Thomas Harvey Howle (1836 - 1905)

Born 12 Feb 1836 in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

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Died 30 Dec 1905 at age 69 in Heflin, Cleburne, Alabama, United States

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Biography

In the 1850 census, Thomas was in the household of his father, Alexander Howle.

In the 1880 census, Harvey Howell is listed with wife Louisa, age 44, and Hellen, age 9, Virgil, age 6, and Thomas, age 1. Louisa is listed as "keeps house" and Harvey is listed as "minister". Harvey is listed as being born in S.C. and both his parents are as well.

Obituary found as a FindAGrave photo from 1905 reads as follows: "Death of Rev. T. Harvey Howle. Anniston, Dec. 31. -(Special.) - Rev. T. Harvey Howle of Heflin died this morning. He was about 70 years old. He was the father of Virgil Howle, a prominent wholesale grocer of this city. He was a Missionary Baptist preacher and had formerly represented Clay County in the State Legislature. He will be buried tomorrow with Masonic honors at Heflin." He was a Chaplain for Company D of the the 13th Alabama Infantry in the Confederate States Army. His gravestone has a death date of Dec. 30.

Additional obituary published in The Cleburne New Era, and the same publication also contains an excerpt stating that Mrs. T.H. Howle moved to Anniston to live with her son Virgil Howle.

Sources

• 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 22;
  FamilySearch Record: MH5W-3DH (accessed 21 January 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6789-SJY
  Thomas Howle (14) in Randolph, Alabama, United States. Born in South Carolina.

• "FindAGrave contributers. "Memorial page for Thomas Harvey "T.H." Howle." FindAGrave, World's largest gravesite collection. Accessed 20 Jan 2023.

• "US Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch "Harvey Howell.". Delta, Clay County, Alabama, USA; pg. 11A, family 170, dwelling 170, lines 26-31; June 18, 1880; Family History Library Microfilm 1254007, Roll 0007.

• "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database online. "Death Certificate." Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, USA; Family History Library microfilm 1908242.

• Cleburne County Al Archives News. "Rev. T. Harvey Howle Dead; Buried with Masonic Honors." The Cleburne New Era, January 7, 1905. A digital copy can be found at "Newspaper notices from "The Cleburne New Era" for January 1905." File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Candace Gravelle October 12, 2004, 10:04 pm.