Linda in Texas, this is all that I know about this family. Thanks for your help. 1. J. H. HOWSER was born about 1829 in Kentucky. In 1880 he was farming in Grayson County, Texas. J. H. HOWSER and M. E. ? were married before 1866 in Illinois. M. E. ? was born about 1850 in Virginia. J. H. HOWSER and M. E. ? had the following children: 2 i. Emma HOWSER was born about 1866 in Illinois. 3 ii. Eddie HOWSER was born about 1869 in Texas. 4 iii. Paul HOWSER was born about 1877 in Texas. +5 iv. Ruth M. HOUSER (born about 1879). 5. Ruth M. HOUSER (J. H.-1) was born about 1879 in Grayson County, Texas. She died on 10 Dec 1960 in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas. She was buried in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas. Jane Lindsey Tift "Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past." (Deuteronomy 32:7a)