Genealogy for
Simeon Daniel Howard Jr.
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Simeon Daniel Howard Jr.
1844 - 1920
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Simeon Daniel Howard, Jr., was born about 1844 somewhere in Alabama and died about 1920 in an unknown place. Dates for birth and death are estimated. He lived to be about 76 years old.
He was called "Sim". He was a CSA Private in the 51 St. GA Inf. Co. E. He enlisted in 1962 and was honorably discharged on May 6, 1865
He was shot in the battle of Cedar Creek,VA October 19, 1864 through left knee and in the chin. The shot to the knee cause stiffness of the joint, so he was unable to work a full day and received penision. Simeon adopted his daughter Martha Ann Rigsby when she was ten years old, Her mother is Manerva Rigsby.
He married Polly Crawford. They had one child: Ben Howard. | 
 | Census | 1/1/1850 | AL (Henry County) | 6 yrs old | | Line 20 – Simeon Howard - one male under 21, one male over 21, one male between 18 and 45, one female under 21 and one female over 21. |
| Census | 6/26/1850 | AL (Russell County) | 6 yrs old | | Recorded as family #1260: Simeon Howard (age 35), Exy (age 30), Mary (age 10), Simeon (age 6) and Sarah (age 4). Simeon Sr., Exy and Mary were born in GA and Simeon Jr. and Sarah were born in AL. The children have not attended school during the past year. |
| Census | 6/9/1860 | Beat One AL (Russell County) | 16 yrs old | | family#122 - Simeon Howard (age 46, a day laborer born in GA) and his wife Exey (age 40, born in GA) Mary (age 19), Simeon (age 18, day laborer), S. J. (female, age 16), J. F. (female, age 12), William (age 8), and Thomas Laulies or Lawless (age 64, relationship unknown)He was born in VA and cannot read or write. Personal estate is estimated at $100. Children are born in AL. There is a mark in the box for race beside Simeon and Simeon Jr. name. |
| Military | 3/4/1862 | GA (Calhoun County) | 18 yrs old | | Enlisted as a Private on 22 March 1862 at the age of 18, born in 1844.
Enlisted in CSA POCHITLA GUARDS,
Company E, 51st Infantry Regiment Georgia. |
| Other | 9/17/1866 | GA (Calhoun County) | 22 yrs old | | Simeon Howard is listed as number 1 and Simeon Howard Jr. is listed as number 11 in this Juror summons.
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| Census | 6/16/1870 | Georgia Militia District 626 GA (Calhoun County) | 26 yrs old | The children of Simeon and Exey Howard are recorded as two families. Neither parent is recorded:
Recorded as family #127: Sim D. Howard (age 22, born in AL), Polley (age 29, born in GA) and brother -William J. (age 15, born in AL). The men are farm laborers and Polley is keeping house. Sim estimates the value of his personal estate to be $125. Sim and William cannot read or write.
Recorded as family #128: Mary A. Howard (age 32), Sarah J. (age 21), Eliza ? (age 16), and William S. (age 1). The women were born in AL while the boy was born in GA. They indicate they can read by not write. |
| Other | 9/6/1875 | GA (Calhoun County) | 31 yrs old | | Simeon adopted his child from her mother Manervia Rigsby because she is unable to raise and care for thier child, Martha Jane Rigsby. In this document, Simeon says he wants to adopt Martha and allow her to inherit his land or other possessions and to partake his name. |
| Other | 9/7/1875 | GA (Calhoun County) | 31 yrs old | | Simeon D. Howard, of Calhoun County, patitions the court to adopt Martha Jane Rigsby, who is the 10 year old daughter of Manerva Rigsby. |
| Other | 3/1/1877 | GA (Calhoun County) | 33 yrs old | | Simeon Howard is arrested and charged with shooting at another person. |
| Other | 12/12/1879 | GA (Calhoun County) | 35 yrs old | | Simeon Howard is found guilty of attacking authorities and sentenced to serve four months in the county jail. |
| Census | 6/8/1880 | 1123 District GA (Calhoun County) | 36 yrs old | Two Howard families are listed on the same page:
(1) as family #53 -- Sim D. Howard (age 36, a farmer born in AL, both parents born in GA) and his wife Polly (age 40, born in GA, both parents born in GA). Willie Crawford (16, born in GA), a nephew, is living with them and working as a farm laborer.
