Tombstone of Porter Farquharson Howard
August 10, 1836
This is the tombstone of Porter Farquahson Howard, Memucan Hunt Howard’s only son. However, Porter died at age 1, leaving Memucan Hunt Howard with no direct descendants. This picture is the tombstone of Memucan’s son, located in Nashville, Tennessee. Porter Farquahson was reported to be born on April 16th, 1835, and died August 10th, 1836.
We used this document in the biography to confirm the birth of Memucan’s son along with the date of his death one year later. It can be inferred that Memucan was a relatively wealthy man at this stage in his life in order to afford a tombstone and burial for a recently born child. It can also be inferred that Farquahson died so young due to illness and infectious diseases that were prominent in the 1800s, when proper medication had not been yet been invented.
We used this document in the biography to confirm the birth of Memucan’s son along with the date of his death one year later. It can be inferred that Memucan was a relatively wealthy man at this stage in his life in order to afford a tombstone and burial for a recently born child. It can also be inferred that Farquahson died so young due to illness and infectious diseases that were prominent in the 1800s, when proper medication had not been yet been invented.
citation
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 03 February 2019), memorial page for Porter Farquharson Howard (16 Apr 1835–10 Aug 1836), Find A Grave Memorial no. 9033224, citing Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Member #47614207 (contributor 47614207).