Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth "Tilly"
When Mary Elizabeth "Tilly" Howard was born on 14 November 1839, in Bulloch, Georgia, United States, her father, David Howard, was 20 and her mother, Elizabeth A Peacock, was 25. She married James Henry Gable in 1855, in Jackson, Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Election Precinct 8 Shady Grove, Jackson, Florida, United States in 1900 and Rock Creek, Jackson, Florida, United States in 1910. She died on 10 November 1917, in Alliance, Jackson, Florida, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Altha, Calhoun, Florida, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Mary Gable in household of James H Gable, "United States Census, 1910"
- Mary Howard, "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993"
- Mary Howard Gable, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1832–1916 Male
1839–1917 Female
Children (8)
1857–1892 Female
1859–1928 Male
1861–1947 Female
1867–1947 Female
1869–1963 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1820–1860 Male
1814–1860 Female
Siblings (11)
1837– Male
1839–1917 Female
1840–1916 Female
1843– Female
1845–1901 Male
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World Events (8)
1845
Age 6
1846
Age 7
1861
Age 22
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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