Preece Family Tree

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1. 1. Pitman
      1. Elizabeth S Howard

Source References

1. Carson City Daily Appeal
   1. • Date: 26 August 1912
      • Page: Page 1
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        MRS. HOWARD PASSES AWAY

        Last night at the Empire home Mrs. Matthew Howard, one of Nevada's real pioneer women passed away surrounded by sons and daughters. Mrs. Howard, who was 82 years of age last January, spent most of her life in the west and in Nevada.

        The deceased was born in Devonshire, England, moving to California in 1852. She with her husband resided in El Dorado County until 1875 when the family moved to Empire, where she has lived since that time.

        During this long and useful life Mrs. Howard built up a circle of fast friends who will regret to learn of her death. A family of men and women survive her. Three daughters, Mrs. C. C. Small, Mrs. J. C. Smith, and Mrs. Elizabeth Pittman, of Nova Scotia. Three sons also mourn her death, R. E., George and Frank Howard.

        The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon from the school house at Empire at 2:30. This chronicles the passing of another of the pioneers who made Nevada possible.

   2. • Date: 20 September 1913
      • Page: Page 1
      • Citation:

        DEATH OF M. HOWARD

        There died at an early hour this morning at his home in Empire, Matthew Howard. Deceased had reached the ripe age of eighty-three years, one month and seven days. He had been practically an invalid for the past twenty years.

        Matthew Howard was a native of England and was among the early settlers of Virginia City, later being employed at Brunswick by Bob Logan, as well as having worked at most of the other mills on the river.

        There are left to mourn the loss of this estimable old pioneer Mrs. J. Smith of Empire, Mrs. E. Pitman of Nova Scotia, Mrs. C. C. Small of Clio. California, all daughters. The three sons, George and Frank of Empire, and Richard of Reno, together with twenty-one grand children and great grand children.

        Arrangements for the funeral have as yet not been completed and will be announced later.

2. (Death unknown but obviously not living)