HOWERTON, Samuel
Date of birth: About 1840
Date of death: 22 Apr 1891 – Michigan City, Laporte County, Indiana
Date of death: 22 Apr 1891 – Michigan City, Laporte County, Indiana
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, May 1, 1891,
Volume XXXI Number 45, page 4 column 1
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Samuel Howerton, who so brutally murdered James Hannahan of Clark township this county, about a year ago, died in the northern prison on last Friday. His remains were brought to Acton for burial and the funeral occurred on Sunday.
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Link to Samuel Howerton’s grave
Note: The Laporte County Indiana WPA Death Index, 1882–1920, referencing Book H-20, page 43, records that Samuel Howerton, a 51 year old white male, died 22 Apr 1891 in Michigan City.
Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry