Richard Howard
THE RICHARD HOWARD FAMILY
Biography.
William Howard and Elizabeth Marshall, daughter of Thomas Marshall, posted their bans, and were married on December 14, 1789, in Albemarle County, Virginia. To this union were born eight children, one of whom was Richard Howard, born May 13, 1801.
Richard Howard married Eliza Brown Pettit, the daughter of Ira and Nancy Pettit, in 1824. Eliza’s father gave the young couple a small Negro boy, David, as a wedding gift. Some time after they were married they lived on Thomas Jefferson’s plantation for three years while Richard worked as overseer.
In 1830 the young family which consisted of three children, James Sydney, Virginia, and Lucy Ann, migrated to Saline County, Missouri, in a one horse wagon. Eliza’s sister, Nancy Wortinbaken, went as far as Kentucky with them. After working for a Dr. Sappington for three years on his farm, Richard Howard bought two pieces of land from the Federal Government. The land was situated about 20 miles from Booneville, Missouri. To one patent President Van Buren’s signature was attached, and to the other President Buchanan. On this land the family erected a log house which had 3 rooms downstairs and one upstairs. During their stay in Missouri, Richard’s father died and Richard inherited 30 acres which he sold to his brother, Eli, for $215.25.
Ten additional children were born to the family in Missouri: William, Mary Ellen, Lucretia Jane, Margaret Damarious, Eliza, Sarah, Mildred, Ira Pettit, John Barnet, Lavinia, and Louisa.
The family came to Texas in the fall of 1857 in horse-drawn wagons, driving a large flock of sheep. They crossed Red River north of present Denison on a ferry. In Collin County Richard Howard bought 320 acres and another tract of 50 acres from Dickson M. Crutchfield and his wife, Susan, for $2,919. This land was seven miles northwest of McKinney and southwest of the Bloomdale Community. In the 1860 census it shows that he had land valued at $6,285, and personal property valued at $6000. The personal property included slaves, since the boy David had sons of his own who came with the family to Collin County. David took the name of Howard at the close of the Civil War and lived to be 98 years of age, dying in February of 1911. During the Civil War James William and Ira Howard served the Confederacy and returned home uninjured.
Richard Howard lived on his farm northwest of McKinney until his death on October 18, 1872 and was buried in the Scott Cemetery across the road from his land. His wife died in 1875 and is buried beside him.
Many of the Howard descendents still live in Collin County, particularly the descendents of James Sydney Howard, Ira P. Howard, John B. Howard, and Lucretia Howard McCorkle.
RICHARD HOWARD, PIONEER OF COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS
Biography.
Richard Howard, born May 12, 1801, and wife, Eliza B. Pettet [sic], born in 1808, were born in Albemarle County, Virginia. They had two children while living in Virginia – James Sidney Howard, born October 16, 1826; and Virginia, born in 1829. Between 1829 and 1833, Richard and Eliza and their two children moved to Saline County, Missouri. In this county they settled and started farming. This is where the rest of their children were born, listed as follows: William, b. 1833; Mary Ellen, b. 1835; Lucretia, b. March 11, 1837; Demarius Margaret, b. 1839; Elizabeth, b. 1841; Sarah Mildred, b. June 16, 1843; Ira Pettit, b. April 19, 1845; John Barnett, b. December 3, 1847; Lavinia, b. 1850; and Louisa, b. 1851.
While living in Missouri, James Sidney Howard married Martha Frey in 1854. They came to Texas about the same time as Richard and his family.
Richard and Eliza Howard settled in the Bloomdale Community, northwest of McKinney, Collin Co., Texas, about 1858. Their farm was located across from what is now Scott Cemetery. James Sidney Howard and wife settled in the Lebanon District, south of Frisco, Texas. James and his wife lived out their lives in this area. They are both buried in Bethel Cemetery, north of Frisco.
