Eliza Otis Howard
(1804–1888)
BIRTH
December 10, 1804
PLACE
Leeds, Maine
NAME
Eliza Otis
DEATH
December 14, 1888
PLACE
Glencoe, Illinois
FAMILY
HUSBAND
Rowland Bailey Howard
(1795–1840)
CHILDREN
Oliver Otis Howard
(1830-1909)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Eliza Otis Howard was mother of Civil War general Oliver Otis Howard and his two brothers. After the death of her husband Rowland Bailey Howard in 1840, she kept the family farm and later married John Gilmore.
EARLY LIFE
After Rowland Howard's death in 1840, Eliza Otis Howard kept their Leeds farm operating and raised their three young sons. A family biographical sketch says she hired help for the farm work and later married Colonel John Gilmore, whose children she also helped raise.
CAREER
DEATH
Eliza Otis Howard Gilmore died in Glencoe, Illinois, on December 14, 1888, according to a published genealogical claim submitted by her grandson. Her burial place and cause of death are not established by the consulted sources.
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