Howard Havens Sr (1809 - 1871)

Born Nov 1809 in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Jane Havens — married 1832 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Dec 1871 at age 62 in Hamilton Twp., Jackson Co., Ohio

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Biography

He was born in 1809 in Virginia.

During the American Civil War he served in Company F, 33rd Regiment description=6'3" tall, gray eyes, dark hair.

Married Sally Carter 28 Aug 1832 at Tazewell, Virginia, United States.^[1]

He died on 26 Dec 1871 in Bloom, Scioto County, Ohio of lung disease @62 years old. ^{[2] [3]}

He was buried in McCoy Cemetery in Jackson County, Ohio. ^[4]

Notes

Note: Medical: Dies at 62 years old grey eyes and dark hair

REFN: 236

 ! Co. F, 33 Reg., Civil War. 6' 3" tall; gray eyes; dark hair

Family of Howard Havens & Sarah Carter

William CARTER came to Ohio with his son Simeon and daughter Sarah and her husband, Howard HAVENS.

They arrived in 1835 and bought land in Jackson County. The HAVENS first resided in Bloom Twp, Scioto, Ohio. (according to 1840 Census) before removing to their land in Jackson County. William Carter was a farmer, and is buried (December 1854) on the land he bought in 1835.

Howard Havens Sr. was born circa 1810 in Tazewell County Virginia and was the son of James and Abigail HAVENS. His death certificate lists the names of his parents, indicates that he was 62 years of age at time of death and that he died of lung disease. Howard HAVENS Sr. married Sarah CARTER. on 25 Aug 1832 in Tazewell County, Virginia. Sarah CARTER, born in Virginia, was the daughter of William and Anne (FRENCH) CARTER. Sarah Carter HAVENS died 9 March 1871 in Hamilton Township of consumption. She was 58 years 11 mos of age. Both Howard HAVENS Sr. and wife, Sarah (CARTER) HAVENS are buried Hamilton Cemetery, Jackson County, Ohio.

Other researchers have documented the ancestry of Sarah Carter as follows:

John FRENCH married (1735) to Martha ("a lady of Welsh extraction")

Matthew FRENCH married Sarah PAYNE (Culpepper Co, VA)

John FRENCH married Obedience CLAY

Anne "Annie" FRENCH married William CARTER

Sarah Ann CARTER married Howard HAVENS

Census

• 1860 Jackson Co Ohio^[5] - Hamilton Township - Folio 167a; Sheet 121; Dwelling 852; Family 841:

Howard Havens, age 49, male, a farmer and born in Virginia. Estate valued at $1,000, personal property valued at $250.00. Howard could not read or write. Other occupants living with Howard: Sarah, Henry C., William, Howard, Hiram, Charles and Sarah J. Havens.

• 1870 Jackson Co Ohio^[6] - Hamilton Twp, Folio 57b, Sheet 26, Dwelling 177, Family 182, conducted on June 13, 1870:

Howard Haven is listed as head of household; age 58, male, white, born Virginia; could not write. Howard worked as a farmer and his estate was valued at $300. Personal property was valued at $600. Other occupants living with Howard: Sarah, Howard, Hiram, Charles, and Sarah J. Haven

58 HAVEN Howard b=1812 VA r/w=no occ=farmer

56 HAVEN Sarah b=1814 VA (wife)

20 HAVEN Howard b=1850 OH

18 HAVEN Hiram b=1852 OH

16 HAVEN Charles b=1854 OH

13 HAVEN Sarah J. b=1857 OH.

Event

Event:

Type: Military

Place: Civil War - Co. F, 33 Reg

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS1-DJQ : 29 January 2020), Howard Havins, 1832.
2. ↑ Ohio, County Death Record volume-A p32 GS#301042 digital#004016272 image#49 for Howard Havens @62yrs b=c1809 VA occ=farmer (widower) res=Hamilton Twp, Jackson County, Ohio d=26 Dec 1871 Bloom, Scioto County, Ohio. Death Certificate named his parents.
3. ↑ "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9ZR-J9ZY-5?cc=2128172&wc=7DZ2-GTL%3A1296040839%2C1296040840 : 30 September 2014), Jackson > Death records, 1887, vol B-C > image 49 of 436; county courthouses, Ohio.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #46845938
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCP3-W1Q : 7 August 2021), Leonard Haven, 1860.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M625-9W3 : 29 May 2021), Howard Haven, 1870.

Acknowledgments

• Havens-259 was created on 17 Apr 2012 through the import of Bowden-Riley Family.ged by Sam Bowden, Jr,

• Haven-240 was created on 5 Dec 2014 through the import of William Carter Descend.ged by Stephanie Mitchell.