov 1873, Magoffin County,
Kentucky; b. Abt. 1850; d. 27 Sep 1940.
8. ELIZABETH 3 HOWARD (JAMES 2 , THOMAS 1 ) was born 14 Feb 1814 in Floyd County, Kentucky, and died 02 Jul
1897. She married JAMES BRADLEY 07 Apr 1837 in Perry County, Kentucky, son of GEORGE BRADLEY and
ELIZABETH BRIGGS. He was born 11 Mar 1814 in Floyd County, Kentucky, and died 21 Oct 1895 in Magoffin
County, Kentucky.
Children of ELIZABETH HOWARD and JAMES BRADLEY are:
i. MARY "POLLY" 4 BRADLEY, b. 11 Dec 1837; d. 07 Aug 1909; m. ADAM ALLEN, 15 Jan 1857, Perry County,
Kentucky; b. 12 Jun 1832; d. 17 Apr 1913.
ii. AMERICA BRADLEY, b. 30 Dec 1839; m. WILLIAM "DOBIE BILL" MARSHALL; b. Abt. 1836.
More About WILLIAM "DOBIE BILL" MARSHALL:
Burial: Gun Creek, near Royalton, Magoffin County, Kentucky
Military service: Served in the Civil War
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iv.
GEORGE H. BRADLEY, b. 15 Nov 1841; m. OCTAVIA STACY.
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY, b. 10 Jan 1843; d. Abt. 1877; m. SUSANNAH SHEPHERD, Abt. 1866, Breathitt
County, Kentucky; b. 09 Feb 1850, Breathitt County, Kentucky; d. 09 Jul 1915, Stratford, Oklahoma.
More About SUSANNAH SHEPHERD:
Burial: McGee Cemetery, Stratford, Oklahoma
v. CELIA BRADLEY, b. 08 Nov 1843; m. SHADRACK ELSBERRY STACY.
vi. ELIZABETH BRADLEY, b. 07 Jul 1848; m. JOSEPH STACY.
vii. ARTIE BRADLEY, b. 19 May 1850; d. Abt. 1945; m. SAMUEL RITCHIE; b. Abt. 1842; d. Abt. 1911.
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viii.
PRESTON BRADLEY, b. 15 May 1855; m. (1) ROSE ANNA MAGGARD; b. Abt. 1852; m. (2) BELLE
CLEMONS.
More About ROSE ANNA MAGGARD:
1: Rose and Preston lived at Quicksand, Breathitt County, Kentucky
ix. FARLENY BRADLEY, b. 26 Jun 1857; m. ?? BARNETT.
x. JAMES BUCHANNON BRADLEY, b. 25 Jun 1859; m. (1) MALINDA HOWARD; m. (2) MARTHA MANN.
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Index of Individuals
?? -
Caroline: 1
Catherine: 1
Elizabeth: 1
Jane: 3
Martha: 4
Susannah: 3
Zerilda: 4
Adams -
Johnson M.: 3
Louisa: 1
Margaret "Peggy": 1
Allen -
Adam: 4
Margaret: 4
Martha: 4
William: 4
Alsept -
Robert "Patrick": 2
Barnett -
??: 5
James: 3
Bradley -
America: 4
Artie: 5
Celia: 5
Elizabeth: 5
Farleny: 5
George: 4
George H.: 4
James: 4
James Buchannon: 5
Mary "Polly": 4
Preston: 5
William H.: 4
Briggs -
Elizabeth: 4
Cameron -
James: 2
Nancy: 2
Carpenter -
Jaley: 3
Clemons -
Belle: 5
Conley -
Louisa "Old Honey": 4
Cornett -
William G.: 4
Dobson -
Polly: 4
Dyer -
Clarinda: 2
Fannin -
"Tip": 3
Fletcher -
Mary Margaret: 1
Foster -
Elizabeth Emily: 2
Gearheart -
Katie: 4
Green -
Elizabeth: 1
Lewis: 1
Greer -
Mary: 2
Hale -
James Nelson: 3
Hamilton -
Susana: 3
Harvey -
John: 2
Howard -
Daniel: 4
Daughter: 3
Daughter: 3
Easter: 3
Elijah: 3
Elisha: 3
Elizabeth: 1, 4
Elizabeth: 2
Elizabeth: 4
Ester: 4
Esther: 2
Francis "Frankie": 4
Greenville: 1, 4
Ira: 4
Isabell "Ibby": 1
James: 1-4
James: 1, 3
James: 4
James , Jr.: 3
John: 4
John: 1, 2
John: 3
John E.: 2, 3
John L.: 4
Lewis: 2
Lewis: 3
Lucinda: 2
Luquenna: 2
Malinda: 5
Margaret: 3
Martin: 4
Miles: 4
Morgan: 4
Moses: 3
Nancy J.: 2
Preston: 1, 4
Robert Green: 4
Russell: 4
Ruth: 3
Rutha: 1, 3
Samuel: 2
Sarah: 1
Sarah: 3
Simon: 4
Son: 1
Susan: 4
Thomas: 1-4
William: 4
Hubbard -
William: 3
Jackson -
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Sally: 3
Jones -
Delana: 2
Joseph -
Abner: 3
Nelson: 3
Kirk -
Margaret: 3
Maggard -
Rose Anna: 5
Mann -
Martha: 5
Marshall -
Mary Ann: 1
William "Dobie Bill": 4
McDaniel -
Sarah "Sally": 4
McGinnis -
Angeline: 3
McQuinn -
Charles B.: 2
Miller -
Mary "Polly": 2
Mullins -
Sarah: 3
Owens -
Elizabeth: 3
James: 3
Louisa: 3
Robert: 3
William: 3
Pigg -
Mary: 1
Preston -
??: 3
Mary Cynthia: 3
Risner -
Abraham "Abe": 2
Archibald: 2
Catherine "Kate": 2
Daughter: 2
Elias "Eli": 1
Elizabeth: 2
Isaac "Ike": 2
Jacob "Jake": 1
James: 1
Jane "Jensey": 2
John: 2
Michael: 1
Michael , Jr.: 1
Michael , Jr.: 2
William "Stringer Bill": 1
Ritchie -
Samuel: 5
Salyer -
Abigail: 1
William W.: 2
Shepherd -
Elizabeth: 2
Susannah: 2, 3
Susannah: 4
Susannah: 4
Stacy -
Joseph: 5
Octavia: 4
Shadrack Elsberry: 5
Stepp -
Mary "Polly": 3
Moses: 3
Travis -
John: 1
Underwood -
Catherine: 3
Unknown -
Unnamed: 2
Wadkins -
James: 4
Susan Louise: 4
Thomas , Jr.: 2
Wireman -
Jackson: 4
Katherine "Katy": 4
Malinda: 3
Young -
Mahulda: 4
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