Jeremiah Howard. Obituary of Judge J. A. Howard of Bartow County, Georgia

 Jeremiah A. Howard: Obituary

Subject]: Obituary of Judge J. A. Howard

Database: Georgia Historic Newspapers 

Library: Digital Library of Georgia (GALILEO).

Publication: The Cartersville Courant-American 

Archive/Issues Available: 1888-1889 

Place of Publication: Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia 

Date of Publication: Thurs., 31  October 1889

Page: 5 

Title of Obituary: "Death of Judge Howard" 

Title and Name of Deceased: Judge J. A. Howard

Date of Death: n/a "Tuesday last" [est. Tues., 29 October 1889]

Place of Death: "at his home in this city" [Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia] 

Date of Interment: "the following day" [est. Wed., 30 October 1889]

Place of Interment: Oakland Cemetery [now Oak Hill Cemetery?, Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia] 

   "Judge J. A. Howard died at his home in this city Tuesday last, after a lingering illness of several weeks, and was laid to rest in Oakland cemetery the following day. 

    "Judge Howard was one of our best known and most popular citizens, having held the office of Oedinary [sic] for twenty-four years--performing his duties with the most scrupulous care and winning the confidence of all. His familiar face will be greatly missed on our streets. 

    "The bereaved family have the hearty sympathy of our entire community." 

[Source]: 

J. A. Howard in "Death of Judge Howard," /The Cartersville Courant-American/ (Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia) 1888-1889, Thurs., 31  October 1889, page 5 (digital image 5), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (GALILEO). https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn88054138/1889-10-31/ed-1/seq-5/print/image_558x817_from_869,4111_to_1693,5317/ (accessed 09 November 2020 by D.K. Pritchett). 

Selected Surnames (Cooper, Bryant, Howard, Littleton) on Confederate Memorial in West Hill Cemetery, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia

Selected Surnames (Cooper, Bryant, Howard, Littleton) on Confederate Memorial in West Hill Cemetery, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia:

Elisha J. Bryant, Co. E, 1st Ala. Cav.

Daniel C. Cooper, Co. A, 46th Ala.

John Cooper, Co. D, 41st Ala.

Robert Cooper, Co. D, 40th Tenn.

John Howard, Co. H, 22nd Ala.

John Littleton, Co. G, 41st Miss.

Subject: Death Records and Searches, Burials, Confederate Burials, Whitfield County Georgia

Extract: Will of Samuel P. C. Howard, of Ophir, Placer, California (1906)

Will of Samuel P. C. Howard
Ophir, Placer, California
31 August 1906
Brief Extract by: John T. Coleman, Rabun County, Georgia

[This will mentions]:

• heirs of my deceased brother, Lafayette Howard, of Macon Co., North Carolina
• heirs of my deceased brother, Pulaske Howard, of Macon Co., North Carolina
• my sister, Rosetta Norton nee Howard of Macon Co., North Carolina, or her heirs
• my sister, Marcella McClure nee Howard of Clay Co., North Carolina, or her heirs
• my brother, Dr. Nicholas F. Howard, of Dahlonega, Georgia, or his heirs
• my brother, John H. Howard, of Greenfield, Missouri, or his heirs
• heirs of my deceased sister, Elizabeth Roane nee Howard, of Jefferson Co., Illinois

Appointed Executors: William R. Monahan and Otto F. Walter, of Ophir, Placer, California

"I wish to be buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery at Auburn, Ophir, Placer, California."

[Dated] 31 August 1906

Witnesses: Fred Lutz

                  A. W. Ellison

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These are just brief notes by John T. Howard; he has published a more detailed transcript of the will in a self-published book on the Howard family. It may be found at Rabun County Historical Society and other libraries in Georgia and North Carolina.