Daniel Howe
Daniel Howe. farmer and miller: P. O. Tiro. Nelson S. and Sarah B. (Gunsulus) Howe were natives of the State of New York, the former being born May 3, 1808, and the latter in 1810. They were married in Richland Co., Ohio. Nov. 4, 1830, and to this union were born the following family: Amelia, Philanda, Alonzo and Daniel. Amelia and Alonzo are dead. Philanda is the widow of Zedediah Morse, and lives in Auburn Township. Daniel was a young man of considerable push and enterprise. When the war broke out, he enlisted in Company H, 64th O. V. I., and was chosen Second Lieutenant, and during the latter part of the war was promoted to Captain. He was in some of the hardest fought battles of the whole war, among which might be mentioned Shiloh, Corinth, Chickamauga, and through the entire campaign of 1864, in Georgia, under Gen. Sherman. He received a severe flesh wound at Chickamauga, from the explosion of a shell. He was married April 28, 1859, to Amanda D. Abbott, a daughter of Rev. J. R. Abbott, of Bowling Green, Wood Co., Ohio, and by her has seven children - Flora C., born Sept. Sept 20, 1859; Adel M., born March 22, 1867; Lisle A., born May 18, 1869: Frank L.. born June 2, 1871: Earl E., born Dec. 24, 1873; Grace E., born Dec. 24, 1876, and Addie born Dec. 22, 1878. The youngest died Feb. 10, 1879. Flora married Isaac A. Metcalf, and lives in Richland Co., Ohio: the rest are still single, and live at home with their parents. Mrs. Howe was born Dec. 11, 1842, Mr. Howe is a Republican in politics. Owns 50 acres of well improved land, and also one of the best saw-mills in Crawford Co. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. at Tiro. Mr. Howe is an honest, straight forward man, and is well respected and highly esteemed by all his friends and acquaintances.
From History of Crawford County and Ohio by Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1881