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Rena Howard
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Rena Howard 1/26/1853 - 4/30/1944
| Rena Howard was born on January 26, 1853 in Russell Co., Alabama and died on April 30, 1944 in Calhoun Co., Georgia. She lived to be 91 years old.
Her middle name may have been Ellen or Eliza. She was called "Rennie" In the 1930 census she states she was married at age 19 and is now a widow. She had two children as stated in the 1900 census
unknown (died young) Venezula Howard (1891). |
| Census | 6/9/1860 | Beat One AL (Russell County) | 7 yrs old | family#122 - Simeon Howard (age 46, a day laborer born in GA) and his wife Exey (age 40, born in GA) Mary (age 19), Simeon (age 18, day laborer), S. J. (female, age 16), J. F. (female, age 12), William (age 8), and Thomas Laudin or Lawless (age 64, relationship unknown)He was born in VA and cannot read or write. Personal estate is estimated at $100. Children are born in AL. There is a mark in the box for race beside Simeon and Simeon Jr. name. |
| Census | 6/8/1880 | 1123 District GA (Calhoun County) | 27 yrs old | #53 -- Sim D. Howard (age 36, a farmer born in AL, both parents born in GA) and his wife Polly (age 40, born in GA, both parents born in GA). Willie Crawford (16, born in GA), a nephew, is living with them and working as a farm laborer.
#54 - Henry H. Crawford (21) and wife, Martha J. (16). both born in GA. Henry is a farm laborer.
#56: Mary A. Howard (age 39, born in GA) is listed as head of household consisting of her sisters: Sarah J (age 34), Renea (age 27), Elizabeth (age 11), Sena B. (age 2, relationship stated as Mary's niece). All say they were born in AL, their father was born in GA and their mother was born in North Carolina. Sarah is a farm laborer and the rest are keeping house.
note next door to Sim is Ann L. Ellis (1827 AL) she is the widow of William B. Ellis (1830 GA) -he maybe related to Sim's mother |
| Land Deed | 1/7/1889 | GA (Calhoun County) | 35 yrs old | Jesse L. Pierce sells land to Mary Ann Howard and Anna(Rena?) Howard sells for ten dollars. The four acres of land is located in the north west corner of the south half of lot number 119 in the 3rd district.
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| Census | 6/4/1900 | Militia District 1123 GA (Calhoun County) | 47 yrs old | #47 - Ellen Howard (47 , June 1853) and daughter Bessie (9, Jan. 1891) both born in GA. Ellen's father was born in GA, mother in AL. Ellen is a dress maker,she is single, she has had two children, one is living. Bessie attends school. next door the family of Mary A. and Willie Aycock |
| Census | 4/29/1910 | Militia District 1123 GA ( Calhoun County) | 57 yrs old | Bunch Moody (age23),
Zula Moody (19) &
stepmother - Renna Howard (50). William and Zula have been married three years with no children. All born in GA. |
| Census | 3/9/1920 | Militia District 945 GA ( Dougherty County) | 67 yrs old | 78, 95 - William Moody (age23), Zula Moody (19) & stepmother - Rena Howard (50). William and Zula have been married three years with no children. All born in GA. William and Zula were born in GA, Rena in AL. They rent their home. Their are laborers at the cotton mill. |
| Census | 1/1/1930 | Militia District 945 GA ( Dougherty County) | 76 yrs old | 143, 163 -Susan Moody (age 35) &
mother - Rena Howard (75). Susan is a widow, was married at age 20, born in GA,as was her parents. Rena is a widow,was married at age 19, born in GA, parents born in AL. They rent their home, value $8. Susan is a shearer at a cotton mill. |
| Census | 1/1/1940 | Albany GA (Dougherty County) | 86 yrs old | 528, 175 -Venezula Moody (age 48) & mother -
Rene Howard (83). They rent their home, value $9. They are both widows. Venezula was born in GA, Rene in AL. Venezula completed the 6th grade in school, Rene the 2nd. Venezula is a housekeeper with the W.P.A. They lived at the same place in 1935. |
| Death Certificate | 4/30/1944 | Albany GA (Dougherty County) | 91 yrs old | Name: Mrs. Rena Howard,
Death Date: April 30, 1944,
County of Death: Doughty,
Gender: Female,
Race: White,
Age: 92 Years,
Certificate: 7395 |
| Graveyard/Tombstone | 4/30/1944 | Morgan Methodist Cemetery GA (Calhoun County) | 91 yrs old | Rena Howard -Grave marker shows birth 1/26/1853 and death 4/30/1944. |
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Rena, her family, and friends. For example, Rena is 2 years old when Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
Age | Date | Event |
1 |
1854 |
Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed. |
3 |
1856 |
Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed. |
4 |
1857 |
Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed. |
5 |
1858 |
Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed. |
17 |
1870 |
Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed. |
22 |
1875 |
Oconee County formed. |
52 |
1905 |
Crisp, Grady, Jenkins, Tift, Davis, Stephens, Toombs, Turner, and Ben Hill Counties formed. |
59 |
1912 |
Forsyth, Bleckley, and Wheeler Counties formed. |
61 |
1914 |
Barrow, Candler, Bacon, and Evans Counties are formed. |
64 |
1917 |
Atkinson and Treutlen Counties are formed. |
67 |
1920 |
Seminole, Lanier, Brantley, Long, and Lamar Counties are formed. |
71 |
1924 |
Peach County is formed. |
Age | Date | Event |
3 |
1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
6 |
1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
12 |
1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
16 |
1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
24 |
1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
26 |
1879 |
Edison invents the electric light bulb. |
36 |
1889 |
The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards |
42 |
1895 |
Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. |
44 |
