Susan Matilda (Whitfield) Howell (1820 - 1880)

Born 9 Jun 1820 in Wayne, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Bryan Watkins — married 13 Sep 1842 in Monroe, Mississippi, United States

Wife of Wiley W Howell — married 10 Aug 1857 in Monroe, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Jun 1880 at age 60 in Aberdeen, Monroe, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Susan (Whitfield) Howell was born in North Carolina.

Susan M. Whitfield was born in 1820 in Wayne County, North Carolina.^[1] She was the daughter of Hatch and Hephzibah Whitfield.^[1] Susan was married to Bryan Watkins on 13 September 1842 in Monroe County, Mississippi.^[2]

Bryan and Susan were the parents of one daughter and three sons:

1. Elizabeth Amelia Cummings ^[3][4]
2. John Hatch Watkins ^[3][4]
3. Dr. William Whitfield Watkins ^[3]
4. Bryan Yancy Watkins^[4]

In 1850, Susan age 30, lived in Monroeton, Monroe, Mississippi Territory, with her husband and three children.^[3] Her husband died in 1852. She was remarried 10 August 1857 in Monroe County to Wiley Howell.^[5] They didn't have any children. In the 1860 Census, Susan and Wiley Howell were recorded living in Western Division, Monroe, Mississippi, with three of her children, Amelia, John and Briant Watkins (from 1st marriage).^[4]

Susan died 30 June 1880 and is buried at Whitfield Burnett Cemetery, Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Whitfield, Emma Morehead. Whitfield, Bryan, Smith, and Related Families. Westminster, Maryland, 1948-50. Pages 87 - 88, Paragraph (57) Hatch Whitfield; Page 126, Paragraph (225) Susan M.Whitfield. Accessed 16 July 2020.
2. ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2DQ-NRX : 14 February 2020), Susan Whitfield and Bryan Watkins, 13 Sep 1842, Monroe, Mississippi, United States.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} "United States Census, 1850," Susan M Watkins in household of Bryan Watkins, Monroeton, Monroe, Mississippi Territory, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication. Susan M. Watkins, Age: 30, Married; Birthyear/place: 1820 in North Carolina. Household members: Bryan Watkins (32), Susan M. Watkins (30), Elizabeth A. Watkins (7), John H. Watkins (4), William W. Watkins (1), John Foster (25). FamilySearch database accessed 10 June 2021.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "United States Census, 1860", Susan Howell (age 40, born about 1820 in North Carolina) in household of Wilie Howell (age 60, born about 1800 in North Carolina) Western Division, Monroe, Mississippi, United States; citing Page 45, Household ID 298, NARA Publication M653, Film 587. FamilySearch database with images accessed 6 October 2022.
5. ↑ Hunting For Bears, comp. Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935. Mississippi marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library.

   Name: Wiley Howell

   Spouse: Mrs. Susan M. Watkins

   Marriage Date: 10 Aug 1857

   County: Monroe

6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #182227700 accessed 20 June 2021, memorial page for Susan Matilda Watkins (9 Jun 1820–30 Jun 1880), , citing Whitfield Burnett Cemetery, Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Lynn Brooks Ellis. No tombstone photo, but says "Taken from MONROE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI CEMETERY RECORDS by Dr. W.A. Evans." Has links to her spouse and one child.

See also:

• Susan Matilda (Whitfield) Howell: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHH7-1VR

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Penny for creating WikiTree profile Whitfield-388. See the Changes page for the details of edits.