Isaac Whipple Howard, MD

1819 - 1897  (77 years)

• Name	Isaac Whipple Howard  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Suffix	MD
  Birth	18 Feb 1819	Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Between 1833 and 1843
  	Sailor at age 14
  Census	1850	Fulton County, Arkansas, USA   [3, 6]
  	Big Northfork; Married to Esther
  Elected	8 Jul 1850	Fulton County, Arkansas, USA   [6]
  	Postmaster at Rapps Barrenns
  		Seal-US Postmaster Seal of the first Postmaster of the United States
  Census	1860	Marshfield, Webster, Missouri, USA   [7]
  	Married to Esther
  Military Service	Abt 1861	Marshfield, Webster, Missouri, USA
  	Missouri Home Guard - War of the Rebellion
  Census	1870	Swan, Taney, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	Inferred spouse of Esther
  Census	1880	Oliver, Taney, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
  Death	11 Feb 1897	Forsyth, Taney, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Burial	Howard Cemetery, Branson, Taney, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I15093	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Richard W Howard,   b. 2 Apr 1793, Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA d. 23 Feb 1877, Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Polly Whipple,   b. 5 Nov 1795, Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA d. 5 Nov 1873, Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Jul 1814	Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
  Family ID	F5390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Hope Hampton,   b. 10 Dec 1825, White County, Tennessee, USA d. 12 May 1910, Taney County, Missouri, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	10 Nov 1847	Greene County, Missouri, USA   [8]
  Children	1. Richard Kaisinger Howard,   b. 23 Jan 1850, Fulton County, Arkansas, USA d. 26 Apr 1914, Taney County, Missouri, USA (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Feb 1819 - Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Marriage - 10 Nov 1847 - Greene County, Missouri, USA Census - Big Northfork; Married to Esther - 1850 - Fulton County, Arkansas, USA Elected - Postmaster at Rapps Barrenns - 8 Jul 1850 - Fulton County, Arkansas, USA Census - Married to Esther - 1860 - Marshfield, Webster, Missouri, USA Military Service - Missouri Home Guard - War of the Rebellion - Abt 1861 - Marshfield, Webster, Missouri, USA Census - Inferred spouse of Esther - 1870 - Swan, Taney, Missouri, USA Death - 11 Feb 1897 - Forsyth, Taney, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Biographies and Histories

  Bio-HOWARD Dr Isaac The Book of Howards: Dr. Isaac Whipple Howard

  
  

• Sources

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