1897 |
First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph |
47 |
1900 |
The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. |
47 |
1900 |
Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" |
48 |
1901 |
First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. |
49 |
1902 |
The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. |
50 |
1903 |
Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk |
51 |
1904 |
The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming |
53 |
1906 |
The triode vacuum tube is invented |
53 |
1906 |
Electrons are discovered by Thomson |
53 |
1906 |
Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes |
59 |
1912 |
The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. |
60 |
1913 |
Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant |
61 |
1914 |
The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed |
70 |
1923 |
Freud publishes "The Ego and the Id" |
70 |
1923 |
Diphtheria vaccine is developed; Insulin is produced to treat diabetes |
71 |
1924 |
Insecticides are used for the first time on crops |
73 |
1926 |
Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket |
74 |
1927 |
The first television transmission was announced in England |
75 |
1928 |
Big bang theory was introduced |
83 |
1936 |
The first regular television broadcast happens in England |
85 |
1938 |
Hahn, Strassmann, Meitner and Frisch discover nuclear fission |
Age | Date | Event |
8 |
1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
9 |
1862 |
NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
29 |
1882 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. |
32 |
1885 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. |
55 |
1908 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile |
59 |
1912 |
White residents of Forsyth County, GA, drive the black population out. |
60 |
1913 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures |
64 |
1917 |
NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. |
66 |
1919 |
NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. |
85 |
1938 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Orson Wells' radio production of H.G. Well's War of the Worlds causes a national panic. |
86 |
1939 |
NEWS HEADLINES: The first regular television broadcast happens in the United States |
88 |
1941 |
NEWS HEADLINES: December 7, 1941 -- Japan launches a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the US officially declares war on Japan the following day. World War II begins for American soldiers. |
Age | Date | Event |
2 |
1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
7 |
1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
9 |
1862 |
May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. |
10 |
1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
12 |
1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
15 |
1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
22 |
1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
23 |
1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
56 |
1909 |
The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) |
57 |
1910 |
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. |
74 |
1927 |
Charles Lindbergh becomes the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean and Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs. |
76 |
1929 |
Widespread prosperity of the 1920s ends abruptly with the stock market crash in October |
77 |
1930 |
Drought in the Great Plains area begins, creating hardship for farm families in 19 states. |
79 |
1932 |
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The infant son of Charles Lindbergh is kidnapped and murdered. |
80 |
1933 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president under his "New Deal" campaign. Frances Perkins becomes the first woman to hold a cabinet post when FDR appoints her secretary of labor. On December 5, the 21st Amendment is added to the Constitution, repealing Prohibition. Drinks for everyone! |
81 |
1934 |
Farm families must leave the dust bowl-stricken Great Plains areas. The dust bowl includes areas in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Arkansas. Radio picks up the "Okie" songs. In all, 400,000 people leave the Great Plains. |
81 |
1934 |
Congress passes the Indian Reorganization Act which allows remaining Indian tribes to reorganize. |
82 |
1935 |
Congress passes the Social Security Act, giving elder Americans Social Security money for the first time. |
86 |
1939 |
Hollywood releases The Wizard of Oz, one of the first films to be made in color. |
90 |
1943 |
Japanese Americans are relocated to internment camps; Almost 400,000 coal miners go on strike; Race riots break out in Los Angeles and Detroit. |
91 |
1944 |
On June 6, Allied forces invade Normandy (referred to as "D-Day") |
Age | Date | Event |
56 |
1909 |
The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe |
61 |
1914 |
World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. |
64 |
1917 |
Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. |
66 |
1919 |
The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. |
67 |
1920 |
Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made. |
85 |
1938 |
Hitler annexes Anschluss into Germany. At the Munich Conference, Germany is given a portion of Czechoslovakia. |
86 |
1939 |
Hitler takes over all of Czechoslovakia. On Sept. 1st, Germany invades Poland. On Sept. 3rd, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II has begun. |
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Venezula 'Zula' Howard Born in Calhoun County, Georgia about 1891 and died in Dougherty County, Georgia about 1960. She was about 69 years old.
Her first name may have been Susan. She married William Bunk Moody (5/25/1885 - 2/12 /1921). ...
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