I searched the HOWE lines and found this interesting tidbit on a member of the HOWE family (not my line).ELIAS (8) HOWE, Elijah, Elijah, Elijah, Jazaniah, John, Isaac, John. was born in Spencer, Ma. 9 July 1819; married 3 March1841 to Elizabeth J. Ames, dau of Simeon Ames, she was born 1827, died in Cambridge, Ma. 30 April 1849, aged 31 years 8 months. and he remarried, (no name given)
[Elias was the inventor of the sewing machine. Since this is about Veterans, this part is of interest.]
During the Civil War, Mr. Howe was a zealous supporter of the Government, being largely instrumental in recruiting of the 17th Reg't of the Conn. Vols.; in which he enlisted as a private.and which he served to forced to leave the service due to failing health. At one time while he was in the serviceand the Government was in financial straits, Mr Howe advanced the money with which to pay the soldiers of the regiment. He died in Brooklyn, NY 3 Oct. 1867.
My Great Aunt, Dorothy Cummins Slowey was one of the first members of the WAC (Women's Air Corps) and a Captain in the USArmy during World War II. At the conclusion of the war she was stationed in Tokyo Japan and Colorado Springs, CO. She would always talk of her army days.Her name is on the World War II Veterans Memorial in Derry, Pennsylvania and when I go to Pennsylvania I always stop by there it like I'm able to talk to her. She passed away in 1975 and will always be dear to my heart.
Growing up all I heard about was her Army days. She tryed her hardest to influence me into following in her footsteps. But she will always be a hero to me not only a War Hero but one of the finest relatives that I ever had.
During the early days of World War II, three young men, Jack Hogan, Jim Cross and John Burford forged a friendship that ended much too soon. On July 15, 1944, John was killed in action in Europe and his body brought home to Teutopolis for burial in St. Francis Cemetery. Jack and Jim finished their tours of duty and returned home to the Chicago area and raised their families.Fifty-five years later, Jack mentioned to his son, Jack Jr. that he never really got to say goodbye to his friend John and would like to find his grave. Jack searched the Internet and found the ILGenWeb site for Effingham County. He e-mailed the Effingham County Coordinator (GFS KKate) to ask for her help and suggestions in locating the grave of John Burford. All that was known was that John's body was brought back to a small town in central Illinois for burial.
Since Kate was raised in Teutopolis, she immediately recognized the Burford surname, but she didn't remember a man named John. Upon checking the St. Francis Cemetery records, she found a record of the grave of John Burford, who died on July 15, 1944.
Jack, Jr. had included his telephone number in his e-mail, so Linda called him that same night to verify that this was the same John Burford they were looking for. It was. It was amazing that the very first contact Jack tried resulted in finding the grave of his father's friend. Kate suggested that they contact her father, Paul Kralman, who is the Veterans' Assistance Officer for Effingham County.
Within days, arrangements were made for the following Saturday, August 28. Jack Junior would come from Indianapolis, and Jack Senior, Jim Cross, Tom Hogan and his son Douglas would come from Chicago and they would all meet Paul Kralman in Teutopolis.
On Saturday, August 28, 1999, a lifelong dream for Jack and Jim was realized when in the company of John's cousin, Jimmy Burford, Paul Kralman, Jack's two sons and his grandson, they stood before the grave of their friend John. Jim Cross placed an American flag at the head of the gravestone and they remained there for some time, remembering and sharing stories.
After the trip to the cemetery, Paul and Jimmy showed the others around Teutopolis and explained the history of Teutopolis. The Hogans and Jim Cross returned to their homes, their quest to find John Burford's grave completed.
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