Elizabeth Howard (1816–1865) • FamilySearch

Elizabeth Howard

1816–1865 (Age 49)
Estill, Kentucky, United States

The Life Summary of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Howard was born in 1816, in Estill, Kentucky, United States, her father, Clement Howard Jr, was 27 and her mother, Nancy Ann Logsdon, was 19. She married Lewis Douglas Hamilton on 20 December 1838, in Madison, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She died in 1865, in Estill, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 49.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Lewis Douglas Hamilton

1806–1880

Elizabeth Howard

1816–1865

Marriage: 20 December 1838

Thomas Jefferson Hamilton

1839–1913

Malinda Hamilton

1845–

Mary Elizabeth Hamilton

1847–1870

Lewisa Hamilton

1855–

Emaline Hamilton

1842–1931

John F. Hamilton

1843–1932

James Lewis Hamilton

1849–1919

George Anderson Hamilton

1851–1939

Nancy Jane Hamilton

1853–

Laura Belle Hamilton

1857–

Edith M Hamilton

1859–

William Penn Hamilton

1862–1944

Spouse and Children

Lewis Douglas Hamilton

Male1806–1880Male

Elizabeth Howard

Female1816–1865Female

Children

(12)

Thomas Jefferson Hamilton

Male1839–1913Male

Emaline Hamilton

Female1842–1931Female

John F. Hamilton

Male1843–1932Male

Malinda Hamilton

Female1845–Female

Mary Elizabeth Hamilton

Female1847–1870Female

+7 More Children

Parents and Siblings

Clement Howard Jr

Male1789–Male

Nancy Ann Logsdon

Female1797–Female

Siblings

(11)

Malinda Howard

Female1810–1861Female

Philip Howard

Male1812–1880Male

Anastasia Howard

Female1813–1842Female

Elizabeth Howard

Female1816–1865Female

George Washington Howard

Male1819–Male

+6 More Children

World Events (8)

1818 · Jackson Purchase
Age 2

The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.

1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 3

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.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 14

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

Howard

Elizabeth

1 English: from the Norman personal name Huard, Heward, composed of the Germanic elements hug ‘heart’, ‘mind’, ‘spirit’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.2 English: from the Anglo-Scandinavian personal name Hāward, composed of the Old Norse elements há ‘high’ + varðr ‘guardian’, ‘warden’.3 English: variant of Ewart 2.

Possible Related Names

Ewart

Fogarty

Heward

Huard

Sources (10)

Elizabeth Hamilton in household of Lewis Hamilton, "United States Census, 1860"
Elizabeth Hamilton in household of L D Hamilton, "United States Census, 1860"
Elizabeth Hamilton in household of Lewis D Hamilton, "United States Census, 1850"

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