Howe, Jesse Briscoe, 1845-1920

Jessie Wade Briscoe, the eldest daughter of Mary Jane Harris Briscoe and Andrew Briscoe, was born in 1845 in Harrisburg, Texas. She married Milton Grovesnor Howe, a civil engineer and Civil War veteran, in 1873. Their son, Joseph Milton Howe, was born in 1874. They resided in Houston and traveled extensively. In 1901 Milton G. Howe was appointed a director of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He died in 1902. Jesse was an active member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She died in Houston in 1920.

From the description of Jesse Wade Briscoe Howe papers, 1851-1920, (1862-1907). (San Jacinto Museum of History). WorldCat record id: 50044373

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