Howerton family.
Biographical notes:
The Howerton family of Halifax County, Va., included Philip Howerton (1793-1879), tobacco planter and sheriff; his son-in-law Rufus H. Owen (fl. 1870-1890), tobacco planter and merchant of South Boston, Va.; and Howerton's children, Susannah Catharine (1824-1870); William Matthew (1826-1874); Judith Anne Purkins (1828-1874); Eliza Jane Owen (1830-1917); and Louisa Dresser (1833-1882).
From the description of Howerton family papers, 1817-1901. WorldCat record id: 23158867
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Subjects:
- Slavery
- American diaries
- Families
- Merchants
- Plantation owners
- Recipes
- Sheriff
- Songbooks
- Tobacco
- Tobacco industry
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Places:
- Halifax County (Va.) (as recorded)
- South Boston (Va.) (as recorded)
- Virginia (as recorded)
