 Abt 1782 - Abt 1861 (79 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  Maria Roseboom was born about 1782 in New Jersey; died about 1861 in Shelby County, IN. Notes:
Marriage Index: Ohio, 1789-1850
Roseboom, Maria Spouse : Howey, Samuel
Marriage date : Jul 17, 1811
County of record : Butler Co.
Sex : F
Maria married Samuel Howery on 17 Jul 1811 in Butler County, OH. Samuel was born about 1770 in Paradise, York County, PA; died about 1835 in Van Buren, Shelby County, IN; was buried in Shelby County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Isaac Howery
 was born on 15 Apr 1814 in Fairfield, Butler, OH; died on 3 Apr 1891 in Spring Hill, Warren, IA.
- 3. Phebe Howery was born in 1818 in Fairfield, Butler, OH.
- 4. Jane A. Howery was born about 1816 in Springfield, Franklin, IN.
- 5. Daniel Howery was born in 1823 in Springfield, Franklin, IN; died in Marion, Shelby, IN.
- 6. David King Howery was born on 11 Dec 1827 in Springfield, Franklin County, IN; died on 28 Feb 1924 in Whitewater, Butler County, KS; was buried on 1 Mar 1924 in Green Valley Cemetery, Sedgwick County, KS.
- 7. Sarah Howery was born on 18 Dec 1828 in Springfield, Franklin, IN; died on 23 Apr 1912 in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN; was buried on 26 Apr 1912 in Crown Hill Cem., Indianapolis, Marion County, IN.
- 8. William Howery was born about 1812 in Fairfield, Butler, OH; died in 1847 in Van Buren, Shelby, IN; was buried in 1847 in Liberty Cemetery, Marion, Shelby, IN.
- 9. Julia Ann Howery was born on 30 Oct 1813 in Fairfield, Butler, OH; died on 2 Mar 1891 in Greenfield, Warren, IA; was buried in Mar 1891 in N River Cem., Greenfield, Warren, IA.
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Generation: 2
| 6. |  David King Howery (1.Maria1) was born on 11 Dec 1827 in Springfield, Franklin County, IN; died on 28 Feb 1924 in Whitewater, Butler County, KS; was buried on 1 Mar 1924 in Green Valley Cemetery, Sedgwick County, KS. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1903, Whitewater, Butler County, KS
Notes:
A native of Shelby Co. Indiana; born December 11, 1827 and came to Warren County,Iowa in October, 1849, and since that time has lived on the farm he now occupies; he was married while in Indiana, to Sarah Ashworth, a native of North Carolina, in 1847, who died May 5, 1859, and left four children: Charlotte, Nancy, John, and George, who are now deceased; he was married a second time to Elizabeth Colglazier, a native of Indiana; they have a family of seven children living: Emma, Ida, Willie, Jasper, Clarissa Margaret, Della May, and Sarah: Ephraim and Samuel deceased; owns a farm of 230 acres.
THE "TEAR DOWN" MURDERS.
This story comes from "The History of Warren County, Iowa" 1879
The story is very lengthy so I have decided to take some highlights of the story to give you a general
idea of what happened.............
The story of the "Tear Down" Murders is chronicled as the bloodiest offense ever committed on the
soil of Warren county and one of the worst ever perpetrated in the West.
It occurred on Saturday night, Feb. 19, 1876, on the way home from a revival meeting at the so-called
"Tear Down" church, of the Christian denomination, near the center of Greenfield township. [ The North River Church]
THE FEUD
It was a neighborhood brawl, one which had existed for many years, in which many citizens of the neighborhood had taken sides, but few had taken part in it.
A few years before, and repeatedly, David Howery made the charge to his neighbors that Reuben Westfall had been found in his corn crib, at night, in an attempt to steal corn. Westfall stoutly denied this.
No legal proceedings were ever taken to prove these charges. As time went on, the hatred and malice
between these neighbors grew.
There were young lads in each which were ever ready to defend the injured name and honor of their families. The results of these further differences produced quarrels and fights between the children at school, and fights also between the heads of the families.
