Howard was born in [[South Carolina]]<ref name=againstallodds/> and enslaved in his early life, and later married a woman who also had previously been enslaved.<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187754802/perry-wilbon-howard Perry Wilbon Howard Jr.]. ''Find a Grave''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref> The couple owned farmland<ref name=perryhowardiibio/> and had many children, including [[Perry W. Howard, II]].
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Howard was born in [[South Carolina]]<ref name=againstallodds/> into [[slavery]] in his early life, and later married a woman who also had previously been enslaved.<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187754802/perry-wilbon-howard Perry Wilbon Howard Jr.]. ''Find a Grave''. Retrieved October 15, 2021.</ref> The couple owned farmland<ref name=perryhowardiibio/> and had many children, including [[Perry W. Howard, II]].