Most of Richard’s children are thought to have moved to this area with him. Those known are: Virginia F. Howard, who married Sam. W. McCorkle; William Howard, (he did come to Texas, but it is not known just where); Mary Ellen Howard, who married a Crews and then a Thomas; Lucretia Howard first married a Mr. Hard and then a Mr. Archie McCorkle; Demarius Margaret Howard married Allen Bell, February 21, 1858, and they lived in Denton County, Texas. Elizabeth Howard married Leonard Smith; Sarah Mildred Howard married Jasper Newton Armstrong and moved to Hunicutt, Butte County, California, (this is where they are buried, also); Ira Pettit Howard went back to Sedalia, Pettus County, Missouri, and married Alice Reynolds West, then moved back to the home place at Bloomdale in 1867; John Barnett Howard married Martha Jane Hunter in 1872; Lavinia Howard married three times – (1) a Mr. Faries, (2) a Mr. Brown, and (3) a Mr. Wallace; Louisa Howard married twice – (1) Jack Crane, and (2) a Mr. Runnels.
Richard’s father was William Howard, born about 1760; his mother was Elizabeth Marshall. William and Elizabeth were married in Albemarle County, Virginia, December 14, 1789. All their children were born there and they lived out their lives in Fredericksburg Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia, where Richard was born.
Richard’s brothers and sisters were: Mary, b. 1790, married William Wells, December 15, 1808; Mildred Howard, b. 1802, married Richard Dorsey, Jan 15, 1824; John Howard, b. 1794, married Virginia Pettet (sister to Richard’s wife), December 9, 1818; William, unknown; Frances, unknown; Eli Howard, b. about 1808, married Ann Marshall, May 12, 1834; and David Howard, b. after 1810. All were born, and probably married, in Albemarle County, Virginia. It is not known if any of Richard’s brothers or sisters settled in Texas, but it is thought that the David Howard descendents around Farmersville, Collin County, Texas, are possibly descendents of Richard’s brother, David.
Richard’s son, Ira Pettit Howard, b. April 19, 1845, married Alice Caroline Reynolds West, May 7, 1867, in Pettus County, Missouri, settled on the home place of Richard Howard, and started his life as a farmer. Ira and Alice’s children were: William Richard Howard, b. February 17, 1868, md. Frances Theresa Rodden, July 5, 1891, Collin County; Margaret Ellen, July 30, 1870 to November 18, 1870; Adolphus Andrew Howard, b. February 13, 1871, married Ollie Carter, October 10, 1897; Mary Elizabeth Howard, born August 15, 1875, married Robert A. Foster, June 12, 1890; Franklin Lee Howard, b. November 13, 1874, never married. He died December 19, 1931; George W. Howard, b. November 23, 1876, married Sallie Phillips, September 15, 1901; James W. Howard, b. June 18, 1880 and died July 25, 1881.
All of Ira Pettit Howard’s children were born, raised, and died in McKinney, Collin County, Texas. Most are buried in Scott Cemetery northwest of McKinney, Texas
The family of William Richard Howard, first child of Ira Pettit Howard, b. February 17, 1868, married Frances Theressa Rodden, July 5, 1891, in McKinney, Collin County, Texas. Their children are listed as follows: Robert Gano Howard, b. August 10, 1892, married Thelma Young, September 10, 1927; Ophelia May Howard, b. April 20, 1894, married W. J. Bolding, January 18, 1914; George W. Howard, died in infancy, February 17, 1896; Florence Myrtle Howard, b. October 16, 1897, married Willie J. Taylor, April 27, 1921; Willie Roy Howard, b. June 1, 1900, married Vinnie Self, December 23, ___; Emmitt Pettit Howard, b. November 17, 1903, married Alta Bomar Tarvin, August 14, 19__; Otha Francis Howard, b. March 12, 1905, married (1) Celia Roselee Knox, June 23, 1935, and (2) Ethel Morton, June 4, 1955; James Harold Howard, b. April 18, 1907, never married; Jack J. Howard, b. June 10, 1910, married Virginia Knox, August 10, 1935; Infant Howard, June 8, 1914; Vernie Wilson Howard, b. July 28, 1915, married Ruby Crawford McNatt.
All live in or around McKinney, Texas with the exception of Emmitt Howard, who lives in Junction, Jack J. Howard, who lives in Sherman, and Roy Howard, who died in a truck accident in 1965.
