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Descendants of William Howden

20. LOTTY⁴ HOWDEN (SAMUEL³, JAMES², WILLIAM¹) was born Abt. 1879, and died Unknown. She married OWEN VAN KIRK Abt. 1896 in Wisconsin.

Notes for LOTTY HOWDEN:
Source Data: Lotty was first listed in the 1890 census for Eaton Township, Clark Co, Wisconsin as 9 years old. She lived in or near Beach, ND with her husband.

Child of LOTTY HOWDEN and OWEN VAN KIRK is:

LEON⁵ VANKIRK, b. July 28, 1887, Wisconsin⁶; d. Abt. 1970, Tacoma, Pierce Co, WA; m. CLEO ???, Abt. 1898.

Notes for LEON VANKIRK:
[Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 3, Social Security Records: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, Surnames Beginning with V, Date of Import: Nov 26, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.3.90303.41]

Individual: Vankirk, Leon
Birth date: Jul 28, 1887
Death date: Dec 1970
Social Security #: 531-07-1583
Last residence: Tacoma (Parkland) WA 98445
State of issue: WA

More About LEON VANKIRK:
Fact 1: Social Security #: 531-07-1583⁷
Fact 2: ⁸
Fact 3: ⁹

Notes for CLEO ???:
[Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 3, Social Security Records: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, Surnames Beginning with V, Date of Import: Nov 26, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.3.90301.135]

Individual: Vankirk, Cleo
Birth date: Nov 23, 1894
Death date: Mar 1974
Social Security #: 536-16-6179
Last residence: WA 98826
State of issue: WA

More About CLEO ???:
Fact 2: Last residence: WA 98826¹⁰
Fact 3: State of issue: WA¹¹

21. RICHARD DICK JAMES⁴ HOWDEN (WILLIAM³, JAMES², WILLIAM¹) was born November 03, 1876 in Huron Co, Ontario, CDA, and died May 27, 1950 in Cooperstown, Griggs Co, ND. He married AGNES MARY EVERSON June 26, 1915 in Carrington, Wells Co., ND.

Notes for RICHARD DICK JAMES HOWDEN:
Source Data: Richard J. Was listed as one of his children on William Howden's obituary, published in the Watford Guide May 16, 1919. He was living at St Paul, Minnesota at the time. According to the records of Lorraine Rothert Schimmel (Dick's niece) Dick was the Griggs County Treasurer in North Dakota. DOB, and other data included on the records of Kay Nicoll. Aadditional data included in the records of Jeane Marschke.Source Notes: Sarah E. Howden wrote a letter to Jack Stewart on Oct 4, 1953 indicating that William had at least one son: Dick.

Notes for AGNES MARY EVERSON:
Notes: The data listed was obtained from the records of Kay Nicoll.

Children of RICHARD HOWDEN and AGNES EVERSON are:

WM. TUPPER⁵ HOWDEN, b. March 25, 1918, St Paul, Washington Co. MN; m. MARGARET RUTH KNAUSS, June 14, 1940, Cooperstown, Griggs Co, ND.

Notes for WM. TUPPER HOWDEN:
Notes: According to Lorraine Howden's records Tupper was a pharmacist and owned a drug store in Cooperstown. Last known address is 1205 Park Ave NE, Cooperstown,ND phone 701-797 2499. Data confirmed by the records of Kay Nicoll, and Jeane Marschke.

Notes for MARGARET RUTH KNAUSS:
Note: From the records of Jeane Marschke.

ii.

JEAN MARIE HOWDEN, b. June 08, 1921, St Paul, Washington Co. MN; m. DAVID E. EVANS, September 04, 1942, Easton, Northhampton Co, PA.

Notes for JEAN MARIE HOWDEN:
Notes: According to Lorraine Howden's records; Jean married an army man and his name apparently was Evans. Jean and David had an infant that died in New Jersey in addition to Barbara and David Richard in accordance with the records of Jeane Marschke. Data was confirmed by the records of Kay Nicoll and Jeane Marschke.

Notes for DAVID E. EVANS:
Notes: From the records of Jeane Marschke.

22. MARGARET JANE KENNEDY⁴ HOWDEN (WILLIAM³, JAMES², WILLIAM¹) was born July 04, 1877 in Hay Twp, Ontario, Cda, and died Abt. 1950. She married FREDERICK W. ROTHERT March 1902 in Devils Lake, Ramsey Co, N.D..