FAMILIES INVOLVED;
The Dillard Family; George Dillard, one of the wealthiest men in the township, was allied with the quarrel on the side of the Westfall family. Fiercer quarrels and fights resulted by this accumulated fighting force. Nothing very serious ever resulted from the families troubles except increased uproar in the neighborhood. Although Dillard was considered one of the most reliable and prosperous men in the township, he had permitted his family to grow up in a sort of moral darkness.
His family consisted largely of boys who sought out adventure and amusement and with their training, and development, nothing was more natural than that fights and quarrels should come to be in their line.
The Westfall Family; The Westfalls had little position in society, and little cared to have any. The old man, Ruban Westfall, was of that character of men who generally keep on the outskirts of civilization.
He was not deemed a bad man, but he permitted his boys, of whom he had three almost grown, to enter into his quarrels and also make new ones without any discouragement from himself.
The Howery Family; David Howery was a man of an entirely different character. He was an honest, industrious, hard-working, straightforward man, who tended to his own business. He was not a man to seek a quarrel. He was not a man to give up.
His children were much more promising than either the Westfalls or the Dillards and generally stood much better in the society of the community.
THE FIGHT
The church service had ended about 9:00, and they started on their way homeward, all compelled to pass along the same road. When they had proceeded about forty rods north from the church, David Howery became involved in a quarrel with one the boys of the opposite party. Blows followed until all the members of both parties were involved in a fierce hand to hand conflict. David Howery was slightly injured. The party consisted of Ben Westfall, 22yr.old, Lewis Westfall, 16yr.old., and Levi Westfall, about 20yr.old., sons of Reuben Westfall; Thomas Dillard, 23yr. old, Fremont Dillard, 20 yr.old, and Jack Dillard about 21 yr.old, sons of George Dillard; Frank Battles and Thomas Flannagan, a hired hand of Mr. Dillard's, eight persons in all.
The Howery party consisted of David, the father, his son George, 22 yr.old, and his son John, about 19 yr.old; and a young Irishman named James Grum, who took the Howery side in the quarrel and subsequent fight.
The fight only lasted a few moments, but when the field was examined it was found that George Howery had fallen dead in his tracks, caused by a knife wound under the shoulder blade and one below the shoulder joint. John Howery, stabbed in the left side of the spinal column and a second wound near the first, walked about forty feet when he fell against a tree and died. David Howery was shot in the upper lip with the shot passing through the upper jaw. He received other flesh wounds and slash wounds to the face. Although many thought he would not recover, slowly, he pulled through.
James Grum lingered for a day or two and he too died of numerous stab wounds.
The bodies of the two murdered boys were taken to the house of Mr. George Bishop, about twenty rods distant from the scene of conflict, to await the coroner and to be prepared for burial.
After the battle, the perpetrators returned to Mr. Dillard's house where Sheriff Meek arrested them about noon the next day.
CONCLUSION
To try to shorten this story, I won't reprint the legal happenings. These men were all jailed for a short time awaiting trial. The trials of each were either postponed or dismissed over and over. It drug on for many many months. Finally, one by one, they were let go and not one of the persons charged were ever convicted.
The following comes from the files of Larry Warren of Des Moines, Iowa. He has done extensive research on the Howery Families that connect to the Ashworth's.
David: He and his family lived in Greenfield,Twnp., Warren Co., Iowa from the 1850's until the 1880's.
He was not a man of great culture but was known as an honest, industrious, hard-working, straightforward man who attended to his own business. He was successful in accumulating a fine farm of 240 acres before leaving Iowa. The low point in his life probably can be found at the time his sons were murdered by neighbors after a dispute over corn that kept disappearing from David's corncrib at night. He moved to Whitewater, Kansas in 1903.
David married Sarah L. Ashworth on 11 Mar 1847 in Shelby County, IN. Sarah was born on 28 Aug 1828 in North Carolina, USA; died on 4 May 1859 in Warren County, IA; was buried in North River Cemetery, Warren County IA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Charlotte J. Howery was born in 1853 in Warren County, IA; died in Oct 1909 in Whitewater, Butler County, KS.
- 12. Nancy A. Howery was born in 1848 in Shelby County IN.
