Brief Life History of Thomas H.
When Thomas H. Howard was born on 8 March 1795, in Virginia, United States, his father, Thomas Jefferson Howard, was 28 and his mother, Virginia Elizabeth "Betsy" Ledbetter, was 21. He married Phebe Sayers about 1817, in Athens, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Wood, Virginia, United States in 1850 and District 1, Loudoun, Virginia, United States in 1860. He died on 31 August 1867, in Athens, Ohio, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Connett Cemetery, Connett, Athens, Ohio, United States.
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- Thomas Howard, "United States Census, 1840"
- Thomas Howard, "Find A Grave Index"
- Thos. Howard in entry for Phoebe Ann Campbell, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
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World Events (8)
1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
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: 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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