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Lydia Jane Howard 1787–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1787

Birth Location: Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 10 Nov 1856

Death Location: Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA

Father: Joshua Howard

Mother: Ann None

Spouse(s): George Newell

Children(s): Mrs. Walker, Jane Newell, John Newell, Lydia Newell, Eliza Newell, William Newell, Clara Newell

In 1787, Lydia Jane Howard entered the world in Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA, born to Joshua Howard And Ann. In 1840, Lydia Jane Howard resided in Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA. Lydia Jane Howard married George Bell Newell, and had children including Clara Grisetta Newell, Eliza B Newell, Jane Bell Newell, John Howard Newell, Lydia Ann Newell, Mrs Mary D Walker, William Newell. Lydia Jane Howard passed away in 1856 in Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1787, Lydia Jane Howard entered the world in Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA, born to Joshua Howard And Ann.
  • In 1840, Lydia Jane Howard resided in Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA.
  • Lydia Jane Howard married George Bell Newell, and had children including Clara Grisetta Newell, Eliza B Newell, Jane Bell Newell, John Howard Newell, Lydia Ann Newell, Mrs Mary D Walker, William Newell.
  • Lydia Jane Howard passed away in 1856 in Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Howard
1760–1820
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
JH
Ann None
1760–1790
Birth Location: –
A

Spouses(s)

George Newell
1785–1831
Birth Location: Virginia USA
GN

Children(s)

Mrs. Walker
1817–1899
Birth Location: Louisiana, United States
MW
Jane Newell
1811–1869
Birth Location: Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA
JN
John Newell
1823–1923
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
JN
Lydia Newell
1823–1848
Birth Location: Wilkinson County, Mississippi, USA
LN
Eliza Newell
1828–1928
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
EN
William Newell
1829–1860
Birth Location: Mississippi
WN
Clara Newell
1826–1862
Birth Location: Mississippi USA
CN

Lydia Howard's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Howard
1787–1856
Birth Place: Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA
Parents
Joshua Howard
1760–1820
Tennessee, USA
Ann
1760–1790
Grandparents
Mary Lane
1738–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Howard's Descendants

