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Family History & Genealogy

The Howard Family

1,180 documented Howard ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

1,180Documented ancestors
1814Earliest record
8Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Howard

English, from a Norman-Germanic personal name ('high guardian'), or an occupational name for a hog-ward.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

Documented families

Howard families we’ve reconstructed

Real Howard family groups pieced together from the public record — parents, spouse, and children, each with the source that proves it. Recognize your line? Tap a family and we’ll start your documented tree from it.

Matthew Howardd. 1888
County Clare, Ireland
Matthew Howard ⚭ Catherine Short, Mary Griffin
childrenJohanna Howard · James S. Howard · Margaret Howard · Thomas P. Howard · John J. Howard · Edward L. Howard
History of McHenry County, Illinois (1922)
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Kate A. Howard1865 – 1891
Keokuk County, Iowa → Guthrie County, Iowa
parentsJohn Q. Howard & Julia A. Howard
Kate A. Howard ⚭ Judge Applegate (married 5 Sep 1883)
childrenHoward Applegate · Nellie Applegate · Roscoe Applegate
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Charles E. Howarddate unknown
Jasper County, Iowa
parentsMr. Howard & Adelaide Townsend
Charles E. Howard ⚭ Catherine Saun
childrenChauncy B. Howard · George P. Howard · Karl E. Howard
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Frances Howarddate unknown
parentsMr. Howard & Adelaide Townsend
Frances Howard ⚭ Murray Galusha
childrenHoward Galusha · George D. Galusha · Robert Galusha
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Nellie Howarddate unknown
Champaign County, Ohio
parentsGeorge Howard
Nellie Howard ⚭ Edwin Hagenbuch
childrenGeorge Edwin Hagenbuch · Frank Hagenbuch
Cyrus Howarddate unknown
New Hampshire
parentsSolomon Howard
Cyrus Howard
childrenR. F. Howard
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Solomon Howardd. 1834
New Hampshire → College Hill, Hamilton County, Ohio
Solomon Howard
childrenCyrus Howard
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Mercy Howarddate unknown
Wyoming
Mercy Howard ⚭ E. C. Dorothy
childrenMargaret Dorothy
John Q. Howarddate unknown
John Q. Howard ⚭ Julia A. Howard
childrenKate A. Howard
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Julia A. Howarddate unknown
Julia A. Howard ⚭ John Q. Howard
childrenKate A. Howard
R. F. Howardb. 1814
College Hill, Hamilton County, Ohio
parentsCyrus Howard
R. F. Howard
James S. Howardb. 1844
Greenwood Township, McHenry County, Illinois
parentsMatthew Howard & Catherine Short
James S. Howard
History of McHenry County, Illinois (1922)

