Nancy HOWARD
- BIRTH: 6 September 1837, Bruceville, Knox County, Indiana, USA
- DEATH: 20 April 1913
- BURIAL: Graceland Cemetery, Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin, USA
Father: William HOWARD
Mother: Nancy YOUNG
Family 1: Eben Whitney SYLVESTER
- MARRIAGE: 23 April 1856
- CHILDREN:
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_William HOWARD _|
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|--Nancy HOWARD
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| _Richard YOUNG_
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|_Nancy YOUNG ____|
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Notes
Updated February 3, 2014. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):(1) 1850 United States Census Wisconsin, Iowa Co., the Town of Highland: District No. 6; September 3, 1850.
Nancy HOWARD is the daughter of William and Nancy HOWARD. She is 13 years old and born in Indiana.
(2) 1860 United States Census Wisconsin, Iowa Co., the Town of Mifflin, Mifflin Post Office: Page 70; July 6, 1860.
Nancy [HOWARD] SYLVESTER is married to Eben (listed as "Ebel") W. SYLVESTER. She is 22 years old and born in Indiana. Their child Nettie (listed as "Nattie") is in the household along with a servant girl and a laborer.
The households of Caleb (listed as "Charles") SYLVESTER (Nancy's father-in-law), Lorenzo STEVENS (brother-in-law by marriage), and Caleb BAKER (brother-in-law by marriage) are all found on the same page of the Census record.
(3) 1870 United States Census for Wisconsin, Iowa Co., Town of Mifflin (Mifflin Post Office): page 33; dwelling 246; family 237; August 12, 1870.
Nancy [HOWARD] SYLVESTER is married to Eben SYLVESTER, head of household. She was born in Indiana, is 33 years old and is keeping house. Children listed in the household are Nettie and Charles H. (is this Homer?).
The households of John B. SYLVESTER (Nancy's uncle by marriage), Albert SAMPSON (cousin-in-law by marriage), and Lorenzo STEVENS (brother-in-law by marriage) are all found found on the same page of the Census record.
(4) History of Iowa County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1881. Pages 875-876.
"He was united in marriage April 23, 1856, to Miss Nancy HOWARD, a native of Indiana; she came to this State in 1850; they have two children -- one daughter, Nettie, and one son, Homer; they lost two children in infancy."
(5) LDS FamilySearch 1880 United States Census database for Mineral Point, Iowa Co., WI. Family History Library Film 1255429, NA Film Number T9-1429, Page 175A.
Nancy [HOWARD] SYLVESTER is listed as 43 years old and born in Indiana. Her father is listed as having been born in Kentucky and her mother in South Carolina. She is keeping house, and is married to Eben W. SYLVESTER. The children listed in the household are Nettie and Homer.
(6) 1900 United States Census for Wisconsin, Iowa Co., City - Mineral Point: Supervisor's District 2; Enumeration District 66; Sheet 5A; June 7, 1900.
Nancy H. [HOWARD] SYLVESTER is married to Eben W. SYLVESTER, head of household.
- Birth date: September 1837; age 62.
- Number of Years of Present Marriage: 44.
- Motherhood: She has given birth to 4 children, 2 of whom are presently living.
- Birthplace: Indiana, with her father from Kentucky and her mother from South Carolina.
(7) 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Iowa Co., City of Mineral Point: Sheet 7; June 1, 1905.
Nancy [HOWARD] SYLVESTER is married to Eben SYLVESTER, head of household. She is 68 years old and from Indiana with her parents from Kentucky. She is a housekeeper.
(8) 1910 United States Census for Wisconsin, Iowa Co., Mineral Point City, Ward 1: Supervisor's District 3; Enumeration District 59; Sheet 2B; April 15-16, 1910.
Nancy [HOWARD] SYLVESTER is head of household. An unrelated individual lives with her to provide assistance.
- Age: 72; a widow.
- Motherhood: She has given birth to 4 children, 2 of whom are presently living.
- Birthplace: Indiana, with her father from Kentucky and her mother from South Carolina.
- Occupation: Living on own income.
(9) Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin. Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1901. Pages 432-433.
"On April 23, 1856, Mr. SYLVESTER was married to Miss Nancy HOWARD, who was born at Bruceville, near Vincennes, Ind., a daughter of William and Nancy (YOUNG) HOWARD of Highland, Wis. This family came to Wisconsin from Indiana in 1851. William HOWARD was born in Hardin county, KY., about the beginning of the nineteenth century, and died at Highland, Wis., in January 1856. His wife died Dec. 25, 1879, aged seventy-eight years. Her grandfather, Richard YOUNG came from England to New Jersey, and later settled in South Carolina, where her father, also named Richard, entered the Continental army at the age of nineteen years. After the war he went to Kentucky, and about 1815 removed to Indiana, liberating his slaves, of which he had a considerable number. Three sons of William and Nancy HOWARD served in the Union cause during the Civil war; Weston went all through the conflict in the 51st Ind. V. I.; John served in a regiment of Kansas cavalry, and was killed at Coffeyville, Miss.; and William enlisted at Kerbyville, Oregon."
(10) Family History, Volume S(4), Sylvester, Daughters of the American Revolution library, Washington, DC., p. 2.
(11) DAR Membership record 103561 (issued 1913) for Nettie SYLVESTER WRIGHT; includes date of birth and passing for Nancy HOWARD SYLVESTER.
(12) Site visit to the Sylvester Family Plot (N 42° 51.473, W 090° 11.743 ±26'), Graceland Cemetery, Mineral Point, Iowa Co., WI, July 9, 2004.
The SYLVESTER family tombstone lists several individuals including Nancy HOWARD Sylvester, wife of Eben W. SYLVESTER. She is recorded as "Nancy HOWARD His [Eben's] Wife Sept 6. 1837 - Apr. 20 1913."