Mariah Howell

     Mariah was born on Tuesday, 28 February 1815 in Minisink Town, Orange County, New York. She was the daughter of Parshall Howell II and Elizabeth Horton. Mariah married David K. Wood circa 1836 in New Jersey. David was a farmer & later a shoemaker. 15 November 1850, Mariah and her husband, David, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Truro Township, Franklin County, Ohio. Enumerated in this household were David K. Wood [42 New Jersey - farmer], his wife: Maria [36 New York], children: Sarah A. [11 Ohio], Mary A. [6 Ohio], & Charles L. [3 Ohio].¹ 20 July 1860, Mariah and her husband David were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Truro Township, Franklin County, Ohio. Enumerated in this household were D. K. Wood [51 New Jersey], his wife: Mariah [44 New York], children: Sarah [20 Ohio], Mary Ann [15 Ohio], & Frank G. [5 Ohio]. D. K. is a farmer.² 11 July 1870, Mariah and her husband, David, were listed on the U.S. Federal Census in Truro Township, Franklin County, Ohio. Enumerated in this household were David Wood [62 New Jersey], his wife: Maria [55 New York], children: Frank [16 Ohio], & Sarah [30 Ohio - clerk in store]. David is a shoemaker.³ Mariah departed this life after 13 April 1896 in Ohio.