Generation 3
Child:
Generation 3 Notes:
Jefferson Jackson Howard
On the 1900 United States Federal Census a Jeff Howard is listed as a nephew in the household of William Campbell (Ancestry.com - Texas>Navarro>Justice Precinct 5>District 105>Image 6). He was living with his aunt Dora (Howard) Campbell. His birthdate is shown as in May 1894 (6 years old), born in Texas, his father born in Texas and mother born in Tennessee.
On the 1910 United States Federal Census a Jefferson Howard is listed as a son in the household of his 44 year old father Henry J Howard. (Ancestry.com - Texas>Navarro>Justice Precinct 5>District 0096>Page 39). His age is shown as 17 which would have his birth in approximately 1893. He was also living with his 15 year old brother Flem and 12 year old sister Edna L. He is listed as a farm laborer, born in Texas, his father born in Texas and mother born in Tennessee.
A World War I draft registration card from 1917-1918 exists for Jeff Howard from Navarro County, Texas which lists his birthdate as Feb 28, 1895 in Texas (Ancestry.com - Military Records>World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918>Texas>Navarro County>2>Draft Card H).
On the 1920 United States Federal Census a Jeff Howard is listed as a lodger in the household of Chester A Jones (Ancestry.com - Texas>Eastland>Ranger>106>Image 9). His age is shown as 23 which would have his birth in approximately 1897. He is listed as single, an automotive mechanic, born in Texas, and both parents born in Texas.
On the 1930 United States Federal Census a Jefferson J Howard is listed as head-of-household (Ancestry.com - Texas>Eastland>Ranger>District 11>Image 8). His age is shown as 33 which would have his birth in approximately 1897. He was living with his 23 year old wife Elizabeth and had been married for about 6 years (which would place their marriage in approximately 1924). He was also living with his 4 year old son Billie J, 2 year old daughter Gene E, an 18 year old sister-in-law Jewel Benefield and 15 year old sister-in-law Marie M Benefield. He is listed as a utility man on a pipe line, born in Texas, both parents born in Tennessee, and a World War I veteran.
On the Jones County, Texas birth index for 1935 a Jefferson Jackson Howard is listed as the father of Charles Edward Howard on Apr 30, 1935 with the mother listed as Jewel Benefield (http://files.usgwarchives.org/tx/jones/vitals/births/1935/jonesb35.txt).
Wanda Louise (Cannon) Howard
On the 1930 United States Federal Census a Wanda L Cannon is listed as a granddaughter in the household of her grandfather John T Whittington (Ancestry.com - Texas>Briscoe>Precinct 2>District 4>Image 12). Her age is shown as 7 which would have her birth in approximately 1923. She was living with her 66 year old grandfather John T Whitington, 63 year old grandmother Julia A, 27 year old father John D Cannon, 28 year old mother Annie, 5 year old brother John, and 3 year old sister Julia D.
On the 1940 United States Federal Census a Louise Cannon is listed as a daughter in the household of her father J D Cannon (Ancestry.com - Texas>Jones>Stamford>127-6>Page 27). Her age is shown as 17 which would have her birth in approximately 1923. She was living with her 35 year old father J D Cannon, 39 year old mother Annie, 15 year old brother J D Jr, 13 year old sister Julia D, and 6 month old daughter Joane Howard.
A Wanda L Howard is listed on the Social Security Death index as born on Sep 8, 1922 and died on May 6, 1993 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado (http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi).