Permelia HOWE ²

  General Notes:

1860 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Otter Creek Twp, Lafayette P.O.: "Pamelia" Howe, 3, b. IA. She was living with James N. & Margaret Howe and other children, including Louisa, 10.

1870 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Otter Creek Twp: Permelia Howe, 13, b. IA, attended school. She was living with Margaret Howe and other children.

1900 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Monroe Twp: Permelia Smith, Jun 1858, 41, wd, married 23 yrs, 3 children, 3 living (crossed out), b. IA, parents b. OH, house keeper; dau. Elta, Jun 1858, 12, b. IA, parents b. IA, at school, house keeper; dau. Esta, Jan 1889, 11, b. IA, parents b. IA, at school; mother(?) Margaret Howe, Oct 1829, 70, wd, 3 children, 3 living, retired, b. OH, parents b. OH; lodger Catherine Serveson, Feb 1839, 61, wd, 1 child, 1 living, b. OH, parents b. OH, house work. (Listed next to Joseph & Cynthia Troth.) (Note: Catherine Serveson's husband was Benjamin Serveson.)

1910 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Monroe Twp: Leslie W. Heefner, 32, 1st marriage, married 1 yr, b. IA, parents b. PA, farmer, gen. farm; wife Elta, 22, 1st marriage, married 1 yrs, 0 children, 0 children, b. IA, parents b. IA; mother-in-law "Permeliah" Smith, wd, 3 children, 3 living, b. IA, father b. US, mother b. OH, own income.

1915 IA STATE CENSUS, Linn Co, Otter Creek Twp, Robins P.O.: Permelia Smith, 58, wd, 8th grade education, Christian, b. IA, parents b. OH.

Permelia married George W. SMITH, son of Horatio P. SMITH and Mary SEVERSON, about 1877 in probably Linn Co, IA.¹ (George W. SMITH was born about 1855 in IA ⁴ and died on 21 Oct 1899 in IA ².)