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I. R. Howard
I. R. Howard, of the firm of I. R. Howard & Co., wholesale grocers, 202 and 204 Ft. Wayne avenue, Richmond, Ind., is a native of Henry County. Ind., where he was reared and educated. In 1860 he removed from New Castle to Richmond and became a partner in a wholesale grocery in Richmond, the firm name being Howard & Grubbs. This firm was succeeded in 1871 by I. R. Howard & Co. In 1876 Mr. Howard erected his present business house, which is a two-story brick, 63 x 200 feet in size. Their trade is from all parts of Ohio and Indiana, and has been constantly increasing from the first. Mr. Howard is an energetic and reliable business man, and much of the success of the business is due to his management and farsightedness.
Source:
History of Wayne County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884. Volume 2