Thinking, If David W.and Sarah were married 24 years before after they married maybe she was a grandaughter! Do you have children for them in 1860 and 1870? Jeany

Well that was not what I wanted to say.I ment if they were married 24 years before she was adopted she could be a grandaughter.If you have children from the 1860-70 census please post them.I also think you should look in probate for an adoption.Let us know how you are doing.I belong to Rootsweb's Random Acts of Genealogy Kindness (RAOGK) and we have lookup volunteers everywhere.So if you need some help let me know. Jeany At 10:28 AM 12/27/03 -0600, you wrote: >Thinking, >If David W.and Sarah were married 24 years before after they married maybe >she was a grandaughter! Do you have children for them in 1860 and 1870? >Jeany > > >==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== >To post messages to the Howell discussion list, send them to > HOWELL-L@rootsweb.com > >

Hello Jeany: The 1860 Census for Lauderdale County, Alabama only lists one child, a son William (5). He would probably not be old enough in 1868 to have fathered the child, born in 1868. The obituary for Alice Beatrice Howell Thomas in the Florence paper says: Nov. 19, 1908 Mrs. Beatrice Howell Thomas, wife of J.B. Thomas. .......... the adopted daughter of David Howell of this city. NOTE: Adopted daughter Nov. 20, 1908 ........ Mrs. J.B. Thomas (nee Alice Howell) ................ Nov. 20, 1908 Mrs. Beatrice Thomas, wife of Mr. Jas. B. Thomas .............. Mrs. Thomas was a daughter of Mr. David Howell Alice Beatrice Howell may have been Mary A. Wright. See below. 1860 Lauderdale County, Alabama Census HOWELL David 31 M Sarah 23 F (This is Sarah Margaret Williams) William 5 M 1870 Census of Hardin County, Tennessee HOWELL David 43 M Sarah 34 F William 15 M Lillie 9 F (I think she married a Meadows) Wright, Mary A. 3 F 1880 Census Hardin County, Tennessee HOWELL D.W. M 50 self Alice F 13 daughter Bob M 20 other (This person unknown to me) Alice Beatrice Howell could have been Mary A. Wright. SteveCooper ----- Original Message ----- From: "john t roark" <jroark1@tds.net> To: <HOWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 10:28 AM Subject: Re: [HOWELL] Howell adoption Hardin County, TN. > Thinking, > If David W.and Sarah were married 24 years before after they married maybe > she was a grandaughter! Do you have children for them in 1860 and 1870? > Jeany > > > ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== > To post messages to the Howell discussion list, send them to > HOWELL-L@rootsweb.com >

>==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== >Please avoid flaming (attacking) any single person or the group. This infraction will earn you immediate removal from the list. > I am wondering if the two "girls" who have nothing better to do for the holidays than to bad mouth each other have ever read this at the bottom of most messages.I have so much to be thankful for this year I just can't understand why anyone wants to spend time hating one another.Please think about the boys who are overseas and the ones who will never come home to their families and give thanks for the family we have on this list. Peace and Love to all, Jeany >