Edward Ned Howerton

GEDCOM Note

Note from Ancestry.com lb9034367originally submitted this to Barnes Family Tree on 7 Mar 2008

Edward "Ned" Howerton was born in 1801 in Virginia, the 4th generation of my Howertons in America. The story I have been told is that Edward had a disagreement with his step mother, and when she sent him for water, he just kept going to Missouri, to where a brother lived. All they found when they started looking for him was an empty bucket. His brother, James, had settled in Missouri sometime earlier. Edward lived in St. Francois County,until the late 1830's when he moved to Camden County. He married Mary ? , born 1801, VA, about 1829. They stayed in Mo for the next 20 years, during which,their children were born.

Sometime around 1848, they moved to Clark County, AR. The 1850 census shows Edward and Polly living in Cedar Township. Still at home were William, my grandfather, age 17, Silas, age 16, Jerry age 14, and Polly age 9. Rachel and Sally are apparently married, but I have not located them yet.

On April 4, 1860, Edward received 319 acres in Hot Springs Co. in Section 7, Twnshp 5S, range 20W. Brother Jeremiah received 80 acres in Montgomery county in 1875, at the same time Silas took 40 acres in Montgomery county a couple of miles away. Grandpa William took 40 acres +/- in Hot Springs County, next to his father.