Born in North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Louis M DeWees
and Rachel Louise (McKinney) Lowery
Sister of
Jane Elizabeth DeWees, Mary C. (Deweese) Biddix, Elmira Lowery [half], Bakey Lowery [half], Samuel Alexander Lowery [half] and John Fleming Lowery [half]
Wife of
John H. Howell
— married
8 Jan 1855 (to about 1860) in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Wife of
John Wood
— married
7 Jan 1862 (to 6 Apr 1898) in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 60
in Carvers Creek Township, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Mar 2013
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Contents |
Biography
Besty Howell ... [1]
Timeline
1870: Lived in Carvers Creek Township (Northern Boundary), Cumberland County, North Carolina according to the Census: Head/Husband John Wood, wife Elizabeth, and children Sarah, Effy, Francis, Anabellah, and Louisa; and a black farm laborer Levy Ray. [2]
Research Notes
- Deweese is her Last Name at Birth, Lowery is her stepfather's name, Howell and Wood are her 1st and 2nd husbands' names.
Sources
- FamilySearch
- Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/184689576/elizabeth-ann-howell : accessed 23 April 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Ann Deweese Howell (13 Mar 1838–6 Apr 1898), Find a Grave Memorial ID 184689576, citing Wood Family Cemetery, Linden, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Ritter Family of America (contributor 48955602) .
Acknowledgments
Thanks to Michael Gabbard for starting this profile.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Betsy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Betsy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Betsy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Betsy:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
C McPeeters 
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Deborah Jaynes :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~12.50%
David Stipes :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Bennie Jo (Corbin) Swinney :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch WL5670148 [compare], yourDNAportal BJZ9ed692aa
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~0.78%
Allen Boutz :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Susan Turner :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Cynthia (Bryant) Crafton :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WP1257191 [compare], yourDNAportal CIN3e6247f6, Ancestry member cindycrafton
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch WP1257191 [compare], yourDNAportal CIN3e6247f6, FTDNA kit #MK75341
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~0.78%
Connie Corbin :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal CON1efe0545
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B914415
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~0.78%
Susan DeWeese :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch B217427 [compare]
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~0.78%
Kaye (Davis) Stover :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Heather (Gilmore) Corey :
AncestryDNA
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Rejected matches › Elizabeth (Wood) Milsap (1647-1698) › Betsy (Hull) Jarman (abt.1836-1927) › Elizabeth Cowell (abt.1838-) › Betsey (unknown) Unknown (abt.1838-aft.1900)
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