Harry Proctor COOPER [Parents] [scrapbook] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 13 Jul 1903 in Proctorville, Lawrence County, Ohio. He married Virginia Richmond ALLEN on 17 Apr 1926 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. Harry passed away on 8 Jan 1983 in Upper Arlington, Franklin County, Ohio. He was buried on 11 Jan 1983 in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
Other marriages:
Biographical Notes for Harry P. Cooper:
Harry was born in 1903 in rural southern Ohio. At the age of 13 he suffered the loss of his father, a Methodist minister, in a tragic accident. The family, his mother and older brother, then moved to Delaware, Ohio. Harry went off to Culver Military Academy.
When Harry reached college age he enrolled at Ohio Wesleyan University. He would develop a life long devotion to the school and a passionate loyalty for its athletics. One summer Harry worked as a deck hand on the Great Lakes ore freighter William E. Cory.
Harry met his future wife, Virginia Allen, at Ohio Wesleyan. They were married in 1926 and began raising a family in Columbus.
The death of his father, the Great Depression, two World Wars, and the loss of an infant daughter were some of the hardships that shaped Harry’s character and values. He became recognized as a very honest, genuine, sincere, and trusted man of high integrity. Above all he was a hardworking, sacrificing, and loving father to his family.
Despite difficult times, Harry retained an outgoing, talkative, and friendly personality. These traits and values served him well during his 40-year career at the Ohio National Bank.
Harry always believed in living a robust, healthy life. Around Central Ohio he became recognized as “The Walker” by walking ten miles or more every day. He also enjoyed swimming and working a large Victory garden, providing fresh vegetables for his family and neighbors.
The Cooper family resided in the community of Bexley for over thirty years, raising and educating two sons and a daughter. Then in 1972 Harry’s wife, Virginia, passed away. As of August 2008, two sons and a daughter are still living, along with five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Harry eventually remarried and enjoyed some new experiences and travels before reaching the end of a full life at age 79.
Virginia Richmond ALLEN [Parents] [scrapbook] 1, 2 was born on 17 Sep 1903 in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. She wed Harry Proctor COOPER on 17 Apr 1926 in Springfield, Clark, Ohio. Virginia died 30 May 1972 in Bexley, Franklin County, Ohio, and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Biographical Notes for Virginia Allen Cooper:
Virginia was born in 1903 in Springfield, Ohio. Her father, a salesman, and her mother were both from Massachusetts. She was one of eight children, however a brother and two sisters died very young.
Virginia was named after her mother's favorite cousin, Mary A. "Virginia" Richmond. Virginia Allen was a bright child and student. She continued to excel at Ohio Wesleyan University in both academics and athletics. She also participated in other campus activities and belonged to Delta Gamma sorority. Virginia graduated in 1925. While in college she met Harry Cooper, and they were married in 1926 at her parents’ home in Springfield.
Virginia and Harry settled in Columbus and began raising a family but not without considerable hardship. They had the sad experience of caring for an infant daughter with a hopeless illness only to see her die at eleven months. Moreover, the Great Depression and World War would require many sacrifices. Virginia became a tireless worker and resourceful homemaker. Ultimately, they raised two sons and a daughter and put them through college.
Affectionately called “Jinny” by husband and friends, she was respected by all for her intelligence and imagination. Although soft spoken, she had a playful sense of humor and a distinctive, delightful laugh. Above all, Virginia was a loving and supportive mother. Leading her children by example, she emphasized high moral and ethical values.
Virginia also donated much of her time to the war effort, many charitable organizations, and her church. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and served as a local officer.
Virginia passed away in 1972 at age 68, too soon after finally obtaining some leisure time for other interests. However, she lived a full life and had a beneficial, lasting impact on many others. As of August 2008, Harry and Virginia Cooper have two sons and a daughter still living, along with five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Virginia Allen Cooper was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution as a descendant of John Curtis (1741-1783). Her DAR membership No. 282577 was granted Oct 15, 1933. Although not claimed on Virginia's DAR application, she was also a descendant of Pvt. Eliphalet Clapp (b. 1736), Pvt. John Killam (1729-1818), Sergt. John Davis (1735-1808), and Ruth Peabody Curtis (1744-1829), a patriot.Additional notes on our Allen heritage:
Virginia Allen's ancestors settled in New England prior to 1700. Her father, Francis Kempton Allen, was born October 21, 1869, in New Bedford, MA. He married Alice Howland on September 25, 1894. About 1899 they moved to Springfield, Ohio, and raised a family of eight children, although three died before reaching adulthood. Francis was a salesman during his productive years. Unfortunately, in his final years he became ill and bed-ridden. Francis passed away on November 4, 1950.
One interesting note about this specific Allen lineage, there is a complex but documented path of grandparents that extends back to European royalty, all the way back to Charlemagne, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, 800-814 AD. Included in the path are eleven kings of Scotland, five kings of England, and kings of several other countries.
Virginia Allen's mother, Alice Howland, was born Lucy Wilde Clapp on April 8, 1869, in Enfield, Penobscott, Maine. Her Clapp ancestors came from England on a small sailing ship in 1633. They first settled around Boston. Alice Howland's biological parents were Billings Clapp (1790-1873) and Lorintha Marcella Curtis (1840-1875). Billings Clapp was a Methodist minister and farmer in the Eddington, Enfield area of Maine. He first married Susan Shed on 6 Jan 1817. She died on 18 Jan 1817. He next married Emily Whitney on 19 Mar 1818. They had thirteen children, and she died on 6 Nov 1861. He then married Lorintha Marcella Curtis (Russell) on 2 Nov 1863.
Billings Clapp died 21 Feb 1873 and Lorintha died on 21 Nov 1875. Their young daughter, Lucy Wildes Clapp, then became the foster/guardian child of Charles Carrol Howland of Westport, MA, on 1 Nov 1880. Lucy's name was legally changed to Alice Howland on 1 Dec 1884 (not by adoption). Eventually, Alice came to love the Howlands as true parents. Charles Carrol Howland was born 26 Oct 1832 in Westport, Bristol, MA. On 3 Apr 1856 he married Margaret A. Ayer. She was born about 1833 in Dover, Strafford, NH. During the Civil War, Charles Howland was a decorated Captain leading his troops in many campaigns. Charles died 24 Feb 1896 and Margaret died 15 Nov 1908, both in Boston, MA.
