Brief Life History of Susan Elvira
When Susan Elvira Howell was born on 8 August 1843, in Ohio, United States, her father, Alfred Howell, was 31 and her mother, Margaret Figgins, was 29. She married Henry Donahay on 19 September 1866, in Greene, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Lost River Township, Martin, Indiana, United States in 1880 and Jackson Township, Greene, Indiana, United States in 1900. She died on 17 January 1906, in Greene, Indiana, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Park, Richland Township, Greene, Indiana, United States.
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- Susan Howel, "United States Census, 1850"
- Find A Grave Memorial# 16947731 Susan Figgins Donahay
- Susan E Howell in entry for Viola Lewis, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1853
Historic Boundaries 1853: Martin, Indiana, United States
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
Name Meaning
Welsh and English: in the Welsh border counties, from the Welsh male personal name Hywel ‘eminent’, popular since the Middle Ages particularly in honor of the great 10th-century law-giving Welsh king. The name may also arise from the Breton personal name Houuel, Huwel, Huwal, Howael, cognate with the Welsh name. Bretons were especially numerous in the eastern counties of England. See Powell .
English: perhaps from a Middle English personal name Huwel (spelled Howel), a shortening of Huwelot or Huelin (see Hewlett and Huling ), both pet forms of Middle English Huw (see Hugh ).
English: habitational name from Howell (Lincolnshire), from an uncertain initial element + Old English wella ‘well, spring, stream’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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