Adoption information needed from 1860's or 1870's. Can anyone help or tell me how I might get help in finding out who were the parents of ALICE BEATRICE HOWELL ? In the 1880 Census of Hardin County, Tennessee she is listed as the daughter of D. W. Howell. Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace D. W. Howell self W Male W 50 AL Farmer ------- ------- Alice Howell Dau S Female W 13 AL Keeps House ------- AL Bob Howell other S Male W 20 TN Labor -------- ------- D.W. Howell is David W. Howell. He married Sarah Margaret Williams in 1851 in Lauderdale County, Alabama. Later he moved to Hardin County, Tennessee. She died and he married Sarah Columbia Palmer Graham, widow of James Graham. They later moved to Lauderdale County, Alabama. They died in Lauderdale County, Alabama and are buried at the Florence City Cemetery. ALICE BEATRICE HOWELL married JAMES BOYD THOMAS in Lauderdale County, Alabama in 1894. She died in 1908 and she and James are buried in the Florence City Cemetery also, with D.W. Howell and second wife Sarah C. Howell. The obituary in the local paper states that ALICE BEATRICE HOWELL was the adopted daughter of David W. Howell. Are there any records in Hardin County, TN. that might show who her birth parents were ? Any one have any ideas ? Thanks, SteveCooper

You might try the probate records. There are times when guardianship papers are listed in the probate records. Doyleen Routh S. Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Cooper" <stevecooper75@comcast.net> To: <ALLAUDER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 10:58 PM Subject: [ALLAUDER] Howell adoption Hardin County, TN. > Adoption information needed from 1860's or 1870's. > > > > Can anyone help or tell me how I might get help in finding out who were the parents of ALICE BEATRICE HOWELL ? > > In the 1880 Census of Hardin County, Tennessee she is listed as the daughter of D. W. Howell. > > Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace > D. W. Howell self W Male W 50 AL ------- ------- > Alice Howell Dau S Female W 13 AL Keeps House ------- AL > Bob Howell other S Male W 20 TN -------- ------- > > D.W. Howell is David W. Howell. He married Sarah Margaret Williams in 1851 in Lauderdale County, Alabama. Later he moved to Hardin County, Tennessee. She died and he married Sarah Columbia Palmer Graham, widow of James Graham. They later moved to Lauderdale County, Alabama. They died in Lauderdale County, Alabama and are buried at the Florence City Cemetery. > > ALICE BEATRICE HOWELL married JAMES BOYD THOMAS in Lauderdale County, Alabama in 1894. She died in 1908 and she and James are buried in the Florence City Cemetery also, with D.W. Howell and second wife Sarah C. Howell. The obituary in the local paper states that ALICE BEATRICE HOWELL was the adopted daughter of David W. Howell. > > Are there any records in Hardin County, TN. that might show who her birth parents were ? > > > Any one have any ideas ? > > Thanks, > > SteveCooper > > > ==== ALLAUDER Mailing List ==== > Pat M. Mahan Lauderdale County CC and List Manager > http://www.rootsweb.com/~allauder/index.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >