Delbert Howe (1877 - 1935)

Biography

This profile is part of the Howe Name Study.

Early Life

Delbert Howe was born on 15 May 1877 in Maysville, Washington Township, Daviess, Indiana, United States, son of Samuel Edwin Howe (1846–>1884) and Catharine Ann Boeger (~1843–~1892).

He is the 5th of 7 children:

1. Iona May Howe (1868–1943)
2. Joseph Henry Howe (~1869– )
3. Clara Viola Howe (1872–1947)
4. Perry Howe (~1877–~1949)
5. Delbert Howe (1877-1935)
6. Clyde Howe (~1879–<1895)
7. James Howe (1879–1964)

In the 1880 census he (age 5) was the son of S. E. Howe in Springfield Township, Allen, Indiana, United States.^[1]

In the 1885 census he (age 10) was a son in Royal, Antelope, Nebraska, United States.^[2]

• Note: He was incorrectly recorded as Della Howe and a daughter rather than a son.

Marriage & Children

They were recorded in the Midland Empire News on 8 Dec 1899 in Billings, Montana for having been granted a license to wed.^[3]

Dell (22) married Margaret Ann Davis (19) (born on 27 May 1880 in Montana, United States; daughter of George Reed Davis and Woman Who Went Into the Cloud (Strong Bear) Davis) on 5 Dec 1899 in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States^[4][5]. Their children were:

1. Robert Sumner Howe (1899–1966)^[6][7]
2. Erle Elmer Howe (1901–1967)
3. Margaret Ione Howe (1903–1984)^[8][9]
4. Perry Howe (1905–1955)^[10][11]
5. Estelle Alice Howe (1906–1963)^[12][13]
6. William H Howe (~1908– )
7. Effie Nina Howe (~1910–1919)
8. Charles Ward Howe (~1911–1935)^[14][15]
9. Clarence Howard Howe (1915–1977)^[16][17]
10. Francis Howe (1917–1971)^[18][19]
11. Raymond Howe (1919–1995)^[20][21][22]
12. Anna Marie Howe (1922–~1922)^[23]

In the 1900 census he was the married head of household in Crow Reservation, Custer, Montana, United States, and they had their first son, and were raising Margaret's younger brother Blaine due to the death of Margaret's mother.^[24]

I don't know where he is in the 1910 Census, but he is notably absent and his wife is recorded as head of household at the farm with the children^[25]

In 1913 a Whooping Cough Epidemic hit the Crow Tribe as recorded in the Billings Evening Journal on 19 Feb 1913 in Billings, Montana, in which they are recorded as losing a 5 year old daughter.^[26]

• Note: I don't have a daughter born in 1908 or dying in 1913, so I'm not sure who this child is.

The Hardin Tribune published that Dell was putting in an "Extensive Addition" to his home on 11 Aug 1916 in Hardin, Montana.^[27]

They made the news again when Francis Howe was born as he was a 15 pound baby! As recorded in the The Hardin Tribune on 19 Jan 1917 in Hardin, Montana.^[28]

Unfortuantely, in 1918 they lost their son William H Howe, as he was dragged by a horse as reported in the The Hardin Tribune on 6 Sep 1918 in Hardin, Montana^[29] and in the Dillon Tribune on 20 Sep 1918^[30].

In 1919 their daughter Effie Nina Howe died of influenza, per the The Hardin Tribune on 4 Apr 1919 in Hardin, Montana.^[31]

In the 1920 census he (age 42) was the married head of household in Big Horn, Montana, United States, now with eight children living at home.^[32]

His wife Margaret Ann (Davis) Howe (1880-1925) died on 26 Oct 1925 in Crow Agency, Big Horn, Montana, United States.^[33]

Her obituary was in the The Searchlight on 28 Oct 1925 in Hardin, Montana.^[34] It seems she suffered with diabetes for years and her cause of death was likely diabetes, as reported in the Hardin Herald on 30 Oct 1925 in Hardin, Montana.^[35]

Late Life

In the 1930 census he (age 53) was the widowed head of household in Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States.^[36]

His son Charles Ward Howe was taken to the Asylum in Warm Springs due to a mental affliction,as posted in the Hardin Herald on 4 Dec 1931 in Hardin, Montana.^[37]

In the 1932 census he was recorded on the US Native American Census Rolls as married in Montana.^[38]

• Note: There is no wife, it does not appear he remarried, also, he was white, he was likely recorded on the rolls due to his children being Crow and he was the head of household widowed to a Crow wife who couldn't be recorded.

