This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Howard Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2RB.2ACE/7758.1.2 Message Board Post: My wife is descended through Gilford E. Howard as well; though his son Wayne. That would make us relatively close cousins (well, my wife and you). We believe that Edger G. and Gilford E. are probably the same person as the dates match very closely. You mentioned that you forwarded some information to the original poster here...I will contact you via private e-mail regarding this.