Individual Details

Sr. George Howard

(1798 - 1863)

George Howard, a printer, native of Howard Co Maryland, Moved to Halifax, NC in 1824. He moved to Tarboro NC in 1836. His weekly newspapers in Halifax was "Free Press"; changing to "Tarboro Press" and in 1852 to "Tarboro Southerner". Today it is the "The Daily Sourtherner" and is one of the oldest newspapers in NC.
George and Alice had children besides George: Sara, Martha Louisa, John who died 4 Oct 1862 from wounds received at the Battle of Sharpsburg, Alice, Harriet, William, Margaret, and Frank.

Email from Bill Leggett, also a descendant of George A Holderness, states that researchers in the family included William Stamps Howard, son of Judge George Howard, and George Howard, a grandson of the judge who did his research in the 1950's. George Howard, printer, is said to be a son of John Howard (1772-1810) and Sara Romaine, in turn a son of Benjamin Howard (1742 - bef. 1782) Benjamin Howard's family is documented in Anne Arundel County, MD. However, Mr. Leggett has been unable to prove the links from George to John and then Benjamin.

Events

Birth1798
Death1863
MarriageAlice Clark Thurston

Families

SpouseAlice Clark Thurston (1807 - 1871)
ChildJudge George Howard (1829 - 1905)

Endnotes

1. Holderness,Stamps, Howard manuscript papers from Ann Hull , descendant of George Allen Holderness; June, 2001. Papers were found in her mother's possessions after the mother's death in 1987; origin and compiler unknown but possibly done about 10 years earlier. Includes copies of some documents and some detailed narratives..

2. Holderness,Stamps, Howard manuscript papers from Ann Hull , descendant of George Allen Holderness; June, 2001. Papers were found in her mother's possessions after the mother's death in 1987; origin and compiler unknown but possibly done about 10 years earlier. Includes copies of some documents and some detailed narratives..

3. Holderness,Stamps, Howard manuscript papers from Ann Hull , descendant of George Allen Holderness; June, 2001. Papers were found in her mother's possessions after the mother's death in 1987; origin and compiler unknown but possibly done about 10 years earlier. Includes copies of some documents and some detailed narratives..