Robert S. Howe and Elizabeth Benninghoff

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Husband Robert S. Howe ¹

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            AKA: Sproul Howe 2
           Born: 25 Jun 1834 - Venango Co, PA 1
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         Father: Samuel Howe (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Sarah Sproul (      -Bef 1895) 3

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       Marriage: 2 Mar 1854 1

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Wife Elizabeth Benninghoff ⁴

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           Born: 3 Sep 1831 - Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
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         Father: John Benninghoff (1801-1882) 5 6 7
         Mother: Elizabeth Heise (1804-1872) 6 7 8

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Children

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1 F Emma Howe ¹

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         Spouse: John McElheney (      -      ) 1

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2 M Elmer E. Howe ¹

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3 M Curtin J. Howe ¹

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4 M William B. Howe ¹

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5 F Catharine Howe ¹

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6 F Eva Howe ¹

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General Notes: Husband - Robert S. Howe

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He grew up in Venango County, PA, and went to school in the typical log building of the pioneer days. In March, 1868, he located on a farm in West Salem Township, Mercer County. In 1883 he erected a residence near Greenville, and resided there, his son Curtin J. remaining on the farm.

1 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1181.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 66.

3 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1288.

4 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 777, 1181.

5 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 776, 1168.

6 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 689.

7 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 127.

8 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 776.