Alice Howland Allen was an excellent artist and was active in church, charitable, and civic activities. From the Springfield (Ohio) Sun newspaper, April 1, 1923: "Mrs. Francis K. Allen is one of Springfield's nationally and internationally known women. She conceived the idea and designed the flag known as the Golden Rule Standard for Peace and Unity. The flag has been approved by the nations of the world as an international symbol. The patented design granted Mrs. Allen provides money to be used to aid all children to learn and live the Golden Rule ... Do unto others as you would want them to do unto you".
Alice Howland Allen died while vacationing in St. Petersburg, Florida, on 18 Jan 1954.
They had the following children:
F i Judith Cole COOPER 1 was born 15 Jun 1928 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio and died there on 22 May 1929. The cause of death was congenital hydrocephalus. She was buried in Union Cemetery, Columbus. M ii Living COOPER(s)
Isaac W. COOPER [Parents] [scrapbook] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 was born on 6 Mar 1839 in Clayton Twp, Perry County, Ohio. He wed Hester Ann HOLCOMB on 19 Sep 1867 in Perry County, Ohio. Isaac passed away 11 Nov 1912 in Bearfield Twp, Perry, Ohio. He was interred in Maplewood Cemetery, New Lexington, Ohio.
History of Perry County, Ohio, Published 1883 - Biographical Sketches:
COOPER, Isaac W., Bearfield township, Portersville postoffice employee, farmer, born in Clayton township, March 6, 1839, son of Ruel and Rachel (Berkey) Cooper. His father was a native of this county, and his ancestors came from New Jersey.
Mr. I. W. Cooper is a veteran of the Civil War. He enlisted October 13, 1861, in the 62nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company A, and served all through the war. He was appointed to the rank of Corporal, and was honorably discharged July 10, 1865. He received a gun-shot wound in his right leg on October 13, 1864, in action at Deep Bottom, near Richmond, Virginia. He then endured many months of treatment at Hampton Hospital, Fort Monroe, Virginia.
Since the close of the war he has lived in this township and moved on the farm where he now resides in 1869. On September 19, 1867, he married Hester A. Holcomb, of this township, and of New England ancestry. They are the parents of three children: Minnie L., born September 18, 1868, deceased; Howard B., born October 10, 1870, and Mary E., born May 16, 1881.Additional Notes:
Isaac W. Cooper died November 11, 1912, age 73. He was a widower living in the town of New Lexington. He had moved there from his family farm in Bearfield Township following the death of his wife, Hester Ann, in 1905. Isaac died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Longstreth, near Deavertown, Morgan County. However, his death certificate is filed in Perry County. Isaac is buried in Maplewood Cemetery, New Lexington, along with his wife, Hester Ann Holcomb Cooper, son, Howard Berkey Cooper, daughter, Mary Elizabeth Cooper Longstreth, and grand-daughter, Dorothy Longstreth Younkin.
Isaac W. Cooper was awarded a disability pension (Certificate No. 49978) of $25 per month for being wounded in the Civil War. He lost partial use of his right foot. He was also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Fowler Post 366, veterans organization. Military records listed Isaac as six feet tall with dark complexion, hair, and eyes.
Describing the battle where Isaac Cooper nearly lost his life, a Perry County historian wrote the following: The 62nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry regiment was ordered to Washington City, and next to the front, near Petersburg, Virginia. During the summer of 1864 the regiment was almost constantly under fire, participated in frequent engagements and general battles, and nearly always suffered severely. Deep Bottom was a conflict that does not stand out very conspicuously in the Nation's annals, but it was a place of serious import to the Sixty-second Ohio and to friends at home. Many of the brave sons of Perry were there laid low. The action was at first a successful advance, then it was not supported as intended, and the Union soldiers were compelled to fall back under a murderous fire. How much of it was bad generalship, and how much the unavoidable fortune of war, will probably never be known. A soldier just from the burial of his dead comrades at Deep Bottom, surrounded by the wives, mothers, and children of those so lately killed in battle, was one of the most distressing scenes in Perry county during the war. After the sorrowing friends had withdrawn some one ventured to inquire of the soldier if he thought “they could take Richmond.” “Take it; I guess we will. Its a hard road to travel; but we'll go there.” This remark illustrated the spirit of the soldiery and the times.
Hester Ann HOLCOMB [Parents] [scrapbook] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 was born 27 Aug 1840 in Bearfield Twp, Perry County, Ohio. She married Isaac W. COOPER on 19 Sep 1867 in Perry County, Ohio. Hester Ann passed away on 21 Feb 1905 in Bearfield Twp, Perry, Ohio, and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, New Lexington, Ohio.
Being grandsons of Hester Ann Holcomb, our Donald and Harry Cooper are mentioned in a 1352 page book The Holcombes, Nation Builders by Mrs. Levin D. McPherson published in 1947.
Obituary printed in the New Lexington Tribune, Thursday, February 23, 1905, page 8:
Mrs. I. W. Cooper, an aged and respected resident of Bearfield township, died Tuesday at about 8:00 p.m. Funeral and interment Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the Holcomb church. Mrs. Cooper is well known over the county and the news of her death will be received with sincere sorrow by her hosts of friends. She was a noble Christian woman and has gone to claim the reward of the just.
Biographical notes contributed by Warne C. Holcombe:
Hester Ann Holcomb is a descendant of John Holcombe (1682-1743) who came to America from Devonshire, England, in or about 1700. They settled in Pennsylvania as devout Quakers under the aegis of William Penn. His lands were mostly on what became Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. John Holcombe's son, Samuel (1711-1769) drifted away from the Quaker faith. The fifth son of Samuel, Elijah Holcombe (1750-1822), served in the Revolutionary War and was the first of the family to enter Ohio in 1814. He and his wife, Nancy Brittain, settled near Deavertown, Ohio, and raised eight children. Joseph Holcombe (1775-1855), the second child of Elijah, married a cousin, Lucy Holcombe (1777-1850).
The second child of Joseph and Lucy was named Asher (or Ashur). He was born in New Jersey on October 17, 1798. On April 17, 1821, he married Margaret Reed who was born in Maryland on September 22, 1800 (or 1801). Her parents were Leah and George Reed. Joseph Holcombe and George Reed were among the first members of Fletcher Chapel, commonly known as Holcombe Church, established about 1815 in Bearfield Township. George Reed became a well known Justice of the Peace in the township. Asher Holcombe became the first class leader of the church. This likely explains how Asher and Margaret met. They became parents of eleven children, although three died very young. Four sons served the Union cause in the Civil War.