Notes for MARGARET JANE KENNEDY HOWDEN:
Source Data: Jane was listed as one of William Howden's children, published in William's obituary in the Watford Guide, May 16, 1919. Jane was listed as Mrs. F W Rothert of Minot, ND. While she was listed in her father's obituary as Jane, her true name was Margaret Jane Kennedy Howden. Fred called her Maggie or occasionally Madge as well as her brothers and sisters. Her children referred to her as Mum. According to the recollections of Lorraine Rothert Schimmel (her daughter) Margaret was extremely well organized, tended to be quiet and had a great sense of humor. She also had great legs and "the most unusual eyes" I've ever known,... they were very large, pale blue, almost aqua in color, none of the children inherited her eyes however her brother Bill Olmsted had those same eyes! She had a severe stroke in 1944 and was paralyzed on the right side, and for the most part bedridden until she died in 1950.

Notes for FREDERICK W. ROTHERT:
Notes; From the records of Lorraine Rothert. Fred Rothert homesteaded in what is now Brander Township. He filed on 1 quarter in his name, and the adjoining quarter in his wife Margaret's name. Fred filed for the homestead in 1898 about 4 years prior to their wedding. He did "improvements" in order to "prove up" or qualify for the homestead.

Children of MARGARET HOWDEN and FREDERICK ROTHERT are:

EDITH⁵ ROTHERT, b. 1905.

Notes for EDITH ROTHERT:
Notes: Edith was her oldest sister according to Lorraine Rothert Schimmel. Edith taught school for many years and taught on Indian reservations, the last place was the Sherman Institute in Riverside California. She died of cancer.

ii.

BLANCHE ROTHERT, b. Abt. 1907.

Notes for BLANCHE ROTHERT:
Notes: Blanche taught school for some years and then she was a historian for the Air Force. She is still alert and could help more with family history than I (sister Lorraine Rothert Schimmel) can. She livesat Novato, California, just north of San Francisco; address: 157l9 S. Novato Blvd, Unit 103, Novato, CA 94947.

iii.

CHARLES ROTHERT, b. Abt. 1909; d. October 1999.

Notes for CHARLES ROTHERT:
Notes: Charles was a police officer in Los Angeles for over 30 years. He had been the technical advisor on the TV program Dragnet. He was Director of Administration at the police academy in Los Angeles. He has been retired for many years, lost the sight of one eye due to macular degeneration and was losing the sight in the other. He took his own life in October, 1999

iv.

MARGARET PATRICIA ROTHERT, b. Abt. 1911.

Notes for MARGARET PATRICIA ROTHERT:
Notes: Margaret Patricia died of cancer and a heart attack according to her sister Lorraine Rothert Schimmel.

FLORENCE ROTHERT, b. Abt. 1912.

Notes for FLORENCE ROTHERT:
Notes: Florence taught school many years ago. She has Alzheimer's disease and has lived in a nursing home in Sunnyvale, California for over 3 years according to her sister Lorraine Rothert Shimmel.

vi.

LORRAINE ROTHERT, b. Abt. 1919.

Notes for LORRAINE ROTHERT:
Notes: Lorraine Rothert Schimmel worked in the hospital in Caldwell, Idaho as Director of Medical Records. Taught a class of Medical secretaries in Boise for a time. Her address is 1807 S. Montana Avenue, Caldwell, ID 83605.

23. SAMUEL GEORGE⁴ HOWDEN (WILLIAM³, JAMES², WILLIAM¹) was born July 27, 1879 in Kintail, Huron Co., Ontario, and died in Sutton, Griggs Co, ND. He married (1) SADIE KOCH. He married (2) SADIE ???.

Notes for SAMUEL GEORGE HOWDEN:
Source Data: Samuel was listed as one of William Howden's children in William Howden's obituary published in the Watford Guide on May 16, 1919. Samuel was living on the farm in Clearfield, Township. He was known as Uncle George to Lorraine Rothert Schimmel and other nephews. He wrote poetry and had a book of poems published. George was very musical and could dance a mean jig. His residence according to Kay Nicoll was a farm in Sutton, ND. Kay also indicated that Samuel George's second wife was also named Sadie. Additional information about this family might be obtained from mrs. Eileen P. Kreuger, 510 Edgewood Place, River Forest, Ill, 60305.

Notes for SADIE KOCH:
Notes: Sadie was married to Samuel George Howden according to the records of Lorraine Rothert Schimmel. Buried in Hartman Cemetery. Her birth and death dates were provided by Kay Nicoll.

