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Dr William R Howard

13 Sep 1848 – 25 Dec 1912

Birth	13 Sep 1848
Death	25 Dec 1912
Cemetery	Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum Fort Worth , Tarrant County , Texas , USA
Added by	JCF on 03 Nov 2012
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Dr. W. R. Howard was involved in the early days of bee-keeping in north Texas. See an article Dr. Howard wrote for the American Bee Journal on the birthday celebration for Eletta Graham . Married (1) Sarah M. Hensley (2) Hetty A. Farmer (Wilson), September 14, 1882 in Hunt County, TX (3) Ella May Hunsaker From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram , Thursday Evening, December 26, 1912, pp. 1-2: Pioneer Physician, 64, Dies in Buggy Answering Call Dr. W. R. Howard, 26 Years Resident Here, Succumbs to Apoplexy -- Scientist of Note Dr. William R. Howard, 64, physician and scientist of note, for twenty-six years a resident of Fort Worth, died of apoplexy Wednesday shortly after 1:30 p.m. in his buggy on Pennsylvania avenue, near Hemphill, while on his way to visit a patient. The body was discovered by W. G. Burton , president of the Burton Dry Goods Company, who removed it to the physician's home, 921 Cannon avenue. When Mr. Burton's attention was first attracted to the buggy, the horse had turned from Pennsylvania avenue to Hemphill street and was proceeding homeward at a rapid trot. Noticing the recumbent attitude of the driver, Mr. Burton alighted from his automobile and with some difficulty stopped the horse. Wife Collapses. He found the physician lying with his head thrown back and the laprobe carefully wrapped around him. A brief examination revealed that life was extinct. Mr. Burton's chauffeur, Lil Logan , drove the buggy to Dr. Howard's home, three blocks away. They were met at the door by Mrs. Howard, who collapsed when she learned of her husband's death. Dr. Howard, a recognized authority on biological and pathological subjects, was one of the best known scientists and medical practitioners in the Southwest. He was born in Fulton county, Arkansas, in 1848 and received his common school education in Ozark county, Missouri, where his parents moved when he was 4 years of age. Came Here in 1875. In 1873 he was graduated from the St. Louis Medical College, St. Louis. He came to Texas in 1875 and settled in Hunt county. Eleven years later he moved to Fort Worth and lived here continuously up to the time of his death. Always a student of the scientific problems that confront the members of his profession, he established at his home one of the most complete biological and bacteriological laboratories in the state. As a result of his experiments, he wrote many treatises on scientific subjects which have come to be considered as authorities. One of his hobbies was the study of diseases of bees. His investigations along this line became widely known and subjects were sent from all parts of the country for treatment. Throughout his busy professional career, Dr. Howard found time to devote much time to work among Fort Worth's poor. He had a high regard for the ethics of his profession and was very popular among the members of his profession. Professor Emeritus. For ten years he had been associated with Dr. I. L. Van Zandt with offices in the Moore building, Tenth and Main streets. He held the chair of histology, pathology and bacteriology for years in the Fort Worth University medical department and was retired at his own request with the title of professor emeritus at the last meeting of the session. Many honors came to him during his lifetime, among them a fellowship in the Texas Academy of Science and membership in the American Microscopical Society. Dr. Howard was married three times. His widow, formerly Miss Ellen May Emory, became his wife a year ago. His first wife was Miss Sarah M. Hensley. Of this union were born three children, two of these, Isaac Howard of Comstock, Texas, and Mrs. Abby Logan of Fort Worth, survive him. The first wife died in 1882. Several years later he married Mrs. Hetty A. Wilson, who died in August, 1910. Dr. Howard's funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. from the Central Methodist Church, Rev. John A. Rice officiating. Services also will be held at the grave in Greenwood cemetery by the Masons.

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