James HOWARD

                   1860 Census, Coffee County, TN
36.  Nelson Howard, 27, TN
    Caroline, 20, TN
    Jasper W., 5, TN
    Martha, 2, TN

Searched for family in 1870.  Unsuccessful.  September 2008 ancestry.com

Tennessee State Marriages, 1780 - 2002, ancestry.com
Nelson Howard + Caroline Townsen
                  

                   Coffee County, Tennessee 1850 Federal census, ancestry.com image
George W. COWAN, 40, farmer, b. GA
Sibby (Libby?) 33, TN
Eliza 11, TN
Samuel 9, TN
Elisabeth 7, TN
Laura 5, TN
Mary 1, TN
Virgil S. Howard, 12, M(?)

Cannot find in 1860 census.  (Sep 2008)
Cannot find marriage in ancestry 1780 - 2002
                  

                   1850 Census, Grundy County, TN
Terry Cowan Documet #82
135/135 Stewart Cowan, 76, Farmer, 300, N.C.
           Mary A., 65, S.C.
          Elizabeth, 37, TN
           Griffin M. Myers, 29, TN
          Sarah R. Myers, 26, TN
          Francis M. Myers, 6, NC ?
          Stewart Myers, 2, TN
          William K. Myers, 7/12, TN
136/136 Martha Howard, 33
         Nelson M., 14
          Virginia, 11
          Mary M. 15
          James P., 8
         Philip A. Howard, 7
         Henry C. 5
         William M. 3
         Pleasant Myres, 23, farmer
137/ Robert Myres, 35, TN
             Casper, 21, M, TN
            Griffin Myres, 13, TN
            Anthony Brown, 37, TN

Cannot find in 1860 census.
Cannot find marriage in ancestry.com Sep. 2008
Cannot find death.
                  

                   1860 United States Federal Census
p. 853
Name: 	James Howard
Age in 1860: 	20
Birth Year: 	abt 1840
Birthplace: 	Tennessee
Home in 1860: 	Rocheport, Boone, Missouri
Gender: 	Male
Post Office: 	Rocheport
Value of real estate: 	View Image
Household Members:
Name 	Age
John G Frazier 	27
Julia F Frazier 	25
Solomon B Frazier 	5
Margaret J Frazier 	11.12
James Howard 	20
This is the right one, because his brother Alexander is living two pages away
They are no longer there in 1870.

Cannot find marriage record in ancestry.com, Sep 2008 in Tennessee or Missouri


1870 United States Federal Census
Name: 	James Howard
Estimated Birth Year: 	abt 1844
Age in 1870: 	26
Birthplace: 	Tennessee
Home in 1870: 	District 4, Coffee, Tennessee
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Male
Post Office: 	Manchester
Household Members:
Name 	Age
James Howard 	26
Mary Howard 	20
Riley Howard 	9/12

He is 3 years too old.  Did he go back to Coffee County from Missouri?

The one is Texas is not right, because there's a Jane his own age living next door (sister?)


1870 United States Federal Census
Name: 	James Howard
Estimated Birth Year: 	abt 1840
Age in 1870: 	30
Birthplace: 	Tennessee
Home in 1870: 	Township 5 Range 8, De Kalb, Alabama
Race: 	White
Gender: 	Male
Post Office: 	Valley Head
Household Members:
Name 	Age
James Howard 	30
Margaret Howard 	19
Virginia Howard 	2
Isaac Howard 	1/12

This is a good possibility, because of the name Virginia.
                  

                   1860 United States Federal Census
p. 851
Name: 	Alexander Howard
Age in 1860: 	17
Birth Year: 	abt 1843
Birthplace: 	Tennessee
Home in 1860: 	Rocheport, Boone, Missouri
Gender: 	Male
Post Office: 	Rocheport
Household Members:
Name 	Age
Andrew J Smith 	31
Celia Smith 	24
Margaret Smith 	7
Charles Smith 	3
Irvin Smith 	4.12
Aurelius Moony 	15
Alexander Howard 	17
This is the right one, because he has the right name, age, birthplace, and because his brother James is living two pages away.
They are no longer there in 1870.

Cannot find marriage in ancestry.com Tennessee of Missouri.

Cannot find any Philip or Alexander born in Tennessee in 1870.
                  

                   Cannot find in 1860 census, ancestry.com,
or Tennessee marriages, ancestry.com
                  

                   Cannot find in 1860 Census.

William Howard m. Sarah Taylor, 6 Sep 1877, Coffee Co, TN
William R. Howard m. Mary Ann Vickery, 10 Jan 1864, Coffee Co, TN
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