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John Wesley Howard

8 Mar 1845 – 12 Nov 1921

Birth	8 Mar 1845
Death	12 Nov 1921
Cemetery	Keytesville City Cemetery Keytesville Township , Chariton County , Missouri , USA
Added by	Nancy Meadows on 02 Apr 2015
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64103378

Bio

John Wesley was the son of Benjamin B. and Levicy Jane "Jincy" (Medaris) Howard. He married Malinda Sallee, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Sipple) Sallee. Malinda is buried in an unmarked grave. The couple were the parents of the following children: John Henry, Mary Elizabeth (#39353748), Thomas S., Benjamin Franklin and Bertha Beatrice Howard. John Wesley was a Civil War veteran serving as a Confederate soldier, Co. K of the 9th Missouri Infantry. He enlisted on 1 Nov 1862 in Horse Head Station, Arkansas and was paroled on 7 June 1865 in Alexandria, Louisiana. Surrender was at New Orleans, Louisiana on 26 May 1865. He traveled home with a Mr. Fox, also from Keytesville. Enroute home, the men slept up in trees at night to avoid detection. Upon his death, John Wesley was living with daughter Lizzie Wright at her home near the Keytesville City Cemetery.

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Family

Parents

• Levicy Jane "Jincy" Medaris Howard 1819–1878 FaG
• Benjamin B. Howard 1820–? FaG

Spouse

• Malinda Sallee Howard 1846–?

Siblings

• James Davis Howard 1842–1933 FaG
• Mary Elizabeth Howard Behem 1856–1950

Children

• John Henry Howard 1869–1959
• Mary Elizabeth Howard Wright 1874–1918
• Thomas S. Howard 1876–1968
• Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Howard Sr 1879–1968
• Bertha Beatrice "Bertie" Howard Wood 1885–1952

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