Bio: Howe, H. E. (History - b 1834)

Poster: Crystal Wendt

Email: Post4LincolnCoWi@aol.com

Surnames: Howe, McCord, Chandler, Gillette

---Transcribed from pages 438-450 "History of Northern Wisconsin" - Biographical Sketches

H. E. Howe, in company with M. H. McCord, styled of firm, Jenny Lumber Company, Merrill, first settled at Weyauwega, Wis., in 1868. He lived there about one and one half years, and followed the mercantile business. From there he went to Shawano, where he was engaged in the same business, being one of the partners of Potter & Howe. Soon after, he purchased his partner’s interest and assumed control, remaining there until the fall of 1873. Sine then, he has been engaged lumbering and milling, having been engaged in that capacity on the Wolf River. He also spent some time in Oshkosh, in the manufacture of lumber, and taking charge of the business. In this enterprise he was in company with J. D. Gillette, of Addison, N. Y. in the fall of 1876, he engaged with C. M. Upham & Bro., as book-keeper, and remained with them until the fall of 1879. From there he came to Merrill, where he immediately engaged with M. H. McCord and H. H. Chandler in the erection of the mill, and formation of the Jenny Lumber Company. He was born in New York City, Jan. 1, 1834. His parents emigrated to Ohio in 1837, where he lived with them eighteen years. He was married, May 29, 1862, at Willoughby, Ohio. His wife was born Oct. 14, 1810, at Cleveland, Ohio. They have five children – Ella J., Mary, Henrietta, H. E., Jr., and Lewis L. They capacity of the mil of this firm is 40,000 in eleven hours; employing seventy men.