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Another Old Vet is Dead

Samuel Howe, an old Union soldier of the Civil War, and for twenty seven years a resident of Santa Cruz, answered the final call Tuesday afternoon at his home at 127 Market St. He had been in feeble health for some time. He leaves a wife, well advanced in years and quite feeble, and a son John Howe the carpenter now resides in Watsonville.

Deceased was born in Hornsville, N.Y. November 11th, 1830, and as a young man became a millwright. He enlisted in the union army in the Civil War in March 1864, and received an honorable discharge in the spring of 1865.

Date of Birth: 1830-11-11

Date of Death: 1913-18-03

County: Santa Cruz

Cemetery/City of Burial: Oakwood Memorial Park

Plot: B5/02

Mortuary: W&S

Cause of Death: Art/Sclerosis

Occupation: Millworker

Height: 5'8

Complexion: Dk

Eye Color: Br

Hair Color: Gr

Local Address: Market St 127

Last City: Santa Cruz

Native of: NY

Father Native of: Simon (EN)

Enlisted: 1864/03/30

Discharged: 1865/05/10

Military Unit: MN_ 10 Inf_ Co A

Rank: Pvt

Military Notes: R-N/L

GAR#: N/R

Available records used to obtain information:
Cemetery records
Santa Cruz County death records
Military records
Santa Cruz and Monterey newspapers
Voter Records

CW Reference: Cemetery Survey