Asher died October 20, 1876, and Margaret passed away on September 5, 1879 (or 1880). Both are buried in Holcombe Church Cemetery, Bearfield Township, Perry County, Ohio. Many other Holcombe and Cooper ancestors are buried there. Holcombe Methodist Church, was established about 1815 on Holcombe property and so named. The church building no longer exists, however the beautiful old cemetery is maintained.
Hester Ann Holcomb, a daughter of Asher and Margaret, represents the sixth generation of her Holcombe family in America. Hester Ann was born August 27, 1840, near Deavertown, Ohio. She married Isaac W. Cooper on September 19, 1867, and they had three children although a daughter died at age two. Hester Ann passed away February 21, 1905, and is buried with her husband, Isaac, in Maplewood Cemetery, New Lexington, Ohio.
They had the following children:
F i Minnie Leah COOPER 1 was born 18 Sep 1868 in Bearfield Twp, Perry, Ohio, and she died there on 31 Jul 1870. The cause of death was Flux. M ii Howard Berkey COOPER F iii Mary Elizabeth COOPER
Howard Berkey COOPER [Parents] [scrapbook] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 was born 10 Oct 1870 in Crooksville, Perry County, Ohio. He married Grace Willet COLE on 11 Sep 1899 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio. Howard died on 26 Dec 1916 in Derby, Pickaway County, Ohio. He was laid to rest in Maplewood Cemetery, New Lexington, Perry, Ohio.
Howard Berkey Cooper was born on October 10, 1870, the son of Isaac W. Cooper and Hester Ann Holcomb Cooper. His early years were spent on the family farm near Crooksville, Perry County, Ohio. Apparently, many addressed him by his middle name, Berkey.
As a boy, Howard faced limited opportunities in rural public schools but demonstrated such ambition and proficiency that he became qualified for teaching. He saved his earnings until he could enroll at Ohio Weslyan University. He graduated in 1896 and soon became pastor of the Manley Methodist Episcopal Church in Scioto County, Ohio, serving between 1898-1899. There he met Grace W. Cole. On September 11, 1899 they were married and subsequently moved to Boston, MA where Rev. Cooper completed studies at the Boston University School of Theology. They returned to Ohio in 1901 when Rev. Cooper was appointed to the Proctorville church for four years. Thereafter they lived for various periods in Groveport, Chillicothe, and Delaware, Ohio, where he filled church responsibilities.
Grace and Howard Cooper were the parents of two sons, Donald Bashford Cooper born July 2, 1901, and Harry Proctor Cooper born July 13, 1903.
In 1913 Howard traveled to the Holy Land. This Middle East adventure also included many famous places in Europe. The Atlantic crossings were on the ship Kaiser France Joseph 2. In 1915, Howard and Grace enjoyed an extensive tour of the America West including the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.
In late 1916, after serving for several years at St. Paul's M. E. church in Delaware, Ohio, Rev. Cooper became the pastor of First M. E. church in London, Ohio. On December 26, 1916, while participating in a funeral procession, Howard B. Cooper was killed in an automobile-train collision at Derby, southeast of London. He was riding in a hearse driven by the undertaker when it was hit by a Baltimore & Ohio passenger train. The undertaker escaped with bruises, but Howard was killed instantly.
The funeral service for Howard was held at the London M.E. Church, and the burial was near his childhood home in Perry County, Ohio, along side his parents in Maplewood Cemetery.
Grace Willet COLE [Parents] [scrapbook] 1, 2, 3 was born on 19 Oct 1877 in Washington Twp, Scioto County, Ohio. She wed Howard Berkey COOPER on 11 Sep 1899 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. Grace passed away 5 Jul 1964 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. She was laid to rest in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Other marriages:
Grace W. Cole, the second eldest daughter of Silas C. Cole and Frances Smith Cole, was born on October 19, 1877, in Scioto County, Ohio.
Her early years were spent in Portsmouth where her parents and family resided. As a young lady and active member of the Manley Methodist Episcopal Church, Grace met and became acquainted with Howard B. Cooper, then pastor of the church. On September 11, 1899 they were married and subsequently moved to Boston, MA where Rev. Cooper completed studies at the Methodist University of Theology. They returned to Ohio in 1901 when Rev. Cooper was appointed to the Proctorville church for four years. Thereafter they lived for various periods in Groveport, Chillicothe, and Delaware, Ohio, where he filled church responsibilities.
Grace and Howard Cooper were the parents of two sons, Donald Bashford Cooper born July 2, 1901, and Harry Proctor Cooper born July 13, 1903.
On December 26, 1916, while participating in a funeral procession, Howard B. Cooper was killed in an automobile-train collision at Derby, southeast of London, Ohio, where he was serving as pastor. His funeral service was held at the London M.E. Church and burial at New Lexington, Ohio.
Grace Cole Cooper subsequently lived for a number of years in Delaware, Ohio, while her sons were finishing their education. For a period she served as hostess in one of the residential halls at Ohio Wesleyan University.
On October 24, 1925, she married Homer C. Fulton, a prominent Duluth, Minn. attorney and Ohio Wesleyan alumnus. Thereafter, the stately Fulton home in Duluth and their rustic cabin at Rocky Lake (near Solon Springs, Wisconsin) became favorite vacation destinations for Grace’s sons and grandchildren.
Homer C. Fulton died on February 15, 1952, at age 78 in Duluth where he first began the practice of law in 1898. Following his death, Grace Cooper Fulton removed to Columbus, Ohio, home of her son, Harry, and his family. There she lived the remaining years of her life, passing away on Sunday, July 5, 1964, at the age of 86 years, 8 months, and 16 days. During her life she was an accomplished pianist. She was very supportive and generous to all family members, especially helping grandchildren with their education expenses. She was the favorite maternal aunt of Ralph and Richard Howe.
Mrs. Grace Cole Fulton was a proud member of the Daughters of the American Revolution as a descendant of Capt. Thomas Cole, Sergt. Amos Cole, and Lt. William Huston. Her DAR membership No. 124416 was granted June 22, 1916.
They had the following children:
M i Donald Bashford COOPER M ii Harry Proctor COOPER
Silas Chauncey COLE [Parents] [scrapbook] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 was born 19 Apr 1852 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. He wed Frances Eleanor SMITH on 10 Apr 1872 in Scioto County, Ohio. Silas died on 20 Jun 1936 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio. He was laid to rest in Rushtown Cemetery, Scioto, Ohio.
