8/26/1870 Clark Twp, PO Rockport, Atchison Co, MO. The young couplew ere living next door to Mary's Uncle John at census time. AlbertHowar d was 26 years old with personal property worth $350 while Marywas onl y 19. They had no children.
6/10/1880 S half of Clark Twp, Atchison Co, MO. The Howard familyhad g rown by next census time. It included "Alford," 36, May, 28,Lillie, 8 , Nora, 7, Cora, 5, Lessie, 3, and Arthur, 1. The parentswere born in O H, all the children in MO. Albert was a farmer.
6/14/1900 Still at the same residence. Recorded in that census wereA lbert Howard, 57, Mary, 49, and sons Arthur, 21, Veere, 12, andEarnest , 9. Albert and Mary had been married 31 years, she had givenbirth to 1 2 children but only 6 were living. Albert was stillfarming, Arthur wa s a farm laborer. Down the road was a Scarlettfamily, in-laws of Mary 's brother Alexander.
