J. M. HOWARD was born January 2, 1834, and is the second of eight children born to Franklin and Martha E. Howard, His grandparents were very early settlers of this region, and lived to a very old age. Mr. Howard was reared a farmer and has been successful through life. He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church. He is at present chairman of the board of trustees in his school district. Mr. Howard enlisted in the Third Kentucky Regiment, Confederate States Army, in July, 1861, and served until March, 1864. Among some of the battles in which he took part, were Shiloh, where he was wounded in the left arm, and Corinth. He was married December 22, 1857, to Louisa J. Matlock, daughter of Rev. Thomas W. Matlock, one of the prominent ministers of this section. She was born April 13, 1842. This union has been blessed with seven children: Alexis B., Maxius O., Fannie B., Maud E., Hubert G., Mabel V. and Chester M., all of whom are living.
Source: J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin, & G. C. Kniffin. Kentucky. A History of the State. Louisville, KY, Chicago, IL: Battey, 1885. Page 701.