Biographical Notes provided by Ralph and Richard Howe:
Silas Chauncey Cole was born in Scioto County, Ohio, on April (June?) 19, 1852, the son of George W. and Prudence Sabrina Alford Cole. He was raised on the 500 acre family farm and received his education in the county rural schools. Silas had nine brothers and sisters. After spending his early years on the farm, he lived in Portsmouth for a period and conducted a general store on Robinson Avenue in the East End. Still later he moved to farm at Coles Park where he spent the remainder of his life.
On April 10, 1872, he married to Frances Eleanor Smith. To them were born five children: one unnamed daughter who died shortly after birth and four surviving daughters: Maude Tracy, Grace Willet, Olive Pryor, and Fannie Beatrice.
Silas C. Cole died June 20, 1936, at home and was buried at the Rushtown Cemetery. He was 84 year and 2 months at the time of his death.Obituary for Silas C. Cole as printed in a Portsmouth, Ohio, newspaper:
Funeral services for Silas C. Cole, 84, who died at his home at Cole's Park Saturday morning, will be conducted at the home Monday at 3 p.m. and burial will be in Rushtown cemetery. Interment will be private.
A life-long resident of Scioto county, Silas Chauncey Cole was born April 19, 1852, a son of George W. and Sabrina Cole. He spent his early life on his father's farm on the West Side, and received his education in the country schools. April 10, 1878, he married Eleanor Frances Smith, who survives.
In addition to his wife, he leaves four daughters, Mrs. Homer C. Fulton of Duluth, Minn., Mrs. Harry S. Howe of Cole's Park, Mrs. Maude T. Bobbitt of Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Fannie Cole Anderson at home; and an elder brother, George W. Cole of Decoto, Calif. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
For a number of years Mr. Cole resided in Portsmouth where he conducted a general store in the East End, but during the last 12 years he had been living a retired life on his farm.
He was an active Republican and a member of Manly M. E. church. Services will be in charge of Rev. W.W. Bollinger, pastor of Manly church.
Frances Eleanor SMITH [Parents] [scrapbook] "Fannie" 1, 2 was born on 25 Dec 1849 in Scioto County, Ohio. She died on 6 Feb 1938 in Jackson County, Ohio. She was laid to rest in Rushtown Cemetery, Scioto, Ohio. She married Silas Chauncey COLE on 10 Apr 1872 in Scioto County, Ohio.
Biographical Notes provided by Ralph and Richard Howe:
Frances Eleanor Smith was the daughter of John Dent and Drusilla Wilcoxon Smith. She was born December 25, 1849, on Pond Creek, Scioto County, Ohio, some 10 to 15 miles northwest of the town of Portsmouth.
On April 10, 1872, Frances married Silas C. Cole of Scioto County. They became the parents of five children: one unnamed daughter who died in infancy, and four surviving daughters: Maude Tracy, Grace Willet, Olive Pryor, and Fannie Beatrice. The infant who died shortly after birth was buried in the Cole family graveyard at Coles Park on the Cole ancestral farm.
Frances "Fannie" Smith Cole died in an auto collision in Jackson County on February 6, 1938. At the time of her death she was 88 years old but alert, in fair health, and able to do her own housework. She was buried in the Cole grave plot in the Rushtown Cemetery located on the McDermott Road just west of State Route 104, north of the village of Rushtown and Brush Creek.Additional notes on the Smith and Wilcoxon branches of the family tree:
Frances Eleanor Smith's father, John Dent Smith, was born in Virginia on January 18, 1805, the son of Joel W. Smith, a Virginian who later migrated to Scioto County, Ohio. John was a member of Oldtown M.E. Church and served on the board of trustees. He married Drusilla W. Wilcoxon on January 29, 1828. To them were born ten children: Joel W., Caleb W., Julia Ann, Mary Ann, John O., Henry T., Eliza Caroline, Oliver D., and Frances Eleanor. John Dent Smith died of cholera on July 15, 1849, at the age of 44.
Frances Eleanor Smith's mother, Drusilla Willet Wilcoxon, was born at Lexington, KY on February 29, 1812. In 1818 she moved with her parents to Scioto County, Ohio. On January 24, 1828, she married John Dent Smith. To them were born five children: William, John O., Oliver D., Eliza Caroline, and Frances Eleanor. Following the death of John Dent Smith in 1849, Drusilla married Thomas Williamson, a successful farmer in Scioto County. Thomas and Drusilla had no children. Thomas died September 5, 1874 at age 76. Drusilla died July 18, 1892, at the age of 80 years, 7 months, and 11 days.
Frances Eleanor Smith's grandfather, Caleb Wilcoxon was born about 1774 near Baltimore, Maryland. Sometime in the early 1800’s he immigrated to Kentucky and was living with his family near Lexington, KY. He was married to Nancy Fisher of Maryland and had a family of twelve children. Three sons, William, Caleb, and Hillary, were in the War Between the States (no indication whether for the Confederacy or with the Union forces).
In 1818 Caleb Wilcoxon moved to Scioto County, Ohio, and settled on land in the area known as Nauvoo, now considered a part of West Portsmouth. Caleb was regarded as possessing good executive ability and was a justice of the peace for a number of years. Caleb Wilcoxon died July 9, 1849. His wife, Nancy Fisher Wilcoxon, died in 1865 at age 71.
They had the following children:
F i Infant Daughter COLE 1 was born and died on 27 Jul 1874 in Scioto County, Ohio. She was buried in the Cole Family Cemetery. F ii Maude Tracy COLE F iii Grace Willet COLE F iv Olive Pryor COLE F v Fannie Beatrice COLE
George Washington COLE [Parents] [scrapbook] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 was born on 5 Sep 1823 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. He married Prudence Sabrina ALFORD on 18 Sep 1845 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio. He died 16 Jan 1909 and was buried in the Cole Family Cemetery, Coles Park, Scioto County, Ohio.
Other marriages:
Biographical Notes provided by Ralph and Richard Howe:
George Washington Cole was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, on September 5, 1823, one of eight sons of Silas Wattles and Elizabeth Hueston Cole. He grew up in the city and had the advantage of a good school education.
On September 18, 1845, he married to Prudence Sabrina Alford. They became the parents of ten children, three of whom (George W., Silas Chauncey, and William Grant) lived into the 1930’s. Others were Charles O., Harriet E., Frank A., Mollie S., Sabrina, Ella E., and Harry.