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The documented line

Howard ancestors in the record

Deceased Howard ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

James S. Howard was born in 1844 — of fighting age when the Civil War draft came. Did he go? The record can tell you. Trace this line →
R. F. Howard
b. 1814
College Hill, Hamilton County, Ohio
Solomon Howard
d. 1834
New Hampshire
Chafin S Howard
1836 – 1915
Linn County, Iowa
Widitam Howard
1843 – 1924
Linn County, Iowa
James S. Howard
b. 1844
Greenwood Township, McHenry County, Illinois
Louis Gould Howard
1849 – 1851
Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa
John Gould Howard
1852 – 1853
Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa
James Howard
1856 – 1938
Linn County, Iowa
Edgar Howard
1858 – 1951
Osceola
Lucius Howard
1860 – 1937
Tama County, Iowa
Kate A. Howard
1865 – 1891
Keokuk County, Iowa
m. Judge Applegate (married 5 Sep 1883)
Mary B Howard
1871 – 1967
Iowa
Wells Howard
d. 1872
Iowa
William Howard
1872 – 1964
Iowa
Albert Howard
1873 – 1963
Iowa
Frances G Howard
1873 – 1966
Iowa
James Raley Howard
1873 – 1954
Judson Dean Howard
1875 – 1961
Fort Atkinson
Henrietta Howard
1876 – 1935
Tama County, Iowa
Bert Howard
1877 – 1966
Iowa
John M Howard
1877 – 1966
Iowa
Louis Howard
1877 – 1964
Iowa
Edward Howard
1877 – 1983
Cresco
Asher Howard
1877 – 1945
Webster City
Florence Howard
1878 – 1977
Iowa
Charles Howard
1879 – 1971
Iowa
George Howard
1879 – 1968
Iowa
Charles Howard
1879 – 1967
Iowa
Robert Howard
1880 – 1968
Iowa
Ida Howard
1880 – 1972
Iowa
Charles Howard
1880 – 1964
Iowa
D Howard
d. 1881
Tama County, Iowa
Walter Howard
1881 – 1970
Iowa
Alfred Howard
1881 – 1967
Iowa
William Howard
1881 – 1971
Iowa
Marie Howard
1881 – 1974
Iowa
Sara Howard
1881 – 1966
Iowa
John Howard
1881 – 1966
Iowa
George Howard
1882 – 1968
Iowa
Josephine Howard
1882 – 1978
Iowa
Joe Howard
1882 – 1963
Iowa
Dollie Howard
1882 – 1982
Iowa
Charles Howard
1882 – 1963
Iowa
William Howard
1882 – 1970
Iowa
Caroline Howard
1882 – 1971
Iowa
Nellie Howard
1882 – 1967
Iowa
Benjamin Howard
1882 – 1966
Iowa
Lena Howard
1883 – 1971
Iowa
Joseph Howard
1883 – 1978
Iowa
Charles Howard
1883 – 1963
Iowa
Etta Howard
1883 – 1976
Iowa
Goldie Howard
1883 – 1970
Iowa
Harry Howard
1883 – 1967
Iowa
John Howard
1883 – 1966
Iowa
James Howard
1884 – 1967
Iowa
Sidney Howard
1884 – 1962
Iowa
Lora Howard
1884 – 1984
Iowa
Maude Howard
1884 – 1978
Iowa
Ira Howard
1884 – 1969
Iowa
Florence Howard
1884 – 1966
Iowa
Ethel Howard
1884 – 1972
Iowa
Nathaniel Lamson Howard
1884 – 1949
Fairfield
Minnie Howard
1885 – 1981
Iowa
Elma Howard
1885 – 1973
Iowa
Jay Howard
1885 – 1970
Iowa
Elsie Howard
1885 – 1963
Iowa
James Howard
1885 – 1972
Iowa
Harry Howard
1885 – 1970
Iowa
Alice Howard
1885 – 1983
Iowa
Della Howard
1885 – 1973
Iowa
Mary Howard
1886 – 1980
Iowa
Walter Howard
1886 – 1967
Iowa
Elizabeth Howard
1886 – 1966
Iowa
Maudie Howard
1886 – 1969
Iowa
Ray Howard
1886 – 1981
Iowa
Lena Howard
1886 – 1982
Iowa
Thomas Howard
