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Family History & Genealogy

The Howland Family

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

75Documented ancestors
1872Earliest record
6Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Howland

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

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

The documented line

Howland ancestors in the record

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

This line reaches back to Kate Howland, about 1872 in Iowa. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
Kate Howland
1872 – 1966
Iowa
Annie Howland
1880 – 1973
Iowa
Katherine Howland
1881 – 1969
Iowa
Ole Howland
1882 – 1966
Iowa
Lena Howland
1883 – 1967
Iowa
Frank P Howland
1885 – 1976
Iowa
Clarence Howland
1885 – 1973
Iowa
Theo Howland
1886 – 1965
Iowa
Robert Howland
1887 – 1979
Iowa
Leonard Howland
1890 – 1969
Iowa
Paul Howland
1892 – 1972
Iowa
Mary Howland
1893 – 1975
Iowa
Lillian K Howland
1893 – 1988
Iowa
Archie Howland
1894 – 1963
Iowa
Luther Howland
1894 – 1981
Iowa
Hazel Howland
1895 – 1977
Iowa
Bertha Howland
1896 – 1979
Iowa
Iona Howland
1896 – 1986
Iowa
Clare Howland
1896 – 1970
Iowa
Lola Howland
1896 – 1979
Iowa
Gerhard Howland
1896 – 1981
Iowa
Harvey Howland
1897 – 1983
Iowa
Gertie Howland
1897 – 1983
Iowa
Olga M Howland
1897 – 1991
Iowa
Frank Howland
1897 – 1974
Iowa
Brainard Howland
1897 – 1982
Iowa
Ralph Howland
1898 – 1985
Iowa
Irene Howland
1898 – 1986
Iowa
Vena Howland
1899 – 1993
Iowa
Lula Howland
1900 – 1984
Iowa
Walter Howland
1900 – 1971
Iowa
Cleora E Howland
1901 – 1989
Iowa
Claude Howland
1901 – 1964
Iowa
Dale Howland
1902 – 1980
Iowa
Floyd Howland
1902 – 1985
Iowa
Hallie Howland
1903 – 1979
Iowa
Winston Howland
1904 – 1981
Iowa
Augusta V Howland
1904 – 2000
Iowa
Gertrude Howland
1905 – 1984
Iowa
Mabel Howland
1906 – 1976
Iowa
Adelene E Howland
1906 – 1999
Iowa
Charles Howland
1906 – 1974
Iowa
Letha Howland
1906 – 1965
Iowa
Eugene L Howland
1907 – 1999
Iowa
George Howland
1907 – 1984
Iowa
Bernice T Howland
1910 – 1994
Iowa
Leona Howland
1910 – 1983
Iowa
John S Howland
1912 – 1991
Iowa
Hazel Howland
1913 – 1984
Iowa
Bernard Howland
1913 – 1978
Iowa
Percy Howland
1914 – 1997
Iowa
Esther Howland
1916 – 1991
Iowa
Marie Howland
1917 – 2004
Iowa
Melvin B Howland
1919 – 2003
Iowa
Dorothy Howland
1920 – 2004
Iowa
Orville R Howland
1921 – 2004
Iowa
Raymond Howland
1922 – 1984
Iowa
Ruth A Howland
1922 – 2012
Iowa
Virgil Howland
1923 – 1971
Iowa
Thelma Howland
1925 – 2000
Iowa
Audrey J Howland
1926 – 1990
Iowa
Frank Lary Howland
1926 – 2006
Iowa
Don Howland
1926 – 2001
Iowa
Jay Howland
1927 – 1986
Iowa
Lovene H Howland
1928 – 2013
Iowa
Leland L Howland
1928 – 2001
Iowa
Virginia D Howland
1928 – 2013
Iowa
Harold B Howland
1933 – 2001
Iowa
Paul A Howland
1935 – 1999
Iowa
Ray C Howland
1936 – 2008
Iowa
Velma L Howland
1936 – 2009
Iowa
William R Howland
1951 – 1988
Iowa
Rodney Howland
1954 – 1977
Iowa
Michael J Howland
1957 – 2011
Iowa
Darwin L Howland
1966 – 2004
Iowa
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Common questions

Howland genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Howland surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the Howland family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1872. Most Howland lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Howland family members listed here?

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

Is this my Howland 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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