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Caswell County Genealogy
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 1875 - 1954 (78 years)
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| Name |
Howard, William Stamps [1] |
| Born |
18 Nov 1875 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
38279 |
| Died |
1954 [1] |
| Person ID |
I37546 |
Caswell County |
| Last Modified |
3 Apr 2023 |
| Father |
Howard, Judge George A. Jr., b. 22 Sep 1829, d. 24 Feb 1905, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina  (Age 75 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Stamps, Anna Ragland, b. 22 Aug 1842, Mecklenburg County, Virginia , d. 11 Jun 1901, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina (Age 58 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Married |
3 Dec 1861 |
Caswell County, North Carolina [1, 2] |
| Reference Number |
243122 |
| Notes |
- Marriage Record
Groom: George Howard, Jr.
Bride: Anna Stamps
Bond Date: 2 December 1861
Bondsman/Witness: Lotte W. Humphrey
Marriage Date: 3 December 1861
Married By: S. A. Stanfield, Minister of the Gospel
Location: Caswell County, North Carolina
Source: Caswell County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868, Katharine Kerr Kendall (1981) at 49.
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| Family ID |
F8335 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- William Stamps Howard was born in Tarboro, Edgecombe Co, NC, the 5th of 6 known children born to Judge George A. Howard and Anna Ragland Stamps. He was grandson of George Howard I and Alice Thurston Clark who arrived in Edgecombe County around 1828. Born into the prominent Howard family, he was a graduate of UNC and became a lawyer and businessman in Tarboro. He served as County Attorney (1905-07); State Senator (1907-1909), and Trustee of UNC (1909-).
He married Mary McPherson (MacPherson)Ferebee of Granville County, daughter of Dr. Nelson McPherson Ferebee and Margaret Thweatt Gregory, in 1901 when he was 29 and she 23. They raised a family of 3 sons and and daughter: William Stamps Howard, Jr. (1902); Nelson Ferebee Howard (1906); Ronnagan Howard (1912) and Mary Ferebee Howard (1913). The family were active Presbyterians.
Stamps died in 1954 at age 79.
Source: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 September 2018), memorial page for Bertha Hightower Dailey (19 Sep 1874-16 Nov 1962), Find A Grave Memorial no. 45862955, citing Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson,Wilson County,North Carolina,USA;Maintained by Tony (contributor 46571983).
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| Sources |
- Details: My Brown Family Tree With the Many Many Branches (Owner: Shirliejbk of Ohio) (Ancestry.com Family Tree).
- Details: Caswell County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868, Katharine Kerr Kendall (1981) at 49.
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