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HOWARD, JORDAN, farmer and stock raiser. Sec. 10, P.O. Carrollton. Among the early pioneers of Greene Co. whose hospitality invited and whose generosity partakes of the good old pioneer days of long ago we mention the name of Jordan Howard; a native of New York State, born in the year 1808; he there passed his earlier years. At sixteen he accompanied his parents, Sylvester and Lydia Howard, to the broad prairies of southern Illinois. The family settled permanently in Morgan Co. on a farm. Jordan, from whom this sketch is obtained, settled in Greene County as early as 1826, a period of time when scarcely a cabin stood between Carrollton and Jacksonville; on what is now comprised in the city of Carrollton there stood an old frame building erected for a tannery, and here the youth became instructed in the mysteries of the trade. Remaining for a number of years in this capacity he eventually became a clerk for David Pierson, the well-known ex-banker, with him in after years transacting a successful mercantile business; During this time, in 1842, he was united in marriage to Miss Eveline Ryder, a daughter of John Ryder, one of the oldest settlers of Greene County, a native of New York. Two children blessed this union: Charles, who died in early infancy, and Mary, who married Thomas D. Price, the popular editor of the Carrollton Gazette. Since his retirement from mercantile pursuits Mr. Howard has devoted his time and attention to farming, owning 140 acres in one of the best townships of Greene County. Here he quietly rests from his labors, on the well cultivated farm, where he will no doubt spend the remainder of his days. September, 1857, Mrs. Howard, a most estimable lady, passed to that world of spirits to which we all are tending.