- 13. George M. Howery was born on 9 Dec 1854 in Warren County, IA; died on 19 Feb 1876 in Greenfield Twp., Warren County, IA; was buried in North River Cemetery, Warren County IA.
- 14. John W. Howery was born on 31 Jan 1857 in Warren County, IA; died on 19 Feb 1876 in Warren County, IA; was buried in North River Cemetery, Warren County IA.
- 15. Mary E. Howery was born on 31 May 1850 in Polk County IA; died on 5 May 1852 in Warren County, IA; was buried in North River Cemetery, Warren County IA.
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David married Elizabeth Ann Colclazier on 14 Oct 1859 in Warren County, IA. Elizabeth was born on 16 Oct 1836 in Shelby County, IN; died about 1926. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. William J. Howery was born on 16 Dec 1867 in Iowa; died on 18 Feb 1887 in Warren County, IA; was buried in North River Cemetery, Warren County IA.
- 17. Saul Howery was born in 1869 in Iowa.
- 18. Jasper Howery was born on 11 Oct 1871 in Greenfield Twp., Warren County, IA; died on 17 Jan 1955 in Butler County, KA.
- 19. Claracy Howery was born in 1873.
- 20. Margaret Howery was born in 1875.
- 21. Della M. Howery was born in 1879.
- 22. Julia A. Howery was born on 18 May 1881.
- 23. Emma M. Howery was born in 1862 in Iowa; died in 1941 in Carlisle, IA; was buried in Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, IA.
- 24. Ephraim Howery was born on 8 Nov 1864 in Iowa; died on 17 Feb 1865; was buried in North River Cemetery, Warren County IA.
- 25. Ida Howery was born about 1865 in Iowa.
- 26. James Howery was buried in North River Cemetery, Warren County IA.
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| 7. | Sarah Howery (1.Maria1) was born on 18 Dec 1828 in Springfield, Franklin, IN; died on 23 Apr 1912 in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN; was buried on 26 Apr 1912 in Crown Hill Cem., Indianapolis, Marion County, IN. Sarah married John Owens on 9 Apr 1859 in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Sarah married John Snyder about 1880 in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Sarah married William Henry Hudson on 20 Feb 1849 in Shelbyville, Shelby, IN. William was born in 1827; died in May 1854 in Cicero, Hamilton, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 27. Mary (Miranda) Olive Hudson was born on 19 Sep 1850 in Greenfield, Warren, IA; died on 27 Oct 1939 in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN; was buried in Oct 1939 in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN.
- 28. William Newton Hudson was born on 15 Aug 1854 in Strawtown, Cicero, Hamilton, IN; died on 3 Oct 1932 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA; was buried in Oct 1932 in Jones Cem., Anderson, Madison County, IN.
- 29. John Wesley Hudson was born on 27 Feb 1852 in Losantville, Randolphe County, IN; died on 22 Aug 1931 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA; was buried on 25 Aug 1931.
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| 8. | William Howery (1.Maria1) was born about 1812 in Fairfield, Butler, OH; died in 1847 in Van Buren, Shelby, IN; was buried in 1847 in Liberty Cemetery, Marion, Shelby, IN. William married Catharin Colclazier on 24 Dec 1835 in Shelby County, IN. Catharin was born about 1815. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 9. | Julia Ann Howery (1.Maria1) was born on 30 Oct 1813 in Fairfield, Butler, OH; died on 2 Mar 1891 in Greenfield, Warren, IA; was buried in Mar 1891 in N River Cem., Greenfield, Warren, IA. Julia married Ephraim Hoover on 28 Feb 1833 in Shelby County, IN. Ephraim was born about 1810. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
| 11. | Charlotte J. Howery (6.David2, 1.Maria1) was born in 1853 in Warren County, IA; died in Oct 1909 in Whitewater, Butler County, KS. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1860, Warren County, IA
- Census: 1880, Washington Twp., Pottawatamie County, IA
Charlotte married Richard Franklin Leap on 5 Feb 1870 in Warren County, IA. Richard was born in 1849 in Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 13. | George M. Howery (6.David2, 1.Maria1) was born on 9 Dec 1854 in Warren County, IA; died on 19 Feb 1876 in Greenfield Twp., Warren County, IA; was buried in North River Cemetery, Warren County IA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1860, Warren County, IA
Notes:
See David Howery ..Notes
He and his brother, John, were murdered in what is known as the "Tear Down" murders in Greenfield Township, Warren Co., Iowa. This action followed a long neighborhood dispute which resulted from the disappearance of George and John's father's corn from his corncrib. David make the charge against the neighbor he suspected numerous times and several neighbors lined up with the party David charged. After a church meeting in which two ministers tried to calm both sides, both parties left the church and followed and same road on their way home. Soon a scuffle developed and shortly it got out of hand and knives and revolvers were introduced. By the time the fight ended, George was killed by the knife wounds and John was shot to death. Their father was seriously injured.
