When Wilkerson Asher Howard was born on 26 October 1836, in Harlan, Kentucky, United States, his father, Wilkerson Howard, was 40 and his mother, Mary Jones, was 33. He married Margrette Purcifull on 20 June 1861, in Harlan, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Kaufman, Texas, United States in 1900 and Justice Precinct 6, Kaufman, Texas, United States in 1910. He died on 16 January 1928, in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Kaufman Cemetery, Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1851: Kaufman, Texas, United States
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
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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