In about 1858 George W. Cole became the owner and operator of an extensive farm five to six miles northwest of Portsmouth, approximating 500 acres and including a large area of Scioto River bottomland lying adjacent to the Galena Pike (land surrounding and including the area now known as Coles Park). He was a successful farmer and considered wealthy in his day. He served his township as Clerk, Trustee and Justice of the Peace.
George W. Cole's wife, Prudence Sabrina, died May 1, 1864, at age 39. On June 15, 1871, he married Maria Tracy Barber, who was born August 24, 1834, and died November 20, 1905, at age 71. There were no children by this marriage.
George W. Cole died November 16, 1909, at the age of 86 and was buried in the Cole family cemetery that he had established in the Coles Park grove.
Prudence Sabrina ALFORD [Parents] [scrapbook] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 was born 6 Nov 1826 in Tioga County, PA. She wed George W. COLE on 18 Sep 1845 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. She passed away on 1 May 1864 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, and was buried in Cole Family Cemetery.
Prudence Sabrina Alford came from families that were rooted in America long before its fight for independence. Her father, Chauncey Alford, was born about 1793, probably in Vermont. Her mother was Harriet J. Spencer who was born February 21, 1800, in Tioga County, PA.
Prudence was raised in a large family. They moved to Ohio in 1839 and appear in the 1840 U.S. census as residents of Scioto County, Ohio. Prudence married George W. Cole on September 18, 1845, and would live the rest of her life in Scioto County. Her father, Chauncey Alford, died in the Fall of 1845. His widow, Harriet, and seven children moved to Hamburg, Calhoun County, Illinois. Harriet sold a property in Illinois on Nov. 26, 1859, and that is the last known public record of her. Family records say that Harriet Alford died in 1863.Additional notes on the Alford heritage:
Although public records are sparse, family records tell an interesting story. It is believed that Chauncey Alford's parents were Amasa and Prudence Alford. Amasa was born 11 Sep 1764 in Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Harriet Spencer's parents were probably Uriah Spencer, born March 4, 1770, and Deborah Elliot, April 5, 1769. They were born in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut but later settled in Tioga County, PA.
Amasa Alford's parents were Elijah Alford (1733-1771) and Hannah Higley (1736-1823). They married in 1756. This pedigree includes earlier marriages of historical significance between the Alfords and Spencers. The path takes us back to Henry Spencer of Badby, Northamptonshire, England, who died in 1476. He is our common ancestor shared with Princes Diana Spencer, H.R.H. Prince William, as well as Winston Churchill.
Returning to our Prudence Alford Cole and her relatives, in many ways they epitomize the American experience of their era. Amasa's older brothers, Elijah, Jr., and Asahel, were Revolutionary War soldiers. Amasa might have served in some capacity. He applied for a pension in 1837. In 1811 Elijah Alford. Jr. (1757-1832), established the community of Windham in Portage County, Ohio, and became the Deacon of their church. Chauncey Alford, and his brother, Roswell B. Alford, appear to have fought in the War of 1812. Roswell settled in Portsmouth, Ohio, and died there 4 Feb 1855. Two sons of Chauncey fought in the Civil War. One of them, Chauncey Higley Alford, later became a train conductor and was robbed by Jesse James in the Gads Hill train robbery on 31 Jan 1874. Chauncey Higley Alford eventually moved to California, however he stayed in touch with the Cole relatives in Portsmouth, Ohio. He died in Los Angeles on 14 Jan 1931 at age 95. Pliny A. Alford, a nephew of Prudence, became a Mississippi River boat captain. In summary, the Alfords fully participated in the westward migration and development of a young America.
They had the following children:
M i Charles O. COLE 1 was born 24 Nov 1846 in Scioto County, Ohio. He died on 14 Jul 1847 in Scioto, Ohio, and was buried in the Cole Family Cemetery, Coles Park. F ii Ella E. COLE M iii George W. COLE M iv Silas Chauncey COLE F v Harriet E. COLE 1 was born 7 May 1854 in Scioto County, Ohio. She died on 12 May 1854 and was buried in the Cole Family Cemetery. M vi Frank A. COLE 1 was born 23 Apr 1855 in Scioto, Ohio. He died on 18 Feb 1858 in Scioto, Ohio. He was buried in the the Cole Family Cemetery. F vii Mary Sabrina COLE M viii Harry F. COLE M ix Malory S. COLE 1 was born 17 Apr 1861 in Scioto, Ohio. He died on 27 Apr 1865 in Scioto, Ohio, and was interred in the Cole Family Cemetery. M x William Grant COLE
Silas Wattles COLE [Parents] [scrapbook] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 was born on 2 Aug 1797 in Sherburne, Chenango County, NY. He married Elizabeth HUSTON on 21 Nov 1822 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. Silas passed away 6 Jan 1875 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. He was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.
Other marriages:
The importance of Silas W. Cole was acknowledged with the selection of his portrait for the frontispiece of the impressive, authoritative book "History of the Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio, 1884."
Biographical Notes provided by Ralph and Richard Howe:
Silas W. Cole was born in Chenango County, New York State, in 1797, the son of Amos and Diana Cole. He was one of a family of thirteen children. Silas attended winter school some eight miles distant, often hiking through knee deep snow. He acquired a standard education that served him well for all business purposes.
In the spring of 1819 he started down the Susquehanna River from Binghampton with another man. Silas took a job at a school among German settlers to teach them English. In August 1819 he walked to Pittsburgh, Penn., and obtained employment at fifty cents per day. Shortly afterward he and a companion started traveling down the Ohio River arriving at Portsmouth, Ohio, at the Market Street landing. Subsequently, he went to visit an uncle residing in Alexandria (the settlement located west of the mouth of the Scioto River, established in the 1790’s and antedating Portsmouth by several years).
On November 22, 1822, Silas W. Cole married Elizabeth Huestin (Huston), settled in Portsmouth, and engaged in the wagon-making business. In 1839 he bought a small farm about six miles northwest of Portsmouth along the Ohio-Erie Canal. Silas and Elizabeth became the parents of eight sons and one daughter: John Wesley, H. Silas (Mack), Amos Burnham, Charles Oscar, James Madison, William Creighton, George Washington, and Caroline.
Seven sons enlisted and six fought in the Civil War on the Union side. Joseph Henry, a lieutenant in the 33rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was killed in the Battle of Chickamauga.
Many positions of trust were held by Silas W. Cole, among them several terms as Portsmouth street commissioner, member of the council six years, mayor of the city, county commissioner three years, infirmary director six years, township trustee, clerk, treasurer, etc., for nearly half his life.