1.
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Lydia (Jane) Howard (25 May 1787–10 Nov 1856) m. George (Bell) Newell (25 Jun 1785–Abt 1831)
  1. 1. Mrs. (Mary D.) Walker 1817–1899 m. James (Walker) Judge 1806–1844 m. Asa Barton 1817–1850
    1. 1. James (Howard) Walker 1839–1915 m. Mary Walker 1849–1884
      1. 1. Douglass Walker 1869– m. Nettie (Jane) Perkins 1860–1932
        1. 1. Eliza Walker 1896–
        2. 2. Lydia Walker 1901–1978 m. Jesse (Harris) Coon 1893–1955
      2. 2. Mary Walker 1874–1916 m. Henry (Rossman) Silvernail 1863–1903
        1. 1. Rossman (Walker) Silvernail 1900–1977 m. Hulda Scheshe 1905–1989 m. Verona (Maye) Neaves 1907–1994
        2. 2. Jane (Marie) Silvernail 1902–1993 m. Tolbert (Herman) Walker 1891–1968
        3. 3. Jane (Rossman) Silvernail 1899–1899
      3. 3. James (Allen) Walker 1883–1943 m. Ivy (M) Walker 1892–1943
      4. 4. Sallie Walker 1872–
      5. 5. Lydia (W) Dunovant 1876–1951 m. James (D) Dunovant 1869–1954
        1. 1. Margaret (W) Harper 1907–1998 m. James (Harold) Harper 1907–1977
    2. 2. George (Allen) Walker 1836–1905 m. Mae (Eleanor) Curtiss 1842–1883
    3. 3. Douglass (Newell) Walker 1841–1870 m. Nancy (Sims) "Nannie" 1850–
    4. 4. Mary (Jane) Walker 1842–1925 m. Levin (Wailes) Magruder 1840–1900
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Wailes) Magruder 1867–1958 m. Morse (Peter) Scott 1860–1928
        1. 1. Donald (Magruder) Scott 1894–1980
        2. 2. Cecil (Douglas) Scott 1903–1982
        3. 3. Edna (Howard) Scott 1907–1979
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Covington) Scott 1892–
        5. 5. Dr (John Hawkins) Scott 1894–
        6. 6. Mary Scott 1907–
      2. 2. Minnie MaGruder 1865–1941 m. James (P) Fink 1852–1932
        1. 1. Levin Fink 1891–
        2. 2. Roy (Douglas) Fink 1892–
        3. 3. John Fink 1901–
        4. 4. Jaimie Fink 1903–
      3. 3. Levin (Wailes Magruder) MD 1873–1957 m. Carrie (Agusta) Henrioues 1874–1952
        1. 1. Elsie Magruder 1909–
        2. 2. Evelyn Magruder 1911–
        3. 3. Jack Magruder 1914–
        4. 4. Adolph Magruder 1920–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Magruder 1899–1993
        6. 6. Presocia Magruder 1902–
        7. 7. Adrianne Magruder 1906–
      4. 4. Carrie Magruder 1873–
      5. 5. James (Douglas) Magruder 1876–1962 m. Margaret Mag*Den 1879–1948
        1. 1. Margaret Magruder 1900–
      6. 6. Henderson (A) Magruder 1870–1915 m. Nancy (E) Lewis 1872–1966
      7. 7. Elizabeth ("Lizzie" Wailes) Magruder 1867–1958
        1. 1. Donald (Magruder) Scott 1894–1980
      8. 8. Dr (Augustine Hawkins) Magruder 1871–
    5. 5. Edward (Horatio) Walker 1845–1888 m. Annie Turner 1851–
      1. 1. Mary (Howard) Walker 1874–1965 m. Thomas (J.) Brown 1866–1961
    6. 6. Phoebe (E) Barton 1850–1932 m. James Simrell 1845–1914
      1. 1. Mamie Simrall 1874–1937
      2. 2. Edna (Douglas) Simrall 1878–1913
      3. 3. James (Simrall) Jr 1879–1919
  2. 2. Jane (Bell) Newell 1811–1869 m. Edmund (Howard) Wailes 1799–1888
    1. 1. Cornelia (Ann) Wailes 1844–1932 m. Nathaniel Cropper 1834–1913
      1. 1. Lydia (Bell) Cropper 1866–1956
        1. 1. Abbey (Wailes Magruder) Sr.€ 1894–1954
    2. 2. Rebecca (Covington) Wailes 1841–1923
    3. 3. BENJAMIN (HOWARD) WAILES 1835–1917 m. Catherine (Kate Anna) Davenport 1841–1917
    4. 4. George (Bell Newell) Wailes 1828–1904 m. Euphemie (Cecilia) Cropper 1836–1930
    5. 5. Eleanor (Howard) Wailes 1830–1918 m. Edward (Bradford) WHITAKER 1821–1867
    6. 6. Mary (Eliza) Wailes 1832–1847
    7. 7. Lydia (Jane) Wailes 1837–1866 m. Nathaniel Cropper 1834–1913
    8. 8. Levin Wailes 1839–1882 m. Anna Harper 1842–
    9. 9. Sarah (Elizabeth) Wailes 1846–1929 m. Edgar Harris 1842–1903
      1. 1. Edgar (Carl) Harris 1873–1945
      2. 2. Lloyd (B) Harris 1878–
      3. 3. Nina (E) Harris 1880–
      4. 4. Julie (E) Harris 1882–
    10. 10. Clara (Bell) Wailes 1850–1927 m. James (Perry) Drake 1847–1902
      1. 1. William (Lambuth) Drake 1894–1918
      2. 2. Jane (Howard) Drake 1875–1963
      3. 3. Winbourne (Magruder) Drake 1874–1966
      4. 4. Claribel Drake 1885–1968
      5. 5. Benjamin (Howard) Drake 1883–1892
      6. 6. James (Perry Drake) II 1879–1945
      7. 7. Elijah (Steele) Drake 1877–1959
      8. 8. Susannah (P.) Drake 1881–1882
  3. 3. John (Howard) Newell 1823–1923
  4. 4. Lydia (Ann) Newell 1823–1848 m. Horatio (Fleming) Simrell 1818–1901
    1. 1. Graham (Howard) Simrell 1843–1915
    2. 2. George (B) Simrell 1847–1927
    3. 3. Horatio (Fleming) Simrell 1844–1903
    4. 4. Joseph Simrell 1846–
  5. 5. Eliza (B) Newell 1828–1928
  6. 6. William Newell 1829–1860
  7. 7. Clara (Grisetta) Newell 1826–1862 m. William (Alexander) Simrall 1811–1886
    1. 1. Horatio (Fleming) Simrall 1851–1928

Lydia Howard's Timeline

8 Records

1787
25 May 1787
Birth of Lydia Jane Howard in Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA
Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA
1810
4 Oct 1810
Age 23
Lydia Jane Howard was married in Adams, Mississippi
Adams, Mississippi
1840
1840
Age 53
Lydia Jane Howard resided here in Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA
Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA
1841
1841
Age 54
Lydia Jane Howard resided here in No Township Listed, Wilkinson County, MS
No Township Listed, Wilkinson County, MS
1842
22 Feb 1842
Age 55
Lydia Jane Howard was married in Wilkinson, Mississippi
Wilkinson, Mississippi
1850
1850
Age 63
Lydia Jane Howard resided here in Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA
Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA
1856
10 Nov 1856
Age 69
Death of Lydia Jane Howard in Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA
Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 73
Lydia Jane Howard resided here in Charleston, Augusta, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Charleston, Augusta, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1787
    Event Place: Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Wilkinson, Mississippi; Roll: M432_382; Page: 278B; Image: 570

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1810
    Event Place: Adams, Mississippi
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1842
    Event Place: Wilkinson, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Wilkinson, Mississippi; Roll: 217; Page: 304; Family History Library Film: 0014841

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: No Township Listed, Wilkinson County, MS
    Record Source: Mississippi Census, 1805-90

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mississippi Census, 1805-90
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Wilkinson, Mississippi; Roll: M432_382; Page: 278B; Image: 570

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Charleston, Augusta, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Charleston, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: M653_548; Page: 253; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1856
    Event Place: Wilkinson, Mississippi, USA
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