From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)
Howe, Charles H.
(born: 1892)Howe was born in Maysville, KY, the son of Scott and Renie Howe. The family of seven lived on West Fourth Street in 1900, according to the U.S. Federal Census. For 29 years Charles Howe was the highest ranking Mason in Kentucky, serving as Rt. Em. Grand Commander of the Knights Templar, Most Excellent High Priest of the Royal Arch Masons, and Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky. For more see Who's Who in Colored America, 1950.