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Joel Shopshire HOWARD 1820–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1820

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 17 Oct 1876

Death Location: Union, Union, Illinois, United States

Father: Allen Howard

Mother: Elizabeth Shropshire

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In 1820, Joel Shopshire HOWARD entered the world in Tennessee, United States, born to Allen Harding Howard And Elizabeth Wessley Shropshire. Joel Shopshire HOWARD passed away in 1876 in Union, Union, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1820, Joel Shopshire HOWARD entered the world in Tennessee, United States, born to Allen Harding Howard And Elizabeth Wessley Shropshire.
  • Joel Shopshire HOWARD passed away in 1876 in Union, Union, Illinois, United States.

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Joel HOWARD's Ancestors

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Joel HOWARD
1820–1876
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States
Parents
Allen Harding Howard
1791–1840
Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Wessley) Shropshire
1800–1888
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joel Shropshire
1768–1818
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Mary (Polly) Johnson
1768–
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samier SHROPSHIRE
1746–1828
Elizabeth Spencer
1748–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel HOWARD's Timeline

2 Records

1820
1820
Birth of Joel Shopshire HOWARD in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1876
17 Oct 1876
Age 56
Death of Joel Shopshire HOWARD in Union, Union, Illinois, United States
Union, Union, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1876
    Event Place: Union, Union, Illinois, United States

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