Thomas Howeth (1797 - 1855)

Born 12 Jun 1797 in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA

Husband of Nancy Ann (James) Howeth — married 5 Aug 1817 in Rhea, Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 11 May 1855 at age 57 in Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas, USA

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Biography

Thomas Howeth was born in 1797 and died in 1855. He was a presumed son of William Howeth and Mary Unknown.

There are no sources that show him with a middle name or initial, and some researchers have ceased using it.

He married Nancy Ann James in 1817 in Rhea County, Tennessee (part of Rhea became Hamilton County two years later). ^[1]

On 27 August 1821, Thomas and Nancy Howeth appointed Tandy James (Nancy's brother) as their agent to receive a legacy due to Nancy as the daughter of Betsey (Matthews) James and granddaughter of James Matthews of Stokes County, NC. The document is four pages in length, but see images 22 and 25 for statement of Nancy's maiden name and relationship to Betsey James.^[2]

Thomas Howeth's household was enumerated in Hamilton County, Tennessee in 1830. It consisted of 12 persons, all white: 1 male under 5; 4 males and 3 females 5-9; 2 males 10-14; 1 male and 1 female 30-39. ^[3]

Thomas lived in Jackson County, Alabama by late 1834. On 6 October, another of Nancy's brothers, John James of Jackson County, Alabama appointed Thomas Howeth "of the county and state aforesaid" as his agent to collect his share of James Matthews' legacy. The document is four pages in length, but see image 34 for possible signature of Thomas Howeth on the receipt.^[4]

Thomas and his family were in Rusk County, Texas by 1850.^[5] He died in Cooke County, Texas in 1855. ^{[6] [7]}

He is buried at Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas, USA. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VN6F-3KQ : 4 December 2014), Thomas Howett and Nancy James, 05 Aug 1817; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. , Rhea, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
2. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9GF-14GK?cc=1911121&wc=Q643-4W1%3A184767601%2C183347401%2C1590103664 : 25 October 2016), Stokes County > M > Matthews, James (1806) > image 22 of 102; State Archives, Raleigh.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHP9-72B : 7 September 2017), Thomas Howeth, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States; citing 79, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 180; FHL microfilm 24,538.
4. ↑ "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9GF-1WMD?cc=1911121&wc=Q643-4W1%3A184767601%2C183347401%2C1590103664 : 25 October 2016), Stokes County > M > Matthews, James (1806) > image 33 of 102; State Archives, Raleigh.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MXLG-GM5 : 12 April 2016), Thomas Hawith, Rusk county, Rusk, Texas, United States; citing family 195, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ Texas Probate Records, Cooke County Probate Record Index, 1849-1880, frame 86 of 251 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9Q9-B9M7-Y?i=85&wc=M4FQ-FWL%3A337776701%2C340473601&cc=2016287
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 January 2018), memorial page for Thomas H. Howeth, Sr (12 Jun 1797–11 May 1855), Find A Grave Memorial no. 7042504, citing Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Judy Wolfe (contributor 47201865) .