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Howard-Bibler-Merriman family of Indiana

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  Washington Irving Howard (1831-1899) — of Steuben County, Ind.; Rochester, Fulton County, Ind. Born in Jamaica, Windham County, Vt., May 7, 1831. Republican. Lawyer; hardware dealer; member of Indiana state senate, 1873; newspaper publisher; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1887; defeated, 1856. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Spencer, Owen County, Ind., 1899 (age about 68 years). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Washington Irving
  Relatives: Son of Mary Louise Killeen; married to the sister-in-law of Michael Luther Essick; married 1856 to Mary Rowley Stocker; grandfather of Robert Lendon Bibler.
  Political family: Howard-Bibler-Merriman family of Indiana.
  Michael Luther Essick (1834-1913) — also known as M. L. Essick; "Old Man Eloquent" — of Manhattan, Riley County, Kan.; Rochester, Fulton County, Ind. Born in Ohio, February 20, 1834. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas state senate, 1861-62; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1880; candidate for circuit judge in Indiana 41st District, 1896. Scottish, German, and Irish ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Rochester, Fulton County, Ind., September 19, 1913 (age 79 years, 211 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rochester, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Essick and Grizella (Todd) Essick; married to the sister-in-law of Washington Irving Howard; married 1858 to Ellen L. Rowley.
  Political family: Howard-Bibler-Merriman family of Indiana.
  Marion L. Pillsbury (1902-1983) — also known as Pill Pillsbury — of Coldwater, Branch County, Mich. Born in Metz, Steuben County, Ind., January 7, 1902. Played professional basketball for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons); automobile dealer; mayor of Coldwater, Mich., 1966-70. Member, Freemasons; Exchange Club; Farm Bureau. Died in the Community Health Center of Branch County, Coldwater, Branch County, Mich., January 2, 1983 (age 80 years, 360 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Zachary A. Pillsbury and Meda (Burch) Pillsbury; married, December 1, 1925, to June Lois Merriman (second cousin of Robert Lendon Bibler).
  Political family: Howard-Bibler-Merriman family of Indiana.
  Pillsbury Avenue in Coldwater, Michigan, is named for him.
  Robert Lendon Bibler (1905-1978) — also known as Robert L. Bibler — of Valparaiso, Porter County, Ind. Born in Fulton County, Ind., October 1, 1905. Republican. Chair of Porter County Republican Party, 1946-58; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948. Christian. Died in Daytona Beach Hospital, Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Fla., February 13, 1978 (age 72 years, 135 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of James Henry Bibler and Lola (Howard) Bibler; married, May 24, 1924, to Marjorie Jane Waid; grandson of Washington Irving Howard; second cousin of June Lois Merriman (who married Marion L. Pillsbury).
  Political family: Howard-Bibler-Merriman family of Indiana.
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