On November 9, 1861, Elizabeth H. Cole died, and on January 21, 1864, Silas married Mrs. Antoinette Squires. Some years later, on January 6, 1876, Silas died at age 79 following an attack of paralysis. He was buried in the Portsmouth Greenlawn Cemetery.
Note: Dinah Crofoot appears to be the mother of Silas W. Cole. Other researchers have said Lucy Clark (Burnham) which was merely copied many times in D.A.R. membership applications. However, Amos Cole was married four times and didn't wed Lucy Clark until 1816, nineteen years after Silas W. Cole was born.
Elizabeth HUSTON [Parents] 1 was born 21 May 1804 in PA. She wed Silas W. COLE on 21 Nov 1822 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. Elizabeth died on 7 Nov 1861 and was laid to rest in Greenlawn Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.
Elizabeth Huston was a daughter of William and Susannah Boyd Huston. William was born about 1772 in Frederick County, Virginia. Susannah Boyd was born about 1772 in Cecil County, Maryland. They were married 24 Aug 1791 in Maryland. Both of their fathers were Revolutionary Soldiers. Susannah's father, William Boyd, died in 1777 at the Battle of Brandywine.
Elizabeth Huston's father, William, was Captain of Huston's Mounted Company, Ohio Militia, in the War of 1812. Some years after the war, he died of starvation on a desolate Gulf Coast island when his boat sank while returning from Texas. Conflicting reports say this occurred in 1822 or 1845. In 1845 his remains were buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio. Susanna remarried and eventually passed away 16 Sep 1854 in Scioto County, Ohio.
They had the following children:
M i George Washington COLE M ii William Creighton COLE M iii Capt. Amos Burnham COLE M iv Charles Oscar COLE F v Caroline Huston COLE M vi Joseph Henry COLE 1, 2, 3 was born 12 Jan 1837 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. He died on 19 Sep 1863 in Chickamauga, GA. The cause of death was wounds suffered in the Civil War battle of Chickamauga. He was buried on 29 Sep 1863 in Greenlawn Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.
Civil War:
Served as a 2nd Lieut., Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 33rd Regiment, Company E.
Entered on Sept. 12, 1861, at age 24. Killed in action at Chickamauga, GA, on 19 Sep 1863.
Roll of Honor lists him buried in the Chattanooga National Cemetery, possibly as H. H. Cole.
There are two memorial markers in Greenlawn Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio with conflicting dates of death. However, the battle of Chickamauga lasted from September 18-20, and the following article appeared in the Portsmouth Times on September 26, 1863:
A dispatch from Col. O. F. Moore states that the 33rd Regiment, in the late fight in Northern Georgia, had seventy-one killed and wounded. Among the killed were Major Ellis and Henry Cole. Capt. Geo. P. Singer was mortally wounded. Further news is awaited with intense anxiety.M vii Silas Mack COLE M viii John Wesley COLE M ix James Madison COLE
George Washington COLE [Parents] [scrapbook] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 was born 5 Sep 1823 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. He married Maria Tracy BARBER on 15 Jun 1871 in Portsmouth. On 16 Jan 1909 he passed away in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio. He was buried in the Cole Family Cemetery, Coles Park.
Other marriages:
Biographical Notes provided by Ralph and Richard Howe:
George Washington Cole was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, on September 5, 1823, one of eight sons of Silas Wattles and Elizabeth Hueston Cole. He grew up in the city and had the advantage of a good school education.
On September 18, 1845, he married to Prudence Sabrina Alford. They became the parents of ten children, three of whom (George W., Silas Chauncey, and William Grant) lived into the 1930’s. Others were Charles O., Harriet E., Frank A., Mollie S., Sabrina, Ella E., and Harry.
In about 1858 George W. Cole became the owner and operator of an extensive farm five to six miles northwest of Portsmouth, approximating 500 acres and including a large area of Scioto River bottomland lying adjacent to the Galena Pike (land surrounding and including the area now known as Coles Park). He was a successful farmer and considered wealthy in his day. He served his township as Clerk, Trustee and Justice of the Peace.
George W. Cole's wife, Prudence Sabrina, died May 1, 1864, at age 39. On June 15, 1871, he married Maria Tracy Barber, who was born August 24, 1834, and died November 20, 1905, at age 71. There were no children by this marriage.
George W. Cole died November 16, 1909, at the age of 86 and was buried in the Cole family cemetery that he had established in the Coles Park grove.
Maria Tracy BARBER [scrapbook] 1 was born on 24 Aug 1834 in Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio. She died on 20 Nov 1905 in , Scioto, Ohio. She was buried in Cole Family Cemetery, Coles Park, Scioto, Ohio. She married George Washington COLE on 15 Jun 1871 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio.
Francis Kempton ALLEN [Parents] [scrapbook] 1, 2, 3 was born 21 Oct 1869 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass.. He married Lucy (Alice Howland) Wilde CLAPP on 25 Sep 1894 in Boston, Suffolk, Mass.. Francis Allen passed away on 4 Nov 1950 in Clark County, Ohio, and was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio.
Springfield, Ohio, Newspaper Obituary:
Francis Kempton Allen, 81, for more than 43 years wholesale sales manager of the Springfield Metallic Casket Co., died at 8:55 PM Saturday (Nov. 4, 1950) in his home, 302 E. High Street. Mr. Allen had been ill since his retirement from his sales position several years ago.
The son of William H. H. and Emma Wheaton Allen, Mr. Allen was born in New Bedford, Mass., Oct. 21, 1869. He had resided for more than 51 years in Springfield.
Mr. Allen was a member of Clark Lodge 101, F. and A. M.; Springfield Chapter 48, R.A.M.; Springfield Council No. 17, R.S.M.; Palestine Commandery No.33, Knights Templar; A.A. Scottish Rite, Valley of Dayton; and of Antioch Temple, AAONMS, of Dayton.
On Sept. 25, 1950, he celebrated with his wife, Alice H. Allen, their 56th wedding anniversary. Survivors in addition to his wife include three daughters, Mrs. Charles Prins, Washington DC, Mrs. C.H. Purdy, Jackson, Mich., and Mrs. Harry P. Cooper, Columbus; two sons, George H. Allen, of South Vienna, and James B. Allen, of Seattle, Wash.; eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Lucy (Alice Howland) Wilde CLAPP [Parents] [scrapbook] 1, 2 was born on 8 Apr 1869 in Enfield, Penobscott, Maine. She wed Francis Kempton ALLEN on 25 Sep 1894 in Boston, Suffolk, Mass... Alice H. Allen died on 18 Jan 1954 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas, FL, and was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio. She had other parents (refer to the Howland pedigree chart).
