Margaret Howe, milliner and dressmaker
Margaret Howe was my 3rd great grandmother. Born in Ireland in about 1818, family records indicate that she met and married Edward Martin Ralph in Cincinnati, Ohio. (If you log into FamilySearch.org and follow the links, you can see more information about Margaret and Edward.) I have been unable to find an Ohio marriage record for them, and until recently, had no records that actually tied them to Cincinnati. Years ago I visited the Public Library of Cincinnati in person. A librarian helped me search city directories (in book form) for the time period when Margaret Howe might have lived there. I found one possibility - a Margaret Howe, dressmaker, in 1846, on 5th between Broadway and Pike. Margaret Howe, dressmaker, Robinson & Jones' Cincinnati directory for 1846, First Ward, p.42 The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio When I visited the library, I found no other records that could confirm this was the right Margaret Howe (a common enough na