Library of Congress LC MUMS Z39.50 Search Form . It can also be accessed from a Web page . Be sure to check out the photographs of the Old Howder Homestead built by George Howder, my gr.gr.gr.grandfather in the 1830's. Hillsdale County is located along Michigan's southern border where it joins Indiana and Ohio. The map of current Howder households found elsewhere on this site shows that there are still Howders living in the vicinity.
Many sites make it available for free.
The Howder cemetery is mentioned on the list of Town of Cambria, NY Cemeteries . Some items were once on the Web and have since disappeared, but the information may still offer some clues. The Jones County, Iowa Surnames and Genealogy page listed Howder as a surname included in the Jones County History and Genealogy Record 1996. We also had a few scoundrels. I will add more history as I find it during my searches, or when Howders with more information find this page and pass it along to me.