Born about in Georgia
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Joseph Howell III
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Died
at about age 37
in Florida
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Biography
Joseph Howell's wife and children were killed by Indians during attack in August 1840, which was widely reported at the time. Note: Reports of the incidents vary as to the number of children who were killed by Indians, for example, news articles report that the wife and two children were killed, but according to "Cracker Times and Pioneer Lives: The Florida Reminiscences of George Gillett", only three out of Howell's 9 children survived.
Sources
- The Crisis of the Country, Date: Monday, August 31, 1840 Paper: Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, Georgia) Page: 2 accessible online via genealogybank.com.
Cracker Times and Pioneer Lives: The Florida Reminiscences of George Gillett" edited by James M. Denham, Canter Brown, Jr. pgs. 29-32.
The Floridian, Aug. 15, 1840, available from the University of Florida, Digital Newspaper Collection, online via URL: http://ufdc.ufl.edu//UF00079927/00369.
The History of Plant City, Biography of Joseph Howell.
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