1886 – 1965
Iowa
Gertrude Howard
1886 – 1978
Iowa
James Howard
1886 – 1977
Iowa
Harry Howard
1887 – 1973
Iowa
Leffie Howard
1887 – 1981
Iowa
Jaunetta Howard
1887 – 1976
Iowa
Alva Howard
1887 – 1963
Iowa
Mae Howard
1887 – 1986
Iowa
Richard Howard
1887 – 1975
Iowa
Wilbur Howard
1887 – 1968
Iowa
Marion Howard
1887 – 1970
Iowa
Matthew Howard
d. 1888
County Clare, Ireland
m. Catherine Short, Mary Griffin
Martin Howard
1888 – 1971
Iowa
Birdie Howard
1888 – 1980
Iowa
Edna Howard
1888 – 1973
Iowa
Maude B Howard
1888 – 1971
Iowa
Elise Howard
1888 – 1972
Iowa
Lauletta Howard
1888 – 1979
Iowa
Mary Howard
1888 – 1966
Iowa
Fern Howard
1888 – 1966
Iowa
Anna Howard
1889 – 1973
Iowa
Alfred Howard
1889 – 1982
Iowa
Elgie Howard
1889 – 1963
Iowa
Aqui Howard
1889 – 1977
Iowa
Stanley Howard
1889 – 1977
Iowa
Annie Howard
1889 – 1980
Iowa
Gladys Howard
1889 – 1971
Iowa
Fred Howard
1889 – 1978
Iowa
Pearl Howard
1889 – 1970
Iowa
Mary Howard
1889 – 1986
Iowa
John Howard
1890 – 1964
Iowa
Earl Howard
1890 – 1975
Iowa
Samuel Howard
1890 – 1972
Iowa
Ellen Howard
1890 – 1981
Iowa
Orville Howard
1890 – 1964
Iowa
Jennie A Howard
1890 – 1989
Iowa
Dora E Howard
1890 – 1988
Iowa
Alice Howard
1890 – 1984
Iowa
Ross Howard
1890 – 1972
Iowa
John Howard
1890 – 1978
Iowa
Charles Howard
1891 – 1971
Iowa
Ward Howard
1891 – 1979
Iowa
Alfred Howard
1891 – 1973
Iowa
Ralph Howard
1891 – 1965
Iowa
Charles Howard
1891 – 1970
Iowa
Clark Howard
1891 – 1975
Iowa
Vera Howard
1891 – 1970
Iowa
Joe Howard
1891 – 1972
Iowa
Florence Howard
1891 – 1977
Iowa
Ogden Howard
1891 – 1965
Iowa
Charles Howard
1891 – 1963
Iowa
James Howard
1891 – 1970
Iowa
Jennie Howard
1891 – 1983
Iowa
Archie Howard
1891 – 1972
Iowa
George Howard
1891 – 1975
Iowa
Raymond Howard
1891 – 1977
Iowa
Lutie Howard
1891 – 1978
Iowa
Robert Howard
1891 – 1972
Iowa
Oliver Howard
1891 – 1966
Iowa
Alice Howard
1892 – 1985
Iowa
Nettie A Howard
1892 – 1970
Iowa
Fred Howard
1892 – 1973
Iowa
Clyde R Howard
1892 – 1993
Iowa
Lewis Howard
1892 – 1972
Iowa
Helen Howard
1892 – 1978
Iowa
Earl Howard
1892 – 1965
Iowa
Geneva Howard
1892 – 1985
Iowa
Esther Howard
1892 – 1974
Iowa
Nellie Howard
1892 – 1966
Iowa
Clarence Howard
1892 – 1969
Iowa
Bertha Howard
1892 – 1980
Iowa
Elisha Howard
1892 – 1982
Iowa
Elida Howard
1892 – 1979
Iowa
Elcy A Howard
1892 – 1990
Iowa
Rolla Howard
1893 – 1975
Iowa
Nellie Howard
1893 – 1969
Iowa
Eddie Howard
1893 – 1981
Iowa
Joseph Howard
1893 – 1969
Iowa
William Howard
1893 – 1981
Iowa
Mary Howard
1893 – 1967
Iowa
Walter Howard
1893 – 1969
Iowa
Ida D Howard
1893 – 1990
Iowa
Dessie Howard
1893 – 1978
Iowa
Martha Howard
1893 – 1975
Iowa
Harry Howard
1894 – 1984
Iowa
Goldie Howard
1894 – 1978
Iowa
Mildred Howard
1894 – 1990
Iowa
Verna Howard
1894 – 1974
Iowa
Charles Howard
1894 – 1975
Iowa
Clayborne Howard
1894 – 1963
Iowa
Nelle R Howard
1894 – 1987
Iowa
Esmond Howard
1894 – 1984
Iowa
Anna Howard
1894 – 1982
Iowa
Elsie Howard
1894 – 1979
Iowa
James Howard
1894 – 1979
Iowa
Alta Howard
1894 – 1989
Iowa
Jennie E Howard
1894 – 1989
Iowa
