Charles Franklin Howerton

1864 - 1922  (58 years)

• Name	Charles Franklin Howerton
  Born	25 Aug 1864	Olive Hill, Carter County, Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Aug 1922	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	28 Aug 1922	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4063	Rossville
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	John Howerton,   b. 3 Jan 1838, Morgan County, Kentucky ,   d. 9 Jan 1925, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Watson Howerton,   b. 1842,   d. 1910  (Age 68 years)
  Married	1858
  Family ID	F4264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ida May Hass Howerton,   b. 1872,   d. 1931  (Age 59 years)
  Married	18 Oct 1884
  Children	+ 1. Daisy Lee Howerton MacPherson (McPherson),   b. 1889,   d. 1938  (Age 49 years)   2. Ethel H Howerton Stephens Jackson,   b. 5 Jul 1892, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 16 Apr 1977, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 84 years) + 3. Mabel May Howerton Thomas,   b. 17 Feb 1900,   d. 7 Apr 1985  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2017 16:40:51
  Family ID	F4265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Howerton, Charles Thurs. Aug. 31, 1922 Deaths and Funerals Charles Franklin Howerton Charles Howerton passed away last Saturday morning at 7 a.m. at his home on north Main street. While he has been very ill for several weeks after a partial recovery from an operation early this year for stomach trouble, the news of his decease was a shock to the people of Rossville. Mr. Howerton was a native son of Kentucky where he was born Aug. 25, 1864, at Olive Hill, the son of John and Mary Ann Howerton. He was brought to Kansas by his parents at the age of three years, the family locating near Tecumseh in 1867. After living there for fourteen years the family moved to Rossville on the lands known as the Howerton ranch. Mr. Howerton was untied in marriage to Miss Ida May Hass, Oct. 18, 1884, and continued to live on their farm until about 18 years ago when Mr. Howerton and his family moved to Rossville on North Main street where a new home was built. He gave up active farming work after moving to Rossville, superintending the work on the farm which was done by a tenant. His death is mourned by his wife and three children, Mrs. C. M. McPherson of Rossville, Mrs. E.D. Stephens, of Kansas City, and Miss Mabel of the home address; his father, John Howerton, brother, William Howerton, of Rossville, and one sister, Mrs. J.M. Amis, of Topeka. The funeral service was held at the home Monday afternoon, Aug. 28, at 2 p.m. conducted by the Rev. H.L. Nelson of Topeka and many friends neighbors and old acquaintances followed the remains to their last resting place in Rossville Cemetery. Out-of-town relatives and friends present for the funeral included: Mr. and Mrs. Will Oliver, Perry, Ks., Mr. and Mrs. Albert Thomas, Mrs. E. Baughman, Miss Orpha Baughman, Miss Mirian VanHorn, Miss Katherine Bauerlein, Miss Helen Harvey, Dr. and Mrs. H.F. Pratt, Mrs. John Wilt, Mr. and Mrs. Will Markham, Mrs. Sam Martin, Mrs. J.M. Amis and son John all of Topeka, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bond, and Mrs. W.M. Mitchner of St. Marys; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Parr, F.W. Thomas and A.J. Thomas of Silver Lake; Mrs. Jennie Wilhoit, St. George, John Taylor, Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. E.D. Stephens, of Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Hoover, and Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hass, Holton ---------------- CARD OF THANKS -- We want to give our sincere thanks to the many friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy shown during the recent death of our beloved husband and father, also for their beautiful floral offerings. --Mrs. C.F. Howerton and children