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

Jesse Wade Briscoe, the eldest daughter of Mary Jane Harris Briscoe and Andrew Briscoe, was born in 1845 in Harrisburg, Texas. In 1849 her father closed his Texas businesses and moved to New Orleans to further his children's education. Stricken with yellow fever, he died on October 4, 1849. Mary Jane and her four children moved to the Briscoe family plantation in Claiborne County, Mississippi, and remained there for 3 years until returning to Texas in 1852. Jesse Wade came of age in Anderson, Galveston, Harrisburg, and Houston, Texas. She married civil engineer and Civil War veteran, Milton Grovesnor Howe, in 1873. Joseph Milton Howe, their only child, 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 (DRT), the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. A founding member of the DRT, she supported the Adina De Zavala faction (1907-1909), but rejoined the DRT after the settlement of The Daughters of the Republic of Texas vs. Adina De Zavala. Jesse Wade Briscoe Howe died in Houston in 1920.

From the guide to the Jesse Wade Briscoe Howe papers MC057. 50044373., 1851-1920, (Bulk: 1862-1907), (Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library, )