He died (age 60) on 29 Nov 1935 in Crow Agency, Big Horn, Montana, United States.^[39] He was burried in Lodge Grass Cemetery, Lodge Grass, Big Horn County, Montana, United States.^[40]

Sources

1. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00029; Digital film/folder number: 005157807; FHL microfilm: 1254264; Image number: 290; Sheet number: 233; Sheet letter: C; Indexing batch: C55552-1
   FamilySearch Record: MHMC-FXY (accessed 15 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YB3-2PD
   Dellie Howe (5), single son, in household of S. E. Howe (38) in Springfield Township, Allen, Indiana, United States. Born in Indiana, United States.
2. ↑ 1885 Census: "Nebraska State Census, 1885"
   citing Page: 4; Line: 21;
   FamilySearch Record: X3XX-3N7 (accessed 19 July 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 939J-T4SR-TS
   Della Howe (10) daughter in household of S E Howe (39) in Royal, Antelope, Nebraska, United States.
3. ↑ 1899 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
   Midland Empire News (Billings, Montana) Fri, Dec 8, 1899, page 5
   Newspapers Clip: 104373252 (accessed 12 February 2024)
4. ↑ Marriage: "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
   citing Marriage, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,943,754
   FamilySearch Record: F37B-14T (accessed 15 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6S5S-KSC
   Dell Howe (24y) marriage to Margaret Ann Davis (18y) on 5 Dec 1899 in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana.
5. ↑ Marriage: "United States Western States Marriage Index"
   citing Page: 250
   FamilySearch Record: XZVR-KV7 (accessed 15 August 2023)
   Dell Howe marriage to Margaret Ann Davis on 5 Dec 1899 in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States.
6. ↑ Marriage of son Robert Howe: "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
   citing Marriage, Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,939,811
   FamilySearch Record: F3QH-Q35 (accessed 15 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6PZW-B3C
   Dell Howe's son Robert Howe marriage to Lucy Eastman on 19 Jul 1929 in Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana.
7. ↑ Death of son Robert Sumner Howe: "Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
   citing Death, , , Montana, United States, Death registers, vol A-Z, 1911-1975, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
   FamilySearch Record: QVC3-3WXM (accessed 15 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-898L-L4YM Image number 00098
   Dell Howe in death record for son Robert Sumner Howe 11 Apr 1965 in Montana, United States.
8. ↑ Marriage of daughter Margaret Iona Howe: "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
   citing Marriage, Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,939,810
   FamilySearch Record: F3Q4-N58 (accessed 15 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6S97-41D
   Dell Howe's daughter Margaret Iona Howe marriage to Frank Mullenburg on 12 Apr 1919 in Hardin, Big Horn, Montana.
9. ↑ Death of daughter Margaret Ione Smith: "Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
   citing Death, Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States, Death certificates, vol S-2, 1980-2011, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
   FamilySearch Record: QVCS-TQVN (accessed 15 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G98D-N3FX Image number 00073
   Dell Howe in death record for daughter Margaret Ione Smith 27 Nov 1984 in Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States.
10. ↑ Marriage of son Perry Howe: "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
    citing Marriage, Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,939,811
    FamilySearch Record: F3Q4-17Q (accessed 15 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6PZW-TCL
    Dell Howe's son Perry Howe marriage to Tillie Walking Bear on 29 Sep 1926 in Hardin, Big Horn, Montana.
11. ↑ Death of son Perry Howe: "Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
    citing Death, , Big Horn, Montana, United States, Death registers, vol A-Z, 1911-1975, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
    FamilySearch Record: QVC3-365L (accessed 15 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G98L-L4JZ Image number 00094
    Dell Howe in death record for son Perry Howe 3 Sep 1955 in Big Horn, Montana, United States.
12. ↑ Marriage of daughter Estella Alice Howe: "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
    citing Marriage, Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,939,811
    FamilySearch Record: F3QH-78Z (accessed 15 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6PZW-BW6
    Dell Howe's daughter Estella Alice Howe marriage to Charles L. Eastman on 21 Dec 1929 in Hardin, Big Horn, Montana.
13. ↑ Death of daughter Stella Eastman: "Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
    citing Death, Crow Agency, Big Horn, Montana, United States, Death certificates, vol E, 1909-2011, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