Alice Howland was born Lucy Wilde Clapp on April 8, 1869, in Enfield, Penobscott, Maine. Her first ancestor to arrive in America was Thomas Clapp, born 1597 in Dorchester, England. His small sailing ship arrived in New England on July 24, 1633. Thomas Clapp was among eighty passengers on a voyage lasting more than a month. His cousin, Roger Clapp, had arrived earlier in 1630 on the ship Mary and John. Roger was a founder of Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Alice Howland's great-grandfather, Eliphalet Clapp, is listed in the DAR Patriot Index as a Revolutionary War veteran, a private from Massachusetts.
Beriah Clapp, Alice's grandfather, died about 1799. He was cast away and lost his life at sea on Sequin Ledge, off Kennebec River.
Alice Howland's biological parents were Billings Clapp (1790-1873) and Lorintha Marcella Curtis (1840-1875). Billings Clapp was a Methodist minister and farmer in the Eddington, Enfield area of Maine. He first married Susan Shed on 6 Jan 1817. She died on 18 Jan 1817. He next married Emily Whitney on 19 Mar 1818. They had thirteen children, and she died on 6 Nov 1861. He then married a widow, Lorintha Marcella Curtis Buzzell, on 2 Nov 1863.
Billings Clapp died 21 Feb 1873 and Lorintha died on 21 Nov 1875. Lucy, age six, was without parents. Charles C. Howland of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. was appointed Guardian of Lucy Wilde Clapp on November 1, 1880. Lucy Clapp's name was changed to Alice Howland by her foster parents, Charles and Margaret Ayer Howland, in Probate Court of Boston, Mass. on Dec 29, 1884.
As a girl, Alice volunteered for work in the Boston slums to help keep children off the streets and to prevent them from becoming criminals. Also, in her youth, Alice was a promising artist. Although art would remain a lifetime hobby, raising a big family and helping humanitarian causes became greater priorities.
Alice Howland married Francis K. Allen on September 25, 1894. They moved to Springfield, Ohio, in 1900 when Mr. Allen was transferred there while working for the Metallic Casket Company. They raised a family of eight children in a large home near Wittenberg College.
From the Springfield (Ohio) Sun newspaper, April 1, 1923: "Mrs. Francis K. Allen is one of Springfield's nationally and internationally known women. It was she who conceived the idea and designed the flag known as the Golden Rule Standard for Peace and Unity. The flag has been approved by the nations of the world as an international symbol. The patented design granted Mrs. Allen provides money to be used to aid all children to learn and live the Golden Rule".
Some years later, Mrs. Allen reflected saying "I wanted to do something to prevent future wars, to bring an understanding of the true unity of the world to both children and adults. I was brought up as an artist so it was easy for me to represent my ideas in terms of form and color. The idea of a flag to symbolize world unity, peace and the equality of all nations and races came to me after I had worried for a long time about the evils of the war through which the world had just lived. War is so terrible. I had hoped that my flag might be a reminder of the great law of peace, the Golden Rule."
Alice's husband, Francis K. Allen, died November 4, 1950. Alice Howland Allen died on January 18, 1954, while vacationing in St. Petersburg, Florida. She was returned to Ohio and laid to rest beside her husband.
Alice Howland Allen was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution as a descendent of John Curtis (1741-1783). Her DAR membership No. 203981 was granted Oct 18, 1924. She also submitted supplemental DAR applications as a descendant of Pvt. Eliphalet Clapp (b. 1736), Pvt. John Killam (1729-1818), Sergt. John Davis (1735-1808), and Ruth Peabody Curtis (1744-1829), a patriot.
They had the following children:
F i Margaret Howland ALLEN was born 23 Sep 1895 in New Bedford, Bristol, Mass.. She died on 21 Jan 1927 in Springfield, Ohio, and is buried in Ferncliff Cemetery next to her parents. F ii Frances Evelyn ALLEN F iii Alicia Wheaton ALLEN M iv George Haskell ALLEN F v Virginia Richmond ALLEN M vi William Henry Harrison ALLEN was born 30 May 1905 in Springfield, Clark, Ohio. He died on 30 Aug 1905. M vii James Bartlett ALLEN F viii Constance Clapp ALLEN was born 15 Jul 1909 in Springfield, Clark, Ohio. She died on 12 May 1913 in Springfield, Ohio.
Harry Sheppard HOWE [Parents] [scrapbook] 1, 2 was born 6 Mar 1879 in Porter, Gallia County, Ohio. He died on 7 Dec 1956 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio. He was buried in Rushtown Cemetery, Scioto, Ohio. He married Olive Pryor COLE on 24 Oct 1906 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio.
Obituary printed in a Portsmouth, Ohio, newspaper:
Masonic services will be conducted tonight at 8 at Lynn Funeral Home for Harry S. Howe, 77, who passed away at 4:30 a.m. Friday, December 7, 1956, at Mercy Hospital.
Mr. Howe, a pioneer in the automobile agency business in Portsmouth, was a native of Gallipolis.
Surviving Mr. Howe, in addition to his wife, Mrs. Olive Cole Howe, are two sons, Ralph of Billings, Montana, and Richard of Fairborn, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Vint Clark of Patriot, Ohio, and Miss Mabel Howe of Columbus, Ohio.
Private funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at Lynn Funeral Home with Rev. George DeHority Jr., pastor of First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Rushtown Cemetery.
Olive Pryor COLE [Parents] [scrapbook] 1, 2, 3 was born on 2 Aug 1880 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio. She died on 10 Apr 1960 in Oakwood, Montgomery, Ohio. She was laid to rest in Rushtown Cemetery, Scioto, Ohio. She married Harry Sheppard HOWE on 24 Oct 1906 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio.
Biographical Notes provided by Ralph and Richard Howe:
Olive Pryor Cole, third daughter of Silas C. and Frances Smith Cole, was born August 2, 1880, at Portsmouth, Ohio, and lived all but the last three years of her life in Scioto County, Ohio. As a little girl she was a favorite grandchild of her maternal grandmother, Drusilla Smith Williamson, often visited for extended periods of time with her grandmother in the latter’s little cottage dwelling on Dry Run northwest of Portsmouth, and was with her grandmother at the time of the latter’s death in July 1892.
