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Facts and Events
| Name |
Thomas Howard |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
1793 |
Nelson, Kentucky, United States |
| Marriage |
19 Mar 1815 |
Ohio, Kentucky, United StatesThey were married in Ohio County, KY by George Render. Source: Early Ohio County, KY marriages.
to Sarah Atherton |
| Other? |
5 Jul 1815 |
Ohio, Kentucky, United StatesRobert Howard appraised an estate in Ohio County and in 1810 his wife, Diana is listed as the head of the household. In April 1815 Thomas Howard took an oath and was made executor of the estate of Robert and an appraisal of the Estate was filed on April 22, 1815. His estate was appraised by John Shultz, Moses Atherton and William Rogers which was appraised at $171.07, on 5 July 1815. |
| Death? |
1850 |
Illinois |
Shiloh Baptist Church, IL
- Shiloh Baptist Church, Villa Ridge, Pulaski County, Illinois.
- This is one of the most thickly settled, as well as productive portions of the county. It is a fine fruit-growing section; in fact, fruit and vegetables are it chief products. There are few points on the Central Railroad from which are shipped more fruit and vegetables than from Villa Ridge. The land of the precinct is high and rolling verging into hills on both sides of the railroad, and is well adapted to fruit culture. The timber is principally oak, walnut, hickory, maple, gum, ash, etc. The land is drained by a number of small streams which flow into Cache River. Villa Ridge is bounded on the North by Pulaski Precinct, on the East by Ohio and Mound City Precincts, on the south by Burkville Precinct, and on the west by Chache River. The Illinois Central Railroad passes nearly through the center with a station at the town of Villa Ridge. Taken altogether, it is a fine neighborhood; the people are thrifty, energetic and intelligent, and are rapidly growing welthy. The ATHERTON SETTLEMENT was one of the first made, not only in this precinct, but in the present limits of the county. Aaron Atherton was the pioneer, and came from Kentucky, probably as early as 1816, and settled West of Villa Ridge Station, a community that is still known as the Atherton Settlement. There were nine families of the Athertons and their relatives that came here together, about the same time. The first church in the county was organized here and probably the first burying ground was laid out in this settlement. The church was known as the Shiloh Baptist Church, and was organized in 1817, and is said to have been the second church established in the State of Illinois. James Edwards and THOMAS HOWARD were instrumental in it formation, and it still exists as a monument to their Christian faith.
References
- Norton, Margaret Cross. Illinois census returns, 1820. (Springfield, Illinois: Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library, c1934)
Pages 1, 2, 4, 6.
Page 1 - Alexander County, IL - 1820 Census
No. Heads of Families
23 John Biggerstaff 3 1 2 1
Page 2 - Alexander County (Continued)
No. Heads of Families
55 Martin Atherton 0 1 0 1
Page 4 - Alexander County, (Continued)
No. Heads of Families
120 John Athernton 3 1 1 1
121 Aron Atherton 2 1 0 3
122 John Atherton 0 1 0 1
124 William Biggerstaff 2 1 1 1
125 Thomas Howard 1 1 1 1
126 Moses Atherton 5 2 1 2
127 Samuel Atherton 2 1 2 1
Page 6 - Alexander County, (Continued)
121 Atherton, Aron
1818. Etherton, Aron
F1820. Atherton, Aron
122 Atherton, John
1818. Etherton, John
F1820. Atherton, John
124 Biggerstaff, William
1818. Bigerstaff, William
F1820. Biggerstaff, William
126 Atherton, Moses
1818. Etherton, Moses
F1820. Atherton, Moses
- Plummer, Virginia Hagler. History of Shiloh Baptist Church, Villa Ridge, Illinois. (Villa Ridge, Illinois: Shiloh Baptist Church, 1 Jan 1987).
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