The Dishman Family of Virginia

Thomas A. Howarth^1,2

Male, #292, (circa 1837 - circa 1880)

Father

John H. Howarth³ b. c 1815

Mother

Martha (?)³ b. c 1815

Name Variation

Thomas A. Howarth was also known as Thomas S. Hawarth.

Birth*

circa 1837

He was born circa 1837 in Essex County, Virginia.^4,5

(Witness) Census1850

1 Jun 1850

He was listed as a household member living with John H. Howarth on the 1850 census in Essex County, Virginia.⁶

Marriage*

8 Feb 1855

Thomas A. Howarth married Amanda J. Dishman, daughter of John Triplett Dishman and Mary Harlowe McDaniel, on 8 Feb 1855 in Leedstown, Westmoreland County, Virginia.^7,3

Census1860*

1 Jun 1860

Thomas A. Howarth was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 census in Westmoreland County, Virginia.⁸

Military*

18 Jul 1861

He enlisted as a private in Company A of the Virginia 55th Infantry Regiment of the Confederate Army on 18 Jul 1861.⁹

Death*

circa 1880

He died circa 1880.

Family

Amanda J. Dishman b. circa 1836, d. circa 1880

Last Edited

1 Apr 2007

Citations

[S124] Marriage Notice, The Virginia Herald, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 26 Feb 1855, p. 3, col. 1,groom's name listed as Mr. Thomas A. Howarth.
[S140] Westmoreland County Virginia Marriage Bonds: Vol. 16 (1855-1859), p. 55-6, groom's name recorded as Thomas A. Howarth, County Clerk's Office, Westmoreland County, Virginia. Hereinafter cited as Westmoreland Co. Marriage Bonds.
[S140] Westmoreland Co. Marriage Bonds: Vol. 16 (1855-1859), p. 55-6.
[S140] Westmoreland Co. Marriage Bonds: Vol. 16 (1855-1859), p. 55-6, groom's and bride's ages given as 19 years.
[S67] 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Westmoreland County, Virginia, Thomas Howarth household, dwelling 97, family 97, line 5, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2002), image 12 of 117, http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC). Age recorded as 22.
[S91] 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Virginia, Essex County, page 84B, dwelling 324, family 324, line 23, John Howarth household, electronic image, (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.,2003), image 38 of 78, http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
[S124] Virginia Herald, 26 Feb 1855, p. 3, col. 1, Marriage Notice.
[S67] 1860 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), Westmoreland County, Virginia, Thomas Howarth household, dwelling 97, family 97, line 5 (Online: Ancestry.com, Inc.), image 12 of 117.
[S53] Historical Data Systems, Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers. Online Database , Ancestry.com, Thomas A Howarth entry. Hereinafter cited as Civil War Database.