Henry Clark Souther

Brief Life History of Henry Clark

When Henry Clark Souther was born on 20 December 1864, in Griswoldville, Jones, Georgia, United States, his father, John A. Souther, was 43 and his mother, Milly C. Ethridge, was 31. He married Ella Virginia Kitchens on 26 January 1888, in Jones, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Jones, Georgia, United States in 1910 and Clinton, Jones, Georgia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 28 April 1920, in Gray, Jones, Georgia, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Gray, Jones, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Clark Souther
1864–1920
Ella Virginia Kitchens
1867–1910
Marriage: 26 January 1888
Eva Aurelia Souther
1888–1979
Ollie Virginia Souther
1890–1955
Hennie C. Souther
1893–1911
Holmes Austin Souther
1896–1973
Nell Maude Souther
1900–1975
Ada Wilburn Souther
1905–1967
Augusta Clarice Souther
1906–1974
Carroll Chambliss Souther
1909–1972

Sources (20)

  • Henry C Sauther, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Henry Clark Souther - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: Henry C.Sowther
  • J. R. Bullington, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"

World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1865 · The Assassination of a President

While attending the play "Our American Cousin" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Probably an altered form of German Sauter or of its variant Sauther.

English (London): perhaps a variant of Souter .

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

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