Howard, Mattie Malvina

Mattie married Davis, Elmer Thompson 5 Jan 1907. Elmer (son of Davis, Rev. John Starke and Davis, Margaret Jane) was born 20 Aug 1887, Hancock, Pulaski County, Missouri, USA; died 5 Jul 1935, Clinton, Custer County, Oklahoma, USA; was buried 7 Jul 1935, Sallisaw, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Davis, Beulah Lois was born 3 Feb 1912, Lowell, Benton County, Arkansas, USA; died 23 Jul 2001, Arnold, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA.

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Died:
John died in either 1922 or 1924; sources disagree as to the exact date.

John married Tittle, Harriett Abrion Jul 1889, Webber Falls, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA. Harriett was born 4 Oct 1851, Arkansas, USA; died 15 Apr 1947, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA; was buried 17 Apr 1947, Fairview, Newton County, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Birth:
An obituary states that she was born in northwest Arkansas. In a newspaper notice of her 95th birthday celebration, it was reported that she grew up in southern Texas, moved to "Cherokee nation, Indian Territory" as a young woman, relocated in 1894 to southwestern Missouri near Rocky Comfort, and had been residing with her daughter, Mrs. Mattie Hartley, in Joplin, Missouri, since about 1935. The birthday notice also noted that she was the only surviving member of a family of 19 children. At this time we have no information about this family.

Buried:
Funeral services were conducted at the Fairview Baptist Church on Thursday afternoon, 17 April 1947. Burial was in the Dice Cemetery, Fairview, under the direction of Parker-Hunsaker Funeral Home, Joplin, Missouri. Harriett was survived by a son, Jack Howard, of Rocky Comfort; a daughter, Mrs. Mattie Hartley, of Joplin (with whom she had been living for the last 11 years); a grandson, John Doyle Howard; a grand-daughter, Mrs Beulah Scribner, of Exeter, Missouri, and five great grandchildren.

Died:
Mrs. Howard A. Howard died early in the morning at St. John's Hospital in Joplin. She had been a patient there since 9 April 1947 after breaking her hip in a fall.

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Married:
"Mrs. Howard was the widow of the late John Howard, who preceded her in death in 1924."