Brief Life History of Wesley
When Wesley Howard was born in 1842, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Leonard Dent Howard, was 36 and his mother, Rhoda Arnold, was 36. He lived in Owen, Kentucky, United States in 1850.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Wesley Howard in household of Rhoda Howard, "United States Census, 1850"
Parents and Siblings
1806– Male
1806– Female
Siblings (6)
1837– Female
1838–1893 Male
1839– Male
1840– Male
1842– Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1846
Age 4
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
Age 8
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 33
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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