Brief Life History of George Duncan
When George Duncan Howard was born in 1786, in North Carolina, United States, his father, Robert Sims Howard, was 24 and his mother, Nancy Van Bibber, was 28. He married Jane Witt on 24 June 1835, in White, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Tennessee, United States in 1870. He died on 13 April 1873, in White, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Anderson Cemetery, White, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (7)
- George D Howerd, "United States Census, 1860"
- George D Howard, "United States Census, 1870"
- George Howard, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1786–1873 Male
1796–1870 Female
Children (1)
1825–1853 Female
Parents and Siblings
1762–1832 Male
1759–1866 Female
Siblings (13)
1786–1873 Male
1788–1827 Male
1788–1850 Male
1790– Female
1792–1861 Male
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 0
1789 · Becomes 12th State
Age 3
1812
Age 26
Name Meaning
English: of Norman origin, from the Middle English personal names Huward (also Howard) and Heward, from Old French Huard (itself from ancient Germanic Hugihard, hugi- ‘mind, understanding, spirit’ + hard- ‘hardy, bold’). As Hugh appears in Middle English as both How and Hew, this is the definite origin of Heward and a source of Howard. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Hugh .
English: from the Middle English personal name Haward or Howard, usually an Anglicized form of Old Danish Hāwarth (Old Norse Hávarthr, from há ‘high’ + varthr ‘guard, guardian, warden’). Alternation between Haward and Howard may have led to later confusion with Hayward .
English: occasionally a variant of Ewart 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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