Biography.
William Howard and Elizabeth Marshall, daughter of Thomas Marshall, posted their bans, and were married on December 14, 1789, in Albemarle County, Virginia. To this union were born eight children, one of whom was Richard Howard, born May 13, 1801.
Richard Howard married Eliza Brown Pettit, the daughter of Ira and Nancy Pettit, in 1824. Eliza’s father gave the young couple a small Negro boy, David, as a wedding gift. Some time after they were married they lived on Thomas Jefferson’s plantation for three years while Richard worked as overseer.
In 1830 the young family which consisted of three children, James Sydney, Virginia, and Lucy Ann, migrated to Saline County, Missouri, in a one horse wagon. Eliza’s sister, Nancy Wortinbaken, went as far as Kentucky with them. After working for a Dr. Sappington for three years on his farm, Richard Howard bought two pieces of land from the Federal Government. The land was situated about 20 miles from Booneville, Missouri. To one patent President Van Buren’s signature was attached, and to the other President Buchanan. On this land the family erected a log house which had 3 rooms downstairs and one upstairs. During their stay in Missouri, Richard’s father died and Richard inherited 30 acres which he sold to his brother, Eli, for $215.25.
Ten additional children were born to the family in Missouri: William, Mary Ellen, Lucretia Jane, Margaret Damarious, Eliza, Sarah, Mildred, Ira Pettit, John Barnet, Lavinia, and Louisa.
The family came to Texas in the fall of 1857 in horse-drawn wagons, driving a large flock of sheep. They crossed Red River north of present Denison on a ferry. In Collin County Richard Howard bought 320 acres and another tract of 50 acres from Dickson M. Crutchfield and his wife, Susan, for $2,919. This land was seven miles northwest of McKinney and southwest of the Bloomdale Community. In the 1860 census it shows that he had land valued at $6,285, and personal property valued at $6000. The personal property included slaves, since the boy David had sons of his own who came with the family to Collin County. David took the name of Howard at the close of the Civil War and lived to be 98 years of age, dying in February of 1911. During the Civil War James William and Ira Howard served the Confederacy and returned home uninjured.
Richard Howard lived on his farm northwest of McKinney until his death on October 18, 1872 and was buried in the Scott Cemetery across the road from his land. His wife died in 1875 and is buried beside him.
Many of the Howard descendents still live in Collin County, particularly the descendents of James Sydney Howard, Ira P. Howard, John B. Howard, and Lucretia Howard McCorkle.
RICHARD HOWARD, PIONEER OF COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS
Biography.
Richard Howard, born May 12, 1801, and wife, Eliza B. Pettet [sic], born in 1808, were born in Albemarle County, Virginia. They had two children while living in Virginia – James Sidney Howard, born October 16, 1826; and Virginia, born in 1829. Between 1829 and 1833, Richard and Eliza and their two children moved to Saline County, Missouri. In this county they settled and started farming. This is where the rest of their children were born, listed as follows: William, b. 1833; Mary Ellen, b. 1835; Lucretia, b. March 11, 1837; Demarius Margaret, b. 1839; Elizabeth, b. 1841; Sarah Mildred, b. June 16, 1843; Ira Pettit, b. April 19, 1845; John Barnett, b. December 3, 1847; Lavinia, b. 1850; and Louisa, b. 1851.
While living in Missouri, James Sidney Howard married Martha Frey in 1854. They came to Texas about the same time as Richard and his family.
Richard and Eliza Howard settled in the Bloomdale Community, northwest of McKinney, Collin Co., Texas, about 1858. Their farm was located across from what is now Scott Cemetery. James Sidney Howard and wife settled in the Lebanon District, south of Frisco, Texas. James and his wife lived out their lives in this area. They are both buried in Bethel Cemetery, north of Frisco.
