Brief Life History of Mary Ann
Mary Ann Stevenson was born on 4 April 1810, in Virginia, United States. She married Mordecai J Howard on 26 March 1826, in Orange, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Lowndes, Mississippi, United States in 1850. She died on 24 October 1875, in Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Mary Howard in household of M J Howard, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary Ann Stevenson, "Virginia, Orange County Marriage Records, 1757-1938"
- Mary Ann Steavenson Howard, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1801–1864 Male
1810–1875 Female
Children (6)
1833–1906 Male
1840– Male
1842– Male
1846–1912 Male
1847– Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1812
Age 2
1812 · Monumental Church Built
Age 2
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 20
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Steven, Stephen (see Steven ) + -son. This surname is also very common in northern Ireland (especially Antrim and Down), where it has been interchangeable with Steenson and Stinson . In North America, this surname has also absorbed various European cognates, such as Danish, Norwegian, and North German Steffensen or Stephensen ; see also Stevens .
Scottish: variant of Stevenston, a habitational name from Stevenston (Ayrshire), Stevenson in Newlands (Peeblesshire), or Stevenson in Haddington (East Lothian). The placename in each case derives from the personal name Steven + Older Scots toun ‘farmstead, settlement’.
English: habitational name from Stevenstone (Devon), meaning ‘Stephen's farmstead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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