Lourdes Howland

From the Rancho Pancho website, compiled by Claire Ortiz Hill

http://rancho.pancho.pagesperso-orange.fr/Lourdes.htm

Lourdes was the daughter of Alcaria and José Francisco Ortiz, the son of José Eldifonso Ortiz, known as Alfonso. They also parented

• Sofio;
• Antonia, November 1886-February 1979;
• Francisco 1879-1880,
• Pedro 1876-1880,
• Luisito.
• Francisco Valencia (Frank) (1897-1992).

Pedro, Luisito and the first Francisco died in a smallpox epidemic as children.

Lourdes married Juan Howland. Her children were

• Lourdes,
• Josina (married Max Trujillo),
• John,
• Jeannette,
• Consuelo.

(Passage includes an oral history from Lourde's brother Frank, who noted that John Howland was a printer who relocated to Albuquerque and opened a small print shop. He had excellent Spanish, and a Ford Model T from which he delivered orders along Central, in Old Town, and in Cerritos within Albuquerque.)

An archival report dated April 14, 2006 about the property Lourdes inherited and where her heirs still live gives information on their lives and helps confirms the thesis that Lourdes' mother Alcaria's parents were Mathiana Ortega and Ramon Valencia. This is the house where Alcaria died and Adelina Ortiz was born.

The report cites Mrs Howland (Lourdes' daughter Josina) as stating that she thought that the house where she lives was built by her grandfather Francisco Ortiz sometime before 1900. According to the report, the first map showing the residence is the 1912 King's Map, which shows the house owned by Francisco and Alcaria. It also shows the units in the compound as belonging to Roman Carrillo, Mrs. Rita Martinez de Gooch, Francisco Rivera, Francisco Ortiz and Juanita Chavez.

"Mrs. Howland stated that her grandmother gave or sold the house and garden lots to her mother, Lourdes Ortiz Howland, after the 1924 death of Lourde's husband, James G. Howland.... The River Improvement map shows that the property was owned by F.V. Ortiz as late as 1929 though the County deed records have no deed for a change in ownership. Mrs Howland said that Frank V. Ortiz was her uncle, a school teacher.... The properties on which the house was located were eventually deeded to Josina Trujillo, who at some time after 1960 began to use her given last name of Howland...."

(Passage includes notes from an interview with Josina from April 2006.)

".... the 1919 report from the Hydrographical Report from the State Engineer showing that Francisco Ortiz had irrigated 5,660 square feet of land for gardens or alfafa with a remaining 2,740 square feet of land on his lot which could not be cultivated.... This is supported by comments from Mrs Howland who stated that her mother raised corn, lettuce, and other vegetables in the yeard in front of the hourse, irrigated by the water from the ditch...."

I have death certificate for a child named Larkin Howland of Delgado St in Santa Fe. He was male, white and single and was born in Santa to John Howland, born in Santa Fe, and Lourdes Ortiz, born in Santa Fe, on March 5, 1921. He died at the age of 2 years, 3 months, and 18 days of Diptheria at noon on June 23, 1923. He was buried in Rosario Cemetery. The informant was Mrs John Howland.

I also have a death certificate for a Dolores Howland (1911-1920) of Canyon Rd in Santa Fe, which says that her father was John G. Howland and her mother Manuelita Martinez.

Juan Howland died in 1924. According John G. Howland's death certificate, he was born on April 23, 1883 in Santa Fe. His father was J. Cain born in Illinois and his mother Petrita Howland born in Santa Fe. He was male, white and married to Lourdes Howland and lived on Delgado Street in Santa Fe. He was a printer for the Gallup Evening Herald. He died at the age of 40 years, 11 months, and 14 days in Gallup at 1:30 pm on April 7, 1924 of a tumor of the cerebellum and was buried in National Cemetery on April 9, 1924. Mrs Lourdes Howland was the informant.

Lourdes Ortiz Howland is buried in National Cemetery. The dates on her gravestone are June 12, 1893-March 1, 1957.

I have this obituary (year 2005) for one of their descendents:

Rosary Slated for J. Howland. Rosary services for the father of four Santa Fe residents, John Larkin Howland, 39, of Albuquerque, will be conducted tonight at Sanchez Funeral Home Chapel. Howland, a hit-run victim in Albuquerque, died Saturday night. He was a native of Santa Fe.

Funeral services will be Wednesday at 9 am at St. Francis Cathedral. Burial will be in Santa Fe National Cemetery with military honors. Howland's body was found by a passing motorist Saturday night in the 7500 block of West Central in Albuquerque. A coroner's investigation showed he was struck by a vehicle. A 23 year old Albuquerque man is being held for questioning in the hit-run death. Although he had not been charged late Monday night, Albuquerque police described him a a "good suspect". Police said hair and blood stains were found on the front of a pickup belonging to the suspect.

Survivors include

• three sons,
  • Henry,
  • Leroy, and
  • Joseph and
• a daughter, Gloria, all of Santa Fe;
• three sisters,
  • Mrs. Josina Miera of Santa Fe,
  • Mrs. Janet Montoya and
  • Mrs. George L. Stanley, both of Albuquerque.