Sorry to say I do not know. The only thing I know of his southern life is: his name Francis M Howard his about DOB 1846 his father born in GA he joined the confederate c w army Family tale states: his family disowned hime for joining the union c w army his family was thought to be "well to do" he swam the mississippi river with a child on his back to save her. Sandra NEOhio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleanor Richardson" <rich1735@bellsouth.net> To: <GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com>; <sbane@neo.rr.com> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 5:31 PM Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] hOWARD IN GA > Hi Sandra, > > I am a Howard from south GA, my Howard family came from VA, NC, to GA, etc. > > My grandfather was Simon Peter Howard b. 1834. He had many children, one > son whose name was Marion Francis Howard...a lot of the people who knew him > best back in those days, referred to him as "Old man M.F." I was very > young, but I remember him. > > If any of this rings a bell, please let me know. > > Eleanor Howard Richardson > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "S. K. Bane" <sbane@neo.rr.com> > To: <GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 1:52 PM > Subject: [GEORGIA] hOWARD IN GA > > > > looking for the parents of: FRANCIS M HOWARD > > born about 1846 in Jackson Cty MS > > father born in GA > > Francis served in the Confederate Civil War > > For an unknown reason came to Ohio and joined the > > Union Civil War Infantry 181 OH Inf Co-D > > Was he a POW? > > Did he Desert? > > He died in Ohio 1869 > > > > Would LOVE to find my Southern Heritage. > > > > Sandra > > NEOhio > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jones Family" <wchrisj@bellsouth.net> > > To: <GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 8:06 PM > > Subject: [GEORGIA] Marylanders to Georgia > > > > > > > I've recently learned that my ancestor Joseph Jones who migrated to > > > Wilkinson County, Georgia about the time of the Georgia 1805 Land > Lottery > > > had a Maryland connection. In fact, it appears that several of the > early > > > families who were in Wilkinson County by the 1820 first census may have > > had > > > roots back to Maryland as well. Does anyone know of any particular > reason > > > for this migration or was it just the lure of the new land? Thanks. > > > > > > W. Chris Jones > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GEORGIA Mailing List ==== > > > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > > political > > > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, > flames, > > > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for > > removal. > > > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > > kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > > > > > ============================== > > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > ==== GEORGIA Mailing List ==== > > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political > > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for > removal. > > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >