Diana Howard Bennett died from childbirth complications one week after giving birth to Flora Diana Bennett Christian. The death date on Diana's gravestone is incorrect. It should read 1857 (see Flora's obituary).
Diana's parents are believed to be Richard and Mehitable Root Howard.
Diana had four brothers and two sisters. Her brothers all participated in the Mexican War. The Howard family supported the Confederate side during the Civil War.
Her brothers were:
Gen. Volney Erskine Howard -- Lawyer; First Attorney General of Texas, U.S. Congressman (2 terms). He turned down a U.S. Supreme Court nomination due to old age. Howard County, Texas is named after him.
Maj. Richard Austin Howard -- Surveyor of early Texas; owner of the Alamo for a time. Howard's Well in West Texas is named after him.
Capt. Bainbridge D. Howard -- Lawyer in New Orleans.
W. Russell Howard -- Lawyer in San Antonio, Texas.
Her sisters were:
Caroline Howard Bellamy Bennett -- Caroline was the widow of Lyman Bellamy. She married Thomas Ford Bennett after Diana's death.
Julia Ann Howard Lombard -- Founder of Lombardville, Illinois.
Diana's parents are believed to be Richard and Mehitable Root Howard.
Diana had four brothers and two sisters. Her brothers all participated in the Mexican War. The Howard family supported the Confederate side during the Civil War.
Her brothers were:
Gen. Volney Erskine Howard -- Lawyer; First Attorney General of Texas, U.S. Congressman (2 terms). He turned down a U.S. Supreme Court nomination due to old age. Howard County, Texas is named after him.
Maj. Richard Austin Howard -- Surveyor of early Texas; owner of the Alamo for a time. Howard's Well in West Texas is named after him.
Capt. Bainbridge D. Howard -- Lawyer in New Orleans.
W. Russell Howard -- Lawyer in San Antonio, Texas.
Her sisters were:
Caroline Howard Bellamy Bennett -- Caroline was the widow of Lyman Bellamy. She married Thomas Ford Bennett after Diana's death.
Julia Ann Howard Lombard -- Founder of Lombardville, Illinois.
Diana Howard Bennett died from childbirth complications one week after giving birth to Flora Diana Bennett Christian. The death date on Diana's gravestone is incorrect. It should read 1857 (see Flora's obituary).
Diana's parents are believed to be Richard and Mehitable Root Howard.
Diana had four brothers and two sisters. Her brothers all participated in the Mexican War. The Howard family supported the Confederate side during the Civil War.
Her brothers were:
Gen. Volney Erskine Howard -- Lawyer; First Attorney General of Texas, U.S. Congressman (2 terms). He turned down a U.S. Supreme Court nomination due to old age. Howard County, Texas is named after him.
Maj. Richard Austin Howard -- Surveyor of early Texas; owner of the Alamo for a time. Howard's Well in West Texas is named after him.
Capt. Bainbridge D. Howard -- Lawyer in New Orleans.
W. Russell Howard -- Lawyer in San Antonio, Texas.
Her sisters were:
Caroline Howard Bellamy Bennett -- Caroline was the widow of Lyman Bellamy. She married Thomas Ford Bennett after Diana's death.
Julia Ann Howard Lombard -- Founder of Lombardville, Illinois.
Diana's parents are believed to be Richard and Mehitable Root Howard.
Diana had four brothers and two sisters. Her brothers all participated in the Mexican War. The Howard family supported the Confederate side during the Civil War.
Her brothers were:
Gen. Volney Erskine Howard -- Lawyer; First Attorney General of Texas, U.S. Congressman (2 terms). He turned down a U.S. Supreme Court nomination due to old age. Howard County, Texas is named after him.
Maj. Richard Austin Howard -- Surveyor of early Texas; owner of the Alamo for a time. Howard's Well in West Texas is named after him.
Capt. Bainbridge D. Howard -- Lawyer in New Orleans.
W. Russell Howard -- Lawyer in San Antonio, Texas.
Her sisters were:
Caroline Howard Bellamy Bennett -- Caroline was the widow of Lyman Bellamy. She married Thomas Ford Bennett after Diana's death.
Julia Ann Howard Lombard -- Founder of Lombardville, Illinois.
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