(2) as family #56: Mary A. Howard (age 39, born in GA) is listed as head of household consisting of her sisters: Sarah J (age 34), Renea (age 27), Elizabeth (age 11), Sena B. (age 2, relationship stated as Mary's niece). All say they were born in AL, their father was born in GA and their mother was born in North Carolina. Sarah is a farm laborer and the rest are keeping house. |
| Land Deed | 6/19/1895 | AL (Henry County) | 51 yrs old | Name: Simeon D. Howard
Land Office: MONTGOMERY,
Document Number: 14035,
Total Acres: 40.03,
Misc. Doc. Nr.: 23936,
Signature: Yes,
Canceled Document: No,
Issue Date: 19 Jun 1895,
Mineral Rights Reserved: No,
Metes and Bounds: No,
Statutory Reference: 12 Stat. 392,
Multiple Warantee Names: No,
Act or Treaty: May 20, 1862,
Multiple Patentee Names: No,
Entry Classification: Homestead Entry Original,
Land Description:
1 SESW ST STEPHENS No 4N 28E 29 |
| Military | 1/1/1899 | Colombia AL (Henry County) | 55 yrs old | 3266, 12442 - page 1 -Alabama Confederate Pension Application for Simeon D. Howard.
At the battle of Cedar Creek in Virgina, he was shot through left knee causing a little stiffness of the joint. He says it hurts him so he can't do a full days work. Shot also in the chin but no permanent injury ruptured in one side.
He was honorably discharged on May 5, 1865 at Camp Davis ,GA.
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| Military | 5/31/1899 | Columbia AL (Henry County) | 55 yrs old | 3266, 12442 - Alabama Confederate Pension Application for Simeon D. Howard.
List of Property
At the battle of Cedar Creek in Virgina, he was shot through left knee causing a little stiffness of the joint. He says it hurts him so he can't do a full days work. Shot also in the chin but no permanent injury ruptured in one side.
He was honorably discharged on May 5, 1865 at Camp Davis ,GA. |
| Military | 6/3/1899 | GA (Calhoun County) | 55 yrs old | | Affidavit of witness - Moses Timmons states that S.D. Howard did severe in the 51 St. GA Inf. Co. E and was honorable discharged. |
| Military | 11/24/1899 | Columbia AL (Henry County) | 55 yrs old | | Warrant # 7710 -S. D. Howard receives $11.80 as pension. |
| Military | 10/1/1902 | Columbia AL (Henry County) | 58 yrs old | | Receipt for pension warrant for S. D. Howard. |
| Military | 1/1/1907 | Columbia AL (Henry County) | 63 yrs old | | Confederate Pension -Case # 12442 - stated S.D. Howard is transferred to Huston County, AL |
| Census | 1/1/1910 | AL (Henry County) | 66 yrs old | | # 175 Sim D. Howard (age 60), widow, Farmer, born in Al. Father born in GA and mother born in AL.
sister in law- Ailie M. Sheffield - last name crossed out, (age 70), widow, cook, Born in GA.
niece- Clndie Crawford (age 27). |
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Simeon, his family, and friends. For example, Simeon is 11 years old when Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
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1850 |
State population=771,623.
The 1850 Federal Census reveals the
White population=426,514;
African-American population=345,109;
Slave population=342,844;
Free black population=2,265;
Urban population=35,179;
Rural population=736,444;
Cotton production in bales=564,429;
Corn production in bushels=28,754,048;
Number of manufacturing establishments=1,026. |
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1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
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1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
| 15 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
| 21 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
| 25 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
| 33 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
| 35 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
| 45 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
| 51 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
| 53 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
| 56 |
1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
| 56 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
| 57 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
| 58 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
| 59 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
| 60 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
| 62 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
| 62 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
| 62 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
| 68 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
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1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
| 70 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
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1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
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1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
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1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
| 41 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
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1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
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1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
| 69 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
| 73 |
1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
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1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
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1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
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1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
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1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
| 19 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
| 21 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
| 24 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
| 31 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
| 32 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
| 65 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
| 66 |
1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
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1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
| 70 |
1914 |
World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. |
| 73 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
| 75 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
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1920 |
Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. |
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Marriages
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| Minerva Rigsby
Born about 1846 and died about 1900
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Born about 1840 and died about 1909
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The Children of Simeon Daniel Howard Jr.
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Ben Howard
Born in Calhoun County, Georgia about 1864 and died in an unknown location about 1955. He was about 91 years old.
He may have been the nephew of Polly and was raised by Her and Simeon. In the 1880 census, Polly's nephew William is living with their family. ...
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Martha Ann Rigsby - Howard
Born somewhere in Georgia about 1865 and died in an unknown location about 1950. She was about 85 years old.
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