Most of Richard’s children are thought to have moved to this area with him. Those known are: Virginia F. Howard, who married Sam. W. McCorkle; William Howard, (he did come to Texas, but it is not known just where); Mary Ellen Howard, who married a Crews and then a Thomas; Lucretia Howard first married a Mr. Hard and then a Mr. Archie McCorkle; Demarius Margaret Howard married Allen Bell, February 21, 1858, and they lived in Denton County, Texas. Elizabeth Howard married Leonard Smith; Sarah Mildred Howard married Jasper Newton Armstrong and moved to Hunicutt, Butte County, California, (this is where they are buried, also); Ira Pettit Howard went back to Sedalia, Pettus County, Missouri, and married Alice Reynolds West, then moved back to the home place at Bloomdale in 1867; John Barnett Howard married Martha Jane Hunter in 1872; Lavinia Howard married three times – (1) a Mr. Faries, (2) a Mr. Brown, and (3) a Mr. Wallace; Louisa Howard married twice – (1) Jack Crane, and (2) a Mr. Runnels.
Richard’s father was William Howard, born about 1760; his mother was Elizabeth Marshall. William and Elizabeth were married in Albemarle County, Virginia, December 14, 1789. All their children were born there and they lived out their lives in Fredericksburg Parish, Albemarle County, Virginia, where Richard was born.
Richard’s brothers and sisters were: Mary, b. 1790, married William Wells, December 15, 1808; Mildred Howard, b. 1802, married Richard Dorsey, Jan 15, 1824; John Howard, b. 1794, married Virginia Pettet (sister to Richard’s wife), December 9, 1818; William, unknown; Frances, unknown; Eli Howard, b. about 1808, married Ann Marshall, May 12, 1834; and David Howard, b. after 1810. All were born, and probably married, in Albemarle County, Virginia. It is not known if any of Richard’s brothers or sisters settled in Texas, but it is thought that the David Howard descendents around Farmersville, Collin County, Texas, are possibly descendents of Richard’s brother, David.
Richard’s son, Ira Pettit Howard, b. April 19, 1845, married Alice Caroline Reynolds West, May 7, 1867, in Pettus County, Missouri, settled on the home place of Richard Howard, and started his life as a farmer. Ira and Alice’s children were: William Richard Howard, b. February 17, 1868, md. Frances Theresa Rodden, July 5, 1891, Collin County; Margaret Ellen, July 30, 1870 to November 18, 1870; Adolphus Andrew Howard, b. February 13, 1871, married Ollie Carter, October 10, 1897; Mary Elizabeth Howard, born August 15, 1875, married Robert A. Foster, June 12, 1890; Franklin Lee Howard, b. November 13, 1874, never married. He died December 19, 1931; George W. Howard, b. November 23, 1876, married Sallie Phillips, September 15, 1901; James W. Howard, b. June 18, 1880 and died July 25, 1881.
All of Ira Pettit Howard’s children were born, raised, and died in McKinney, Collin County, Texas. Most are buried in Scott Cemetery northwest of McKinney, Texas
The family of William Richard Howard, first child of Ira Pettit Howard, b. February 17, 1868, married Frances Theressa Rodden, July 5, 1891, in McKinney, Collin County, Texas. Their children are listed as follows: Robert Gano Howard, b. August 10, 1892, married Thelma Young, September 10, 1927; Ophelia May Howard, b. April 20, 1894, married W. J. Bolding, January 18, 1914; George W. Howard, died in infancy, February 17, 1896; Florence Myrtle Howard, b. October 16, 1897, married Willie J. Taylor, April 27, 1921; Willie Roy Howard, b. June 1, 1900, married Vinnie Self, December 23, ___; Emmitt Pettit Howard, b. November 17, 1903, married Alta Bomar Tarvin, August 14, 19__; Otha Francis Howard, b. March 12, 1905, married (1) Celia Roselee Knox, June 23, 1935, and (2) Ethel Morton, June 4, 1955; James Harold Howard, b. April 18, 1907, never married; Jack J. Howard, b. June 10, 1910, married Virginia Knox, August 10, 1935; Infant Howard, June 8, 1914; Vernie Wilson Howard, b. July 28, 1915, married Ruby Crawford McNatt.
All live in or around McKinney, Texas with the exception of Emmitt Howard, who lives in Junction, Jack J. Howard, who lives in Sherman, and Roy Howard, who died in a truck accident in 1965.
