Simeon Birnam HOWARD ¹⁶⁴

  General Notes:

Not sure about parents at this point but since there were Eddy's in Chittenago Falls and Cazenovia I believe this is where he belongs.

Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Avon, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: M432_359; Page: 65; Image: 127.

Other Howards that appear in the Cazenovia area 1817-1830 are Nelson, Lewis, Ezera, Solomon and Silvester. Ezera and Lewis belonging to the Fenner Baptist church.

Librar Howard and Family lived next to Thomas Clay in Fenner, Madison Co., NY in the 1830 Census had six males plus himself varoius ages and four females various ages. Simeon B & Phebe (Clay) Howard live next to Thomas Clay in Fenner, Madison Co., NY in the 1840 Census. In Thomas Clay Estate No. 1507 Madison Co.,NY. April 7 1852. There was a receipt signed by Sineca Robinson and two notes of $50 each and a note of $90.73 all dated 21 Oct 1845 given to Charles Dibble on interest signed by Simeon B. Howard and Thomas Clay jointly. The two $50 notes have $5.00 each endorsed 2 Oct 1848, while the $90.73 note has $10.00 endorsed 2 Oct. 1848.

Simeon B. Howard and Phebe one of the first members of the Chittenango Falls ME Church.

"The History of Chenango and Madison Counties, New York"
by James H. Smith (D. Mason & Co. - Syracuse, New York 1880)


CHITTENANGO FALLS
CHURCHES
Methodist Episcopal Church at Chittenango Falls. The earliest meetings which resulted in the organization of this church were held at the school-house in the winter of 1843-44, and were conducted by Rev. Jesse Watson, under whose labors 40 or more were converted. The church was organized June 4, 1844, and the house of worship built the same year at Chittenango Falls at a cost of about $800. About the year 1865 an addition and repairs were made at an expense of about $1,600. The original number of members was about 30, among who were Benjamin Wormuth and family, S. B. Howard, Philo Hutchinson, Abram and Isaac Wormuth, E. D. Robbins, Martin Watkins. Asaph Humaston, though not a member, gave the site for the church. Benjamin Robbins and Thomas Clay, though members of other churches, contributed to the building of a house of worship. Present membership about 56. Among the ministers we find Revs. Button, Wadsworth, Brown, Thomas and A. Harroun, Gutsell, Gray, Winslow, Fox, W. F. Tooke and F. W. Tooke, Smith, Sherar, Adams, Brooks, Himnan, Bowdish, Curtis, Blakeslee, Hall, Eddy, J. L. Jones (present pastor,) and others. The choir has been sustained and led from the organization of the church to the present time by Lysander Nourse, who has proven himself eminently worthy of the position. About 1870 an organ was purchased for the church. The present choir consists of L. Nourse, Esq., H. J. Nourse, George Adams, Mrs. Nettie Johnson, Mrs. Fannie Mead, Mrs. Arletta Winchell and Mrs. Libbie Wormuth; Miss Eva Brown, organist.

Simeon married Phebe CLAY, daughter of Thomas CLAY and Phebe DURAND, on 1 Aug 1830 in Madison Co., New York.¹¹¹ (Phebe CLAY was born on 24 Mar 1811 in Madison Co., New York, USA, christened on 8 Aug 1813 in 1st Pres. Church, Cazenovia, Madison Co., New York, died on 9 Jul 1845 in Fenner, Madison, New York, USA and was buried in Chittenango Falls Cem., Madison Co., New York.)

Simeon next married Sarah SHEPARD on 11 Sep 1845 in Cazenovia, Madison Co., New York. (Sarah SHEPARD was born on 10 Feb 1817 in New Hampshire and died on 9 Mar 1896 in Clinton Co., MI.)