John W. Howard of Keyport died last Wednesday of general debility, aged 75 years. He was born in Delaware but had lived at Keyport for the past forty years. He leaves a wife, four daughters and three sons. The children are Mrs. Charles F. Tuthill of Keyport, Mrs. Eugene Longstreet of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Mary Bloodgood of New York, Mrs. James P. Allen of St. Petersburg, Russia, and John, Henry and William Howard of Keyport.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, May 8, 1901

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:

• New Jersey Census, 1772-1890 - Ancestry.com

• Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 - Ancestry.com

• Interment.net - NJ ~ New Jersey Cemetery Transcriptions on the net.

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