Major Crum Howell is the son of John H Howell (1777-1845) and Susan Croom (1778-1814).
88-08-17
1st Married Gatsey Jones 4 Oct 1823 in Maury Co. Tn.
2nd Married Mary Meese or Neese on Jan 2, 1827 in Maury Co. Tn.
3rd Married Mary "Polly" Freeman in 1830
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Maury County Democrat, 28 March 1889
The Subject of our sketch this week is Major C. Howell, a man of many eccentricities, was born in North Carolina of Scotch-Irish parents, Aug. 26th, 1799 and moved to Maury Co., Tennessee in early manhood and settled 2 miles of the place where he died -- he resided at the same place sixty years. He was married three times -- first to Miss Mary Nance, she lived only about one year after her marriage, by her he had one child, which survived her only a short time. In about two years after he married a Miss Jones; she only lived two years and died leaving one child, which only survived her a short time. In 1830, he married again, this time to Miss Mary Freeman, by her he had 8 children, five of whom still live. Soon after this marriage he joined that branch of the Baptist Church known as Iron-Jackets of Hard Shell Baptists, at what was then known as Cross Roads, but now as Screamersville, where his membership remained until his death. He was an old line Whig till the war, but from then always voted the Democratic ticket. Some years before his health suffered with some affliction, and could only rest while lying on his right side, and for this reason he called one of his daughter-in-law to him, and lying down on a board of plank, with his right hand under his head, feet slightly drawn up, had his measure taken, and said he intended to make his coffin to suit himself, and gave directions that at his death he was to be laid in his coffin on his right side, right hand under his head, foot drawn up in the usual position in which he rested. All of those directions were faithfully carried out. He passed quietly out May 1888, at the ripe age of 89; the only office he ever held was Captain of Militia. He never told a falsehood knowingly; he died indebted to no man; was a blessing to his country and greatly missed.
(signed) W. H.
--as provided to me (TJNV) by John Early Andrews 27 Jul 2016
88-08-17
1st Married Gatsey Jones 4 Oct 1823 in Maury Co. Tn.
2nd Married Mary Meese or Neese on Jan 2, 1827 in Maury Co. Tn.
3rd Married Mary "Polly" Freeman in 1830
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Maury County Democrat, 28 March 1889
The Subject of our sketch this week is Major C. Howell, a man of many eccentricities, was born in North Carolina of Scotch-Irish parents, Aug. 26th, 1799 and moved to Maury Co., Tennessee in early manhood and settled 2 miles of the place where he died -- he resided at the same place sixty years. He was married three times -- first to Miss Mary Nance, she lived only about one year after her marriage, by her he had one child, which survived her only a short time. In about two years after he married a Miss Jones; she only lived two years and died leaving one child, which only survived her a short time. In 1830, he married again, this time to Miss Mary Freeman, by her he had 8 children, five of whom still live. Soon after this marriage he joined that branch of the Baptist Church known as Iron-Jackets of Hard Shell Baptists, at what was then known as Cross Roads, but now as Screamersville, where his membership remained until his death. He was an old line Whig till the war, but from then always voted the Democratic ticket. Some years before his health suffered with some affliction, and could only rest while lying on his right side, and for this reason he called one of his daughter-in-law to him, and lying down on a board of plank, with his right hand under his head, feet slightly drawn up, had his measure taken, and said he intended to make his coffin to suit himself, and gave directions that at his death he was to be laid in his coffin on his right side, right hand under his head, foot drawn up in the usual position in which he rested. All of those directions were faithfully carried out. He passed quietly out May 1888, at the ripe age of 89; the only office he ever held was Captain of Militia. He never told a falsehood knowingly; he died indebted to no man; was a blessing to his country and greatly missed.
(signed) W. H.
--as provided to me (TJNV) by John Early Andrews 27 Jul 2016
Major Crum Howell is the son of John H Howell (1777-1845) and Susan Croom (1778-1814).
88-08-17
1st Married Gatsey Jones 4 Oct 1823 in Maury Co. Tn.
2nd Married Mary Meese or Neese on Jan 2, 1827 in Maury Co. Tn.
3rd Married Mary "Polly" Freeman in 1830
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Maury County Democrat, 28 March 1889
The Subject of our sketch this week is Major C. Howell, a man of many eccentricities, was born in North Carolina of Scotch-Irish parents, Aug. 26th, 1799 and moved to Maury Co., Tennessee in early manhood and settled 2 miles of the place where he died -- he resided at the same place sixty years. He was married three times -- first to Miss Mary Nance, she lived only about one year after her marriage, by her he had one child, which survived her only a short time. In about two years after he married a Miss Jones; she only lived two years and died leaving one child, which only survived her a short time. In 1830, he married again, this time to Miss Mary Freeman, by her he had 8 children, five of whom still live. Soon after this marriage he joined that branch of the Baptist Church known as Iron-Jackets of Hard Shell Baptists, at what was then known as Cross Roads, but now as Screamersville, where his membership remained until his death. He was an old line Whig till the war, but from then always voted the Democratic ticket. Some years before his health suffered with some affliction, and could only rest while lying on his right side, and for this reason he called one of his daughter-in-law to him, and lying down on a board of plank, with his right hand under his head, feet slightly drawn up, had his measure taken, and said he intended to make his coffin to suit himself, and gave directions that at his death he was to be laid in his coffin on his right side, right hand under his head, foot drawn up in the usual position in which he rested. All of those directions were faithfully carried out. He passed quietly out May 1888, at the ripe age of 89; the only office he ever held was Captain of Militia. He never told a falsehood knowingly; he died indebted to no man; was a blessing to his country and greatly missed.
(signed) W. H.
--as provided to me (TJNV) by John Early Andrews 27 Jul 2016
88-08-17
1st Married Gatsey Jones 4 Oct 1823 in Maury Co. Tn.
2nd Married Mary Meese or Neese on Jan 2, 1827 in Maury Co. Tn.
3rd Married Mary "Polly" Freeman in 1830
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Maury County Democrat, 28 March 1889
The Subject of our sketch this week is Major C. Howell, a man of many eccentricities, was born in North Carolina of Scotch-Irish parents, Aug. 26th, 1799 and moved to Maury Co., Tennessee in early manhood and settled 2 miles of the place where he died -- he resided at the same place sixty years. He was married three times -- first to Miss Mary Nance, she lived only about one year after her marriage, by her he had one child, which survived her only a short time. In about two years after he married a Miss Jones; she only lived two years and died leaving one child, which only survived her a short time. In 1830, he married again, this time to Miss Mary Freeman, by her he had 8 children, five of whom still live. Soon after this marriage he joined that branch of the Baptist Church known as Iron-Jackets of Hard Shell Baptists, at what was then known as Cross Roads, but now as Screamersville, where his membership remained until his death. He was an old line Whig till the war, but from then always voted the Democratic ticket. Some years before his health suffered with some affliction, and could only rest while lying on his right side, and for this reason he called one of his daughter-in-law to him, and lying down on a board of plank, with his right hand under his head, feet slightly drawn up, had his measure taken, and said he intended to make his coffin to suit himself, and gave directions that at his death he was to be laid in his coffin on his right side, right hand under his head, foot drawn up in the usual position in which he rested. All of those directions were faithfully carried out. He passed quietly out May 1888, at the ripe age of 89; the only office he ever held was Captain of Militia. He never told a falsehood knowingly; he died indebted to no man; was a blessing to his country and greatly missed.
(signed) W. H.
--as provided to me (TJNV) by John Early Andrews 27 Jul 2016
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