Olive received her elementary education in the Dry Run rural schools. As a young lady she later attended a business college in Portsmouth, was subsequently employed in secretarial positions, including a period as Deputy County Clerk. In the early 1900’s she was a member of the telephone switchboard staff for the newly established Portsmouth Home Telephone Company, and became long distance operator. There she met Harry Sheppard Howe, a native of Gallipolis, Gallia County, who was transferred to Portsmouth to serve as telephone company maintenance supervisor. On October 24, 1906, they were married, later becoming the parents of two sons: Ralph Harrington Howe, born June 28, 1911, and Richard Cole Howe, born December 25, 1912. Although living on the farm during their growing-up years, the sons attended Portsmouth city schools. In addition to being a homemaker, Olive was employed many years as deputy county clerk.
Harry Howe became engaged in the automobile business in 1912, then in its infancy, and was a pioneer in auto sales and service in the area, establishing the first Hudson car dealership in Southern Ohio. Later the business was expanded to include Essex and Packard cars. About 1921 the family moved to the Silas Cole farm where a home was built on an acre of land deeded to Olive from her Cole parents. In 1924 Harry Howe bought a parcel of river bottomland from the George Cole Farm Estate and thereafter engaged in farming as a sideline to his automobile business.
Harry Howe retired from the auto business in 1940 to devote his remaining years to the farm. Following a terminal illness of more than a year, he died December 7, 1956, and was buried in the Cole family plot in the Rushtown Cemetery. He was 77 years and 9 months old at the time of his death.
In the early spring of 1957, after 35 years in that location and in accordance with Harry Howe’s last wishes and advice, the Howe farm and home were sold. Olive moved to Oakwood, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio, where she and her youngest son, Richard, made their home during her remaining years (Richard having returned to his position as an administrative officer in the USAF Air Research and Development Command, following an absence of a year in 1956 in which he helped operate and manage the family farm during his father’s illness).
In the fall of 1959 Olive Howe experienced health problems which developed into a terminal illness of six month’s duration. She died at home in Oakwood in the early evening of Palm Sunday, April 10, 1960, at the age of 79 years, 8 months, and 8 days. Final funeral services were held at Portsmouth, Ohio, and she was buried in the Cole family plot in the Rushtown Cemetery near her husband and Cole parents.
They had the following children:
M i Ralph Harrington HOWE 1, 2 was born 28 Jun 1911 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio. On 20 Oct 1995 in he passed away and was laid to rest in Bluff, Utah.
Biographical notes for Ralph H. Howe:
Ralph Harrington Howe was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, on June 28, 1911, the son of Olive and Harry Howe. He attended city schools and graduated with distinction from Portsmouth High in June 1929. Ralph then enrolled in the University of Cincinnati, College of Engineering, majoring in geology. He graduated in June 1938 and received a fellowship at Texas A&M where Ralph taught geology for a year. Next he accepted a position with Getty Geophysical Engineering Company as a geologist. From 1943 to 1945 Ralph was on a project in Maricaibo, Venezuela. Upon his return from South America he joined Standard Oil of California in New Orleans. Future assignments took him all over the West before retiring in 1966 as a well respected geophysicist. Even in retirement Ralph donated much of his time to geological students from the University of Pittsburgh and other institutions. Ralph and his brother, Richard, enjoyed their final years living together in Bluff, Utah. Ralph Howe never married, and he passed away on October 20, 1995.M ii Richard Cole HOWE 1, 2 was born on 25 Dec 1912 in Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio. He died 26 Jul 1989 in Bluff, San Juan, Utah. He was interred in Bluff, Utah.
Biographical notes for Richard C. Howe:
Richard Cole Howe, the son of Olive and Harry Howe, was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, on December 25, 1912. He attended city schools and graduated from Portsmouth High in June 1930. He went on to Ohio University, majored in journalism, and graduated in June 1936. Richard worked on the Columbus Citizen newspaper for awhile before returning to Portsmouth to help in his father's Hudson automobile dealership. During the WW II years he was in Benicia, California, working in the Benicia Arsenal Office. Afterwards he accepted a position with the Veterans Administration in Cincinnati, Ohio. Later he took a position at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, as an administrative officer in the USAF Air Research and Development Command. After both his parents passed away, Richard left Ohio in the early 1960's and moved to Bluff, Utah. There he lived with his brother, Ralph, and they enjoyed retirement. He never married. Richard Howe died on July 26, 1989.
Harry Theron YOUNKIN [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born 21 May 1889 in Bearfield Twp, Perry, Ohio. He died on 30 Nov 1963 in Crooksville, Perry, Ohio. He was buried on 3 Dec 1963 in Maplewood Cemetery, New Lexington, Perry, Ohio. He married Dorothy Marie LONGSTRETH.
Obituary printed in the Crooksville (Ohio) Messenger, Wednesday, December, 4, 1963:
Harry Theron Younkin, age 74, of Taylor Street, Crooksville, died at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Athens State Hospital where he had been a patient since Monday, November 25.
Mr. Younkin was born May 21, 1889, in Perry County, a son of Eli and Mary Smith Younkin. He was a retired farmer and moved to Crooksville four years ago. He was a member of Deavertown Methodist Church.
Surviving are his widow, the former Dorothy Longstreth of the home; and a brother, Carl of Corning. A brother , Burl, preceded him in death.
Friends were received at the Fred L. Cannon and Sons Funeral Home where services were held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Ralph Tucker officiating. Burial was made in Maplewood Cemetery, New Lexington.
Dorothy Marie LONGSTRETH [Parents] [scrapbook] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born on 6 Oct 1910 in Crooksville, Perry, Ohio. She died 16 Apr 1995 in Crooksville, Perry, Ohio. She was buried on 19 Apr 1995 in Maplewood Cemetery, New Lexington, Perry, Ohio. She married Harry Theron YOUNKIN.
Obituary from a Perry County, Ohio, newspaper:
Dorothy M. Younkin, age 84, of 110 Taylor St., Crooksville, died at 10:45 p.m. Sunday, April 16, 1995, at Good Samaritan Medical Center following a brief illness.
Mrs. Younkin was born October 6, 1910, near Deavertown, Ohio. She attended First United Methodist Church in Crooksville and was a member of Deavertown Women's Society.
Surviving are several cousins. Mrs. Younkin was preceded in death by her parents, John R. and Lizzie Cooper Longstreth; and her husband, Harry T. Younkin, who died Nov. 30, 1963.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, 1995, at Goebel Funeral Home, Crooksville, with the Rev. Richard Rothemich officiating. Burial will be in New Lexington Cemetery.
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