Notes for SADIE ???:
Note: From the records of Kay Nicoll. As near as Kay could recall Sadie and George visited her parents in 1928, they were from Valley City, ND enoute to Tacoma, Washington.

Children of SAMUEL HOWDEN and SADIE KOCH are:

OLIVE⁵ HOWDEN, b. Griggs Co, N.D..

Notes for OLIVE HOWDEN:
Notes: Olive was born to Sadie and Samuel George Howden according to the records of Lorraine Rothert Schimmel.

ii.

ETHEL HOWDEN, b. September 16, 1904, Griggs Co, N.D.; d. Coconut Grove, Florida; m. DAVID JACOBS.

Notes for ETHEL HOWDEN:
Notes: Ethel Howden was the first born to Sadie and Samuel George Howden according to the records of Lorraine Rothert Schimmel. Confirmed by Ralph Howden.

Notes for DAVID JACOBS:
Notes: Ralph Howden indicated that Ethel married I. Jacobs. Kay Nicoll corrected his name to David Jacobs.

iii.

EDWARD HOWDEN, b. June 15, 1906, Griggs Co, N.D.; m. LILA FRANKS.

Notes for EDWARD HOWDEN:
Notes: Edward was the second born to Sadie and Samuel George Howden according to the records of Lorraine Rothert Schimmel. Confirmed br Ralph Howden.

Notes for LILA FRANKS:
Notes: Edward married Lyla according to the records of Ralph Howden and Kay Nicoll..

iv.

WALTER LELAND HOWDEN, b. May 10, 1909, Griggs Co, N.D.; d. January 01, 1980, Redding, Shasta Co, CA; m. ALVINA HEGNA.

Notes for WALTER LELAND HOWDEN:
Notes: Walter was the 3rd born to Samuel George Howden and Sadie according to the records of Lorraine Rothert Schimmel.

Notes for ALVINA HEGNA:
Notes: Walter Leland Howden married Alvina Hegna according to the records of Ralph Howden and Kay Nicoll. Ralph indicated that Alvina was still living in the Altman's Rest Home in Aneta N.D. and in 2001 her Alzheimer's condition is rather advanced.

RALPH HOWDEN, b. September 20, 1912, Griggs Co, N.D.; m. MYELLE ANDERSON.

Notes for RALPH HOWDEN:
Notes: According to the records of Lorraine Howden Schimmels, Ralph is one of three remainder of the siblings in this family and the fourh child born to Sam and Sadie. His address is Box 174, Hannaford, N.D. 58448. Ralph worked in heavy construction (carpentry) in Santa Barbara, California for 26 years, returning to North Dakota in 1973.

Notes for MYELLE ANDERSON:
Note: Ralph's wife's name was supplied by Kay Nicoll.

vi.

GEORGINE HOWDEN, b. March 15, 1916, Griggs Co, N.D.; m. LYNN PAULSBERG.

Notes for GEORGINE HOWDEN:
Notes: Georgine was born to Sadie and Samuel George Howden according to the records of Lorraine Rothert Schimmel.

Notes for LYNN PAULSBERG:
Notes: Georgie married Lynn Paulsberg according to the records of Ralph Howden. Name was corrected by Kay Nicoll.

vii.

EILEEN HOWDEN, b. February 02, 1919, Griggs Co, N.D.; m. EDWARD KRUGER.

Notes for EILEEN HOWDEN:
Notes: According to the records of Lorraine Howden Schimmels, Eileen was known to be living in Chicago. This was confirmed by Ralph Howden. Kay Nicoll indicdated that her current address was 510 Edgewood Place, River Forest, Ill. 60305. Kay also indicated that Eileen has at least one daughter.

Notes for EDWARD KRUGER:
Notes: Eileen and her husband operate the Kruger Store according to Ralph Howden.

viii.

MICKEY HOWDEN, b. July 21, 1921; m. ROBERT SHANNON.

Notes for ROBERT SHANNON:
Notes: Mickey's husband Robert Shannon was supplied by Kay Nicoll.

ix.

JIM HOWDEN, b. August 10, 1923, Griggs Co, N.D.; m. CONNIE RHODE.

Notes for JIM HOWDEN:
Notes: According to the records of Lorraine Howden Schimmel, Jim lives in Wisconsin.

Notes for CONNIE RHODE:
Notes: Jimmy's wife's name Connie Rhode was supplied by Kay Nicoll.

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