Jane Gilmor Howard
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| Born | Jane Gilmor March 29, 1801 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Died | November 29, 1890 (aged 89) Baltimore, Maryland |
Resting place | Green Mount Cemetery |
| Known for | Fifty Years in a Maryland Kitchen (1873) |
| Spouse | Benjamin Chew Howard |
Jane Gilmor Howard (March 29, 1801— November 29, 1890) was an American author from Baltimore best known for her work Fifty Years in a Maryland Kitchen.[1] She was the wife of the politician Benjamin Chew Howard.
Early life
[edit]Jane Gilmor was born to parents William and Mary Gilmor on March 29, 1801[1] in Baltimore, Maryland.[2]
Charitable work
[edit]Howard was active member of the Great Southern Relief Association, becoming its president in 1865. As president, Howard raised $200,000 (equivalent to about $5.3 million today[3]) to aid recovery for poor Southerners after the American Civil War.[2][4]
Fifty Years in a Maryland Kitchen
[edit]One of Howard's most successful charitable endeavors was her cookbook, Fifty Years in a Maryland Kitchen,[5] which she wrote to raise money for charity in 1873. Howard used the name Mrs. B. C. Howard for the book.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Jane married American politician Benjamin Chew Howard at the age of 17.[6] Together, the couple had either 12[2] or 16[1] children, but only eight survived until adulthood.[1] All six of their sons served the Confederacy in the American Civil War.[4]
Their surviving children are listed as follows:[1]
- Louisa Howard Hoffman (1819-1876)
- Sophia Howard (1822-1852)
- Ellen Howard Bayard (1833-1911)
- Marian Gilmor Howard (b.1825)
- Ann Williams Howard (b.1826)
- Jane Gilmor Howard King (b.1827)
- Juliana Howard Tyson (1830-1909)
- William Gilmor Howard (1835-1877)
Howard died on November 29, 1890, at the age of 89, in her hometown of Baltimore. Her death was written about in The Baltimore Sun; according to the obituary, she died at 6:00 am in her home.[6] She is buried at Green Mount Cemetery.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Jane Grant (Gilmor) Howard (1801-1890) - American Aristocracy". americanaristocracy.com. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Howard, Jane Grant Gilmor, 1801-1890 · Voices of the Eastern Shore · Voices of the Eastern Shore". www.voicesoftheeasternshore.org. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
- ↑ "$200,000 in 1800 → 2026 | Inflation Calculator". Official Data. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
- 1 2 ""Unwearied in Their Attentions": Secessionist Women and the 1866 Southern Relief Fair". Maryland Center for History and Culture. 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
- ↑ Howard, Jane Grant Gilmore (1913). Fifty Years in a Maryland Kitchen. Norman, Remington Company.
- 1 2 "Obituary of Jane Gilmor Howard". The Baltimore Sun. 1890-11-26. p. 6. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
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