    FamilySearch Record: QVCS-TS5M (accessed 15 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-898C-3CHH Image number 00065
    Dell Howe in death record for daughter Stella Eastman 4 Dec 1963 in Crow Agency, Big Horn, Montana, United States.
14. ↑ Death of son Charles Ward Howe: "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004"
    citing Death, Warm Springs, Deer Lodge, Montana, United States, various county recorder offices; FHL microfilm 2,358,680
    FamilySearch Record: QKNT-SR8R (accessed 15 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-LB2L-9WST Image number 02004
    Dell Howe in death record for son Charles Ward Howe 27 Jun 1935 in Warm Springs, Deer Lodge, Montana, United States.
15. ↑ Death of son Charles Ward Howe: "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004"
    citing Death, Warm Springs, Deer Lodge, Montana, United States, various county recorder offices; FHL microfilm 2,358,680
    FamilySearch Record: QKNT-SR8R (accessed 15 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-LB2L-9WST Image number 02004
    Dell Howe in death record for son Charles Ward Howe 27 Jun 1935 in Warm Springs, Deer Lodge, Montana, United States.
16. ↑ Marriage of son Clarence Howard Howe: "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953"
    citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,114,742
    FamilySearch Record: K8VP-XSG (accessed 15 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-893H-C9WW-F
    Dell Howe's son Clarence Howard Howe marriage to Dorothea Juanita Tremble on 13 Mar 1942 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
17. ↑ Death of son Clarence Howard Howe: "Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
    citing Death, Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States, Death Certificates ( in file drawers); 1910-2011; v H, 1910-2011, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
    FamilySearch Record: QVBD-9X2V (accessed 15 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-898C-3W1S Image number 00486
    Dell Howe in death record for son Clarence Howard Howe 17 May 1977 in Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States.
18. ↑ Marriage of son Francis Howe: "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
    citing Marriage, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,943,771
    FamilySearch Record: F34W-1YZ (accessed 15 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DT2S-RW3
    Dell Howe's son Francis Howe marriage to Lou Ellen Armstrong on 5 Nov 1948 in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana.
19. ↑ Death of son Francis Howe: "Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
    citing Death, , , Montana, United States, Death registers, vol A-Z, 1911-1975, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
    FamilySearch Record: QVC3-SZJD (accessed 15 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-898L-L4YM Image number 00098
    Dell Howe in death record for son Francis Howe 27 May 1971 in Montana, United States.
20. ↑ Marriage of son Raymond Howe: "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
    citing Marriage, Big Horn, Montana, USA, various county courthouses, Montana; FHL microfilm 1,939,813
    FamilySearch Record: F37F-7X1 (accessed 15 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-695S-XW8
    Dell Howe's son Raymond Howe marriage to Ramona Pease on 6 Dec 1947 in Big Horn, Montana, USA.
21. ↑ Death of son Raymond Howe: "Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
    citing Death, Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, United States, Death Certificates ( in file drawers); 1910-2011; v H, 1910-2011, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
    FamilySearch Record: QVBD-9NMD (accessed 15 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G98C-34M5 Image number 00645
    Dell Howe in death record for son Raymond Howe 15 Sep 1995 in Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, United States.
22. ↑ Obituary of son Raymond Howe: "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012"
    citing Digital film/folder number: 100415112; FHL microfilm: 100415112
    FamilySearch Record: QVS9-N2ZL (accessed 15 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9JH-29LN-8 Image number 00345
    Name: Dell Howe; Death Place: United States; Relationship To Head: Father.
23. ↑ Birth of daughter Anna Marie Howe: "Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
    citing Birth, Crow Agency, Big Horn, Montana, United States, Birth registers, vol A-M, 1909-1982, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
    FamilySearch Record: QVCS-BKX8 (accessed 15 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L98L-LW5F Image number 00234
    Anna Marie Howe born to Dell Howe on 24 Apr 1922 in Crow Agency, Big Horn, Montana, United States.
24. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 14; Digital film/folder number: 004120365; FHL microfilm: 1240915; Image number: 932; Sheet number: 20; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01982-6
