Reading Bill Coate’s article of May 13, about John Howland coming to the Americas on the Mayflower in 1620, brought to mind our family coming to Madera 30 years ago.

I was a member of the 20-30 club in Topeka, Kan., prior to coming to Madera. While attending a meeting of the local 20-30 club, I met a man named John Howland. At the time, he was a farmer, and in custom farm trucking.

I was interested in him because of his name, John Howland. We have been calling each other “cuz” ever since.

Not only did saving John Howland from drowning after falling overboard from the Mayflower give us Franklin D. Roosevelt, but he also gave Madera, Calif., two men named John Howland.

John Howland Sudduth,
10th generation of John and Elizabeth (Tillie) Howland,
Madera

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