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Submitted: 7/13/08 • Approved: 7/14/08 • Last Updated: 8/13/15 • R68210-G68209-S3
The tombstone of Jacob Howenstine and his wife, Margaret Miller Howenstine, is located in the NE section of the East Sparta Cemetery. Their pink granite marker is approx 5 foot high.
The marker's west face is engraved "HOWENSTINE".....
The south face of the marker is engraved:
JACOB HOWENSTINE
BORN
JAN 4, 1809
DIED
OCT 31, 1898
The north face of the marker (shown here) is engaved:
MARGARET
WIFE OF
J. HOWENSTINE
BORN
FEB 24, 1811
DIED
FEB 2, 1888
The GPS location of their grave stone is 40° 39' 55.6" North, 81° 21' 18.8" West.
Contributed on 7/13/08
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Record #: 68210