Howell Henry Hargis

Brief Life History of Howell Henry

When Howell Henry Hargis was born on 28 October 1804, in Smith, Tennessee, United States, his father, William Hargis, was 35 and his mother, Hannah H. Howell, was 34. He married Lucy Tuck in 1824, in United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He died on 13 January 1856, in Macon, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 51.

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Family Time Line

Howell Henry Hargis
1804–1856
Nancy Gammon
1799–1884
Marriage: 3 January 1830
William Abner Hargis
1830–1911
Hannah Billa Hargis
1831–1853
Martha J Hargis
1834–1836
James Dennis Hargis
1836–1923
John Cosby Hargis
1839–1915
Thomas Jefferson Hargis
1841–1929
Abraham Hargis
1846–1850

Sources (3)

  • Howel Harges, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Howell Hargis in entry for John C. Hargis, "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Howell Hargis - aka-name: Howell Henry Hargis

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English (Essex): perhaps a variant of Hargest . Alternatively, an altered form of German or Frisian Harges, which is probably of the same origin as Frisian Harjes .

History: The (majority of the) American bearers of the surname Hargis trace their origin to George Hargis, who was transported from England to VA in 1642 and whose grandfather is believed by some to be Louis Harges, a Frenchman from Normandy, supposedly of Danish parentage. The surname Harges is not found neither in France nor in Denmark; it is, however, found in northern Germany, though it is very rare there.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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