This comes from the files of Larry Warren of Des Moines, Iowa. He has done extensive research on the Howery families which connect to the Ashworth families.
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| 14. | John W. Howery (6.David2, 1.Maria1) was born on 31 Jan 1857 in Warren County, IA; died on 19 Feb 1876 in Warren County, IA; was buried in North River Cemetery, Warren County IA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1860, Warren County, IA
Notes:
See David Howery-- Notes
John and his brother, George, were murder victims in a feud with their Dillard neighbors.
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| 15. | Mary E. Howery (6.David2, 1.Maria1) was born on 31 May 1850 in Polk County IA; died on 5 May 1852 in Warren County, IA; was buried in North River Cemetery, Warren County IA. Notes:
Headstone Reads: Died May 5, 1852 1yr. 11mo. 5da.
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| 16. | William J. Howery (6.David2, 1.Maria1) was born on 16 Dec 1867 in Iowa; died on 18 Feb 1887 in Warren County, IA; was buried in North River Cemetery, Warren County IA. |
| 18. | Jasper Howery (6.David2, 1.Maria1) was born on 11 Oct 1871 in Greenfield Twp., Warren County, IA; died on 17 Jan 1955 in Butler County, KA. |
| 19. | Claracy Howery (6.David2, 1.Maria1) was born in 1873. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1880, Greenfield Twp., Warren County, IA
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| 20. | Margaret Howery (6.David2, 1.Maria1) was born in 1875. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1880, Greenfield Twp., Warren County, IA
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| 21. | Della M. Howery (6.David2, 1.Maria1) was born in 1879. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1880, Greenfield Twp., Warren County, IA
Notes:
A note in the North River section of the October 11, 1928 Indianola Herald, stated Della Howery, daughter of Dave Howery, is now Mrs. Harry Edris of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Family/Spouse: Harry Edris. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 23. | Emma M. Howery (6.David2, 1.Maria1) was born in 1862 in Iowa; died in 1941 in Carlisle, IA; was buried in Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, IA. Notes:
David and Emma lived in the vicinity of Carlisle, Iowa and had at least 5 children.
Emma married David Patterson on 31 Dec 1883 in Warren County, IA. David died in 1934 in Carlisle, IA; was buried in Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, IA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 24. | Ephraim Howery (6.David2, 1.Maria1) was born on 8 Nov 1864 in Iowa; died on 17 Feb 1865; was buried in North River Cemetery, Warren County IA. |
| 27. | Mary (Miranda) Olive Hudson (7.Sarah2, 1.Maria1) was born on 19 Sep 1850 in Greenfield, Warren, IA; died on 27 Oct 1939 in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN; was buried in Oct 1939 in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN. |
| 28. | William Newton Hudson (7.Sarah2, 1.Maria1) was born on 15 Aug 1854 in Strawtown, Cicero, Hamilton, IN; died on 3 Oct 1932 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA; was buried in Oct 1932 in Jones Cem., Anderson, Madison County, IN. |
| 29. | John Wesley Hudson (7.Sarah2, 1.Maria1) was born on 27 Feb 1852 in Losantville, Randolphe County, IN; died on 22 Aug 1931 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA; was buried on 25 Aug 1931. Notes:
Buried:
Anderson Cem., Anderson, Madison Co., IN
John married Rhoda Ella Phillips on 20 May 1876 in Noblesville, Hamilton, IN. Rhoda was born on 8 Mar 1858 in Losantville, Randolphe County, IN; died on 18 Feb 1927 in Summittville, Madison County, IN; was buried on 21 Feb 1927. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 37. Everett William Hudson was born on 27 Oct 1888 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA; died on 27 Oct 1891 in Strawtown, Hamilton, IN; was buried in Sep 1892 in E Maplewood Cem., Anderson, Madison County, IN.
