Hi Vaughn, This is second time around. I some how ended up with rich text. Also in the #'s the 1's are i's for some reason. Hope you can make it out. Cathy You are my test. Here is what I found in the book: Genealogical and Personal History of the Upper Monongahela Valley WestVirginia Under the Editorial Supervision of Bernard L. Butcher I found on Pages 471 and pages 502, these sketches for the surname HOWARD. "(The Howard Line). (1) John Howard, grandfather of Mrs. Susan (Howard) Smoot, was born in 1780, in Kent county, Delaware. He married Martha McCracken, Of Scotch parentage. (11) John (2), son of John (i) and Martha (McCracken) Howard) was a man Of large influence in his community, holding the office Of justice of the peace, and serving as a delegate to the first and second conventions which met at Wheeling to consider the formation ,of the new state Of West Virginia. It was Mr. Howard who named the town Of Independence, in Preston county. He married Elizabeth, born in 1803, daughter of Daniel and Susan (Davis) Thompson. Daniel Thompson was a son of James and Sarah (Wood) Thompson, who came before 1790 from Belair, Harford county, Maryland, to Monongalia county, West Virginia. (111) Susan, daughter of John (2) and Elizabeth (Thompson) Howard, was born February i5, 1830, in Preston county, Virginia. She became the wife of James Reason Smoot (see Smoot 111). - HOWARD Among the younger physicians now practicing medieine at Fairmont is Dr. Edward W. Howard, a native of Masontown, Pennsylvania, born October 3o, 1870, son of J. M. and Susanna (Miller) Howard. The father was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in i84o. He served as treasurer of Fayette county, and is now actively engaged in the manufacture of car- riages and wagons. He married, in i86i, Susanna Miller, born in Masontown, Pennsylvania, in i 845. Children of J. M. and Susanna (Miller) Howard: Charles H., now residing in Masontown, Pennsyl- vania: William G., of the same place; Thomas L., of Uniontown, Pennsylvania; George L., of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania; a daughter, Mrs. L. W. Lewellen, of Tarentum; Paul, of Masontown, Pennsyl- vania, and Dr. Edward W., of Fairmont, West Virginia. Dr. Howard received his education at Masontown and at the Cali- fornia Normal School, of Pennsylvania, entering Jeff erson Medical College, Philadelphia, in i 89 i. He graduated there in 1894, and com. menced his practice at Point Marion, Pennsylvania, remaining there until December, x89s, when he removed to Fairmont, West Virginia, where he is still practicing successfully. He is a member of the Marion County Medical Society, West Virginia State Medical Society, and the American Medical Association. He holds a membership in the Ma- sonic, Elks and Woodmen of America lodges. Politically he is a Re- publican. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Fairmont. Dr. Howard married, August 27, i 896, Lilly Conn, born at Mills- borough, Pennsylvania, July 14, 187o, daughter of Jacob and Mary Conn, of Point Marion, Pennsylvania; the father is deceased. Chil- dren: Dorothea C., born at Fairmont, West Virginia, July x8, i898; Mary Katharyn, born at Fairmont, August io, 1902. "