Family Group of Elizabeth (Matheney ?) Howland
ELIZABETH (?) was born Feb. 4, 1822 in Ohio, and died Nov. 29, 1901 in Iowa. She married (1) JOHN HOWLAND Abt. 1839 in Monroe County, Ohio, son of BRIGGS HOWLAND and ABIGAIL MERROW. She married (2) ELIJAH JEFFERS July 15, 1857 in Dallas County, Iowa.
Time Line for ELIZABETH ... developed from research data
Feb. 4, 1822 | b. Ohio | |
Abt. 1839 | m. John Howland; Monroe County, Ohio | |
1844 - 1848 | moved to Polk County, Iowa; per birthplaces in 1850 Census - William, 6 yrs. b. Ohio - Mahala 2 yrs. b. Iowa | |
1850 | Census: Polk County, Iowa | |
1852, July 02 | husband John Howland dies. 6 | |
1853, Fall | Lived in Des Moines Township, Dallas, Iowa. Head of Household | |
1854 | Special Census:, Des Moines Twp., Dallas Co., IA | |
Abt. 1857 | m. Elijah Jeffers | |
1860 | Census: Iowa, Dallas County, Des Moines Township Jeffers, Eli & Elizabeth and 2 Jeffers children and 3 Howland children | |
1864 June | husband Eli Jeffers dies in Civil War | |
1870 | U.S. Federal Census; Iowa, Dallas County, Des Moines Township, Snider P.O. | |
1880 | Federal Census; LaGrange Township, Harrison County, Iowa | |
1883, Jan. 1 | appears on List of Pensioners for Harrison County, Iowa | |
Nov. 29, 1901 | d. Iowa | |
Interment: United Brethren Cemetery, Polk City, Polk County, Iowa |
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Iowa - Harrison County 4
List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883
No. of Certificate | Name of pensioner | Post-office address | Cause for which pensioned | Monthly Rate | Date of Original Allowance |
44,179 | Jeffers, Elizabeth | Logan | widow | 8.00 | July, 1867 |
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George Washington Howland 1
When our subject was 12 his parents (John & Lydia Howland) moved to Wayne County, NY and there in 1837 his mother died. Later his father, with his children, moved to Ohio, settling in Monroe County. A year later our subjects father was again married (Elizabeth), and shortly after removed to Polk County Iowa, where his death occured.
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Polk County Iowa 1850 Census Index 7
INDIVIDUAL | AGE | B.P. | PAGE | LINE |
HOWLAND, John | 60 | ME | 18b | 07 |
HOWLAND, Elizabeth | 29 | OH | 18b | 08 |
HOWLAND, Jesse | 16 | NY | 18b | 09 |
HOWLAND, Lydia | 09 | OH | 18b | 10 |
HOWLAND, William | 06 | OH | 18b | 11 |
HOWLAND, Mahala | 02 | IA | 18b | 12 |
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1854 Special Census, Dallas Co., IA 9
Last Name | First Name | Males | Females | Voters | Militia | Total | Twp. |
Howland | Elizabeth | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Des Moines |
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Dallas County IAGenWeb
http://iagenweb.org/dallas/twp/desmoines/desmoines1860.htm
Des Moines Township
1860 Dallas County, Iowa Census
Page No: 13
Enumerated on: June 8, 1860 by: H C Rippey
Post Office: Snyder
LN | HN | FN | NAME | Age | Sex | Occup | RealVal | PersVal | BthP | r/w |
27 | 88 | 90 | Jeffers Eli | 37 | M | Farmer | 200 | 50 | Ohio | x |
28 | Jeffers Elizabeth | 39 | F | Ohio | ||||||
29 | Jeffers James A. | 2 | M | Iowa | ||||||
30 | Jeffers Perscilla | 9m | F | Iowa | ||||||
31 | Houland Mahala | 12 | F | Ohio | ||||||
32 | Houland Mary | 9 | F | Iowa | ||||||
33 | Houland Daniel | 7 | M | Iowa |
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Dallas County IAGenWeb
http://iagenweb.org/dallas/census/1870/Des%20Moines%20Twp/pages%207%208.htm
1870 U.S. Federal Census Dallas County, Iowa
Des Moines Township, Pages 7 & 8
Reference: PO: Snider
Enumerated on: 28 June 1870 by David J. Pattee
LN | HN | FN | LAST/F/M NAME | AGE | SX | R | PROF | RVAL | BPL | Mth | SCH | 21Y |
4 | 54 | 54 | Jeffers Elizabeth | 47 | F | W | Keeping House | 1300 | Ohio | |||
5 | Jeffers James | 12 | M | W | at home | Iowa | x | |||||
6 | Jeffers Martha C. | 8 | F | W | Iowa | |||||||
7 | Doggett Thomas A. | 22 | M | W | works at farming | Mo. | x | |||||
8 | Doggett Mahala J. | 21 | F | W | Keeping House | Iowa | ||||||
9 | Doggett Elizabeth | 2 | F | W | Iowa | |||||||
10 | Doggett Anna L. | 9m | F | W | Mo. | Sept |
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Dallas County IAGenWeb
http://iagenweb.org/harrison/census/1880/1880LagrangeTownship.htm
1880 Iowa Federal Census
LaGrange Township, Harrison County
Name | Relation | Marital Status |
Gender | Race | Age | Birthplace | Occupation | Father's Birthplace |
Mother's Birthplace |
James JEFFERS | Self | M | Male | W | 22 | IA | Farmer | IN | OH |
Ida A. JEFFERS | Wife | M | Female | W | 23 | WI | Keeping House | - - - | - - - |
Martha A. JEFFERS | Dau | S | Female | W | 5M | IA | At Home | - - - | - - - |
Elizabeth | Mother | W | Female | W | 58 | OH | Retired | PA | VA |
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History of Dallas County, Iowa
Thirty-Ninth Infantry, Company C. pg. 419
"Jeffers, Elijah, enlisted August 21, 1862, died June, 1864"
Chattanooga National Cemetery 10
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
"Jeffers, Elijah, d. 05/31/1864, PVT C 39 IOWA INF CW, Plot: D 12447"
Children of ELIZABETH and JOHN HOWLAND
Children of ELIZABETH and ELIJAH JEFFERS are:
Surname Lists: |
? - D E - G H - Howland, G Howland, H - Howland, P Howland, Q - Hz I - M N - R S - Z |
Home Page F Y I Cemetery Pages |
Endnotes
1. | Unknown Author; George W. Howland; Portrait and Biographical Album of Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties, Illinois; Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1889; p. 809. read page for G. W. Howland |
2. | Transcribed and submitted by Conni McDaniel Hall, November 2007., Census 1870 - Des Moines Twp., Dallas Cty., Iowa, (PO: Snider - Enumerated on: 28 June 1860 by David J. Pattee). |
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4. | List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883; http://www.kinyon.com/military/pensionlist1883/iowa/iowa43.htm |
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6. | Cemetery CD received from Dallas County, Iowa, Genealogical Society |
7. | Polk County Iowa 1850 Census Index,
Presented By The Charter-Pierce Memorial Internet Genealogical Society & Library; http://www.charter-pierce.org/iapo50eh.htm |
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9. | Iowa Genealogical Society, 6000 Douglas, P.O. Box 7735, Des Moines, Iowa, 50322; http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ia/dallas/census/1854.txt |
10. | Internment.net web site (cemetery records online); http://interment.net/data/us/tn/hamilton/chattanat/index_jaji.htm |
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