- 38. Floyd Hudson was born on 10 May 1890 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA; died in 1950.
- 39. Ernest Pearcy Hudson was born on 24 Mar 1892 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA.
- 40. Nellie Marie Hudson
- 41. Otis Edgar Hudson was born on 29 Mar 1876 in Noblesville, Hamilton, IN; died in Dec 1876 in Noblesville, Hamilton, IN.
- 42. Nora Alice Hudson was born on 3 Jan 1878 in Noblesville, Hamilton, IN; died on 3 May 1948 in Burbank, Los Angeles, CA; was buried on 6 May 1948 in Grandview Cem., Glendale, Los Angeles, CA.
- 43. John Macy Hudson was born on 16 Dec 1880 in Strawtown, Hamilton, IN; died in Jan 1971 in Muncie, DE, IN.
- 44. George Elmer Hudson was born on 13 Apr 1882 in Strawtown, Hamilton, IN; died on 17 Nov 1955.
- 45. Arzi Amazon Hudson was born on 9 May 1884 in Strawtown, Hamilton, IN; died on 9 Jul 1968 in Franklin, Johnson, IN; was buried in Greenlawn Cem., Franklin, Johnson, IN.
- 46. Lulu Pearl Hudson was born on 17 Oct 1886 in Strawtown, Hamilton, IN.
- 47. Harry Willard Hudson
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Generation: 4
| 30. | Carrie Edith Howery (10.Phillip3, 2.Isaac2, 1.Maria1) was born on 9 Mar 1889 in Greenfield Twp, Warren County, IA; died on 7 Apr 1951 in Troutdale, OR; was buried . Carrie married James Milo Reynolds on 12 Dec 1910 in Rapid City, SD. James was born on 10 Oct 1875 in Oto, Woodbury County, IA; died on 31 Aug 1952 in Boring, Clackamas County, OR; was buried . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 31. | Elmer Leap (11.Charlotte3, 6.David2, 1.Maria1) was born about 1870 in Iowa. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1880, Washington Twp., Pottawatamie County, IA
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| 32. | David Leap (11.Charlotte3, 6.David2, 1.Maria1) was born about 1874 in Iowa. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1880, Washington Twp., Pottawatamie County, IA
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| 33. | George Leap (11.Charlotte3, 6.David2, 1.Maria1) was born about 1877 in Iowa. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1880, Washington Twp., Pottawatamie County, IA
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| 34. | Walter Leap (11.Charlotte3, 6.David2, 1.Maria1) was born about 1879 in Iowa. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1880, Washington Twp., Pottawatamie County, IA
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| 37. | Everett William Hudson (29.John3, 7.Sarah2, 1.Maria1) was born on 27 Oct 1888 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA; died on 27 Oct 1891 in Strawtown, Hamilton, IN; was buried in Sep 1892 in E Maplewood Cem., Anderson, Madison County, IN. |
| 42. | Nora Alice Hudson (29.John3, 7.Sarah2, 1.Maria1) was born on 3 Jan 1878 in Noblesville, Hamilton, IN; died on 3 May 1948 in Burbank, Los Angeles, CA; was buried on 6 May 1948 in Grandview Cem., Glendale, Los Angeles, CA. Nora married Leroy Dunlap on 7 Jul 1898 in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 5
| 48. | Harold Milo Reynolds (30.Carrie4, 10.Phillip3, 2.Isaac2, 1.Maria1) was born on 2 Sep 1911 in Rapid City, Pennington County, SD; died on 15 Jul 1972 in Boring, OR; was buried on 19 Jul 1972 in Lincoln Memorial Cem., Portland, OR, Plot 4-341, Pinehill Sec.. Notes:
Buried at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Portland, OR. (Plot 4-341, Pinehill Section.
Harold married Hallie Cecil Hammons [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 6
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