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Thomas Jefferson Howerton 1816–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 26 Jan 1897

Death Location: Lee, Mississippi, United States

Father: Joel Howerton

Mother: Sarah Dobbins

Spouse(s): Amelia Long*

Children(s): Sarah Howerton

The story of Thomas Jefferson Howerton began in 1816 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA. Thomas Jefferson Howerton married Amelia Long, and had children including Sarah Jane Howerton. Thomas Jefferson Howerton passed away in 1897 in Lee, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Jefferson Howerton began in 1816 in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA.
  • Thomas Jefferson Howerton married Amelia Long, and had children including Sarah Jane Howerton.
  • Thomas Jefferson Howerton passed away in 1897 in Lee, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joel Howerton
1792–1844
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
JH
Sarah Dobbins
1796–1834
Birth Location: Virginia
SD

Spouses(s)

Amelia Long*
1810–
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
AL

Children(s)

Sarah Howerton
1841–1919
Birth Location: Alabama
SH

Thomas Howerton's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Howerton
1816–1897
Birth Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Joel Howerton
1792–1844
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Dobbins
1796–1834
Virginia
Grandparents
Martha Traylor
1771–1830
, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Howerton's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Jefferson) Howerton (1816–26 Jan 1897) m. Amelia Long* (abt 1810–)
  1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Howerton 1841–1919 m. James (Allen) Mears 1839–1927
    1. 1. John (F) Mears 1873–1933 m. Painney (F) Reynolds 1871–
      1. 1. Francis Scott 1915–1990 m. Kenneth (Geroge) Scott 1914–1976 m. Charles Erwin 1921–1993
        1. 1. Nancy (Scott) Parsons 1939–2020 m. Douglas (D) Parsons 1937–2018
        2. 2. Kenneth Scott 1936–2003
      2. 2. Clifford (Modena) Mears 1905–1983
      3. 3. Sercy (Duey) Means 1899–1977
      4. 4. Jimmie Mears 1907–

Thomas Howerton's Timeline

3 Records

1816
1816
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Howerton in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
1850
03 Jan 1850
Age 34
Thomas Jefferson Howerton was married in Pontotoc, Mississippi
Pontotoc, Mississippi
1897
26 Jan 1897
Age 81
Death of Thomas Jefferson Howerton in Lee, Mississippi, United States
Lee, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 03 Jan 1850
    Event Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1897
    Event Place: Lee, Mississippi, United States
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