Private, Company B, 5th Kentucky Infantry (Consolidated), Confederate States Army
Son of Preston and Sarah “Sally” (McDaniel) Howard
Born on April 7, 1836, in Perry County, Kentucky.
1850 Breathitt County, Kentucky Federal Census
District 2, house #97-97
Preston Howard 40
Sally Howard 38
Russell Howard 15
Miles Howard 12
Simon Howard 10
Elizabeth Howard 9
Eliza Howard 7
Esther Howard 5
John Howard 2
Married to Mahulda ‘Hulda” Young (1836 – 1905) on April 11, 1853 in Perry County, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Nathan and Lucy (Fields) Young.
1854 Breathitt County Tax Lists
Page 10
Russell Howard
Horses and Mares - 1
Value of Horses and Mares - $55
Cattle - 1
Hogs over six months old - 5
Total Value at 17 centsper $100 - $55
1855 Breathitt County Tax List
Page 9
Russell Howard
Horses and Mares - 1
Value of Horses and Mares - $25
Cattle - 4
Hogs over six months old - 12
Total Value at 17 cents per $100 - $11.50
1856 Breathtit County Tax List
Page 9
Russell Howard
Land - 100
County - Breathitt County
Water Course - South Fork
Value of Land - $50
Horses and Mares - 1
Value of Horses and Mares - $50
Cattle - 6
Hogs over six months old - 6
Total Value at 17 cents per $100 - $100
1857 Breathitt County Tax List
Page 10
Russel Howard
Land - 100
County - Breathitt County
Water Course - Caney
Value of Land - $350
White males over 21 years of age - 1
Qualified Voters - 1
Horses and Mares - 1
Value of Horses and Mares - $50
Cattle - 2
Hogs over six months old- 3
Total Value at 20 cents per $100- $225
1858 Breathitt County Tax Lists
page 10
Russell Howard
Land - 125
County - Breathitt County
Water Course - Quicksand
Value of Land - $100
White males over 21 years of age - 1
Horses and Mares - 1
Value of Horses and Mares - $50
Cattle - 4
Hogs over six months old - 5
Total Value at 17 cents per $100 - $150
1859 Breathitt County Tax List
Page 10
Russell Howard
Land - 175
County - Breathitt
Water Course - South Fork
Value of Land - $1,000
White males over 21 years of age - 1
Horses and Mares - 1
Value of Horses and Mares - $85
Cattle - 3
Children between 6 and 18 years old - 1
Hogs over six months old - 1
Bushels of Corn- 150
Total Value at 20 cents per $100 - $150
1860 Breathitt County, Kentucky Federal Census
District 1, house #727-727
Russell Howard 24
Hulda Howard 24
Asberry Howard 6
July A. Howard 5
John C. B. Howard 3
Preston Howard 5 months
Larking Young 21
1860 Breathitt County Tax List
Page 10
Russell Howard
Land - 175
County - Breathitt
Water Course - South Fork
Value of Land - $250
White males over 21 years of age - 1
Horses and Mares - 1
Value of Horses and Mares - $50
Cattle - 3
Children between 6 and 18 years old - 1
Hogs over six months old - 1
Bushels of Corn- 200
Total Value at 20 cents per $100 - $300
1861 Breathitt County Tax List
Page 10
Russell Howard
Land - 175
County - Breathitt
Water Course - South Fork
Value of Land - $300
White males over 21 years of age - 1
Horses and Mares - 1
Value of Horses and Mares - $75
Cattle - 6
Value of Cattle over $50 - $13
Children between 6 and 18 years old - 4
Hogs over six months old - 8
Enrolled Militia - 1
Bushels of Corn- 200
Total Value at 20 cents per $100 - $385
1862 Breathitt County Tax List
Page 9
Russell Howard
Land - 175
County - Breathitt
Water Course - South Fork
Value of Land - $300
White males over 21 years of age - 1
Horses and Mares - 1
Value of Horses and Mares - $65
Cattle - 6
Value of Cattle over $50 - $10
Children between 6 and 18 years old - 2
Hogs over six months old - 4
Enrolled Militia - 1
Bushels of Corn- 150
Total Value at 20 cents per $100 - $235
Military Service
Company B, 5th Kentucky Infantry (consolidated), Confederate States Army
Enlisted- 1862, September 11 at Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky by Captain William T. B. South for a period of three years
Present for Duty: 1862, September 18 - November 30
Deserted- 1862, October 11 at Jackson, Breathitt County, Kentucky
Captured- 1863, October 10 (or 13) in Magoffin County
Received - 1863, October 22 at Louisville as a prisoner
Discharged- 1863, October 24 - Sent to Camp Morton in Indianapolis, Indianapolis County, Indiana
Received- 1863, October 24 at Camp Morton in Indianapolis, Indianapolis County, Indiana.
Released- 1865, June 12 on Oath of Allegience (stated that he was "impressed 14 October 1862" and "desires to take the Oath return to Ky a loyal man."
Information from Oath of Allegience:
Place of Residence- Paris, Kentucky
Complexion: Dark
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Height: 5 feet, 11 1/4 inches
Signed by "His X Mark"
1865 Breathitt County, Kentucky Tax List
Page 8
Russell Howard
Land - 50
County - Breathitt County
Water Course - Quicksand
Value of Land - $100
Cattle - 1
Total Value at 40 cents per $100 - 100
White Males over 21 years of age - 1
Enrolled MIlita - 1
Children between 5 and 20 years old - 3
Bushels of Corn - 50
Number of Dogs - 1
1870 - Not Located
(Not living with wife and children in Breathitt County, Precint 4, house #98-98.)
Hulda Howard 40
Berry Howard 18
Juliaann Howard 15
John Howard 13
Louis Howard 10
Lucy Howard 7
Lurany Howard 4
Rebecca Howard 1
Divorced about 1879 from Mahulda (Young) Howard in Breathtit County, Kentucky.
1880 Jackson County, Kenucky Federal Census
River Precinct, house #369-382
Russell Howard 46
Martha Howard 38
Married to Martha Elizabeth Crates (1872 – 1937) on September 1, 1888, in Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
1900 Rockcastle County, Kentucky Federal Census
Crooked Creek Precinct, house #28-28
Russell Howard 65
Martha Howard 30
Jimmie Howard 9
Thompson Howard 7
Dora A. Howard 5
Russell Howard 3 months
1910 Rockcastle County, Kentucky Federal Census
Crooked Creek Precinct 5, house #75-75
Russell Howard 74
Martha Howard 38
James Howard 18
Thompson Howard 16
Dora A. Howard 14
Louisa Howard 6
Green Howard 4
Died on May 9, 1912, in Mount Vernon in Rckcastle County, Kentucky.
Buried in the Gilbert Cemetery in Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
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