About Belle Howard
Lived 1857 – 1947 (aged 90). Belle Howard was a dramatic reader and teacher.
Louisa Belle Howard (August 27, 1857 – November 4, 1947) was an educator, dramatic reader and music teacher.
Early life Louisa Belle Howard was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, on August 27, 1857. She was the only daughter of Samuel Gill and Mary Spencer (1834–1906), and granddaughter of William Spencer, an Emporia pioneer.
With her parents, at the age of eight years, she moved to Emporia, Kansas, where she was placed in the model department of the State Normal School, and remained a student in that institution for ten years.
She died on November 11, 1947, at her home at 1425 Lawrence, Emporia, Kansas, and was buried at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Who was Belle Howard?
American educator (1857-1947)
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Belle Howard was born on 27 August 1857 in Bellefonte.
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Belle Howard died on 4 November 1947.
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Belle Howard was a dramatic reader and teacher.
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