Bedford Cemetery
Taylor County, Iowa

John Howe, Sr. was born about 1827 in Virginia, son of Jemima Howe, and died Dec. 15, 1915 at Bedford, Taylor Co., Iowa. He enlisted as a Private in Oct. 6, 1864 and served in Co. K, 55th U. S. Colored Infantry. He married Emily Logan. Obituary available Taylor County, Iowa gen web site.
Submitted by volunteer Julia Johnson
Photographed Oct. 2010