This is fascinating as I too am always interested in the history of places and people. Although it makes the possibility of the Howes being connected to my Howes, this is a fascinating story and well worth the telling and documenting. Patricia Morano -------------- Original message from [email protected]: -------------- > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Harris family ([email protected]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:31:34 -0000 > From: "[email protected]" > Subject: Re: [CASIERRA] Harris family > To: > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: geandrot > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.california.counties.sie > rra/149.151.4.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > I was delighted to get your reply on ancestry.com! I'm not sure if I told you how I'm related to the Harris-Howes. Lena, whose full name is Eva Lena, is my great grandmother. I was also very close to Eva Lena's daughter, my great aunt > Viola. Viola and her husband Clifford lived in Watsonville, Ca. > I remember visiting Aunt Iola when I was growing up; we lived in Sacramento and > I think she did too. She was quite elderly at the time. > I'll tell you what I know about Catherine Howe after their divorce in 1883: > The 1880 census shows them together with the 9 children in Sierra County, CA. > The 1900 census in Santa Clara County, CA shows Catherine Harris, mother of 9 > children; 8 living. Lola (Iola) married daughter, 22, School teacher and Abe > Harris, son, 20, both born in California. > > >From the 1850 census in Sauk County, Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, there is a > Bartholamien Howe, born in Ireland, age 34 and his wife Catherine, age 35, born > in Ohio. Their children are listed as: > Mary, age 8, born in Wisconsin, > Catherine, age 5, born in Wisconsin, > Elizabeth, age 3, born in Wisconsin. (our Catherine?) > > You may have already contacted Carolyn (osborne) via the message boards. She > wrote this to me: > "My parents bought a house in Our House in 1974. It was built I believe in the > 1960's. Our House is from what information I can get was the Harris family > ranch and a stage coach stop, blacksmith shop and possibly an inn or boarding > house. There are 2 stories on how it got its name. The first one I have heard > and what I believe to be true is that when travelers including the stages would > stop the Harris' children would run out and say "come stay at our house!" This > came from an old timer named Reader that lived in the area all his life. I > believe he would have been close to 100 years old now. We are friends with his > descendants who still live in the North San Juan area. > The other is that it was said that it took an hour to ride the stage from > Freeman's Crossing, (which is the area of the bridge on hwy 49 that crosses the > Middle Fork of the Yuba river and Oregon Creek, thus Hour House. There is an > old wooden covered bridge there. Any way I like the first story better! > Pike City is what the area is called today. Pike City is approx 2 miles from Our > House. We moved there in 1974 and I lived there until I graduated from high > school in 1980. My parents still live there and we have always wanted to know > more about this place. The property is a meadow approx 20 ac and is at the top > of a hill right on the road. There is a large pond in the meadow. There also > is a small dam down the hill from there on the Middle Fork of the Yuba River > named Our House Dam. I am trying to get pictures of Our House so that I can > make up a book for my parents. I am intrigued by the history in that area and > would like to know more. A web site that tells the stories of the naming of Our > House is camptonville.com It is a small town approx 8 miles from Pike." > She says she now lives in New York but still considers Our House as her home. > So I guess I really don't know much about Catherine after the divorce but I > thought you might be interested in the history of Our House. > Please let me know if you get any more information. You can use my e-mail > address if you'd rather: > [email protected] > Nancy > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. 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