(info provided by Naomi McFadden, #47310768) The following comes from the minutes of the First Baptist Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Entered into the record on the occasion of the death of Mrs. Abby Turner Howe Winkler, wife of there beloved Pastor. Whereas it has pleased the Almighty God of human events, to remove from the scene of her labors, her family, and her friends--and from her position in the Church Militant, our Beloved Sister, although the event so unexpected came upon us like an electric shock in the midst of a serene sky, it found her like a faithful soldier, fully prepared with her armor on. The principles of Christianity which were so strikingly manifested in her walk and conversation through life served as "an anchor to her Soul both sure and steadfast" in the trying hour of death. Child like and submissive she resigned her spirit into the hands of her God, and has left a bright example to the church of the efficacy of our holy religion. Like the orb of day, more mildly effulgent at its setting, it may with strict truth be said, "The day of her death was better than the day of her birth". Therefore be it resolved; That in the death of Sister Winkler this church has suffered an irreparable loss. That we bow with submission and resignation to this dispensation of Providence and rejoice to know that our loss is her eternal gain. On a visit to the First Baptist Church in Charleston, South Carolina in 1999 I was gratified to find a monument to Mrs. Abby Turner Winkler, it reads as follows; In memory of Abby Turner Winkler, who died July 6 1858, aged 34 years, A dutiful daughter; a faithful friend, a fond wife and mother; a woman whose personal loveliness was surpassed only by her pure and generous nobility of spirit, here sleeps in Jesus. The monument is the most beautiful and well maintained in the cemetery and is located right in front of the gates to the left of the church entrance. She was married to Edwin Theodore Winkler who died in Marion, Perry County, Alabama. Edwin's father was Shadrach Winkler, memorial #41155659.

(special thanks to Alexaner Scott #48325888 for the following info) 1st name: Abby, middle name: Turner and maiden name: Howe

According to the VR of Rhode Island, by James N. Arnold, vol 6, Bristol County, Bristol (Town), p82: George Howe and Abby Turner had the following children(vol 4, 235):

Abby Turner Howe, born 16 August 1824
Eliza Turner Howe, born 4 March 1826
Harriet Howe, born 27 Jan 1828
Lavinia Cady Howe, born 3 Jan 1831
Julia Howe, born March 1834

George Howe died 24 Oct 1837 (p. 139) of injuries sustained while boarding a vessel.

Lavinia Cady Howe married Alexander Perry. They were my great-great-grandparents.

According to Charles D'Wolf of Guadeloupe, his Ancestors and Descendants, Being a Complete Genealogy of the "Rhode Island D'Wolfs,"... by Rev. Calbraith B. Perry, T. A. Wright, New York, 1902.

P{. 153, Abby Turner Howe (#187) m. 1846 Rev. Edward Theodore Winkler, D. D. L.L. D and had children
#516 - George Howe Winkler, b. 29 Sept 1847
#517 - Hermione Evora b. 29 Oct 1849-50
#518 - Jessie McFarland

She would have been 22 in 1846...there is no record of a previous mariage in Bristol. There is no record of her marriage to Winkler either in the Bristol VR.
I am in touch with several people at the Bristol Historical Society, Bristol, Rhode Island who can provide further proof if necessary. One of the members there has devoted numerous hours researching the family of George Howe.

Abby's sister Julia Howe married Robert Quash Pinckney and left many descendants in Charleston.