Abbie M Howard was one of two daughters listed as part of a family of 4 in the 1880 Kennebunk census. She had been listed as "Mulatto" in the 1870 census for Milbridge, Maine.
The 1880 Census for Kennebunk listed Charles Howard as the head of a household of 4, a Black man age 48, POB: Lousiana; occupation: basket making. Also listed: wife Abagail, and daughters Abbie M and Margret
The family was listed in the 1870 Milbridge, Maine census as "Charles (35, Black, laborer), Abigail L (30, Mulatto), Annie S (9, Mulatto), Alice (5, Mulatto), and Margaret (2, Mulatto)"
