From another Findagrave contributor:
Bert was the editor & publisher of an Alaskan newspaper. Son of Jacob and Emily Young Howdeshell and husband of Elizabeth. He died of apoplexy contributed to by alcoholism. He and Elizabeth had been living in Alaska for about 8 years.
*Source- Death certificate
I did manage to find Bert in census records in Iowa living with his parents
1870 Iowa
Jacob Howdeshell M 43 Pennsylvania
Emily Howdeshell F 36 Maine
Levi Howdeshell M 17 Illinois
Ella Howdeshell F 16 Illinois
Willie Howdeshell M 11 Iowa
Frank Howdeshell M 4 Iowa
Albert Howdeshell M 0 Iowa
1880 Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa
Jacob R Howdeshell Self M 53 Pennsylvania
Emily Howdeshell Wife F 47 Maine
Lee Howdeshell Son M 25 Illinois
William Howdeshell Son M 21 Iowa
Ella Howdeshell Daughter F 23 Illinois
Frank Howdeshell Son M 13 Iowa
Albert Howdeshell Son M 11 Iowa
Emma Howdeshell Daughter F 8 Iowa
On Mar 25, 1888 in Bradford, Chickasaw County, Iowa, Bert's daughter Kittie Bernice Westfall Hawdeshell is born. On July 6, 1888 in Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa, Bert married his daughters mother, Della Westfall, daughter of Augustus B. & Kittie Haden Westfall, she is 17 years old.
He is listed as "single" in the 1900 census
1900 Bradford Township Nashua town, Chickasaw, Iowa
Jacob R Howdeshell Head M 74 Pennsylvania
Emily Howdeshell Wife F 67 Maine
Bert Howdeshell Son M 30 Iowa
Frank Howdeshell Son M 32 Iowa
This was the last census I was able to locate Bert in.
Bert was the editor & publisher of an Alaskan newspaper. Son of Jacob and Emily Young Howdeshell and husband of Elizabeth. He died of apoplexy contributed to by alcoholism. He and Elizabeth had been living in Alaska for about 8 years.
*Source- Death certificate
I did manage to find Bert in census records in Iowa living with his parents
1870 Iowa
Jacob Howdeshell M 43 Pennsylvania
Emily Howdeshell F 36 Maine
Levi Howdeshell M 17 Illinois
Ella Howdeshell F 16 Illinois
Willie Howdeshell M 11 Iowa
Frank Howdeshell M 4 Iowa
Albert Howdeshell M 0 Iowa
1880 Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa
Jacob R Howdeshell Self M 53 Pennsylvania
Emily Howdeshell Wife F 47 Maine
Lee Howdeshell Son M 25 Illinois
William Howdeshell Son M 21 Iowa
Ella Howdeshell Daughter F 23 Illinois
Frank Howdeshell Son M 13 Iowa
Albert Howdeshell Son M 11 Iowa
Emma Howdeshell Daughter F 8 Iowa
On Mar 25, 1888 in Bradford, Chickasaw County, Iowa, Bert's daughter Kittie Bernice Westfall Hawdeshell is born. On July 6, 1888 in Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa, Bert married his daughters mother, Della Westfall, daughter of Augustus B. & Kittie Haden Westfall, she is 17 years old.
He is listed as "single" in the 1900 census
1900 Bradford Township Nashua town, Chickasaw, Iowa
Jacob R Howdeshell Head M 74 Pennsylvania
Emily Howdeshell Wife F 67 Maine
Bert Howdeshell Son M 30 Iowa
Frank Howdeshell Son M 32 Iowa
This was the last census I was able to locate Bert in.
From another Findagrave contributor:
Bert was the editor & publisher of an Alaskan newspaper. Son of Jacob and Emily Young Howdeshell and husband of Elizabeth. He died of apoplexy contributed to by alcoholism. He and Elizabeth had been living in Alaska for about 8 years.
*Source- Death certificate
I did manage to find Bert in census records in Iowa living with his parents
1870 Iowa
Jacob Howdeshell M 43 Pennsylvania
Emily Howdeshell F 36 Maine
Levi Howdeshell M 17 Illinois
Ella Howdeshell F 16 Illinois
Willie Howdeshell M 11 Iowa
Frank Howdeshell M 4 Iowa
Albert Howdeshell M 0 Iowa
1880 Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa
Jacob R Howdeshell Self M 53 Pennsylvania
Emily Howdeshell Wife F 47 Maine
Lee Howdeshell Son M 25 Illinois
William Howdeshell Son M 21 Iowa
Ella Howdeshell Daughter F 23 Illinois
Frank Howdeshell Son M 13 Iowa
Albert Howdeshell Son M 11 Iowa
Emma Howdeshell Daughter F 8 Iowa
On Mar 25, 1888 in Bradford, Chickasaw County, Iowa, Bert's daughter Kittie Bernice Westfall Hawdeshell is born. On July 6, 1888 in Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa, Bert married his daughters mother, Della Westfall, daughter of Augustus B. & Kittie Haden Westfall, she is 17 years old.
He is listed as "single" in the 1900 census
1900 Bradford Township Nashua town, Chickasaw, Iowa
Jacob R Howdeshell Head M 74 Pennsylvania
Emily Howdeshell Wife F 67 Maine
Bert Howdeshell Son M 30 Iowa
Frank Howdeshell Son M 32 Iowa
This was the last census I was able to locate Bert in.
Bert was the editor & publisher of an Alaskan newspaper. Son of Jacob and Emily Young Howdeshell and husband of Elizabeth. He died of apoplexy contributed to by alcoholism. He and Elizabeth had been living in Alaska for about 8 years.
*Source- Death certificate
I did manage to find Bert in census records in Iowa living with his parents
1870 Iowa
Jacob Howdeshell M 43 Pennsylvania
Emily Howdeshell F 36 Maine
Levi Howdeshell M 17 Illinois
Ella Howdeshell F 16 Illinois
Willie Howdeshell M 11 Iowa
Frank Howdeshell M 4 Iowa
Albert Howdeshell M 0 Iowa
1880 Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa
Jacob R Howdeshell Self M 53 Pennsylvania
Emily Howdeshell Wife F 47 Maine
Lee Howdeshell Son M 25 Illinois
William Howdeshell Son M 21 Iowa
Ella Howdeshell Daughter F 23 Illinois
Frank Howdeshell Son M 13 Iowa
Albert Howdeshell Son M 11 Iowa
Emma Howdeshell Daughter F 8 Iowa
On Mar 25, 1888 in Bradford, Chickasaw County, Iowa, Bert's daughter Kittie Bernice Westfall Hawdeshell is born. On July 6, 1888 in Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa, Bert married his daughters mother, Della Westfall, daughter of Augustus B. & Kittie Haden Westfall, she is 17 years old.
He is listed as "single" in the 1900 census
1900 Bradford Township Nashua town, Chickasaw, Iowa
Jacob R Howdeshell Head M 74 Pennsylvania
Emily Howdeshell Wife F 67 Maine
Bert Howdeshell Son M 30 Iowa
Frank Howdeshell Son M 32 Iowa
This was the last census I was able to locate Bert in.
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