Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Wesley Vincent Howard 1856-1918

Wesley Vincent Howard was born 1856 in Alabama, died 1918, son of William B. Howard and Phebe Vincent Wesley. Wesley married Beuna V. Hall, born 1859 in Florida, died 1915 in Florida, daughter of Nathan L. Hall and Nancy F. (last name unknown). Wesley Vincent Howard and his wife Beuna had ten children.

  • Sarah C. Howard, b. 1878, Florida, d. 1970, m. 1892 Columbus Summerford Stanaland, b. 1873, Florida, d. 1857, Florida, son of William S. Stanaland and Mary Elizabeth Sheffield
  • Frances Jane Howard, b. 1880, Florida
  • Dearlie Jane Howard, b. 1880, Florida
  • Abbie Irene Howard, b. 1889, Florida
  • Lillie Ellen Howard, b. 1889, Florida
  • Oscar Vincent Howard, b. 1894, d. 1918, France
  • Ruby Rebecca Howard, b. 1898, Florida, d. 1978, Florida
  • Lottie Howard
  • Nettie Howard
  • Zettie Howard
Source: Hamilton County Its History and Its People, Submitted by Darrell Bell

Monday, August 8, 2011

Amey Howard 1845-1928

Amey Howard, daughter of Simon Howard, was born in South Carolina on December 31, 1845, a daughter of Simon Howard. She married Richard J. Boatright, Jr., son of Richard J. Boatright, Sr. and Mary Harrison. Amey Howard Boatright died on September 6, 1928. Richard J. Boatright, Jr. died December 19, 1917. They are buried in the Carter's Chapel Cemetery in Bacon County, Georgia.

More information on the Boatright family is in this volume if anyone is interested, I will be glad to help if I can.

Source: Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume XI, Copyright 2002 by Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Matthew Howard 1825-1902 Charlton County, Georgia

Matthew Howard, also known as Matthew A.B. Howard, was  born September 1824 in McIntosh County, Georgia. He died January 2, 1902. He is buried in the Deep Creek Advent Christian Church Cemetery in Columbia County, Florida. His parents were Henry Howard and his wife, Jane Davis.  His first marriage in 1844 was to Sarah Crawford, born in 1829, died about 1865, daughter of Reverend (or Elder) Reubin Crawford and his wife, Anna Clark. They had nine children.
  •  Amanda Howard, b.12/17/1847, d. 7/11/1847, m. Smith D. Drawdy 7/10/1862, son of Daniel Drawdy.
  • Martha Howard, b. 11/29/1848, d. 5/30/1919, m. Luke Drawdy (his 2nd wife), son of Daniel Drawdy.
  • Anna Howard, b. circa 1851, d. 1920, m. Elias Crawford, son of Thomas R. Crawford.
  • Simon Peter Howard, b. 9/21/1852, d. 6/6/1926, m. Mollie Frances Pringle, daughter of James Jackson Pringle.
  • Sara Jane Howard, b. circa  1854, d. 5/4/1919, m. George Washington Rowan, son of John Rowan.
  • Evaline Catherine, b. circa 1858, d. before 1880, m. George Washington Lyens, son of Sylvester Lyens.
  • Sargent Jehu, b. 2/3/1859, d. 3/31/1935, m. 1) Mary Ellen Crawford, 11/4/1880, daughter of John M. Crawford. m. 2) Laura Henrietta Andrews, widow of Joe Andrews, daughter of Jim McKinney.
  • Henry A. Howard, b. 9/16/1860, d. 2/10/1923, m. 1) Cassie ???. m .2) Avie Ann Crawford, 10/21/1882, daughter of John M. Crawford.
  • Ruth Howard, b. bet. 1862-1864, d. 10/6/1914, m. 1) ??? Brown. m. 2) Joseph Harry Freeman, son of James Freeman, 4/14/1894. 
Matthew Howard's second wife was Rachel Clark, daughter of Charles and Lydia Ann Clark of Charlton County, Georgia. She died about 1911, and is buried at the Advent Christian Church Cemetery in McAlpin, Florida. They had six children.

  • Missouri Howard, b. 1867, m. Benjamin B. Scott, 5/31/1887.
  • Matthew Napolian B. Howard, b. 9/3/1869, d. 4/10/1938, m. Lillie Harper, 12/19/1894, daughter of Thornton Harper.
  • Louisiana Howard, b. circa 1872, d. 1928, m. Thomas E. McIver, son of John McIver.
  • Francis Marion Howard, b. 10/27/1874, d. 3/24/1958, m. Mary Ann Eliza Green, 2/1897, daughter of George Washington Green.
  • Charles Coleman Howard, b. circa 1877, d. after 1913, m. Agnes Evalene Dinkins.
  • Neta Alice, b. 8/29/1882, d. 8/31/1907, m. Martin Armstrong Peterson, 4/29/1900.
Source: Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume VIII, Compiled and Published by Huxford Genealogical Society, Contributed by Mrs. Norma S. Woodward of Lake Butler, Florida.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

This is my great-grandparent's marriage record in Terrell County, Georgia.

Alfred Clifton Howard

Ella Ophelia Clay


Georgia Marriages, 1851-1900 - Ancestry.com

 

Name:A. C. Howard
Spouse:E. O. Clay
Marriage Date:6 Jul 1897
County:Terrell
State:GA