Individual Details

John Troublefield Howard was born in South Carolina on February 15, 1810. He was married twice. His first wife was Rebecca Snider. They were married on November 23, 1839 and were the parents of 9 children. He served in Co. F. of the 50 Regiment of the Alabama Volunteers during the Civil War. He married second wife Rebecca Jane Moses in Alabama on April 20 1873. They were the parents of 6 children. At the time of the 1880 Census of Smiths, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama the John Troublefield Howard family consisted of: John, a farmer, age 60; his wife Beckie (Rebecca - VPB), age 38; and children: Arthur, age 6; Dusha (Douchia Lavinia - VPB), age 4 (b. 12 Aug 1876); Newton, age 2; and stepdaughter Linda Woodell, age 12. All were shown as born in AL with their parents born in AL.
John Troublefield Howard died on October 14, 1906 in Center, Shelby County, Texas and was buried in the Sardis Church Cemetery there.
John's daughter Douchie Lavinia Howard married Ruffus Parker Garner, the son of William Jackson Garner and Rebecca Caroline Fulgham. Douchie Garner died on January 3, 1924 and was buried in the Winterfield Cemetery in Longview, Gregg County, Texas.
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The following information has been furnished by Joe H. Williams for his great, great grandfather John Troublefield Howard. He can be reached by Email at: mtrmthxx@gmail.com

In looking at your entry for my GGGrandfather, John Troublefield Howard, I note you show his wife as Rebecca Jane Moses. You are absolutely correct. However, she was his SECOND wife.
His first wife was Rebecca Snider, whom he married on November 23, 1839, by whom he had nine children. My GGrandfather, Benjamin was of the first family. He had six children by second wife Rebecca Jane Moses.
The two families have plots near each other in the Shelbyville cemetery, and most of the first family didn't know we were related to the second family, buried just a few yards away!

Birth	15 Feb 1810	South Carolina
Marriage	27 Nov 1838	Trion, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama - Rebecca Jane Snider
Marriage	29 Nov 1838	Trion, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama - Rebecca Jane Snider
Pension	15 Apr 1892	Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Death	14 Oct 1906	Center, Shelby County, Texas
Burial		Sardis Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas

Spouse	Rebecca Jane Snider (1807 - 1870)
Child	Martha Ann Howard (1842 - 1923)
Child	Melinda Louisa Howard (1844 - 1920)
Child	Benjamin Riley Howard (1846 - 1916)
Child	William Henry Howard (1848 - 1863)
Child	Sarah Jane Howard (1850 - 1923)
Child	Martin Calloway Howard (1853 - 1892)
Child	Eliza Ann Howard (1855 - 1855)
Child	James Monroe Howard (1857 - )

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