Florence Howard
1894 – 1974
Iowa
Marguerite F Howard
1894 – 1989
Iowa
Fred Howard
1894 – 1968
Iowa
Jenie Howard
1894 – 1970
Iowa
James A Howard
1894 – 1988
Iowa
Bertram Howard
1894 – 1978
Iowa
Blanche Howard
1894 – 1972
Iowa
Franklin Howard
1895 – 1918
Tama County, Iowa
Ocie Howard
1895 – 1982
Iowa
Beulah Howard
1895 – 1985
Iowa
Bertha Howard
1895 – 1972
Iowa
John Howard
1895 – 1964
Iowa
Clara Howard
1895 – 1976
Iowa
Nellie Howard
1895 – 1972
Iowa
Dora Howard
1895 – 1977
Iowa
Gilbert Howard
1895 – 1981
Iowa
Angielean Howard
1895 – 1975
Iowa
Russell Howard
1895 – 1978
Iowa
Mary Howard
1895 – 1973
Iowa
John Howard
1895 – 1965
Iowa
Harry Howard
1895 – 1964
Iowa
Ike Howard
1895 – 1985
Iowa
Lloyd Howard
1895 – 1981
Iowa
Ruth Howard
1895 – 1984
Iowa
Mary Howard
1895 – 1977
Iowa
George Howard
1896 – 1967
Iowa
Florence Howard
1896 – 1975
Iowa
Benita Howard
1896 – 1967
Iowa
Maude M Howard
1896 – 1988
Iowa
John Howard
1896 – 1960
Iowa
Stella Howard
1896 – 1971
Iowa
Bessie Howard
1896 – 1977
Iowa
Lee Howard
1896 – 1968
Iowa
Vada Howard
1896 – 1976
Iowa
Bernice Howard
1896 – 1981
Iowa
Ernest Howard
1897 – 1975
Iowa
Villard Howard
1897 – 1975
Iowa
Gretchen K Howard
1897 – 1990
Iowa
Ervin Howard
1897 – 1971
Iowa
Fern Howard
1897 – 1980
Iowa
Leo Howard
1897 – 1968
Iowa
Ruth Howard
1897 – 1970
Iowa
William Howard
1897 – 1968
Iowa
Eugenia Howard
1897 – 1982
Iowa
Frank Howard
1897 – 1968
Iowa
Anna Howard
1897 – 1985
Iowa
Nova Howard
1897 – 1988
Iowa
Ellis R Howard
1897 – 1998
Iowa
Wayne Howard
1897 – 1980
Iowa
Guy W Howard
1897 – 1989
Iowa
Hazel F Howard
1897 – 2005
Iowa
Clara Howard
1898 – 1983
Iowa
Toussaint Howard
1898 – 1986
Iowa
Arthur Howard
1898 – 1970
Iowa
Walter Howard
1898 – 1971
Iowa
Lloyd Howard
1898 – 1975
Iowa
Harold V Howard
1898 – 1974
Iowa
Georgia Howard
1898 – 1993
Iowa
John Howard
1898 – 1962
Iowa
Reuben Howard
1898 – 1966
Iowa
Victor Howard
1898 – 1966
Iowa
Verna C Howard
1898 – 2004
Iowa
Albertina Howard
1898 – 1973
Iowa
Alice Howard
1898 – 1975
Iowa
Orville Howard
1898 – 1978
Iowa
Iona Howard
1898 – 1973
Iowa
Esther E Howard
1898 – 1993
Iowa
Harold Howard
1898 – 1971
Iowa
Chet Howard
1898 – 1985
Iowa
Paul Howard
1898 – 1969
Iowa
Elizabeth A Howard
1898 – 1990
Iowa
Stella Howard
1898 – 1981
Iowa
Hubert Howard
1898 – 1986
Iowa
Daisy M Howard
1898 – 1990
Iowa
Lois Howard
1898 – 1989
Iowa
Melvin Howard
1899 – 1980
Iowa
Pearl Howard
1899 – 1978
Iowa
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Common questions

Howard genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Howard surname come from?

English, from a Norman-Germanic personal name ('high guardian'), or an occupational name for a hog-ward.

How far back does the Howard family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1814. Most Howard lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Howard family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my Howard family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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