    FamilySearch Record: MST8-7HG (accessed 15 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D5GQ-S2D
    Howe, married head of household in Crow Reservation, Custer, Montana, United States.
25. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004972807; FHL microfilm: 1374850; Image number: 1143; Sheet number: 10; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03439-4
    FamilySearch Record: MLCK-K9T (accessed 12 February 2024)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RK3-VZ9
    Maragaret Wares Howe (30), married head of household in Crow Indian Reservation, Yellowstone, Montana, United States. Born in Montana.
26. ↑ 1913 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
    Billings Evening Journal (Billings, Montana) Wed, Feb 19, 1913, page 2
    Newspapers Clip: 140835170 (accessed 12 February 2024)
27. ↑ 1916 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
    The Hardin Tribune (Hardin, Montana) Fri, Aug 11, 1916, page A8
    Newspapers Clip: 140835540 (accessed 12 February 2024)
28. ↑ 1917 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
    The Hardin Tribune (Hardin, Montana) Fri, Jan 19, 1917, page A10
    Newspapers Clip: 140790191 (accessed 12 February 2024)
29. ↑ 1918 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
    The Hardin Tribune (Hardin, Montana) Fri, Sep 6, 1918, page A1
    Newspapers Clip: 140757810 (accessed 12 February 2024)
30. ↑ 1918 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
    Dillon Tribune (Dillon, Montana) Fri, Sep 20, 1918, page A2
    Newspapers Clip: 140834831 (accessed 12 February 2024)
31. ↑ 1919 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
    The Hardin Tribune (Hardin, Montana) Fri, Apr 4, 1919, page 12
    Newspapers Clip: 140834986 (accessed 12 February 2024)
32. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 967; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 1820967; Record number: 15097;
    FamilySearch Record: M83X-212 (accessed 19 July 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRX7-7LW Image number 00326
    Dell Howe (42), married head of household in Big Horn, Montana, United States. Born in Indiana.
33. ↑ Death of wife Margaret Ann Howe: "Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
    citing Death, Crow Agency, Big Horn, Montana, United States, Death Certificates ( in file drawers); 1910-2011; v H, 1910-2011, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
    FamilySearch Record: QVBD-9NHV (accessed 15 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L98C-345T Image number 00061
    Dell Howe in death record for wife Margaret Ann Howe 26 Oct 1925 in Crow Agency, Big Horn, Montana, United States.
34. ↑ 1925 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
    The Searchlight (Hardin, Montana) Wed, Oct 28, 1925, page 1
    Newspapers Clip: 140789961 (accessed 12 February 2024)
35. ↑ 1925 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
    Hardin Herald (Hardin, Montana) Fri, Oct 30, 1925, page A12
    Newspapers Clip: 140790973 (accessed 12 February 2024)
36. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
    citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 39; Digital film/folder number: 004951840; FHL microfilm: 2340987; Image number: 301; Sheet number: 4; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03870-5
    FamilySearch Record: XCMX-358 (accessed 15 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RHT-Q43
    Dell Howe (53), widowed head of household in Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Montana, United States. Born in Indiana.
37. ↑ 1931 Newspaper: "Newspapers.com"
    Hardin Herald (Hardin, Montana) Fri, Dec 4, 1931, page A7
    Newspapers Clip: 140835374 (accessed 12 February 2024)
38. ↑ 1932 Census: "U.S., Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940"
    The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; Series: National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls; NAID: 595276; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; Page: 70
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1059 #1036241 (accessed 12 February 2024)
    Dell Howe, married in Montana.
39. ↑ Death: "Montana, Big Horn County Records, 1884-2011"
    citing Death, Crow Agency, Big Horn, Montana, United States, Death Certificates ( in file drawers); 1910-2011; v H, 1910-2011, Big Horn County Courthouse, Hardin
    FamilySearch Record: QVBD-9DR1 (accessed 15 August 2023)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-998C-34QR Image number 00146
    Del Howe death 29 Nov 1935 (age 60), husband of Margaret Ann Davis, in Crow Agency, Big Horn, Montana, United States.
40. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #94316421 (accessed 15 August 2023)
    Memorial page for Dell Howe (15 May 1877-29 Nov 1935), citing Lodge Grass Cemetery, Lodge Grass, Big Horn County, Montana, USA; Maintained by Lillian Phelps (contributor 47307556).

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