Brief Life History of Martha Mae
Ex-Owner of Hotel, Cafe Passes Away Mrs. Martha Messerly Howard, age 73, who with her husband the late John Howard, owned and operated the Howard Hotel and Cafe in Brigham City for many years, passed away Wednesday evening in a Brigham City nursing home after an extended illness. Mrs. Howard was born at Wattenvil, county of Bern, Switzerland on July 21, 1891, a daughter of Johannes and Anna Elizabeth Luthi Messerly. She came to the United States when she was eight years of age with her family as converts to the LDS church. They settled at Montpelier, Idaho, where she was reared and educated. She had worked as a seamstress and waitress in Montpelier. She was married to John Howard on Jan. 9, 1911 in Paris, Idaho. They made their home in Salt Lake City and then in Garland where they operated the Garland Hotel before coming to Brigham City in 1927 to open and operate the Howard Hotel and Cafe. Mr. Howard died Dec. 17, 1960. SURVIVING ARE A SON and a dighater, Guy A. Howard, Brigham City; Mrs. Edford (Bernice) Jones, Helena, Mont.; six grandchildren, one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Harold B. Felt Funeral Home where friends may call prior to services. Burial will be in the Brigham City Cemetery. FUNERAL TODAY _ Funeral services will be held today for Mrs. Martha M. Howard, who died Wednesday. Newspaper Clipping, SOURCE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-P3X2-V9WS-H
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- Martha Howard in household of John W Howard, "United States Census, 1930"
- Martha Or Maritia Messerley, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1962"
- Mrs Martha Messerly Howard, "Utah, Brigham City Family History Center, Obituary Collection, 1930-2015"
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1892 · Electric Power and Street Lights
In 1892, electric power and streetlights were installed in Brigham City.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Franz, Fritz, Kurt.
Swiss German: from a diminutive of Messer ‘knife (maker)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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