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Submitted: 7/15/08 • Approved: 7/16/08 • Last Updated: 8/13/15 • R68295-G68293-S3
The grave site of Samuel S Howenstine and his family is located in the NE section of East Sparta cemetery. Their granite column-shaped marker has their names and dates.
This picture faces southeast. The four smaller grave markers in the foreground are engraved, left-to-right, MOTHER, FATHER, NETTIE and ROSS.
The large urn capped column standing between them is engraved:
(north face)
SAMUEL S.
1838-1916
SEVILLA P.
1840-1913
HOWENSTINE
(south face)
CHILDREN OF
S.S & S.E.
HOWENSTINE
NETTIE L.
BORN FEB 21, 1867
DIED SEPT 18, 1878
ROSS
BORN SEPT 24, 1869
DIED JAN 29, 1888
The GPS coordinates of their graves are 40° 39' 55.1" North, 81° 21' 18.9" West.
Contributed on 7/15/08
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Record #: 68295