Howard, Francis Irwin

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Buried:
Francis was buried in Oakland Cemetery.

Died:

The following is a transcription supplied by Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts of an obituary for Frank I. Howard. Gretchen Leenerts reported that the obituary had appeared on 28 March 1935 in the Sac City Sun, of Sac City, Iowa.

Funeral services for Frank I. Howard who passed away at a hospital in Omaha following brief illness were held Friday afternoon at 2:30 from Neal Funeral Home with Rev. Corwin Taylor, pastor of Methodist Church. Burial Oakland Cemetery beside wife who died 1923. Frank I. Howard, son of Israel and Sarah Sulgrove Howard, was born at Ottumwa, Iowa 26 June 1856 and died 20 March 1935 age 78 years, 8 months, 29 days. When 2 moved with family to vicinity of Ankeny, Iowa, at that time known as Saylorville near Des Moines where he grew up. Married Lydia M. Fiegenbaum 27 February 1881. For twelve years they lived near Ankeny on a farm. In the spring of 1893 they came to Sac County where they bought a farm and owned it at the time of his death. In 1916 they moved to town. Mrs. Howard died 29 March 1923. He was one of nine children, one dying in infancy. All but one sister, Mrs. Thomas Lane of Sac City, preceded him in death. His daughter, Geneive (Mrs. R. B. Hayes) of Plattsmouth, together with husband and their two children, Jean Howard and Robert Howard survive.

Note that other researchers report that "Frank" Howard was born in Polk County, Iowa, on 30 June 1856, that he was the youngest of 11 children and that his father's name was not Israel, but Samuel.

Francis married Fiegenbaum, Lydia Maria 27 Feb 1881, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA. Lydia (daughter of Fiegenbaum, Friedrich Wilhelm and Otto, Louisa) was born 11 Oct 1857, Freeport, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA; died 29 Mar 1923, Sac City, Sac County, Iowa, USA; was buried 1 Apr 1923, Sac City, Sac County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet]

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Residence (family):
The Howard family lived on a farm near Ankeny.

Residence (family):
The Howard family lived on a farm just north of Sac City from 1893 until 1916, when Lydia and Francis moved into town.

1. Howard, Genevieve was born 29 Dec 1881, Polk County, Iowa, USA; died 1 Apr 1971, Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska, USA; was buried 3 Apr 1971, Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska, USA.

Samuel married Sulgrove, Sarah 1 Dec 1836, Marion County, Indiana, USA. Sarah was born 1815, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA; died 1903, Sac County, Iowa, USA. [Group Sheet]