Kentucky: A History of the State. Perrin, Battle & Kniffin, 6th ed.,1887,
Spencer Co.

JOHN S. HOWARD was born in 1825, in Spencer County, a son of Samuel Howard,
who was also a native of Spencer County, but what was then Nelson.  Dr.
Howard was a physician of Spencer County and at Mount Eden in 1838.  He was
a son of John Howard.  Dr. Howard married Martha Burnett, who came from
Spottsylvania [sic] County, Va., and died in 1859, aged seventy-five years.
When our subject was but thirteen years old his father died, and from that
until the age of twenty-five he worked at farming.  He then engaged in
merchandising for ten years at Mount Eden, when he was elected sheriff of
Spencer County and served six years, one year, however, as deputy.  In 1866
he was elected county judge, and has served faithfully as such for about
twenty years.  In November, 1849, he married Miss Julia A. Hayse, daughter
of William Hayse, of Henry County, who came from Clark County, Ky., to
Henry County, but was originally from VA.  To this union eight children
were born: Samuel H. (deceased), Meda, William H., Martha C., John A.,
James B., George T. (deceased) and Mary A. (deceased).  The mother of this
family died in 1866, and in 1868 Mr. Howard married Miss Sarah J.
Montgomery, daughter of John Montgomery, of Spencer County, but who lived
for many years in Shelby County.  To this union two children were born:
Mary L. and Elizabeth F.

Howard Burnett Hayse Montgomery
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Nelson Spotsylvania-VA Henry Clark Shelby