Elvira Clark

     Elvira was born in January 1835 in New York. Elvira married Nelson Howell, son of Parshall Howell II and Elizabeth Horton, circa 1862 in Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan. 18 July 1870, Elvira and her husband, Nelson, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Dexter, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Enumerated in this household were Nelson Howell [38 New York farmer], his wife, Elvira [35 New York], children:L Flora A. [7 Michigan] & Ono [3 Michigan].¹ 3 June 1880, Elvira and her husband, Nelson, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Hamlin Township, Eaton County, Michigan. Enumerated in this household were Nelson Howell [46 New York NY & NY], his wife: Elvira [45 New York NY & NY], children: Flora [17 Michigan], Ora [13 Michigan], Bel [9 Michigan], & Elmira [7 Michigan].² 27 June 1900, Elvira and her husband, Nelson, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Hamlin Township, Eaton County, Michigan. Enumerated in this household were Nelson Howell [66 New Jersey - July 1833] & his wife: Alvira [65 New York - January 1835]. They had been married 39 years with 6 children, 4 living.³ 20 April 1910, Elvira and her husband, Nelson, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Hamlin Township, Eaton County, Michigan. Enumerated in this household were Nelson Howell [76 New York], his wife: Elvira [75 New York] & hired man: Del Carke [28 Michigan].. They had been married 49 years with 4 children, 4 living.⁴